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Postby Link Antilles » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:29 pm

Favorite companies:

Ubisoft: very reliable company, awesome games!
Blizzard: Can master a genre if they try....
The Big N: Outstanding gaming company centered on fun and willing to experiment during this bad economy.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:10 pm

Sega, (Sonic) Nintendo, (Many of the Classic Hits) Capcom (Megaman, Street Fighter, Biohazzard...)
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Postby Kisa » Thu May 06, 2004 8:02 pm

Square, Enix, Working Designs . . .
They have put out some of the best games around, like the Lunar games, Final Fantasy, and Star Ocean games. ^_^
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Postby blkmage » Fri May 07, 2004 3:38 am

Blizzard - STARCRAFT. The greatest game evar.
Squaresoft - Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, wow.
Nintendo - We have had more fun with my cousin's N64 than his PS2. And now that I have my cube...
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Postby Shinsei » Fri May 07, 2004 5:16 am

TOUGH choice, but if I had to pick...
Square-Enix - Square is the ULTIMATE game company. FFI-XI, Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross, Kingdom Hearts, the list just goes on and on...
Nintendo - They've made a lot of crap, but they've also made SO much good stuff
Bioware - Kotor, Baldurs Gate, NWN, is there no end to the RPG goodness?
close runners up include
Capcom - for Megaman
Sega - for Sonic
Konami - for DDR
Namco - for Xenosaga
*Edit oops - forgot Blizzard. *slaps self* How could I forget Blizzard!?
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Postby Rogie » Fri May 07, 2004 11:54 am

Nintendo takes the cake by far (as you may have guessed from my avatar of Luigi).
Square-Enix -- Both companies have had strong histories apart and are starting a good one together.
And I guess Capcom would be my third choice, for Mega Man, Marvel vs. Capcom, and Tron Bonne (I love that game!). Plus those great Disney games on the NES and SNES (Duck Tales, Magical Quest, etc.).
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Postby Riku764 » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:48 am

Square Enix- Kingdom Hearts 1&2
Namco- Tekken
Konami- Metal Gear Solid 1-3
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Postby everdred12a » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:49 am

Gravedug! >.>

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Postby Kkun » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:52 am

Hey, if it gets gravedug, make a reply, man! Help revive the living dead.
>_>

Square, Konami, Capcom.
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Postby Myoti » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:53 am

Yay for gravedugging.

Nintendo - what needs to be said?

Treasure - greatest and most inventive action games (go play Sin and Punishment; NOW).

HAL - SSB and Kirby. 'Nuff said.

Honorable mention:
-Retro and [the ones who did Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi, can't remember the name] (though I suppose they're more of Nintendo subsidiaries, like HAL)
-Konami - flippin' insane, and I love 'em (when they do stuff right, of course, such as Castlevania, Twinbee, Parodius, etc.)
-Capcom (again, when they do stuff right, like RE4 and DMC)
-Namco (for Soul Calibur and the Tales series)
-GrassHopper (Killer7).
-Ubisoft.
-I suppose SqaureSOFT/Square/SquareEnix can be in, too.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:37 am

Squaresoft, Capcom, and Konami. The sole 3 companies completely responsible for inspiring me to one day be a desinger myself.
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Postby Tommy » Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:08 am

Square-Enix
EA Sports
Game Arts (GRANDIA!!)
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Postby blkmage » Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:29 pm

1. Blizzard - Starcraft and Warcraft II are the epitome of real-time strategy and Diablo II is just addictive.

2. Firaxis - Four words: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Sure they didn't release the first Civilization, but they are making the latest ones (Civ 3 and 4), since it's Sid Meier's and Brian Reynolds' company.

3. Squaresoft - I'm sure you all know why.

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Postby MasterDias » Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:29 pm

Square-Enix

Nintendo

er...the third would probably be either Konami or Namco, although if we were talking about development studios as well, I would stick tri-Ace in there.
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:51 pm

Squenix for Final Fantasy and KH (not to mention the Chrono games)

Nintendo for...Oh, it hardly needs to be said. XD

And either Sega (for Sonic--the old games) or...the company who made the Kirby games. Because I grew up loving those things. xD
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Postby Authority3000 » Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:13 pm

Square Enix
Electronic Arts (EA)
Ubisoft

For assorted reasons based off the average quality and content of their games.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:18 pm

Azier the Swordsman wrote:Sega, (Sonic) Nintendo, (Many of the Classic Hits) Capcom (Megaman, Street Fighter, Biohazzard...)


Azier the Swordsman wrote:Squaresoft, Capcom, and Konami. The sole 3 companies completely responsible for inspiring me to one day be a desinger myself.


Hmm. I hadn't realized this was a gravedug thread before posting again. Interesting how my preferences have changed over time.
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Postby Bobtheduck » Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:23 am

Two years go by and my answer really hasn't changed... Konami and Square-Enix, though Capcom should have been mentioned... I mean, come one... They made the best NES era games... Megaman, Bionic Commando...
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:12 am

In order: (I only really have two, but if there was a third it would be Blizzard for quality and really playable games)

1. Looking Glass Studios - Thief 1, Thief Gold and Thief 2
2. Ensemble Studios - Age of Empires 1 and 2 and their expansions

3. Blizzard - Warcraft 2 and Warcraft 3 Starcraft
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Postby Kkun » Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:51 am

I've seen people mention Konami but I don't think anyone mentioned the reason Konami is so great: Bemani, in all of its forms.

I mean, Dance Dance Revolution? Beatmania? DanceManiaX? DrumMania? Para Para Paradise? You can't get any better than those. Rhythm games are the best.
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Postby Myoti » Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:13 pm

the company who made the Kirby games.

HAL. Who also created Super Smash Bros. o.o/
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Postby jon_jinn » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:00 pm

capcom
nintendo
Hal (just for creating smash bros/melee)
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Postby Yojimbo » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:52 pm

Bioware
Squarenix
Konami
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Postby Slater » Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:31 pm

Blitwise (Pocket Tanks, with expansions, is the best game ever IMO)
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:59 pm

Kkun wrote:I've seen people mention Konami but I don't think anyone mentioned the reason Konami is so great: Bemani, in all of its forms.

I mean, Dance Dance Revolution? Beatmania? DanceManiaX? DrumMania? Para Para Paradise? You can't get any better than those. Rhythm games are the best.


Yes, they are, but please don't forget about Metal Gear Solid or Castlevania. Or I will have to smite some sense into you.
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Postby Eastkun » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:47 pm

Square Enix, Treasure, and Sammy.
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Postby Mega.EXE » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:28 am

Capcom Ubisoft and Nintendo!
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Postby Sai » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:29 pm

Nintendo, Konami, and Hal. 2nd tier Rare, and Natsumi. Sorry, Its hard to pick three.
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Postby mageoflight » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:12 am

squaresoft - crono trigger, SD3
Enix-all their C64 games
the guys that made times of lore. yeah them
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Postby Bobtheduck » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:44 am

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I'm gonna have to stick with them (konami and Squeanix), but now add Sony and the Ico team because of Shadow of the Colossus...
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