Once in a while, some works leave a bigs mark in the mind of audiences. The reviews won't give it a grade under 9/10, those who saw/read/played it almost unanimously love it, everywhere the work is acclaimed for its original writing or gameplay, unique artistic touch, beautiful soundtrack and so forth. Everything is perfect except… few people actually buy it. Despite its huge critical success, the work is snubbed in the stores or cinemas. They are often Cult Classics, but a Cult Classic isn't necessarily successful critically and can keep a very limited fanbase.
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| - Once in a while, some works leave a bigs mark in the mind of audiences. The reviews won't give it a grade under 9/10, those who saw/read/played it almost unanimously love it, everywhere the work is acclaimed for its original writing or gameplay, unique artistic touch, beautiful soundtrack and so forth. Everything is perfect except… few people actually buy it. Despite its huge critical success, the work is snubbed in the stores or cinemas. They are often Cult Classics, but a Cult Classic isn't necessarily successful critically and can keep a very limited fanbase.
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| - Once in a while, some works leave a bigs mark in the mind of audiences. The reviews won't give it a grade under 9/10, those who saw/read/played it almost unanimously love it, everywhere the work is acclaimed for its original writing or gameplay, unique artistic touch, beautiful soundtrack and so forth. Everything is perfect except… few people actually buy it. Despite its huge critical success, the work is snubbed in the stores or cinemas. Maybe it was too original and too unique to appeal for a large base (and maybe deliberately so), or maybe it lacked the advertisement that big and long-installed licenses or blockbusters get. Or just got a very clumsy marketing campaign. It can also be a consequence of The Firefly Effect for a series. But as a result of its glowing reputation, it will usually be searched like a treasure several years later by many people who overlooked it at the time, and be all the more difficult to find in shops. Note this is not about works that you personally liked but didn't get much attention. It's about those that were generally acclaimed and positively left their mark on the media, despite poor selling when they came out. They are often Cult Classics, but a Cult Classic isn't necessarily successful critically and can keep a very limited fanbase. Compare Vindicated by History, when the quality of the work is only generally acknowledged many years after it came out. Also see Needs More Love. Might have Critical Dissonance. Contrast Sleeper Hit, a work that no-one was expecting but ends up being a commercial success despite unfavorable odds. Examples of Acclaimed Flop include:
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