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BioWare was dead when they bowed down to the all-mighty console with Dragon Age 2, a position EA forced them into after acquiring them.
Hardly. BioWare made a crap ton of money with Mass Effect 3. It's shitty ending was a product of being rushed and mismanaged to some extent, but the game was otherwise solid and its DLC's did well. Andromeda even sold well according to the earnings call that year. It saw some backlash which unfortunaately ended with its DLC being cancelled, but it still made money. When your part of EA, that's literally all you have to do for success. Make money.
Plus Mass Effect 3 was a great game, until the last 15 minutes. That doesn't ruin the entire game, or it's franchise. Andromeda was a rushed, called in shell of what it could have been. I don't think Bioware is done, but they will have to make something pretty impressive to rally the fan base.
Plus Mass Effect 3 was a great game, until the last 15 minutes. That doesn't ruin the entire game, or it's franchise. Andromeda was a rushed, called in shell of what it could have been. I don't think Bioware is done, but they will have to make something pretty impressive to rally the fan base.
The old Bioware is gone and has been for years. Mass Effect 3 was the last legit Bioware game IMO but was already going downhill due to decisions likely forced on them by EA such as multiplayer with microtransactions shoehorned into it.
I think the new Bioware has lost too much of the original talent to get back to what it was even if EA pulls their head out of their ass and stops micromanaging them into the ground but I also don't think they're going to get the old yeller treatment quite yet. Though if they have a couple major duds in a row or a few more minor duds they'll likely be taken out back to join Bullfrog, Maxis, et al.
The thing is, EA isn't micromanaging them. EA is basically leaving them alone and not forcing them to address serious leadership and team communication issues that have been plaguing them for years. If anything, EA poking their heads in more often might actually improve how the company operates. As sad as it is to say, EA people might do a better job running Bioware than the Bioware people currently in charge.
I disagree with the rest of ME3 being good. It played well and had some of the best moments in the series, but the entire plot was a mess. Everything regarding TIM and Cereberus was a shitty resolution to everything that was set up in 2. Udena's betrayal was ridiculously out of character. The story resolutions for some characters was just downright insulting. The game expected you to have read the novels in order to know who the fuck Kai Leng was and he ended up being about as interesting as watching paint dry. Outside of some character moments, the writing was pretty awful from beginning to end.
Not with all the internal conflicts going on. They will probably survive til DA 4 comes out. If it is another did then I can see EA putting them down.I don't think so. Anthem is complete trash, but I didn't hate Andromeda. I legitimately enjoyed Inquisition. ME3 was fine by me except the forced MP/app nonsense. I'd happily play any of those vs. Dragon Age 2, which some people gave a pass.
I feel like a rebound is still possible. We've seen developers and publishers turn things around (and vice versa). Whatever their next game is will probably dictate their fate. I don't think they can survive another dud, but they could right the ship with something above average.