Monster Boy Switch preorders 10 times higher than PS4

[Lawlight]

Alkibiádēs said:

Lawlight said:

Indie games do tend to get bigger scores. Ever wondered why then we never see them get game of the year awards? Because their scores aren’t comparable to bigger games’ scores. How many people would think that Celeste is better than Bloodborne, for example?

And Switch had more high scoring games - what’s your cutoff there? And I am assuming that you’re counting all the ports and the WiiU games that were pushed back for the Switch?

Because gaming outlets are sponsored by big publishers. There's not much money to be made from declaring an indie "game of the year".

Just look at the Oscars for animation, studio ghibli movies barely stand a chance despite their critical acclaim. It's almost always won by some Disney or Pixar flick.

And I think Celeste is better than Bloodborne, and I'm sure there are more people who think alike.

So, if gaming outlets arw sponsored by big publishers, why aren’t those big publishers’ games getting higher scores?

Celeste has a 7.1 user score on metacritic vs Bloodborne’s 8.9. You may like Celeste more but you’re in the minority of people who would pick Celeste if given the choice of either Celeste or Bloodborne coming to their platform of choice.

And I don’t watch the Oscars.