Well, Astro Cluster has now been on the marketplace for a couple of days and the results are a little poor. It has remained the newest release now for almost 2 days during a long US weekend but still seems to be getting very little attention and downloads.
The Good:
- It is on the marketplace
- Seemed to get a few downloads initially
- Had a good rating early on (was around 5th Top Rated game at one point, with 16 rates)
- One very positive review
The Bad:
- Few downloads overall
- Rating is unstable (due to too few rates) and has now jumped way down
- One very negative video review
The reviews are at odds a little. An online reviewer seemed to be very happy with the game and listed it as a must play. A video review however, only playing the trial, seemed to find the trial boring and said it was one to avoid.
The comments from the video review of it being boring are probably fair enough for some players and is due to the level progression and balancing. I intentionally made the early levels very easy for new players to learn the mechanics and game modes, but it gets steadily harder as you progress. Seems like a decent gamer might find these early levels too boring in the trial and never give the later levels a go. It also appears the video reviewer didn't consider or mention the Live Multiplayer functionality, basing his opinion solely on the initial levels in the trial. I should consider the points in the video review carefully for an update for both the marketplace and my DBP entry.
The last few days have been a great experience to learn from and I can only hope enthusiasm for my game increases over the coming weeks.
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