Mass Effect 5's Future MIGHT Depend on Dragon Age Dreadwolf
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- Today I talk about the future of BioWare, Dragon Age Dreadwolf and Mass Effect 5
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I really hope Dreadwolf is a return to form for BioWare, because both DA and Mass Effect are two of my all-time favorite series of games. They need a win, and I’m sure DA:D being a success will probably reinvigorate the team over there, which they deserve after putting sooo many years into this.
I love Dragon Age but I’m terrible at shooters. If I were to play one Mass Effect game which one should it be?
@@NaturalAegyo the answer to this would vary SO MUCH depending on who answers. For example, I'm in the minority and prefer ME3. But if shooters aren't your thing, I would go for ME1. It's dated, but the storytelling is amazing. What's more, the shooting is less refined. The other 2 play more like a cover shooter with ammo management etc. in fact, ME2 is the hardest of all 3 games and shooting is pretty much mandatory on higher difficulties. in ME1 you can choose the Adept class which is basically the equivalent of pure Jedi force powers. The sci fi Mage class. Super overpowered in the first game and shooting is more complimentary (sorry, I'm terrible at writing short concise answers lol), hope that helps :)
The short answer, the whole trilogy! If you’ve never played them you should, as it’s one big story with fantastic characters and the combat isn’t that difficult at all.
If you truly completely suck, then just play it on the easiest difficulty all three games and it will be a complete cakewalk.
Just finished playing ME3 yesterday ❤ Like third time already and I feel like starting again 🥹 always whole series in case I would decide something differently...which I never do lol
@@NaturalAegyo I honestly couldn’t give you any other recommendation than play all 3, starting with Mass Effect 1. But if shooters aren’t your forte, don’t feel bad about playing on Easy, I always do my first playthrough on easy just to enjoy the story, and the trilogy has one of the best stories in gaming.
Don't underestimate the impact of Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
1 - It obviously made a profit. As much as a new game would have? No, but it was money BioWare needed.
2 - It proved beyond a doubt the IP was still popular. It's important because franchises that remain so popular so long after their last games are rare and valuable. We are valuable because of our "loyalty". That's why I think that unless Dragon Age absolutely crash and burns, Mass Effect 5 will happen. And if BioWare really is that optimistic, all the more reasons we should be.
A successful DA game this year and a ME around 2028 would put BioWare back on track.
I'm not that optimistic. I know that I will wait and see if it's a hit before I even consider paying for it. They can throw all FOMO elements at me and whatnot, still not buying it. I learned my lesson with Andromeda! I'm not buying it on trust or hope or because i t's "Bioware" anymore.
Also we should not forget Electronic Arts on top all of this. EA was the first company I ever heard of with a really damn poor reputation that had been justified a hundred times over and that hasn't changed still.
That being said, I hope you're right but I'm not counting on it. Certainly not betting on it :)
@@dongarippo7279 I'm not making a prediction. They still have to deliver good games.
Everyone is scared because so many game studios are being shut down for their shortcomings right now. If Dreadwolf can still pull in a large profit even if it’s bad, they might survive. Otherwise I foresee large layoffs or the studio being closed for good.
In hindsight the legendary collection was cool so I didn't have to boot up my old Xbox to play the whole trilogy. But it didn't feel like much of an improvement and some quality of life things to make mass effect 1 feel less dated and janky would've been nice
Also, Mass Effect 5 is too deep into development now. If Dreadwolf fails, I'm pretty sure they'd get the chance to finish Mass Effect 5 and then decide whether or not to close the studio depending on the success of Mass Effect 5.
I feel like it's rare in today's world that devs would more or less openly talk about how happy they are with the game they made. Except for Larian, I don't feel like that's how games are being talked about anymore and that gives me confidence that Dreadwolf might be really special in the best way.
me too! I think it's really promising that the devs like it
I truly hope Bioware can pull this off, but my hopes aren’t that high.
With many of the people that were instrumental in DAO, Bg1&2, and the ME trilogy having left, especially to Archetype to work on Exodus…I have doubts.
Let’s hope they can actually pull this off successfully.
So godspeed, Dreadwolf.
I love BioWare games I don't want this studio to end
I'd do anything in this world to have an independent Bioware, because I wholeheartedly believe EA is at the heart of their failures, with crunch in development and profit as the sole focus. If Dreadwolf fails, they may still make ME5, but I definitely think it will be an excuse for them to do another set of layoffs, which is bad for the studio and their fans. So I'm hoping with all my heart Dreadwolf does really well, not only for the sake of ME5, but the sake of Bioware as a studio in general.
Yeah, I have to wonder how doctors Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk feel about the company now. Do they regret selling it to EA?
@@martinperry5072 From Wiki: In November 2005, it was announced that BioWare and Pandemic Studios (itself founded by former Activision employees) would be joining forces (with each maintaining their own branding), with private equity fund Elevation Partners investing in the newly named VG Holding Corp. partnership. On 11 October 2007, it was announced that VG Holding Corp. had been bought by Electronic Arts for US$775 million (equivalent to $1.14 billion in 2023).[10] BioWare therefore became a unit of EA, but still retained its own branding.
In other words, BioWare got snookered.
EA was the reason ME3 was such a mess. Javik was supposed to be in the base game, which would've eliminated the need for Shepard to sacrifice him/herself. EA overruled Bioware and made them lock him behind DLC.
I'm so excited to play Dreadwolf and I hope it does really well to signal that Bioware is here to stay.
I agree 100%. Dragon Age doesn't need to be a GOTY winner. But it needs to sell well, and meet all expectations. If DA wins, Bioware wins, we win.
I never got into Dragon Age but I'll buy this one if only to support the studio to continue with the Mass Effect series
I was into it but I’m more into mass effect. I want to support them for more ME games
I got into Dragon Age recently, last month I finished DA: Inquisition, played it for the first time in 2024 lol (better later than never) but I had a fun time, took me around 90 hours to complete, including all dlcs, so I'm definitely looking forward for Dreadwolf.
@@Tarmax94 let’s hope they do the game justice 😭
Dragon age was super good. Imo and in some ways better story than me. Though I suppose dragon age hasn't really had an "ending"
@@greenlotus3718 crossing my fingers 🤞🏻
The idea of Bioware shutting down is HORRIFYING to me. I generally rarely get emotional, but as I've gotten older, I have comfort games. Mass Effect and Fire Emblem are my go to games. The idea of there not being any more ME games genuinely scares me 😭😭😭
That is a scary thought. I don’t want anything to go the way of Advent Rising
@@RobertMalachowski I already mourned when they said there would be no more after Andromeda... But it would be worse if they started ME5 and was like "SIKE!!! actually we're just gonna close Bioware!" 😭
@@DARKWun1984 Especially since we’ve been promised this next “story about the Shepard” since ME3. It not continuing is out of the question
I loved Dragon Age Inquisition, so if Dreadwolf is an improved version of that, i'd be happy.
If I'm Bioware and betting my future on a game then I would of went all in on Mass Effect 5 if it was to be my swan song.
I think people still remember Andromeda and the let down it was.
DA:I was a success, There are even people who consider it the best in the series, even if I would say hell no, DA:O is by far best.
If Bioware is to survive I think doing a successful Dragon Age game might be the best way to go, and then push all their might in to ME.
I'm expecting it to be quite half-arsed, to squeeze out the last juice(money) from the Dragon Age IP and then EA tries to buy up Larian or some other good studio to add to their game squeezing press.
Also EA doesn't sell their IP:s ever. Far as I know. Meaning we will never really see another Dragon Age without EA:s nasty hands on it.
Ubisoft just came out with a new AC cinematic trailer with no gamplay but with a "Pre Order Now" at the end of the video. While I heavily agree with Bioware marketing being very lack luster, at least they're not greedy enough to do something like this.
Literally every game gets revealed with a trailer like that and they take pre orders.
I love DA:I and I need an DA: Legenadary Edition like the ME one. so totally YES, I will play dreadwolf and hopefully loving it, too :D
A DA Legendary edition would actually make a lot of sense. Because the platform changes between DA2 and Inquisition meant the import system BioWare games previously worked on couldn’t work the same.
It would be nice to be able to have a consistent world state that doesn’t need to connect to the DA Keep system. It probably wouldn’t change anything with Inquisition given it was made with any import related changes being designed around the DA Keep parameters but would still be nice
Well, Mass Effect can still exist without BW. It belongs to EA, not them. They can simply give it to another studio They can even rearrange the devs working on it to the new studio as well.
I'm happy the director listened to you guys about the teasers. Maybe giving more concrete "what is going on in the world of Mass Effect" stuff so you guys can theorize and have fun (like short stories, I dunno) is better than giving criptic stuff and starving the fandom like it was with DA. Like, there was nothing actually NEW to talk about, even with the comics (nothing new there) and the cartoon (no one knows if the information is new or it is just bad adaptation since some stuff were not right by the lore) :/
Here hoping DA4 delivers!
EA kinda missed out on live-service money by not letting Bioware fixing up the ME3 multiplayer (which was and still is a blast) and releasing it as a standalone thing around the time of the trilogy remaster. I'm sure the Legendary Edition made a whole lot of new fans of the franchise, and plenty of them would've wanted to play in the world more and been willing to plop down money for lootboxes.
That's true. I didn't play mass effect until the legendary edition, but my friend who's been a huge fan since the beginning said her only complaint about the legendary edition was that it didn't include the multiplayer from 3. It definitely could have gotten a bunch of sales, but at the same time I'm glad they're letting Bioware focus on the single player aspects again
Yes and No, Yes if Dreadwold isn’t successful I strongly feel that EA will close down BioWare. No Mass Effect won’t be cancelled it will just be moved to another Studio at EA as it’s to big of a title
Never did this before but I will buy and play Dreadwolf to support BioWare for ME5, and started playing DA to get a feel for the games and so far I like them, I'm cautiosly optimistic.
I hope that Mass Effect is big enough that no matter what happens with Dreadwolf, BioWare will be allowed to complete it. 🤞 I've only played DA:I but will be purchasing Dreadwolf.
Don't pre-purchase it. Wait and see reviews and do your home work. I recommend doing this for every game but doubly so when EA has a hand in it.
@@dongarippo7279 oh, I never pre-order games.
They may only have less than 300 devs officially, but there are likely more that are just contract workers to make up for the reduced number of devs in the studio. These contract workers are also cheaper to employ. So in reality we may be looking at 400 people in total or more. Thats my take at least!
I like dragon age. Big fan of the original but not as big a fan of the controls and stuff for the others. But I still love the franchise and will purchase it right away when it's out. I cannot wait to see the new DA game and will do anything to support bioware, especially if it means more Mass Effect
Mass Effect 5 absolutely depends on the financial success of Dreadwolf. Andromeda was a financial flop. If the next Dragon Age game isn't successful then there's no way BioWare will be given the green light to create another multi year expensive game like Mass Effect 5
The game is still in pre-production which means very little money has been put into the project. It will be very easy for the higher ups to simply cut what they see as a loss.
I’ve enjoyed all Dragonage and Mass Effect games for different reasons. Some are better than others but I like them all.
I’ll reserve judgement until I play it but I’m optimistic.
I think they just need to make sure they promote it properly and it will be a Success.
To be fair the loss of casey Hudson was when bioware downfall started
I am exhausted with open worlds and the lack of delivering good story with them. I want to start seeing more semi-open interconnected multiple hubs like setting that is able to tell memorable story and characters.
This is the first time in 10 years I feel positive about Bioware. One thing of note is they haven't realised a bad Dragon Age game, so hoping this doesn't disappoint.
I believe (in my opinion) Dreadwolf is make or break for Bioware.
Whiles its playable and enjoyable to some, I would counter and say Dragon Age 2 was very mediocre. With the repetitive maps, weird design choice for the Elves, locking players into Human only, and making the game more into a action rpg. Hell even Mark Darrah revealed the name is Dragon Age 2 due to some excutive not knowing what the game was about thought it should be named "Dragon Age 2" because to him sequel games with 2s in
them sell better.🙄
While I won't say its was bad as I did enjoy DA2, I will say its the weakest in the series.
@@NRV0 DA2 is the weakest because it was developed in just a little over a year, roughly 15 months months. There are some things I reallly love about it, but it could have been a lot more had they been given proper time to make it.
@@kalaelizabetheven with its vastly reduced development time, that game still has some tremendous character writing and Act 3 is some of the best work BW has done.
Thank you Kayla for your optimism
Sorry for the name miss
Dragon Age Origins and Inquisition are two of my favourite RPGs of all time. With that being said, if Dreadwolf is anything like Inquisition, with the story, detail and combat, then i will be well pleased
I’m ngl, I could listen to her voice all day
I loved it when she said it's really fucking unfortunate :), took me a little by surprise!
I'll be doing "my part" by pre-ordering DA4.. I really hope the game does well, so Bioware does well.. and, hopefully the game comes out this Summer, sometime.
Honestly, I feel like a fool for even hoping that this game will be a success. It's not that I don't trust the devs, it's that we know they were mismanaged to hell and back and they had to remake the game from a live service. I'm glad that Bioware is now officially "focused on single player", but honestly, they shouldn't have even reached a point in which they have to state that. I love Dragon Age, I hope Dreadwolf is a massive success regardless of Mass Effect (love Mass Effect too, though), but trusting Bioware after the obvious disaster that was Anthem and all the shaky development we heard of? It's hard, very hard.
I’m looking forward to the full reveal and hopefully a pre-order. I have hope!
i really appreciate this channel keep up the good work!
thank you!
I'm getting it.
Glad you covered this topic. EA has a terrible track record with studios and I've been worried about this.
Awesome video! Love all of your points! Thanks for making it and for being so supportive of the BioWare devs. I think EA should be quaking in their boots (lol) by the success of BG3 and how Larian treats their devs so nicely. So excited for new Mass Effect news. Off topic, but I really hope Shepard is our protagonist again.
Excellent video
I usually limit my game purchases to 2 per year but I'm gonna have to budget for 3 now because i refuse to miss out on Dreadwolf. I'm genuinely excited, no matter what the doom posters say
I really like these teases, they're fun.
I applaud whomever made the critique about the excessive teasers BioWare continues to issue out year after year for ME. We get it, you’re excited about the prospect of a new ME game to be worked on but we’re well past the time window where we should also be aware of some facts about the premise, story and time range of ME by now in addition to some working demos and inclusions of characters which are confirmed in ME’s game in development also but that is just my overall take. If I were comparing in development gaming projects I continue to feel better about the progress and prospects of exodus vs ME. It’s night and day between how each studio is handling communications and updates on game dev progress and immersions or inclusions of gamers into the exodus lore for better engagement and awareness. BioWare seems to be utilizing its well received ME OT and DragonAge to try to compensate for the lack of engagement or meaningful updates on ME’s game in development, comparatively speaking
Obviously Dreadwolf could change everything. It's a huge release, and if it flops, it's hard to see BioWare recovering. Studios have been shuttered for significantly less.
And that's why I don't think you're being negative; you're being realistic. And everyone should be realistic. Fact is that there is every possibility that Mass Effect 5 was announced as early as it was exclusively to drum up support and interest in BioWare's products as they rush to the finish on a troubled project. That is to say that the simple idea of Mass Effect 5 might have bought them some time and goodwill. But that leaves us with the scary option of Mass Effect 5 not actually existing as a real, meaningful project; it could be a marketing ploy. A carrot to try and coerce people to support Dreadwolf even if they don't care about the Dragon Age franchise.
One thing i will add onto this though (not sure if its mentioned just yet) but SWTOR was sold to Broadsword and while some of the Bioware dev's that primarily worked on that game have gone to Broadsword to work on that, a large number of them were moved to work on the next Dragon Age and Mass Effect.
I've been saying this from the get-go. If Dreadwolf does poorly, I honestly think it will be the end of BioWare, which is unfortunate. I also think BioWare knows this.
Everytime i read an article on Mass Effect, your name is there so now here!
😂😂😂 which article did you read ?
Since I read a news about main author of idea of making and writing dragon age series David Gaider quitting the studio, I felt as my heart shuttered in to million pieces. I remember he was mentioning that the dragon age 4 rise of the dread wolf would be the end for dragon age series that he would like to write the end which would involve a solution for what will happen with Solas on write an discovery for what happened with grey wardens and other important deeds through out the series. But since that time I was trying to reassure that maybe the team that still worked on dragon age would continue his work despite everything, but time passed and I caught myself on the same thought what if the success of dragon age 4 would ruin everything for us. If so it would mean another legendary studio to close off and maybe EA would give mass effect 5 to some other studio for developing it further. All this 6 or 4 years this thought had followed me above, well at least I know that I am not the only one, with this thoughts on mind. Thank you very much Kala Elizabeth for creating even a saddening story and news videos, and an apology from my side for making it all even more sadder. Sometimes it is hard to find someone with same themes on tongue to speak or listen to.
i just recently no lifed inquisition for 4 days straight and i loved it, even though i didn't like it when i played it when it first came out. I think it's because 10 years have passed and i realized how rare it is for a game to have the trinity of good graphics, good story, and good gameplay. Now I am freakin excited for dreadwolf.
I hope this game comes out soon. I Miss playing this franchise.
Depends on Andrew Wilson CEO who loves microtransactions and is now talking about putting ads in their games. Plus he seems to close studios on a whim.
Such a cool radio voice, then I just hear "which is really f***ing unfortunate." (3:55)
That was quite funny lol
If that is the case, I might just buy Dragon Age Dreadwolf, to support ME5 production. I have not played any DA games yet
It feels very tenuous with the closure of several Microsoft studios.
I know the tech to make games is far greater than it once was and it's harder to make a game but 10 years is a bit too long to wait.
A lot of articles circulating this week about how pleased insiders are with Dreadwolf. I'm taking that bit of optimism and running with that, because I am far more a DA fan than ME, despite loving both franchises. So I think ME5 is going to be just fineeeeeeeee.
I'm not going to play Dreadwolf just yet, but I'll definitely be rooting for this game. I really hope that it will be successful and that people will warmly welcome it, because there really is a feeling that the future of the studio depends on this game. Overall, fingers crossed.
Given that the huge overlord corpos even close studios that made one of the most successful games last year (Hi-Fi Rush; the studio Tango Gameworks was just closed by Microsoft), I honestly have zero faith in EA giving Bioware leeway in case Dreadwolf doesn't meet expectations. Which I sincerely hope won't happen. I'd cry, too, just like you, Kala. I have that much of an emotional connection to all of those characters, the universes and even some of the developers.
Without the writers and other members of ME1 and ME2, a good sequal is out of reach. I've given up on the mass effect series ever making a comeback, Andromeda just left a sour taste in my mouth. Thankfully, the writer for the first 2 games is returning in a new IP! So looking forward to it!
I’m going to play dread wolf but I’m gonna give it a month or two after release I really want it to be good and hope EA doesn’t do anything to destroy BioWares chances.
I never understood why EA would buy a narrative focused, single player RPG maker like Bioware, and tell them to make multiplayer and live service games. Play to your weaknesses...? Just never made sense. Of course that approach would fail to meet expectations. I hope they've learned from their mistake and will allow Bioware to be Bioware, if it's not already too late.
A team being "happy" with their product means nothing, as far as i am concerned, this is just PR Speak. Bethesda was "happy" with Starfield too.
I will definitely preorder Dreadwolf or buy it in the first week instead of waiting for a sale or GOTY edition, to support Bioware and show that we want single player RPGs. I hope that Dreadwolf isn't another Anthem or launch Andromeda. Love both of these series (top 5 along with TES, KOTOR, and Fallout) and want the best for them. The Mass Effect trilogy was the greatest gaming experience ever, so trying to remain optimistic about DA4's reception and the future.
So corporate faction heads are mostly the reason why we don’t have large games in their 4th to even 6th series already. Makes you wonder of other corp strain
It’s definitely an issue but the reality is we don’t have AAA games without them. If you want games on the scale of GTA6 to become more common than we need corporate backing for these projects.
@@AgxntOrange not necessarily ?
I don't think that Dreadwolf is the last shot at redemption for BioWare. I think it's the transition into the orange zone, if they fuck it up. Leading into the release of ME5, if that game launches poorly, THEN they'll be in the red. However I think that Dreadwolf will do fine. I don't think it will strike the same chord as fans of Dragon Age Origins want, but it's very likely to resonate with fans of 2 and Inquistion. The fact that they ditched the whole multiplayer live service slop method is reason enough for me to believe it will be a fine game. Then again, you can look at games like Dragon's Dogma 2 and see that some companies just implement scummy practices anyways, so who knows. Personally, from the leaks that were shown, I think it'll be a step up in customization, and likely will have great gameplay.
Hoping for the best also. I'm getting too old wait years and years and have a steaming pile get released. Don't have too many " future " releases in me.
At least we're not hearing about "crunch." Considering the other garbage news prior, hearing some positive news, however slight, is welcome indeed.
A smaller studio doesn't necessarily mean a worse game, they can be more focused on the things that really matter, too much people may only get in the way. It does not need to be a game on the same level as BG3, good story and gameplay will make the game successful, along with releasing it with good performance. People are craving for games like Bioware used to do in the past.
I don't think DA:DW is going to do the numbers the studios (Bioware, EA) would like. I think with them using the frostbite engine (or forced to use it assuming EA is the one that made the call), I think that decision hindered any expectation I ultimately had for it (personally speaking). I'm not saying it *CAN'T* be a good game, obviously (as we saw a glimpse of what that engine could be capable of through Andromeda), but to say *THIS* is the game that depends on Bioware's future is a farfetched assumption. I'm assuming DreadWolf will be playable on old Gen as well as current, which is *WHY* the future shouldn't depend on that game. I would like to think the next 'Mass Effect' is what holds the future of Bioware as the audience for that game is (probably) much larger than that of Dragon Age and would be their true test being current generation. The question Bioware faces as a whole is "can they salvage what's left of their fanbases with these next two releases and gain more fans in the process?". I really do love your work, Kala, this is just my honest take :)
Honestly I'm just tired of nothing. The whole oh, look, it's a picture. Wake me up when the game has been released. 😅 I'm indifferent right now 🤷♀️
I often wonder why Bioware went with doing a new Dragon Age game first instead of a new Mass Effect game first. With how well Legendary Edition did releasing a new Mas Effect game would have sold really well. I know Dragon Age: Origins came out before Mass Effect but is that the only reason?
Mass Effect actually came before DA:O, but I think they are working on a Dragon Age sequel first because ME: Andromeda was supposed to be the sequel for ME:3 but then flopped, and DA:Dreadwolf was probably already in the beginning stages of production, so they just began working on that.
@@UnicornSkunk Thanks. I am surprised. Mass Effect looks nicer than Dragon Age: Origins in my opinion.
@@UnicornSkunk Yup! Andromeda was supposed to be the start of a new series set in the Mass Effect universe but when that and Anthem failed, they had to refocus. But I guess you can still say Andromeda STILL IS the start of the new Mass Effect entry as the new Mass Effect being develop seems to have ties to that game.
Well they did which was ME Andromeda
I have a theoretical thought on who might be the next treat forming enemy in upcoming mass effect game, but for it I would like to ask a question. Does someone know who or what created the reaper’s? Because if one of mass effect 3 endings observed a possibility for synthesizing life form with synthetics, it still doesn’t answer question who was before all other life forms, reapers where created at some point similar to Geth’s, just a working hands by someone else and where kept in dark energies mass world, but I don’t remember correctly dark energy theory from first mass effect, so excuse me, if somewhere I made a mistake. So my theory is may be Bioware will reveal this unanswered question, and N7 who is called by others a fake one, may possibly be a creator of reapers.
I’m definitely buying Dreadwolf. I got into the games late and I really want to be part of the BioWare ride I missed out on. Mass Effect Andromeda was what made me a fan of all of their games, if you can believe it. I feel like I at least owe them a buy of Dreadwolf since I bought Andromeda used well after the criticism had annihilated its asking price. Not that I don’t think Dreadwolf will be good. I’m hoping it will be cuz I adored Inquisition so much. I just feel like I owe them a purchase, not refunded even if it sucks.
While I started the my "Bioware Ride" during its golden era, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the start of the new era Bioware so you're just in time. I hope this new Bioware is just as good as the old.
Same here. I didn't get into dragon age until after the edition with all the dlc was released, then played the previous two on PC, then mass effect after the legendary edition came out. This will really be my first new Bioware release (ignoring anthem since I didn't play it) so I'm desperately hoping it'll be as good as the older games were
Just finished the trilogy for the first time need this game immediately
hi are you going to cover Homeworld 3 or is that not your bag?
No sorry :( for now I'm only covering Mass Effect 5, Dragon Age Dreadwolf, Exodus and Cyberpunk 2077
Bioware burned bridges starting with advocating for player agency and then copying Deus Ex's RGB on rails ending. That is the past but that rot is still there and it still festers. I hope that Bioware rebounds and I hope they return to their roots of player agency, intelligent stories, and character driven narratives. I hope that their multi game story telling returns and that the one offs end. I hope they are allowed to abandon things that shouldn't have been in their game to begin with. Their focus should be solely on player experience out of the box and not the multiplayer or the loot box. We will see, but Bioware has to do a string of top notch games before they earn back my trust.
I truly hope Mass Effect keeps going. Not a DA guy, I'm a sci-fi person, but everything EA touches gets f*cked and dies.
Unfortunately I think it's only bioware Edmonton that's left. They got rid of bioware, Austin and moved. What remained of the team over to broadsword, along with work on Star Wars zoo Republic. So I think it's just Edmonton. Left which is unfortunate
Impactful decisions of a story's path and progression have always been BioWare's bread and butter. If they fail there with Dreadwolf or ME5, it won't just impact their bottom line, but their legacy.
Never had a chance to get into Dragon Age honesty. It be great in there was a remaster of the trilogy before Dreadwolf but i am interested
there won't ever be a repackaged MELE version of DA, unfortunately each DA game was built on a different engine
@@kalaelizabeth that is very unfortunate 😕
I hadn't planned to play dreadwolf, I'm more a ME fan, but I'll give it due consideration when its released. I loathe supporting EA, but would support a return to form for bioware
I agree with you 1000% its going to depend if dreadwolf does well.. Bioware needs a grandslam.. for this to work.. not a bunt..
I think that the lawsuit might damper some games if there is not enough money going around.. this is just my opinion
I really really hope Dreadwolf will be a success for Bioware. Same goes for ME5. I also hope that "Bioware magic" (which turned out to be poor management and crunch) is gone for good.
Who remains that made the old games great is what matters, not that there is a quantity of veterans that remain. The lighting designer and QA guy might be great at their jobs, but they're not the hit makers. That's why people say that everyone left. What they mean is the ones that really matter left. If some junior writer who wrote barks on a DLC for Mass Effect 3 is still there, who cares?
You made a good point about people drawing the comparison between BG3 and DA4. To be honest, I think people and reviewers will inevitably make that comparison. I think the important thing from BioWare's side is to play to their strengths (story telling, world building, character relationships etc) and to not try and appeal to a super wide audience; this would water down the experience and lead to a similar situation to ME:A and DA2.
I think one of the reasons that Andromeda failed commercially is because it was unrecognisable as a Mass Effect game besides the name. I strongly believe that if the game was released under a different name and in a different universe, it would've done much better, since Mass Effect/BioWare fans are tempered to expect high quality in those strengths I previously mentioned. DA2 just tried to stretch itself too thin and watered down the gameplay experience and world building to a mediocre shit show 😂
it 100% does, ive been thinking it for years, especially after the release of Anthem, the only successful thing Bioware has released since Inquisition has been the Legendary edition and that's just a remaster of all of their old stuff rather than a test of anything new (a very good one that are games that mean the world to people including myself but still) if Bioware releases yet another disaster, i can't see EA having reason to keep them running.
Personally im not expecting a Origins and ME2 level product from Bioware ever again, the glory days of Bioware magic has long since passed but as long as its passable and a decent product by their recent standards ill be happy to go back to a series i know and love, i need a new Mass Effect game in my life though.
If EA could have stopped being a 'Big, stupid Jellyfish' with live service towards BioWare from the beginning, things would be in a much better place now. If I could send Bioware's devs bouquets of red, blue, and green flowers (or Ben and Jerry's) to help cheer them up, I would. Instead, I can only stand by and support them with the love I have of yesteryear and buy their games when they make them.
Here are my hopes for mass effect 5.
_ I want a semi open world
_A 3rd person action rpg game.
_ RPG elements should be light
_ Reduce looter shooter elements
_ Really work on the story where choices can build up like a tree which will leaf inevitably to multiple sequels or what if games
Yeah nah I remember how EA fumbled Andromeda no way I'm buying anything from Bioware until I see something finished
It is certainly going to play a pivotal role in how much progress and allocation of resources are further provisioned to ME. Mass Effect is already a question mark in its own right with the little to no solid detail provided from the project team currently working on ME. If this doesn’t deliver and in consideration of gaming studio news of late it’s high stakes and this has to sell. They’re also in a much more gamer value for price environment landscape than before. Many of these triple A rated games that had long build ups to release were plagued by defects in game play when pre ordered or purchased on day of releases so gamers are going to really expect and rightfully so, a stable and quality product and expect gaming studios to have learned from missteps of prior titles.
Hopefully these same people didn’t say they felt good about the release of Anthem and Andromeda when those were nearing release also though… one way or another the moment of truth is coming for this studio
Kala are you covering Baldurs Gate 3?
She mentioned in a podcast that she tried playing Baldurs Gate 3 but couldn't get into it. The main games in her life are The Dragon Age series, Mass Effect, and Overwatch so I doubt she'd cover BG3. Plus BG3 is pretty much done with only new multiple endings, a future photomode feature, and bug fixes coming its way in the future.
@@NRV0 I did play BG3 all the way through but I'm just not into it as much as I wish I could be. The combat is NOT for me. I wanted to do some lore videos, but I feel I'm a bit too late on that so I probably won't at this point.
@@kalaelizabeth No problem,what is important is u have fun!❤
I just want to play a BioWare game from this decade man.
I don't think EA as a whole can afford to NOT give their devs more room for their own choices. EA is seeing big names willingly leave to go to other/start their own studios from not just Bioware, but also Maxis and their other dev teams; this also means that EA is seeing more competition especially in the life sim genre that they've had a monopoly on via The Sims for years. To add in that EA is also wanting to put ads in their games and the amount of backlash they are getting for it is spelling disaster for them as a whole. They just can't afford another flop moving forward if they want to stay at the top of the market.
I doubt they would cancel ME, but they might make them a ME only studio.
I’ll preorder 2 copies of the game just to ensure its success
I think one point about the TV show is if they learned anything from the Fallout TV show, I hope they see that a proper live action adaptation, if done right, can move a ton of people to the games who never played it before. The Fallout TV show even got people to play 76, which was a disaster at launch. If they manage to release a TV show before the game, that could be a huge boost to sales and bring a responsibility to make an absolute banger entry
EA is not getting rid of BioWare, but more specifically, Mass Effect. EA stock would take a huge hit. It is their biggest IP under EA Entertainment. EA Sports winner is FIFA. EA broke up into two organizations last year. Given all the labor that has been put into Dreadwolf that is tossed because of replans they must be working toward minimizing their losses. So they must have low expectations on return. Like the Legendary edition, Dreadwolf might turn out to be better than expected. In my eyes they win if they don't uglify their characters.
EA is a toxic Publisher for sure but even EA isn't stupid enough to shelve two of the biggest IPs they own let alone shut down BW as all that will do is provide EA's competition a chance to acquire all those talented devs.
It isnt a shocker for me that Dreadwolf will pave the future of Bioware.
Especially after the layoffs last year EA is preparing for a Worst Case Scenario should DA:D flop. I really hope it becomes a success bc I am personally more of a Sci-Fi Fan and would hate to see that ME5 doesnt get finished bc of this game.
The only they can do is now iron out any issues and pray to which god they believe in that the launch day isn't a buggy mess like that of battlefield 2042, cyberpunk 2077 etc.
And yeah success of this game somewhat hinges upon how well ME4/5 will do.
To look on a positive note; if dragon age crushes it and blows the sales goal away will it mean rehiring those devs?
So let me get this right, this depends BioWare getting there act together, were doomed.