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[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

ConcernedApe! Can't wait for his next game.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago
[-] Fake4000@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

West Wood studios and Bullfrog.

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
[-] pp99@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago

John Carmak ftw

[-] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

Larian Studios

And Naughty Dog during the PS3 era.

[-] Nyanix@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

You've got excellent taste, my friend

[-] simple@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

And Naughty Dog during the PS3 era

Not the PS2 era? Jak and daxter was the GOAT.

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Not the PS1 era? Crash Bandicoot was one of the best games on the system when it came out.

[-] dinckelman@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I tend to agree here. Their PS2 games were genuinely incredible. The PS3 ones are culturally iconic, but a lot of them are just... a cinema camera on wheels

[-] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Great games as well, but I was mostly playing on PC during the PS2 era. Loved their original Crash Bandicoot games as well. But Uncharted and also The Last of Us was pretty special to me.

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 10 points 10 months ago

Today One (aka Tarn Adams) who is making Dwarf Fortress and formerly worked on Liberal Crime Squad is way up there.

Redigit (of Super Mario Brothers X and Terraria) is another from the current era.

But if we can go oldschool, Sid Meier is a legend. Civilization and Pirates! are two absolute favorites, especially the remake of Pirates and Civs 2 & 4.

But the real OG, the man who showed me I wanted to make videogames, is Tim Sweeney. Sure, now he's rich and famous, but back in the day, even before UnReal, he ran Epic Megagames out of his parents' basement and sold floppies by mail. His first game, ZZT, came with the tools included to not just edit levels, but to make a whole new game of your own using the ZZT engine. By the time I discovered it there were already hundreds of user-made games being traded on BBS.

I fell in love. I joined the IRC channels and bulletin boards, I made the games I wanted, I shared them with my friends and over the Internet. It sparked a love in me that still burns today. Sweeney moved on, I moved on, but I will always owe him my regard for releasing ZZT into the world. It changed my life.

[-] Ashtear@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Sid Meier and Firaxis in general are probably the only ones that have been consistently great for me over the years. I still think about Alpha Centauri a lot, and I've played so much Civ over the years. His studio's XCOM games and Midnight Suns are all great, too.

Pretty much all the others I could name closed up shop or have declined in recent years.

[-] Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago

FromSoftware, 100%. From the days of Armored Core to all the Souls games.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Wube

The factory must grow.
Now in space from October 20th.

[-] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 10 months ago

I don't want to single out a favorite, but one who stands out is Tynan Sylvester. Not just for making RimWorld a good game, but for participating in unofficial community forums, discussing features and flaws discovered by players, and bringing a good attitude. This kind of openness helps improve things for everyone, IMHO. I wish it was more common.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Retro gaming?

Rare

[-] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

90s era Maxis, Bullfrog, Black Isle Studios, Troika Games.

JoWood also gets a special mention.

This is a more retro selection.

[-] AhismaMiasma@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Someone already mentioned them but I want to reiterate: Westwood Studios

I miss them.

[-] bruhbeans@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

Since this is c/retrogaming, Interplay ca. 1995-2000

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Gen6/7 Bioware. Supergiant, Larian, Valve.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 points 10 months ago

Supergiant consistently releases bangers.

I still want a Transistor 2.

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Absolutely. Stoked that Darren Korb has been with them all this time, his soundtrack on Transistor is his best work IMO.

I don't think we'll get it though. Hades 2 is an exception to their NO SEQUELS rule only due to how damn successful Hades was.

[-] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Since this is retro gaming, I've got to go with Microprose (Civilization, Colonization, X-Com games and more). But my love also goes to other developers that EA destroyed, in particular Maxis, Westwood Studios and Origin. Special shout-out to three more studios I had amazing memories with: New World Computing (Might and Magic), Sir-Tech (Wizardry) and Blue Byte (Settlers, Battle Isle, Albion).

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Psygnosis

For Wipeout2097(on PSX), and the 90s Amiga releases.

[-] Hazmatastic@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Arkane and Remedy are the two that stand out at the moment.

Redfall was a pretty bad indicator coming from Arkane. But if they get their act together and go back to games like Dishonored, they'll be back on the good list. Keeping them up here out of hope. They make fantastic games when they're allowed to.

Remedy just always puts out bangers. Control is how I found them, and I love their style as well as the obvious amount of love and work put into their universe. Still need to play AW2, but I've only heard good things about it. They're not everyone's cup of tea, but they are mine.

[-] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Supergiant (on par with Trese Brothers)

[-] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Sensible Software. Sensible soccer and Cannon Fodder. Epyx for their summer and winter games.

[-] Case@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 10 months ago

Black Isle Studios.

Hands down, no contest.

If you're looking for a name, Chris Avallone. Planescape: Torment and fucking New Vegas.

I only have one tattoo, and it is the Rune of Torment. That piece of art touched me.

[-] Badabinski@kbin.earth 4 points 10 months ago

Nolla. They make great games with interesting vibes!

[-] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Ghost ship games

[-] Rasputink@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Capcom. I will never forget the little blue bomber.

[-] krdo@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

Subset Games

[-] nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de 3 points 10 months ago

Under the constraint that I'm only picking from developers who already have multiple games under their belt, it'd be hard to choose between Zachtronics and Supergiant for me. Both of them have a perfect track record in my book. The only difference being that there most likely won't be any new releases from Zachtronics anymore, whereas Supergiant is only becoming stronger with each release.

[-] diegooooooo@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago
[-] strongarm@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Ben Esposito

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

FromSoftware has never made a game I didn't enjoy. From their well known games like Dark Souls, Armored Core, and now apparently everyone on Earth knows about King's Field, to their more niche titles like Metal Wolf Chaos, Kuon, and The Adventures of Cookie and Cream. Yes, I even liked Ninja Blade.

Except Steel Battalion for the Xbox 360 but that is entirely because Capcom mandated the Kinect be used for controls.

Also am a big fan of Konami, pre-2005. They never really had huge masterpieces aside from what Kojima and Team Silent made, but their other games were fun and varied, taking on almost an experimental position. Games like Gungage were very engaging, if a little short.

[-] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Powerhoof and joy masher make some nice indie games.

[-] LastJudgement@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Team Ninja, from Ninja Gaiden and Nioh to Stranger of Paradise and Wo Long, their gameplay don't miss, ever (Rip DFFOO)

[-] LolcatXTREME@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

really looking forward to Rise of The Ronin pc release

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 10 months ago

Currently: From Software

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