What has Bioware got left to offer?

[DoPo]

They could always go and explore a new field...of completely bog standard setting. So far they ave proven decent at that. maybe next we'll see some historical fantasy (so classical fantasy without magic) or maybe why not a game where you play as an archeologist of some sort who goes around and explores ancient ruins and crypts.

The problem with Bioware is they only know how to make one game. The story and characters are the same every time. Have you played Mass Effect? Yes? Then you have played all Bioware games. They have nothing more to offer.

I know, they do. But now they are making the new C&C...which is the definition of RTS games.

But otherwise I don't see them being any more creative than they have been so far. Even if they do try something relatively new (not an RPG) they'll stick to the book.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

There's still KOTOR they're sitting on, probably could make another one with Mass Effect 3's engine.

No they can't. Lucasarts killed KOTOR 3 after hitting a rough patch between 2005 and 2007. It was canceled alongside Battlefront 3 and Rogue Squadron 4, and Bioware doesn't own the license to the IP.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Did I miss something? I'm saying that because nobody has even mentioned Baulder's Gate yet.

IP rights are currently in the hands of Beamdog right now. Bioware made the game for Interplay, and the rights didn't go with Bioware.

 

[DoPo]

Did I miss something? I'm saying that because nobody has even mentioned Baulder's Gate yet.

What about Baldur's Gate? I don't think BioWare has the D&D license any more. And they have pretty much a replacement for that - Dragon Age.

 

[burningdragoon]

It's been quite a while since any developer has had me so in love with them that I am always thinking about and on the look out for what's next from them. Pretty sure it's better this way too.

Edit: and to address the more negative/anti-BioWare/EA tone to the thread. There have been zero companies that I have completely written off just because they made a game that I had a strong negative reaction to. Zero.

As if game studios announce every game project that's still in its prototyping phase to the public.

ME was in development for at least 1-2 years before it was announced in Oct 2005.

Quit it with your sound, reasonable arguments! It will spoil everyone's hate party. I mean... it would if it was possible.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

There's still KOTOR they're sitting on, probably could make another one with Mass Effect 3's engine.

No they can't. Lucasarts killed KOTOR 3 after hitting a rough patch between 2005 and 2007. It was canceled alongside Battlefront 3 and Rogue Squadron 4, and Bioware doesn't own the license to the IP.

TOR is KOTOR 3, like it or not, it's true.

TOR is to KOTOR what Dragon Age is to Baldur's Gate. Not the same, and with the way Lucasart's is keeping it's head up its own ass right now, I doubt we'll ever get a conclusion to KOTOR 2. I refuse to believe that the Revan novel is how things ended.

 

[putowtin]

I think at this point, the only thing Bioware has left to offer is Casey Hudson's head on a pike.

you sir are a winner!

OT, Dragon Age 3
Jade Empire 2
Mass Effect 3

(see what I did!)

 

[Jynthor]

Jade Empire. People have been trying to make them go back to that thing for years and they've never listened, perhaps now is the time. I dunno about Dragon Age not standing out though, I can't think of anything I'd really compare it to. Elder Scrolls maybe but I do think there's room for a few more Dragon Age games.

This. It is their only chance of redemption.
On the other hand I'm afraid they'll screw it up and they ruin yet another IP.

 

[gigastar]

C&C Generals: A very un-Bioware game.

Id like to point out that this is being made by Victory Games, a new studio founded specifically by EA to revive C&C after that awful abomination that was C&C4.

Anyway thier only tie to Bioware is thier name change after the announcement of Generals 2 at Spike. Other than that Victory is (afaik) composed of the best and brightest of what was EA Los Angeles and some surplus from Visceral.

Therefore, Victory's relation to Bioware is in name only.

 

[ImSkeletor]

Star Wars - An fairly lack luster MMO that has been forgotten.

I fixed that for you.
Anyway I have never been a big Bioware fan(usually just not my style) and ME3 was just really bad. So i probably won't be picking up future games.

 

[DoPo]

Did I miss something? I'm saying that because nobody has even mentioned Baulder's Gate yet.

What about Baldur's Gate? I don't think BioWare has the D&D license any more. And they have pretty much a replacement for that - Dragon Age.

That's all across the board. The DnD license belongs to Wizards of the Coast, Baldur's Gate belongs to Atari, and the Infinity Engine and the Aurora Engine belong to BioWare.

Yeah, as I was pressing the post button, I realised I missed the other licenses. And that BioWare don't really won them. But yeah, I decided that editing would be too much of a hassle.