Anthem Review Thread - MC: 61 | OC: 60

[AngryLittleAlchemist]

mjk45 said:

AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Bioware has consistently failed at making products that people like. Dragon Age II, Mass Effect 3, Star Wars The Old Republic, Mass Effect Andromeda, and now Anthem. That's basically 8 years of being disliked. Of course, at first critics kind of just gave Bioware the biscuit. But now it seems like there's basically nobody on their side. The one game that was really well received from the past 8 years has basically been forgotten (despite getting so many awards, it doesn't seem like a memorable game).

Honestly, I wouldn't blame EA if they closed this studio. I mean, the best talent there would probably go on to do better things anyways. This is not really a case of being unjust in closure.

I couldn't give a flying fuck about the  Bioware of today  .but I would blame EA if they closed Bioware because they along with Bioware have to be held accountable for the situation , MEA a game I enjoyed btw and deserved to continue got thrown under a bus for this and yes Bioware say it was their choice, but you can't tell me they weren't encouraged ,until we are shown that all those ips are in safe capable  hands then I would stick with Bioware but they need direction and no longer get a free pass.

I mean, I agree with you. Technically, there is almost always some blame on the publishers end, especially if they own the studio in question. I also think stuff like the Mass Effect 3 ending debacle was probably mostly EA's fault (I doubt they didn't ask for extended developer time). But, at this point there's so much tying back to Bioware, that I just think they're an incompetent studio. EA is partially to blame, sure, but a majority of it falls on Bioware. And I think if we're being honest, that's not really how people distribute the blame, even though it's the most honest way to do so. 

Last edited by AngryLittleAlchemist - on 20 February 2019