Misao Awards

Yearly awards given out to recognize RPG Maker excellence. They are usually given out around December.

2006

Best Non-RPG Game:

• Blobagotchi

Best CBS:

• Legend of the Philosopher's Stone

Most Anticipated Release:

• A Blurred Line: The Line Ends

Worst Game:

• Paladin of the White Dragon

Worst Graphics:

• Paladin of the White Dragon

Best Music:

• Wilfred, the Hero

Worst Music:

• Paladin of the White Dragon

Best Storyline:

• Eldritch

Worst Storyline:

• Paladin of the White Dragon

Best Use of Sound:

• Solstice

Best Female Protagonist:

• Karen, Kinetic Cipher (Again)

Best Use of Mack & Blue:

• Starlancer 6

Best Use of Ripped Graphics:

• Final Fantasy VII-2

Most Cliché Character:

• Celia, Phantasia 3

Best Allusion to Mythology:

• Eldritch

Best Puzzle Design:

• Kinetic Cipher (Again)

Best World Map:

• Beyond Dreams

Best Game that is Part of a Series:

• Phantasia 3

Sleeper Hit of 2005:

• Mercenary Episode 1: Betrayal

Most Interesting Title of a Game:

• Solstice - Bad Artemis, I'm Freezing, Moon VI, Volume Zero: From Madness Through The Eyes Of Fear

Best Complete Game:

• Aveyond

Best Cliffhanger Ending:

• Demon Legacy

Best CMS:

• Wilfred, the Hero

Best Atmosphere:

• Abstract Paroxysm

Most Disappointing Game:

• Paladin of the White Dragon

Most Overhyped Game:

• Legacies of Dondoran

Buggiest Game Award:

• Paladin of the White Dragon

Most Technical Prowess:

• Carius

Best Special Effects:

• Mystic Legends

Best ABS:

• Litearc's ABS demo

Best Presentation:

• Beyond Dreams

Person Who Has a Future in the Gaming Biz(tie):

• East
• Sovan Jedi

The "This Should Not Exist" Award:

• Final Fantasy XXX-2

The "You Did All That Yourself!?!?" Award (Best Custom GFX):

• Wilfred, the Hero

The "There Is No Spoon" Award (game design/coding that defies all logic):

• Zebbulo

Mistiest Vaporware:

• Fates of Alerha

Best Customized-DBS:

• Eldritch

Most Innovative Game:

• The Wonder Shooter

Best Futuristic Game:

• Epic: The Genesis Project

Best Demo:

• Wilfred, the Hero

Best Intro Scene:

• Wyesse

Best Fan Game:

• Final Fantasy Empires

Most Challenging Game:

• Psychopolitical Drama Phylomortis: Avant Garde

Best Secret/Easter Egg:

• Mana Conquest

The Wile E. Coyote Award for Best Idea That Backfired:

• Grand Worlds of Gamingw
• Phantasy Star III 2K (tie)

Best Dialogue:

• Akasha Seal

Best Replayability:

• Mana Conquest

Coolest character:

• Fausto, The Legend of the Philosopher's Stone

Coolest RGSS Scripts:

• Psychopolitical Drama Phylomortis: Avant-Garde

Game with the Most Pointless Overlays:

• Sacrilege

Game with the Coolest Character and Monster Skills:

• Solstice

l33test RGSS Coder:

• RPG Advocate

Best looking (graphically) game for 2006:

• Rose Chronicles

Most anticipated fangame for 2006:

• Final Fantasy Empires

Worst Dialogue:

• Psychopolitical Drama Phylomortis: Avant Garde

Best Boss Fight:

• Jade, Rubis, and Coral, Solstice

Best Map Design:

• The Legend of the Philosopher's Stone

Most Useless Scripts:

• Utopian Chaos XP

Best horror game:

• Backstage

Best game without CBS or CMS:

• Mana Conquest

Best Cut Scene:

• Acetonic Mushrooms series

2005

Best Technical Prowess:

• Legacy001

Best Visual Consistency:

• Ara Fell

Spike TV Award For Entirely Irrelevant Pop Culture References:

• Antioch Wars

Best Use Of RPG Maker XP RTP:

• Reminiscence

Most Dramatic Game:

• The Way 5

Biggest Improvement:

• Laxius Power 3: The Final Terror

Best Cutscene:

• Bmage's Entrance, Pokemon: The Evil Inside 2

Best Opening Sequence:

• The Way 5

Best Puzzle Game:

• Enter the Cave

Best Minigame:

• Snowboarding in Pokemon: The Evil Iniside 2

Best non-clichi game:

• The Way 5

Best Game by an Inexperienced Author:

• Love and War

Best Romantic Subplot:

• Ryan and Lavie - Love and War

Worst use of RMXP:

• Magivolve

Best Quote:

• Most of the stuff Juno says, Love and War

Worst Map Design:

• Final Destiny

Cancelled project with the most promise:

• Confidentus Fabuli

Best Parody:

• Adventures of MISTER BIG T 4: New Chapter

Most boring game:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Game Title:

• Love and War

Best Use of Sounds:

• Laxius Power 3: The Final Terror

Most Non-Linear Game:

• Laxius Power 3

Least Favorite Protagonist:

• Aaron - Aaron's Revenge

Most Favorite Deuteragonist:

• Lavie, Love and War

Least Favorite Deuteragonist:

• Adrian, Ara Fell

Least Favourite Antagonist:

• Strata The Way 5

Worst Story:

• KoRuLDiA

Most farfetched story:

• Pokemon: The Evil Inside 2

Worst Game Title:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Monsters:

• Laxius Power 3

Biggest Disappointment:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Medieval RPG:

• Laxius Power 3

Best War Game:

• Pokemon: The Evil Inside 2

Worst Spelling/Grammar:

• Magivolve

Best Game Without Use of a Male Main Character:

• Ara Fell

Best Character Sprite:

• Colt, Pokemon: The Evil Inside

Worst Use of Music/Audio:

• Final Destiny

Best Preview Writer:

• Marcus

Best Atmosphere:

• Laxius Power 3 : The Final Terror

Best Final Fantasy Fan Game:

• Final Fantasy: Blackmoon Prophecy

Scariest Game:

• Fear

Most Innovative Game:

• Pokemon: The Evil Inside 2

Best Game Pacing:

• The Way 5

Best CBS:

• Pokemon: The Evil Inside 2

Game with the most Pointless Lighting Effects:

• Dementia Praecox

Best game without a CBS or CMS:

• Ara Fell

The Worst Failure:

• Abstract Paroxysm

Best Rm2k Game:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Ending:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Dialogue:

• The Way 5

Game that Best Plays with Your Emotions:

• The Way 5

Best Original Music:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Epic Game:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Custom Graphics:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Gameplay:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Rm2k3 Game:

• Ara Fell

Best Sidequests:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Character Development:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Backstory:

• Laxius Power 3

Most Replay Value:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Demo:

• Legend of the Philosopher's Stone

Best Map Design:

• Laxius Power 3

Funniest Character:

• Wendala, Laxius Power 3

Most Overhyped Game:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Story:

• Tie: Laxius Power 3
• The Way Ep. 5

Best Fangame:

• Final Fantasy: Blackmoon Prophecy

Best use of pictures in a game:

• Laxius Power 3

Best use of lighting/shadows:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Hero:

• Rhue, The Way 5

Best Villain:

• Rixian, Laxius Power 3

Best Graphics:

• Laxius Power 3

Best use of RTP:

• Enter the Cave

Best Article Writer:

• Xanqui

Most Likeable Character:

• Coryool and Wendala, Laxius Power 3

Best Graphics Artist:

• JPC

Best Cast:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Female Character:

• Lita, Ara Fell

Best Animal Character:

• Guanidia, Laxius Power 3

Best ABS:

• Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake

Most Mysterious Character:

• Gaius, The Way 5

Unexpected Sleeper Hit of the Year:

• Sunset Over Imdahl

RPG That Most Needs a Sequel:

• A Blurred Line

Best Futuristic Game:

• Abstract Paroxysm

Best Cliche Game:

• Channel Changer

Most Realistic Dialog:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Coder:

• RPG

Best Cancelled Game:

• Princess Alanadale

Hottest girl from an RM Game:

• Goddess Yveen, Laxius Power 3

Worst Dialog:

• Story of the Earth and Star

Best CMS:

• Legend of the Philosopher's Stone

Best Complete Game:

• Laxius Power 3

Best Reviewer:

• Bloodrose

Most Promising Custom Engine Screenshots:

• Final Fantasy Mythologies

Most Promising Story:

• The Way 5

Most Anticipated Game of 2005:

• The Way Episode 6

Darkest Story:

• The Way 5

Best Comedy Game:

• cRaZy_gUy's Journey

Best Game Series:

• Laxius Power (series) 1-3

Game of the Year:

• Laxius Power 3

2004

Most Rushed Game:

• SpireBattle

Xenogears Award:

• Anthology ( Shadowtext's Chapter )

Best Cancelled:

• DemovEasy Mac 2

Best Cast:

• The Way

Best CBS or ABS:

• The Frozen World

Best CMS:

• The Way

Best Chain Game:

• GW's First Chain Game

Best Character:

• Rhue, The Way

Best Comedy Game:

• Easy Mac 2

Best Complete Game:

• Romancing Walker

Best Graphics:

• The Way

Best Cutscene:

• Press Conference and ending, The Frozen World

Best Dialogue:

• The Way

Most Anticipated Game:

• ABL: Line's End

Best Game of the Year:

• The Way: Episode 4

Best Game Series:

• The Way

Best Title For a Game:

• Until We Get to Heaven

Best Graphics Artist:

• FLARE

Best Minigame:

• Plunge System, The Way

Best Music:

• The Way

Best non-RPG:

• Push!

Most original concept:

• The Frozen World

Best plot:

• The Way

Best coded game:

• The Way

Best article writer:

• Xanqui

Best RTP Game:

• Kraire Storm

Best villain:

• Strata, The Way

Biggest Disappointment:

• Dragon's Destiny 2 being cancelled

Biggest Ripoff:

• Final Fantasy 13

Easiest Rm2k/3 Game:

• Easy Quest Trilogy

Best Support Character:

• Traziun, The Way

Most Annoying Game:

• Final Fantasy 13

Most Difficult Game:

• The Blue Contestant/The Frozen World

Most Grotesque Scene:

• Anything from Dooms 2

Laggiest Game:

• Rm2k Survivor: NYSE

Most Mysterious Character:

• Rhue, Serena, Gaius or Phantom Slasher, The Way

Most Overhyped Game:

• Final Fantasy 0

Most Pretentious Game:

• Legion Saga R

Most Technically Advanced Game:

• The Way

Sleeper Hit of the Year:

• Push!

Best Theme ( What is being taught in the game ):

• A Blurred Line

Worst Fad:

• Final Fantasy Fangames

Worst Character:

• Chano, Channel Changer

Worst Dialog:

• Final Fantasy 13

Worst Game of the Year:

• The Donald Fuck RPG

2003

Best CMS:

• Final Fantasy: Crystal Wings

Best Overall Cast:

• Aurora Wing

Best Use of Mack and Blue:

• Until My Finest Hour

Best use of RTP:

• Jay's Journey

Best use of sound effects:

• Until My Finest Hour

Most Annoying character:

• Lehyne, Phylomortis 2

Worst Dialog:

• Eden Saga

Best Art:

• Idunn Ymiraldor

Best CBS:

• Aurora Wing

Best Comedy Game:

• The Most Stupidest Game Ever Re-duh

Best Complete Game:

• Legion Saga 3

Best Dialog:

• Maranda/With His Father's Sword

Best Dungeons:

• The Way

Best Fangame:

• Final Fantasy: Crystal Wings

Best Individual Character:

• Rhue, The Way

Best Music:

• Fuji Yume

Best overall graphics:

• Idunn Ymiraldor

Best reviewer:

• RPG Advocate

Best Rm2k game moment:

• Rooftop scene/Destruction of Philadelphia, Idunn Ymiraldor

Best use of a cliche:

• Rooftop scene/Chris the adorable tomboy, Idunn Ymiraldor

Best villain:

• Shadar, Demon Legacy

Biggest Mistake of the year:

• RTP 1.32

Funniest Game:

• RTP Unlimited: Silent Thoughts

Game that failed the most:

• Legion Saga 3

Hardest Game:

• Phylomortis 2 PBFS

Most anticipated game feature:

• Tamagotchi things, Idunn Ymiraldor

Most controversial game:

• Tabernacle

Most descriptive world:

• Phylomortis 2 PBFS

Most laggy game:

• Until My Finest Hour

Most likely to be finished:

• Idunn Ymiraldor

Most overhyped:

• Legion Saga 3

Most overrated:

• Legion Saga 3

Most promising upcoming game:

• Idunn Ymiraldor

Most talented coder:

• Laughy

Worst plot:

• Rm2k checkers

Worst reviewer:

• Lithium

Best game of the year:

• The Way

2002

Best Graphics:

• Nigsek

Best Music:

• Diary of a Madman

Best Plot:

• ABL

Best Character:

• Ganthithor (Diary of a Madman)
• Nigsek (Nigsek)

Best Villain:

• Kersh: ABL

Most Innovative Feature:

• FMVs in Nigsek

Most Fun:

• ABL

Best CBS:

• Eternal Souls

Best Supporting Cast:

• ABL

Best Title Screen:

• Destiny's Call Complete

Most Overhyped:

• Final Frontier

Sleeper of the Year:

• Legion Saga 2

Greatest Risk that Succeeded:

• Nigsek's use of FMVs

Greatest Risk that Failed:

• Mostach Sheep

Best Game Title:

• ABL

Most Blatant Ripoff Game:

• Final Fantasy 7: Ancestral Vengeance

Worst Game of the Year:

• Magus Returns

Best Reviewer:

• Juan de Fuca

External Links

http://www.queenscourt.org - Website where the awards are held.