Post by: joshnickerson on March 05, 2004, 12:20:21 PM
My idea of such a series, it would be similar to the Player's Choice titles, but with a silver strip along the top that says "Critic's Choice". The price would also be dropped to the 20-30 dollar range, similar to the PC titles.
Box Art Concept
I think it would be a great idea for excellent games to get some time in the sun. It could also catch the eyes of some casual gamers if a holographic silver was used in the top banner. Games like Eternal Darkness, Beyond Good and Evil and Skies of Arcadia Legends could have a second chance to find an audience.
What do you guys think? And what other games do you think would benefit?
Post by: The Omen on March 05, 2004, 12:39:42 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on March 05, 2004, 01:12:07 PM
Post by: The Omen on March 05, 2004, 02:56:00 PM
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The idea is to get people to see the banner, think "hey that's a critic's choice game. It must be pretty good." and then buy the game.
And thats what the casual gamer looks at
Amazing! We've figured how to advertise games. Maybe Nin will do the same.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 05, 2004, 03:10:22 PM
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Post by: mjbd on March 05, 2004, 04:43:23 PM
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on March 05, 2004, 09:31:55 PM
It made me thought of an "Overrated" label! Put 'em on games that are vastly overrated and don't deserve the millions of sales; like Final Freaking Fantasy.
Bah, the chances of that happening is 1:10000000000........just my crazy head going wild.
Post by: SgtShiversBen on March 22, 2004, 07:45:06 PM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on March 23, 2004, 02:37:05 AM
Eternal Darkness is the best forerunner for that title.
Although the fact that it creates extra work for NIntendo (especially here in Australia) means that it won't be happening anytime soon.
Post by: Berny on March 23, 2004, 03:48:58 PM
*plus $40903989328402938 service charge, liable to increase depending on whatever other funding I find necessary
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on March 27, 2004, 08:38:25 AM
Post by: WuTangTurtle on March 30, 2004, 01:27:25 PM
Critics Choice is a marvelous idea, they should just replace the player's choice with the Critics Choice.
I would say Eternal Darkness, Gladius, Animal Crossing.
I would also add a lot of quoted reviews on the back and the covers i.e. "PlanetGameCube 10 out of 10"
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on March 30, 2004, 02:10:43 PM
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Post by: ib2kool4u912 on March 30, 2004, 03:14:32 PM
Post by: kennyb27 on March 30, 2004, 03:33:35 PM
QuoteI think that diminishes the look of the back. I'd rather keep the details and specs on the back and keep the quotes off.
I would also add a lot of quoted reviews on the back and the covers i.e. "PlanetGameCube 10 out of 10"
QuoteSo free with fees.
I'll do it for them for free!*
*plus $40903989328402938 service charge, liable to increase depending on whatever other funding I find necessary
Post by: Rich on March 30, 2004, 04:19:03 PM
Post by: Uglydot on March 31, 2004, 04:05:15 PM
Now, I am not bashing Eternal Darkness or SoA or any other such game as I do own and enjoy them. It is just that this idea seems to be something that works better on paper than in real life.
Post by: Ian Sane on March 31, 2004, 05:02:47 PM
It would work okay if they had very specific requirements. Say that after a year if the game has sold too little to be a Player's Choice and it has an average percentage on Game Rankings of 80% or more it's a critic's choice title. Since Game Rankings takes an average of all the major reviews it's the most unbiased source for determining a title as being "critically acclaimed".
Post by: KDR_11k on March 31, 2004, 06:26:20 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on March 31, 2004, 07:57:08 PM
Post by: Uglydot on April 01, 2004, 12:01:25 AM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on April 01, 2004, 05:23:16 AM
