The creator of Shadows of the Damned belives that studios place too much emphasins on notes
, by Thibaut
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Suda51, CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture, spoke out on the current lack of variety in games.
According to the Japanese auteur, the problem largely stems from the importance given to studios and publishers on Metacritic scores.
"Everybody pays too much attention to and cares too much about Metacritic scores. It's gotten to the point where there's almost a set formula – if you want to get a high Metacritic score, this is how you make the game. If you've got a game that doesn't fit into that formula, that marketability scope, it loses points on Metacritic. The bigger companies might not want to deal with that kind of thing. That might not be the main reason, but that's certainly one reason why. Everyone cares too much about the numbers."
Suda51 adds that he doesn't pay much attention to Metacritic averages. He says he prefers "putting the games out that we want to put out and having people playing the games we want them to be able to play".
Source: gamesindustry.biz