name a surprising game from a dev

here's my piece

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Zs9DJon6g&feature=related

from Polyphony, makers of the GT franchise.

awesome game too.

I dunno why, but Rockstar Table Tennis instantly came to mind.

I could probably do a lot better than that....

Metal Wolf Chaos from From Software. How does that game not make it to America?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Genl242_ZU8

Uncharted? I mean, ND did come from making platformers and kart racing games.

Black.

An FPS by Criterion Games (Burnout series)

It was pretty bad as well. :P

Black.

An FPS by Criterion Games (Burnout series)

It was pretty bad as well. :P

Nega3

was a good shooter for its time :S

There was F all wrong with black whatsoever.

Black.

An FPS by Criterion Games (Burnout series)

It was pretty bad as well. :P

Nega3

No it wasn't.

Anyway Shogo from Monolith.

[QUOTE="Nega3"]

Black.

An FPS by Criterion Games (Burnout series)

It was pretty bad as well. :P

razgriz_101

was a good shooter for its time :S

There was F all wrong with black whatsoever.

It was probably because I was only in 5th grade back when I played it.

Didn't know f*ck all about how to play shooters. :P

Crysis 2 by Crytek. It certainly wasn't the worst game ever created, but it was terrible when compared to Crysis and Crysis Warhead.Elann2008

Enjoyed it more than both

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]Crysis 2 by Crytek. It certainly wasn't the worst game ever created, but it was terrible when compared to Crysis and Crysis Warhead.waltefmoney

Enjoyed it more than both

Most surprising? Left 4 Dead. Didn't think Valve was going to take that route.

Another surprising game: Resistance. Insomniac trying its hand at FPS? Very surprising.

Most surprising? Left 4 Dead. Didn't think Valve was going to take that route.

Another surprising game: Resistance. Insomniac trying its hand at FPS? Very surprising.

Basinboy

Most surprising? Left 4 Dead. Didn't think Valve was going to take that route.

Another surprising game: Resistance. Insomniac trying its hand at FPS? Very surprising.

Basinboy

[QUOTE="Basinboy"]

Most surprising? Left 4 Dead. Didn't think Valve was going to take that route.

Another surprising game: Resistance. Insomniac trying its hand at FPS? Very surprising.

jg4xchamp

Left 4 Dead was actually developed by Turtle Rock Studios, and Valve bought the studio because they liked what they saw.

If anything, I'd say Portal was a pretty surprising game coming from Valve, a game franchise that they actually did think of.

If I never knew a single thing about Resistance, I would have known it was by Insomniac because of the guns. It's like they ripped it straight out of R&C, re-skinned them, and put it all in first-person. Elann2008

Left 4 Dead was actually developed by Turtle Rock Studios, and Valve bought the studio because they liked what they saw.

If anything, I'd say Portal was a pretty surprising game coming from Valve, a game franchise that they actually did think of.

arkephonic

Flight Unlimited.

A company known for immersive FPS/RPG hybrids made hardcore civilian flight sim and not only succeeded at it, but they beat out the Flight SImulator series, which has ruled the market for 15 year.

Mirror's Edge from DICE - A first person parkour based platformer, coming from the makers of Battlefield, very strange :P

Portal from Valve - Just something that's never been done before, or at least it's something I've never seen before. I'm not just talking about the portals themselves, but how the game is played and presented.

Serious Sam: First Encounter by Croteam, a great FPS with an excellent graphics engine for the time made by an unknown developer from Croatia.

[QUOTE="Basinboy"]

Most surprising? Left 4 Dead. Didn't think Valve was going to take that route.

Another surprising game: Resistance. Insomniac trying its hand at FPS? Very surprising.

jg4xchamp

Demon Souls. I was playing it before it was big. #hipster

I dunno why, but Rockstar Table Tennis instantly came to mind.

I could probably do a lot better than that....

arkephonic

Edit* Now San Diego (Rockstar)

for me it's Mirror's Edge. Total breath of fresh air and one of the best games I played

Space Marine from Relic who have always been an RTS dev.

The upcoming Shootmania from Nadeo who have only ever made racing games.

If Sonic and Mega Man were combined into one, you'd get the awesome platformer, Pulseman, from Game Freak. I think Game Freak needs to take a break from Pokemon, and go back to making platformers like Drill Dozer or a sequel to Pulseman, because they clearly have the talent for it.

The original Riddick. fernandmondego_

MDK 2 from Bioware.

here's my piece

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Zs9DJon6g&feature=related

from Polyphony, makers of the GT franchise.

awesome game too.

rumbalumba

painkiller was awesome unknown developer making a quality game as their first game.

Then epicgames gobbled them up bought em out and ruined the company.

RAGE i was suprised ID made a game that sucked

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here's my piece

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Zs9DJon6g&feature=related

from Polyphony, makers of the GT franchise.

awesome game too.

rzepak

i mean, going from Gran Turismo 1 to Omega Boost? that's like the most unexpected game to make after a racing game. the two don't have anything in common at all.

and yeah, this is the original ZoE. take that, Kojima.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympics. I mean why can't they just make an epic platform game with both of them in it? It'd be awesome seeing Nintendo's take on handling Sonic.

Batman Arkham Asylum by Rocksteady. I have no idea what games they made before batman. Were they even around?

Obisidian who did Fallout New Vegas. Was weird they did Neverwinter Nights 2 and KOTOR 2. They usually develop Bioware sequels not Bethesda.

Batman Arkham Asylum by Rocksteady. I have no idea what games they made before batman. Were they even around?

Obisidian who did Fallout New Vegas. Was weird they did Neverwinter Nights 2 and KOTOR 2. They usually develop Bioware sequels not Bethesda.

ToastRider11

Loads of the guys at Obsidian Entertainment were ex-Black Isle Studio developers who worked on Fallout 1 and 2.

Nintendo making a new IP (pandoras tower)

RE:Revelations.

Who knew something reminiscent of the original games would have come from Capcom.

I'll go with dice bringing out mirrors edge, which was bloody fantastic. Now can we have a sequel announced please...

Nintendo making a new IP (pandoras tower)

HaloinventedFPS

Dead Island, one of the best zombie games( if not the best).lbjkurono23

Dead Island, one of the best zombie games( if not the best).lbjkurono23