GDC 2004: Question Man: What Game Studio Do You Respect the Most and Why?

Duncan PondChief Creative OfficerFluent Entertainment

EA, because they've done the best.

Gareth OchseChief ExecutiveReferX

Gameloft, they're a games publisher. They're the guys I'm playing with.

Greg FoertschArtist/Animator Firaxis Games

Wow, this is going to get me fired… probably Blizzard… they always do a quality product... bottom line. Good gameplay, very stable.

Julian LoveArtist Blizzard North

I guess the one that I work for and Id and there are a few others… Naughty Dog.. [They all make] quality games.

Larry HendrixLead Designer / Co-founderRevelation Interactive

Right now my favorite studio is Tecmo. I like what they did with Ninja Gaiden, they provided retro action with that game. It's difficult but then it challenges the player to get better and once you get better that's when the reward comes in. It's the type of game you'd enjoy back in '90s on the Sega Genesis or Super NES.

Michael ImamuraStudent Georgia Tech

I'd probably have to say Epic just for their level of attention to detail and the fact that everything that they put out is so polished.

Mike BreitkreutzProgrammer Firaxis Games

Probably Id, because they're always pushing the technology and they always have good games. Doom, Quake, Doom3, you name it.

Tim MenschProgrammerZ-Axis

I work for a developer so it's kind of a sticky question. Overall, I think it has to be Blizzard just because of their unending stream of games I really like. The developer that I'm working for is doing a lot of cool stuff but it's not done yet.