Your Favourite Gaming Company and why?

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  1. Shawn Frost

    Shawn Frost Neko-sama

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    Like the title says, you're favourite gaming company =D

    Mine would be Blizzard Entertainment and Square Enix =3 Well Blizzard because they made epic RTS games, including the WarCraft series and StarCraft =3 and by far my most favourite game Diablo. Although recently they became too focused on WoW (for those who don't know, which i hardly doubt, it stands for World of WarCraft) and not on RTS, so their reputation kind of cut off on me. THe only reason I'm still on them is because of Diablo 3, which I'm expecting they won't turn it into another online mayhem.

    Square Enix well, does it need an introduction? Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest are awesome =D

    So what's yours? (and no GameFreak =3)
     
  2. Es.Houdin

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    Why not GameFreak .-. Well, Nintendo then. Mario seems kinda childish, but it's fun
    Square Enix is pro :3 I love FF
     
  3. Archerknight

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    Don't play many games... But Nintendo.
     
  4. Stofil

    Stofil Hello Miss Galaxy

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    I'd say Valve, Doublefine and Telltale. Old Lucasarts was pretty cool back in the day as well.
     
  5. Ginku

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    Favorite publisher is Nintendo, and when it comes to development Retro Studios are just superior. Clover made Okami though, so they deserve some credit too.
     
  6. B. Rizzo

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    Wow, i'm sorry but you all are queers? Capcom is the best video game development company of all time, because they released some of the best games of all time only behind Nintendo.
     
  7. Ginku

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    what

    Anyway Capcom is awesome, but the Retro Studios are simply superior. Get real.
     
  8. mibuchiha

    mibuchiha Was yea ra chs ieeya.

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    GUST. Play Ar tonelico series and you shall understand.
     
  9. Crystal Moogle

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    Square Enix are alright... it's just weird
    Cos Square was like YAY and Enix was like YAY and Square Enix was like meh
    You'd expect them joined together would be like YAY YAY
     
  10. Professor Oak

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    Nintendo properly brought video gaming to your homes. They weren't the first, but they were the best. Without them, none of us would be on this forum.

    How has no one said Rare yet? Rare was awesome before they were owned by Microsoft.
     
  11. Pizza

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    Nintendo gets automatic recognition.
    Blizzard is pretty good too.
    Valve deserves mentioning for it's contributions to PC gaming.
     
  12. Crystal Moogle

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    Oh damn Rare. Conker, Perfect Dark and Goldeneye were all awesome on the 64
     
  13. pokemonnerd

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    I was just about to mention Gust on here, lol.
     
  14. Erebos

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    I respect Nintendo's marketing skills, although they are not my favourite company. I mean, no matter how many times they're brought down from the top by other companies, they always rise back up after a while, while almost completely eliminating competition. I find that incredible.

    I'm surprised nobody mentioned BioWare. Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: KoToR, Mass Effect, DRAGON AGE:ORIGINS (yeah, that last one is... killer. best game of the last 3-4 years)

    And yeah, Microsoft has published loads of good games. Bethesda gave us The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, so they deserve to be in the top just for that. Finally, I love Microprose and Firaxis, for keeping the stream of Civilization games going.

    I'm not big on the portable console gaming companies, they make good games but mostly leave stuff to be desired. None is as mindblowing as Oblivion or Dragon Age.
     
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    KotOR was Bioware's last good game. Mass Effect was meh, same as DA, not bothered with ME2.
    Demon's Souls is the best game these past few years
    EDIT: Tied with Civ 4 (Not played 5 yet)
     
  16. Es.Houdin

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    Popcap
    Minigames ftw :D
    They're cheap, fun, great way to waste time
     
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    Bioware was good until they made DA, which is...simply a bad game.

    Pandemic Studio has made some killer games like The Saboteur, Mercenaries and the "Destroy all humans" series. Bethesda was also good giving us Fallout 3, but not worth to be in the top 3. 2k Games is another veryveryvery good Development Studio thanks to games like Mafia 2, Borderlands, Bioshock. Remedy deservers a spot just for creating "Alan Wake". Capcom is another awesome studio (DMC serie♥)
     
  18. Gtfo

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    Have to say Square Enix because of Kingdom Hearts :3
     
  19. Wulfert

    Wulfert It is me

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    Activision because CoD, also Infinityward for the same reason ^^
     
  20. Hectord25

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    Blizzard Entertainment for the creation of Starcraft and Diablo, and Square for the creation of Final Fantasy IX.
     
  21. champagne papi

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    Infinity Ward cause MW2, Bungie cause my favorite game ever is Halo (no, its not pokemon lol) and Game Freak. I'm usually making fun of GF's absurd ideas like +3 Tail Glow, but the original game was a pretty complex idea.
     
  22. Drigger

    Drigger Fabula Nova Crystallis

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  23. Elements

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    All time favorite? Square Enix all the way. I am a complete sucker for a great RPG game and Square Enix almost always delivers. I love the Final Fantasy games with a passion. However I do have some other favorite gaming companies.

    Namco is such a great company. I, like Drigger, love the Tales series. Something about them is unique to other RPGs. Great battle system (Free Run system) and an engaging storyline makes these games one of my all time favorite games. It sucks that Namco doesn't really export most of the Tales games to the US. I mean seriously give us our games Namco.

    I do love Rare also. Perfect Dark is a classic.
     
  24. Gator

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    Bungie. and more Bungie. Plus even MOAR Bungie. and then maybe some Valve bcuz Portal. =]
     
  25. Mystra

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    Hmm…

    Gust – because Ar tonelico
    Arc System Works — Guilty Gear
    Nippon Ichi — Disgaea
    Square Enix (sometimes) — you should know their games by now :}
     
  26. Eternal

    Eternal こんにちは。

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    None I guess, don't really play video games anymore.
     
  27. Simply Angle

    Simply Angle Stop Watching ME!

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    I have to go with Square Enix
    The way the sucked me in with FF4 had me addicted to them.

    Others
    Activision: CoD series, Tony Hawk series, DJ Hero etc need I say more?
    Namco: Pac-man (If you haven't played Pac-man CE or Pac-man CE XD then you missing out.)
    Valve: Portal (I learned that the cake was a lie. ; -; )​
     
  28. Weavile

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    Oblivion are cool I mean making a game as buggy as Fallout is and it still being really really good is impressive. Also Bungie is ok I guess.
     
  29. Fish-E

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    Free Radical are now Crytek UK, they're doing the multiplayer for Crysis 2 <3

    Valve. They created and maintain steam, they created all the Half Life Games (1 and 2 are incredible), as well as creating Team Fortress 2 and Portal, both of which are unique and ridiculously fun to play. They also did CS/CSS, the Left 4 Dead Series and Day of Defeat.

    Bethesda are also great, having done TES (granted, I only played Oblivion) and Fallout 3.
     
  30. Flub

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    I'd say HAL Laboratory, because of Kirby and SSB.
     
  31. Ginku

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    It appears I forgot Intelligent Systems, who deserve a mention simply because of Fire Emblem.
     
  32. Plaatinum10

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    Nintendo, because SNSD endorses it. =P
     
  33. Cykid

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    Nintendo, nuff said
     
  34. EonFriend

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    Sega (no one mentioned it yet?), Nintendo and Activision/Infinity Ward.
     
  35. totodile113

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    Wow, I like a lot.

    Of course, Game Freak.
    Ubisoft - My second favourite company behind Nintendo. Simply because of Rayman. (PS1) Such a beautiful game with an amazing soundtrack, colours and the wide varieties of enemies, levels, and the abilities Rayman has/can get.
    Red Cell are alright - I like Scribblenauts :3
    Free Radical - I used to love TS1,2, and TSFP.
    Activision - I'm a sucker for the Tony Hawks series.
    EA Sports - I'm a sporty person. Fifa can be seen in my consoles often. I can't believe no-one's said this.
    If they count, Popcap. PvZ FTW!
    Pandemic Studio for Mercenaries and the Destroy All Humans series.

    Other companies worth a mention - Capcom, Bungie.
     
  36. Testing the Waters

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    Square Enix. Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts are my favorite games.
     
  37. Dood

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    Woo Game Freak!
     
  38. pikachu8090

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    Nintendo Period. I lived with a Nintendo system my whole life.

    Media molecule is good too LBP series is awesome
     
  39. evolutia

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    Atlus, Nintendo and Square Enix
     
  40. twofivefive

    twofivefive don't call it a comeback

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    Nintendo, Bungie (Halo is pretty awesome), and of course, ROBLOX!!! W00T! I was addicted to ROBLOX for like a year...