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naruball on 11 December 2013
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JWeinCom said:
JoeTheBro said:
JWeinCom said:

Quality has an impact on sales.  His opinion is that the game is low quality.  He assumes others feel that way as well.  This mean that the game will not have strong word of mouth sales, demo inspired sales, or positive internet buzz.  This in combination with other factors will make the game dead.  Not saying I agree (I've only played a brief demo) but it makes perfect sense.

I understand. My problem is with the assumption that others feel the same way. I'm not calling this specific poster out but just people in general that do this. Posting metacritic or a user review thread would be evidence that people think a specific way about a game. Posting a personal opinion isn't.

 

Also based off our conversations of PSASBR, I doubt you'll like Knack. Their's huge variety with how the enemies fight, but Knack is very limited with his moves.


Well, he also pointed out general opinion, so with the two factors, it's a fairly sound case.

As for PSASBR, I believe what we were discussing their was viable moves and strategies, which is something that applies more to fighting games.  As for Knack, I played a demo and I enjoyed it.  Reminded me of the Lego games a bit.  Controls well, looks great, and smacking enemies is satisfying.  I had fun for the 15 minutes I played it.  However, if the reviews are accurate, and those 15 minutes showed pretty much all the game had to offer in terms of combat and level design, then I probably wouldn't enjoy the full game.

Joe is actually absolutely right. This is not about his opinion, to which he is entitled, it's about the lack of logic and the weakness of imagine's argument. "I played it, it's boring, it's dead" makes no sense. "I played it, it's boring. Considering the general consensus from reviewers and the sales, I think it's dead" would actually make some sense. Because the boring part is separated, as it has nothing to do with potential sales. Joe's example about COD was spot on. Whether Joe likes COD or not is by no means a good indication of sales.