SaysWho? Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 https://kotaku.com/sources-bioware-plans-a-complete-overhaul-for-anthem-1839892415 Quote Recent silence and a couple of high-profile departures from BioWare have led fans and pundits to speculate that the studio has abandoned its most recent game, Anthem, but the opposite is true. For the last few months, BioWare and parent company EA have been planning an overhaul of the online shooter, according to three people familiar with those plans. Some call it “Anthem 2.0” or “Anthem Next.” ...The one thing that’s for sure is that BioWare has not abandoned Anthem, despite recent breathless declarations that the game is dead. (There are few better ways to get views on YouTube than declaring Anthem to be dead.) Right now, dozens if not hundreds of developers at both of BioWare’s offices—in Austin, Texas and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada—are quietly working on plans to overhaul the game. Mass Effect: Quote In addition to the much-anticipated Dragon Age 4, which BioWare teased last year, a new Mass Effect game is in very early development at the Edmonton office under director Mike Gamble, a longtime BioWare producer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Ok Bioware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Lol anthem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 At least they realize theres no other way to fix Anthem other than to basically knock it down and rebuild it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 If the next ME is a pure standalone SP game, I'll be surprised. Pleasantly, but surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARZ Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 LOVE Anthem - great news. Even better...LOOOOOVE Mass Effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshsToAshs Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Happy to hear Anthem development isn't dead. I was fully on the hype train before released, and then dropped it about a week after release. Will happily give it another shot if we finally see some new content for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 OK, but can they make the next ME appealing to me? If it is a direct sequel to ME:A then lol into the trash it goes. I'd rather get a new DA, but only if they relearn how to make a good game with a good story. Actually, just in general BioWare needs to learn how to make good games again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALIEN-gunner Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Anthem gameplay is really good. I hope this overhaul makes it better and it better be free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I don't want another open world ME game. I mean if it is, I'll still play it, but I'd really rather they not go that route again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Make a new Jade Empire thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 The wasted potential with Andromeda was just mind-blowing. They took such an interesting concept like being in an entirely new galaxy where you might have to deal with truly untamed planets sprawling with dangerous flora and fauna, trying and struggling to terraform, let alone set up temporary shelter to even begin your mission of pathfinding. They could've even taken the route of it being only humans in a single ark, starting fresh, aside from maybe a tiny handful of aliens who came along. Then they could've made the humans make first contact with a less primitive species and have to struggle with being the technologically advanced aliens coming and upsetting a civilization, and all the drama internally and externally that could arise from that, some factions wanting to leave the uncontacted species alone so they could develop on their own like what the citadel races did for humanity, while others would want to intervene immediately to help them, even if it might cause new problems. So many possibilities, this is just one of them. And what did we get? More aliens that were basically just humans, completely unsurprised after like 10 seconds by our appearance and with their own basically comparable technology to some extent and even weaker stories than we're used to. I didn't have super high expectations for Andromeda, but I expected them to at least capture the feelings of isolation and shock of being in an entirely new galaxy. It might as well have just been a couple of new planets in ME3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Like who the fuck wanted this Spoiler If MEA is ever like 5-10 bucks I'll play it for the waifu tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Yeah, the new aliens were pretty uninspired. You're in a whole new galaxy, should have had a whole slew of new aliens. Game didn't even have Quarians . New galaxy and all we get are Kett and Angarans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, Bacon said: If MEA is ever like 5-10 bucks I'll play it for the waifu tho If you have EA access you can play it for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: If you have EA access you can play it for free. Is EA access only 5 bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bacon said: Is EA access only 5 bucks? For PC it's $5 https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/origin-access Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: For PC it's $5 https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/origin-access Well, I'm balls deep into FO4 atm, but I'll most likely do this next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Xbob42 said: The wasted potential with Andromeda was just mind-blowing. They took such an interesting concept like being in an entirely new galaxy where you might have to deal with truly untamed planets sprawling with dangerous flora and fauna, trying and struggling to terraform, let alone set up temporary shelter to even begin your mission of pathfinding. They could've even taken the route of it being only humans in a single ark, starting fresh, aside from maybe a tiny handful of aliens who came along. Then they could've made the humans make first contact with a less primitive species and have to struggle with being the technologically advanced aliens coming and upsetting a civilization, and all the drama internally and externally that could arise from that, some factions wanting to leave the uncontacted species alone so they could develop on their own like what the citadel races did for humanity, while others would want to intervene immediately to help them, even if it might cause new problems. So many possibilities, this is just one of them. And what did we get? More aliens that were basically just humans, completely unsurprised after like 10 seconds by our appearance and with their own basically comparable technology to some extent and even weaker stories than we're used to. I didn't have super high expectations for Andromeda, but I expected them to at least capture the feelings of isolation and shock of being in an entirely new galaxy. It might as well have just been a couple of new planets in ME3. Honestly, they could've just ripped off the first season of classic Star Trek and I would've been happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Just now, XxEvil AshxX said: Honestly, they could've just ripped off the first season of classic Star Trek and I would've been happy. Right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I like it when games rip off things well, but holy shit to games often suck at ripping shit off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bacon said: I like it when games rip off things well, but holy shit to games often suck at ripping shit off. I don't even like it when they rip things off well, I find Rockstar games to be completely unbearable because of how they basically wholesale steal entire scenes and stories from movies. But if it means getting something better than Andromeda, sign me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 ME: Adromeda wasn't a bad game, it was just a let down from the prior trilogy. Even if the next ME is in "early development" -- it is still a LONG way off. I would have to go back to the Anthem thread, but I still remember there being a lot of defenders on this board about that game -- particularly after the Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom631 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Anthem: A Cataclysm Reborn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Former Bioware GM opens up about difficulties of Frostbite engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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