Game Wisdom | Understanding Success in the Game Industry | #gamewisdom Critical Thought #gamedev #indiedev @Game-wisdom | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
For this critical thought, I went on about how difficult it is to understand long-term success as a game developer and why just looking at sales or review numbers is not enough. As a bonus, I broke down just what the real success of Elden Ring was on PC.

0:00 Intro
00:22 Making it as a game developer
00:54 Why sequels are popular
2:49 Sinking Costs
3:25 The Kinds of Sequels
4:15 Understanding your market
8:11 Completion Critiques on Elden Ring
20:05 Measuring Long-term Success
24:07 Conclusion
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