Poll #14: 7/02/00 - 8/03/00



Would Great AI Make a Game a Hit?
Would a game with killer AI really sell better?
  
Nope--most game players just want flashy graphics and games that don't require much in the way of thinking. (20)

8%

  
Maybe, but it's very genre-specific--great AI in a hunting sim just doesn't mean much. (81)

34%

  
It might sell better if the marketing and management gurus really helped push it. (29)

12%

  
Are you kidding? One game with great AI would change the industry! (68)

29%

  
Beats me...I can't predict what will and won't be a hit anyway. (8)

3%

  
Not sure/other (32)

13%


Total Votes: 238

FINAL RESULTS

Steve's Comments: Overall the results were a lot more positive than I thought they'd be...I truly expected most respondents to feel that the game-playing public as a whole was more graphics oriented than gameplay oriented. There does seem to be quite a bit of expectation that the right AI, marketed the right way, could just make all the difference--I point of view I share, for what it's worth.