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Closeauthor=WIP link=topic=569.msg7844#msg7844 date=1200933853Didn't you say that last year?
Talking about it in #rpgmaker.net, next year things are going to be cleaned up considerably with the nominations.
Sorry Ken I didn't release my game last year haha, I should have though and some people will agree with that. Oh and Ken could you change my name from Eijin to Tau(PMs aren't working)
Fidchell
6557
I am completely new to this whole Misao thing. Do you have to consult somebody in order to get your game into the contest? I think it's already too late though.
People just nominate games to the given categories. If people have played your game and think it deserved a nomination, they have the option of nominating it.
The entire award process is user driven, really.
The entire award process is user driven, really.
Category Cleanup for Misaos 2008
Here is the 205 categories I compiled from the previous Misaos (I deleted duplicates):
Fewest Default Systems
"Lawsuit Waiting To Happen" Most excessive yet non-chalant use of sprite rips
Best Action Battle System (ABS)
Best Animal Character
Best Art
Best Article Writer
Best Atmosphere
Best Backstory
Best Battle Character Sets
Best Beta Tester
Best Boss Battle
Best CBS
Best CMS
Best Cancelled Game
Best Cast
Best Cast of Characters
Best Chain Game
Best Character
Best Character Customization
Best Character Development
Best Character Sprite
Best Cliche Game
Best Coder
Best Collaborative Game
Best Comedy Game
Best Complete Game
Best Custom Graphics
Best Cutscene
Best Demo
Best Dialogue
Best Dungeon Design
Best Dungeon Puzzle, Like, Ever
Best Ending
Best Epic Game
Best Fangame
Best Female Protagonist
Best Final Fantasy Fan Game
Best Futuristic Game
Best Game Balance
Best Game Pacing
Best Game Series
Best Game Title
Best Game Without Use of a Male Main Character
Best Game by an Inexperienced Author
Best Gameplay
Best Gameplay Balance
Best Graphics
Best Graphics Artist
Best Hero
Best Humor
Best Individual Character
Best Intro
Best Introduction
Best Male Protagonist
Best Map Design
Best Medieval RPG
Best Minigame
Best Monsters
Best Music
Best NPCs
Best Non-Action Custom Battle System
Best Non-RPG Game (in RPG Maker)
Best Non-RPG Maker Game
Best Old-School Game
Best Opening Sequence
Best Original Graphics
Best Original In-Game Artwork
Best Original Music
Best Overall Cast
Best Parody
Best Preview Writer
Best Puzzle Game
Best Quote
Best RPG Maker 2000/2003 Game
Best RPG Maker XP Game
Best RTP Game
Best Reviewer
Best Rm2k Game
Best Rm2k game moment
Best Rm2k3 Game
Best Romantic Subplot
Best Sci-Fi RPG
Best Short Game
Best Sidequests
Best Special Effects
Best Specific Battle
Best Specific Cutscene
Best Story
Best Storyline
Best Supporting Cast
Best Supporting Character
Best Technical Prowess
Best Theme ( What is being taught in the game )
Best Title For a Game
Best Title Screen
Best Use Of RPG Maker XP RTP
Best Use of Mack and Blue
Best Use of Sounds
Best Use of the Default RPG Maker Battle System (DBS)
Best Villain
Best Visual Consistency
Best War Game
Best World Map
Best coded game
Best game without a CBS or CMS
Best non-RPG
Best non-cliche game
Best overall graphics
Best plot
Best use of RTP
Best use of a cliche
Best use of lighting/shadows
Best use of pictures in a game
Biggest Disappointment
Biggest Improvement
Biggest Mistake of the year
Biggest Ripoff
Biggest Waste of Time
Cancelled project with the most promise
Darkest Storyline
Easiest Rm2k/3 Game
Funniest Character
Funniest Game
Game Most Likely to Evolve Into a Shitty Webcomic
Game of the Year
Game that Best Plays with Your Emotions
Game that failed the most
Game with the most Pointless Lighting Effects
Greatest Risk that Failed
Greatest Risk that Succeeded
Hardest Game
Hideki Anno Memorial Meaningless Symbolism Award
Hottest girl from an RM Game
Laggiest Game
Least Favorite Deuteragonist
Least Favorite Protagonist
Least Favorite Antagonist
Most Annoying Game
Most Annoying character
Most Anticipated Game
Most Blatant Ripoff Game
Most Confusing Storyline
Most Difficult Game
Most Disturbing
Most Dramatic Game
Most Egregious Butchering of the English Language
Most Favorite Deuteragonist
Most Fun
Most Grotesque Scene
Most Improved Game Maker
Most Innovative Feature
Most Innovative Game
Most Insane/Difficult Puzzle
Most Intriguing Plot
Most Likeable Character
Most Mysterious Character
Most Non-Linear Game
Most Obvious Instance That A Game's Author Was High When S/he Wrote It
Most Original Use of Setting
Most Original Villain
Most Overhyped Game
Most Overlooked Game
Most Pretentious Game
Most Promising Cancelled Game
Most Promising Custom Engine Screenshots
Most Promising Story
Most Realistic Dialog
Most Replay Value
Most Ridiculous Concept
Most Rushed Game
Most Technically Advanced Game
Most Unbalanced Game of the Year
Most Vapor Up the Ass
Most anticipated game feature
Most boring game
Most controversial game
Most descriptive world
Most farfetched story
Most laggy game
Most likely to be finished
Most original concept
Most overrated
Most promising upcoming game
Most talented coder
RPG That Most Needs a Sequel
Release It Already!
Scariest Game
Sleeper Hit of the Year
Spike TV Award For Entirely Irrelevant Pop Culture References
Technical Achievement Award
The "How the Hell Did S/he Do That?" Award
The Worst Failure
Worst Character
Worst Dialogue
Worst Fad
Worst Game Title
Worst Game of the Year
Worst Map Design
Worst Misao Category
Worst Spelling/Grammar
Worst Story
Worst Use of Music/Audio
Worst plot
Worst reviewer
Worst use of RMXP
I've whiddled them down and grouped them into categories. But there are still a lot (81, in fact).
Working List of Categories:
GOTY
------------------
Game of the Year
Best RPG Maker 2000/2003 Game
Best RPG Maker XP/VX Game
Best Non-RPG Maker Game
Most Promising Cancelled Game
Best Collaborative Game
Best Non-RPG Game (in RPG Maker)
Best Old School Game
Sleeper Hit of the Year
Worst Game of the Year
Best Demo
Best Complete Game
Best Comedy Game
Best Futuristic/Sci-Fi Game
Writing
------------------
Best Plot/Storyline
Best Dialogue
Best Cast of Characters
Best Game Title
Best Protagonist
Best Male Protagonist
Best Female Protagonist
Best Villain
Best NPCs
Best Cutscene/Intro/Ending
Worst Character
Worst Dialogue
Worst Game Title
Worst Spelling/Grammar
Worst Plot/Storyline
Community
------------------
Best Article
Best Tutorial
Best Preview
Best Review
Graphics
------------------
Best Overall Graphics
Best Atmosphere
Best Original Graphics
Best Graphics Artist
Best Original In-Game Artwork
Best Visual Consistency
Sound
------------------
Best Composer
Best Musical Score
Best Original Musical Score
Best Use of Sounds
Worst Use of Music/Audio
Game Design
------------------
Best Game Maker
Most Improved Game Maker
Most Technical Prowess (Coding Award)
Best Gameplay Balance
Best Minigame
Most Innovative Game
Most Replay Value
Best Beta Tester
Best Custom Menu System (CMS)
Best Map Design
Best Dungeon/Puzzle Design
Best Gameplay
Worst Map Design
Battle Systems
------------------
Best Use of the Default Battle System (DBS)
Best Action Battle System (ABS)
Best Custom Battle System (CBS)
Best Boss Battle
Wisaos
-----------------
Biggest Waste of Time
Most Blatant Ripoff Game
Biggest Disappointment
Game Most Likely to Evolve Into a Shitty Webcomic
Meaningless Symbolism Award
Laggiest Game
Least Favorite Protagonist
Least Favorite Antagonist
Most Annoying Game
Most Confusing Storyline
Most Disturbing
Most Egregious Butchering of the English Language
Most Obvious Instance That A Game's Author Was High When S/he Wrote It
Most Overhyped Game
Most Pretentious Game
Worst Game Balance
Most Vapor Up the Ass
Most Overrated
Release It Already!
Spike TV Award For Entirely Irrelevant Pop Culture References
Help me add/delete/modify this working list! I can't even guarantee that it'd be used next year, either.
Here is the 205 categories I compiled from the previous Misaos (I deleted duplicates):
Fewest Default Systems
"Lawsuit Waiting To Happen" Most excessive yet non-chalant use of sprite rips
Best Action Battle System (ABS)
Best Animal Character
Best Art
Best Article Writer
Best Atmosphere
Best Backstory
Best Battle Character Sets
Best Beta Tester
Best Boss Battle
Best CBS
Best CMS
Best Cancelled Game
Best Cast
Best Cast of Characters
Best Chain Game
Best Character
Best Character Customization
Best Character Development
Best Character Sprite
Best Cliche Game
Best Coder
Best Collaborative Game
Best Comedy Game
Best Complete Game
Best Custom Graphics
Best Cutscene
Best Demo
Best Dialogue
Best Dungeon Design
Best Dungeon Puzzle, Like, Ever
Best Ending
Best Epic Game
Best Fangame
Best Female Protagonist
Best Final Fantasy Fan Game
Best Futuristic Game
Best Game Balance
Best Game Pacing
Best Game Series
Best Game Title
Best Game Without Use of a Male Main Character
Best Game by an Inexperienced Author
Best Gameplay
Best Gameplay Balance
Best Graphics
Best Graphics Artist
Best Hero
Best Humor
Best Individual Character
Best Intro
Best Introduction
Best Male Protagonist
Best Map Design
Best Medieval RPG
Best Minigame
Best Monsters
Best Music
Best NPCs
Best Non-Action Custom Battle System
Best Non-RPG Game (in RPG Maker)
Best Non-RPG Maker Game
Best Old-School Game
Best Opening Sequence
Best Original Graphics
Best Original In-Game Artwork
Best Original Music
Best Overall Cast
Best Parody
Best Preview Writer
Best Puzzle Game
Best Quote
Best RPG Maker 2000/2003 Game
Best RPG Maker XP Game
Best RTP Game
Best Reviewer
Best Rm2k Game
Best Rm2k game moment
Best Rm2k3 Game
Best Romantic Subplot
Best Sci-Fi RPG
Best Short Game
Best Sidequests
Best Special Effects
Best Specific Battle
Best Specific Cutscene
Best Story
Best Storyline
Best Supporting Cast
Best Supporting Character
Best Technical Prowess
Best Theme ( What is being taught in the game )
Best Title For a Game
Best Title Screen
Best Use Of RPG Maker XP RTP
Best Use of Mack and Blue
Best Use of Sounds
Best Use of the Default RPG Maker Battle System (DBS)
Best Villain
Best Visual Consistency
Best War Game
Best World Map
Best coded game
Best game without a CBS or CMS
Best non-RPG
Best non-cliche game
Best overall graphics
Best plot
Best use of RTP
Best use of a cliche
Best use of lighting/shadows
Best use of pictures in a game
Biggest Disappointment
Biggest Improvement
Biggest Mistake of the year
Biggest Ripoff
Biggest Waste of Time
Cancelled project with the most promise
Darkest Storyline
Easiest Rm2k/3 Game
Funniest Character
Funniest Game
Game Most Likely to Evolve Into a Shitty Webcomic
Game of the Year
Game that Best Plays with Your Emotions
Game that failed the most
Game with the most Pointless Lighting Effects
Greatest Risk that Failed
Greatest Risk that Succeeded
Hardest Game
Hideki Anno Memorial Meaningless Symbolism Award
Hottest girl from an RM Game
Laggiest Game
Least Favorite Deuteragonist
Least Favorite Protagonist
Least Favorite Antagonist
Most Annoying Game
Most Annoying character
Most Anticipated Game
Most Blatant Ripoff Game
Most Confusing Storyline
Most Difficult Game
Most Disturbing
Most Dramatic Game
Most Egregious Butchering of the English Language
Most Favorite Deuteragonist
Most Fun
Most Grotesque Scene
Most Improved Game Maker
Most Innovative Feature
Most Innovative Game
Most Insane/Difficult Puzzle
Most Intriguing Plot
Most Likeable Character
Most Mysterious Character
Most Non-Linear Game
Most Obvious Instance That A Game's Author Was High When S/he Wrote It
Most Original Use of Setting
Most Original Villain
Most Overhyped Game
Most Overlooked Game
Most Pretentious Game
Most Promising Cancelled Game
Most Promising Custom Engine Screenshots
Most Promising Story
Most Realistic Dialog
Most Replay Value
Most Ridiculous Concept
Most Rushed Game
Most Technically Advanced Game
Most Unbalanced Game of the Year
Most Vapor Up the Ass
Most anticipated game feature
Most boring game
Most controversial game
Most descriptive world
Most farfetched story
Most laggy game
Most likely to be finished
Most original concept
Most overrated
Most promising upcoming game
Most talented coder
RPG That Most Needs a Sequel
Release It Already!
Scariest Game
Sleeper Hit of the Year
Spike TV Award For Entirely Irrelevant Pop Culture References
Technical Achievement Award
The "How the Hell Did S/he Do That?" Award
The Worst Failure
Worst Character
Worst Dialogue
Worst Fad
Worst Game Title
Worst Game of the Year
Worst Map Design
Worst Misao Category
Worst Spelling/Grammar
Worst Story
Worst Use of Music/Audio
Worst plot
Worst reviewer
Worst use of RMXP
I've whiddled them down and grouped them into categories. But there are still a lot (81, in fact).
Working List of Categories:
GOTY
------------------
Game of the Year
Best RPG Maker 2000/2003 Game
Best RPG Maker XP/VX Game
Best Non-RPG Maker Game
Most Promising Cancelled Game
Best Collaborative Game
Best Non-RPG Game (in RPG Maker)
Best Old School Game
Sleeper Hit of the Year
Worst Game of the Year
Best Demo
Best Complete Game
Best Comedy Game
Best Futuristic/Sci-Fi Game
Writing
------------------
Best Plot/Storyline
Best Dialogue
Best Cast of Characters
Best Game Title
Best Protagonist
Best Male Protagonist
Best Female Protagonist
Best Villain
Best NPCs
Best Cutscene/Intro/Ending
Worst Character
Worst Dialogue
Worst Game Title
Worst Spelling/Grammar
Worst Plot/Storyline
Community
------------------
Best Article
Best Tutorial
Best Preview
Best Review
Graphics
------------------
Best Overall Graphics
Best Atmosphere
Best Original Graphics
Best Graphics Artist
Best Original In-Game Artwork
Best Visual Consistency
Sound
------------------
Best Composer
Best Musical Score
Best Original Musical Score
Best Use of Sounds
Worst Use of Music/Audio
Game Design
------------------
Best Game Maker
Most Improved Game Maker
Most Technical Prowess (Coding Award)
Best Gameplay Balance
Best Minigame
Most Innovative Game
Most Replay Value
Best Beta Tester
Best Custom Menu System (CMS)
Best Map Design
Best Dungeon/Puzzle Design
Best Gameplay
Worst Map Design
Battle Systems
------------------
Best Use of the Default Battle System (DBS)
Best Action Battle System (ABS)
Best Custom Battle System (CBS)
Best Boss Battle
Wisaos
-----------------
Biggest Waste of Time
Most Blatant Ripoff Game
Biggest Disappointment
Game Most Likely to Evolve Into a Shitty Webcomic
Meaningless Symbolism Award
Laggiest Game
Least Favorite Protagonist
Least Favorite Antagonist
Most Annoying Game
Most Confusing Storyline
Most Disturbing
Most Egregious Butchering of the English Language
Most Obvious Instance That A Game's Author Was High When S/he Wrote It
Most Overhyped Game
Most Pretentious Game
Worst Game Balance
Most Vapor Up the Ass
Most Overrated
Release It Already!
Spike TV Award For Entirely Irrelevant Pop Culture References
Help me add/delete/modify this working list! I can't even guarantee that it'd be used next year, either.
maladroithim
1495
I definitely recall seeing a category called The Brandon Abley Award nominated by more than one person. Why isn't it in the contest??
author=brandonabley link=topic=569.msg7988#msg7988 date=1201232510
I definitely recall seeing a category called The Brandon Abley Award nominated by more than one person. Why isn't it in the contest??
It's still there. It was just renamed to "Best Original Musical Score". Also, you were one of the two people. That is kind of like self-nominating!
You know we still love you.
myersguy
292
Off topic for the thread, but can I just ask why exactly people call Brandon Abley "Him"? It's bugged me since I've seen it
Because we are all part of a secret inner clique. And no, you can't join. It's reserved for people who ... happen to know that brandonabley's handle is maladroithim.
author=kentona link=topic=569.msg7954#msg7954 date=1201212917
Category Cleanup for Misaos 2008
I've whiddled them down and grouped them into categories. But there are still a lot (81, in fact).
Working List of Categories:
GOTY
------------------
Game of the Year
Best RPG Maker 2000/2003 Game
Best RPG Maker XP/VX Game
Best Non-RPG Maker Game
Most Promising Cancelled Game
Best Collaborative Game
Best Non-RPG Game (in RPG Maker)
Best Old School Game
Sleeper Hit of the Year
Best Demo
Best Complete Game
Best Comedy Game
Best Futuristic/Sci-Fi Game
Writing
------------------
Best Plot
Best Dialogue
Best Cast of Characters
Best Protagonist
Best Male Character
Best Female Character
Best Villain
Best NPCs
Best Cutscene
Audiovisual
------------------
Best Atmosphere
Best Graphics
Best Original Graphics
Best Original In-Game Artwork
Best Musical Score
Best Original Musical Score
Game Design
------------------
Most Technical Prowess (Coding Award)
Best Minigame
Most Innovative Game
Best Custom Menu System (CMS)
Best Map Design
Best Dungeon/Puzzle Design
Best Gameplay
Best Use of the Default Battle System (DBS)
Best Action Battle System (ABS)
Best Custom Battle System (CBS)
Best Boss Battle
Wisaos
-----------------
Worst Game of the Year
Biggest Waste of Time
Biggest Disappointment
Meaningless Symbolism Award
Most Egregious Butchering of the English Language
Most Overhyped Game
Most Pretentious Game
Most Vapor Up the Ass
Most Overrated Game
Release It Already!
Edit: My initial suggestion. This chops it down to 50. I removed all the individual and community awards - I think it's better if the Misaos focus more on the games. I also changed Male and Female protagonist awards to best male/female character, combined the graphics and sounds categories and Game Design and Battle System categories, and removed some of the inflammatory negative Misaos.
maladroithim
1495
I think that Karsuman's revised list is really good. It's very clean and organized and seems to include all of the really important categories. I also agree that individual and community awards are not really relevant and that we should focus on the games -- community awards tend to degrade into a very strange sort of popularity contest.
However, music and sound design are extremely different things and removing the award for Best Use of Sound (I recommend changing the category to Best Sound Design) is in poor taste. I would very much encourage that you not remove the award for sound design.
To be fair, it wasn't my idea. <3 I was kidding around anyway because I thought it would have been pretty ridiculous to have the BlindMind award and the Brickroad award etc.
Yeah, MaladroitHim was my old alias years ago before I thought it was classier to just use my real name. It's still my AIM name and my alias at some forums that I have been at for several years, so some people still call me that!
However, music and sound design are extremely different things and removing the award for Best Use of Sound (I recommend changing the category to Best Sound Design) is in poor taste. I would very much encourage that you not remove the award for sound design.
author=rcholbert link=topic=569.msg7993#msg7993 date=1201237515
It's still there. It was just renamed to "Best Original Musical Score". Also, you were one of the two people. That is kind of like self-nominating!
To be fair, it wasn't my idea. <3 I was kidding around anyway because I thought it would have been pretty ridiculous to have the BlindMind award and the Brickroad award etc.
author=myersguy link=topic=569.msg7998#msg7998 date=1201239312
Off topic for the thread, but can I just ask why exactly people call Brandon Abley "Him"? It's bugged me since I've seen it
Yeah, MaladroitHim was my old alias years ago before I thought it was classier to just use my real name. It's still my AIM name and my alias at some forums that I have been at for several years, so some people still call me that!
The problem with the sound design award is that it really falls under the category of atmosphere. And since it's often a very subtle thing (despite being important), it'll be hard for anyone to really remember a game that specifically had good sound design by the time the Misaos come around.
I'll wait for more input on it. There's probably some other things that should be changed, too.
Edit: It seems I accidentally removed some stuff. Fixing now!
Edit 2: Fixed.
I'll wait for more input on it. There's probably some other things that should be changed, too.
Edit: It seems I accidentally removed some stuff. Fixing now!
Edit 2: Fixed.
Best Game Title always seems to be a pretty popular award, even if it is minor.
I have to say that I liked the community involvement when nominating categories. We should take this Karsuman core of games and then open up 5 "slots" for nominated categories - the 5 with the most nominations would be in that year's Misaos. For one, it would help the Misaos from becoming stale, and B) it could present creative new categories that we might like to incorporate officially in the next year's. These 5 categories would pretty much replace those in the Wisaos.
If we did that, though, we should take out 5 more from Karsu's list:
Biggest Disappointment
Meaningless Symbolism Award
Most Egregious Butchering of the English Language
Most Vapor Up the Ass
Best Boss Battle
Also, is Most Vapor up the Ass == Release it already! ??
I have to say that I liked the community involvement when nominating categories. We should take this Karsuman core of games and then open up 5 "slots" for nominated categories - the 5 with the most nominations would be in that year's Misaos. For one, it would help the Misaos from becoming stale, and B) it could present creative new categories that we might like to incorporate officially in the next year's. These 5 categories would pretty much replace those in the Wisaos.
If we did that, though, we should take out 5 more from Karsu's list:
Biggest Disappointment
Meaningless Symbolism Award
Most Egregious Butchering of the English Language
Most Vapor Up the Ass
Best Boss Battle
Also, is Most Vapor up the Ass == Release it already! ??
Release it Already and Most Vapor up the Ass are similar, but not really the same.
Release it Already assumes the project actually has content. Most Vapor up the Ass assumes the project has little to none. At least this is how I view it.
And yeah, best Game Title is a neat award. We could probably get it in. It always gets lots of nominations.
And I think five community nominations is a good idea.
Release it Already assumes the project actually has content. Most Vapor up the Ass assumes the project has little to none. At least this is how I view it.
And yeah, best Game Title is a neat award. We could probably get it in. It always gets lots of nominations.
And I think five community nominations is a good idea.
My initial thought is that 50 is too many categories. I don't like having a huge amount of them.
An idea I had last night and talking to Holb would just simplify a lot of things. Cutting out the entry nomination part. In the past this seemed to be used as a filter for joke entries. However, I think a purely popular vote is the best.
Last name Illustrious wanted to nominate Razorblade Symphony for Most Overlooked. But it wouldn't do anything because it didn't meet the two nomination requirement to move on.
An idea I had last night and talking to Holb would just simplify a lot of things. Cutting out the entry nomination part. In the past this seemed to be used as a filter for joke entries. However, I think a purely popular vote is the best.
Last name Illustrious wanted to nominate Razorblade Symphony for Most Overlooked. But it wouldn't do anything because it didn't meet the two nomination requirement to move on.
