AGS AWARDS 2009 [read the log of the ceremony!]

[poc301]

Both my games which were nominated didn't win awards.  Maybe I will cry and stuff.  Hell, I spent about 2 hours mixing all the music vocals in Audacity for Mr. Danger's Contest.  I laid out like 10 phat beats and had to act the DJ in order to make it rock n roll.  A good thing has come of it though.  I have found my new calling.  I am leaving the IT Industry and trying to make it as an a'capella rap/DJ guy.  My wife is thrilled

Seriously though, I feel the same as the others.  Just be glad your game was nominated, since that means people liked what you've done, regardless of whether you feel it to be worthy.  I didn't expect either of my games to be nominated, but was really thrilled when they were.  Especially since the music/sound for Mr. Danger's Content was just me making noises into my computer microphone for 30 minutes and hoping nobody overheard me.  But like I said (and others too), I am really thrilled others liked it. 

-Bill

[Vince Twelve]

I've been on vacation and missed the ceremony!  Big congratulations to all the winners and to all the nominees as well! 

[Lufia]

Hi.

I'm currently writing a little news article on the AGS Awards results that will be posted on a website dedicated to the creation of amateur games. Link (the focus is currently on RPG Maker but we're trying to expand). Being slightly lazy, I was wondering if the winning games' creators had any screenshots handy for me to illustrate this article ; if not I'll just keep reusing the same screenshot over and over again each time a game won something.

Here's a little list per game:

Time gentlemen, please!:
Best game
Best gameplay
Best dialogs
Best non player character

The marionette:
Best original story
Best background art
Best music
Best tutorial or documentation

Shifter's box:
Best puzzles
Best short game

McCarthy:
Best player character
Best sound effects
Best animation
Best voice work

I you feel like giving me something thematically appropriate with the award (a song for best music, an animated gif for best animation, etc.), it would be awesome, but just different screenshots for each time the game is mentioned would make me happy. If the people who won only one award don't wan't me to use the screenshot present in the AGS database, they can of course give me something else. If anybody (among the people who had games nominated for this session of the AGS awards :p) wants me to include a link to a personal website or blog, or write something specific, I'll be happy to oblige.

Cheers. ^^

[auriond]

The entire soundtrack of TM is up for grabs at the moment, so you can download it and choose what you think represents the soundtrack best. I'd recommend any of the pieces that are a variation on the main theme ("Dance of the Lifeless", "Dance of the Marionette", "A Toy for the Above" etc.) though I have heard that different people have their own favourites.

As for screenshots, the irony is that I don't have any on my site! Here's a gallery with a good selection of screenshots from throughout the game though: http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/marionette/screenshots Take your pick

[markbilly]

There are loads of TGP! screenshots here (not my site or anything, I just remember the review having loads of screens) but they are very spoilery, so be careful which you use...

[Ali]

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

I wish I could have made it to the ceremony, but I had to eat vegan chinese food at an all you can eat buffet. I promise to have a better excuse for not making the next one.

[Marion]

Sorry I wasn't there this week...
Thank you very much for your vote for "Shai-la of the Sith"! I am very happy, this is my first AGS award!! 

[Darth Mandarb]

I just read the transcript and the awards page wiki ... I had no idea I had won an award!  Golly!

Thanks very much to the committee and to those lovely comments on the transcript!

Thanks again!

[bicilotti]

Read the

Formatted Log of the IRC Ceremony

with "toggle applause" button (thanks to AGA)

127 people did vote, which is nice to see (I'd like to give you a number for the 2008 Awards too, but I don't know where to find it. SSH?).

[Crimson Wizard]

I was dying from laughter while reading this, thank you all for this great ceremony, people  

[Lufia]

Is there a working link for Cosmos Quest III somewhere? I'd feel bad if I didn't link to it when the game is mentionned.

[bicilotti]

Is there a working link for Cosmos Quest III somewhere? I'd feel bad if I didn't link to it when the game is mentionned.

It seems reasonable to try there 

http://www.cosmos-quest.com/downloads.html

[Lufia]

In case you're interested (and can read French).
Thanks for the helpful links, everybody.

[Igor Hardy]

I don't know French, but it looks very good and the descriptions seem really exhaustive. Thanks.

[SSH]

Sorry, bici, don't have that stored. I see that in my blog it was 110 a while before voting closed, so it was probably around the same number in the end.

[Ponch]

Been away for a while. I wish I'd had time to play more of the nominated games this year, but big congrats to all the winners!

[Stupot]

I wish I'd had time to play more of the nominated games this year...

Same.  I'm going to go through over the next couple of weeks just playing all the winning games (the one's I haven't played yet), and maybe some of the runners up who caught my eye.

Playing Shifter's Box now... it's goood

[bicilotti]

Ye olde bigge DB is now updated (thanks to CJ and SSH, who reminded me of that).

[Igor Hardy]

Ye olde bigge DB is now updated (thanks to CJ and SSH, who reminded me of that).

Thanks, I love to have the award image in my game's details.