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[ARTICLE UP!] EDUCATED CHOICE AWARDS!
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April 5th, 2009:
Let me introduce you all to the concept of the Educated Choice Awards here at rpgmaker.net.
Overview
The Educated Choice Awards is an event celebrating quality indie games created in the RPG Making community over the past year (2008 in this case). The games are nominated and selected by a panel of judges (a.k.a. Staff at RMN), whittled down to about 10, and ranked. Each qualifying entry is then described by one of the judges in a small blurb, and then we present our list to the community.
Think of it as a sort of Academy Awards, but for indie RPGs on rpgmaker.net.
History
Back when we were discussing the Misaos, it occurred to me that we could also host a more controlled awards event, based on the recommendations of a small panel, and present somewhat in tandem with the Misaos. Whereas the Misaos are a "People's Choice" type of event, this would be more like a "Contributor's Choice" (at the time, RMN still had Contributors). In fact, one of the more consistent complaints of the Misaos is its lack of controls - anyone can nominate anything for anything and then eventually vote for whatever. Certain folk kept clamoring for an "expert" panel to distill for us the good games released this past year.
So I proposed this "Contributor's Choice Awards" in the mod forum and it met with a lot of interest. We came up with a system to determine our list, and after much haggling, delays, M.I.A.'s, and a lot of time, we came up with the list itself. And after even more time we wrote the blurbs (well, almost all of them). We also agreed to change the name to something jokingly arrogant: The Educated Choice Awards.
Presentation
In the upcoming weeks, we will present the list of 11 games from 2008 that made the Educated Choice Awards. And then you people will feel free to discuss, disseminate, disparage, dismiss, disagree with and otherwise dismantle our choices! Fun!
Judges
1. Max McGee
2. McDohl
3. brandonabley
4. Karsuman
5. Sam
6. S. F. LaValle
Moderators/Whip-crackers
1. kentona
2. Holbert
View the winners!
http://www.rpgmaker.net/articles/138/
..:: EDUCATED CHOICE AWARDS ::..
..:: 2008 ::..
April 5th, 2009:
The Educated Choice Awards are here!
http://www.rpgmaker.net/articles/138/
Go forth and find out who won!
http://www.rpgmaker.net/articles/138/
Go forth and find out who won!
Let me introduce you all to the concept of the Educated Choice Awards here at rpgmaker.net.
Overview
The Educated Choice Awards is an event celebrating quality indie games created in the RPG Making community over the past year (2008 in this case). The games are nominated and selected by a panel of judges (a.k.a. Staff at RMN), whittled down to about 10, and ranked. Each qualifying entry is then described by one of the judges in a small blurb, and then we present our list to the community.
Think of it as a sort of Academy Awards, but for indie RPGs on rpgmaker.net.
History
Back when we were discussing the Misaos, it occurred to me that we could also host a more controlled awards event, based on the recommendations of a small panel, and present somewhat in tandem with the Misaos. Whereas the Misaos are a "People's Choice" type of event, this would be more like a "Contributor's Choice" (at the time, RMN still had Contributors). In fact, one of the more consistent complaints of the Misaos is its lack of controls - anyone can nominate anything for anything and then eventually vote for whatever. Certain folk kept clamoring for an "expert" panel to distill for us the good games released this past year.
So I proposed this "Contributor's Choice Awards" in the mod forum and it met with a lot of interest. We came up with a system to determine our list, and after much haggling, delays, M.I.A.'s, and a lot of time, we came up with the list itself. And after even more time we wrote the blurbs (well, almost all of them). We also agreed to change the name to something jokingly arrogant: The Educated Choice Awards.
Presentation
In the upcoming weeks, we will present the list of 11 games from 2008 that made the Educated Choice Awards. And then you people will feel free to discuss, disseminate, disparage, dismiss, disagree with and otherwise dismantle our choices! Fun!
Judges
1. Max McGee
2. McDohl
3. brandonabley
4. Karsuman
5. Sam
6. S. F. LaValle
Moderators/Whip-crackers
1. kentona
2. Holbert
View the winners!
http://www.rpgmaker.net/articles/138/
Cool, so you guys did decide to do this! I saw the thread at GW that was causing such a ruckus about how the Misaos are too random to mean anything. I'm glad to see you considered what they thought, though. I'm interested to see what you've all come up with.
ZPE
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Why don't you remove Misaos completely? I see it as meaningless especially after seeing this topic.
author=ZPE link=topic=3436.msg68865#msg68865 date=1238542545
Why don't you remove Misaos completely? I see it as meaningless especially after seeing this topic.
No.
author=ZPE link=topic=3436.msg68865#msg68865 date=1238542545You're right. We shouldn't care what you think.
Why don't you remove Misaos completely? I see it as meaningless especially after seeing this topic.
The Misaos are for everyone to have a vote - whether they be well-known in the various RM communities or new to the 'game'.
It's essentially a great idea with a few problems here and there and a lot of whining after each one - though a lot of people usually whine when they think they're not being held. A proud tradition - kinda like election day.
Did that even make sense? ^.^;
It's essentially a great idea with a few problems here and there and a lot of whining after each one - though a lot of people usually whine when they think they're not being held. A proud tradition - kinda like election day.
Did that even make sense? ^.^;
author=WIP link=topic=3436.msg68842#msg68842 date=1238538240
Note that I had nothing to do with this because I was binging on the tears of children at the time.
You should post this in every topic you're not involved with, for completeness.
The Educated Choice Awards are here!
http://www.rpgmaker.net/articles/138/
Go forth and find out who won!
http://www.rpgmaker.net/articles/138/
Go forth and find out who won!
I don't think Geondun was out yet in 2008, and Max specifically requested that EtG not be included.
Also, this isn't saying that "THESE GAEMS ARE TEH BESTT!" but instead saying "These games were played, enjoyed and recommended by the Judges."
Also, this isn't saying that "THESE GAEMS ARE TEH BESTT!" but instead saying "These games were played, enjoyed and recommended by the Judges."
Yeah, Geondun didn't even exist until Feburary or so, and then I didn't work on it until the end of March (before RS!VI).
author=Fallen-Griever link=topic=3436.msg69623#msg69623 date=1239030055I don't think Geondun was out yet in 2008, and Max specifically requested that EtG not be included.
I see.
This is because only Fallen Griever and perhaps five other people have ever played the "good" version (the real demo) of Everything Turns Gray...but not for long, my pretties, not for long!
Lack of Balmung Cycle (the big 2008 Misao winner; is that not enough to make it worthy?) and Phantom Legacy and the inclusion of Master of the Wind is rather laughable, though. Can anyone honestly and even remotely objectively say that 1873 and Harbinger are better than those two games?
Cavern of Doom is also not a good game when you strip it of its unique presentation (which gets tedious after circa 5 minutes, BTW). It's also the slowest game ever. Its high position is simply baffling.
Two games by one author, and one of them is not even a game per se, is another thing which reduces the credibility of the "Educated Choice Awards".
Overall, I'm not impressed. But I guess that's a general problem with this kind of awards - less objectivity, more unconventionality (I'd like to say scandalization, but this word seems to have different connotations in English than in Polish).
Cavern of Doom is also not a good game when you strip it of its unique presentation (which gets tedious after circa 5 minutes, BTW). It's also the slowest game ever. Its high position is simply baffling.
Two games by one author, and one of them is not even a game per se, is another thing which reduces the credibility of the "Educated Choice Awards".
Overall, I'm not impressed. But I guess that's a general problem with this kind of awards - less objectivity, more unconventionality (I'd like to say scandalization, but this word seems to have different connotations in English than in Polish).
Vell, wujeck, some people get the hard crunka*, no?
*...say it phoenetically. I don't write Polish ever. :<
*...say it phoenetically. I don't write Polish ever. :<
