My answer is no, ND is not the best western developer. They are one of the good ones, but if you look past the eye candy cinematics, everything thing is between ''average'' and ''good''. They make great wannabe movies, but when it come to gameplay wich is what videoGAMES are all about, they fall short compared to other developers. Uncharted is an overated interactive movies, its linear, UC3 was extremely short, but it is still a good game.
I like to compare ND with michael bay, just because Transformers with its awsome explosions and non stop action attracts more ppl than Inception, it doesnt make him better than C.Nolan.
IMO, in no particular order, Blizzard, Retro Studio, Rockstar, Rocksteady, Bethesda, Bioware, Valve are all way better. These are the ones that are popping into my head right now, i'm probably forgetting a few.
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