Whenever a major prize-giving event draws close, one notices an outcry for the addition fresh award types to recognize overlooked contributions and satisfy the passions of fans dedicated to specific genres.
A fellow writer made the case advocating for terror-themed awards. It would be amazing. So would strategy board titles, this being a passionate advocate's mission. But they will have to forgive me when I prioritize since similar to blinkered fanatics, I have a cast-iron argument supporting my request is the most urgent and important of all. Here's the proposal: We need a classification for brain-teasing titles.
The Genre Classification Challenge
Categorizing art by genre isn't exact; it remains highly personal, and inevitably generate discussions resulting in unclear classifications. It's understandable that cinema institutions steer clear of genre categories. However, it represents an essential concession within the realm of video games, showing incredible range they barely qualify a single creative category.
To recognize the complete range of interactive entertainment excellence to receive acknowledgment, while allowing diverse titles to compete fairly, classification by type becomes crucial.
Present Award Structure
Prominent interactive entertainment events currently feature genre categories for Action, Action/Adventure, RPG experiences, Combat games, Simulation and strategy titles, plus athletic and racing experiences. Together, these classifications actually cover numerous genres, making space possible for most games within them.
This doesn't apply to logic-based experiences. No appropriate category exists to accommodate them. Examine these examples from this year’s best games, showing diverse approaches: building puzzles of one title, the pulse-pounding block-matching of another game, thought-provoking social scenarios from additional release. What category would fit them among existing types? Unfortunately, nowhere.
Recognition Challenges
Many instances occur of brilliant puzzle games released every year lacking appropriate categories during gaming ceremonies, except when they manage to fit award groups including Mobile Game, Virtual reality experiences, or the extremely competitive independent game categories.
- A renowned logic title received no recognition for anything in 2014
- Another imaginative release received no nominations that year
- A beloved organization game got ignored recently
- Only a few logic titles scraped into niche award types
Value of Brain-Teasers
These are often compact experiences, yet the craft in brain-teasers is of massive significance. Well-known matching games rank among most popular titles globally continuing this trend for over a decade.
The legendary block-stacking game competes with popular creative games claiming status as best-selling game of all time; it’s also in the running as greatest title ever. Brain-teasers form essential building blocks to the art of video games, and they are in conversation with diverse game types.
Recommendation and Reasoning
Logic titles wouldn't face this problem. One could readily select five nominees engaging, different, qualified experiences each ceremony simply — actually, with challenge, given the need to exclude numerous deserving experiences.
And to reiterate, these represent titles lacking appropriate categories in important events. Puzzle game makers are working at the demanding boundary of video game design, producing among the purest expressions of the video game form. Just like film action specialists, they warrant appreciation. Don't make them wait generations.
