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Miyamoto should be representing the east but I digress

John Romero is a good answer though, Doom is and has always been extremely influencial

I'm guessing this is about writers/director yet I'm seeing developers with games that don't have much in the way of writing.

Wow, not a single mention of Ken Levine? He's probably the first that comes to mind as an "auteur", a director with a true signature and creative vision, can't wait for Judas

Somebody posted a picture of him.

 

[semiconscious]

'i served with hideo kojima. i knew hideo kojima. hideo kojima was a friend of mine. sam lake, you're no hideo kojima...'

 

[Black_Stride]

 

[WitchHunter]

US is best at squandering talent, sadly. Give money and proper teams to 50+ year old US designers. Where are the VC money guys when you need them?

 

[Skifi28]

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Some marketer with a hard-on for microtransactions.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Chaps like Trump, Biden, Bush, Blair, Boris Johnson and Sunak.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Ken and Roberta Williams, Sierra was the shit back in the day.

This will be a good one on GAF...Chris Roberts. Wing Commander mothertruckers.

Houser brothers for GTA.

 

[sinnergy]

Cliffy B

 

[StueyDuck]

Like who is the US equivalent of a Kojima and Sam Lake?

Druckmann? Barlog? The old Mass Effect people?

Think on it. Chew on it.

If you are going along the mystical and otherworldly style of games like Alan Wake or something like twin Peaks then there is only one.

Ken Levine

But I wouldn't say the shock games and judas host nearly as much lynchian style as lake and Kojima

 

[Dice]

One time Jonathan Burke talked to me in some random twitch stream we both happened to be watching and he said "fake it till you make it" is how he made all of his games. God of War was pretty cool, too, so I vote for him.

 

[Red5]

cosigning Ken Levine, System Shock, Thief and Bioshock are works of art. I would also put Warren Spector for his work on System Shock, Thief and Deus Ex as well.

 

[Disco Dave]

Mr Caffeine

 

[Moses85]

Neil Druckmann

 

[jufonuk]

Jeff minter
The Oliver twins.
Dylan cuthbert
Time and Chris Stamper
David Braben

 

[whyman]

29 posts in and no one said this guy?

NeoGAF, you're supposed to be the single player place.

This is 100% the correct answer BUT he hasn’t released a game in so long, people forget.

 

[RobRSG]

Cliff Bleszinski

 

[Disco Dave]

 

[Havoc2049]

Brian Fargo

1981	The Demon's Forge	Designer, programmer, writer
1985	Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale	Writer
1985	Borrowed Time	Writer
1986	The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight	Writer
1986	Tass Times in Tonetown	Director
1988	The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate	Director
1988	Battle Chess	Producer, director
1988	Wasteland	Director
1989	Dragon Wars	Producer
1989	Neuromancer	Designer, director
1990	The Adventures of Rad Gravity	Designer, programmer
1990	Total Recall	Programmer
1990	Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess	Producer
1990	Swords and Serpents	Producer
1990	J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I	Executive producer
1991	J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers	Executive producer
1991	Castles	Designer, producer
1991	Track Meet	Designer, producer
1992	Castles: The Northern Campaign	Executive producer
1992	The Bard's Tale Construction Set	Executive producer
1992	Battle Chess 4000	Executive producer
1992	Star Trek: 25th Anniversary	Executive producer
1992	The Lost Vikings	Executive producer
1992	Mario Teaches Typing	Executive producer
1992	Castles II: Siege and Conquest	Executive producer
1993	ClayFighter	Executive producer
1993	Claymates	Executive producer
1993	Rags to Riches: The Financial Market Simulation	Executive producer
1993	RoboCop Versus The Terminator	Executive producer
1993	Rock 'n Roll Racing	Executive producer
1993	SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM	Executive producer
1993	Star Trek: Judgment Rites	Executive producer
1993	Interplay's 10 Year Anthology	Executive producer
1993	Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space	Executive producer
1994	ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay	Executive producer
1994	Heart of the Alien	Executive producer
1994	Out of This World	Executive producer
1995	Mario's Game Gallery	Executive producer
1995	Stonekeep	Executive producer
1996	Blood & Magic	Executive producer
1997	Fallout	Executive producer
1997	Star Trek: Starfleet Academy	Director (project leader)
1998	Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy	Executive producer
1998	Fallout 2	Executive producer
2000	Wild Wild Racing	Executive producer
2004	The Bard's Tale	Designer, executive producer, writer
2007	Line Rider	Executive producer
2011	Hunted: The Demon's Forge	Executive producer, writer
2014	Wasteland 2	Executive producer
2017	Torment: Tides of Numenera	Executive producer
2018	The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep	Executive producer
2020	Wasteland 3	Studio head

 

[BootsLoader]

 

[DenchDeckard]

Neil Drunkman...embodies the current state of US writing perfectly.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Phil Fish…

Remember when he said Fez 2 would be the next Zelda 2? What fucking balls straight up.

Zelda 2 FEZ though

He has no balls, though. Zoe Quinn carries them around in her purse. He's just an idiot.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

29 posts in and no one said this guy?

NeoGAF, you're supposed to be the single player place.

Yeah, very disappointed in GAF with this one. Like wtf, how does anyone not mention Ken Levine in the first few posts of this thread!? I'd also like to add Warren Spector in the conversation.

 

[Team Andromeda]

The USA made What Remains of Edith Finch which has the best narrative in any game in decades

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Why the GOAT of course.

Doritos Pope embodies the spirit of the American gaming scene perfectly.

 

[Frwrd]

Just came here to say FUCK Todd Howard.

Have a nice day, you may now continue scrolling.

 

[Shakka43]

 

[tommycronin]

I think you should be putting Miyazaki in for East instead of Kojima atleast for the last 10 years anyway.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Naughty Dog and Cory Balrog.
RockSteady a decade ago lol

 

[Portugeezer]

29 posts in and no one said this guy?



NeoGAF, you're supposed to be the single player place.

Giving Quantum Error a run for it's money.

 

[IAmRei]

Phil Fish…

Remember when he said Fez 2 would be the next Zelda 2? What fucking balls straight up.

Zelda 2 FEZ though

I heard this back before, and he is gone for good these years. To be honest, i'm glad he left the industry, his game is not that good either.

 

[SmokedMeat]

The people who created videogames.

 

[Juza]

The east has Kojima​

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

All of a sudden Lake is on the level with Kojima?

I don't really fancy either, but having played AW2, I can't stand Lake. Quality of the game aside.

Are you really so narcissistic that you're in your own games?

I wouldn't work under the direction of someone like that. Whack.

 

[GrayChild]

All of a sudden Lake is on the level with Kojima?

I don't really fancy either, but having played AW2, I can't stand Lake. Quality of the game aside.

Are you really so narcissistic that you're in your own games?

I wouldn't work under the direction of someone like that. Whack.

I mean, Kojima always puts himself in his own games...

 

[skit_data]

Idk how others interpret the OP but IMO its less about has the "most played games" but more about being the creator of something that is:
-unmistakably unique in terms of aesthethics
-themes completely different than contemporaries
-almost as if built in a vacuum by a person with a very very specific vision
-without publishers getting involved and trying to steer it with the intention of most people "getting it"

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

I mean, Kojima always puts himself in his own games...

Sure, so what are you saying?

 

[Radical_3d]

Oh, God. I’ll take everyone but Lake. Even car games developer Paul Rustchynsky will do.

 

[roxya]

Idk how others interpret the OP but IMO its less about has the "most played games" but more about being the creator of something that is:
-unmistakably unique in terms of aesthethics
-themes completely different than contemporaries
-almost as if built in a vacuum by a person with a very very specific vision
-without publishers getting involved and trying to steer it with the intention of most people "getting it"

Not sure I get most of those from Sam Lake's games. I'm confused at how Kojima and Lake are equivalents, hopefully the OP will clarify.

 

[hyperbertha]

The truth is no gaming creative is on the level of kojima. He's the only auteur in the business. Comparing Sam lake to him is laughable.

 

[yurinka]

RockSteady a decade ago lol

dan houser

Jeff minter
The Oliver twins.
Time and Chris Stamper
David Braben

These are European (British), but Taneem Antoniades was born in Afghanistan. The OP asked for American ones.

 

[envyzeal]

Amir Rao

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Miyamoto > kojima

 

[RaduN]

Miyamoto > kojima

As far as legacy, i'd agree, though Kojima is not far behind. But is Miyamoto still actively working?

 

[Clintizzle]

Anita Sharkeeshian

 

[deriks]

What is the last incredible game that Kojima released anyways? Oh, MGS 3 in 2004

 

[jufonuk]

These are European (British), but Taneem Antoniades was born in Afghanistan. The OP asked for American ones.

 

[jufonuk]

Miyamoto > kojima

 

[Lunarorbit]

29 posts in and no one said this guy?

NeoGAF, you're supposed to be the single player place.

Didn't even realize there was a trailer. Heard him on sacred symbols months ago but that's all I had seen.
I'm definitely playing it but that had major bioshock vibes, like copy and paste vibes