NationStates Jolt Archive

No poll, merely to get an idea. A few maybe worth mentioning are Ensemble, Age of Empires and Age of Mythology creators, Big Huge, creators of Rise of Nations and Firefly, creators of Stronghold. Who creates your favourite games?

Westwood studios and their C&C Tiberium games. Not their non Tiberium ones but Sun & Dawn were good... very very good.

"The suffering of the many is a pleasure for the few" ~ Cabal

No poll, merely to get an idea. A few maybe worth mentioning are Ensemble, Age of Empires and Age of Mythology creators, Big Huge, creators of Rise of Nations and Firefly, creators of Stronghold. Who creates your favourite games?
Maxis!

Ubisoft - Splinter Cell

Retro Studios - Metroid Prime 2

LucasArts - KOTOR/II (II comes out for PC today), Rogue Squadron

Blizzard Entertainment. Do I really have to say what they made?

Blizzard Entertainment. Do I really have to say what they made?

please do

Actionvision and EA games are two very cool brands.

DMA/ Rockstar. Both because the whole series kicks ass, even before the name change.

I'm surprised no one mentioned that.

Sid Meier, nuff sed

please do
Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo.

I'd also like to add to my list of game producers I like...

Whoever the hell made Monkey Island.

- Maxis
- Ensemble
- Firaxis
- Microplay
- EA

Capcom!!!!!

Paradox, creators of Europa Universalis I & II, Hearts of Iron I & II, Victoria, and Crusader Kings

whomade the final fantasy games?

whomade the final fantasy games?
Square

Yes, Paradox (Swedish Developer) is without a doubt one of the most innovative game companies out there. Europa Universialis I and II, Victoria, and Hearts of Iron I and II. They definantely make some good games that have a lot of depth to them. Another very good game developer would be Golem Labs with there amazing geo-political game Superpower I and II.

ahhhh

what's your favourite final fantasy game?

Konami. (Contra, Castlevania, Gradius, Metal Gear, Parodius, etc...)

Sid Meier, nuff sed


I agree

Who made imperialism 2? Loved that game

Konami- Metal Gear Solid series, Silent Hill series
Square- Final Fantasy series
Lucas Arts- Only for the Monkey Island series

Blizzard and sid myer

Bethesda ^_^

I'd have to go with Nintendo, although some of their games aren't actually made by them, just supervised by them (still great though).

Blizzard also did Baldurs Gate, for which I am eternally grateful! :p
Same for LucasArts and their best game, Monkey Island, one of the funniest games out there, even today.
Sid Meier is also good, the Civ series.

And another nomination by me, for Chris Sawyer "Transport Tycoon" and "Locomotion". (same game just updated)

Valve.

Bethesda ^_^

while my favorite would be bioware (baldurs gate, nwn, kotar.. yeah) bethesda will be tough competition when they release elder scrolls 4... jesus morrowind took up so much time from my life.

Sid Meier, nuff sed
Definately.

Also Square, Bullfrog (before Molyneux left at least) and Revolution (on the strength of the Broken Sword Games)

Sid Meier, nuff sed
agreed with a mention for blizzard, lucasarts and square

It comes down to:

Valve, Westwood, Elixir, Pyro, Firefly, Maxis, RareWare, id, or Big Huge games.

Can't really decide who.

Eek, forogt Bullfrog! Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper, definitely worth mentioning.

Microprose (R.I.P.), back in the day, created some of the greatest games ever conceived. Sid Meier is a genius.

Looking Glass (R.I.P), Bullfrog (R.I.P?), Blizzard, Origin (R.I.P.), S.S.I (R.I.P.) Square and Paradox are all really good too.

Blizzard also did Baldurs Gate, for which I am eternally grateful! :p

That was Bioware actually. And add them to my list.

Whomever it was in ancient India who created the game Chaturanga, that later became chess.

Good game maker.

It's got to be Nintendo, their Zelda series is the greatest game series ever.

My favourite: Cat Games Ltd. (http://www.catgames.com)

Maxis - The Sims, The Sims 2
Blizzard - Diablo, Diablo 2
Origin - Ultima Series
LucasArts/Bioware/Raven -- X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Rebel Squadron 1&2, Dark Forces/Jedi Knight Saga, KotOR
Bioware - Neverwinter Nights

I would have said Bungie until about 5 years ago... (Marathon, Myth, Oni)

[EDIT: Having said that, I've got a good feeling about Wideload (http://wideload.com/home.html)]

Probably Blizzard now.

Also Epic Games, what do the Unreal Tournament series...

I like id too.

Origin - Ultima Series

Ah, finally! Someone who has heard of Ultima :D

Ae

My picks: Ensemble, Maxis, Black Isle, LucasArts

My picks: Ensemble, Maxis, Black Isle, LucasArts

err.. yeah, black isle if one of my favorites to. duh.

Ah, finally! Someone who has heard of Ultima :D

Used to play it on a apple II+ way back when...

Other great game publishers -

Avalon Hill
Steve Jackson Games
TSR

and yeah....good ol' Sid as well .... me <--------------total Civ head

Paradox, creators of Europa Universalis I & II, Hearts of Iron I & II, Victoria, and Crusader Kings
Paradox and CDV Software Entertainment AG. The creators of the Blitzkrieg series.

Eek, forogt Bullfrog! Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper, definitely worth mentioning.
Don't forget Syndicate.

Favorite would have to be.
Blizzard: diablo 2
westwood: c&c series
valve: half-life1
mucky foot: startopia (not well known but fun and funny)

while my favorite would be bioware (baldurs gate, nwn, kotar.. yeah) bethesda will be tough competition when they release elder scrolls 4... jesus morrowind took up so much time from my life.
Have you seen some of the screens for Oblivion?

SNK before they started to only produce cheap re-hashes.

CCP (EvE Online)

Bullfrog (Syndicate)

EA, back then when they were not the Devil (and they ARE!)

Square, but only back in the SNES-times, now they're mediocre at best.

SEGA, of course.

LucasArts, back in the adventuretimes - alright, maybe Republic Commando will be good.

Bethesda: Elder scrolls
Blizzard: most of their stuff

I'm surprised that no one has put these 2
Lionhead: Black and White
Creative Assembley:Total War

Blizzard : World of warcraft ,diablo
EA : NFS series

If we were to judge simply by the number of hours I have played their games, Terratools would be the ultimately, number one developer of all time for this guy. Yes, Taerkasten just referred to himself in the third person. No he's not insane. I only ever played one of their games (Urban Assault), and even though it was made in 1998, I still play it. I played it today, in fact. It's a shame they went the way of the dodo.

If you're only interested in living developers, Digital Anvil is next on my list. Starlancer + Freelancer = joy.

I only ever played one of their games (Urban Assault), and even though it was made in 1998, I still play it. I played it today, in fact. It's a shame they went the way of the dodo.

That was an awesome game, I remember it :)

Don't forget Syndicate.

That was easily Bullfrog's best.


Used to play it on a apple II+ way back when...

*grins* You win. I started with Ultima VI :)

I've still not finished Ulitma X because when I bought it, I had a system that sadly would not run it.

;) Maybe I'll break it out again now....

Trivia: Remember when Origin was running that contest where if you sent in your picture, they would choose some as models for the next Ultima? They chose mine for a "King Arthur" game which never got published, sadly... :-D I didn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed, since the character I was to be the model for was apparently a nun. ;)

BTW, is that servant:

1) one who fetches goblin beer?
2) a goblin beer which, as a servant, fetches?
3) a particularly attractive goblin beer which acts as a servant?
4) a servant who retrieves goblin beer?

Inquiring minds want to know. ;)

In no particular order:

1. Valve.
2. Chris Sawyer (Transport Tycoon Deluxe, Rollercoaster Tycoon)
3. Lionhead Studios/Peter Molyneux (Populous/Black and White 1 and 2)
4. Digital Reality (Imperium Galactica 1-2, Haegemonia)
5. Blizzard (Diablo II - their support sucks though)
6. American McGee (American McGee's Alice, fantastic Quake 2 level designer)
7. Sid Meier (Civilisation)
8. Warren Spector/Eidos (Thief: Deadly Shadows/Deus Ex/System Shock)

Paradox is certainly top shelf.
Konami is up there (the Suikoden series).
Will have to see the next Xenosaga before making a call on them (Namco/MonolithSoft).
And of course, there is one that eceryone has overlooked, SquareEnix. Now that they're joined, they justify a place. Square's old games (SNES, FF7, FFT, Xenogears) were good, Enix has always chugged along at about the same pace (Star Ocean series, Dragon Warrior series). I never knew Enix on cartridges, I hated Square on CD's, between the two, it's a fine company.
Almost forgot, Eidos - Legacy of Kain

ID Software - Wolf 3D, RTCW,Doom I, II, III etc.

Valve - Half-Life 1 & 2.

Many More.

bungie!
creators of quite possibly the greatest game ever made - HALO!

Accolade - Star Control 2.


Black Isle - Fallout 1 & 2.

I think Interplay did only publish Fallout, and they were actually made by Black Isle, but I can be wrong.

Fran

relic - homeworld, homeworld 2
barking dog studios - homeworld cataclysm.
dynamix - tribes, tribes 2

bungie!
creators of quite possibly the greatest game ever made - HALO!

They made much better games before Microsoft bought them over.

They made much better games before Microsoft bought them over.
Like Myth. That game is fricking impossible, but still great.

I think Interplay did only publish Fallout, and they were actually made by Black Isle, but I can be wrong.

Fran

Woops, you're right. Fixed. Cheers.

Sierra
Accolade
Blizzard
Maxis
Microprose
Bethesda

Frankly, I'm upset that I had to be the first person to say Sierra.

Sierra
Accolade
Blizzard
Maxis
Microprose
Bethesda

Frankly, I'm upset that I had to be the first person to say Sierra.
because sierra is a publisher, not a developer. sierra publishes half life series, home world series, tribes series and i think maybe the sims series, not too sure on the last one

because sierra is a publisher, not a developer. sierra publishes half life series, home world series, tribes series and i think maybe the sims series, not too sure on the last one

Ahhh. I was unaware.

I was thinking more like the King's Quest and the Space Quest and the Police Quest series.

Eek, forogt Bullfrog! Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper, definitely worth mentioning.


i loved dungeon keeper 2, wicked game!

I'm going to have to go with...
Nintendo for Super Metroid and A Link to the Past :-p
Retro Studios for Metroid Prime
Red Storm for every Rainbow Six game ever
Eidos for Thief 3
and as a Torque Engine customer, I have to remain loyal and say Garage Games ;)

Its gotta be BUNGIE ( Halo 2 especially) Behind them though are EA with their sports games and Westwood with the command and conquer series.

Rare
Nintendo
Rockstar

Bullfrog, Westwood and Blizzard for their strategy games.
Apogee for their old-school jump'n'runs.
Square and Enix (I wonder why those where left out til now...) for their RPG-s.
EA for the Need for Speed-series.
Lionhead for Black and White.
Sunflowers for Anno!!!
And, last but not least: The highly underrated Natsume for the Harvest Moon-series, Cima: The Enemy and Medabots.

Edit: Oh yeah, and Rare for their platformers!

Ahhh. I was unaware.

I was thinking more like the King's Quest and the Space Quest and the Police Quest series.
Oh, sorry, then be specific. Im thinking Sierra Entertainment you are talkngi abotu Sierra Online if i recall from my searching five minutes ago

Maxis, Simcity was one of the first games I ever played,
Simcity was one of the first games I ever bought. And the Sims is just plain fun! =) (and a game that girls play aswell =o)

Blizzard entertainment:
Warcraft was one of my other favorites from the past,
I spent ages moderating and chatting at warcraft forums.
next to that "superman beat'em up game they once made, WOW is the only blizzard game I've never played.. amazing stuff they have produced over the years.

(Oh, and I should give Ion Storm some credit for Deus Ex and Thief.. but then there was that whole Daikatana thing..)

My favorite game creators?

(not in order)
EA: 007 Games
Ubi-soft (think this is right) Perfect Dark
Bio-ware: KOTOR 1
Nintendo: Mario 64, Rogue Squadron 1 & 2, Animal Crossing
Maxis (the sim city games are just awsome, even the old ones)
Bungie: Halo 1 & 2

My favorite game creators?

Ubi-soft (think this is right) Perfect Dark

Not sure, but wasn't that Rare, as with Goldeneye?

Of course theres always Epsitec with Speedy Blupi.

Thats a suprisingly wonderful game.

And EA (or Virgin or someone else i dont know) with the little known Recoil

Not sure, but wasn't that Rare, as with Goldeneye?
im pretty certain it was

-Blizzard
-Valve
-Ensemble
-Ubisoft
-Maxis
-Westwood

In order:

Valve: Half life 1, Day of Defeat, Half Life 2, CS.

ID Software: Wolfenstein, Doom (1,2 & 3) Quake (1,2 7 3) RTCW

Bioware & Black Isle: Baldurs Gate (1 & ToSC, 2 & ToB) Icewind Dale,
Planescape: Torment

Creative Assembly: Shogun Total War (& Mongol Invasion) Medieval Total War ( & Viking Invasion) Rome Total War.

Lucasarts (various developers): Dark Forces, JK 1 & 2, X-wing & Tie Fighter Series.

DMA/Rockstar: GTA Series

Ubi Soft: Rainbow 6 series, Ghost recon and Silent Hunter/Destroyer Command.

Ion Storm: Deus Ex


I refuse to state EA although I quite enjoy Madden, it IS the devil.

Ubi Soft: Rainbow 6 series

*cough*redstorm*cough* ;)

Oh, and how could I have POSSIBLY left from my list, Cheesy Software (http://jeffanderson.com/cheesy/)!!

edit- *SOB!!* THE SITE IS DOWN!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
They made the coolest old arcade parodies :( Cheesy Invaders, Mortal Pong, Megapede, Roast'em.... siiiigh, the good old days.

Oh and a guy I think deserves specific mention is Doug Tennapel, for The Neverhood. :p

Sid Meier, nuff sed

Me too. I'm a total Civilization addict.

I've still not finished Ulitma X because when I bought it, I had a system that sadly would not run it.

;) Maybe I'll break it out again now....

Heh, personally I never battled my way through Ultima VIII :( After VII it went downhill, but it's not difficult to see why, 'cause it was so awesome.

Trivia: Remember when Origin was running that contest where if you sent in your picture, they would choose some as models for the next Ultima? They chose mine for a "King Arthur" game which never got published, sadly... :-D I didn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed, since the character I was to be the model for was apparently a nun. ;)

I vaguely remember something like that, but I would have been pretty young at the time.

Accolade - Star Control 2.

Oh, hell yes! Though Accolade never really released much else that was good...

Me too. I'm a total Civilization addict.

Aren't we all ;)

Nintendo has created some of the best games ever. The Zelda series is one continuous masterpiece, and they revolutionized the industry with Super Mario Bros.

Shigeru Miyamoto.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. They develop like 50% of the PS2 games, and have other companies publish them. In particular, I liked SKy Odyessey, SkyGunner, and Ico.

Like Myth. That game is fricking impossible, but still great.

It is pretty hard...I just like dwarves. Boom! Hehehe...

I once annihilated my entire army in a LAN game with a Wight. I told him to attack an incoming unit, and I forgot how slowly he moved. When he detonated, he was right in the middle of all my army. Which had 4 dwarves in it. Laden down with satchel charges. Which detonated.

Another player, on the other side of the map, wondered why he heard a dull boom and had body parts landing on his men...

That was an awesome game, I remember it :)

Somebody else frickin' played it?!/1?1 :eek:

I thought I was the only one...

Somebody else frickin' played it?!/1?1 :eek:

I thought I was the only one...

It was definitely very cool...I know a few people who played it back in the day.

Pumkin studios: for the many hours i spent playing thier one and only game: warzone2100, my first full price PC game and i still play it in all its very early super duper 3d RTSness

Cavedog: TA nuff said

Codemasters, from the early days of dizzy and BMX simulator to micro machines to the publishing behemoths of today who introduced me to:

Bohemia interactive studios: Operation flashpoint, how dull my life would have been if not for your mission editor plaything...

Firaxis: short lived Sid Meier vehcile gave me aphla centuri my fav civ style game.

of coruse i also owe much loss of time to both Epic and valve...

Lucas Arts, the old good Lucas Arts when they made point and click adventures.
Strathdonia, Firaxis are still around.

Blizzard, ID Software Rocks too.

I used to love Bullfrog. Pity they got eaten by EA games. They used to make cute and funny games. Loved Syndicate Wars, Theme Hospital and Dungeon KEEPER!

Maxis!
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Shigeru Miyamoto.

I CONCUR!

Ocarina of Time and Mario 64 are particular favorites of mine.

Bungie!

Creative assembly
Valve
Bullfrog (only for dungeon keeper 1 and two, as well as the original theme park.)

Squaresoft- which is now Square Enix

Squar Enix/Squar soft

FINAL FANTASY 7 who dosen't love that game come on people

Sonic Team, LucasArts, Westwood.