In the games industry, it can be common for new developers to seemingly appear out of nowhere, brand new high-budget games ready for release. This is common for indie developers too, working on their games for years before they can be shown to the public. But sometimes, a studio may have been running for much longer than you could haౠve ever imagined.
Surprisingly, there are quite a few game developers founded in the 80s and 90s still running. And most of them are known for one popular franchise or another. But every studio has to start somewhere. These g🌺ames might even be well-known, and you just never noticed they sha🔯red a developer with another one of your favorite games.
9 FromSoftware - King's Field And Armored Core
FromSoftware is an inescapable name now. Dark Souls reinvented how people make and talk about games, leading to the cyclical debates on game difficulty wherein people seem to misunderstand difficulty and accessibility. But that aside, FromSoftware had made Demon's Souls prior to this, Dark Souls really just being the vision polished.
But Miyazaki is a recent addition to FromSoftware, and it has actually been running since the 1980s, having made many games since. Some of the most well-known of these include King's Field, one of the earliest examples of a fully 3D game, and Armored Core, the classic mecha game played in 3rd-person, centered around you taking on contracts. Both are well-known series, though maybe not from the creators of the Souls series.
8 PlatinumGames - The Legend Of Korra ꦏ
PlatinumGames has a long and storied existence. Founded in 2007 from a merger of two companies, most of its employees were p✨revio꧃usly of Capcom, having worked in games like Okami and Devil May Cry. Platinum themselves are now famed for the Bayonetta series and other character action works like Metal Gear Rising.
However, they also had a period where they had to take on many licensed contracts to stay afloat. These included TMNT and Transformers but likely most well-known was their Legend of Korra game. The game was heavily criticized on release for feeling rushed and uninspired and a poor use of its world. It seems an odd fit for the studio, but they've thankfully moved away from licensed games now.
7 ဣ Dontnod - R😼emember Me And Vampyr
French developer Dontnod is renowned for the creation of♒ the Life is Strange series, one of the rare examp💟les of an episodic game that handled the structure well (though not perfectly) and handled heavy topics with tact. They followed this up with Life is Strange 2, before handing over the reins to Deck Nine.
That said, their first game was actually a character action game set in Neo-Paris with a dark-skinned female protagonist, an unfortunately rare sight for the time. But they also more recently made the game Vampyr, where you play a vampire doctor balancing the health of the world with your own cravings. A far cry from Life is Strange, but they're not afraid of trying something new.
6 🍸 Bethesd𓂃a - Terminator Games
Nowadays, Bethesda is mostly known for the E🌟lder Scrolls and Fallout series, as well as their varioඣus published titles through id Software and Arkane Studios. That said, Bethesda has had a long run, having developed many Elder Scrolls spin-offs outside of the main series as well.
However, a major part of their early output were actually Terminator games. They were well applauded at the time too, with Terminator: Skynet being praised for its advanced graphics and well-implemented multiplayer. There are some other oddities in there too🦩, like a Home Alone game for the NES that was not as well adored as Terminator.
5 Team Ninja 𒆙- Metroid: Othe🌠r M
Team Ninja has been running since the '90s, known primarily for the Dead or Alive fighting games, the Ninja Gaiden character action games, and most recently the Nioh series, one of the best takes on the Soulslike genre. They're also closely associated with Koei Tecmo, having worked on many of the Warriors games.
However, one game of theirs is quite infamous, though perhaps unknown to have been made by them, and that's Metroid: Other M. It's an odd game by all means, and maybe not too true to Metroid as a series. That said, the Ninja Gaiden in its DNA is clear even in the simplest of things, like how Samus jumps in the game.
4 💧 Visceral Studios - The Godfather Games
This is cheating a little bit, but prior to the creation of the Dead Space series, the ill-fated Visceral Studios went by another name, EA Redw✨ood Shores. Dead Space was such a success they were rebranded, though all the employees were the same as in the past. As such, it feels fair to mention their past games that laid the path to Dead Space.
And those games, of course, are the Godfather games. Sure, they assisted development in the Sims games and Battlefield Hardline, the Godfather games were actually well-received (the first more than the second, anyway) though was canceled before a third, before 🎐they proceeded to Dead Space.
3 Capcom - The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
Now of course, Capcom is a massive studio that both publishes and develops, and so there being a few games you might not expect is far from unusual. What's most interesting really is just about everything else about this game. See, some of Capcom's most well-known series are Devil May Cry and Resident Evil.
So then, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Horror-themed and featuring Devil May Cry combat. It's strange enough for them to have the license for this game, but even stranger that they would choose to put Devil May Cry combat in it. Stranger still then that it would seem this game would go on to inspire Nero's moves in Devil May Cry 4.
2 Crystal Dynamics - Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver ꧟
Crystal Dynamics has been around since the '90s and has created a few known franchises like the lovable lizard Gex, though they are more recently known for their Tomb Raider reboot series and their assistance on The Avengers game. They've actually been working on the Tomb Raider series since Legend.
That said, a major franchise from their past is Legacy of Kain. Though they didn't create the original game, they did make all the following sequels starting with Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. They're a beloved game series and featured Amy Hennig as their lead writer until she left for Naughty Dog.
1 💮 Bioware - Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Bioware is another long-running studio of the games industry, famed for their place in pushing RPGs in the West and popularizing the d🐠ialogue wheel, amongst other current staples of Western RPG design. Dragon Age, Mass Effect and even the ill-fated Ant𒐪hem are well known. Classics like their Star Wars and Jade Empire games too.
But the most unusual? That would have to be Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. It was a challenge for Bioware, being their first handheld game but also having to transition Sonic to turn-based combat. The game was overall well-received and seen as a strong attempt, and even had 168澳洲幸运5开奖🌠网:an animated opening finally revealed rece🃏ntly.
