Bioware Working on a New IP

[Quijiboh]

Rock on. Interested to see where they take what they've learned over the last couple of years. Plenty of genres and settings out there that could do with the healthy dose of narrative focus and player choice elements.

Good, they need a new IP. Hopefully this one will be as interesting and memorable as Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire. Speaking of which though...

Jade Empire is quite an underutilized property... I don't understand Bioware's resistance to reviving it...

If they did, I hope they consider overhauling the gameplay wholesale. It was an interesting concept, but the execution was more than a little lacking I felt. There was way too much of grinding your opponents down without much variety.

 

[Tony2077]

Good, they need a new IP. Hopefully this one will be as interesting and memorable as Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire. Speaking of which though...

Jade Empire is quite an underutilized property... I don't understand Bioware's resistance to reviving it...

i don't understand either look at me3 guess they don't have a problem with making subpar endings

 

[FinalDream]

This won't end well.

Still, I'm willing to see it!

 

[Xathos]

Color me interested, but not caring all too much at the moment. Considering they are working on the next Mass Effect series as well as Dragon Age 3, I'm at least going to wait until we hear more. That or until DA3 is out.

But hey, as long as the game sounds interesting, I'll wait in earnest.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Good, they need a new IP. Hopefully this one will be as interesting and memorable as Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire. Speaking of which though...

Jade Empire is quite an underutilized property... I don't understand Bioware's resistance to reviving it...

One of the problems I found with Jade Empire was that its fighting system was lackluster. You can chock a lot of it up to beginners errors and it SHOWS. The player is able to have one party member at a time out, a LOT of the styles are outright broken or just useless (seriously, Jade Golem and Mirabelle destroy any difficulty), and the styles themselves didn't have that much depth to them. To really bring the series back they'd need to start from scratch with the fighting engine. I think something like Amalur's would work best, but they'd have to find a way to really make it fun and balanced.

 

[synobal]

It's either cyberpunk modem, steampunk, or ancient times.

They aren't going to bog down their existing, ongoing fantasy/scifi series with direct competition, which leaves just a few genre-standard (if uncommon) themes for them to explore. And given their penchant for world building, I'd guess they'll go for one of the above.

Based upon the current games being put out I bet EA pressures them to make a Cyberpunk game. After all we wouldn't want to fail to compete against Remember Me and Watch Dogs. Instead of you know working on a different genre and not competing with them. Still if it's a good game I'll buy it with no complaints

I just wish some game developers would realize there is an Urban Fantasy Genre (wildly popular in the literature market) and start producing that. Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines stands out today as a masterful story telling experience in that niche.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

I'm worried about the new Mass Effect being done by Montreal. They're the folks who did the Omega DLC, probably everyone's least favorite single-player DLC. A whole lot of shooty-shooty and not much of what people love about Mass Effect.

I'd say that they have too much on their plate right now to be working on a new IP, but I guess they know what they're doing.

 

[tmande2nd]

Did someone say Casey Hudson?

Sorry but that is like saying:
"GEORGE LUCAS IS WRITING THE DIALOGUE"
"BETHESDA IS DOING THE QA!"
"M Night is directing!"

We all know what Casey H. being part of something in a big way means.

 

[Genocidicles]

I don't hold a grudge against them for any previous writing based mistakes, but I'm still apprehensive about this as it'll probably end up with microtransactions, day one DLC, an unnecessary multiplayer mode and pre-order bonuses beyond count.

So I doubt I'll even be getting it used.

 

[ninjaRiv]

You know this could have EA behind it, using the once great Bioware to try and renew faith for both of them. Which they could have done by making DA3 great... So I'm probably wrong.

Anyway, I liked DA2 quite a bit and I still have faith in Bioware so I look forward to it.

 

[mfeff]

Maybe it'll be a game about magnet physics? So it really will be intended to polarize!

HAHAHA Too late!

That said... Saw what you did there! +1 Internet 4 U! =D

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Maybe it'll be a game about magnet physics? So it really will be intended to polarize!

I've got my money on Train Crash simulator 2013 (because if they put the year in the title it can become an annual release without anyone giving it flack!) And every year after that will be another train wreck.

 

[antipunt]

Did someone say Casey Hudson?

Sorry but that is like saying:
"GEORGE LUCAS IS WRITING THE DIALOGUE"
"BETHESDA IS DOING THE QA!"
"M Night is directing!"

We all know what Casey H. being part of something in a big way means.

True dat, Octopus. True dat. High five to all 8 tentacles

captcha: "know your rights"

Indeed.

 

[CriticalMiss]

I heard a rumour that the multiple endings of this game will be yellow, orange and purple. You can't say Bioware aren't innovative!

 

[JeanLuc761]

Hopefully it will deviate from their standard "You are the chosen one, now go fight this evil legend come to life" plot that they've held on to.

Also, in regards to Casey Hudson...the ending to Mass Effect 3 was a total disaster but did the entire internet conveniently forget that without him KOTOR, Jade Empire, and the entire Mass Effect trilogy would not exist? How quickly the people turn...

 

[darth gditch]

I am cautiously optimistic. I'd really like to see what it ends up being, as it will be the first brand new IP from BioWare in some time. Since 2009, I believe. I've really enjoyed most of BioWare's games in the past, especially the Mass Effect series, despite its serious flaws.

But only time will tell; I'll not be making any decisions until the IP is announced and info is made available.

 

[Abomination]

Casey Hudson?

Well done, Bioware/EA marketing department. This is the type of thing you leave to the ending credits as the first name to pop up - if the ending is good. That's how you redeem someone.

You don't scuttle your new IP before it's even been announced by mentioning the lead writer is the person who managed to single-handedly destroy your greatest grossing IP ever.

Idiots.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Hopefully it will deviate from their standard "You are the chosen one, now go fight this evil legend come to life" plot that they've held on to.

Also, in regards to Casey Hudson...the ending to Mass Effect 3 was a total disaster but did the entire internet conveniently forget that without him KOTOR, Jade Empire, and the entire Mass Effect trilogy would not exist? How quickly the people turn...

Gamers are irritatingly fickle. If something goes wrong they're quick to find a scapegoat and demand they be burned at the stake

 

[Evil Smurf]

What's this witch hunt about? Give the guy a chance, wait for reviews before you bad mouth the new IP

 

[zinho73]

Please don't suck, please don't suck.
And while we are at it: Don't be an MMO and don't be for any hand-held devices.

"Oh. Casey Hudson is working on it."

Is there something wrong with that?
He also worked on BG2, SW:KotR, NWN and ME1 and those were good the last time I checked... (I'm pretty indifferent towards Jade Empire)

Yeah, but he was surrounded by more capable people. The more autonomy he has, the worse the games have become. He is also a vigorous lier, too much worried about PR. Several things he said about ME3 weren't in the game - and he said those things after the game was ready, just two months prior to the launch.

"There are many different endings. We wouldn?t do it any other way. How could you go through all three campaigns playing as your Shepard and then be forced into a bespoke ending that everyone gets?? "It won't be an A, B or C ending..." and so on...