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VGKing on 16 April 2013
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Mr Puggsly said:
VGKing said:

How do you know if a movie is a blockbuster? Yes, box office numbers are important but so are the actors, the script and director. Go see a movie on the Syfy channel and you'll see the difference.

It's the same for games. AAA games are instantly recognizable. Budget isn't the only thing that makes Forza AAA. It has high production values and it is an overall high quality game. Reviews even agree that it is a good game as it its in the mid 80s.

Homefront is a AAA title that failed to sell well but apprently well enough to warrant a sequel. The game is AAA, or at the very least very close to it. 

So no, PSABR, Twisted Metal and LBP Karting aren't AAA titles. Not even close. Just because a game flops, it doesnt' mean it isn't AAA. Haze and Heavenly Sword are 2 examples of this. I don't know how much simpler I can put this for you. 

block·bust·er  

/ˈbläkˌbəstər/
Noun
  1. A thing of great power or size, in particular.
  2. A movie, book, or other product that is a great commercial success.

According to that a blockbuster is just success. So maybe a blockbuster and AAA game aren't the same thing.

Homefront underwhelmed in sales and critical reception. It turned out to be a low quality game and short game. Yet you still consider it Triple A? The line clearly gets blurry.

You could probably make it more simple for me. Since you haven't really proved anything.

Homefront was marketed as a AAA title. It was going up against Call of Duty and Battlefield. No, blockbuster and AAA are not the same thing but they are similar. Blockbuster applies more to movies than games. 

What separates PSN games from retail games? Have you ever heard of a psn game that is "AAA'? There are none. PSN games don't have high production values,t hey don't have high budgets and they don't have millions of dollars in marketing to support them. Uncharted 3 has high quality voice acting, good script, high production values, high budget, lots of marketing....etc. Even if the game flopped it would still be a AAA game.

Twisted Metal = High-budget PSN-like game at best.
Starhawk = Mediocre new IP.
PSABR = More like a high-budget PSN game. It is not "AAA" material for a variety of obvious reasons. Play the game and you can tel its cheap. Menus are bland, story sequences are very low-quality and the biggest, most important characters didn't make th cut. Why? Budget. The game had a very limited budget.