It's been a long time since first Mass Effect arrived on Xbox 360 and shook things up in the western RPG genre. As revolutionary as it was, the franchise as a whole grew and morphed into something much bigger (and to some, more bloated) than it ever could have been prior to EA's acquisition of Bioware. How does it play after all these years?
Bioware writes: "Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next. So let’s start by setting the record straight: the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe."
I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed
Like with Fallout, it's starting to feel studios are using TV / Film adaptations when they have no game info to talk about.
I feel the same way.
I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?
Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.
Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year
So the TV show will take place after the OG trilogy. I wonder which ending they’ll use?
Should’ve just posted a picture of an Elcor saying “regretfully, we have nothing to share.”
Speaking on a recent episode of the FRVR Podcast, veteran EA developer Alex Hutchinson—who worked on The Sims 2, Spore and Army of Two: The 40th Day—explained that the studio is already no longer the studio fans fell in love with, but it should be safe from censorship of its games’ political beliefs.
BioWare should find the center and focus. Chasing someone else’s shadow will likely lead to failure.
If you’re worried about EA’s future, you’re in good company. The acquisition is unprecedented on many levels, and it throws the future of EA's studios and some of its biggest franchises —including BioWare, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield — into doubt. Industry analysts have varying predictions about what could come next. However, there are a few constants — namely, that EA will likely implement large-scale spending reductions and sell off its less profitable studios.
How can you be an analyst and not look at Tencent and know exactly what's about to happen: massive layoffs, decline in quality, and loss revenue.
It is Toys R Us all over again, and JCPenney and Sears and so many more. EA lost is vision before 2000. It's an old stodgy corporation. It's not going to recover.
If Ea sell studio that develop NFS wishful thinking Saudi investers put Blackbox studio back together. get rid of online racing, drive to a race or no races at all wasting time playing nfs for NO reason at all thanks to Unbound, Heat, Payback, Rivals.
i think that games that are not Sports games or Shooters will cease to exist, since they are the big money makers.
not sure why anyone would agree to this. especially to rich saudis of all people ha they have more money than they'll ever need
Just replayed ME1 again recently and couldn't agree more with the gameplay issue. It plays really bad compared to ME2 and 3. The aiming and shooting mechanics are really bad.
The rest of the game is still great :)
Fun thing is that i often consider ME1 to be the best game in the series, but its two main missions, Feros and Noveria, are actually really boring the second time you get to them. I just love the intro, the Citadel, Virmire and the final mission enough to ignore what didn't work in the game.
I have yet to play 3. I loved 2, but it just felt...what's the word I'm looking for...not as expansive as ME 1.
It's still the best in the series. 2 was okay, smoother gameplay but fell extremely hard in story and what made the first an RPG. The 3rd was just bad all around. ME1 made me want to explore and do all the side mission, ME2 did that until halfway when they pressured you into the story and if you strayed a tiny bit your ending was ruined and 3 was just straight to he point with no breathing room. I hated the lies they said "everything from the first game will be effected in the 3rd" except everything I chose in 1 was the opposite in 3. Wrex alive, rachni alive, tali was alive even though I killed her accidentally in 2. Me3 was a mess.
Too bad Bioware had to ruin dragon age like they do with mass effect.