Bad Games made by Good Developers.

[Mr Khan]

gergroy said:

Khuutra said:

Mr Khan said:

Khuutra said:

In fairness, the majority of developers don't take absurd amounts of heat for releasing one bad game every once in a while.

True, but i feel that none of the blame for that game was laid at BioWare's feet, and none of the disappointment attributed to them. That's more what i meant. They put that out, but nobody ever really thinks of it as "the one crappy BioWare game," just as "another crappy Sonic game."

Maybe because most people ignored the game's existence and it wasn't hyped very much, idk.

I'm one of those BioWare faithful. You've.... actually convinced me to find someone who has a copy of the game so I can borrow it. I kind of want to see the train wreck.

it's not really all that much of a train wreck.  For a ds RPG, it is ok.  It is an average game, which shows in the reviews of the game.  That is why nobody really talks about it, it didn't get horrendous reviews like this article is talking about, just average.  Now, if they had made alpha protocol, then they would probably be getting some crap.  

This article isn't necessarily about total garbage put out by excellent developers, more about games that were disappointing for who made them. Oni is more mediocre than horrid, and Sonic Chronicles falls into the same category. I mean, i played the game through, it's not unbearable, mostly because the actual RPG mechanics are pretty solid, but for a developer who's otherwise known for such masterful storytelling, literature-level character development, and engaging worlds, you have a game that meets none of those categories whatsoever.

Actually, character development is okay, if only because of Shade, but i'm a Knuckles fan at heart, so of course i was going to like Shade, but the story is a train-wreck, if only for the jumped shark in the middle that leads to the incomprehensible second half.