I think between the two of you, you've illustrated the subjective nature of both settings and game mechanics. Many, many people think that the Witcher 3 had bot

I think between the two of you, you've illustrated the subjective nature of both settings and game mechanics. Many, many people think that the Witcher 3 had both good setting and good game mechanics, that's why its one of the most acclaimed game of all time, critically and from consumers. There's really no winning strategy here. The best creators can do is try to target what they know their existing fanbase will like, or target a fanbase as the audience they want to get. Miyamoto is really good at this. CDProjekt is also really good at this.