Hi guys,
how are you doing?
I'll try to share my insights on the matter.
Basically, I received the most ratings; I believe it was 29 ratings in total, in addition to over 40 comments, I think.
Most of the feedback and comments were positive, with good interactions.
I honestly presumed, without any second thoughts, that I was winning the first place. However, I think the Itchio rating system doesn't work like that.
One of the Biga Arcade team members (BIGA Dev ) mentioned on Discord that the participants of last year's jam wanted ratings instead of judges judging entries.
I honestly think that it's fairer and more professional to have adequate results come from judges judging the entries. But, again, in defense of the Biga Arcade Team ratings were demanded by last year's participants, so Biga Arcade listened to last year's feedbacks and tried to improve their system.
While the idea of the ratings being rigged is understandable, I don't think it can be proved.
If it can be proved, I suggest letting the Biga Arcade team know your point of views and demand an investigation.
But if you want it to be investigated, it should be before the determination of the winners.
If the winners are already selected, it wouldn't be fair to change that. It wouldn't be fair to the winners and wouldn't be fair to the competition and game jam itself .
Thank you in advance for interacting .
-Ilias.