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This generation is just about in the books. Which publisher do you feel added the most to it? Feel free to include console, portable, computer, and mobile releases in your thought process.
If mods can go beyond 10 choices, I'd like to add Atlus as well.
Publishers are just moneybags. Why would I hold allegiance to one over another?
It's a good thing that wasn't the question you're supposed to answer.
edit: I am struggling to answer my own poll. Some of that is due to the acquisitions. The fact that SE has Eidos games now, Bethesda has id games, and EA has BioWare games really changes things from past generations. I technically should have called Activision "Activision Blizzard" even.
You asked two different questions.
Atlus would be my favorite, but i dont think they added anything to this generation that wasnt available in the previous. That was clearly nintendo. Probably my least favorite publisher.
No Atlus? :(
Hurr, just saw your edit.
Who added the most to your enjoyment. That should be your favorite I would think. I just didn't want to write the same thing three times.Quote:
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Ahhh, okay. Well if Atlus gets added, they've got my vote.
This thread sucks.
Then edit your OP, because thats not how it reads at all.
We also may be able to swap Atlus for Ubisoft. I'd say they are the least likely to draw votes out of the current group.
Final Fantasy is still too strong.
The question is in 16 point font right above the fucking poll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
I know the person youre really mad at is you. Go ahead and lash out.
Atlus would've gotten my vote, but it's Intendo instead. Everyone else is horrible, but Capcom being on there is sucking everything else into a pit.
I almost left Capcom out, but I figured there were some people that played nothing but online fighters.
That's all I play. Thank you for considering my feelings.
I have to begrudgingly say Nintendo. Their output hasn't exactly been stellar, but they did release two Mario Galaxies, Punch Out, and Sin and Punishment 2, which is more than I can say for anyone else. My normal standbys only had a handful of titles that I really enjoyed. Konami had MGS4, Capcom had SF4, Sega had Bayonetta, various smaller developers released something on XBLA/PSN that I enjoyed, but none really did more than a few, or had much to really stand out to me.
The company that probably released the most that I found enjoyable was actually Cave, but I would disqualify them since most of their games were originally designed for hardware much older than the current generation.
Shit. I forgot about the Platinum games when I excluded Sega. Adding those to the Yakuzas, Binary Domain, and Valkyria Chronicles would probably knock someone else off the list.
I chose Bethesda. I've had more fun with both Elder Scrolls games and Fallout 3 than any other series this gen. Between those three games alone I think I racked up around 400 hours. Great times.
They all published stuff I liked.
Capcom did SFIV, MM9, Asura's Wrath, Lost Planet, and MVC3.
Sega published Bayonetta, Vanquish, and Resonance of Fate.
Square Enix published Tactics Ogre, Project Sylpheed, Deus Ex, Nier, Dissidia, KH:BBS, Just Cause 2, and both Arkham games.
EA did Burnout, Mass Effect, Mirror's Edge, and Syndicate.
Atlus did both Demon's games, everything by Sting, and other assorted random goodies.
And there's so much I'm not even going to look up. Fuck if I can pick one.
Namco Bandai is my choice.
Would that have anything to do with Tekken?
And Galaga Legions and Pacman Championship Edition and Pacman Championship Edition DX and Katamari and Soul Calibur and Dark Souls and Time Crisis.
I can't say I ever think about naming a favorite publisher since most are so inconsistent. I have a few Worst Publishers Ever* but that's more for business practices than games.
*EA and Microsoft
That is a hard one. None stand out and I give MS a bonus for their non-game contributions.
I almost DO want to go with MS because I think the above plus the Gears trilogy, PGR4 (still IMO the best racer of the gen, save maybe Hot Pursuit) and others. Everyone gets on them for lack of NEW games but if I take the whole generation, I'm inclined to give them a tiny nod.
But I won't vote yet. Honestly I'm looking at them and EA.
Since it looks like Atlus isn't getting added to the list, I'm probably going to have to go with Beth. Bugs aside, between two Elder Scrolls games and the rebirth of Fallout, I spent more time playing their games than any other this gen.
This is a tough one. I think I'll give it to Ubisoft, for the breadth and sheer number of games that I enjoyed this generation. While Take Two has some excellent games, there's not much to their lineup beyond the Firaxis stuff, the open-world Rockstar stuff, and the BioShock series. The same goes for Bethesda - absolute king of RPGs this generation, but not a single other worthwhile genre. Ubisfot, on the other hand, has everything. From Open world games (Assassin's Creed, FarCry 2) to platformers (Rayman Origins, Prince of Persia) to military shooters (Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six) to strategy games (Anno series, HoMM, From Dust) to flight sims IL2 Sturmovik, Hawx), to even racing games (Trackmania 2), Ubisoft does it all - and does it well.
XSEED is at the top of my list now. Bringing Ys 7, TitS, and Felghana over to PSP was great. The best part? When they got onto Steam and brought over Felghana & Origin. I'm looking forward to more Falcom PC games from them.
Sega published After Burner Climax (took them long enough but we got it), House of the Dead 4 & HotD 4 Special (ditto), LA Machineguns, Ghost Squad, Out Run 2 original & SP.
Namco did Time Crisis 4, Razing Storm, and the Ridge Racers (6 & 7 on console, and the import-only PSP RR2).
Square Enix... not for the main Final Fantasy series, but rather Nier, FFVII Crisis Core, and The 3rd Birthday.
Bethesda for Skyrim, Rage, and likely the upcoming Doom 4 (please don't be like Doom 3... I'm wanting essentially a Doom 64 sequel with modern graphics).
Cave has done some great work with upgrading their games for 360 ports. Before they call it a day on the 360, we need an Ibara/Kuro double pack and of course SDOJ.
2K let me down with Duke Nukem Forever; too bad it turned into "Call of Duke". I would have SNK on my list if they'd give us something more than KOF. There are plenty of cool franchises that deserve a revisit like Neo Turfmasters, Top Hunter, Pulstar/Blazing Star, Viewpoint, etc. Capcom hasn't impressed me much outside of SSFIV Arcade Edition... but if they do a new DarkStalkers I may check it out. Capcom vs SNK 3 is something I would have liked at one time, but I'm afraid now that they'd fuck it up with power gems. TBH, I'd probably have given MM9 a chance if the graphics were like the 16 or 32 bit versions.
I think from a publishing standpoint Microsoft should get some consideration for the awesome stuff they put out around a game. Halo always gets very cool live action trailers and neat viral marketing stuff and awesome special edition packages (Well, Reach and 3 got special editions). Alan Wake had an awesome webseries and the SE of that game had a cool book and an overall awesome package.
I chose EA simply for my love of the Battlefield series. The NHL series as well.
None of the Above:
Valve.
Yeah. This one is hard because every one of these had several games I really liked. And then THQ isn't on here but they had several games too.
Yeah, Valve is a good one if you're really into FPS. The same goes for Paradox: if you like strategy games, there is simply no better publisher.
I don't think I can answer this question. I'm having a hard time separating my opinions right now, today, from those involving 2006-2012. I can't say I feel a lot of excitement for any of them.
James
Bethesda gave me Fallout 3 and New Vegas, easily my favorite games this gen. I guess that makes them Top Banana by default.
Atlus put out a lot of good stuff, Catherine being the most notable. It wasn't my favorite game, but it was the most unique and profound console gaming experience I had this gen, and I won't forget it anytime soon.
Sega gets honorable mention for continuing to deliver Yakuza games to the Unites States. Thank you.
Further honorable mention goes to Cing for redefining handheld gaming excellence via Kyle Hyde's adventures. Why must the good die so young?
In other news, Nintendo and Square-Enix get passed over entirely. Nobody hijacked my account. Just too much swinging and missing to be crowned the best of anything.
Eh.Quote:
Originally Posted by bVork
Episode 1 - total shit
Episode 2 - very well done super linear FPS where the enemies stand around while you kill them. Like Call of Duty, but worse in a lot of ways.
Portal - okay these are great
Left 4 Dead - I dont care.
Needless to say I think Valve is highly overrated. Hopefully CS GO is legit.
EA for the NHL games and Battlefield.
Voted Bethesda for the sheer amount of hours I dropped into the Fallout and Elder Scrolls games (~850 hours total) and loved them. Capcom would probably take my number 2 vote with SSF4 alone, then they made other games I enjoyed as well. But honestly everyone on that list made something I've enjoyed, so my hat is tipped to them all.
EA, other than the DLC bullshit (that every publisher is doing now), they published so many games I enjoyed.
Half-Life 2 was 2004 though, so diff's list is all Valve had. That can't stand up to some of these mega publishers over the last seven years. You know I wanted to include them, but there was just no way to do that objectively.Quote:
Originally Posted by bVork
You forgot Team Fortress 2. The best multiplayer FPS ever.
You're actually right. I did. I had in my head that it was just the L4Ds, Portals, and HL2 Episodes. Damn it. WTB 12 poll options.
It's funny I forgot that, because I was playing it last night. Team Fortress 2 is shit.
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This is very true.
Steam - greatest thing everQuote:
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DOTA2 - will be the biggest game in the world in a few years
Out of those choices, I'll take Capcom, I guess.
It's really just their fighting games that I like, though.
I'd likely go with Nintendo if I had a Wii and the Mario Galaxy games, since those seemed genuinely great from the hour or so I put into each.
<3 Valve as online distribution agent, though. Steam is the only DRM I've ever seen done right.
James
Fixed.Quote:
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Pork is my favourite vegetable.
Not such a good analogy. Vegetables can be good and vegetables can be bad. DRM can only be a certain degree of bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by kedawa
I can download a game from Steam to any PC I own and play it in offline mode without it bothering me. I prefer GOG, obviously, but Steam isn't a problem at all.
James
Your point is valid, but you cannot deny the fact that pork is delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew
Why would you prefer GOG if the alternative didn't possess some sort of deficiency? I'll concede that the Steam approach is far better than the always-on bullshit that will cause me to miss the new Sim City. But an ass raping from a considerate gentleman with impeccable hygiene is still an unwanted cock in the ass.Quote:
Originally Posted by James
I'm going to go with Microsoft. I'm not a big fan of them in general, but they have done a lot in contributing to my gaming time in the last six years. Many of the titles I've enjoyed have been published my them --- Halo series, Gears of Wars series, Lost Odyssey, Mass Effect, Ninja Gaiden 2, Shadow Complex, etc. Other publishers have had better games, but on a whole, I've played more games published by Microsoft than any single publisher.
THQ comes in second place for Darksiders and the Saints Row series.
Yeah, that is better than Darksiders and Saints Row combined. I so wish there was a Steam version.
Either you never played Saints Row 3 or you don't actually believe what you just typed. Saints Row 3 was the most fun open world game ever (not the best, the best was Red Dead Redemption). If you haven't tried it, forget the stupid marketing and find a way to at least play the first 30 minutes. Seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
I have not played 3, but the reason is that 1 and 2 were just "meh" to me. I don't like the "dumb fun" concept or the gang theme. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's not for me. I couldn't even pull the trigger when it was 75% off on Steam about a week ago. It's also worth noting that Stuntman may be the best driving game of this generation, and that is a genre I really like. It's right up there with Hot Pursuit and Split/Second.
The real reason Yoshi doesn't like it is because there are black people in it.
If it's like the first two, the default character is a cracker. And I'm pretty sure every GTA had black people in it.
Seriously man, this is night and day above the previous games. They take EVERYTHING that makes an open world game slow or clunky and throw it out, and maximize everything that can be called fun. Everything from jumping into cars, to jumping off of buildings and flying in harrier jets is pulled off with hella style and ease.Quote:
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You have to redbox it or something at least.
Saints Row 3 was hit-or-miss. The missions were awesome, but the open world stuff was pretty bad. I was disappointed overall.
That's exactly what I am talking about with the "dumb fun" though. I'm not hearing anything that makes me think it can outdo GTA, Red Dead, or frankly even The Saboteur. The first two were not even close to any of those, so 3 would have to be night and day in the right areas.Quote:
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If you Redbox it and don't enjoy it, I will Paypal you the 2 bucks you wasted.
It's So. Goddamn. FUN.
I commit to eventually try it. It has Steam achievements after all.
EA is the answer, sadly. They've paid developers to put out some fantastic games this generation.
Yuck, no.
Yoshi, scrap this poll and put Atlus on there instead of Activision.
uh
how about no
How about YES. ?
GTAIV was terrible, though. So bad that I couldn't even bring myself to complete Gay Tony, which was the GTA I was looking for, due to city fatigue. Saint's Row 3 blew GTAIV out of the water easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
That reminds me though, I need to get back to The Saboteur. I was really enjoying it but all those dots on the map made it impossible to keep track of the story.
James
I actually think I will, as I am now curious to see how much Atlus support there is.Quote:
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