Best developer in their prime?

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Probably Blizzard, but they're still in their prime.

DarkLink77

It's pretty hard to go with anyone other than Blizzard. They have been "in their prime" for going on 2 decades now...

It's hard to argue with that level of consistency.

Is there any other developer than controls the Gold Standard title in THREE separate genres like Blizzard does?

Free Radical Design - Had the best members of Rare from when Rare was at it's prime, and created the best shooter series out there: Timesplitters.

_Matt_

my man! this!!!!!!

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Probably Blizzard, but they're still in their prime.

Bruin1986

It's pretty hard to go with anyone other than Blizzard. They have been "in their prime" for going on 2 decades now...

It's hard to argue with that level of consistency.

Is there any other developer than controls the Gold Standard title in THREE separate genres like Blizzard does?

Best developers of WRPGs in their prime - Black Isle

Best developers of JRPGs in their prime - Square Soft

Squaresoft in the 90's. No one comes close especially because most of those games still hold up today.

I'd say that Valve and Rockstar are the most consistent developers. I'm pretty confident that they won't screw anything up.

UnrealLegend

Squaresoft in the 90's. No one comes close especially because most of those games still hold up today.

Aljosa23

I agree, its not even close.

Squaresoft in the 90's. No one comes close especially because most of those games still hold up today.

Aljosa23

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Squaresoft in the 90's. No one comes close especially because most of those games still hold up today.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]

Squaresoft in the 90's. No one comes close especially because most of those games still hold up today.

Aljosa23

yeah im changing my opinion rockstar has never done ANYTHING badly except for piss off some parents in europe or something (i thought that was funny :P ) so they get my vote. I can honestly say I know when i buy a rockstar game i'm getting quality regardless of the platform. i don't even need to look at a review. If the lable is there is golden

yeah im changing my opinion rockstar has never done ANYTHING badly except for piss off some parents in europe or something (i thought that was funny :P ) so they get my vote. I can honestly say I know when i buy a rockstar game i'm getting quality regardless of the platform. i don't even need to look at a review. If the lable is there is golden

Jonwh18

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Squaresoft in the 90's. No one comes close especially because most of those games still hold up today.

Aljosa23

Nintendo. No contest here.

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Dude, it's Nintendo. Obviously. We can't forget that the company exists as a developer themselves. Not only a hardware manufacterer.

However if we want to stay aware from them and stick to third parties then I would probably have to agree with you on Rare. Their N64 era was rife with a ridiculous amount of triple A games. Also Blizzard and Capcom come to mind.

Nintendo_Ownes7

if we're talking about primes then Naughty Dog is Wayne Greski or Micheal Jordan ... they've had abnormally long primes.

Blizzard.

I think the reviews, awards and insanely titanic number of subscribers paying just to play it accross a 7 year plus lifespan is testament to that.

Sega - Space Harrier (1985) to Yakuza (2005)

Nihon Falcom - Ys I (1987) to The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2004)

Capcom - Final Fight (1989) to Dragon's Dogma (2012)

Konami - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990) to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)

Squaresoft - Final Fantasy IV (1991) to Final Fantasy X (2001)

Nintendo - Super Mario World (1990) to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)