People say that failure tests your character, but I think success is the bigger test. Jonathan thinks that because he made some genuinely excellent games, we should also listen up when he has some new renegade opinion. We shouldn’t!

What, Braid? That was a clownfest.

Alright, let's listen to all the people who have never successfully shipped a product instead! /s

Track record isn't everything, especially for people early in their career, but when somebody ships successful products as consistently as Jonathan has for decades, that can no longer be ascribed to luck or anything like that. There must be some far-above-average skills involved.