Same crap as with crowdfunding
I disagree!
I have the strong belief that GreenLight is a great platform for Indies, just because you reach the people. Having a million positives votes for 1,1k games is an average of 909 users, that KNOW your game and WANT that game, they even are saying that they want to give you MONEY for it. Having so much people which maybe also tell others by word of mouth is a great opportunity. And even if you have roughly approx. 9 million / 1100 games = 8100 users that vote against your game, you can take the benefit from that there are at least 8000 other users that know your game, even if they won't buy it. With such a high user review frequency, you can at least get valueable information from the comments.
The downside of such a high user basis is that you need to stand out. Sure.
I had a short look at the racing games at GreenLight and I opened some tabs for approx. 3 games for which I was interested by the cover picture. So, at least, you need good screenshots. I didn't read the text, but I looked only at the video and how the avatar of the developer looks like. Strange, isn't it? But that's the way it is. With the streamlined layout and content possibilities and the infrastructure backing from Valve, I am sure that you have the best opportunities right there, if - and only if - your game is so far, that you are able to sell it very SOON.
And you don't need talent to make a good video. If your game doesn't stand out from the pictures and from recorded footage, it's core is maybe already broken or so - maybe your game is just fun to you - and not to anyone else
@Superku: If you do it right, I am sure that your game gets the necessary attention to be a release-candidate for Steam. But finish the game first, please
