![]() ![]() For some, such as myself, this is simply a brief learning curve, but understandably, many others who prefer more streamlined gameplay could get frustrated by these unintuitive systems. ![]() While certainly not lacking for popularity before, Bioware’s previous franchises, such as Baldur’s Gate and Knights of the Old Republic, tended to be that special kind of RPG where you could spend ten minutes just learning how to target an enemy or navigating the level up screen. Released in 2007, Mass Effect became the game that truly put Bioware on the map in terms of mass appeal. Mass Effect in particular is a pretty topical game to examine here, not just because it’s celebrating it’s tenth anniversary, but also because the Mass Effect series as a whole reflects Bioware’s rise and fall as a gaming company. ![]() ![]() Given this development, it’s not strange that some of us old Bioware fans would turn back to their older games, such as the original Mass Effect, in an effort to remember better times. From the dizzying heights of being among the pioneers of the RPG genre, creating fully-fleshed worlds with endearing characters and several avenues to roleplay your character, giving birth to games with stories as compelling as any film or book, to a watered down husk of their former selves, to the point where their latest game, Mass Effect Andromeda, was near universally scorned for facial animations that made characters look like Jim Carrey, ham-fisted writing and a variety of other awkwardness made Mass Effect Andromeda a joke across the gaming community. Speaking from personal experience, it’s been pretty hard to be a Bioware fan the last few years. ![]()
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