Yes, and the constant friction of BioWare trying to maintain it's own identity while EA was trying to make them conform has been reportedly a big reason for leaving in the first place.
Who do you think is in control? Do you think being forced to run games on an engine that wasn't suitable for the type of game was the director's idea of a fun time?
A studio that is owned by a company is under constant pressure to adhere to the rules of the company.
I agree, leadership didn't have enough backbone or even interest to turn these games around. And I agree, the team was a mess with good employees constantly leaving and it having no direction.
Hell, I'll even concede that BioWare wasn't "studio good" anymore, for a good while.
But that is CAUSED by that type of mismanagement. And EA is very well known for using the "you either agree or there is no funding" method.
The three flops are symptoms of a studio already mostly killed in the first place. And that makes this just a belated epitaph.
And that's just a good reminder of what this absolutely bad corpo has done a good while ago.
It is totally valid to look at a picture of a thing you once loved, and even though it died years ago, still dislike the thing that killed it.
Yes, and the constant friction of BioWare trying to maintain it's own identity while EA was trying to make them conform has been reportedly a big reason for leaving in the first place.
What are you talking about? Both confounders left to become venture capitalists and angel investors in other companies. They literally wanted to be like EA themselves and decided they had enough money to start lol
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u/Jevenstein 5h ago
Yes, and the constant friction of BioWare trying to maintain it's own identity while EA was trying to make them conform has been reportedly a big reason for leaving in the first place.
Who do you think is in control? Do you think being forced to run games on an engine that wasn't suitable for the type of game was the director's idea of a fun time?
A studio that is owned by a company is under constant pressure to adhere to the rules of the company.
I agree, leadership didn't have enough backbone or even interest to turn these games around. And I agree, the team was a mess with good employees constantly leaving and it having no direction.
Hell, I'll even concede that BioWare wasn't "studio good" anymore, for a good while.
But that is CAUSED by that type of mismanagement. And EA is very well known for using the "you either agree or there is no funding" method.
The three flops are symptoms of a studio already mostly killed in the first place. And that makes this just a belated epitaph.
And that's just a good reminder of what this absolutely bad corpo has done a good while ago.
It is totally valid to look at a picture of a thing you once loved, and even though it died years ago, still dislike the thing that killed it.