what is your favorite software developer?
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Boy, I sure didn't expect anyone to say Ubisoft. Wow.
Not to be cliche, but Valve. They really understand how long term customer loyalty works.
Not to be cliche, but Valve. They really understand how long term customer loyalty works.
Why? Because they made a single notable mistake that dissolved YEARS of gaming goodwill and invalidated a huge, storied career of success?Hiphophippo said:
Ubisoft; Sucker Punch; Naughty Dog (Though not so much lately. Please no more Nathan Drake. Bring back Jak & Daxter)
Stardock.
If you don't know them, look it up.
Their games are good (GalCiv 1&2; technically, Sins of a Solar Empire and Demigod were developed by other companies. Stardock just published them), but best of all is their view on things like DRM and whatnot. Basically, Starkdock uses no DRM on the games they make. Also, they offer a full refund if you purchase a game and don't like the way it plays on your computer. AND, if you buy a retail version of one of their games you can register it with their downloader (Impulse) and download a digital copy free if you lose the CD.
Their ideology has earned a lot of derision from other developers, but their last game (Galactic Civilizations 2, which by the way had no DRM at all and does not require the CD to be in the drive to run) sold well over a million copies. Sure, it's easy as hell to pirate their games, but they're still turning a tidy profit and earning lots of PR points in the process.
In case you don't know, their latest in-house game, Elemental: War of Magic (a spiritual successor to Masters of Might and Magic), a 4x/RPG hybrid comes out August 24.
Edit: After them, definitely BioWare. At least it was before the EA buy out. I swear, they said that there would be no change after the buy-out; that EA was taking a Lassiez-Faire stance on them. But look at what they've given us since: Ads for Dragon Age set to Marilyn Manson songs; Mass Effect 2 being more shooter than RPG; and Now Dragon Age 2 sounds like it's trying to be Fable.
BioWare games have always been pre-order material, but now ME2 is the first BioWare game I decided not to buy and DA2 looks like it might be a pass as well. If they keep this up they're going to ruin the brand.
If you don't know them, look it up.
Their games are good (GalCiv 1&2; technically, Sins of a Solar Empire and Demigod were developed by other companies. Stardock just published them), but best of all is their view on things like DRM and whatnot. Basically, Starkdock uses no DRM on the games they make. Also, they offer a full refund if you purchase a game and don't like the way it plays on your computer. AND, if you buy a retail version of one of their games you can register it with their downloader (Impulse) and download a digital copy free if you lose the CD.
Their ideology has earned a lot of derision from other developers, but their last game (Galactic Civilizations 2, which by the way had no DRM at all and does not require the CD to be in the drive to run) sold well over a million copies. Sure, it's easy as hell to pirate their games, but they're still turning a tidy profit and earning lots of PR points in the process.
In case you don't know, their latest in-house game, Elemental: War of Magic (a spiritual successor to Masters of Might and Magic), a 4x/RPG hybrid comes out August 24.
Edit: After them, definitely BioWare. At least it was before the EA buy out. I swear, they said that there would be no change after the buy-out; that EA was taking a Lassiez-Faire stance on them. But look at what they've given us since: Ads for Dragon Age set to Marilyn Manson songs; Mass Effect 2 being more shooter than RPG; and Now Dragon Age 2 sounds like it's trying to be Fable.
BioWare games have always been pre-order material, but now ME2 is the first BioWare game I decided not to buy and DA2 looks like it might be a pass as well. If they keep this up they're going to ruin the brand.
I'm just not into the kind of games they produce, but I've wished for a while now that other companies would take a note from Stardock's playbook.Krantos said:
I can end this right now. It will be BioWare and Valve with the most votes. They did this months ago with the Developer showdown or whatever it is called.
Bioware
Bethesda
Bungie
valve
Wow thats a lot of b's
and frictional games: they are a little studio from Sweden. they made penumbra and are busy with another master piece, you should check them out at youtube they make in my opinion the best horror games with a piece of Cthulu horror
Bethesda
Bungie
valve
Wow thats a lot of b's
and frictional games: they are a little studio from Sweden. they made penumbra and are busy with another master piece, you should check them out at youtube they make in my opinion the best horror games with a piece of Cthulu horror
Applejack said:
OOOOOH someone said Level 5, you are officially cool!
And for me it's Squaresoft or now Square Enix
I've enjoyed every game I've ever played by Squaresoft and Square Enix
they haven't developed that many games this gen but the ones they have are great in my books
The World Ends With You, Final Fantasy XIII, Crisis Core, Dissidia and Last Remnant
In games:
Blizzard
Valve
2D Boy
Looking Glass Studios
Team Silent
Creative Assembly
In all other software
Adobe
Autodesk
Blizzard
Valve
2D Boy
Looking Glass Studios
Team Silent
Creative Assembly
In all other software
Adobe
Autodesk
Grasshopper Manufacture and Atlus, at the moment. That and Rockstar before GTA 4. Maybe level 5 if their other games weren't anything like White Knight Chronicles.
I'll just go with EA games. No drama and lots of good games pumping out. I know they produce more than they develop, so I'll also include Dice into the mix. Rare was awesome when they were around. Blizzard makes solid, albeit simplistic and cliche, games and manage to build strong communities around them.