[Mupod]

Clover/Platinum, I've bought everything they've made so far and have yet to be disappointed. That's about it though. Used to be Treasure but they don't do too much these days sadly.

[KSai]

Atlus.

Even if one of their games disappoints me, it's still something I'm unlikely to forget. Stella Deus had nice music and characters even though the battle system sucked.

[Hellix]

Valve
Remedy
Capcom (not the fighting games)
Namco Bandai
Kojima Productions
Relic

[ilnadmy]

It used to be Naughty Dog until Uncharted 3 came out. And it used to be BioWare until Dragon Age 2 came out.

I put more stock into franchises than developers I guess.

Edit: Maybe Rocksteady now that I think of it.

[Kato]

But if a company hasn't disappointed you for years (in some cases for decades), isn't it reasonable to put some trust in them?

This.

The names on my list have not let me down yet. If they did they would not be on that list. In some cases the fun indeed goes back decades.

[G0523]

It used to be Twisted Pixel but after Comic Jumper...ehh, I dunno.
Before that? No one else really.

[Metroid Hunter]

EAD Tokyo
Retro Studios
Naughty Dog

It used to be Naughty Dog until Uncharted 3 came out.

What was wrong with Uncharted 3?

[DjRoomba]

I guess just Nintendo, when theyre not doing shit like Wii Music. Probably Naughty Dog too. Time was, I woulda said Rare or Insomniac, but forget that now.

[bounchfx]

if anyone, valve. always depends on the game though.

[Concept17]

Naughty Dog - Their products show they are extremely dedicated to their craft and always excel at trying to be the best. So I know even if the game I buy isn't the best I've ever played, I can always appreciate the attention to detail and work they put into the game.

Volition - They just make FUN games. I even enjoyed Armageddon. If they could get past their technical hurdles in their games, I think they would get more recognition as a developer. Playing Saint's Row reminds me of what Rockstar seems to have forgotten as the most important aspect of any game, and that is gameplay.

Valve - Steam. You have to appreciate steam. If you don't you're just jaded. Even if there are some kind of underlying issues to sob about, the platform as a whole is absolutely great for gamers and developers. They kind of have a way about making games in a way that the majority of players will love it - something most devs struggle with. I just wish they would give certain franchises the love they've shown TF2. I'm sure they are, and I'm sure its on a new engine. But I'm getting tired of waiting. Yet in 2039 when HL3 comes out, I'll still buy it.

Blizzard - Say what you will about some design decisions in both SC2 and Diablo 3 - Blizzard still makes games on a level all their own. The core gameplay of all of their games is extremely well thought-out and polishes, and they have absolutely phenomenal artists and animators there.

[ilnadmy]

What was wrong with Uncharted 3?

Most of the single player campaign pissed me off. I felt like the encounters were designed around trial-and-error versus the more seamless combat scenarios in Uncharted 2. The story also felt cobbled together to tie set pieces together. That entire boat section was completely unnecessary plot-wise.

That being said I'm two trophies away from a Platinum.

[Ragus]

Game Freak

[CerebralTiger]

Team Ico
Kojima Productions
Naughty Dog
Monolith Soft
Retro Studios
Platinum Games
Sony Santa Monica

[Zeppelin]

None. Sounds like a dumb thing to do. Even if a dev have a perfect track record I could still end up paying for a shitty product if they ever fucked up.

[jgmo870]

Vanillaware and Platinum are the only two I can think of.

[JustinBB7]

Valve.. but I have a press account so I get all Valve games for free.. so. I'd still pay for them if I could!

[RooMHM]

None at launch, Valve after some time probably.

[Rebel Leader]

Valve
Nintendo ( I forget which ones)
Suker Punch
Naughty Dog
Monolith Soft
Rockstar

[Prophane33]

Paradox
Koei
Sid Meier
Artdink


Used to do Enix, back when they were Enix, unfortunately, Square kind of ruined them. Still grab just about anything Dragon Quest though.
Used to: Project Aces, Ridge Racer games; Reasoning: Newest mainline game in both series are atrocious games mainly because of their pandering to the west.

[SniperHunter]

Valve
Naughty Dog
Sony Santa Monica
Sucker Punch
Dice
Irrational Games
Nintendo's 3D Mario Studio
Bungie
Eidos (they have improved a lot under Square)

[Mileena]

I want to say none but if any, Naughty Dog

[Alcoholikaust]

From Software
Valve
Runic
Games Workshop
Epic Games
Gearbox

[GuessMyUserName]

Retro Studios
Monolith Soft
Masahiro Sakurai
Suda51
From Software

[tamaster92]

Easy for me - valve, rockstar, naughty dog, that game studio, team meat, and maybe Bethesda - they haven't burnt me yet

[Dalauz]

CDProjekt
Treasure
Anything with Zelda in the title

[rvy]

Valve.. but I have a press account so I get all Valve games for free.. so. I'd still pay for them if I could!

I'll trade ya then.

[Icelight]

Monolith Soft for me.

Project Aces would have been there but I held off for 6 months on Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.

[xXJonoXx]

Blizzard
Rockstar
Naughty Dog
Criterion
Rocksteady

[BobLoblaw]

Bethesda
Bioware (not always day one, but I never miss a game).
CD Projekt
Rockstar
Rocksteady
Runic (not a lot to work with, but really impressed so far)
Valve
Volition (my guilty pleasure dev)

[metareferential]

• Remedy (even more after Alan Wake; yeah).
• Bungie
• Naughty Dog
• Team ICO
• Valve

[DavidDayton]

Nintendo EAD.

[fin]

Vigil
Starbreeze
DICE
Crytek
Blizzard (no WoW though)
Bungie
Epic
Kojima Productions
John Blow

[jambo]

Valve

Always

[Yottamole]

Shu Takumi

Creator of Phoenix Wright, Ghost Trick, and magician.

[Khold]

Intelligent Systems.

[KMD]

Nintendo, Valve and that's it.

Though there's games from both that I haven't bought obviously, but If these two make a game that looks interesting to me, bought.

[jimi_dini]

Nintendo (which also includes Retro Studios, Level 5 + Arika, unless it's a collaboration with Team Ninja)

From Software (especially if there are Souls in the title)

and since a few days: United Front

[Anarkin]

CD Projekt RED
Obsidian
Flying Wild Hog
Blizzard

[Diablohead]

Sumo Digital, at least with how they are right now.

[clutch.as.it.gets.]

Nobody. Even if I love the studio, there's always a chance they can make a game in a genre I'm not really interested in.

This.

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

With the exception of Day of Defeat: Source (which I own), I've bought every Valve product on day one, or close to it. Might not pick up Dota 2 right away though, so in that case I might actually say nobody.

[gadwn]

Naughty Dog.

And to a lesser degree - Team Ico and Quantic Dream, they haven't made that many games...

[Jibbed]

Codemasters, Bungie.

...

That's it I guess.

Edit: As if I'm the first to mention Codemasters. Fuck you, GAF.

[Pandaman]

thatgamescompany

[-Cade]

Naughty Dog, Valve if it's not Half-Life or something with zombies...

I don't know. There are still some titles in my favorite devs' lineup that I have no interest in, so basically none.

[Kokonoe]

Nobody. Everyone can make bad games.

I would go with this. Although I admit doing this for Pokemon, and this has backfired with me.
Sonic even more so.

[Durante]

Obsidian
Gust
CD Projekt RED

All previous developers I held in such high esteem died :/

[Endo Punk]

As long as they don't make an FPS I completely support the following developers:

• Sony Santa Monica.
• SEGA.
• Rocksteady.
• Naughty Dog.
• Team ICO.
• Kojima Production.

Used to be, but no longer:

• Capcpom.
• Bamco.

[Mik2121]

While I don't automatically purchase from, I barely need to see anything to buy games from:

Rockstar
Naughty Dog
Bungie
Valve

And when it comes to Mario, Zelda and other main series, Nintendo.

Those companies have a good enough record of delivering great titles that I can now trust them and pretty much just check a couple screenshots and watch one or two videos and I know I'm buying it based on how their other games played.

[RazorbackDB]

Valve
CD Projekt

why? because i liked every game from them so far (excluding counter strike)