2015 MISAOS - THE CATEGORIZATIONS

Best Storytelling and Direction
The project you think is most effective at telling its story. Think in terms of its presentation, writing, clarity, cutscene direction, and originality.

Best Characters
Vote for your favorite heroes or villains! Choose the project whose characters are the most effective in terms of presentation and writing.

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

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

Best Atmosphere
The game you feel did the best at delivering an experience. This would include such factors as presentation, graphics, music and sounds, and style.

Best Graphics & Artwork
Vote for the project you feel has the best graphics. (In general, this category should favor original artwork over ripped or commercial graphics)

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

Most RTP Game Award
Vote for the game that best uses the default or RTP (run-time package) resources.

Best Sound & Music
The project you think has the best soundtrack and creative use of sound! (In general, this category should favor original compositions over ripped or commercial music)

Most Technical Prowess
The project you feel got the most out of is engine! This might include well-made battle systems or other custom systems or engines.

Best Level/Dungeon/Puzzle Design
The game you think has the best stages, levels, or dungeons. Voting should be based on layout, aesthetics, interactivity, and other related factors.

Best Gameplay Mechanics
The game with the best gameplay idea(s) and implementation. Or, more simply, the game you think is the most fun to play!

Best Interface Design
Interaction with the game's systems, custom menu graphics, responsiveness of menus, clear display of elements like fonts, headers, etc.

Most Promising Demo
Vote for the demo released this year you think has the most potential.

Best Game You Can Beat Under An Hour
This is only for very short games. Choose the best game that can deliver its experience and can be finished in less than an hour.

Most Humourous Game
Comedic game of the year. Pick the funniest game you played this year, with the best humour and/or the best/worst puns.

Most Horrific Game
Horror game of the year. This game is the scariest or grimdark or emotionally intense game you played. Survival is optional.

Most Puzzling Game
Puzzle game of the year. This game has the best puzzles, minigames, mystery, or very complex plotlines.

Most Adventurous Game
Action/Adventure game of the year. Choose the best game from the action, adventure, platformer, arcade, or strategy genres you played this year.

Best RPG
Role-playing game of the year. Vote for the best traditional RPG you played this year. This is RPG Maker Network after all.

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


This is what I went with. We'll see how it goes!