Battle of the titans. Here we go. Which of these two companies dominated genres in their Prime. (Key words, In their prime) Who did it better.
Rare and Blizzard go back a fair fit in the history of gaming when Rare were known as Ultimate Play the Game back in 1985 while Blizzard were known as Silicon & Synapse Inc back in 1991 than changed to Chaos Studios Inc in 1993. Both later changed their brand to Rare Limited and Blizzard Entertainment.
These companies took the world by storm by not only releasing quality games across the generations, but they defined and conquered multiple genres, something you don't see much of these days by one developer. Modern gaming companies stick to their strengths and specific genres that work for them while Rare and Blizzard will venture out into other genres and not only compete with the best, but become equally the best in the field if not the best in what they delivered. Nintendo are the only ones that come to mind when it comes to delivering that same notion. Special mention to Valve, they recreate the wheel with every FPS game they make. From Counter Strike, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead, Portal, Half Life 1 and 2 and Half Life: Alyx all did things that changed the industry.
Lets get started with the lists wars between these two historic giants. The game series mentioned below are not just ordinary releases, they were at the time, game changes in terms of innovating and technology used.
Platformer - Donkey Kong Country, Banjo Kazooie, Conker BFD
Beat'em Up - Battlestoads
FPS - Goldeneye, Perfect Dark
Fighter - Killer Instinct
Kart Racer - Diddy Kong's Racing
GaS - Sea of thieves
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RTS - Warcraft, Starcraft
MMO - World of Warcraft
FPS - Overwatch
Card Game - Hearthstone
Action RPG - Diablo
Side Scroller - Blackthorne
Racer - Rock n' Roll Racing
Last edited by Azzanation - on 23 January 2022