Whenever a prominent prize-giving event approaches, you'll find a clamor for introducing fresh award types to honor overlooked contributions and satisfy the spirits of enthusiasts dedicated to specific genres.
A fellow writer previously argued advocating for terror-themed awards. It would be amazing. So would tabletop games, which is someone's personal cause. Yet I need to apologize in advance if I try to elbow in front just as with other single-minded supporters, there's a strong justification supporting my request stands as crucial above others. The demand is this: It's essential to create a classification for brain-teasing titles.
Categorizing Game Types
Classifying creative works isn't exact; opinions vary greatly, and inevitably spark debates resulting in unclear classifications. There’s a reason film award organizations don’t do it. But it is a necessary evil within the realm of interactive entertainment, showing incredible range they barely qualify a single creative category.
For the full spectrum of interactive entertainment excellence to receive acknowledgment, and for games of all stripes to have a chance for representation, specific award classifications remain vital.
Current Gaming Award Categories
The major gaming awards currently feature genre categories for Action, Adventure-action titles, Role-Playing, Combat games, Sim/Strategy, and Sports/Racing games. Together, these award types actually cover many game types, and you can find room for numerous titles.
Not so for brain-teasing titles. There’s simply nowhere to put them. Think about these this year’s best games, all very different: the architectural riddles in a particular game, intense tile-matching in a different title, and the sweetly sociological logic puzzles from additional release. What category would fit them among existing types? Nowhere, that’s where.
The Representation Problem
There are dozens of brilliant puzzle games released every year without proper recognition in entertainment awards, if they accidentally match award groups including Handheld titles, Virtual reality experiences, and the highly challenging small studio competitions.
- An iconic brain-teaser wasn’t nominated in any category that year
- Another creative title received no nominations during that ceremony
- A beloved organization game received no acknowledgment recently
- Just some logic titles managed to sneak into niche award types
Importance of Logic Titles
Commonly they're small games, however the design in brain-teasers carries substantial weight. Iconic mobile puzzle games stand as most popular titles worldwide maintaining this status for over a decade.
The legendary block-stacking game competes with well-known building titles for the title of best-selling game of all time; it’s also in the running as greatest title ever. Logic titles represent cornerstones to the art of video games, while interacting with almost every other genre.
Proposal and Rationale
Logic titles wouldn't face this problem. One could readily select five nominees with fascinating, diverse, deserving games each ceremony simply — actually, with challenge, given the need to exclude numerous deserving experiences.
To emphasize again, these are games that otherwise have no home during prominent ceremonies. Brain-teaser creators are working at the hard edge of video game design, producing among essential manifestations within interactive entertainment. Comparable to cinema stunt performers, they deserve recognition. Don't make them wait generations.
