2007 XYZZY Awards
In a single word, whatever. That’s how I feel about the results. There were a buttload of games (which was good), but that superabundance made me feel that I couldn’t vote unless I had played most of them. Such a daunting task got thrown on the old back burner, which means I didn’t get around to voting. So yes, take this post with a grain of salt.
Lost Pig winning nearly every category disappoints me. I’m not really sure what people see in impossible puzzles, loquacious but unhelpful NPCs, and claustrophobic environs. (Gentlemen, start your psychoanalysis!) I’m confused by people who claimed that the game was easy. How in the heck do you figure that one? The other games I don’t have any experience with (except one which I also disliked), but the number of unfamiliar authors was refreshing.
