The Best RPG developers?

[Musopticon?]

There were some runes that were next to impossible to draw, like the ones for space(gate rune) and time, but straight damage spells were pretty easy on the fly. Of course, it was the only thing that makes the game unique, so for most it is real deal braker.

[Girias_Solo]

Arx is ok. Especially in a world of **** RPG's.

 

Nobody said Spiderweb, so thats done. Apart from that, nobody else is making the type of RPG's I enjoy the most anymore. These new realtime games can be ok now and again, but they are not my first choice.

[Musopticon?]

Nethergate was an awesome shareware hack. Way better then Avernum 1, which felt really forced and uninspired.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Bioware>Blizzard>Obsidian

 

However, EA made a nice LOTR RPG called Third Age. It was and still is awesome.

Edited April 27, 2007 by WILL THE ALMIGHTY

[Girias_Solo]

Nethergate was an awesome shareware hack. Way better then Avernum 1, which felt really forced and uninspired.

 

Agreed. Nethergate is definately one of the better games. Avernum 2 and 3 are much better than 1. I prefer the Exiles though.

 

Avernum 4 is ok.

 

The Geneforge games are also pretty good.

 

 

 

 

Bioware>Blizzard>Obsidian

 

What makes a good RPG for you? Specifically.

Edited April 27, 2007 by Girias_Solo

[Tale]

Bioware>Blizzard>Obsidian

 

However, EA made a nice LOTR RPG called Third Age. It was and still is awesome.

When did Blizzard ever make an RPG? Action RPGs they're pretty famous for, but they've never made an actual RPG that I've ever heard of.

[ryan@seganerds]

They did make this one MMORPG, But I hear its rubbish and nobody ever played it.. World of WarCraft or something ;p

[Xard]

It' still MMORPG, not CRPG in "traditional" sense

[Tale]

They did make this one MMORPG, But I hear its rubbish and nobody ever played it.. World of WarCraft or something ;p

I thought we weren't supposed to include MMO developers?

 

If otherwise, put Blizzard on my list. CCP too, right at the bloody top.

Edited April 27, 2007 by Tale

[ryan@seganerds]

I was just making a harhar, MMOs dont count.

[Morgoth]

Hey, Blizzard intends to announce a new game on May 19th. Supposedly it's not Starcraft 2.

 

I bet it's a Diablo MMO. This will generate lots of grumbling for sure.

[zer"0"]

There was Black Isle. Troika. Bioware.

 

Then there were none

[ryan@seganerds]

Hey, Blizzard intends to announce a new game on May 19th. Supposedly it's not Starcraft 2.

 

I bet it's a Diablo MMO. This will generate lots of grumbling for sure.

I don't like the way Blizzard are going, All there time and effort goes into World of War Craft now If the bring out ANOTHER MMORPG they will be even more swamped. I'm sure they'll continue to role in the money of the socially retarded but its not my thing.

[Azure79]

I read they were announcing it in Korea at some gaming event.

 

Given that Koreans like their Starcraft very much, I hope it is Starcraft 2. I wouldn't mind a Diablo either, but come on, I need Starcraft 2!

[Tigranes]

Koreans liked Diablo and Warcraft a lot too. The whole country pretty much feeds on Blizzard games and Korean MMOs.

 

The main reason behind that is that many of those subscribers are not "full" or "hardcore" gamers. They wouldn't be playing games if it weren't for the MMOs and Starcraft; MMOs because they like to use it as a social function - just something they log into for 20-30 minutes a day, enjoy the pseudo-roleplayish stuff and the atmosphere, talk a bit, kill some things, go out, just like they check their email or their korean equivalent of facebook/myspace. (Cyworld) Lots of girls come into this category, in that they don't know gaming culture, or about other games, much.

 

Then everyone knows/plays Starcraft cause it's like, well, football; its just the national pastime.

[ryan@seganerds]

Some RTS developer should tap into that, StarCraft is very outdated now. Sure it was a god game but I think its been taken over now. If an RTS developer pushed a new RTS out there it would take off I'm sure.

[Tigranes]

The thing is, very few new strategy games managed to break Starcraft's hold in Korea - Warcraft 3 to an extent, but it was more of a coexistence, never really challenging Starcraft's hold. More historical simulations such as Age of Empires series or Rise of Nations never really took off except for AoK, and I think Koreans do enjoy the small unit numbers, tactical based gameplay Starcraft offers. FOr something to break though it woudl first need to have sufficient prestige in Korea to get recognition (i.e. the name of Starcraft or Blizzard), then cater to that market while showing Starcraft to be outdated.

[Oerwinde]

MMO is the next evolution of Diablo. It already pretty much was just a limited MMO with an ending. I think being an MMO would actually improve Diablo.

 

Here's hoping for a Starcraft 2 though, or maybe a single player Warcraft RPG, I'd love that.

[Walsingham]

Ponderous thought: To what extent can a developer really shape the player experience of an MMO? Surely it comes down to the players, and with an open player high income policy you'll get mainly fools.

[Calax]

MMO is the next evolution of Diablo. It already pretty much was just a limited MMO with an ending. I think being an MMO would actually improve Diablo.

 

Here's hoping for a Starcraft 2 though, or maybe a single player Warcraft RPG, I'd love that.

Warcraft would have to be a "lets pull this out of the closet" with lord of the clans.

 

Starcraft? maybe

 

Diablo? Probably cost them too much of the wow population.

[metadigital]

I was just making a harhar, MMOs dont count.

Hanharr? Wasn't he

a casualty

in KotOR2.

[CoM_Solaufein]

I was just making a harhar, MMOs dont count.

Hanharr? Wasn't he

a casualty

in KotOR2.

That he was. A

tragedy

if you will.