Arg Clin
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- Oct 24, 2010
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This.I hate EA because, in my view, they've ruined BioWare. A developer that would consistently produce superb, sophisticated RPGs are now reduced to putting out GoW-lite clones (Mass Effect 2&3) and a weak attempt at an action-RPG hybrid that suffered from too little development time. It is as if EA has forced BioWare to strip out complexity from their titles lest the 'average' consumer not stick around to puchase DLC which, in many cases, could have shipped with the original game.
Although I would be disappointed that BioWare had chosen to simplify game mechanics, it wouldn't sting as much if the new direction they were pushing their RPGs -- the moral decision model -- was implemented in a meaningful, mature manner. Instead, gamers are left with simplistic, Manichean decisions that fail to reflect the confused and capricious nature of the world.
Additionally, I dislike that I will have to use Origin for all future EA titles. Although I find this annoying, I wouldn't hate them for promoting their platform -- my principal grievance is the baleful influence they seem to be exerting on some of their biggest devs.
What has happened to Bioware is disgrace. It would seem to me that EA is set on raping Bioware franchises for maximum short term profit.