BioWare Could Move Away from Fantasy and Sci-Fi

[Grey_Gore]

I'd love me something slightly Steampunk-flavored, or maybe a sequel to Jade Empire?

[sub]...or mix and match, maybe coin in a new genre, oh my![/sub]

1. Jade Empire was a financial disaster.

2. Going out of the RPG genre would be the death of Bioware. The company always creates games with weak gameplay. The only game in which the gameplay was good was Baldur's Gate - and that was because their targeted audience was DnD players. Everything they've made up until now is tolerable, however the plot and worlds they've made did make those games really good. If they move from the RPG genre there will be more weight on their weakest link, which is not a good thing for Bio.

1. Noted, I'd still like a sequel none the less.

2. New genre, as in a Steampunk - Oriental fusion, might have worded that one better I suppose.

[sub]I suppose I'm not a morning person, after all...[/sub]

 

[Hristo Tzonkov]

Maybe redo Arcanum?

If an Arcanum remake were ever to come around, I'd much rather Obsidian were the developers. They showed they could handle an open world game when they released New Vegas.

Despite wanting a Steampunk RPG I agree Obsidian would definately be a better choice for the Arcanum license. Bioware could certainly create a new IP with a steampunk style though.

It could work the way Mass Effect worked.If you think about it,it's an open world RPG(or open space).Also I don't want to see another game on the oblivion engine...

 

[pwned123456]

Well Jade Empire was one of their best games, and I'd hardly consider that traditional fantasy, so I think that they could do this well.

it is still fantasy just not traditional fantasy and jade empire was AMAZING!!!!

 

[Faerillis]

My first reflex was to start cursing and calling them idiots. Then I remembered something: Bioware is great at building worlds, universes and characters so why not let them venture elsewhere? The thing I worry about is that they might try to tackle the world as is, which I could not honestly see going well.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

It could work the way Mass Effect worked.If you think about it,it's an open world RPG(or open space).Also I don't want to see another game on the oblivion engine...

You won't its been completely reworked for Skyrim.

 

[Hristo Tzonkov]

It could work the way Mass Effect worked.If you think about it,it's an open world RPG(or open space).Also I don't want to see another game on the oblivion engine...

You won't its been completely reworked for Skyrim.

What if it's pretty much the same just with better graphics?I kinda dislike the way the world is build.While there's a lot to see and do individual spaces feel more empty because everything looks generic.Ah well I hope they fix that.

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

So...Psychonauts 2???

Nothing like psychonauts.

Moreso 1 part Matrix, 1 part Logan's Run, 2 parts Paprika, 1 part Dark City (1998), 2 parts Escape from L.A.

Shake well and pour over ice.

Go for a super dark Neo Noir game aesthetic and feel. Zero lens flare, zero bloom, real interplay between shadow and pitch look.

 

[Doom-Slayer]

Bioware disappoints me a little bit now. Primarily because I loved BG2 to absolute bits, potentially my favorite game of all time, and I really liked the KOTOR games too. But Dragon Age....it never clicked with me, I walked in expecting BG2 in 3d and lets face it, it isn't that, its closer to KOTOR which isnt a bad thing, but they seem to be drifting away from the style of their most famous games(imo). Dunno if it as good thing or a bad thing, but heres wishing for a BG3.

 

[Vault101]

this isnt actually a bad thing

just think what they could do with a different genre aside form your standard high fantasy?

 

[Mantonio]

I'm not surprised. It's not like Bioware is proving to be good at making Fantasy RPGs anymore.

Or at least, having the people who would be good with making Fantasy RPGs on the Fantasy RPG projects.

Example:

Spoiler

 

[smeghead25]

I'd actually love to see Bioware make a story-heavy RTS or FPS.

 

[snfonseka]

A spy game by Bioware would be awesome!

I would like to Bioware create a nice FPS to, that would be amusing.

Call of Mass: Black Effect

 

[blankedboy]

A... steam punk RPG? its kinda like fantasy, kinda like science fiction, but not...

[HEADING=1]YES[/HEADING]

Or someone could develop a full-blown Skyrim TC that puts you in the Ergo Proxy universe. I'd pay hundreds for that.

A spy game by Bioware would be awesome!

I would like to Bioware create a nice FPS to, that would be amusing.

Call of Mass: Black Effect

And it's about fat afro-americans trying to take over McDonalds by force...
Something tells me it's too offensive for the mainstream FPS market. Plus, FOX would just take a dump on it.

 

[iblis666]

A... steam punk RPG? its kinda like fantasy, kinda like science fiction, but not...

Maybe redo Arcanum?

THIS IS GENIUS ! further deep thinking: why not doing Arcanum 2 then 3 then 4 then 5 ?

id like to see a steam punk or cyber punk style rpg or maybe some other form of alternate past/future style rpg or maybe throw it all together in a time travel/alternate dimension rpg like chrono cross/chrono trigger

 

[AwesomeNinjaPowers]

I did think of Jade Empire first as it's still my favorite Bioware game hands down so nertz xp. Plus it was the first game I bought on the origional Xbox and it's the one that made me sell my sould to Bioware =D

 

[kayisking]

Making a good version of Alpha Protocol does indeed have a certain appeal to me. Heck, it's Bioware, even their lesser games like DA2 are a heck of a lot better then some devellopers best properties, so I have total fate they can pull it of.

 

[Mister K]

As long as they will continue creating good RPG's with amazing storyline and characters, setting does not matter.

 

[RanD00M]

But there is no such thing as an JRPG with good writing.

What does that have to do with anything?

 

[RanD00M]

But there is no such thing as an JRPG with good writing.

What does that have to do with anything?

By saying "worst video game writing since mid 90's JRPGS" you implied that there are JRPGs with good writing, there are none.

Not it doesn't. It implies that the worst video game writing was in mid 90's JRPGS, that is not to say that any JRPG had good writing. But there is just a thing as a JRPG with good writing. So all in all your just wrong on both accounts.

 

[The Last Nomad]

Once it's not set in our world, I think a Bioware game would be fantastic. One of the things they are best at is creating worlds, and there is only so much you can create if its set in the here and now or in the here and past.