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Suda51 reckons "everyone cares too much about the numbers" on Metacritic


Goichi "Suda51" Suda says game companies are too hung up on how their games perform on Metacritic. Talking to our siste…

Talking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, Suda said that whilst he will check scores when a game releases - "Sometimes a media outlet has given us zero. 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," Suda said. "If you've got a game that doesn't fit into that formula, that marketability scope, it loses points on Metacritic.

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