Is The Bioware We Knew Dead?

There has been a lack of quality coming out of Bioware. After the failure of the recent new Dragons Age. The fact it had an identity issue and didn’t resonate with the majority of it’s core fandom. It’s back to the drawing board for Bioware, and I personally believe that EA going forward is going to be playing it safe with the majority of its franchises.

You only have to look at the sneek peak of the new Battlefield, seemingly replicating the look of Battlefield 3. That’s never necessarily a bad sign. However, it seemingly does shed light on how they’ll move forward. The next Mass Effect is going to be something that they just have to get right. If they get it wrong, that could spell the end to how we know Bioware.

Ultimately, the next Mass Effect and it’s performance might decide that fate. It has to not only be up to the standards of the trilogy. It also has to hit the right note with fans. If you look at how long Dragon Age was in development. It took what ten years? Even that was involved in turmoil, and many have really lost faith in games that have been a huge part of their lives.

Mass Effect is going to be a PS6 title, probably towards the halfway point of that generational cycle. There is a huge amount more pressure on Bioware to get this right for the fans than most possibly there ever has been. I hope they do, as do many who love their games. However, if we look at the bigger picture here as well. There has been a distinct lack of creativity and stability at EA for some time with most of it’s titles. That’s not good for the optics of the publisher overall.

EA is going to certainly have to reflect on this and make sure that the next games coming are up to the standards of fans. Otherwise, they’ll be more hated than they are now by a proportion of fans that have ever cared for those games.