There's some where I enjoy their public-facing persona regardless of what I think of their games, but when it comes to just plain trusting that every game they put out will appeal to me, there's presently none.
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What single game creator has the most trust/good will from you?
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I trust Miyazaki's titles to have a certain level of quality, at least in terms of design (they fall behind in terms of technical prowess).
While I don't expect every Nintendo title to be a banger I find that most of their studios have a reliable level of quality. I kind of have a "I know what to expect" when it comes to them.
For most other developers I take a wait-and-see approach but my trust only extends as far as the quality of their last title.
While I don't expect every Nintendo title to be a banger I find that most of their studios have a reliable level of quality. I kind of have a "I know what to expect" when it comes to them.
For most other developers I take a wait-and-see approach but my trust only extends as far as the quality of their last title.
Hidetaka Miyazaki and Neil Druckmann. They directed six of my all-time favourite games so it's a pretty easy choice. For me, the most influential creators in the past decade. With fewer games under their belts, the people at Moon Studio and Eric Barone. Back in the days, Todd Howard and BGS were part of the list but F4 and F76 made a dent...
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Miyazaki I've liked everything he's worked on. Safe to assume that I'll like everything Fromsoft makes. Whatever they make will be high quality and have an interesting world .
Itsuno, don't love all of the games he works on but they're all good.
Kojima was one too but Death Stranding gameplay was kinda meh by the midpoint. I feel like his games are gonna become hit or miss for me now (I'm sure they'll all have interesting concepts tho, even that is an accomplishment these days).
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Josef Fares , only played a Way Out but it sounds like his other games are just as good.
I'd like to say Todd Howard but fallout 4 was the biggest miss in the universe for me. I can excuse Fallout 76 because that's not their normal type of game and that engine is already wonky enough. But I hope Starfield will bring it back.
Itsuno, don't love all of the games he works on but they're all good.
Kojima was one too but Death Stranding gameplay was kinda meh by the midpoint. I feel like his games are gonna become hit or miss for me now (I'm sure they'll all have interesting concepts tho, even that is an accomplishment these days).
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Josef Fares , only played a Way Out but it sounds like his other games are just as good.
I'd like to say Todd Howard but fallout 4 was the biggest miss in the universe for me. I can excuse Fallout 76 because that's not their normal type of game and that engine is already wonky enough. But I hope Starfield will bring it back.
Itagaki and Suzuki are the big ones for me. Even if I can recognize that a lot of Devil's Third issues come from publisher shuffling and other unfortunate circumstances I do think a lot of the core issues are his choices to some degree, so he has a lot to prove with whatever his next game turns out to be. Suzuki's view on games is infinitely interesting to me and even if they do not really jive with me I think the level of detail and focus put into them is always fascinating. I loved Shenmue III despite some serious issues so I am excited to see where the series goes and I would love to see him make some new IPs again too.
I suppose another one is Nagoshi. I am super excited to see how RGG grows without him and not worried about their future, but I am sure whatever he makes will be something I am very interested in. I assume NetEase are going to throw stupid amounts of cash at him to make a dream project.
I suppose another one is Nagoshi. I am super excited to see how RGG grows without him and not worried about their future, but I am sure whatever he makes will be something I am very interested in. I assume NetEase are going to throw stupid amounts of cash at him to make a dream project.
There's a few like Druckmann and Toby Fox who's name will always get my attention.
Yoshi-P is the real GOAT though. He has a crazy passion and closeness to fans(as well as just being awesome at what he does) that I really respect and makes me want to follow.
Yoshi-P is the real GOAT though. He has a crazy passion and closeness to fans(as well as just being awesome at what he does) that I really respect and makes me want to follow.
I wouldn't want to put that kind of pressure on someone to always be perfect. It's a disaster waiting to happen.
Kaz Yamauchi/Polyphony Digital
I think many would probably associate them with weird decisions and delayed games, but Gran Turismo is the last true system seller to me, and it's the oldest active series that I still play and enjoy. I just find GT games are always worth whatever wait we have to put up with, and are always high quality - even when they diverge and do things a bit differently like with GT Sport.
I think many would probably associate them with weird decisions and delayed games, but Gran Turismo is the last true system seller to me, and it's the oldest active series that I still play and enjoy. I just find GT games are always worth whatever wait we have to put up with, and are always high quality - even when they diverge and do things a bit differently like with GT Sport.
Basically this, even the more divisive Double Fine games show the kind of creativity that's really lacking in the industry still.
Psychonauts 2 was also quite easily my GotY last year.. Not to mention all those wonderful Lucasarts classics.
Also not exactly a single creator but I have to give a shout-out to Housemarque. Housemarque stuff is always quality through and through.
Not so well known in mainstream gaming especially these days but Bob Bates is definitely up there for me, his work for Infocom, Legend and the more recent things like Thaumistry is just gold for a crusty old text adventure fan such as myself.
Not a single individual but a small team being the M2 Shottriggers team. They do ports right. They're brining us games lost/forgotten to time in the arcades.
Yoshi P and Sakurai can do no wrong in my eyes and I trust them to manage a project completely.
But Death Stranding was great...?
I suppose Kojima, Miyazaki, and Dan Houser would be my choices. Usually any time they're involved in making a game it's something I love.
I suppose Kojima, Miyazaki, and Dan Houser would be my choices. Usually any time they're involved in making a game it's something I love.
Boring answer but no game creator has my loyalty. I can't name a single dev house that hasn't put out at least one games that's disappointed me in some way.
Thus, I judge all game releases in a vacuum and nothing is guaranteed a purchase.
Thus, I judge all game releases in a vacuum and nothing is guaranteed a purchase.
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Earnest Evans crawled so El Viento could walk (and throw a billion boomerangs)
That's a tough one. I buy most mainline ff but I skip a lot of SE's other output. I think realistically it's probably rockstar. Luckily I didn't buy their recent blundered re-release but I'm basically certain to buy all their new games without a shadow of a doubt. I guess by extension it would be one of the housers
Lucas Pope is a fantastic developer that has made some incredibly creative games. Really fascinating fellow that I'm always eager to see more from. I think the reason I tend to gravitate towards him is due to the fact that he tries to be a one-man team. Programing, design, art, along with the music and sound design are all usually done by him. So, for better or worse you are seeing one individual's singular vision. The singular visions are usually rather fascinating as well. Papers Please and Return of the Obra Dinn are some of the most memorable games I've ever played.
Toby Fox and Yoshi-P and the FFXIV dev team. Recently, the staff at KaizenGameworks, I'm rooting for them and was happy to see how proactive they were about accessibility features.
I haven't loved every Suda51 game but I'm rooting for him.
I'm also rooting for any dev that proactively makes a real effort towards functional, thoughtful accessibility features, not merely being able to say an attempt was made.
I haven't loved every Suda51 game but I'm rooting for him.
I'm also rooting for any dev that proactively makes a real effort towards functional, thoughtful accessibility features, not merely being able to say an attempt was made.
Don't know if he can be counted since he has been involved in only one game so far, but Robert Kurvitz. I was convinced Disco Elysium would be something special, when it was still called No Truce With the Furies. And it ended up to be among the best games of all time. So now my trust is even higher, when I've actually witnessed what he and the team are capable of.
