Ninja Theory boss: Naughty Dog is “best console developer in the world”

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Cross-X said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:
Great developers, oh yes. They can't hold a candle to Nintendo, Bioware, Kojima, Valve, Bethesda, or Blizzard though. They need a few more AAA's under their belt before they can be put in that company.

They're about on the same level as Epic games. Every game they make is fantastic, and revolutionary, but there is a tier of elite developer slightly above them that are strong enough to on their own, revive entire consoles.

With ND, if Uncharted 2 wasn't released yet, this assertion would be ridiculous.

Still, this topic is about this generation ONLY. However, I still have a hard time believing Uncharted 1 and 2 are better than Mario Galaxy 1,2, Brawl, Kart, Bowser's Inside Story, and Twilight Princess this gen.

Also, I think Portal and Half-Life 2 are both better games than Uncharted 2. I think World of Warcraft is a better game than Uncharted 2. I think MGS4 is a better game than Uncharted 2. I think Mass Effect 2 is just about par with Uncharted 2. I think Red Dead Redemption is BETTER than Uncharted 2, and I think Fallout 3 is better than any game I've mentioned so far.

This is just my opinion though, and it's great to hear developers praising each other.

I agree with your opinion except for two things.

1) I think BioWare is sorta in the same league as Naughty Dog and Epic. I consider these devs to be Elite Devs and the ones you mentioned like Kojima Productions, Bethesda, Nintendo, etc are all considered really the best of the best. Rockstar North is in the same best of the best league.

2) MGS4 is better than Fallout 3 lol :D!!!

IMO of course.

lol, I'll take it! :)

Fallout 3 ftw though, hehe.

Anyway, despite all I've said, ND is a great developer, and just because other developers MIGHT be better than then, doesn't diminish the greatness of their culture and their games. This is their thread, I'll let them have a little priase, lol. I'm not really that big into the gameplay of Uncharted 2, tbh(there is way too much shooting considering the game isn't really a "shooter," lol) but those graphics, the climbing, that artstyle, and that character interactions are a priceless experience that everyone should have.

I want two things out of Uncharted 3. An improved shooting mechanice. Less shooting. More climbing, slightly longer, more Drake, an RPG element, maybe an open environment(less linear) and more puzzles that make you think. Pull that off and you might just have the best game ever made. Right now, to me, I give it a 9.5 with a "editor's choice" asterisk.

.........it's gonna be HARRRRD to top that train scene though.