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[Charmed]

I would have to say Fallout 3, by the original developers. I still consider the fallout series to be the best CRPG out there. The over-the-top violence just added to the enjoyment -- that and outhouses exploding :P

Speaking of all these cancelled games and developers going under, I cannot understand how it is that almost every single developer I have admired have all gone defunct. Black Isle, Looking Glass Studios, Troika, Blizzard North ... the list goes on.

I just recently finished Thief 1 and oh what a great game.

Could someone please explain to me how a developer like LGS can make such great games as Thief & System Shock and die, yet a company like id (great engines always) makes the same game, just with a new engine, but no gameplay that draws you into the story (do id games actually have stories?), no interesting story twists, just basically linear & repetitive gameplay and never seems to die off?

I look at almost all of the developers I have mentioned and a few I cannot remember at this moment and something stands out above all other developers. For these developers it would seem creating games is an art, not a business. They didn't create their masterpieces for the sole purpose of funds, it was to leave a lasting impression on the gamer.

At least we can always count on them breaking away to form new companies, but I am sadly forgetting who is who anymore with developers jumping ships so many times due to the publishers.

Anyone know where the Black Isle, Troika, LGS guys went to?