The 2014 Scummies (CEREMONY)

Bulbazak · Post Post #86 (isolation #0) » Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:35 pm

Did Antihero get snubbed in the banner department, or does Game of the Year work differently?

Bulbazak · Post Post #88 (isolation #1) » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:04 pm

Cool. All I wanted to know.

Bulbazak · Post Post #99 (isolation #2) » Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:30 am

In post 91, xRECKONERx wrote:"Favorite Game" was never the official category title... the category was "Most Enjoyable Game".

The issue with the award was multilayered and was laid out clearly and concisely earlier in 2014 when we announced the Scummies changes, but basically... the criteria for "Most Enjoyable Game" were too hard for judges to accurately judge, and it felt weird to give all the players and the mod awards for something that basically came down to a popularity contest. It's much easier to judge what should be "Game of the Year" based on a bunch of criteria, though we don't feel any one person or group is responsible for making it Game of the Year, so no actual "award" is given out.

Why not make a banner to put at the top of the first post of the Game of the Year winner? For example, Organic Chemistry Mafia would have "Game of the Year: 2014" at the top. This way, future readers can recognize the achievement from the get-go, and it may make these games go to reads. I also think that a banner at the top of a game is more befitting the award than a banner for those who partook in the game.

Bulbazak · Post Post #133 (isolation #3) » Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:49 pm

It's a lovely banner. Are past games going to get retroactively bannered? If so, links please?