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Ashley Bardhan

"I don't think there's such a thing as a good game": Fallout's Tim Cain says "the same people will complain" about a game with bad reviews while praising a game with good reviews even if they have the "exact same problem"

Fallout 1 power armor helmet.

So, obviously the things I like are better than the things I, specifically, don't like. Obviously. But, wounding my pride, Fallout co-creator Tim Cain offers a less radical take in a new YouTube video about the psychology of video game design, positing that no game is truly "good" – "there's just a good game for you and a bad game for you," Cain says.

Public opinion might influence these two categories more than you consciously feel. Cain gives a specific example, though he doesn't name the games involved in it (Oblivion…?):

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