Too hardcore and visually strange/stylish for the mainstream audience.
Not enough focus on unimportant things (realistic highend visuals).
Not enough handholding.
And another factor I hate about the games is the stupid digital dick size comparing "you wasted 5minutes enjoying the nice scenery we created for this level so you dont get a platinum but only a bronce medal"
Why the hell do I need to be rated while playing a game? Make this optional please.
But that above mentioned problem I have does not prevent me from buying their games. I just close my eyes everytime I see a stupid "LEVEL CLEAR" or whatever "popup" :). I am not interested in stuff like that or trophies etc that have no real purpose. Let me unlock stuff the better I get okay but dont give me a trophy or medal for the sake of giving me a trophy or medal... (Games with challenges like Smash Brawl that unlock stuff that has value is what I want)
Only roughly 10% of todays gamers are gamers so if you dont market it enough and if you cant offer stuff that appeals to the mainstream you have a hard time selling it.
Platinum Games is niche and thats exactly how gaming has to be. Everything that goes mainstream is bad be it music movies etc. (The only exception to the rule is if something got a following when it was still niche and then with alot of luck became mainstream. Stuff that is directly made to be mainstream on the other hand is always bad)
