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sub12 · 2016-03-17T15:36:39+00:00

((IREM)) Probably best known for the R-Type series and their shoot em' ups from the late 1980's and early 1990's. IMO, they were the master of detailed sprite graphics. A lot of their arcade titles are absolute gems (X Multiply, Undercover Cops, Ninja Baseball Bat Man). Quite a few of their employees would leave during the early 1990's and heavily influence other companies. ((CAPCOM)) I enjoy Capcom mostly for their output from the late 1980's till the mid 2000's. Some of the best IP's in the business without a doubt (Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, 194X series, Mega Man, Devil May Cry)............I think their best trait was being able to create memorable titles that appealed to western audiences, but still remaining Japanese in design approach (I don't think a western studio could have made something like SF2 in 1991, not with that presentation). They were like Nintendo, except not afraid to show a little gore and cleavage, on the flipside, they could create quality games that appealed to children as well (their NES Disney library). ((SNK)) Although a shell of it's former self, I like SNK for the same reasons that I like Capcom, they created games with mass appeal but never forgot to look at it from a Japanese design aspect. A lot of their older titles have a Data East-esque cheese factor to them, but by the early-mid 1990's, they incorporated talent from IREM and CAPCOM, and became an amazing developer for about seven years (1993-2000), with great titles like Shock Troopers, Metal Slug, King of Fighters, the Last Blade, Samurai Shodown, Blazing Stars, etc. etc. ((CD PROJEKT)) Full confession, the Witcher 3 is the only CD Projekt game that I have played, another confession, it's also one of my favorite games of all time. It's not without flaws, but it comes very close to matching my idea of a perfect game. The world they created shows a wonderful attention to detail and a willingness to care about the content. On top of that, Hearts of Stone (and very likely Blood and Wine) feel like the full fledged PC expansion packs of the 90's and 2000's..........how can you not love that? ((NAUGHTY DOG)) Gaming journalist like to make fun of the IP these days (for whatever dumb reasons), but Crash Bandicoot was huge for the original PS1, and while the first title has aged a bit, Crash 2, Crash 3, and Team Racing are just absolutely wonderful games. I never got around to the Jak and Daxter series, but Uncharted and The Last of Us show an ability to mix presentation and gameplay that I don't think any developer can currently top. ((NINTENDO)) For all that they do wrong, nobody makes games like Nintendo. Nuff said.

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sub12
Sat 19th Mar 2016

@Tasuki:

I know, but they kinda went down hill after Microsoft let them go.....

sub12

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Tasuki
Sat 19th Mar 2016

@sub12: MS never owned Bizarre, yeah most people know them for the Project Gotham series but that was the only MS exclusive IIRC. At that time they also did a few games for other systems, like Fur Fighters: Vittos Revenge on PS2 and The Club was on both PS3 and 360 as well as Blur.

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sub12
Sat 19th Mar 2016

@Tasuki:

My bad, yeah, I guess with Microsoft publishing all of the Gotham games, I thought they had closer ties......Fur Fighters was great btw......had it on the Dreamcast back in the day.

sub12

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Tasuki
Sat 19th Mar 2016

@sub12: Yeah Fur Fighters is great. I still play it too, usually when I the guys are over. Bizarre overall was good and it's probably one of the delvelopers I wish was still around.

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RR529
Sat 19th Mar 2016

Namco Bandai - I've come to realize I'm a big fan of many of their series, like Ace Combat, Tales, SoulCalibur, and of course their arcade classics like Pac-Man & Galaga.

Square Enix - My go to developer/publisher when it comes to JRPGs. I really enjoy the Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, & Dragon Quest games, and I also enjoyed Sword of Mana & Chaos Rings.

Nintendo - They are the company that got me into gaming, and I love many of their franchises such as Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Smash, Fire Emblem, Kirby, & Donkey Kong. Haven't played it in years, but Pokémon was a huge part of my childhood.

Capcom - The only series of theirs I routinely return to is Street Fighter, but I have also enjoyed a lot of other series of theirs of which I've only played one game of (Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge, Gargoyle's Quest, Bionic Commando, Lost Planet).

Currently Playing:
Switch - Blade Strangers
PS4 - Kingdom Hearts III, Tetris Effect (VR)

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Nei
Fri 17th Jun 2016

I think Nintendo and Square-Enix have a level of polish that others developers can just dream about and I like that about them (but I don't necessarily like all their games).
I'ma big fan of Bioware for the character development in their games and I vastly prefer them to Bethesda when it comes to RPGs.
I've also a soft spot for SEGA and Capcom for the arcade quality of some of their games even if they are a shadow of their former glory...games like Valkyria Chronicles, Bayonetta (I know it's by Platinum Games but a very sega/capcom game at its core) or Street Fighter 5 are just a joy to play.

[Edited Sat 18th Jun 2016 by Nei]

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Gryzor
Sat 18th Jun 2016

20th century: SEGA, Taito, Konami, Capcom and Namco
Today: Falcom and Enix

Gryzor

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Vinny
Mon 20th Jun 2016

Capcom, Konami, Treasure (very underrated), SEGA, Rockstar.

[Edited Mon 20th Jun 2016 by Vinny]

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LieutenantFatman
Mon 20th Jun 2016

I think my current top 3 in no particular order are:

Bandai Namco
Media Molecule
CD Projekt RED

LieutenantFatman

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Tasuki
Mon 20th Jun 2016

My absolute favorite would be Blizzard. They seem to know how to run a company while keeping players happy. They seem to take their time release new stuff so it goes pretty smoothly on launch day, and then continue to support the game for years to come rather then releasing a yearly installment.

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