Yeah, Retro is the best answer here.
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Developers that have never made a "bad game"
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Yeah, Retro is the best answer here.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Apparently not. But to be fair, it was their first game.
viewtiful_dru
Member
Platinum Gods, obv.
Also Treasure.
Also Treasure.
Red Faction is fucking hilarious, because it's the perfect example of how to make a dead franchise relevant and then immediately kill it again.
Absolutely laugh worthy.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
They made 2 games...
Nappuccino
Member
Dota2
(it's incredibly well made, but that doesn't preclude me from thinking it's a bad game)
Broder Salsa
Banned
If you're going to count bad ports (that wasn't actually ported by them) then I agree with Saints Row 2, cause damn the pc version sucked, but wasn't it overall a pretty damn good game? I still see people refer to it as the best SR.
That's not a developer.
Terra_Ex
Member
CD Projekt RED & Rockstar North would be my picks.
Was a fantastic game provided you don't need your hand held, my first rpg as well.
Was a fantastic game provided you don't need your hand held, my first rpg as well.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
I played that game, it isn't bad. You just have to learn how to move
SirMossyBloke
Member
Those people are wrong though.
The Metal Gear Acid games, perhaps?
Dota 2 is fucking fantastic, what are you smoking?
Ein Bear
Member
Yeah, Nintendo definitely deserve a mention. They might not have NEVER released a bad game, but the sheer volume of quality they put out is impressive.
0danmaster0
Neo Member
Retro studios.
fabricated backlash
Member
Retro Studios is the only one I can think of.
Bedameister
Member
Remedy
ComputerMKII
Banned
Every developer has made bad games.
Dungeon Siege III is an abomination. I really loved the first two.
Everything else they've done is great+, though. But DS3, man, I can't let that go.
Haunted
Member
I mean, technically, yeah. But they haven't made enough games, really.
Otherwise you'd get a ton of indie devs who have that one hit under their belt and not much else yet.
Kissenkopf
Banned
Retro. There is really no one else who get it right with four games in a row.
witchedwiz
Member
Agreed
Dead Prince
Banned
they don't make games. they just create dreams.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Team Andromeda. Did the Saturn Panzer Dragoon games before being dissolved.
It was extremely disappointing, and probably their worst game, but co-op was great fun. Responsive controls and fun weapons; there are much worse linear third-person shooters than Red Faction: Armageddon.
No we're not
Haven't actually played them myself, I have a friend who loves them though and they both have 75+ Metacritic scores.
Oh, i love the "MGS 4 is a movie" meme too!
Please.
Links_fantasy
Junior Member
Retro definitely and irrational games
Ya, I'm not going to say it's bad, because I haven't played it. I just think the franchisicide was absolutely hilarious.
I very much enjoyed the reboot, and I think Volition is a great developer. Especially for Saint's Row.
lol
qa_engineer
Member
Yeah.... they have some rough spots, like Dewprism or Threads of Fate, or whatever, but they're pretty solid back in the 90's.
I think a lot of people considered Legend of Mana a "bad" game, though. Or maybe just ridiculously disappointing to the Mana name.
The Bouncer came out when they were still SquareSoft so I think this answer is wrong.
Everyone forgets they made a shitty Jak and Daxter racing game.
That was developed by Team Bondi. Rockstar was the publisher.
As if Rockstar North would have let something like that into the world...