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Why The Mass Effect 3 Debacle Must Never Happen Again

Pixels or Death's Adam Harshberger writes:

"Hate and cry and bang your fists on the table, but to think for a second that your petty grievances mean that someone should change their art for you is insane. I suppose it would be one thing if Bioware had a reputation for not caring, for delivering crappy stories all the time. Or if we had proof that Casey Hudson and company just half-assed the ending out of laziness. But we don’t. And with Mass Effect and Dragon Age and many others, Bioware has delivered some of the most important games of this decade. So at the very least we owe them a respect for their creative vision. Respect, not fondness. Just respect."

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Philoctetes4353d ago

Bioware was definitely not under any obligation to change their crappy ending. It was absolutely their right to leave it the way it was if they wanted to.

By the same token, it was also my right to say plainly that the ending to Mass Effect 3 sucked. And no, I don't have to respect them for undercutting the entire point of the franchise by constructing an ending in which none of the choices I made mattered. That was a betrayal of their own artistic vision.

Personally, it didn't matter to me if they "fixed" the ending or not. I moved on to other games a long time ago and I'm not going to bother to download the new ending. Maybe I'll 'tube it sometime when I'm bored.

sukru4353d ago

I agree with you.

Many people do not realize this (especially who did not invest time in the entire series), but BW failed to keep many of their promises ("player choice mattered", "there will be no A, B, C style endings", etc). However it still is a video game, their video game, and they can choose to make it fail. What we can do is, not pre-order their newer games, and wait a few weeks to make sure they do not pull this again. (Same with DLC, their precious DLC).

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BioWare Could be Working on More than Just Dragon Age Dreadwolf and Mass Effect 4

Earlier this year, BioWare was hit with layoffs as part of a downsizing of parent company Electronic Arts, but fans have been reassured that the next Mass Effect game hasn’t been impacted. Likewise, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’s development is still churning along, with BioWare putting it at the forefront of its focus and rumors suggesting that it could launch sometime later this year. Fans might be getting another look at the long-in-development Dragon Age: Dreadwolf at the Summer Game Fest in June.

If the recently posted job offering for a temporary development manager is any indication, BioWare could have yet another surprise up its sleeve for when Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are nearing completion. This mystery BioWare video game could truly be anything, from another spin-off of its two major properties to something entirely new. All there is to go on at the moment is a vague mention in the job posting, and it might still be some time before BioWare is ready to confirm any new games in its pipeline.

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just_looken58d ago

So a studio that spent years on anthem then this dragon age thing is now also working on another ip along with mass effect,

You think they would be worried that there brand has been on 3 major screw ups

Dragon age 3 launched broken with the frostbite engine yes its a good game but you can see in the late game how rough it was

anthem......

Mass effect 4 well that dev team was fired so yeah.....

They should make sure this new dragon age is a goat instead of putting more work on the table

bababooiy57d ago

Bioware today is like 150 poeple i dont see how they are seemingly working on all these projects at the same time.

Michiel198957d ago

Inquisition wasn't broken, it just had some flaws and on the contrary it also had some strengths. If you call inquisition a major screw up then idk what to say.

That said with what happened to the study since then and now, I'm not really confident that their next game will be any good.

just_looken57d ago

If you played it fully to get plat like me back in its novemeber launch window you had that castle with empty area's endgame missions not there or working and a mp that was made around loot box grind like the mass effect mp.

Its hard to explain to those that played it years later after they tossed out the dlc/patch's

Michiel198956d ago

entitled much? I played it at launch too. Why you even platted it if it was a "major screw up"?
It was good enough for you to sink 100 hours in but also a complete fuckup at the same time, make up your mind.
So either you like shitty games or you're just talking out of your ass.

RaidenBlack57d ago

Well just wanna say, Archetype Entertainment is the new BioWare, composed of mainly ex-BioWare vets.
And they're developing Exodus (starring Matthew McConaughey), a new sci-fi RPG (spiritual successor to Mass Effect, dare I say?)

CantThinkOfAUsername57d ago

I hope it's a single player game with Anthem's gameplay mechanics.

Becuzisaid57d ago

They're owned by EA. What makes you think that they wouldn't publish for PS5? Shoot, if your fridge could connect to your bank account EA would try to release it for that if they could!

Double_O_Revan57d ago

How about they focus on those games and not over extend themselves? We don't need another Anthem.

Becuzisaid57d ago

Bioware died after Inquisition (some would even argue after ME3). They are no longer the same company.

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Mass Effect 3's Ending for Javik Misses the Forest for the Trees

Based on one narratively fitting ending in Mass Effect 3, Prothean squadmate Javik is highly unlikely to return in the next Mass Effect game.

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anast85d ago

He was one of my least favorite characters. I wish they would have done the Proths different.

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Mass Effect Writer Reveals Why He Left BioWare

During a part of his interview with Minnmax, Mac Walters gave details of why he chose to leave BioWare.

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