Rare, 1994-2001: The Best Run Ever?

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McDonaldsGuy said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

 

Yep, Naughty Dog is Sony's Rare, except they are first party. There was a downward spiral in the variety in Nintendos offerings once Rare left.

Naughty Dog needs to create more games though. They had 1 franchises per console, though Last of Us broke the mold.

Rare had so much diversity. Platformers, kart racers, first person shooters, action adventure... not only were they good games, they were HITS. Donkey Kong Country and Goldeneye both sold over 8 million copies for example.

Naught Dog is going to have to release at least 1 game per year and spread out a bit more before they can be compared to Rare.

Naughty Dog will continue to impress. Sony split Naughty Dog into two teams and increased the numbers. One team works on Uncharted and the other on other IP's. Rare made games in a time when titles could be created within a years time. Gaming is far more complex today.