Why don't certain Ps3 games (Infamous series) sell good?

[kaneada]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

kaneada said:

ps3-sales! said:

It's a bit odd that a series so critically acclaimed as the Infamous series has not sold up to the same standard of the games. I realize that quality doesn't equal sales, but I thought Sony actually did a good job with marketing Infamous 1/2 to the mainstream.

The first game is at 2.3 million, while the superior second game is just at a little above 1 million.

While games such as prototype outsell it. A little odd.

Thoughts?

Eh Overall I thought that Infamous was a little boring...riddled with too much side content which hampers the main game progression...I get the whole sandbox concept, but a little focused linearity never hurt...

Do you get on GTA's case for that?

I only comment on games I actually play and I haven't touched GTA since I used to play the shareware version in HS in programming class. As a general rule I don't play many sand box games because they are not my cup of tea, though I did think RDR was okay and the first AC was pretty decent though I think those games had the same problems to varying degrees.

Sandbox games kind of seem like  a series of compartmentalized mini games where they all have the same general rules and never really seem to get anyore difficult than the last time you had to complete the same objective. To me that detracts from the play experience. I realize though that I am in the minority on that opinion becuase all the games I've mentioned are million sellers, so obivously people love them. But if you put Bayonetta and GTA IV in front of me and ask me to pick one, I'd am almost always going to choose Bayonetta...