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Dunno if that bit says much. If the new game was truly using Dark Souls inspired combat, it seems like they'd be champing at the bit to show it off and let everyone know how hipster they are. "Look everyone, we're totally With The Times, we've now left behind absolutely everything from those crusty old games that people actually liked us for!" Get your $70 ready
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So Dragon Age becoming more an Action RPG isn't a surprise. Every game was more streamlined that its predecessor.
Sure, I'd rather have seen them gop back a ste or two, but if it's going to be a good Action RPG, I think I'll still buy and play it.
There are others (like Owlcat and hopefully Larian) that filled the old BioWare spot.
Sure, I'd rather have seen them gop back a ste or two, but if it's going to be a good Action RPG, I think I'll still buy and play it.
There are others (like Owlcat and hopefully Larian) that filled the old BioWare spot.
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More streamlined (read: "dumbed down"), sure, but they were all RTwP. I don't know why it has to be inevitable that DA4 would be even more dumbed down, and now (maybe) a full-blown action twitch game. Do we just assume that's the only route BioWare can safely take, because of how hard their company sucks now?
There's no question that BG3 will outsell DA4, probably several times over. BioWare could just have easily went the opposite direction, do a turn-based game like BG3 and see how that works out. What's ironic about the whole situation is that BG3 is a sequel to BioWare games, but everyone knows that modern BioWare is way too terrible to make a game as good as what Larian's making now.
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I guess we'll see what they made of it when it's done. I did like DA:I, so there is still some hope in my books for Dreadwolf. I just refuse to be hyped anymore and will wait on the release and then some before making a final choice. Enough games to play in the meantime
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Yes.
But I guess it's more EA than BioWare making these decisions. They want to have a big successful franchise like Dark Souls, GTA, TES, Fallout etc. and not some nerdy niche game.
They failed with Anthem and are now trying with DA.
Sure, BG4 will most likely outsell DA4, but it won't outsell the very big games.
I don't want to say that it's a good strategy by EA/BioWare, but it still looks like this is their motivation.
BioWare at this point probably has no choice they have to court old players and modern ones. They failed with Anthem and knowing EA their on thin ice at this point in time.
Also I still can't believe it's been eight years since Inquisition was released.
Also I still can't believe it's been eight years since Inquisition was released.
Yeah, that's nuts.Also I still can't believe it's been eight years since Inquisition was released.
The time between BG2:ToB and DA:O (2001 - 2009) felt like an eternity.
The time since DA:I just flew.
Most likely that's just changing time perception due to age...
The Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Leak Points to an Ongoing Problem at BioWare
The Dragon Age: Dreadwolf gameplay leak indicates that BioWare may have missed an important lesson from Anthem and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
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BioWare Community Update: All By Design
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I'm excited that BioWare is 'trying something new' with Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, but for the love of god actually tell us something
The latest developer blog is more a lesson in game design than a meaningful update.
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Might Lose Its Identity By Omitting Tactical Combat
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is omitting the tactical combat of Dragon Age and shifting to an ARPG which can result in the game losing its novelty.
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Dragon Age 4: Dreadwolf Will Not Release Before April 2024
Dragon Age 4: Dreadwolf will not release before the end of Fiscal Year 2024, according to new information shared today by Electronic Arts
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Dragon Age Dreadwolf and Mass Effect update issued by BioWare
Dragon Age 4 and the next Mass Effect have had updates from BioWare, as the team moves on from Star Wars The Old Republic after 12 years.
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BioWare lays off roughly 50 employees: 'We must shift towards a more agile and more focused studio'
With new Dragon Age and Mass Effect games currently in development, BioWare decided that what it really needs is fewer people to work on them.
An Update on the State of BioWare
Hello again, Today, rather than discuss one of our upcoming projects, I’d like to share an update about the studio itself and outline our vision for BioWare’s future. In order to meet the needs of …
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What a botched way to announce a massive lay-off. It's nothing else than a patchwork of cliché sentences with an absurd meaning.
So, in order to be quicker and deliver higher quality, they have to fire 50 of their employees who crafted extraordinary games and without whom they wouldn't be there. Sure. The fact that they'll open new positions confirms the soundness of this plan.
And it'll give them a clearer vision. That, I can believe: the vision of the end of that company is very clear in my mind.
So, in order to be quicker and deliver higher quality, they have to fire 50 of their employees who crafted extraordinary games and without whom they wouldn't be there. Sure. The fact that they'll open new positions confirms the soundness of this plan.
And it'll give them a clearer vision. That, I can believe: the vision of the end of that company is very clear in my mind.
Now late 2024 is the target release date.
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Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Is Now Targeting Summer 2024 at the Earliest, Says Grubb, But Late 2024 Is More Likely
Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb shared an update on BioWare's internal release window for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf after the layoff news.
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I feel like Dreadwolf is basically their last chance. They really need to hit a home run there.And it'll give them a clearer vision. That, I can believe: the vision of the end of that company is very clear in my mind.
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They say they want to
so if that means laying off people who worked on multiplayer bs like Anthem, I'd say that's a positive thing.
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