Your all time favorite gaming company, if you could only choose one?

Capcom then Nintendo. The amount of IPs and genres they cover with franchises I like, with Capcom they straight up made my favorite game (RE4), are the bedrock of the best genre in gaming with Street Fighter, and oh yeah my action/jacksons with glorious Devil May Cry.

Mega Man, Viewtiful Joe, Marvel vs Capcom, God Hand aren't too shabby either in their lineup, and that shit goes for ages with stuff worth playing still. I wish they still made more things besides more Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter, but it is what it is.

In terms of time spent and enjoyment, Rockstar and Firaxis Games stand out for me as two exceptional developers. Rockstar's attention to detail is unmatched, with no other game coming close in terms of depth and intricacy. Firaxis games because of the time and enjoyment in Civ.

For all the earlier FF games I'd go Square.

But FromSoft has passed them personally.

Whoever owns the rights to Xeno is the only answer from me. So that of course would be Nintendo. From Xenogears, to Xenosaga, to Xenoblade X, to Xenoblade 1-3 and Torna the Golden Country, no video game series has ever done it for me like Xeno.

Well, since you specified company, and not "developer" or "publisher", I'm assuming you mean any company related to video games in the whole wide industry.

Going to have to say Valve.

*long read ahead*

Why? Well, for starters they started me off on my journey as a video game enthusiast. I had been playing games prior to Half-Life for years of course, but Valve got me really fascinated by them. They brought me Half-Life, a game that redefined a genre that was one of my favortie to play in. They introduced me to multiplayer gaming with Team Fortress Classic, and later Counter-Strike, and many other mods (Firearms, Action HL, etc). Oh ya, and introduced me to mods as well. I even become involved with modding when they released the SDK, trying my hand at making 3D models and maps for fun.

Then the 21st century came and they gave us Steam, a juggernaut of such massive offerings, opportunities, and savings it cannot be overlooked at one of the largest influencers in gaming history (as far as PC goes). Yes, it's just a store, but the simple fact it offers so much and has introduced me to so many different kinds of games cannot be overlooked.

And let's not forget their few forays into hardware. Valve Index, as a package, is arguably one of the best VR setups available (and, again, Steam is an amazing marketplace for VR games and applications). Steam Controller was an excellent offering, and Steam Index was a great way to get my PC out into my living room without actually bringing it out into the living room (I Still use it occasionally). And while I don't own one, Steam Deck seems to be by all accounts an amazing success.

So while some of you might be snickering and say "Psssssht, Valve? They make one game every 10 years and own Steam, what's so great about them?" well, you just don't get it, I guess.

At the end of the day, no other company has contributed more and done more good to my gaming hobby than Valve, and in far more ways than simply making games. There might be developers I like more, developers I think are more relevant in terms if making games...but Valve has done more for me than anyone else has or will.

Oh and they're not publicly traded! That's more icing on the cake, but publicly traded companies don't care about consumers, only shareholders. Yes, Valve is a business and businesses need to make money, but they don't have to shaft their consumers and pursue an unsustainable, customer-unfriendly business model to do so.

Nintendo may be the king, but PC hopelessly outclasses the switch in terms of quantity.

Sega + Paradox Interactive + Valve + An endless ammount of indie devs >>>>>> Nintendo.

Nice try though.

The only reason you're saying this is because Nintendo is not what it once was. If they were as good as they once were, you wouldn't need the pc to save your gaming life. As is, you accept 1 good game per 2-3 years instead of at least a couple every year. But because you feel extremely nostalgic toward the company, you're still holding them to the highest standards, when in reality, they're average at best, and all they've been doing since 2019 is running on the autopilot.

You won't admit it, but deep down you know i am spot on🤷‍♂️

Wut? As of late I get around 4 Nintendo games per year. PC gaming I get around 8. That means my gaming diet is around 1/3rd Nintendo, 2/3rds PC. My GOTY of this year is so far Pizza Tower. As it happens, Nintendo may be amazing, but they are only one company. The indie scene is booming, and that is where peak gaming is at.

I have around 30 games on my Switch. That is more games than I had on any previous Nintendo console. The company that has decline however is Sony. Just look at how quickly God of War Ragnarök was forgotten. Hell people talk more about Breath of the Wild, than they do GoW:R and BotW is 6 years old. And at this rate Ocarina of Time will be more trending too. And OoT is almost 25 years old.

Valve are a shining example of a trailblazer. Their games output while good, is not as spectacular as some other developers. However Valve makes more than up for this in laying the groundwork for other devs. Be it the source engine, Steam Platform which helped make indie development as viable as it is today.

In fact, I would argue Valve, and Microsoft are the reason we see such a huge indie scene. And that is why I argued in a previous thread that Microsoft are more influential to modern gaming than Nintendo or Sony.

Edit: And the lack of being publically traded is a cool thing. I despise the stock market. And even as people are telling me to invest my money, I refuse. Comparing how much more pro-consumer Valve is say compared to Nintendo, reinforces my dislike towards the stock market.

@Maroxad said:

@hardwenzen said:

@Maroxad said:

@hardwenzen said:

@Maroxad said:

Nintendo > Paradox > Sega

Your sheep colors are showing. Pretending to be a pc gamer will never save you against me. I can sniff a sheep from a mile, bro.

Nintendo may be the king, but PC hopelessly outclasses the switch in terms of quantity.

Sega + Paradox Interactive + Valve + An endless ammount of indie devs >>>>>> Nintendo.

Nice try though.

The only reason you're saying this is because Nintendo is not what it once was. If they were as good as they once were, you wouldn't need the pc to save your gaming life. As is, you accept 1 good game per 2-3 years instead of at least a couple every year. But because you feel extremely nostalgic toward the company, you're still holding them to the highest standards, when in reality, they're average at best, and all they've been doing since 2019 is running on the autopilot.

You won't admit it, but deep down you know i am spot on🤷‍♂️

Wut? As of late I get around 4 Nintendo games per year. PC gaming I get around 8. That means my gaming diet is around 1/3rd Nintendo, 2/3rds PC. My GOTY of this year is so far Pizza Tower. As it happens, Nintendo may be amazing, but they are only one company. The indie scene is booming, and that is where peak gaming is at.

I have around 30 games on my Switch. That is more games than I had on any previous Nintendo console. The company that has decline however is Sony. Just look at how quickly God of War Ragnarök was forgotten. Hell people talk more about Breath of the Wild, than they do GoW:R and BotW is 6 years old. And at this rate Ocarina of Time will be more trending too. And OoT is almost 25 years old.

No shit, Nintendo does nothing else but re-release old shit, and charge you the full price for it. This is all they've been doing for a long time, so of course you're only getting 4 games a year, not like there's any others for you to get.

Also love it how you take a screen grab of google trends in the last 90 days when Ragnarok has been out for ages, was confirmed to get no new dlc's, so no shit the hype for a game everyone has completed in dying down, for myself included🤭Now lets post google trends when it mattered🤣🤣🤣and lets see your ToTK getting clapped. As always, you have epic failed to make a point. And i don't even want to included Elden Ring in there because it makes your little Zelda look like an ant.

WUBE

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Capcom, Sony... I would add Rockstar if they made more content