Each time a major honors show approaches, one notices a clamor for introducing of new categories to recognize overlooked contributions and satisfy the hearts of followers dedicated to specific genres.
Another commentator made the case advocating for terror-themed awards. That would be fantastic. Equally deserving are strategy board titles, which is a passionate advocate's mission. Yet I need to apologize in advance when I prioritize because like all blinkered fanatics, I possess a compelling case for why my demand remains most pressing above others. The demand is this: We need a category for puzzle games.
Organizing Gaming Categories
Organizing artistic expressions is not a science; it’s very subjective, and inevitably generate discussions concluding with vague boundaries. This explains why cinema institutions don’t do it. But it is an essential concession for the industry of interactive entertainment, showing incredible range they barely qualify as a single art form.
To recognize the complete range of achievement in video games to gain proper attention, and to ensure all game types to compete fairly, classification by type becomes crucial.
Existing Game Classification System
Leading game ceremonies currently feature genre categories for Action, Adventure-action titles, Role-Playing, Combat games, Simulation and strategy titles, and Sports/Racing games. Collectively, these classifications effectively encompass numerous genres, allowing placement for most games within them.
Different situation exists for logic-based experiences. There’s simply nowhere to put them. Think about these this year’s best games, showing diverse approaches: building puzzles from a specific release, fast-paced pattern recognition in a different title, engaging interpersonal challenges of a third title. Which classification works between these six categories? Nowhere, that’s where.
Recognition Challenges
There are dozens excellent brain-teasers released every year that have no home in entertainment awards, unless they happen to qualify for categories like Handheld titles, VR/AR Game, or the intensely contested small studio competitions.
- A renowned logic title wasn’t nominated completely in 2014
- A different innovative game missed out during that ceremony
- A beloved organization game received no acknowledgment recently
- Just some logic titles barely qualified for niche award types
Value of Brain-Teasers
These are often small games, however the design in brain-teasers holds tremendous importance. Iconic mobile puzzle games stand as the most-played games globally maintaining this status for many years.
The legendary block-stacking game rivals well-known building titles claiming status as highest-selling title ever; it also contends for top gaming experience. Logic titles represent cornerstones within interactive entertainment, and engaging with diverse game types.
Recommendation and Reasoning
Puzzle games wouldn’t have this problem. You could fill a field of five engaging, different, qualified experiences annually without trouble — actually, with challenge, because you’d have to leave many worthy titles.
And to reiterate, these are games lacking appropriate categories in important events. Brain-teaser creators function at the challenging frontier of video game design, producing among the purest expressions of the video game form. Comparable to film action specialists, they merit acknowledgment. Don't make them wait decades.
