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Mass Effect 2 Broke the Franchise(youtu.be)

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Mass Effect 2 is full of brilliant stories, but it does a terrible job of setting things up for the third game.

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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.

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@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.

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Oh, BioWare definitely doesn’t get left off the hook. A lot of their recent mistakes have been entirely of their own doing, and a belief in “BioWare Magic” meant tons got mismanaged so much crunch was inevitable. Andromeda and Anthem are all on them.

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I’ve never heard someone point out exactly what decisions were from EA leadership. Do you have a source where I can do more reading? Bioware was my favorite studio before EA bought them.

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