Top 5 Game Developers

What Makes a good game developer. . . Well, I have to say that consistency plays a major role in how successful a game will be.  Other important factors that determine how good a Developer is, are innovation, and bang for you buck. For example, say i get a hypothetical game X. If this game is exactly the same as another game i already own Y, there is very little bang for my buck. Without further ado, my top 5 game developers are:

5. Rockstar

Yes, Rock-star, the only developer that had the balls to make a game out of crime, beating up prostitutes, massacring gangs, and beating up prostitutes. They are the creators of the Grand Theft Auto series, which is unanimously the most controversial series ever created, The Warriors, an amazing brawler, and Table Tennis, a game which made Ping Pong fun.

4. Squaresoft (Now called Square-Enix)

Yee, the creators of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest in the same house. AWESOME. Or it should be in theory. So far this gen, Squenix has not put out a quality game, and the latest review for FF 13 is less than promising. However they were great separately and last gen.

3. Sucker Punch

Sukerpunch made one of the most under-rated and under-appreciated platformers of the last generation, sly cooper. I mean, it had platforming, sneaking, and stealing stuff from guards and vaults. . . How could life get any better. But apperantly, not enough people bought the series, and thus a Sly 4 seems unlikely. (Sly is my favorite Series ever). This dev started all over this gen with Infamous, the PS3′s fastest selling new IP. Infamous was an awesome game, and Infamous 2 will only improve on Infamous’ shortcomings and strong points. Its nice to see Sukerpunch have one of their many quality games sell very well.

2. Epic Games

Unreal Tournament and Gears of War. . . Need I say more?

1. Naughty Dog

Naughty Dog, yes the legendary developer of the Jak and Daxter series, the second best platforming series of the last gen (after Ratchet and Clank). However unlike Insomniac, ND proved that they could excel in multiple genres. Wait. . . not only excel, but be the industry leaders. Yes, I am talking about the Uncharted series. They combined fun puzzles with awe-inspiring gun play. Naughty Dog, Masters of Many Trades.