Dragon Age Veilgaurd | |||
I have beaten it | 6 | 21.43% | |
Played some of it | 0 | 0% | |
Didn't played it but will | 0 | 0% | |
Didn't play nor will I | 20 | 71.43% | |
No opinion | 2 | 7.14% | |
Total: | 28 |
Honestly.... yes.
Unless they survive (bioware) and Mass Effect is a massive hit, and they reboot Dragon Age (sometime down the line)... yes its done.
If it took 2 months to get 1,5m players. Even if that was less than half of what they expected, think about it like this.
Factoring in, game give away, reviewers, people playing it through a service,.... multiple people playing the same game in a house hold ect.
The fact it didn't take long for it to go 30%+ off in sales price.
It could be around like 1m actual game sales, and not all of that at full price.
Thats not enough to recoup costs of a AAA game, thats been 8years+ in the making.
Yeah, Dragon Age is over, and they're going to blame everyone but themselves and cite every reason except the fact that they made a game most fans did not want.
And people need to stop with the "favorite studio" nonsense when that's based on games from years ago, especially after those studios release something subpar in the time between. They are not what they once were.
Mass Effect 4 is going to sell a lot of units. They could release an absolute piece of trash and it would still be a financial success. However, if it's significantly below expectations in terms of reception or sales then BioWare will be in serious trouble. A studio named "BioWare" might still be there but a lot of the same people won't. On the other hand, if Mass Effect ever reaches such depths that EA decides to end the franchise then BioWare will almost certainly be wiped off the map. In the world of triple A publishing, a studio is only as valuable as their best performing property.
They just need to remake Origins keeping the story and voice acting but adjusting the combat (without completely redesigning it) and fixing the many bugs. That would be a winning formula in my eyes.
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pokoko said: And people need to stop with the "favorite studio" nonsense when that's based on games from years ago, especially after those studios release something subpar in the time between. They are not what they once were. |
I heard the phrase "a logo" in regards to a company. And it is kinda true. Even if it is the same company, creative personnel, structure, processes change and therefore the games they make as a result. So Bioware is just a logo, and only because past games you liked had that logo it doesn't mean games now with the same logo are good as well.
Last edited by Mnementh - on 29 January 2025Just imagine what could have been. If we got the Dragon Age 4 that we wanted. Something that took the best things from the first three games and stayed true to the franchise in every way. God, I hate the Shit Age that is our current reality.
I'm inclined to believe that we will not see Dragon Age in the immediate future (even a 10 year span) until at some point down the road they go, oh we can pull this out for Nostalgia and people might get their kids into it. 20 years maybe. Unless it's a Remake of Origins whoch would actually sell, I would reckon, albeit they'll probably go the FF7 route, screw it up and people will be pissed.
1 good game. Origins. It had plenty of chances. Let it die. Meanwhile can I get a sequel to VanQuish?
How did the one before Veilguard perform? If the IP has genuine power then no, this will not be the end of it. Maybe the last game for a while, but that was kinda the case anyway since the last entry was 10 years ago. In 4 years time, I'm sure EA or whoever owns the IP will relook at it and access whether there's potential. Hell maybe a TV show will get commissioned.
As a non DA fan (dabbled with inquisition) it doesn't feel like the kind of franchise that is unique enough to need to live on in face of more interesting western RPGS on the horizon.