Poll: Mass Effect 3 doomed?
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As I said in the other thread about this, I'm not worried.Saviordd1 said:
I figured when they said Holiday 2011 they meant next year in the first place, so all this announcement was for me was a confirmation of what I had already suspected.
As for the "appeal to larger market" statement, for me, means that they want to get more people to play the franchise. So they're brainstorming ways to attract people. I'm not even necessarily sure it will even involve huge changes to the game. I believe Drew Karpyshyn has had this story largely fleshed out for awhile now, so there won't be any changes for the most part there. Casey Hudson has made it pretty clear they will be sticking to a similar formula that Mass Effect 2 had, while brining back some more RPG-like elements. I don't think there's anything to be concerned about.
That said, EA is a money monster, and I wouldn't put it past them to ruin a franchise (sort of did this with Dragon Age II, but thats another story). Up til' now EA has, for the most part, let Bioware do it's thing.
Mass Effect was awesome, Mass Effect 2 was also awesome. As long as Bioware is still behind the third one, then I have no doubt it will keep it up to Bioware's usual standards.
It'll undoubtedly be dumbed down, we wont see extensive RPG elements like we would have before this announcement, so yeah, it will probably suck, just so EA can suck a few extra dollars out of it, and then toss the franchise. It may not, but likely it will, which is sad since the Mass Effect narrative is a Really good one.
Given that I loved Dragon Age 2 despite it being toned down...I believe Mass Effect 3 will bring on more of the same goodness. So long as they continue to give me choice in my PC creation and learn from the recycled areas mistake, the game should be a strong candidate for GOTY 2012.
Oh yeah, I totally agree, it's just that what has been said from BioWare/EA does not give me a good impression of where they are going with the game.freaper said:
EA is probably learning from its mistakes. They tend to do that.
I mean, they've made some massive ones, but most don't happen more than once.
They may be realizing that rushing out a BioWare game is a bad idea. My hope is that giving them more time will produce a game less of a spectacular disappointment than DA2.
I mean, they've made some massive ones, but most don't happen more than once.
They may be realizing that rushing out a BioWare game is a bad idea. My hope is that giving them more time will produce a game less of a spectacular disappointment than DA2.
I don't think it's doomed. It will do well, and from what BioWare has been saying, it sounds like they found a nice balance between Mass Effect's and Mass Effect 2's combat systems.
I do question the wisdom for delaying the game to make it so it appeals to more people. Who would watch/read/play the final part of a trilogy without having any prior knowledge about what's gone on before? Especially something that story-heavy, like the Mass Effect series? Seems a bit foolish to me.
I do question the wisdom for delaying the game to make it so it appeals to more people. Who would watch/read/play the final part of a trilogy without having any prior knowledge about what's gone on before? Especially something that story-heavy, like the Mass Effect series? Seems a bit foolish to me.
I still think that quote has been overblown.
It was said during an EA conference for investors. The way I see it, BioWare/EA delays one of their AAA future releases so The Money at EA and their investors want to know what's up. EA assures their investors by speaking their language, saying that the delay is to maximize the game's reception and what not to bring additional returns on their (continued) investment in their company. i.e. "we're making the game better, might have overestimated our workload" If this were some kind of conference of gamers- the message would be translated for them as to what they're doing or actual gaming changes. Investors aren't entirely concerned with all that in the end though, most likely just their returns. Securing or assuring the Investors/The Money is always a good thing, though.
I really don't think EA would really fuck with what BioWare has going on. Not when they're working on a follow up to such a highly-regarded game from both fans and critics- not to mention a ridiculously profitable one. The Dragon Age comparison is different, I think, far less exposure, as a whole than the Mass Effect series. EA isn't dumb enough to fuck with a good thing.
It was said during an EA conference for investors. The way I see it, BioWare/EA delays one of their AAA future releases so The Money at EA and their investors want to know what's up. EA assures their investors by speaking their language, saying that the delay is to maximize the game's reception and what not to bring additional returns on their (continued) investment in their company. i.e. "we're making the game better, might have overestimated our workload" If this were some kind of conference of gamers- the message would be translated for them as to what they're doing or actual gaming changes. Investors aren't entirely concerned with all that in the end though, most likely just their returns. Securing or assuring the Investors/The Money is always a good thing, though.
I really don't think EA would really fuck with what BioWare has going on. Not when they're working on a follow up to such a highly-regarded game from both fans and critics- not to mention a ridiculously profitable one. The Dragon Age comparison is different, I think, far less exposure, as a whole than the Mass Effect series. EA isn't dumb enough to fuck with a good thing.
