Mass Effect 2 is full of brilliant stories, but it does a terrible job of setting things up for the third game.
EA buying them was the worst thing to happen to BioWare. They made so many top-down decisions that really hurt the games. From little things like insisting they get rid of heat sinks in ME to insisting on a boss battle with Orsino in DA2.
@stopthatgirl7 But so too was it the case that BioWare themselves contributed to their downfall. The leadership were very open around the time of ME3’s release about their desire to focus more on gameplay than story. I also cannot forget that crazy interview where the creator of ME said that they procrastinated on Tali’s appearance, simply because they didn’t want to make people upset, which is bonkers considering how unhappy pretty much everyone was with ME3 upon release.
