What reviewers/developers/enthusiasts like is not what sells games.

[LordTheNightKnight]

SaviorX said:

Seece said:

GTAIV has sold just under San Andreas in the same time scale, Vice City also did 12 mil in 2 years, GTAIV 17 mill.

GTAIV will hit 18 mill by end of the gen easy

I read this reply, and all I could think was, "he typed way too much for you to just respond to that".

Knight, this thread really shows the depth of your mind. It is hard to follow your thought process, because it makes the most sense to you, the creator. I will say this though, the best part was when you explained the faults of this line of thinking on a game by game basis (Madworld, Dead Space, etc).

I agree with the overall idea though. What enables these titles to sell isn't so clear cut, and just copying and pasting (if you are a diferent company) doesn't work either. Bits and pieces cannot create an entire package. Plus, in sequels, te values that people want in these games may change.

Off-topic: All this "mature" stuff needs to stop.

Okay, I agree the flow isn't the best. I'll consider this a rough draft, and see if I can make a better article for this later.

Any suggestions on how to improve this?