| binary solo said: I think most people expected Until Dawn to sell poorly, until it didn't. Same with Shadow of Mordor. Despite critics apparently not mattering according to some people, if a game like this or Until Dawn gets a media/critic reaction of "Hey, this game is much better than I thought it would be - 7.8" then that sort of buzz will drive sales. Conversely if a game gets "meh, this game is OK but not as good as I hoped - 7.5" then this will depress sales. Even though the actual critic scores for such games might be very similar. |
Problem is, although you're right that both of those games were helped by surprisingly good reviews, they are also far easier sells. SoM is a game in the LOTR universe, Until Dawn is a horror game.
Even if it reviews better than expected, Last Guardian is a puzzle-platformer with a weird animal thing.
