Is Blizzard the Best in the industry?

[Scisca]

Azzanation said:

Scisca said:
To me Blizz has become a bit of a VW of videogames. They make advanced, polished and very well thought-out products that seem to not have obvious flaws, but then again - they aren't anything truely great or inspirational. They haven't made a Beetle since like forever. New products come, they are very correct, VERY CONSERVATIVE - when was the last time Blizz actually pushed the industry forward? Their games are always a disappointment when it comes to graphics, they tend to be light on content as well. So yeah, they are the VW (sometimes a diesel catastrophy happens, like with D3... ). They make products that work, you won't get disappointed when you get one, but then again - they really haven't been anything to write home about for years. VW makes good cars, but you can't honestly say, they are the best car manufacturer. There are many better companies, even if they don't exactly offer the whole range of cars that VW offers.


Also, Azzanation, I like it how you're comparing Blizz vs. ND, but not against Nintendo

To tell the truth, StarCraft is the only Blizz game I'm intersted in at all. All of their other games either aren't the best in the genre or are actually quite meh for me. I'll maybe take a look at Overwatch, but I can't say it's certain. I'd like to get a demo first to see what it's all about.

If your paying attention, you will know i am not trying to compare Blizzard to Naughty Dog, thats an unfair comparison. I did mention Nintendo and Rare in my Main Post so im sure you have read it.

Just to add, this isnt about tastes, this is about crowning genres as your own which is what Blizzard has been doing for years. Yes genres, not genre.

But in your replies you keep on going about ND.

I think it's debatable whether they are crowning much. They are making good games that work, but really when was the last time they made a truely great game? Not one that sells well, but one that is truely great? Best in the genre? WoW? Everything after that was only very solid, but nothing has been spectacular or worth remembering down the line. To me it always seems like they are taking the path of least resistance and are mixing the ingrediences that have already been proven to work by other companies or their previous games. The time when they actually pushed the industry is long gone. When I was younger I was waiting for another Blizzard game with anxiety and between StarCraft, Broodwar, Diablo 2, WarCraft 3, WoW - these were all legendary games with many unprecedented aspects. When these games were released, it was something special. Nowadays, nothing like that can really be said about their games. StarCraft 2, HearthStone, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm or Overwatch... Good games, but they don't really mean that much to the industry and neither one will become a legendary staple.

Let's face it, a lot of the incredible sales come not from these games being that great, but because of them being sequels to legendary games.