Yes developers can make a huge differance. Particularly warmtone developers like Neutol WA or Ilford ID-78.
Essentially with papers the finer the silver grain the warmer toned the print with chlorobromide and bromochloride papers, so you over expose & under develop to get even finer grain / warmer tone . . .
BTW Ansco's developers are just renamed Agfa formulae, as the US Government took over Agfa USA after Pearl Harbour, and never gave the company back !
Ian