Texcap
July 21st, 2006, 09:28 AM
I'm just curious here, but if I can ask, who are your favorite game developers at the moment? What games are they making that you're most looking forward to, or are already enjoying?
It's not a question I'd probably ask normally, but I've been blown away lately with the work of a few companies and it's simply been on my mind.
Edit: To answer my own questions, here are a few of the developers that have "hit it out of the park," for me, and that I thought deserved a little additional praise:
Intelligent Systems
They've been making hits for an awful long time (coupled with one of Nintendo's first developer divisions they first worked on Metroid, and then Super Metroid) but that they continue to do it as consistently really is a testament to their talent. Most recently, it's been the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series' that have captured and held my attention, and added gratitude. Even my 3-yr. old niece was highly complimenative of their efforts after watching me and my brother-in-law play a round or two of FE. Perhaps another fan in the making.
Level-5
I'm relatively new to Level-5, as I'm afraid I've not yet played any of the Dark Cloud games, but they blew me away with Dragon Quest VIII and Rogue Galaxy is one of the games I'm anticipating most this holiday. The announcement of Jeanne d'Arc for the PSP certainly doesn't hurt their case either...it's just unfortunate that I don't have a PSP to enjoy what looks like another arrow in their arsenal.
There are several others I'd like to mention (like Nippon Ichi, etc.) but I'll go ahead and end with...
Insomniac Games
I was off at college and out of state when games like Spyro were released, and since, I've not had the chance to play Insomniacs contributions to that series; but I have had the opportunity to sink my teeth into the Ratchet and Clank franchise and I've not been as impressed with a series of action platformers since first picking up Super Mario Bros. those many years ago. I think I plowed through all [3] of their first R&C games in about a month's time (which is pretty fast for me at least) and I'm hungry for more...as soon as my wallet gives me permission to get "Deadlocked". Through them, I was also introduced to Sly Cooper and the Jak series, both of which I look forward to diving into in the months to come. So while I wait to play Deadlocked, and see what the PS3 R&C games have in store for the series, I thought I'd throw some appreciation their way as well for some excellent games.
Howsabout y'all?
It's not a question I'd probably ask normally, but I've been blown away lately with the work of a few companies and it's simply been on my mind.
Edit: To answer my own questions, here are a few of the developers that have "hit it out of the park," for me, and that I thought deserved a little additional praise:
Intelligent Systems
They've been making hits for an awful long time (coupled with one of Nintendo's first developer divisions they first worked on Metroid, and then Super Metroid) but that they continue to do it as consistently really is a testament to their talent. Most recently, it's been the Fire Emblem and Advance Wars series' that have captured and held my attention, and added gratitude. Even my 3-yr. old niece was highly complimenative of their efforts after watching me and my brother-in-law play a round or two of FE. Perhaps another fan in the making.
Level-5
I'm relatively new to Level-5, as I'm afraid I've not yet played any of the Dark Cloud games, but they blew me away with Dragon Quest VIII and Rogue Galaxy is one of the games I'm anticipating most this holiday. The announcement of Jeanne d'Arc for the PSP certainly doesn't hurt their case either...it's just unfortunate that I don't have a PSP to enjoy what looks like another arrow in their arsenal.
There are several others I'd like to mention (like Nippon Ichi, etc.) but I'll go ahead and end with...
Insomniac Games
I was off at college and out of state when games like Spyro were released, and since, I've not had the chance to play Insomniacs contributions to that series; but I have had the opportunity to sink my teeth into the Ratchet and Clank franchise and I've not been as impressed with a series of action platformers since first picking up Super Mario Bros. those many years ago. I think I plowed through all [3] of their first R&C games in about a month's time (which is pretty fast for me at least) and I'm hungry for more...as soon as my wallet gives me permission to get "Deadlocked". Through them, I was also introduced to Sly Cooper and the Jak series, both of which I look forward to diving into in the months to come. So while I wait to play Deadlocked, and see what the PS3 R&C games have in store for the series, I thought I'd throw some appreciation their way as well for some excellent games.
Howsabout y'all?