MISAOS CATEGORIES FOR 2016

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I'd really like to see Best Dungeon and Best Boss Fight as upcoming categories.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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I like eplipswich's suggestions a lot. To add to that list from what I've seen in the thread:

Best Intro
Best Ending
Best Fangame
Most Original


Maybe we can add in some genre specific awards like the IGMC 2015 did?
Game With Most Egregious Use of Ellipses
Game With The Most NPC Slaughter
Most Misaos
Biggest WTF Moment
Most Cliche
Least Cliche
author=Sphere
Game With Most Egregious Use of Ellipses

misao awards here I come
"Worst Game" (Mister Big T Memorial Award)
I think, from the named categories, these are the best so far. (imo)

Most Mind-Blowing Twist
Best Ending / Intro
Most Underrated Game
Best Dungeon(s)
Best Boss Fight(s)
Pom gets Wifi is not a bad game and it shouldn't be slapped on a tag like that. Jesus, you guys can be so horrible at times. Overrated? Yeah, maybe. Worst game? No, I can think of a lot of games on this site that deserve that kind of attention over Pom, and a LOT more that aren't. Get over your childish jealousy, ffs.
author=Liberty
Pom gets Wifi is not a bad game and it shouldn't be slapped on a tag like that. Jesus, you guys can be so horrible at times. Overrated? Yeah, maybe. Worst game? No, I can think of a lot of games on this site that deserve that kind of attention over Pom, and a LOT more that aren't. Get over your childish jealousy, ffs.


^ That.

Anyway, I'd say...

Biggest Sleeper Hit/Surprise
Best Plot Twist
Best Villain (even if it can fit into the character one, I feel like our noteworthy villains deserve attention)
You haven't played many games then, if it's the worst one. And if I'd seen the Mister Big T comment I would have added his name in there too - he's come a long way from the games that he used to make, and even those had their merits. If you're going to throw a name on the pile, how about Heir of King or BlockLand or Megaman GX instead? You know, actual bad games?
Most Riveting Award (for, erm, games that are absolutely riveting)
Best <category> Adaptation Award (for those adaptations of books, movies, folk tales, etc)
Best Dying Speech Award (for those dying characters whose final words just strike true to the heart)
Best Monologue Award (for those memorable solo speeches (or rants))
Best Supporting Character (it's time to recognize the protag's best friend!)
Best Use of Engine Award (I think I saw something similar to this already. For those games that are not afraid to push the engine to its limits)
Most Memorable Game (for those games that are so <adjective> that you can't forget them)
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
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author=karins_soulkeeper
Best Dying Speech Award (for those dying characters whose final words just strike true to the heart)


Spoilaz!
Imagine if a cute, light-hearted game with but one sweet, lovable character were to win the Best Dying Speech Award.
author=karins_soulkeeper
Imagine if a cute, light-hearted game with but one sweet, lovable character were to win the Best Dying Speech Award.


Aha! I know what to do now!

Finally, for the first time since one of the first years they were held, a Misao shall be mine!
author=karins_soulkeeper
Imagine if a cute, light-hearted game with but one sweet, lovable character were to win the Best Dying Speech Award.

But it could also be an NPC! O:
Professor_Q
"Life is a riddle I wish I had the answer for..."
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author=emmych
Most Egregious Little Girl Torture Sim

there are so many shitty games starring little girls that get abused on this site, may as well kinkshame them into submission lmao


^_^ Well, it had to be said! Hear, hear!

What about best original song / soundtrack? =)
So I went through this topic and also reviewed some of the more popular categories from years past and compiled this list:

-----Aesthetics
"Lawsuit Waiting To Happen" Award Nominations
The most non-chalant use of rips in a game.

Most RTP Game Award Nominations
The game that best uses the engine's default resources.

Most Egregious Style Clash
The game whose use of graphics is so outstandingly bad it is shocking.

Best Sound & Music
The best soundtrack and creative use of sound.

Raddest Setting
The game you feel had the most clever, inventive, interesting and immersive setting/world for the game to take place in.

Most Obvious Instance That A Game's Author Was High When They Made It
The game that was most strange, bizarre, trippy, offbeat, and quirky released this year.


-----Writing
Best Game Title
The most clever, original, witty, or cool game title of the year.

Most Depressing Game
The game that most causes or results in a feeling of miserable dejection.

Best Protagonist/Characters
The game that had the best lead or cast.

"Kefka Award" Best Antagonist
(Antagonist means 'Villain')

Best Shyamalan
Game with the most twists or the most mind-blowing twist.

Best Intro
Which start of a game hooked you the most?

Best Finale
An ending can make or break a game.


-----Gameplay/Technical
The "How the Hell Did They Do That?" Award
The game that displays the most technical prowess and feats of ingenuity in gameplay.

Best Gameplay Balance
The game with the most solid and balanced implementation.

Best Dungeon/Level/Puzzle Design
The best stages/dungeons or cleverest puzzles.

The Most Boss of Fights!
The game that delivers the best battles and challenges.


-----Fun/GOTY
Best Fan-Game
Self-obvious.

Most Fun And Addictive!
The game you had the hardest time putting down.

Game Most Likely To Turn into a Shitty Webcomic
You know the type.

Best Old-School Game
A game so good it reminds you of the Golden RPG-era.

Sleeper Hit of the Year
The most underrated game of the year. The game everybody hears is good but nobody has bothered to play.

Most Promising Demo
The demo released this year you think has the most potential to be amazing.

Game of the Year
The absolute best game you played from RMN for the current year (any genre).


That's 24 categories, which is slightly more than I wanted, but still workable. How do you guys feel about this list for 2016? Is there any that I'd rejected that you'd like to make a case for? Any on here that should be discarded? I don't want any more than 24, so if you make a strong case for an additional categories, make a case to removing one of these.
From the Slack:

Most Egregious Style Clash
Game Most Likely To Turn into a Shitty Webcomic
Most Obvious Instance That A Game's Author Was High When They Made It


These are not so good categories

The "How the Hell Did They Do That?" Award


This is a great category