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+1 for the previous suggestions of Favourite indie and Most persistent developer.
Maybe an Unexpected port category?
I share the sentiment!
Favourite Developer
Favourite FOSS game
Favourite FOSS game engine reimplementation
Favourite FOSS project
Best DLC release of 2019
Best update received in 2019
Favourite long-term supported game
Best game release of 2019
What else should we have? Ideally I want to launch it for people to actually start nominating games in a week or two :)
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Otherwise, +1 for Unexpected port.
EDIT: Oh and Best day 1 Linux release.
Last edited by Rooster on 11 January 2020 at 6:29 pm UTC
Best graphics for a FOSS game
Overall best graphics on Linux released in 2019
Absolute favourite game for Linux released in 2019
That's 11 categories now, I don't want to do many more otherwise we overload people.
Last edited by Liam Dawe on 11 January 2020 at 7:15 pm UTC
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Maybe organize them into groups?
General:
Best game/Absolute favorite
Best developer
Best graphics
Support:
Best DLC
Best update
Best long-term supported game
FOSS:
Best FOSS game
Best FOSS clone/recreation
Best FOSS project
Best FOSS graphics
Maybe add a category for crowdfunded games? Not sure if some categories should be divided to have indie-specific options. Being a vote, I feel like pitting the famous names against games/studios that less people heard about is a bit unfair.
I'm also not a fan of having a category for best "graphics". I'd rather it be "visual presentation", or at least separate "best graphical fidelity" from "best art". When talking about graphics, I often have the impression people are talking about completely different things.
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Yes, it would add another category, but personally I care more about gameplay and story in the games I play than the most impressive graphics (though that is nice too of course).
It's a catch-all category where more or less all games apply. For one person it may be a shooter, for another a rpg, and for another a strategy game.
I also agree best Graphics was a bit too ambiguous.
Everything Else:
Absolute favourite game for Linux released in 2019
Best DLC release of 2019
Favourite Developer
Most impressive soundtrack in a 2019 release
Most innovative gameplay for a 2019 release
Overall best visual style for a game release in 2019
FOSS
Best visual style for a FOSS game
Favourite FOSS game
Favourite FOSS game engine reimplementation
Favourite FOSS project
Support
Best update received in 2019
Favourite long-term supported game
Ideally, I want to get 2 more into the Everything Else category and 2 more in the Support category. Then I think we should be good to go.
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As for update... best remake/remaster, best competitive season (or something like that, I'm not really up to date on the multiplayer stuff), and/or best early access graduate (taken inspiration from Steam). I'd personally put DLC in support, but it works either way.
Examples from previous years: the Turok saga or The Original Strife: Veteran Edition.
Also, since nobody mentioned these categories, I think they could be pretty informative as well:
Obviously, useful for people with limited time to play. They shouldn't be longer than 2 hours. This page could be used as reference to objectively measure the duration.
Example from a previous year: Reveal the Deep.
Several people mentioned they like to share some time with their kids playing games, and also the subgenre features some titles with excellent reviews.
Example from a previous year: Ultimate Chicken Horse