Speak of the Devil...Timothy Cain released this video today, wherein he talks about how despite having only 1/10th the sales of another of his games, The Outer Worlds, Fallout remains the project he is most know for, and which continues to be a part of the 'zeitgeist'. He actually used that word, I wonder if he's lurking here . I can't help but post it here.
If you really want to talk about 'forgotten' games, then Arcanum is that game, it also might be his best. The Outer Worlds might soon be too, who knows. I don't really see the influence of those games on the industry.
Yup, as I've argued, popularity does NOT equal quality. Some popular games may very well also be quality games, but there is no linear relationship between the two. And in my view, the more popular a thing, the more likely that thing is to be a shallow/unsophisticated thing because that's what it takes to get something to be super-popular these days. Hence with all things entertainment, I tend to not care for the things that are very popular, for example popular movies and TV shows.
And so I will always push for and support those game developers who are willing to make games for the small niche audiences with only limited sales potential, and not only make games that are expected to sell many millions.
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