"Ah, I guess I should clarify that the hardcore genre fans will try out almost anything (and if they like it, word of mouth can spread it a bit), but for a general success it has to reach outside of that realm."
"So like any genre, it is definitely not a key to financial success. But there have been a bunch of recent mid-level successes (Rusted Moss, Lone Fungus, 9 Years of Shadows, Vernal Edge, etc), but they all seem to be pretty great games with polish etc"