First of all, I never said that Bioware is a bad developer. I very plainly stated that they make “great games”, and to be honest they are easily one of my top 10 developers. I mentioned one bad thing about them I don’t like, but that’s it. Just one bad thing.

I simply wish that they would support their games a little bit more after they launch. This comment mainly comes from the way they treated Mass Effect. First of all, the game launched with a ton of bugs and problems. Problems like a horrible inventory system, lots of graphical glitches, and some other annoying glitches. A lot of people dealt with these issues because the game was so good, but they never once released a patch to fix any of these problems.

Bioware also promised to support Mass Effect post launch with a bunch of DLC and that never came to fruition. They launched one DLC expansion and that’s it and it was a small little 2 hour mission. Look at how well Bethesda supported Fallout 3 after it launched. It got 5 DLC packs, all of which were 4-8 hours in length. That is how to properly support a game after launch.

Now you might all disagree that a company that makes single player games should not have to support it’s game after launch, but I simply disagree with that, especially after the company promises to support a game and doesn’t. That being said, I’ll still buy every single Bioware game they make, because they make INCREDIBLE GAMES. They are just not my favorite developer. THey are however in my top 10 as I already stated.

I never said Blizzard was my favorite developer either. I simply used them as an example as a company who DOES SUPPORT their games after launch. They have a lot of problems as well though. They take way too long to release their games, and when they do release them their technology always seems way behind the times.

I’m not honestly sure who my favorite developer is. I have to admit that in the last 2 years Harmonix has been one of my favorites. I have immensely enjoyed every game they have launched. Nintendo also has an incredible track record. I just don’t know who I would pick.

Well I’m here to let everyone know that he totally whooped my butt 12 to 2 and made me look like a togtal CS NOOB!!!! Not only that, but he was shit faced drunk when he did it, while I was sober and just off a 5 hours straight MW2 multiplayer gaming fest.

Josh is clearly the better Counter Strike player and I have a feeling I’m going to be hearing about this for an extremely long time. That is if he even remembers any of it when he wakes up.

Now Blizzard, there’s an incredible video game company. Not only do they release products that are extremely polished, they support those products for years and years. Diablo 2 and Starcraft are still getting patches 10+ years after they’ve been released.

Blizzard also does a lot to support and build it’s gaming communities, which a lot of other developers don’t do. Not to mention, they actually listen to their fan base and take their recommendations and criticisms to heart.

The problem with Bioware is that their games are all the same game in a different setting. First, KOTOR. Then, KOTOR in Asia (Jade Empire). The KOTOR is space, minus the Star Wars (Mass Effect). Now, high fantasy KOTOR (Dragon Age). There’s more talking choices, but still the same!

I like how Paul says, “football, not soccer!” Then brings up PES. It’s not PEF. S is for soccer… That’s good enough for me.

My favorite developer, still, is Nintendo. They’ve had entire hardware cycles where the only reason to even look at their systems was for the first-party offerings. That’s not just because Nintendo is notorious for licensing fees/etc. scaring off third parties, but also because Nintendo delivers an INCREDIBLE game every single time they try.

Except Wii Music. Whatever. One flaw in 100 years is not too shabby.