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know that the product we're working on isn't gonna be a GOTY Is there more than one game of the year? Is it more important to get the adulation from critics or
by dfxm12 8y ago
know that the product we're working on isn't gonna be a GOTY
Is there more than one game of the year? Is it more important to get the adulation from critics or from gamers (I guess measure in sales?). Or do gamers really listen to critics?
- thecatspaw 8y agoYes, everyone and their grandmother can be a critic and there's about an equal amount of GOTY's however, I took that more as an indication that they know the game wont be well received, rather than literally not beeing GOTY
- dfxm12 8y agoI know, but, that's not what I'm saying. There's being well received by critics (GOTY) vs well received by gamers (sales, I suppose). These aren't always the same the other media like film, tv, music, etc. What's really more important to a game studio? That their customers like them or meaningless praise from game critics (which, as you suggest might not have the best credentials).
- lentil_soup 8y agoyou want both, and they're usually quite correlated. Having a low score on Metacritic is a pretty good indicator that your game will not sell.