Phase 2 Decision

Score Hero (Primary)

football • mobile

Tags: strong_watchability, strong_retention

Why: It has a very straight forward football simulation focusing only in the last few passes and shooting before the goal. You play a simulated best moments, not the whole match.

Need for Speed - Most Wanted (Secondary)

Racing • Console, PC

Tags: strong_retention

Why: We will focus on the reputation building meta-game for this reference (not the racing or the car management). The trash talk before the match (or the race in NFS) and the stakes building up is unique. Players will want to keep beating other teams to make a reputation and see what they will say when they lose. As soon as the game starts, the adversary can tell the player he is nothing and will never beat him, creating the "varzea" context for the challenge, their pride is on the line.

Free Kick Screammers (Tertiary)

Football • Web

Tags: strong_watchability

Why: very arcade based on quick sessions and which tight level design, something we lack right now

No Excluded Genre

The game 'Need for Speed - Most Wanted' belongs to the High-art-fidelity category, which is an excluded genre.

Required fix: Replace 'Need for Speed - Most Wanted' with a game that does not fall into any excluded genre, specifically avoiding high-art-fidelity titles.

Gen-Z Drifter Appeal

The proposed 'reputation building meta-game' and 'trash talk' aspects of 'Need for Speed - Most Wanted' are not immediately graspable or engaging within 3 seconds of seeing it played, as they rely on narrative context and system understanding rather than instant visual spectacle.

Required fix: Replace 'Need for Speed - Most Wanted' with a game whose core appeal and mechanics are instantly legible and engaging for a Gen-Z Drifter within 3 seconds, without relying on complex meta-games or narrative setup.

IP Alignment

The high-fidelity nature of 'Need for Speed - Most Wanted' and its focus on a complex 'reputation building meta-game' do not align with the 'Brega = chaotic/expressive casual' IP pillars, which imply simpler, more accessible experiences.

Required fix: Replace 'Need for Speed - Most Wanted' with a game that aligns with the 'Brega = chaotic/expressive casual' IP, favoring simpler mechanics and a more casual aesthetic over high-fidelity graphics or deep meta-games.

Persona Rule

The 'reputation building meta-game' and 'trash talk' elements cited for 'Need for Speed - Most Wanted' require reading and understanding a system, which contradicts the 'zero reading or tutorial required' and 'fast, reactive' aspects crucial for the Web Gen-Z Drifter persona.

Required fix: Ensure all games in the trinity, and the aspects highlighted for their inclusion, align with the Web Gen-Z Drifter persona by being fast, reactive, expressive, and requiring zero reading or tutorial. Replace any game that introduces complex meta-games or narrative dependencies.