I think this will be a love it or hate it game.

Mar 15, 2017 11:51:21 GMT stysiaq said:

We can make bets about the user score, it's the more fun one. Will it go below 5.0? People will just flood it with 0's, possibly more than DA2.

Funnily enough, despite the claims of many users "review bombing", I found the user scores for some games to be more representative of reality than the "professional" reviews.

The Steam review system is also useful, at least to a degree, despite similar claims.

Mar 15, 2017 6:07:47 GMT linksocarina said:

This.

It seems ever since BioWare was no longer an independent company they have been divisive.

I guess with good reason, as their design has changed over time to reflect some of the changes shown in being an EA division, but the games are still of higher quality than other studios and still well-told stories in the long run.

It just seems like they have become a punching bag because people want them to fail now...but then again most people who are fans are vicious to the point of eating their own tail...

Yeah, probably some people, likely not many.

I don't want them to fail, they have failed already in many aspects. If they were ever "the chosen one" they are certainly not anymore.

I mean, I don't HATE them, their games are still  somewhat entertaining and decent overall even if they lack that special spark.

ME:A will likely be the same, some good aspects, some bad aspects. Somewhere between mediocre and decent, which isn't a very good result when you take into account their level of investment and production values.

Mar 15, 2017 14:23:02 GMT linksocarina said:

But people really didn't think that wouldn't  be the case going in?

I figured from the get go that the game is going to play it safe and be more or less in the bioware pattern. Partially because of Mass Effect 3, partially because of Dragon Age: Inquisition. 

That is not really a failure per-say, but it is routine. It's why that sort of 'chosen one' mentality is kind of ridiculous to me.

I meant that part mostly ironically. I never thought about them in this way, but there is no denying that they changed, and not necessarily for the better.

What would you say was the influence of DA:I on the development of ME:A?

I mean, DA:I might have received some awards, but it didn't have much competition. I don't think that it was a staggering financial success either.