Who has been the "best" third party developer this gen?

**The Black Wolf** · 07-02-2012

Who would you say has been the BEST third party developer this generation of gaming? You can also explain why you think they're the fairest of the them all.

**Fenix** · 07-03-2012

IMO, I would have to say rockstar. They are the only ones that have put out consistent quality titles. Though Max Payne 3 isnt as high of quality as the others, many parts in the game are great but theres also a few that just seem to be there to piss me off. ><

Rather sad though, if it was last gen it would of been level-5, followed close by Square Enix, and Capcom tied in second.

**Rapture** · 07-03-2012

Console wise? Ubisoft or Rockstar. Else wise it's Valve.

**radgamer420** · 07-03-2012

IMO Bethesda. I love their RPGs like the Elder Scrolls series (my favorite) and the Fallout series. I have sank so many hours into their games and I always enjoy the DLC that they put out for those games.

**Joe Zombie** · 07-03-2012

I would have to say Rockstar.

I used to give much more props to Valve, but their catalog consists mostly of mods that they've turned into stand alone products, or development teams that they've hired under temporary contract.

**Kuro** · 07-03-2012

ubisoft imo.

**Naxi** · 07-03-2012

Rockstar and Valve.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 07-03-2012

Bethesda has given me hundreds of hours of entertainment this gen, to me they are second to none 1st, 2nd or 3rd party.

**Lethal_NFS** · 07-03-2012

My vote goes to Naughty Dog. The Uncharted series, and soon to be "The Last of Us". Best dev team in my book.

Santa Monica Studios gets my 2nd pick.

**Sub-stance1** · 07-03-2012

Originally Posted by Lethal_NFS

My vote goes to Naughty Dog. The Uncharted series, and soon to be "The Last of Us". Best dev team in my book.

Santa Monica Studios gets my 2nd pick.

Great, but they aren't third party devs.

My vote would have to go to Rockstar or Ubisoft. Both have developed great titles this gen.

**Lethal_NFS** · 07-03-2012

Originally Posted by Sub-stance1

Great, but they aren't third party devs.

My vote would have to go to Rockstar or Ubisoft. Both have developed great titles this gen.

hmmmm, forgot Sony owned them.

I will go with ATLAS and Bethesda.

**$Greatness$** · 07-03-2012

Gotta be Rockstar and it isn't even close. These guys put out a lot of quality over quantity this generation of "games". They didn't try to squeeze you of your last dollar with bullshit DLC either. In my opinion at least. Hope they continue their trend going into the next generation.

**Blacksite** · 07-03-2012

I agree with $Greatness$. The man speaks a lot of truth.

Valve would have taken the top spot but, honestly, the fact that we're still waiting on the next Half-Life doesn't really make them the best current-gen third party developers. I enjoyed Portal 2 though and Left 4 Dead 2 was alright.

**ps3freak18** · 07-03-2012

I would say it is a tie between Ubisoft and R*. Both have had some amazing titles and have not sacrificed quality in any situation. Best of the best in my books. If I had to choose I would say R* simply because they brought us the greatness that was RDR.

On a side note why is Level 5 on this list? No where near the competition imo.

**Thorzilla** · 07-03-2012

Bioware or Atlus. Amazing games from both.

**HellsJester** · 07-03-2012

For me
Best - Valve
Worst - Capcom

**DreDayDetox** · 07-03-2012

Rockstar Games:

Even though I didn't GTA4 too much, Episodes from Liberty City is the best form of DLC ever. Hell, I'd even call it an Expansion Pack, because that's what it is. That's how you do DLC. They got that right. Twice now, with Undead Nightmare for RDR. Why? Because it adds hours of NEW gameplay.

**Wrath** · 07-03-2012

From Software all the way! These guys singlehandedly invaded both Europe and America with their Souls titles and boy, were those amazing!

**Jules909** · 07-04-2012

After Battlefield 3 it has to be Dice

**BoyBettaKnow** · 07-04-2012

Ubisoft - RB6V/2, PoP - 2008 and the AC games

Infinity ward - CoD4:MW - Easily the best shooter this generation that every other has tried to emulate.

Bioware - ME1-ME3 has easily been my favourite franchise this generation. The third wasn't able to live up to the 2nd expectations but it was still a brilliant game!

BBK. Tapatalking.