Metacritic is an important site for many gamers looking to gauge their interest in a game, but No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda, who goes by the nickname Suda51, thinks putting too much investment in the site is harmful to the industry. As Suda works on the upcoming remaster for his PS3-era title Shadows of the Damned with his studio Grasshopper Manufacture, he took the time to call out the gaming industry for leaning too heavily on formulas to avoid bad critical scores.
Goichi Suda is the president and founder of Grasshopper Manufacture, a Japanese game developer known for the hack-and-slash action-adventure series No More Heroes. He has also worked with Resident Evil co-creator Shinji Mikami on the surreal spy shooter Killer7 before the two paired up once more for Shadows of the Damned, which is now set to get a remaster.
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In a recent interview with GamesIndustry, Suda called out the gaming industry for its over-dependence on Metacritic review scores, which often directly correlate with a game's commercial success. Suda, who...
