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Fallout Dev Tim Cain: Analyze Bad Games to Learn From Failure

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Tim Cain, a developer known for his work on Fallout, suggests that the gaming industry should analyze unsuccessful games more closely. He believes that publishers often fail to learn from their mistakes because they primarily focus on the successes rather than understanding the reasons behind failures. Cain also noted that players often request more games similar to popular titles without fully grasping the specific elements that contributed to their success. AI

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece from a game developer about industry practices.

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Fallout Dev Tim Cain: Analyze Bad Games to Learn From Failure

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Fallout dev Tim Cain says we should pay more attention to bad games: '[Publishers] often don't learn from failure because they only look at the games that sol

    🎮 Fallout dev Tim Cain says we should pay more attention to bad games: '[Publishers] often don't learn from failure because they only look at the games that sold well' "Gamers will frequently point to popular games and say, 'we want more of that,' without necessarily knowing exac…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/fallout-dev-tim-cain-says-w…

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