Treyarch was founded in 1996, and was acquired by Activision in 2001. The company is best known for developing for both the Call of Duty and Spider-Man franchises.
Definitely don't get the praise or credit they do deserve as far too many people have this undeserved infatuation with Infinity Ward that they can't view Treyarch without negativity.
I think it's interesting that after Modern Warfare 2, people are starting to like Treyarch a bit more.
Treyarch has never been bad developers. They've merely been mediocre developers. They get handed a project and are told "do it now". They do it, and it rarely comes out as being just a huge piece of trash.
With that said, I hope that Treyarch can one day at least get the opportunity to make their OWN fucking IP instead of being handed shit all the time, so they can actually show us what they are capable of.
I don' think they bad developers and i think far too many people shit on them for no reason plus the have remained professional throughout the whole IW stuff,but i still think that COD 3 was terrible and the biggest waste of my money in the last few years.
They are great developers. They are just in a weird position sharing a title with the more popular infinity ward. I'm sure they aren't complaining with the way cod 5 sold.
It's been already said, but again, these guys get more flak than they deserve. Treyarch does what it does and sometimes it's not bad. There's no need to trash them so much. Personally, on the Call of Duty front, I kinda prefer them to Infinity Ward. I hate the bullshit Michael Bay-ish direction that Infinity Ward was taking with COD.
The thing is, their games sell millions entirely off the back of the work that Infinity Ward has done - brand recognition sells their games and Infinity Ward are entirely responsible for that brand being what it is. If they were out there doing their own thing, with their own franchise and without IW's work to follow, they would be nobody. They don't deserve to be 'hated', but let's not start pretending they are in the same league as Infinity Ward are/were. They are competent, but no more than that.
" The thing is, their games sell millions entirely off the back of the work that Infinity Ward has done - brand recognition sells their games and Infinity Ward are entirely responsible for that brand being what it is. If they were out there doing their own thing, with their own franchise and without IW's work to follow, they would be nobody. They don't deserve to be 'hated', but let's not start pretending they are in the same league as Infinity Ward are/were. They are competent, but no more than that. "
Yeah, I agree fully. Their other games they have developed aren't nearly as good as the Call of Duty they make. They definitely don't deserve to be hated, but they are not an extremely skilled development studio. They are very flexible though, they do whatever Activision tells them to do and usually competently.
"The thing is, their games sell millions entirely off the back of the work that Infinity Ward has done - brand recognition sells their games and Infinity Ward are entirely responsible for that brand being what it is. If they were out there doing their own thing, with their own franchise and without IW's work to follow, they would be nobody. They don't deserve to be 'hated', but let's not start pretending they are in the same league as Infinity Ward are/were. They are competent, but no more than that. "
Exactly man. IW made the engine, the perks, and established the gameplay. Treyarch deserves as much credit for World at War as somebody who makes a really good mod for an already fantastic game.
@natetodamax: If only I could see what I was doing in those dark maps, or have distinct enemy/friendly character designs, or if any of those bland weapons felt unique. I found WaW unplayable for those reasons.
I'm not going to question people enjoying WaW, but it wasn't really much more than a poor COD4 mod with gibs and a flame thrower.
I was one of the few who didn't shit on Treyarch before COD4. They definitely deserve better. I think being away from Activision will do some good for them.
" @natetodamax: If only I could see what I was doing in those dark maps, or have distinct enemy/friendly character designs, or if any of those bland weapons felt unique. I found WaW unplayable for those reasons.
I'm not going to question people enjoying WaW, but it wasn't really much more than a poor COD4 mod with gibs and a flame thrower. "
Well I absolutely despise World At War. I just don't hate Treyarch as much as some people seem to.
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