GiantEnemyGoomba
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Pokémon Dash is my least favorite but I haven't played many of their NES games.
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Developers who have never made a bad game
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Pokémon Dash is my least favorite but I haven't played many of their NES games.
OrlanisWorks
Banned
i think we can all agree?
It saddens me that I have owned Bastion since it came in the most amazing Humble Bundle (w/ Psychonauts and other awesome games) but haven't even beaten it. Such great a great aesthetic, soundtrack, and narration. But the gameplay, I find, pretty boring.
Chucklefish? Starbound, Risk of Rain. Good stuff.
Trickster
Member
Diablo 3
Terrible_Majesty
Member
Kojima Pro
Bungie was going to be my first pick.They've had a couple of close calls, but I consider even their worst games to be at least decent. It's a real shame that Oni was released in basically a half-finished state. I'm sure it would have turned out amazing if it hadn't been thrown under the bus for the sake of Halo CE. The skeleton of a great game was definitely there though, and the sound track was very good. On a semi-related note, I've always wondered how different the future would have been if Myth 2's installer bug had been caught before the game had gone gold.
My 2nd pick is Platinum, even though I've only played 4 of their games so far. I've really enjoyed the ones I've played up to now, especially Vanquish and Metal Gear Rising.
Vanillaware is another good pick. I don't think any of their games are considered bad, and the ones I've played definitely aren't.
Edit: I'm ashamed that I forgot to include G.rev...They're definitely worth a mention since none of their games have been bad either, and they're also responsible for two of my favorite games ever.
My 2nd pick is Platinum, even though I've only played 4 of their games so far. I've really enjoyed the ones I've played up to now, especially Vanquish and Metal Gear Rising.
Vanillaware is another good pick. I don't think any of their games are considered bad, and the ones I've played definitely aren't.
Edit: I'm ashamed that I forgot to include G.rev...They're definitely worth a mention since none of their games have been bad either, and they're also responsible for two of my favorite games ever.
My favorite part is the ridiculous Naughty Dog logo and the bizarre, rambling, narration by the skull. The shitty game on top of it is just candy for me.
Romars202129
Member
Platinum. There worst game is Anarchy Reigns, and that's still pretty good.
You know what, Grasshopper has a decent track record, even if their highs aren't really that high. They've never released a true stinker, even NMH2 had it's good points.
the_batman
Banned
i would say this even though they helped make Castlevania Lords of Shadow.
are the MGS Acid games bad?
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
Sega AM2.
It's always Sega AM2
Arcade
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Dreamcast
PlayStation 2
Nintendo GameCube
Xbox
PlayStation Portable
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Wii
3DS
It's always Sega AM2
Arcade
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
- After Burner
- After Burner Climax
- Beach Spikers
- Border Break
- Daytona USA
- Desert Tank
- Dynamite Düx
- F1 Exhaust Note
- Ferrari F355 Challenge
- Fighting Vipers
- Fighting Vipers 2
- G-LOC: Air Battle
- Ghost Squad
- Operation G.H.O.S.T
- GP Rider
- Hang-On
- The King of Route 66
- OutRun
- OutRun 2
- Outtrigger
- Power Drift
- Quest of D
- R-Tuned : Ultimate Street Racing
- Rad Mobile
- Sega Race TV
- Sonic the Fighters (a.k.a. Sonic Championship)
- Space Harrier
- Shining Force Cross
- Strike Fighter
- Super Hang-On
- Turbo Outrun
- Psy-Phi
- Virtua Cop
- Virtua Cop 2
- Virtua Cop 3
- Virtua Fighter
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Virtua Fighter Kids
- Virtua Fighter 3
- Virtua Fighter 4
- Virtua Fighter 5
- Virtua Formula
- Virtua Racing
- Virtua Striker
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Sword of Vermilion (A.K.A. Vermilion in Japan)
- Virtua Racing
- Sega Saturn
- Daytona USA
- Digital Dance Mix
- Fighters Megamix
- Fighting Vipers
- Virtua Cop
- Virtua Cop 2
- Virtua Fighter
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series
- Virtua Fighter Kids
- Daytona USA (ported by Sega PC)
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (ported by Sumo Digital)
- Virtua Cop (ported by Sega PC)
- Virtua Cop 2 (ported by Sega PC)
- Virtua Fighter (ported by Sega PC)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (ported by Sega PC)
Dreamcast
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
- Ferrari F355 Challenge (Ferrari F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa)
- Fighting Vipers 2 (ported by Scarab)
- Outtrigger
- Propeller Arena
- Shenmue
- Shenmue II
- Virtua Fighter 3tb (ported by Genki)
PlayStation 2
- Aero Elite: Combat Academy (a.k.a. Aero Dancing 4: New Generation)
- Ferrari F355 Challenge (ported by TOSE Software)
- King of Route 66, The (ported by TOSE Software)
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (ported by Sumo Digital)
- Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The
- Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (a.k.a. Virtua Cop Re-Birth)
- Virtua Fighter 4
- Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
- Virtua Quest (developed by TOSE Software)
Nintendo GameCube
- Beach Spikers
- Virtua Quest (developed by TOSE Software)
Xbox
- OutRun 2 (ported by Sumo Digital)
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (ported by Sumo Digital)
- Shenmue II
PlayStation Portable
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (ported by Sumo Digital)
Xbox 360
- After Burner Climax
- Cyber Troopers: Virtual On Oratorio Tangram ver.5.66
- Daytona USA
- OutRun Online Arcade (ported by Sumo Digital)
- Virtua Fighter 5 Online
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
PlayStation 3
- After Burner Climax
- Daytona USA (this was done, according to Telemetry)
- OutRun Online Arcade (ported by Sumo Digital)
- Virtua Fighter 5
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
Wii
- Ghost Squad (ported by Polygon Magic)
3DS
- Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai[citation needed]
TriangleMasher
Member
Clover rip
Genesis version of Virtua Fighter 2 is god awful.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/586580-virtua-fighter-2
To Far Away Times
Member
Damn, this is hard.
I was going to say Retro but they made Metroid Prime 2
I was going to say Treasure but they've made a bunch of obscure licensed stuff.
I was going to say CAVE but Nin2jump
I was going to say Blizzard but Diablo III
I was going to say Irrational but Bioshock Infinite
Developers that play it safe are probably the best bet here. Maybe Valve and Harmonix?
Edit: Sega AM2 is a good choice too.
I was going to say Retro but they made Metroid Prime 2
I was going to say Treasure but they've made a bunch of obscure licensed stuff.
I was going to say CAVE but Nin2jump
I was going to say Blizzard but Diablo III
I was going to say Irrational but Bioshock Infinite
Developers that play it safe are probably the best bet here. Maybe Valve and Harmonix?
Edit: Sega AM2 is a good choice too.
the_batman
Banned
Valve made Ricochet. Harmonix made their games.
Altered Juice
Member
no sticker star was bad
Robottiimu2000
Member
Going with Bullfrog and Black Isle as well.. And throwing in Origin:
Developed
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (1981)
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982)
Ultima III: Exodus (1983)
Caverns of Callisto (1983)
Autoduel (1985)
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony (1985)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985)
Ogre (1986)
Ring Quest (1986)
2400 A.D. (1987)
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988)
Omega (1989)
Tangled Tales: The Misadventures of a Wizard's Apprentice (1989)
Windwalker (1989)
Space Rogue (1989)
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990)
Bad Blood (1990)
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (1990)
Wing Commander I (1990)
The Secret Missions (1990)
The Secret Missions 2: Crusade (1991)
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991)
Speech Accessory Pack (1991)
Special Operations 1 (1991)
Special Operations 2 (1992)
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams (1991)
Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992)
Forge of Virtue (1992)
Strike Commander (1993)
Wing Commander: Privateer (1993)
Righteous Fire (1994)
Wing Commander Academy (1993)
Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle (1993)
The Silver Seed (1993)
Pacific Strike (1994)
Wings of Glory (1994)
Ultima VIII: Pagan (1994)
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994)
Wing Commander: Armada (1994)
Proving Grounds (1994)
CyberMage: Darklight Awakening (1995)
BioForge (1995)
Crusader: No Remorse (1995)
Crusader: No Regret (1996)
Transland (1996)
Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996)
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996)
Jane's AH-64D Longbow (1996)
Jane's Longbow 2 (1997)
Ultima Online (1997)
Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997)
Secret Ops (1998)
Ultima IX: Ascension (1999)
Published
Times of Lore (1988)
Knights of Legend (1989)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
Shadowcaster (1993)
System Shock (1994)
Abuse (1996)
Developed
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (1981)
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982)
Ultima III: Exodus (1983)
Caverns of Callisto (1983)
Autoduel (1985)
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony (1985)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985)
Ogre (1986)
Ring Quest (1986)
2400 A.D. (1987)
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988)
Omega (1989)
Tangled Tales: The Misadventures of a Wizard's Apprentice (1989)
Windwalker (1989)
Space Rogue (1989)
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990)
Bad Blood (1990)
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (1990)
Wing Commander I (1990)
The Secret Missions (1990)
The Secret Missions 2: Crusade (1991)
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991)
Speech Accessory Pack (1991)
Special Operations 1 (1991)
Special Operations 2 (1992)
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams (1991)
Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992)
Forge of Virtue (1992)
Strike Commander (1993)
Wing Commander: Privateer (1993)
Righteous Fire (1994)
Wing Commander Academy (1993)
Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle (1993)
The Silver Seed (1993)
Pacific Strike (1994)
Wings of Glory (1994)
Ultima VIII: Pagan (1994)
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994)
Wing Commander: Armada (1994)
Proving Grounds (1994)
CyberMage: Darklight Awakening (1995)
BioForge (1995)
Crusader: No Remorse (1995)
Crusader: No Regret (1996)
Transland (1996)
Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996)
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996)
Jane's AH-64D Longbow (1996)
Jane's Longbow 2 (1997)
Ultima Online (1997)
Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997)
Secret Ops (1998)
Ultima IX: Ascension (1999)
Published
Times of Lore (1988)
Knights of Legend (1989)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
Shadowcaster (1993)
System Shock (1994)
Abuse (1996)
Ultima 9 was a buggy pile of shit.
Ultima IX Ascension. Yeeehhhh...
Smooth Operator
Member
MGS4 is awful.
Acrylic7
Member
I dunno, that Zone of Enders HD Collection was pretty embarrassing.
Agreed. I made it to the end and beat it, but it was boring as hell with insanely sparse areas and really repetitive gameplay. I still cannot believe I bought that game new. It must have been the Ghost in the Shell style main character that did me in.
the_batman
Banned
what does that have to do with KJPro? the original games were great.
KnightHero117
Banned
Remedy
You and me, we're good friends and you just don't know it.
Music games aren't popular? Here's Guitar Hero.
You want us to re-invent it again? Here's Rock Band.
You don't like Kinect/you're tired of Rock Band? Here's Dance Central.
You want different ways to explore your library? Here's Rock Band Blitz.
You want a reboot of a bad-selling game? Here's Amplitude.
You want *more* Dance Central? Here's more Dance Central.
There needs to be a Harmonix for every genre.
(Luckily, Platinum exists as the Harmonix of action-adventure, IMO.)
Come on, BioSbock Infinite is far from a bad game.
Yeah, I'm gonna have to agree with this. Death Rally, Max Payne 1 and 2, Alan Wake & American Nightmare.
That's a pretty damn good track record.
Paradox Development Studio
Europa Universalis 2000
Europa Universalis II 2001
Hearts of Iron 2002
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun 2003
Crusader Kings 2004
Hearts of Iron II 2005
Europa Universalis III 2007
Europa Universalis: Rome 2008
Hearts of Iron III 2009
Victoria II 2010
Sengoku 2011
Crusader Kings II 2012
Europa Universalis IV 2013
All games instant classics
Europa Universalis 2000
Europa Universalis II 2001
Hearts of Iron 2002
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun 2003
Crusader Kings 2004
Hearts of Iron II 2005
Europa Universalis III 2007
Europa Universalis: Rome 2008
Hearts of Iron III 2009
Victoria II 2010
Sengoku 2011
Crusader Kings II 2012
Europa Universalis IV 2013
All games instant classics
KnightHero117
Banned
And hopefully that will continue with Quantum Break.
thebigaristotle
Banned
Bioware except for Shit mountain
Outtrigger888
Member
Yacht Club Games
Yoda
Member
And SWTOR.
I was thinking about them too, and now that I see the list, they might have the best record of any studio. The only downside is that their whole catalogue is aimed at the same niche audience, so you'll either enjoy all of their games or none of them.
CmdrShepard
Member
I would argue Massive Entertainment
2000 Ground Control
2000 Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy
2004 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
2007 World in Conflict
2009 World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
2011 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
2012 Far Cry 3
2015 Tom Clancy's The Division
Unlike the majority i appreciated Assassin's Creed Revelations. Valve i would say no because of Ricochet, Blizzard because of D3 and Obsidian (they did have bad luck with publishers though like with KOTOR2 and New Vegas)
2000 Ground Control
2000 Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy
2004 Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
2007 World in Conflict
2009 World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
2011 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
2012 Far Cry 3
2015 Tom Clancy's The Division
Unlike the majority i appreciated Assassin's Creed Revelations. Valve i would say no because of Ricochet, Blizzard because of D3 and Obsidian (they did have bad luck with publishers though like with KOTOR2 and New Vegas)
MP2 is far from being a bad game.
thomasmahler
Member
That'd be me.
Outtrigger888
Member
Not who never made a game.
GoodCoffeeJoey
Banned
CAVE.