I'm just pissed off about Mass Effect. Andromeda had really good moment to moment gameplay with totally forgettable characters and setting, and I was cautiously optimistic for ME4 and now we'll never get it. Feels like the games industry is collapsing before our very eyes with closure after closure and mass layoffs across the board.
Jim Sterling, love or hate them, said something that resonated with me 10ish years ago.
Roughly
"Companies would choose no money rather than some money if they can't have all of the money."
They are not content with just having a successful game that turns a profit, it needs to also continue producing piles of money for minimal development cost. They want a live service game people will shovel money into but refuse to invest the money and talent it takes to maintain those games.
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u/SolaireFlair117 8h ago
I'm just pissed off about Mass Effect. Andromeda had really good moment to moment gameplay with totally forgettable characters and setting, and I was cautiously optimistic for ME4 and now we'll never get it. Feels like the games industry is collapsing before our very eyes with closure after closure and mass layoffs across the board.