Have Bioware's recent actions changed your mind?

TBH it'll probably be PC Gamer that'll swing it for me, I wouldn't have got DA:I at all but they gave it an 85% (mainly for the characters I suspect) so when it was in the bargain bin I figured I might as well.

The main problem I had with DA2 was asset re-use; I could never remember where anywhere was because everywhere felt so similar - then when I played the Witcher 2 shortly afterwards, where every location felt hand-crafted and unique, I realised how bad DA2 really was and it sort of soured me to the game ever since. I should probably give DA:2 another shot at some point but there are just sooooo many games (and there's just been a new Hearthstone expansion).

Personally I prefer primarily watching TB just for the technical side of things of the PC port of a game, which he'll go into great detail about usually.

Honestly I feel like reviews and videos that amount to "this is my opinion on the game" are becoming increasingly obsolete in a world of let's plays and streams.

Watching a video on TB talking about how he doesn't like DA2 means he's going to focus on the negative and the video will have a natural bias towards that(even if you try to avoid it, it's going to be there for 99.99% of people making videos). Meanwhile somebody like Jesse is just recording the gameplay with commentary and not making many cuts, so I get a far more pure view of what the game actually is by watching his let's plays over somebody else's reviews.

The only thing that reviews can typically catch is stuff that doesn't crop up until later in the game, unless you're going to wait a month or more for the let's player to release that many videos to get into the mid-late game of the game.

I enjoyed the game.

With the biscuit thing. I had one the other morning when I went to McDonalds for breakfast

Personally I see ME:A as Mass Effect DAI, I feel like that's general direction Bioware is wanting to go with their games. Open world and focus on exploration. I actually liked ME3 as well- other than endings and DAI is my least fav DA game so I'm not too happy with direction- but still I value Bioware's games pretty high so even if ME:A goes on DAI's direction.. its probably going to be good game. Not as good as previous ME games, but good still.

I love Cry

Uh, I mean when you know better what you like as well you get more out of reviews. Maybe reviewer is saying this one thing makes game bad- but maybe you actually like that thing (for example art style, game feature) or it isn't that important for you. Although game reviews often focus on things I don't value in games that much, they can still give some useful information.

Here! Another Cryaotic fan!
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(Sigh) Racism ruins everything.

I don't really care about them shutting down the boards - That's just BioWare doing the same thing they did when the boards were ablaze after ME3 released. This is their final denial.

For my own learning experience, once bitten, twice shy. Game reviewers are told what to say and are not reliable in my opinion. I will wait until I see real reviews and gameplay from gamers.

Uh, the thing TB is against is the "nickel-and-diming" aspect of the DLCs, especially if data-miners find certain content that is supposed to be in the game but "are not available due to time constraints."  It gives the false impression that BioWare purposely cut out relevant content in the game for additional cash.  ME3 felt like a big offender with Javik, Leviathan, and possibly Omega.  


Flawed analogy, but here is how I viewed Mass Effect 3.  Imagine ME3 as this highly sought after meal that you wanted to try out, and the ending is the proverbial turd that you found in the bottom of your dish.  You may have spent a lot of time enjoying the food, but the turd will always taint your experience (i.e. Getting sick from the poorly prepared meal). In the case of the game, it doesn't matter how much time you spent enjoying the game. The destination needs to have a significant payoff for your journey, and I already spent $250 dollars on the entire trilogy alone (i.e. Bought all of the story DLCs). Every consumer should have the right to voice their displeasure and vote with their wallet if they feel burned.

Nope. I'll still be waiting for the "game of the year" edition to be at the bottom of the bargain bin, and even then still might not buy it. I'll probably get a good idea of whether it's something I'll find interesting early on from let's play and community reception, but I'm also concerned about whether they will do a decent job with the PC interface and whether they will put in the long term effort to address any technical issues it may have. Regardless, BioWare games aren't worth their full price anymore, at least for me.

I am truly amazed at the poor, disorganized, and amateurish-level of communication coming from BW (the staff and Andromeda specific websites); the current faux pas being the deafening silence regarding the release of the prequel novel Andromeda: Initiation. And if there is a short supply for sale and it goes out-of-stock right away, BW's credibility will tank in my view. MESSAGING NEEDS TO BE COHERENT, TIMELY, AND UP TO DATE. How can the EA/BW CEO's and board Chairmen tolerate this situation? Their reputations are on the line too, and if I was a stock investor I'd be more upset as well. The failure to have a coherent public communication scheme is just shameful. Still, poor marketing and communication is not an indicator of game quality and success (in my view). There are certainly instances of great marketing for a pathetic game/product too.

What will determine whether I buy Andromeda during the first week or not is the quality of information produced during the 90 days prior to the game's release date. The quality of the prequel novel will be a big influence for me as well. I'd rather not hear anything, given the drivel I'm reading from the staff tweets. It's a ridiculous situation that BW is doing to itself.

Perhaps some people will be fired after the book and game are released. If I were the CEO, that's what I'd do. It's not a good idea to shake everything up so close to the release dates. In the meantime, I'd tell everyone at BW to shut up, and reorganize the BW and Andromeda websites immediately. It's absurd to make people review multiple twitter and facebook pages to find out the latest announcements. I want just one website to learn everything coming out of BW's mouth. 'nuf said before I get really worked up over this. I'm just focusing on playthroughs for ME-2 and -3, and looking forward to reading an amazing prequel novel.