Five Studios That Are No Longer With Us

Black Isle Studios, Bullfrog Entertainment, and Looking Glass Studios are all spotlighted in The Armchair Empire’s new list of “studios that are no longer with us”.

Of all the developers to focus on RPGs over the years, few have reached the level of quality that Black Isle did in terms of narrative. Having been responsible for the first two Fallout games, the Icewind Dale series, and what some consider to be THE best example of storytelling in an RPG, Planescape: Torment, Black Isle has a very impressive list of games under its belt.

All three series are considered to be top ten material for the all-time best PC RPGs, and arguably the top 10 best RPGs overall. It’s not only impressive that one studio made all of these series, but also that they put them out in a surprisingly short time what with the company existing for only about seven years.

Since the demise of Black Isle, the company’s founder, Feargus Urquhart has gone on to start Obsidian Entertainment to continue developing new RPGs.