BioWare hires YouTube creator "Lessons from the Screenplay" to work on next Mass Effect

“Lessons from the Screenplay” is a popular YouTube channel with 1.4 million subscribers. In his videos, the blogger has been parsing and analyzing scripts for films and shows for several years. On March 12, the blogger announced that he had joined the studio and was now working on the next Mass Effect.

[coolbeans]

I mean... that's *probably* a step in the right direction compared to what I gleaned from Andromeda's lackluster writing. Not sure I've read/seen any of his original work, but I've enjoyed several of his videos.

[Godmars290]

Only, how will story be compromised for gameplay?

[coolbeans]

Tough to really gauge that from this bit of news. Bioware's balance/quality of EITHER has been damaged since 7th gen.

[toxic-inferno]

Even if they're just getting him to edit the scripts and rebalance the narrative, it will be beneficial. He doesn't necessarily need to be involved in the initial writing process.

Analysing something critically is very different from being able to create that thing.

[coolbeans]

Fair point.

[senorfartcushion]

Good for him.

Not a perfect writer by any means, but neither are most Americans.

[coolbeans]

Neither are most writers.

[Godmars290]

Implying that a certain nationality makes for good writers?

[C4rnos]

I think in this case it's the implication of the culture over there that creates the problem.

[aaronaton]

Well it is very clear from history that people from Europe are known to be the best writers.

[CanadianTurtle]

Many American writers nowadays are too coddled to tackle sensitive subject matter. Whenever a new Tarantino movie comes out, or a new GTA game, or South Park episode, it's always the American critics that whines the loudest.

[MadLad]

There are perfect writers in general?
What is the metric we base that off of?

[pietro1212]

What’s that supposed to mean?

[porkChop]

Many of the most respected writers in history were American, so I don't understand why you felt the need to make that comment.

[Bladesfist]

If you limit history to the last 300 years then maybe. I would have thought that Greece has the most well respected historical writers.

[Knightofelemia]

Hope it's better then Andromeda

[slowgamer]

Yes. Combat was ok in Andromeda but everything else was bad.

[justsomeoffdude]

i wish they included the ME3 multiplayer in the legendary edition.. Those were fun times.