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"The principal mechanic is attention." - Mark LaCroix on BLIPPO+
...pointing out that attention is necessary of tons of games but mostly designers are super forgiving about it?
Makes me think about: obscure lore (from souls), Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, wall of links in howling dogs
The first teaser for Hibera is here! It's been so much fun working in a genre that is so near and dear to my heart ❤️❤️❤️
very positive on steam already <3
this is such an insane perspective to have on a single person choosing to vote for one game over another that I don't even know what to say dude lmao
*talking to head of GDC* I'm sorry... we have to cancel IGF.... remy remy two says it's bad.............
I always wonder if it's literally just ppl voting in isolation - maybe aggregate voting. I think clair obscur might have taken IGF this year if all it cared about was raw judge votes instead of having jury panels. But the whole point of jury panels is to INTRODUCE perspective and consideration
FOR REAL
oh no!! remyremy 2 has lost faith in the awards! what are we gonna do
I'll note as an aside that this often is very easy because the things i think are the coolest are very rarely the game everyone is crowning for that year. And judging art especially. What makes 'best art"? is it merely most expensive? I do not think so. Judging art is always subjective
feel free to become a game developer and join igf and vote against me then. because you will never stop me
hell yeah tho
I only have so much time on this planet, I can't be bothered spending it stacking the umpteenth crown on an existing king. idk. There are plenty who disagree with me on this even within IGF. but it's how I've always felt
What is the value of an independent games show that can't find value in games that aren't commercially successful? What is the point of an awards show that only reproduces an aggregate of every game journalist on earth's existing GOTY list? Ask yourself why you're dedicating time to this as a judge
The developer whose game has 50 reviews on steam will remember a single award far more than the clair obscur crew will remember their 20th. Maybe you think the concept of "awarding the best" shouldn't take that into account. But I think it's essential. I think IGF would be forgotten without it
It is a simple fact that a huge number of games come out every year doing incredible stuff and don't sell. What makes those less deserving of an award? Nothing. Frankly they're often far MORE interesting to me. If I can get a few more people to check them out with a vote. Well. That's valuable
I do not think Voting For The Thing I Like is sufficient as a goal. ANYONE can post a goty list online. Popularity contest awarding is actively uninteresting to me.
What IS interesting, what I strongly feel is VALUABLE, is highlighing a variety of deserving things that people would have overlooked
I've been vocal for a long time as a skeptic of the value of awards. Which is ironic as a longtime IGF juror and judge - but. here's the thing. When I'm judging, the thing that's at the forefront of my mind, AS a skeptic, is: What usefulness can I bring into the world by doing this to begin with
yeah
I missed the gdcas had happened bc they're not directly after igf anymore, but lmao dude why even bother having them if your result is indistinguishable from the Game Awards
They should consider Not
It drives me insane that people still do this paranoia driven twitter superstition on here
everyone is going to RT the post with your thing's name, the video you link, the fun text you came up with to promote it. nobody is gonna go into the replies and -also- RT the link to your steam or itch page!! put your link in the post!!!!!!!!
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every person who worked on unbeatable (including many trans people) gets a cut of the game and it also supports the studio which helps us keep them hired
so basically buy your trans friends unbeatable to kill three birds with one forbidden ultimate move
I played the shit out of the backer beta lol
