Whenever a prominent awards ceremony draws close, there’s always a clamor for introducing of new categories to honor underappreciated efforts and fill the spirits of fans with niche passions.
A fellow writer previously argued supporting a scary games classification. That would be fantastic. Equally deserving are tabletop games, this being a passionate advocate's mission. But they will have to forgive me for pushing forward because like all dedicated enthusiasts, there's a strong justification backing this proposal remains most pressing and significant. The demand is this: There should be an award type for logic-based games.
Organizing Gaming Categories
Categorizing art by genre defies precise measurement; opinions vary greatly, and inevitably spark debates concluding with vague boundaries. It's understandable that cinema institutions don’t do it. But it is an unavoidable compromise for the industry of gaming, that demonstrate such variety they barely qualify a single creative category.
To recognize the complete range of achievement in video games to be recognized, while allowing diverse titles to compete fairly, genre categories are essential.
Present Award Structure
The major gaming awards offer these classifications covering Action, Action/Adventure, RPG experiences, Fighting, Simulation and strategy titles, and Sports/Racing games. Collectively, these classifications successfully include many game types, and you can find room for most games within them.
Different situation exists for logic-based experiences. No suitable classification appears for their placement. Think about these recent excellent titles, showing diverse approaches: structural challenges from a specific release, the pulse-pounding block-matching of another game, engaging interpersonal challenges from additional release. Where could they possibly go within current classifications? Unfortunately, nowhere.
Recognition Challenges
Numerous examples exist of brilliant puzzle games launched regularly without proper recognition during gaming ceremonies, if they accidentally match classification types such as Handheld titles, VR/AR Game, or the intensely contested independent game categories.
- An iconic brain-teaser received no recognition for anything that year
- Another imaginative release was excluded during that ceremony
- Well-received sorting experience received no acknowledgment recently
- Just some logic titles barely qualified for niche award types
Importance of Logic Titles
Commonly they're compact experiences, but the art behind logic titles is of massive significance. Famous handheld logic titles rank among most engaged experiences worldwide continuing this trend for an extended period.
The iconic tile-matching title challenges popular creative games for the title of best-selling game of all time; it also contends for top gaming experience. Brain-teasers form essential building blocks to the art of video games, while interacting with diverse game types.
Proposal and Rationale
Brain-teasers wouldn't encounter that issue. One could readily select a field of five with fascinating, diverse, deserving games each ceremony simply — actually, with challenge, since numerous excellent many worthy titles.
To emphasize again, these include experiences without proper classification at major gaming awards. Brain-teaser creators are working at the challenging frontier game development, producing among essential manifestations of the video game form. Just like movie stunt professionals, they warrant appreciation. Don't make them wait decades.
