Favourite developer this generation?

[Strazdas]

this generation made the choice so much easier.
Bethesda
CD Project
Paradox Interactive
Firaxis

Capcha: kangaroo count
no, kangaroo is not a good developer.

Seeing as this generation has only just started, ask me again when it has ended & I'll tell you.

you are wrong. this generation is ending. it will end with the release of new consoles. and the next one will start at that time. currently it has not started yet.

 

[DishonoredElderSouls]

This would have been answered with Irrational or Bethesda at an earlier point in the generation, or perhaps even Sucker Punch, but now I would have to give it up to Obsidian. They release games that don't exactly have the most jaw-dropping visuals or most remarkable production values as a whole, but the depth, story, humour, and level of content found in both New Vegas and Alpha Protocol (the latter I have yet to finish) is far better than anything you can find in games like Uncharted, Halo, or most other hugely popular games this generation.

 

[Arkaijn]

Bethesda for their two instalments in the TES franchise and for rebooting the Fallout series, even though FO3 had no connection to the previous games and felt nothing like a Fallout game, it was still a stellar action RPG.

Avalanche Studios for Just Cause 2, it was refreshing to play a fun over the top game in a landscape that's usually cluttered with brown modern day Halo clones.

Bungie for the Halo series, they managed to continue the saga of Master Chief without making the player feel like their actions in previous games meant nothing, something that you don't see in a lot of "save the world" games.

 

[Reaper195]

Rockstar North have yet to ever disappoint me, same can be said about Naughty Dog. And I'm not just including this generation of consoles (Because let's be honest. PC doesn't really have generations, just constant advancements in technology (Gaming aside)). I would say the same about Bethesda, and while Skyrim and Fallout 3 have rocked my world, I was never able to get into Oblivion for a couple of reasons. The first will always be weapon degredation. It was understandable in Fallout, but in Oblivion is was bullshit. The second was simply time. I started playing Bethesda games (Fantasy games in general aside from Fable) only a couple of years ago, and Oblivion hasn't really aged well.

 

[octafish]

Obsidian, because I like games that have character. I am quite happy with DICE (even if BF3 is a little flawed) and Firaxis is really very solid. I have a hazy definition of "generations". I have been playing on the same basic system for about 21 years so the notion of "generation" gets a little sketchy.

 

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[JagermanXcell]

Props to Platinum games for making better action games then AAA western developers. Have fun with your scripted Call of Duty set pieces, i'll be over at Platinum's chucking Metal Gear Rays into the sun via cyborg ninja.

Obsidian: All the need to do is fix their bugs and there you go, you have something great to compliment your writing abilities.
From Software: Souls series. Perfection.
Atlus: Not a single product of theirs lacked quality, also Persona 4 is too damn OP of a game, needs nerf. Oh wait they made Golden, I said nerf not buff Atlus! Why do you love your fans so much!

 

[DanielBrown]

I guess either Santa Monica for the amazing God of War games(my favorite game series)or Naughty Dog for the Uncharted series, though Uncharted 3 was a bit meh to me. Haven't played The Last of Us yet, but it seems people generally like the game.

 

[Sande45]

From Software for Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and (hopefully) Dark Souls 2.
Irrational Games for Bioshock and, to a lesser extent, Bioshock Infinite.
Naughty Dog for the Uncharted franchise and Last of Us.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

Seeing as this generation has only just started, ask me again when it has ended & I'll tell you.

you are wrong. this generation is ending. it will end with the release of new consoles. and the next one will start at that time. currently it has not started yet.

...and the Wii U is what, exactly?

OT: Tough call. I suppose if I had to narrow it down my top three would be Bioware, Valve, and Gearbox. Yeah, I said Gearbox. They're a good company who make solid stuff. It's not their fault they have to work with idiots sometimes.

Bioware - For the amazing Mass Effect trilogy.

Valve - For obvious reasons. Namely the continued support of Team Fortress 2.

Gearbox - I freaking love Borderlands/2.

 

[Drummodino]

Man so many choices.

Bethesda - Skyrim
Obsidian - New Vegas
Firaxis - Civ V, Xcom
Sucker Punch - Infamous
Naughty Dog - Uncharted, Last of Us
Telltale - The Walking Dead

Honourable mention to Rockstar for Red Dead Redemption, Valve for Portal and Platinum for Vanquish (never played any of their other games beyond a Bayonetta demo). Side note - Platinum seems to get a hell of a lot of love on these forums.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Oh.. your.. god.. You have got to be kidding. Well, I guess maybe see what her idea of a good female character might be.

As for Dev's, I'm going to go with Platinum and From Software.

wow, that just killed all interest i had in that sequel. fuckin christ.

Well fuck that. They shouldn't have to be forced to work with anyone. Five bucks says the main antagonist makes a point to claim Faith's inferiority based on gender.

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/TheKodu/the-sarkeesian-the-dice-and-the-mirror--235992.phtml

I can't find the actual TED she gave in motherfucking Sweden (because EA flew her to Sweden to work with DICE), but so far she's promised to change the control scheme to be 'easier', because she thought the game was too difficult for girls. Instead of Mirror's Edge immersive combo of parkour beauty, she wants you to hit one button and be over your obstacle of choice. Because differing control schemes scare off women.

EA probably is hanging onto her only to look progressive and I doubt DICE has a choice to deny any of her claims. So, they're having a rampant feminism gamer -- who is hated by gamers and probably feminists as well -- to work as a consultant to a game even though she's never been involved in a game's development before.

So yeah. Not getting Mirror's Edge 2.

 

[Tacticity]

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/TheKodu/the-sarkeesian-the-dice-and-the-mirror--235992.phtml

I can't find the actual TED she gave in motherfucking Sweden (because EA flew her to Sweden to work with DICE), but so far she's promised to change the control scheme to be 'easier', because she thought the game was too difficult for girls. Instead of Mirror's Edge immersive combo of parkour beauty, she wants you to hit one button and be over your obstacle of choice. Because differing control schemes scare off women.

EA probably is hanging onto her only to look progressive and I doubt DICE has a choice to deny any of her claims. So, they're having a rampant feminism gamer -- who is hated by gamers and probably feminists as well -- to work as a consultant to a game even though she's never been involved in a game's development before.

So yeah. Not getting Mirror's Edge 2.

...

That is hands down, one of the stupidest things I've ever read in my life.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

Bethesda for The Elder Scrolls and Fallout games.

CD Projekt RED for their business practices and The Witcher 2.

BioWare for the Mass Effect trilogy and Dragon Age Origins.

Naughty Dog for the Uncharted trilogy and The Last of Us.

 

[lacktheknack]

I was going to say DICE, for picking up Star Wars Battlefront and Mirror's Edge, but then I saw they are being forced to work with Anita fucking Sarkeesian for Mirror's Edge.

Elaborate. NAO.

OT: CD Projekt, because the Witcher is fun and they run gog.com.

 

[Black Reaper]

Cavia, for making games that break the mold and are so thoroughly fucked up, Drakengard 3 hasn't even come out and it is looking more fucked up than most things that come out nowadays

Cavia isn't making Drakengard 3 Access Games is. They were the ones that made Deadly Premonition

But there are some of the Cavia guys involved, mainly Yoko Taro, he's basically the guy who made Drakengard and Nier so fucked up

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I was going to say DICE, for picking up Star Wars Battlefront and Mirror's Edge, but then I saw they are being forced to work with Anita fucking Sarkeesian for Mirror's Edge.

Elaborate. NAO.

OT: CD Projekt, because the Witcher is fun and they run gog.com.

Well, two posts above.

You've probably seen the post already, so I'll hide it.

Spoiler

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/TheKodu/the-sarkeesian-the-dice-and-the-mirror--235992.phtml

I can't find the actual TED she gave in motherfucking Sweden (because EA flew her to Sweden to work with DICE), but so far she's promised to change the control scheme to be 'easier', because she thought the game was too difficult for girls. Instead of Mirror's Edge immersive combo of parkour beauty, she wants you to hit one button and be over your obstacle of choice. Because differing control schemes scare off women.

EA probably is hanging onto her only to look progressive and I doubt DICE has a choice to deny any of her claims. So, they're having a rampant feminism gamer -- who is hated by gamers and probably feminists as well -- to work as a consultant to a game even though she's never been involved in a game's development before.

So yeah. Not getting Mirror's Edge 2.