Favourite Developers of Yesteryear
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Well, Looking Glass Studios and Ion Storm... the good Ion Storm... the one that made Deus Ex... not that one that made that crap Daikatana...<.<
Fortunately... most of the people responsible for my favorite games can still be tracked down...
It's been said, but I'll say it too: Troika. They made what might be one of the best RPGs ever.
I feel like with all the fan love that old team should really get together and make a kickstarter.
I feel like with all the fan love that old team should really get together and make a kickstarter.
Capcom
Konami
Squaresoft
these where the big 3 i turned to growing up. now ....
i need to go cry ....
Konami
Squaresoft
these where the big 3 i turned to growing up. now ....
i need to go cry ....
Black Isle Studios and Interplay, anyone? Original Fallout ftw.
But yeah, Bullfrog, Westwood, Square, Rare, Konami, etc. Good shit.
But yeah, Bullfrog, Westwood, Square, Rare, Konami, etc. Good shit.
Pandemic Studios.
They made:
Star Wars Battlefront (1 and 2), Destroy All Humans (1 and 2), The Saboteur, and Lord Of The Rings:Conquest - They were great and, as you can see, they made great games.
But they fell to the beast, EA. They got bought by EA at the same time as Bioware - Bioware lived, but EA shut Pandemic down. I was a Sad Panda...
They did good work and gave me loads of entertainment, I wish they were still around
Pandemic, you are missed.
They made:
Star Wars Battlefront (1 and 2), Destroy All Humans (1 and 2), The Saboteur, and Lord Of The Rings:Conquest - They were great and, as you can see, they made great games.
But they fell to the beast, EA. They got bought by EA at the same time as Bioware - Bioware lived, but EA shut Pandemic down. I was a Sad Panda...
They did good work and gave me loads of entertainment, I wish they were still around
Pandemic, you are missed.
Going properly old school now, Im gonna say the Bitmap Brothers. Xenon Megablast will always be my favourite side scrolling shmup and the music was AWESOME
And as has been previously stated, Bullfrog. Ah, the good old days when Peter Molyneux was making games and not "interactive experiences". Gimme a HD remake of the original theme park with custom coasters you can ride and I will be forever happy. Also, HD Theme Hospital, and DK 3.
And as has been previously stated, Bullfrog. Ah, the good old days when Peter Molyneux was making games and not "interactive experiences". Gimme a HD remake of the original theme park with custom coasters you can ride and I will be forever happy. Also, HD Theme Hospital, and DK 3.
I only ever played Xenon II but it was great, and the music was fucking amazing for the time. Was on the scale of Reznor doing Quake it was that bloody good.Isalan said:
The Bitmap Brothers deserve a double mention imo - they founded Renegade, the publisher that gave the "Sensible" devs the artistic freedom for their games.Isalan said:
When EA took control of Bullfrog, Peter Molyneux was barred from coming to work even tough he was contractually obliged to finish the games he was working on. It still amazes me that anything got released at all in that situation.
Anyway, my pick is Sacnoth. There are other devs I miss for sure, but Sacnoth are who I miss the most. Shadowhearts and Shadowhearts Covenant are by far my favourite jRPGs of the PS2 era.
No problem, mate. I can help you out!Isalan said:Just for you a link the original version of the track from Xenon 2 (which was called Xenon Megablast in the UK apparently)
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMZabvOcCc&feature=colike
P.S. Embedding is too difficult to work out at 4 in the morning
Squaresoft. Excuse me while I cry lonely tears . . .
I'm back! Versus XIII still looks excellent, you just need to finish and put that shit out! Come on guys!
I really liked Naughty Dog. Crash and the Jak series are jus tmust-haves for anyone who can appreciate fun. Uncharted on the other hand
1) Brings no new ideas to the table
2) Emphasizes graphics over everything else.
3) Stole Amy Henning from Crystal Dynamics, meaning there will probably never be a true conclusion to Legacy of Kain unless this supposed reboot of Soul Reaver ends up working out.
4) Most importantly: I'm supposed to respect this writing? I've seen this movie too many times before. Legacy of Kain proves that Amy Henning is not only good, but astoundingly original. Uncharted is neither in either gameplay or story.
You could say I'm what the kids call "salty."
I'm back! Versus XIII still looks excellent, you just need to finish and put that shit out! Come on guys!
I really liked Naughty Dog. Crash and the Jak series are jus tmust-haves for anyone who can appreciate fun. Uncharted on the other hand
1) Brings no new ideas to the table
2) Emphasizes graphics over everything else.
3) Stole Amy Henning from Crystal Dynamics, meaning there will probably never be a true conclusion to Legacy of Kain unless this supposed reboot of Soul Reaver ends up working out.
4) Most importantly: I'm supposed to respect this writing? I've seen this movie too many times before. Legacy of Kain proves that Amy Henning is not only good, but astoundingly original. Uncharted is neither in either gameplay or story.
You could say I'm what the kids call "salty."
Black Isle, I suppose. Dead and gone and redistributed throughout the gaming world, presumably mostly into Bioware.
Not sure about Beamdog, however, which seems to be taking the pretense of "we are using Black Isle's reanimated corpse, with a different set of organs, for our purposes". Still waiting to really form an opinion of this.
Not sure about Beamdog, however, which seems to be taking the pretense of "we are using Black Isle's reanimated corpse, with a different set of organs, for our purposes". Still waiting to really form an opinion of this.
Troika
Black Isle
Bullfrog
and $@*!ing lol at the person getting warned for saying "Rare". Other people gave two names, he gives one as his favourite, and apparently that's low content?
Black Isle
Bullfrog
and $@*!ing lol at the person getting warned for saying "Rare". Other people gave two names, he gives one as his favourite, and apparently that's low content?
Black Isle is definitely my favorite old developer.BehattedWanderer said:
Who went to Bioware? Some of them went to Troika before it died. Feargus Urquhart, Timothy Cain, Jesse Reynolds, Chris Jones and alot of the minor people are at Obsidian. Chris Avellone is working Obsidian and working on Wasteland 2 with Brian Fargo at inXile. Leonard Boyarsky is at Blizzard. Chris Taylor was back at Interplay last I heard. I'm sure I missed some people but I don't remember any going to Bioware.