Adventure game of the year award?

Leo · 10-18-2005, 03:13 AM

I was just wandering if adventuregamers would have an adv. of the year award. I think it would be a neat idea if the staff wold vote on their favourite adv. this year. Maybe you could have forum members vote for their favourite adv of the year as well.

Oh well, just a thought.

samIamsad · 10-18-2005, 03:39 AM

Yes, and all participants would have the chance to win a prize (e.g. some cool games like Psychonauts, or Half Life 2). Or a shirt designed by Trep!

Jazhara7 · 10-18-2005, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by samIamsad

Yes, and all participants would have the chance to win a prize (e.g. some cool games like Psychonauts, or Half Life 2). Or a shirt designed by Trep!

I vote for ~~Half Life 2~~ the shirt designed by Trepsie!

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***Jackal*** · 10-18-2005, 05:31 AM

We seriously considered doing an awards thing last year (not just GOTY), but decided it was too cliché. So if we do anything this year, it'll have to have a unique AG twist to make it worth doing. A site reader poll is an option, but if you're just looking for a forum poll, you don't need us to arrange that.

Ninth · 10-18-2005, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jackal

We seriously considered doing an awards thing last year (not just GOTY), but decided it was too cliché. So if we do anything this year, it'll have to have a unique AG twist to make it worth doing. A site reader poll is an option, but if you're just looking for a forum poll, you don't need us to arrange that.

It is cliche, no doubt about it.
But... it's still nice.

RLacey · 10-18-2005, 06:33 AM

There's one really, really cool game that should definitely be game of the year!

Kolzig · 10-18-2005, 09:09 AM

That sounds more like the game of the century.

*Dale Baldwin* · 10-18-2005, 09:20 AM

I've never heard of it.

Karmillo · 10-18-2005, 11:15 AM

I vote for Monkey Island 2

Dasilva · 10-18-2005, 12:13 PM

Well you guys better come up with something.

ashleyelaine · 10-18-2005, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jackal

We seriously considered doing an awards thing last year (not just GOTY), but decided it was too cliché. So if we do anything this year, it'll have to have a unique AG twist to make it worth doing. A site reader poll is an option, but if you're just looking for a forum poll, you don't need us to arrange that.

I definitely think the staff should pick out their favorite adventure game of the year (or ever, I guess) and do a large writeup about it with pictures.

Cliched, or not.

It could even draw more attention to the lesser known games out there, or bring more fans to the well known.

I would look forward to it, anyway.

Mattsius · 10-19-2005, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ashleyelaine

I definitely think the staff should pick out their favorite adventure game of the year (or ever, I guess) and do a large writeup about it with pictures.

You forgot one small detail: Someone has to actually write it. And to write a feature of the magnitude I think you're thinking about takes a lot of time.

And it is cliché.

Leo · 10-19-2005, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ashleyelaine

I definitely think the staff should pick out their favorite adventure game of the year (or ever, I guess) and do a large writeup about it with pictures.

That's not really what I had in mind. I was thinking that the AG staff could simply name their adventure of the year for 2005. Cliched or not, it would still be a nice feature IMO.

Lucien21 · 10-19-2005, 03:35 AM

Well now that "The Inventory" is no longer around someone has to take up the mantle of how to get it completely wrong.

Mind you if Still Life comes even close to winning then

ashleyelaine · 10-19-2005, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattsius

You forgot one small detail: Someone has to actually write it. And to write a feature of the magnitude I think you're thinking about takes a lot of time.

And it is cliché.

And? I don't give a toss if it's cliche.
Also, why should it take that much time? A paragraph isn't hard and pictures? Nu uh.

Why shouldn't they write about why they liked it? Naming it doesn't give any details.
I appreciate the staff and if they don't have the time, whatever. I just thought it would be nice.

Mattsius · 10-19-2005, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ashleyelaine

Also, why should it take that much time? A paragraph isn't hard and pictures? Nu uh.

I guess it wouldn't have to but you said a large write up.

ashleyelaine · 10-19-2005, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattsius

I guess it wouldn't have to but you said a large write up.

Aye, then pretend I didn't and state what a great idea it would be.

Mattsius · 10-19-2005, 04:39 AM

I LOVE the idea, ashleyelaine!

Can we do this, Jack?! Can we, can we?!!!

***Jackal*** · 10-19-2005, 05:54 AM

Okay, first of all, it's very likely that we'll do some kind of awards/retrospective/'best of' thingie. Just don't expect it to be as traditional as ~~the genre~~ other sites.

Secondly, if we're going to do a feature, it'll have to actually BE a feature worth running. Meaning, lots of writing and insights and all that other stuff that looks really easy but is actually very difficult and time-consuming. (

)

Third:

Lucien

I can guarantee that any recommendations we hand out will actually make sense to everyone living in our dimension.

Fourth... wait, there is no fourth. I was just on a roll and got carried away. Never mind.

***Jackal*** · 10-19-2005, 06:00 AM

Whoops, no, there IS a four. Which was in fact the entire reason I intended to post originally. (I'm like this in the grocery store, too - forgetting the one thing I went in for.)

The biggest problem with doing this is that it assumes we've all played enough games to make a qualified judgement. But that's rarely the case. Come year end, maybe 2 or 3 staffers will have played Myst V, 3 others will have played Indigo Prophecy, and 4 completely different people will have played Still Life, etc. The number of us that will have actually played enough games to make legitimate comparisons is pretty few.

Of course, we're completely open to someone buying games for all staff to play.

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*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	We seriously considered doing an awards thing last year (not just GOTY), but decided it was too cliché. So if we do anything this year, it'll have to have a unique AG twist to make it worth doing. A site reader poll is an option, but if you're just looking for a forum poll, you don't need us to arrange that. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Mattsius Mostly absent Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Turku, Finland Posts: 2,532	I LOVE the idea, ashleyelaine! Can we do this, Jack?! Can we, can we?!!! Share Share this post on Twitter

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*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	Whoops, no, there IS a four. Which was in fact the entire reason I intended to post originally. (I'm like this in the grocery store, too - forgetting the one thing I went in for.) The biggest problem with doing this is that it assumes we've all played enough games to make a qualified judgement. But that's rarely the case. Come year end, maybe 2 or 3 staffers will have played Myst V, 3 others will have played Indigo Prophecy, and 4 completely different people will have played Still Life, etc. The number of us that will have actually played enough games to make legitimate comparisons is pretty few. Of course, we're completely open to someone buying games for all staff to play. Share Share this post on Twitter

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