It would be wonderful if all that was necessary to make a great work of art was a good idea. Unfortunately, this isn't so, and the road to making an idea into real art is full of pitfalls, and chances for things to go astray. Or perhaps not astray- perhaps these artists made exactly what they meant to, and it's on us for seeing a different, better possibility in them. Whatever the case, these are good ideas gone wrong. These are the Most Misguided of 2024. The Nominees Are: Dragon Ball GT Dragon Ball PROJECT:Multi Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Jackbox Naughty Pack Long Gone Days Marvel Rivals The McRib Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Palworld Princess Peach: Showtime! Rabbit & Steel Solo Leveling Tactical Breach Wizards Tekken 8 Tetris Forever Here's our write-up for the winners! Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2024 is Afternoon After the Rain by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from Sarracenian on Bluesky. The rules summary music for this category is Faith to Face from AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative, our Biggest Disappointment "winner" from the Gimmick Awards 2022.