Signature Devices Inc. (SDVI)

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"The main problem is ken refuses to market the games whatsoever ..." That's not true. A great amount of marketing took place. Unfortunately, IMO it took place too far in advance of the games actual release.

"... even when the crappy games get reviewed they get horrible and embarrassing reviews ..." That's not true. Black Sigil's GameSpot critic score, based on 20 reviews, is 6.7 and the user score, based on 80 votes, is 7.3. IGN's 23 press ratings has an average of 6.8. The 98 Gamefaqs users rated the game at 7.9. Gamerankings.com shows a similar score for Black Sigil, and they show the 2009 DS Rank is 55.

BTW, there is a lot of hype about Chrono Trigger being superior to Black Sigil. After finishing Black Sigil, I purchased and finished playing Chrono Trigger. CT is a fun game but so is Black Sigil, although the first third of the game does have a high encounter rate. They're different. Because of the mapping feature, CT is much easier to play as one must remember the layouts in Black Sigil. Also one revisits basically the same areas in CT but in different time periods, whereas most areas in Black Sigil are unique. The Black Sigil game play forum & FAQ section was huge, and the best source of help for me came via Shotgunnova's FAQ/Walkthrough http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/944570/57108