Who are the best game developers this gen?

Valve.

Naughty Dog

Square Enix

Sony

Santa Monica

Quantum Dream

Sega

Insomniac Games

Sucker Punch

NIS and NISA for publishing good games

Atlus ( Same as NIS )

finalstar2007

Bioware for me but Nintendo is quite good.

Ok, I've done enough research - my head is spinning. Perhaps if we had a solid set of guidelines. Are we looking at parent groups such as SCE Worldwide Studios or do we just look at individual units like SCE San Diego and Naughty Dog? Then what about Nintendo EAD? Do we count that as a single enitity or count the individual software groups like Number 3 (Legend of Zelda), Number 2 (Wii ____ series) and Tokyo (Mario Galaxy)? What about the developers that have multiple teams in the same place and don't differentiate at all (like Valve, Blizzard and Bioware)?

Blizzard! well, at least once StarCraft2 and Diablo3 come out. wait...that might be next gen, nevermindCrispenz

Ok, I've done enough research - my head is spinning. Perhaps if we had a solid set of guidelines. Are we looking at parent groups such as SCE Worldwide Studios or do we just look at individual units like SCE San Diego and Naughty Dog? Then what about Nintendo EAD? Do we count that as a single enitity or count the individual software groups like Number 3 (Legend of Zelda), Number 2 (Wii ____ series) and Tokyo (Mario Galaxy)? What about the developers that have multiple teams in the same place and don't differentiate at all (like Valve, Blizzard and Bioware)?

asylumni

Dice?Nintendo?WTF is that poll ???no valve?? (and i dont remember,Bungie? )

Why don't you replace Naughty Dog with Sony considering you have Nintendo up there?

Silverbond

Dice?Nintendo?WTF is that poll ???no valve?? (and i dont remember,Bungie? )

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Why don't you replace Naughty Dog with Sony considering you have Nintendo up there?

My list, according to the poll, goes:

1. Naughty Dog

2. Nintendo

3. Bioware

Relic for me.

[QUOTE="asylumni"]

Ok, I've done enough research - my head is spinning. Perhaps if we had a solid set of guidelines. Are we looking at parent groups such as SCE Worldwide Studios or do we just look at individual units like SCE San Diego and Naughty Dog? Then what about Nintendo EAD? Do we count that as a single enitity or count the individual software groups like Number 3 (Legend of Zelda), Number 2 (Wii ____ series) and Tokyo (Mario Galaxy)? What about the developers that have multiple teams in the same place and don't differentiate at all (like Valve, Blizzard and Bioware)?

charizard1605

In that case, I'd have to go with Sony. Not many developers have the talent and breadth of development of SCE. Perhaps the closest would be Nintendo that, while they arguably have the greatest mind in gaming (Miyamoto), don't quite have the scope of SCE.

I guess I was just disracted by the poll and posters seperating Naughty Dog and other specific development groups, but not others. Maybe I'm just not good at off-the-cuff responses.:D

im goin with bioware...mass effect is an awesome series......as is dragon age origins.....pretty much any bioware game is worth the full price tag......i would say i would have voted for nintendo because of their sales....but nintendo didnt move into the current gen.....wii is subpar for this gen....but pretty good for last gen (still couldnt compete with pc graphics ala geforece 7 series)........thats the only reason i didnt vote for it cause i still consider it last gen

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Why don't you replace Naughty Dog with Sony considering you have Nintendo up there?

charizard1605

Second party? Studios like ND are wholly owned subsidaries.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="asylumni"]

Ok, I've done enough research - my head is spinning. Perhaps if we had a solid set of guidelines. Are we looking at parent groups such as SCE Worldwide Studios or do we just look at individual units like SCE San Diego and Naughty Dog? Then what about Nintendo EAD? Do we count that as a single enitity or count the individual software groups like Number 3 (Legend of Zelda), Number 2 (Wii ____ series) and Tokyo (Mario Galaxy)? What about the developers that have multiple teams in the same place and don't differentiate at all (like Valve, Blizzard and Bioware)?

In that case, I'd have to go with Sony. Not many developers have the talent and breadth of development of SCE. Perhaps the closest would be Nintendo that, while they arguably have the greatest mind in gaming (Miyamoto), don't quite have the scope of SCE.

I guess I was just disracted by the poll and posters seperating Naughty Dog and other specific development groups, but not others. Maybe I'm just not good at off-the-cuff responses.:D

Dice?Nintendo?WTF is that poll ???no valve?? (and i dont remember,Bungie? )

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Why don't you replace Naughty Dog with Sony considering you have Nintendo up there?

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Ratchet_Fan8"] im with Torchic,put Sony's STUDIOS (ND,SP,MM2) i instead of ND >_>

Ratchet_Fan8

Obviously I won't do that. Besides, Nintendo's winning! :D :P

Bioware, Bungie, Capcom, Rare.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Ratchet_Fan8"] im with Torchic,put Sony's STUDIOS (ND,SP,MM2) i instead of ND >_>

Ratchet_Fan8

How about you ignore it instead, since you're the only one with a problem.

Nintendo EAD, followed closely by Level-5. WHERE'S THE LOVE FOR LEVEL-5???1?1onetarzanell

As good as Professor Layton is, I don't think it'll get them many "best developer" votes. Besides that (which they're taking ages to translate), they've only done Jeanne D'Arc and White Knight Chronicles. No Dark Cloud, no Dragon Quest (yet - outside of Japan).

We got some good ones.

Bio Ware, Bestheda, Blizzard, Relic, Rockstar, Capcom and Square Enix i rate highly.

Take Dragon AGe origins not only is it excellent its also optimised to run well and look great. FF13 well made and no bugs as usual from FF games. Bestheda for the sheer scale and detail in Fallout 3 and expansions. Blizzard for the fantastic WOrld of Warcraft. Relic for one of the best RTS series of games ever created and for recreating the Warhammer 40000 Universe in a refreshing and respectful way in the Dawn of War games. Rockstar for Red Dead Redemption and moving away from the typical scenarios. Capcom for consistent high quality in big titels like Resi and Street Fighter.

1. Nintendo EAD
2. Capcom
3. BioWare

EA, relic, blizz, bioware.

Bioware is second to none. And Dice should have been replaced with Bungie. Seriously, how are they not even on the poll? They weren't the first to do it, but they revolutionized the shooter genre on the console platform.

Hmm... that's really quite tough.

Of my three favourite developers; Bioware made Mass Effect 1, but I didn't find Dragon Age or Mass Effect 2 that memorable. Bungie made Halo 3, but ODST wasn't quite up to Halo standards and neither was the Reach beta (despite its beta-ness). Valve released possible the best game (or 'package', if you'd prefer) this gen - The Orange Box - and although Left 4 Dead was good and so was the second they've really been slacking in Half Life terms.

Of the others; Naughty Dog and DICE have both made some great games, but I haven't liked them enough to put them over any of the above, even considering their shortcomings. I've also greatly enjoyed games made by Quantum Dream, Infinity Ward (:O), Bethesda, Ubisoft Montreal, Rocksteady Studios, Realtime Worlds and Kojima Productions.

What would I choose?.... Can I do a top 5? :P

1. Valve, on the assumption that they have a Half Life themed suprise coming up at E3

2. Bungie, because of Halo 3 and the thousands of matches I've played on it

3. Bioware, mainly because of Mass Effect 1

4. Bethesda - despite the mountains of interweb hate I can't help but fall in love with their worlds

5. Hmm.... I think I'll go with Quantum Dreams. Heavy Rain was awesome as well as being more innovative than nearly any other game I've played in the last few years. Just hope other developers follow suite and we have the creation of a proper new genre.

Oh, and I left Nintendo out because there's still so many of their games I haven't played. Hopefully I'll have time to get up to date in the summer holidays.

For me, Bungie by far, then maybe valve.

Relic (Seem to be the only ones innovating in the RTS genre)

Infinity Ward (Loved CoD 2 and 4, not so keen on MW2 but that's probably down to CoD fatique rather than declining quality)

Gas Powered Games (I was lacking in hordes of robots and they sated this thirst)

Honorary mention to Taleworlds because I love to swing my sword/axe/warhammer/bardiche.

• Bioware
• Bungie
• Valve

Obviously Valve, Nintendo and Capcom. I'm probably missing some but these are the ones that first come to mind when it comes to dropping many quality titles.

Most answers in this thread are wrong seeing how a big majority of these devs. being mentioned have only created 1-2 over-paraised games. Bioware has made what? Mass Effect, DAO.....and....? Same for Naughty Dog, which are seriously overhyped by cows.

Obviously Valve, Nintendo and Capcom. I'm probably missing some but these are the ones that first come to mind when it comes to dropping many quality titles.

Most answers in this thread are wrong seeing how a big majority of these devs. being mentioned have only created 1-2 over-paraised games. Bioware has made what? Mass Effect, DAO.....and....? Same for Naughty Dog, which are seriously overhyped by cows.

Dystopian-X

Bioware made Mass Effect 1 and 2.. Dragon Age Origins, along with the large expansion for DAO..

[QUOTE="Dystopian-X"]

Obviously Valve, Nintendo and Capcom. I'm probably missing some but these are the ones that first come to mind when it comes to dropping many quality titles.

Most answers in this thread are wrong seeing how a big majority of these devs. being mentioned have only created 1-2 over-paraised games. Bioware has made what? Mass Effect, DAO.....and....? Same for Naughty Dog, which are seriously overhyped by cows.

sSubZerOo

Bioware made Mass Effect 1 and 2.. Dragon Age Origins, along with the large expansion for DAO..

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="Dystopian-X"]

Obviously Valve, Nintendo and Capcom. I'm probably missing some but these are the ones that first come to mind when it comes to dropping many quality titles.

Most answers in this thread are wrong seeing how a big majority of these devs. being mentioned have only created 1-2 over-paraised games. Bioware has made what? Mass Effect, DAO.....and....? Same for Naughty Dog, which are seriously overhyped by cows.

Dystopian-X

Bioware made Mass Effect 1 and 2.. Dragon Age Origins, along with the large expansion for DAO..

Well lets see.. Valve made the Orange Box, and two Left 4 Deads.. How does Bioware not compare again? They made what amounts to 4 games, each one having far greater length then the average game..

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="Dystopian-X"]

Obviously Valve, Nintendo and Capcom. I'm probably missing some but these are the ones that first come to mind when it comes to dropping many quality titles.

Most answers in this thread are wrong seeing how a big majority of these devs. being mentioned have only created 1-2 over-paraised games. Bioware has made what? Mass Effect, DAO.....and....? Same for Naughty Dog, which are seriously overhyped by cows.

Bioware made Mass Effect 1 and 2.. Dragon Age Origins, along with the large expansion for DAO..

Well lets see.. Valve made the Orange Box, and two Left 4 Deads.. How does Bioware not compare again? They made what amounts to 4 games, each one having far greater length then the average game..

sSubZerOo

Seeing that you probably haven't even played UC2, what makes your opinion valid of how good it is? And the question is who is the best developer (not the one who makes the most great games) so everyone will not have the same opinion. gaming25

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Why don't you replace Naughty Dog with Sony considering you have Nintendo up there?

charizard1605

[QUOTE="gaming25"] Seeing that you probably haven't even played UC2, what makes your opinion valid of how good it is? And the question is who is the best developer (not the one who makes the most great games) so everyone will not have the same opinion. Dystopian-X

..haven't done anything else except build an extremely impressive engine from the ground up on a console that is so "challenging" that valve won't even touch it with a real effort, while valve makes games that are just mods of the same engine. Yeah, that's really impressive.