Etienne Rouzet-Daviesdevcom-Gamescom

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About Etienne Rouzet-Daviesdevcom-Gamescom

Why work with a Hater for Hire, Etienne?" me answer with another question."Would you prefer to receive the bad news from the players, at release, or pay for it early, when there is still time to turn things around?" Recent credits : Expedition 33, Indiana Jones, Silent Hill 2, Deathloop, HellDivers2, Marvel's Blade, Prince of Persia, Dungeon of Hinterberg, 30 birds, Aloft, Two Point Museum Despite all the best efforts of my parents and mentors, I've only developed 3 core skills in 4 decades. Understanding motivations/intents and what affects them; whether they be those of players, creatives or markets 2. Separating Signal from Noise; specifically "Perceiving potential in scribbles on a restaurant tablecloth"/"Pinpointing the exact weakness or threat that will tank a game or a product" 3. Giving a Fuck; I'm cursed with a very tribal state of mind and I can't help but caring deeply for the projects I follow and the people creating them. even when I suggest they should be killed (the projects, not the people) They are my 3 pillars and I use them for everything - Advising Game Studios, Tech Start-Ups and Funds - Investing. sometimes (but not on Web3, thank you)- Answering politely to people trying to sell me IT or Localization services My three pillars are also the foundation of AGGRO, the Game Consultancy I founded in 2015 with Gaël Fouquet. Cue to the Corporate presentation! We deliver Clarity and Direction to Transform your games into their best, and most successful, incarnation. AGGRO helps studios, funds and publishers, at any moment of the production, to plot a perfect course and release the best game possible. We produce game audits and deconstructions, reception forecasts and recommendations that will transform your game, your communication and your marketing. AGGRO is a consultancy specialized in game audits, reception forecasts, consumers insights and market affinity predictions, created in 2015 by two former editors in chief with 20 years of experience in consumer gaming press. We are able to predict your metacritic, open critic, steam review score and general reception from the pre-alpha stage. Starting at the Ideation phase, we offer actionable feedbacks and recommendations, respecting structure and process, to optimize your critical reception and support your commercial agenda. Our Metacritic prediction delta for 2023 -0,57 point. Since the creation of AGGRO, we have worked on more than 690 games, from one-man projects to the biggest on all platforms.