Big Bass Bonanza wins The Best Game award

[LadyJelena]

Hey everybody


I'm back from London igaming conference!

Still really excited about @Casinomeister receiving Lifetime Achievement award at iGB Awards ceremony, but Best Game for 2021 award also caught my attention - I was immediately wondering whether you'll agree or not for "Big Bass Bonanza" by Pragmatic Play winning it!

Would love to hear your thoughts

 

[greylady]

Hey everybody


I'm back from London igaming conference!

Still really excited about @Casinomeister receiving Lifetime Achievement award at iGB Awards ceremony, but Best Game for 2021 award also caught my attention - I was immediately wondering whether you'll agree or not for "Big Bass Bonanza" by Pragmatic Play winning it!

Would love to hear your thoughts



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Too many teases in game, then the countless dead spins in the bonus, wouldn't have been my first choice!

 

[LadyJelena]

Thanks @greylady, fair enough

 

[YouTubeSlots]

I actually am not surprised, It deserves to win in my opinion.

I love all the bass games and i cant be the only one,
Most other gaming providers have caught on and are now releasing there own clone versions of big bass. haha

Its a great game for me as its not hard to bonus at all most days anyway.
And the amount of time i have had these big bass games bonus on the 1st spin opening up the game or my last spin before busting out is unreal definetly over 15 times i would say, But i play these bass games a lot.

Also worth pointing out the theme, colours, etc are very immersive and engaging!



P.S i call the fisherman Steve. And on bigger bass bonanza i call him Disco Steve!

Dont ask me why........

Ill get me Rod.........

 

[LadyJelena]

Haha thanks @kou187 !

You made me wanna try out this game

 

[sufferinsilence]

It's not even an original idea, there are various themes of this kind of slot released before this like Gamomat's La Dolce Vita. Slot of the year should atleast be unique and "fresh".

 

[Mr_Slot5]

Fishin’ Frenzy is a far superior game that actually seems to pay in bonus, in my opinion. Obviously it’s a few years old now.

The multipliers on Big Bass in the bonus just seem mostly for show to me. Once you get to the higher multis the fishermen never seem to land. Fishin’ Frenzy is just a more solid performer in my eyes.

 

[Kroffe]

I think the game is good, but not game of the year good.
There have been many similar slots in the past from different providers, so they just took an already popular concept and tweaked it a bit.
A more innovative slot should have won imo, the ideas and all the extra work that goes into coming up with something new should be rewarded.

 

[LadyJelena]

Forgot to mention other games being shortlisted for this award:

Clover Rollover 2 by Eyecon
Congo Cash by Wild Streak Gaming
Hyper Strike by Gameburger Studios
Katmandu Gold by Elk Studios
Primate King by Red Tiger
Reactoonz 2 by Play'n GO
San Quentin xWays by Nolimit City
Take Santa's Shop by Betsoft
Twin Spin Megaways by NetEnt

 

[dionysus]

*shrugs * its fun enough, but unfortunately, even playing at their Social Site, doesnt really give you a true representation because they shop out the slot at varying RTPs to different casinos that want and lease the lower RTP version.

I'm playing, and prefer, Big Fishing Fortune; maybe it too, has lower RTPs but I like the guaranteed prize in the FS/bonus

 

[heojinus]

I hate most of the shortlisted game lol

 

[sufferinsilence]

I hate most of the shortlisted game lol

Hate is a strong word but is that really the best the iGaming world had to offer in 2021? I don't even know some of them...

 

[dionysus]

TBH, @dunover does a better yr end poll, and members that play slots into the ground, have a better understanding of slots ; after all, we sink deposits into them throughout the yr

 

[Jono777]

...more or less word-for-word what Greylady said!

 

[dunover]

TBH, @dunover does a better yr end poll, and members that play slots into the ground, have a better understanding of slots ; after all, we sink deposits into them throughout the yr

They are all pretty shite aside from San Quentin and Katmandu Gold. P.S. speaking to a few developers I know and it turns out that those bloody fish games became surprisingly well played after the original Blueprint one, then the Pragmatic one was far more popular so every developer wants one, even BTG with their Golden Catch MW. Plenty more fish in the sea I fear.

 

[The Viking]

Forgot to mention other games being shortlisted for this award:

Clover Rollover 2 by Eyecon
Congo Cash by Wild Streak Gaming
Hyper Strike by Gameburger Studios
Katmandu Gold by Elk Studios
Primate King by Red Tiger
Reactoonz 2 by Play'n GO
San Quentin xWays by Nolimit City
Take Santa's Shop by Betsoft
Twin Spin Megaways by NetEnt

Who did that shortlist more or less all crap exept San Quentin, also some of them came out in 2020

 

[dionysus]

They are all pretty shite aside from San Quentin and Katmandu Gold. P.S. speaking to a few developers I know and it turns out that those bloody fish games became surprisingly well played after the original Blueprint one, then the Pragmatic one was far more popular so every developer wants one, even BTG with their Golden Catch MW. Plenty more fish in the sea I fear.

If a Book Of..I dunno, fucking Turnips, wins, I'm done

 

[aceking123]

Can't see how you can make a game which is a clone & get it voted as people have said, far as I'm aware fishing frenzy was the original one, which is better, same goes for BOD, just a nova clone.
Can't see who would make such a poor list........

 

[09237653]

Joking arent you, the game is terrible, I bet it was voted on by a ton of people who dont actually play slots.

 

[Lemon]

The real congratulations should go to Reel Time Gaming for Fishing Frenzy; an original and well-designed slot game which has been very successful and spawned numerous clones. They are the real game designers - whose games others are then able to copy with minimal tweaks, most of the work having already been done for them.

It's a sad day and an extremely poor reflection on the industry as a whole when a slot from a parasitic game studio, which is such an obvious rip-off of an existing concept, can be celebrated in such a way. They don't drive the industry forwards in a creative capacity at all.

 

[X-Raided]

Elk Studios is making some great games! Nitropolis 3 is extremely entertaining and original. I haven't experienced anything quite like it before.

The shortlist should have at least included a Nitropolis title from Elk Studios instead of Katmandu Gold, IMO.

As for the winner... If it's based on popularity, yeah, Big Bass Bonanza deserves 1st place.
Pragmatic knew they had a hit on their hands too.. They QUICKLY released a Christmas version, a sequel
AND a megaways version, all within the same year.

 

[Jono777]

Joking arent you, the game is terrible, I bet it was voted on by a ton of people who dont actually play slots.

Votes were cast by the entire UKGC staff only!

 

[curremon]

Pragmatic paid for votes... That slot deserves to Be one of The worst with absolutely worst coding ever...

 

[thr0b]

Pragmatic paid for votes... That slot deserves to Be one of The worst with absolutely worst coding ever...

I love it. Easy to bonus, guaranteed 10x payout in the bonus as well. As they drop in so frequently, this in itself never feels a let down either.

Only thing I don’t like, and it’s clearly by design as it happens in all four versions of the game - the third scatter sound effect always plays before the scatter has actually landed. Only coding “problem” I can think of, and it’s a decision, not a bug.

 

[dionysus]

I love it. Easy to bonus,

Kind of. Depends really, where you play it and what low-tier RTP is offered

 

[TheAddict]

Played it once.
Got 4 scatters very quickly.
Got excited.
Didnt even manage to get to the 2nd multiplier.
Closed the game before remembering to take a picture for the screenshots that bloody suck ass thread.

 

[spoo42]

Played BBB just after it first appeared and played it for a couple of hours getting endless amount of bonus's - at the time i was astounded at how often it was bonusing - i recall one would finish, then another drop in within the next 10-15 spins and this went on for the first hour i played it.

Maybe i was just lucky that first night of play, since then its mostly done sod all whenever ive given it a go - i dont mind the game, but i do prefer the original fishin frenzy which i still play sometimes. (i also have to mention i didnt mind the xmas BBB , as i got 5 free spins last xmas from a site and hit bonus with the 2000x fish )

So i didn't mind BBB, but i prefer fishin frenzy and I would have had a few other games id have chosen for best game ahead of BBB.

 

[leejwh]

A few clarifications on Big Bass:

• Different casinos can run different RTP “packages” for the same Pragmatic title. Check the (i) panel in-game for the RTP at your site—that’s what matters to your results.
• Scatters in this series don’t pay as line wins. 5 scats just boosts the bonus start (more spins/level), not a 2,100x instant payout. The “max win” is a theoretical cap across the whole bonus, not a promise for a symbol combo.
• Hooks/dynamite etc. are RNG-driven nudges. They don’t change RTP; they’re reveal mechanics.
• Feeling “linked” across sites is just variance + volatility. Each spin is independent and audited (UKGC).

*snip*