Pedigree and the Importance of Developers
I love to see innovation , polish, refinement, and new gameplay experiences in gaming. But it's hard to find games that do these things well. One of the things I always take into consideration while looking at new games is the game's pedigree. Which is to say that I pay attention to the developer of the game. Halo 3 developed by Bungie When I look at the developer of a new game that hasn't been released, a lot of the time I can tell if it's going to be good based on previous games the developer has made. Take my post the other day on Halo Reach . I'm debating whether I'm going to buy it, but I can guarantee that it will be a highly polished and well executed game. I know this because I've played all the other Halo games that Bungie has made and they're all examples of high quality games. Bungie has proven themselves to me. World of Warcraft developed by Blizzard Entertainment I know a lot of other developers that I can count on to make gre...