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Laddy
02-20-2013, 12:08 AM
For me, Valve, Atlus, and Obsidian have consistently made high-quality products that manage to grab my interest through experimentation and constant refinement.

So, what developers do you particularly respect?

NeoCracker
02-20-2013, 12:30 AM
Gust I love for thier Atelier games, even if there is some pretty bad misses from time to time.

NIS get's love for thier bitchin' SRPG's.

Though most of my love belongs to Atlus. Shin Megami Tensai is fucking boss.

Pike
02-20-2013, 12:56 AM
Blizzard because let's face it, they pretty much never make a bad game.

Valve because Gaben :love: and because supposedly they are the best ever place to work.

Firaxis. FIRAXIS. Also Paradox Interactive.

I'm not gonna say Bethesda but I am gonna say Michael Kirkbride oh god somebody just give him his own game studio please.

Quindiana Jones
02-20-2013, 01:33 AM
FromSoft. Tenchu-Dark Souls ONE-TWO KO!

Like MILF/Pike, I would say Bethesda if it weren't for the shittiness. Certainly there are a fair load in that company that deserve praise, though. The music guy, for one. What a hero.

Obsidian goes without saying.

Del Murder
02-20-2013, 02:24 AM
Atlus, FromSoft, and Monolith Soft have made some gems I've liked recently.

But of course my favorite will always be Nintendo.

Madame Adequate
02-20-2013, 04:37 AM
Bullfrog. Populous, Theme Park/Hospital, Magic Carpet, Syndicate Wars, and Dungeon Keeper!
Microprose. Civilization II, Master of Orion II, Pirates!, and X-Com!

Pete for President
02-20-2013, 08:13 AM
FromSoft. Tenchu-Dark Souls ONE-TWO KO!


Obviously!

Other than that I can't think of any other developer I 'adore' constantly. Namco's Team Ace used be legendary, but they seriously sold out with their last game.

Pike
02-20-2013, 10:15 AM
Bullfrog. Populous, Theme Park/Hospital, Magic Carpet, Syndicate Wars, and Dungeon Keeper!
Microprose. Civilization II, Master of Orion II, Pirates!, and X-Com!

I didn't say them because they are dead. RIP in peace :(

Shauna
02-20-2013, 11:27 AM
Bullfrog were fabulous. :( So many great games.

Atlus is also pretty great, bringing us bizarre Japanese games all the time. :D

Loony BoB
02-20-2013, 11:33 AM
Square-Enix
thatgamecompany

Oddly hard to think of any other company I'll always look into... I tend to opt for specific series rather than specific developers.

Xannidel
02-20-2013, 12:55 PM
Early Capcom, Level 5, Trilobyte, Atlus, Squaresoft, Square Enix, Bethesda, Blizzard (Mainly for the RTS Warcraft titles and Starcraft), Senscape.

I know I am forgetting some too :/

Bolivar
02-20-2013, 01:46 PM
Very few developers have successfully navigated the perilous straits between brilliance and BS to warrant adoration. I can only really think of individuals, like Yatsumi Matsuno and Hiroyuki Ito. On the music side, Hitoshi Sakimoto and Frank Klepacki.

Madame Adequate
02-20-2013, 04:46 PM
Bullfrog. Populous, Theme Park/Hospital, Magic Carpet, Syndicate Wars, and Dungeon Keeper!
Microprose. Civilization II, Master of Orion II, Pirates!, and X-Com!

I didn't say them because they are dead. RIP in peace :(

Yeah, rip. :(

CimminyCricket
02-20-2013, 05:10 PM
I'm going to have to go with Bioware, Bethesda and NIS. xD

Del Murder
02-21-2013, 02:15 AM
Square-Enix
Yeah I guess them too. But not as much as in the past.

black orb
02-21-2013, 06:12 AM
>>> The word "adore" is too much love for a game developer, all of them have disappointed me in some way or another..:luca:
I guess Konami is one that deserve some praise..

Pike
02-21-2013, 10:41 AM
>not loving Gaben

Come on you guys, Gaben is our lord and savior of videogames :love:

Loony BoB
02-21-2013, 10:47 AM
He's... something. He's a lot of something, whatever he is. I do love Portal 2! I'll give you that. :D

Shauna
02-21-2013, 11:03 AM
Gaben is pretty cool, I will admit. Valve has done a lot of good!

Bolivar
02-21-2013, 08:37 PM
I like Gabe as a platform visionary, not so much as a game developer (I'm not sure if he is one). A lot of Valve's games were somebody else's games before. I'm not complaining, I have the Dota 2 hours to prove it, but it's not enough for me to adore him.

Madame Adequate
02-21-2013, 09:21 PM
I'm pretty sure Gaben is a game developer given that he has developed games like Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead. Granted he doesn't develop MANY games and he's the arch-nemesis of the number 3, but still. :p

qwertysaur
02-22-2013, 12:40 AM
Atlus.

Pike
02-22-2013, 01:24 AM
I love Valve as a dev. Not so much for their games (although they do have some gems), as for the fact that they seem to be one of the best companies to work for in the game industry, and we need more companies like that.

Ouch!
02-22-2013, 01:34 AM
Arch-nemesis? Does he even know the number exists?

escobert
02-22-2013, 02:19 AM
Arenanet, Valve, Firaxis and Bethesda.

krissy
02-22-2013, 04:26 PM
i like naughty dog actually

and clover ;(

Quindiana Jones
02-23-2013, 02:28 PM
Oh, man. Good old Clover. :(

Bunny
02-23-2013, 06:36 PM
Blizzard because let's face it, they pretty much never make a bad game.

Diablo 3?

Bolivar
02-23-2013, 11:20 PM
Not a bad game, I'd say, just a mildly to severely disappointing one. I still play it every now and again.

Pike
02-23-2013, 11:24 PM
Blizzard because let's face it, they pretty much never make a bad game.

Diablo 3?

That was my one exception and I was purposefully blocking it out of my memory.

Bunny
02-24-2013, 12:46 AM
Not a bad game, I'd say, just a mildly to severely disappointing one. I still play it every now and again.

What is your criteria for a bad game? Diablo 3 failed in almost every aspect.

Bolivar
02-24-2013, 04:17 AM
Well, I think it's just ok. My witch doctor playthrough was kinda boring but I had a lot of fun with my barbarian.

Roogle
02-25-2013, 11:19 PM
Atlus is definitely doing a good job right now. I think that the way they handle niche titles is absolutely perfect.

Skyblade
02-28-2013, 07:26 AM
Atlus - Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, Demon Souls
Camelot - Shining Force, Golden Sun
Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem