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Arcane
http://pax.gamespot.com/video/6275271/? ... Btitle%3B4
For half the video, he goes to great lengths to establish his nerd cred, and then spends the rest of it preaching that we must embrace the casuals. While I get what he's trying to say, he doesn't clarify that there's a balance that must be struck between catering to casual gamers and keeping standards high. I got pretty disgusted and stopped watching before the end, so maybe he does.
Obviously, from a marketing standpoint, you want as many people playing your games as possible, but at what cost?
For half the video, he goes to great lengths to establish his nerd cred, and then spends the rest of it preaching that we must embrace the casuals. While I get what he's trying to say, he doesn't clarify that there's a balance that must be struck between catering to casual gamers and keeping standards high. I got pretty disgusted and stopped watching before the end, so maybe he does.
Obviously, from a marketing standpoint, you want as many people playing your games as possible, but at what cost?