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ShadowSoldier on 20 March 2017

First and Foremost. I would like to blame the two main participants to the downfall of Bioware.

Fuck you EA and Fuck you Microsoft.

Fuck EA because lets be real, Bioware's changes and dip in quality can solely be blamed on EA. EA acquired Bioware with the full intent on making the company solely responsible for all of its AAA RPG developments. ME3 had a shorter development time then either ME1 and ME2 but yet it was the biggest and complex from a narrative aspect. The revisions in Gameplay helped but with a short dev time of 18 months (Something ridiculous set by the Publisher) ME3 was doomed to fail.

They moved key personnel around, fucked up with the creative input of Bioware and has now forced them to make run of the mill RPGs. It also doesn't help that ME3's horrible fan response saw the two Leaders and founders of Bioware leave the company. I had hope for this game and was hoping for a return to form, that the new breed of Bioware could achieve their former greatness. How wrong was I? Creative input can't foster with a Publisher like EA when they refuse to see the real reason why these games were successful. They were ambitious, driven and made with a purpose. That's how you get games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age and not seeing that is how you get Dragon Age 2 and ME: Andromeda.

Now. Fuck Microsoft. Fuck Microsoft because they didn't appreciate their relationship with Bioware enough to make a counter offer to EA's. This is where Sony differs. If they have a great relationship with you, they look to cement it. You make games for them but you make it the way you want it. Microsoft should have taken that approach with Bioware. MS should have been that olive branch. But because of MS' lack of foresight, EA got them. And now more then ever before MS could have used a Bioware. But alas.

Fuck em.



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Aerys on 20 March 2017
BraLoD said:
75 is still a green score, how is that a terrible score? lol.

Are you serious ? Its like if Zelda/Uncharted/Mario Odyssey would get 75, from their standard its awful



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V-r0cK on 20 March 2017

Seems a bit upsetting since the previous the previous games scored tremendously well.




method114 on 20 March 2017
BraLoD said:
Bandorr said:

Various people expected a 90+ meta score, and it to GOTY.

Leaving a question - what is the lowest metacritic scoring GOTY?

I seriously don't see how could someone expect it after so much stuff we had already seem being really badly executed.

About the series perspective, well, yeah, it's low compared to them, still not a terrible score xP

Yea I didn't expect a good score once I saw all the complaining online. It actually made me get the EA access cause I needed to see it for myself. Played the game and it's been amazing. If the story turns out to be good It'l leasily be a 8.5+ in my book.



Mummelmann on 20 March 2017
BraLoD said:
75 is still a green score, how is that a terrible score? lol.

Seeing as how the lowest scoring Mass Effect game got a 93 on consoles and it's their lowest scoring console release in history with one of their largest budgets and expectations it truly is a terrible score in this context. ME: Andromeda was one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, certainly top 10 in the 8th gen and had some huge shoulders to reach up to.

This is nothing short of a disaster for Bioware and they're losing fans and resepect slowly but certainly, and EA is mostly to blame but won't get nearly as much shit for it from the average consumer.

It is a terrible score, all things considered.



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celador on 20 March 2017
ShadowSoldier said:
First and Foremost. I would like to blame the two main participants to the downfall of Bioware.

Fuck you EA and Fuck you Microsoft.

Now. Fuck Microsoft. Fuck Microsoft because they didn't appreciate their relationship with Bioware enough to make a counter offer to EA's. This is where Sony differs. If they have a great relationship with you, they look to cement it. You make games for them but you make it the way you want it. Microsoft should have taken that approach with Bioware. MS should have been that olive branch. But because of MS' lack of foresight, EA got them. And now more then ever before MS could have used a Bioware. But alas.

Fuck em.

Have to disagree with the MS part. I can't see why anyone would want a talented studio to be bought by them given their history and making their teams focus on the same thing over and over again. Don't think they would be any better off under them

Should have just stayed independent 



Wyrdness on 20 March 2017

Is this legit, you can't make a white character in the game?

http://www.oneangrygamer.net/2017/03/mass-effect-andromeda-patch-might-allow-gamers-to-make-white-people/26336/



AmericanAli on 20 March 2017

 

celador said:
ShadowSoldier said:
First and Foremost. I would like to blame the two main participants to the downfall of Bioware.

Fuck you EA and Fuck you Microsoft.

Now. Fuck Microsoft. Fuck Microsoft because they didn't appreciate their relationship with Bioware enough to make a counter offer to EA's. This is where Sony differs. If they have a great relationship with you, they look to cement it. You make games for them but you make it the way you want it. Microsoft should have taken that approach with Bioware. MS should have been that olive branch. But because of MS' lack of foresight, EA got them. And now more then ever before MS could have used a Bioware. But alas.

Fuck em.

Have to disagree with the MS part. I can't see why anyone would want a talented studio to be bought by them given their history and making their teams focus on the same thing over and over again. Don't think they would be any better off under them

Should have just stayed independent 

They probably let them go in first place because they didn't achieve halo sales numbers. Microsoft could have had Destiny and Mass Effect exclusive to their Plattform if they would have shown the patience that sony shows towards their developers.



Areym on 20 March 2017
Wyrdness said:
Is this legit, you can't make a white character in the game?

http://www.oneangrygamer.net/2017/03/mass-effect-andromeda-patch-might-allow-gamers-to-make-white-people/26336/

I think they said it had something to do with textures or lighting or something remotely technical and that it wasn't some sort of anti-white campaign (although the ryder twins look pretty white to me)

They did say that the patch would not be coming out on day 1 which is a shame. It's the most basic skin tone, how can you not have it optimized to your game?



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Wyrdness on 20 March 2017
Areym said:
Wyrdness said:
Is this legit, you can't make a white character in the game?

http://www.oneangrygamer.net/2017/03/mass-effect-andromeda-patch-might-allow-gamers-to-make-white-people/26336/

I think they said it had something to do with textures or lighting or something remotely technical and that it wasn't some sort of anti-white campaign (although the ryder twins look pretty white to me)

They did say that the patch would not be coming out on day 1 which is a shame. It's the most basic skin tone, how can you not have it optimized to your game?

Are they having a laugh? Modders can have textures done in a few weeks and they couldn't get it done in a few years? This is starting to become comical on an unreachable level.