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This Is Why Insomniac Is The Best Game Developer In The Industry

Gaming, it’s grand. It’s the best thing that has ever happened to a lonely kid with no friends to hang with, and the guy with many friends to play with. Overtime, it’s become one of the biggest industries in entertainment, and with yearly gains and by-monthly innovations, things could only go up from here.

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T9X695462d ago

Maybe the best game developer to work for, but the best game developer in the industry? No. There is to many good developers to pick who is the best, I mean there is Bioware, Rockstar, Blizzard, Naughty Dog, etc.

PoSTedUP5462d ago

disagree. they DO have talent but they are no Michael Jordan. This Just In!: MJ now wears Naughty Dog's on his feet!

piroh5461d ago

they are not best but one of the best sure

Conloles5461d ago

Here come the 'they're not the best' becuase they're no longer Sony.....

piroh5461d ago

consoles@ they are still working on PlayStation exclusives

anyway, why are you so angry fanboy? what hurt you?

- Ghost of Sparta -5461d ago

Lol Insomniac. Yes they make quality games but when's the last time they made a game with a 90%+ average rating?

vickers5005461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

http://www.metacritic.com/g...
close enough - http://www.metacritic.com/g...
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

The majority of Insomniacs games are close to 90. But metacritic doesn't mean that much. Have you forgotten this http://www.metacritic.com/g... ?
or this http://www.metacritic.com/g... ?

or even this http://www.metacritic.com/g... ?

Metacritic means very little, so deal with it.

rockleex5461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

"It’s the best thing that has ever happened to a lonely kid with no friends to hang with, and the guy with many friends to play with."

Except for guys like Conloles who really aren't interested in gaming.

They're actually interested in their PC's specs, but they just PRETEND to be gamers so they can boast about how inferior closed consoles are.

O_o

Elimin85461d ago

Naughty Dog!!!!!!!!!

My 2cents...

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Shang-Long5461d ago

"This article, however, is not about the games these developers make, but rather, the way they treat their employees."

from the article

RockmanII75461d ago

I don't know what reaction I'll get for saying this, but I heard that Valve also treats their employees incredibly.

Chicken Chaser5461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

From the article:

"This article, however, is not about the games these developers make, but rather, the way they treat their employees. You see, although your game might be the best in its class, although it might sell millions of units, although gamers may enjoy it to the core, it’s really nothing if you treat your employees like dirt. We’ve heard many stories concerning game development studios treating there people like slaves, but not much is heard on how good some workers have it at certain studios."

Yeah, folks don't read anymore. Nice read there, though.

kneon5461d ago

We need a modified version of RTFM just for N4G.

RTFA - Read The F***ing Article

Donny5461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

quantic dreams havok, rockstar, sony, naughty dog, bioware, kojima, guirella games.

psycho3605461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

3D realms... NOBODY beats 3D Realms. Which other dev pays their employees for 10 years for doing nothing? Also treating them to countless parties with free flowing coke and hoes.

pixelsword5461d ago

@ piroh:

Because they aren't working on PC

DA_SHREDDER5461d ago

Wasn't Insomniac rated one of the best places to work in the world?

MNicholas5461d ago

Resistance 2 had some of the best water effects but the rest of the visuals were unimpressive. The reason wasn't technical but rather artistry.

Character models were dull, environments lacked atmosphere, etc...

Hopefully, they'll hire some good art direction to take advantage of their engine.

Spenok5461d ago

I agree, there not the best in the industry. One of the Greats? Sure, but not quite the best.

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Blaze9295462d ago (Edited 5462d ago )

ehhhh... no, dunno about that. Very opinionated

Nike5462d ago

"Come on Sony fans! Give us hits! We need hits! Please!"

Lol. I don't even care about reporting GamesThirst stories any more. They're getting more hilariously lame than anything else. :D

cobraagent5461d ago

bother reporting them Articles from gamesthirst and gofanboy will always get approved either way

electrolemon5462d ago

Oh god, here we go with the flamebait. Superlatives never work out well.

Quagmire5461d ago (Edited 5461d ago )

It will be hurtful to not say they are one of the most brilliant studios in the last three generations, however to say they are the best is quite hard to define. Ive loved every single game theyve made, and will continue to love em exclusive or not.

I mean really, what defines "the best game developer"?

Games? Sales? FanBase? Exclusivity? Impact? Money? Size? Personal opinions? Legacy?

quite hard to define, but to me, they are my favourite developers (next to Naughty Dog) for making Spyro my most memorable childhood game.

kneon5461d ago

Did any of you read the article??? It's all about how they are the best developer to work for, it has nothing to do with anything you mentioned above.

Rashonality5461d ago

yeah blame us
we or at least I don't have the freakin time to read every freakin article posted on N4G specially if you see the mount of spam and troll articles posted by fanboys here
you may say why do you still read the comments if you don't have time to read the articles?
i'll reply cuz i want to laugh....
the ignorance in some posts here is laughable and a delight to superior mind like myself thank you very much

anyways the point is don't write misleading titles to tease us for hits
we don't give a fuck....we'll troll and make fun

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How ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Did Dual Protagonists Right (And Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Didn’t)

Shaz from Pixel Swish: “Both Insomniac Games and Ubisoft have given us games with dual protagonists. However, where Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart’s duo feel exactly the same, Assassin’s Creed Shadow’s Yasuke and Naoe feel unique.”

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-Foxtrot79d ago

They are exactly the same because it's another version of Ratchet within the multiverse. It's not Ratchet himself or a female version of him but it's someone else who's taken his place / role within that Universe.

The_Hooligan77d ago

Agreed! A better comparison take would have been between AC Syndicate and AC Shadows.

gold_drake79d ago

with ratchet, they are the same, they play the exact same.

im not even sure why this needs to be said, we all know.

isarai79d ago

They weren't trying to make them play differently, literally 2 versions of the same person. Wo ur saying they failed at something they never set out to do 🤨

Profchaos77d ago

What in the f who even thought of that concept and connect these two games that released years apart and have nothing to do with each other.

You could of said fuel protagonist vs other times where AC did duel protagonist or a game like GTA v that allows for on the fly switching

Like how desperate are they for clicks

Levii_9277d ago

Rivet's character was more useless and forced than Abby from TLOU2.

MULTIVERSESSSSSSS!!! Remember that trend people lol? Also remeber how a beloved vilain Dr Neferious was reduced to a braindead wimp and a parody of himself?

P_Bomb77d ago

“MULTIVERSESSSSSSS!!! Remember that trend people lol?”

It’s still going on. Especially @ Marvel.

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Insomniac Collectively Decided to "Double Down on Story-Driven Character Action Games"

Insomniac's Ted Price talks about the ballooning game development costs, and how it was a studio decision to focus on single-player games.

Cacabunga100d ago (Edited 100d ago )

Wise decision, but give up a little on spiderman please as well

darkwalker100d ago

In other words, Sony forced them lol.

isarai100d ago

Literally only ever made sp games even when they left sony 🙄😒

-Foxtrot99d ago (Edited 99d ago )

Not really. These days it would be more believable if you found out Sony tried to force them do generic live service slop

isarai99d ago

Which they did and cancelled it, thank goodness 😆

Inverno100d ago

I'll be that guy. Their writing needs work cause the story in both Spiderman games were pretty bad. I'm all for more SP games, I prefer em, but man is writing in games in general just gawd awful.

Extermin8or3_100d ago

First spidermans writing was fine, second hand some points where it could have been better and based on the leaks due to the hack alot of content for cut for whatever reason. Had it managed to stick to the story that was originally written without the sometimes frankly weird changes that were made - it would have been much better written.

Inverno100d ago

I thought the first game was too crowded and the characters that should've gotten more attention didn't get enough due to having a rushed Sinister 6 inclusion. But hey thnx for the reply rather than just hitting the disagree.

-Foxtrot99d ago

"enough due to having a rushed Sinister 6 inclusion"

It wouldn't be so bad if they continued this development in background of Spiderman 2 so when Spiderman 3 comes you had the Green Goblin and the Sinister Six as the end goal.

Oh but no...they decided to have Kraven kill most of them off screen and them kill Kraven off at the end when he was part of the original Sinister Six in the comics, how dumb can you get.

Flewid63899d ago

This isn't even the consensus on these games.

-Foxtrot99d ago (Edited 99d ago )

Depends on what game

First Spiderman had a great story

Miles Morales was alright changing the Tinkerer, giving them a brand new origin as Miles old friend to give him a villain over creating his own original villain (which he REALLY needs, even in the comics) was pretty silly. Some of her decisions, writing wise, in the game just made no sense where her sacrifice in the end didn't feel earned.

Spiderman 2...I'll give you that one. They tried to include far too many things story wise and they just couldn't spin that many plates. Harry's return, friction with MJ, Miles, Miles friends and Family, Hailey, Venom, the Symbiote war, Kraven and his Last Hunt. It just felt all over the place and Peter didn't to really shine like he did in the first game.

Extermin8or3_98d ago

Second game was subject to loads of cuts which is why the story feels off I think. https://youtu.be/VEONGKG1gL...

Travesty100d ago

Where are the days where we could have both a really good story and a really fun multiplayer without sacrificing one of the two.. It doesn’t have to be a live service title to be multiplayer. I understand there’s a lot of work that goes into keeping up with it, but still.

Inverno100d ago

Those days were left on the PS360 era. I spent too much time during my depressed teenage years playing and sucking at Uncharted 2. I know people really enjoyed the Gears MP too, and Halo doesn't need to even be explained. Some games did it right, too many tacked it on, and F2P ruined it all.

isarai100d ago

I think the main problem is that everyone overthinks the multiplayer. It doesn't have to be some Grand live service game with season passes and a giant open world map with a Battle Royale mode.

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Insomniac's Delisted VR Games Are Back on the Meta Store

Insomniac: "An update about our VR titles: they're coming back to the Meta Store!

The affected games should be live again: Edge of Nowhere, Stormland, and Feral Rites. 🥽

VR players, we appreciate your patience while we work with Meta restore access to these games."