Is there a dev company whose games you will play, no questions asked?

[synulia]

Rockstar, Amanita Design, 2D Boy (SERIOUSLY GUYS PUT OUT ANOTHER GAME), and Naughty Dog.

 

[teebeeohh]

Obsidian
Blizzard
i like obsidian games, even with all them bugs
and while the stuff that happens around blizz games (DRM, real money transactions) kinda suck the games themselves are excellent

 

[Shockolate]

Play? Anything.

Buy? Different story.

 

[Deadyawn]

If I had to choose I'd go Valve because they make really good games and they don't make many. That said I'd prefer to take each game on a case by case basis.

 

[Andy Shandy]

Nope. The closest company - like many other people - would be Valve. I just didn't like the Left 4 Dead series. I like my zombie games to be more Dead Rising-y. Everything else they make though is pretty much golden.

 

[Popeman]

Insomniac except for All 4 one. And Sucker punch.

 

[Autumnflame]

valve and bioware.
come to mind.

and the guys that made the witcher
and the makers of heavy rain and indigo prophecy

 

[Lazy Kitty]

Lionhead.

And... That's it I think...

 

[octafish]

Obsidian always make RPGs I like playing. I haven't played Dungeon Siege III, but then again it isn't a game that is particularly attractive to me.

Oh and DICE, I mean BF:Bad Company 2 is their worst game, (on PC anyway) and it is still a huge step above most other multiplayer FPSs. (I said most because Enemy Territory and TF2 are plabably better than BC2).

 

[Savagezion]

Good Ol' Naughty Dog

That is about the only one I can think of. I don't know for how long but for now, they have it.

Generally speaking, no. However, I can't deny Naughty Dog has me captivated for now.

 

[Savagezion]

Obsidian always make RPGs I like playing. I haven't played Dungeon Siege III, but then again it isn't a game that is particularly attractive to me.

Careful with that one, it isn't like most of their other stuff. They have an interesting "loot effects stats, levels effect skills" mechanic in it. But overall, it is a very bland Obsidian experience.

 

[immortalfrieza]

None. Bioware and Bethesda are probably the closest, but I ALWAYS check out every game I ever intend to purchase thoroughly long before I buy it, and if I can rent it first, I do. As a result, I have never once in my life bought a game that I do not like, ever.

 

[Stoink]

valve and rockstar - very very well made games

 

[Hamish Durie]

I just finished my second play-through of inFamous 2 (yes, I know it's been out for months, I had to rent it since I don't have much money), and it's made me realize I'd probably play, if not buy when I can afford it, any Sucker Punch game. I own a copy of the Sly collection, I got a copy of inFamous after the PSN hack, and I am going to buy inFamous 2 as soon as I can.

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my answer

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I would say Valve but I'm not into multi-player that much. This doesn't mean much as I generally get most of Valve's games anyway due to Steam Sales and promos.

Bioware WAS on that list but after the debacle that was Dragon Age 2 (repeating dungeons, really?) plus potential possible Origin infection... Let's just say Mass Effect 3 better be good.

Actually there wasn't really a company I would automatically buy from apart from Bioware, and after being burnt like that I doubt there ever will be.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

Absolutely not. The concept alone makes me want to put my head through my desk.

 

[Nazgual]

bethesda, i love their games except for rouge warrior and hunted. other than those games i have loved every game they have released.

If I remember correctly Bethesda only published them.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

As a kneejerk reaction I would say no. Mostly because I don't think the gaming industry is driven by an auteur movement and as such there is really no reason two games from the same developer would have to interest me seeing as they are not actually products of a unified force of self-expression but more like formulaic production line releases.

So then if I make an effort I suppose I can come up with a few auteur names (Hideo Kojima isn't among these): Team Ico who are in development hell apparently, Suda 51 who did not really deliver with the second part of No More Heroes, Double Fine who I don't really care about, Silent Hill Team who disbanded and that's about it. So, joy, I don't have to retract anything I said. Auteur game development are all but a myth.

I do however pick up anything released by Terry Cavanagh, Stephen Lavelle and a few other independant developers. However, that is probably because they are so cheap, not because I can count on quality.

If I may be blunt, what the hell does a developer being "auteur" have to do with whether or not you'd buy it with no questions asked? People who do it "for the art" are just as capable of making a shitty game as anyone. They're arguably more so, as they're more likely not doing it for the sake of the game, thus causing the game itself to potentially suffer.