PC Indie Game of the Year: You Have to Burn the Rope

[MFS]

Since YHTBTR generated so much heat in an earlier thread, I thought it might be worth mentioning that the game has been selected by Brian Crecente (editor in chief of Kotaku) as the Best PC Indie game of 2008.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...t-video-games/

[papillon]

... now that's insulting. But then, I don't exactly expect my views to align with kotaku, ever

[RinkuHero]

Ha.

It also gave Cortex Command a runner-up mention, but that game wasn't released in 2008.

[Reactor]

Looks like indie games just went the way of Youtube videos.

[Nikster]

Kotaku..... fail.......

[ChrisP]

Since YHTBTR generated so much heat in an earlier thread, I thought it might be worth mentioning[/url]

I just had an awesome idea. If we post enough of these threads, we can use the heat generated to power the entire continental United States for a year, thus solving that country's energy crisis in one clean stroke and dramatically reducing worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. For the long term we'll need to create a reliable system of "joke" games being created and then nominated for the IGF and other high-profile awards, so that the energy output remains high. (Save the planet - maintain the rage.)

Quick, someone tell Barack Obama!

Of course, we will first need to perform scientific studies to ensure that the global warming caused by all the flame threads doesn't outweigh the reduction of greenhouse gas output.

[JGOware]

I'm SO STOKED!!! I can actually code something like this! And afford the media as well! woo hoo!

[kevintrepanier]

... wow ...

YHTBTR is more than over-hyped...

We need a game categorization based on the average playtime... There is full feature movies, short movies and youtube. There is LP albums and singles. There is novels and short stories. And you don't see a short movie or a youtube joke (no matter how clever) win an oscar.

What is there for games, really? We need a categorization to avoid this kind of insulting crap in the future.

(I still think YHTBTR is an interesting and important game, but it certainly does not deserve any kind of innovation prize or so what.)

[MFS]

sarcasm

True, posting flamebait isn't something I condone; that's why the link I posted has a listing of the Top PC Indie games of 2008, as well as the Top Downloadable games of 2008 (which are mostly indie as well.)

So YHTBTR might inflame the announcement, but it's still announcement worthy IMHO

[Desktop Gaming]

I'm working on my game "You Have To Shovel The Poop" for next year.

Its a dead cert.

But seriously, things like this make a mockery of the whole system. Much like the Mercury Music Prize.

[Acord]

Don't be so sure. "Beating a Dead Horse" will be my first 2D undertaking in over a decade, and it's sure to win!

[princec]

I expect the number of entries next year will decline sharply. At least by 1.

Cas