Mass Effect Andromeda Q&A Panel at Montreal Comic Con, 8th July 2017, "Can not comment on future pro

Jul 7, 2017 18:35:01 GMT @lonegunnarv2 said:

Jul 7, 2017 18:15:40 GMT sjsharp2010 said:

yeah I agree I' d definitely put it above ME1 but I wouldn't put it on the same level as 2 and 3 though so yeah I'd asy it's number 3 in the series for me as well but then ME is definitely my favourite game series I've got though. The only other one to me that runs it close ironically is Bioware's other baby Dragon Age so I hope both series are here to stay. i'm glad that at least it looks like we'er getting a DA4 but I just hope it ends up being more like a DAI success than a MEA style washout in terms of it's reception. Because if that's not the case the future of both ME and DA could be in serious danger otherwise and I for sure don't want to see Bioware become another MMO group we have too many of those as it is 

I see gaming going in a very dumb place right now. Everything has to be an online only mmorpg with rng weapon loot systems where it takes about 4 hours to complete. Then you play the same levels over and over again just that its harder the next time. You know like devil may cry from about 16 years ago. Making games with good stories that sell are hard to make thats why devs are running in droves to rip off destiny. 

Well, to be fair, when bioWARE decided to elevate the on-line experience with SWTOR and put out their most complex storyline ever with the eight (!) full length (!) POVs telling a story of a war (!!!) in one of the best settings out there, with a story to fit every taste (!) from cliché to totally not ye olde video-game... what happened? The grind part was not there, it was not updated fast enough, etc, etc, etc.

That was one time insane amount of money was poured into an amazing SP experience in an on-line game. But, apparently, paying a sub is too much for it.... After SWTOR I am resigned to having a completely different taste than everyone else.

I am curious to see what Anthem will have to offer & if it will turn out to be another gem that get crushed under foot.

Jul 7, 2017 20:14:59 GMT colfoley said:

Jul 7, 2017 19:24:14 GMT @carefull said:

So? Still a BioWARE game. If it resets the course, and establishes the formula that finally brings peace to most of fandom, chances are Bio will reuse their IPs. Let's face it, they've tried to sell the SWTOR, but SP in Andromeda, and it did not work.

They did try a few things and ran as far as they could with investing into the companion component of their games. let them try something else. IP will be waiting for when and if they find a replacement for the Baldur's Gate they fed more and more steroids over the years.

Personally, I liked the SP SWTOR in Andromeda with the MP module combo. But I also kindda looking forward to what will happen if Bio puts the word count into something other than companions. Because who knows, it might be rather interesting for a change.

Or, perhaps, it's the IP itself they could not repackage and re-sell (see the conspiracy theories).

the problem is bioware is known...at least to me for four things. Companions. Dialogue wheel. Solid story (at least aa far as games are concerned) and solid gameplay (at least for a story based games; see bioshock and telltale) and while i AM curious about anthem the fewer of these elements that i associate with bioware it's has...the harder of a sell.it will be.

Have you ever read this story? I am not sure why someone posted the full text on their blog, but anyways, it is "Creative Impulse" by S. Maugham.  cadwallen.blogspot.ca/2012/05/creative-impulse-by-somerset-maugham.html

Thing is, BioWARE has a harder time selling companions and dialogue wheel right now. We see more investment in combat/gameplay & graphics. And with Anthem, I think (and I might be wrong) what they are shooting for is to bring the protagonist forward and create a world for him/her. I am from the old BioWARE crowd, and tbh, I am not on board with 10 romances in a game in Inquisition and Andromeda. I am interested in the dialogue wheel evolution and quest resolution evolution I am seeing, and I am wondering if the dramatic measure of chopping off the companion content will bring more variety in each quest and more defined personalities for the PC like in Hawke's case.

Basically, I have seen it in SWTOR when an SP quest turns into a repeat dungeon/raid, and I am curious to see if they can give me protagonists with distinctive personalities as versatile as the Smuggler and a Sith Inquisitor if I RP it consistently.

I would be thrilled to play Andromeda 2 or JE2, but if Anthem is more novel in its approach, and focused on the protagonist and his/her decisions & a limited cast of powerful chars, rather than on the companions, I don't mind it at all. I'd rather they move there, than went in the direction Inquisition was heading in.