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Which Studios Broke Out or Joined The Upper Echelon This Gen? And Which ones Fell Off?

Kokoloko85

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Which Studios do you believe finally took their work to the next level, got the recognition they deserve or made an amazing Debut?

Id say:

CD Project Red: Witcher 3 - Took their work to the next level ( Personally not a fan of the combat but amazing game :p )

Moon Studios: Ori Games - Amazing Debut and sequel

Sucker Punch: Ghost of Tsushima - Took there work beyond Infamous and the fan reception shows

Psyonix: Rocket League - Loved all round. The Prequel on the PS3 Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars never got the same reception, awesome none the less.


Fanboy edition:
From Software: Bloodbourne - Dark Souls 3 - Sekiro.... Miyazaki Cemented himself as one of the Goat Developers in my eyes


Which ones fell off?

Id say Bethesda isn’t going into the next gen with the same amount of fan love.
I‘m not as excited for Blizzards stuff but they done great with Overwatch I guess
 
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fermcr

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Positive: CD Project Red, SCE Santa Monica, Playground Games, Turn 10, From Software, Sucker Punch, Nintendo 1st party, Guerrilla, Rocksteady, Moon Studios, Sony 1st party, ...

Negative: BioWare, Naughty Dog, 343i, Bethesda, Blizzard, Rockstar, Valve, Microsoft 1st party (some exceptions like Forza), ...
 
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ULTROS!

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Positive: Mediatonic = Fall Guys. Nuff said.
Negative: Konami. Nuff said.
 
Codes 208

Codes 208

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vaibhavpisal said:
From Software rise happened in last gen.

Bioware will be sorely missed. I hope Obsidian gets to make some cool stuff instead.
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Last gen their claim to fame was mainly just dark souls and perhaps Demon Souls. This gen felt like the culmination of their talents hitting their stride (bloodborne, Dark souls 3 and sekiro) which personally all three of these would be in my top 15 games this gen, bloodborne being at 1
 
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Die Namek Ability

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Off the top of my head, based on my experiences this gen:

Tippy top
- Naughty Dog

Almost there
-Nintendo
-Gurilla Games
-Sony Santa Monica
- Insomniac
-CDPR
-Sucker Punch

Moving in the right direction
- Playground
- Turn 10
- Fromsoft
- SquareEnix

Fell off a bit
- Media Molicule
- Quantic Dream
- Rare
- Team ICO

Fell off alot
- 343i (too much negativity surrounding development)
 
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Camreezie

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fermcr said:
Positive: CD Project Red, SCE Santa Monica, Playground Games, Turn 10, From Software, Sucker Punch, Nintendo 1st party, Guerrilla, Rocksteady, Moon Studios, Sony 1st party, ...

Negative: BioWare, Naughty Dog, 343i, Bethesda, Blizzard, Rockstar, Valve, Microsoft 1st party (some exceptions like Forza), ...
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Rocksteady have definitely been negative this gen
 
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GamerEDM

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Biggest disappointment/ fell off - not even excited for next game
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vaibhavpisal

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Omeggos said:
Last gen their claim to fame was mainly just dark souls and perhaps Demon Souls. This gen felt like the culmination of their talents hitting their stride (bloodborne, Dark souls 3 and sekiro) which personally all three of these would be in my top 15 games this gen, bloodborne being at 1
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Demon's Souls is in my top 10 ever. For me, definitely last gen.

This gen games could be better. But it's to be expected.
 
_Spr_Drnk

_Spr_Drnk

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tommycronin said:
Naughty Dog fell right off at the end and is a sign of things to come. From Software absolutely killed it this gen.
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Absolutely, patently bollocks. You may not have liked the 'wokeness' of TLOU2's story, and that's fair enough., But the graphics, gameplay and level design still made it a fucking masterpiece. And both this generations Uncharted games were excellent too. ND's not going away anytime soon.
 
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BaneIsPain

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Why on earth Naughty Dogs is being mentioned?

I don’t think these studios will fall but I’m worried about their direction. (Rock Star, Bethesda)
 
LordCBH

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Sucker Punch and CDPR punched their ticket to the top as far as I’m concerned. Bethesda fell off so goddamn hard after making stuff I adored the previous two gens.

Morrowind, FO3, Oblivion, Skyrim, I loved them all. Fallout 4 was disappointing imo, but decent enough. 76 is just an abomination. And then they just rereleased skyrim for what felt like the tenth time. Shame

Edit: reading through previous posts I completely forgot about BioWare. They failed so hard I forgot about them.
 
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Sander Cohen

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Kojima exposed as total fraud that he is (when left on his own) is highlight for me. Bioware crashed and burned. Bethesda embarrassed themselves with 2 Fallouts this gen.

CDPR is unquestionable winner, from niche PC dev to worldwide titan. Platinum games elevated with Nier Automata, SE further downgraded with XV.

All Sony devs elevated this gen (yes, including ND because U4 was best one so far). Rockstar stayed where they were, on Mt. Everest.
 
MrS

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Sucker Punch definitely joined the rung just below the top tier, they sit with Santa Monica as a really good dev. ND more or less stayed where they were. From Software cemented themselves as the best in the business with Sekiro, DS3 and Bloodborne. Bethesda took a nose dive. ID jumped up a rung. Housemarque jumped up a rung. R* stayed where they were.
 
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Cert.in.Death

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343i has dropped way out of the conversation as a premier studio. I would name Bethesda but besides Fallout 76, I enjoyed most everything they released (Wolfenstein, PREY, Dishonored, DOOM). Unless we consider Bethesda main itself, the publisher was pretty good overall.

Who made the jump? id Software and CD Projekt, naturally. FromSoft as well; previously FS had its hit with the Souls franchise but they cemented themselves with BB and Sekiro (despite my not liking the latter). Also a shout-out to Kojima who routinely proves himself as an industry visionary.

Middling? Bungie.They show flashes of brilliance and at other times fall flat.
 
Warnen

Warnen

Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
BioWare - down to many sub par games in a row

naughty dog - down a bit, make great stuff but now not an instant buy as before

respawn - up Star Wars and titian fall 2 wow

rare - up sea of thieves got good, loved battletoads
 
CitizenX

CitizenX

Banned
God tier- I didnt put them here BTW
CDPR- Nothing to gain, everything to lose
Rockstar-see CDPR

Elite Status- I will play anything they release and so should you
Larian Studios- best RPG studio going today
Ubisoft Montreal- reinvented the AC series, now do me a favor DROP THE FCKIN AC name
Insomniac- doesnt matter platform, genre, or tech, one of the few that can deliver
Avalanche- so close every time, also stop with the JC series unless you add co op.
Techland- Dying Light still one of the most played games on Steam for a reason, getting a little worried about the sequel however
Tango Gameworks- 2/2 cant wait for the new game
4A games- Always been elite though still not given the praise they deserve
Paradox interactive- Um you dont think MS game they a lot of $$$$$ to be on GP day one for shits and giggles did ya?
Deck13 - I think they have been more than successful to spin the souls blueprint into their own
Remedy- Think people forget they bookended the gen, Quantum break(Fcking impressive it worked) to Control. need to work on optimization
Respawn- Kind of a given
mimimi games
Klei, Zachtronics and Supergiant games- THE best indie studios in the business
Sucker Punch- been a fan since Sly and always awesome to see a dev continually grow
HB studios- Small group of devs who gambled on a realistic golf sim and are now at the top of the mountain


Slowly sinking- One last shot been playing it safe for too long
Nintendo- Will always fall here
The Coalition- The Best gears game since 3 is a Tactics game
Obsidian- make or break time
Crystal Dynamics
Gearbox
Bungie
Undead Labs- Had all the $$$$ and still couldnt deliver. Perfect example why $$$ means nothing
Naughty Dog- Since the big breakup of devs. after UC2 and LoU1 been safe need to see something new.
Massive Entertainment- probably be stuck here for a long time
DICE- STOP WORRYING ABOUT THE FCKIN COMMUNITY
Ubsioft Toronto- looks like they will be flying solo for FC6 which could put this series finally to rest


Move along nothing to see here- Fool me once shame on me, fool me twice well, fck off.
Ubisoft Paris- They have killed the GR series
BGS- Never was really a fan except FO 3 was so fresh and since then, they are nothing but a mod studio
Starbreeze/ Overkill
Bioware- RIP
 
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Unknown?

Unknown?

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Sander Cohen said:
Kojima exposed as total fraud that he is (when left on his own) is highlight for me. Bioware crashed and burned. Bethesda embarrassed themselves with 2 Fallouts this gen.

CDPR is unquestionable winner, from niche PC dev to worldwide titan. Platinum games elevated with Nier Automata, SE further downgraded with XV.

All Sony devs elevated this gen (yes, including ND because U4 was best one so far). Rockstar stayed where they were, on Mt. Everest.
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A fraud made GOTY? Wow.
 
Camreezie

Camreezie

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Rise: Platinum Games
CD Project Red
From Software
Sucker Punch
ID Software
Nintendo
Creative Assembly
Crystal Dynamics
Insomniac
Guerilla

Fall: Rocksteady
Kojima Productions
Bioware
Bethesda
Konami
Bungie
343 industries
Square Enix
Blizzard
 
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Shubh_C63

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CitizenX said:
Elite Status- I will play anything they release and so should you
4A games- Always been elite though still not given the praise they deserve
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Please trust me, I really really wanted to get into the new Metro but the game is just...off.
Animation triggers always misjudges where I am, mission structure aren't that clear. And don't even start me on the FOV for the PC.

I had watched entire Metro 2 on youtube years ago loved it but playing the new Metro was very heartbreaking.
 
Vaelka

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Blizzard fell off horribly imo.
They went from a '' omfg a Blizzard game insta pre-order! '' to a '' I don't even feel like playing their games anymore... ''.
Not only because they're not as good but also because of all of the bad shit they've been up to, it's just really disappointing.
 
Hobbygaming

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_Spr_Drnk said:
Absolutely, patently bollocks. You may not have liked the 'wokeness' of TLOU2's story, and that's fair enough., But the graphics, gameplay and level design still made it a fucking masterpiece. And both this generations Uncharted games were excellent too. ND's not going away anytime soon.
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This. Even if you didn't like TLOU 2, Uncharted 4 and Uncharted Lost Legacy were awesome
 
CitizenX

CitizenX

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Shubh_C63 said:
Please trust me, I really really wanted to get into the new Metro but the game is just...off.
Animation triggers always misjudges where I am, mission structure aren't that clear. And don't even start me on the FOV for the PC.

I had watched entire Metro 2 on youtube years ago loved it but playing the new Metro was very heartbreaking.
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did you change the fov in the file?
 
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