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Bioware working with Obsidian?

Bioware working with Obsidian on Mass Effect spinoff? Compare this two pictures.

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kaveti66164898d ago

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

It's so typical of Obsidian to leech off of successful franchises rather than making a name for themselves.

Neckbear4898d ago (Edited 4898d ago )

BioWare's best games were co-developed with Obsidian/Black Isle (Or well, part of their staff at least).

@Blacktric

If I'm not wrong, Baldur's Gate 1/2 (Or well, the 2nd one is the one I'm sure they worked at together), the first KOTOR (The second one was fully developed by Obsidian), among others I don't really remember at the moment.

Well, that's if I'm not wrong, though. I'm quite sure I am not.

Editan at your edit:

I'm quite sure they are. As I said, part of Obsidian/Black Isle's staff worked in those games, and in fact, both BioWare and Black Isle were pretty close back in the day, sharing engines (Planescape: Torment, for example, was developed on Baldur's Gate engine) and different staff members.

We also saw that with KOTOR, but said companionship kinda vanished as years passed.

...As far as I remember, that's it.

Blacktric4898d ago (Edited 4898d ago )

Like what? We all know what KOTOR 2 and Neverwinter Nights 2 turned into. On topic: the answer is no they're not. There is also an Atari game (probably a 2600 one) hidden between transitions around 0:07-0:08.

Edit: Yes, but they didn't work with the full staff. They were partially involved and those projects were supervised by Bioware, not Obsidian. Look at their latest games since the mid 2000's. They made sequels for KOTOR, Neverwinter Nights and Fallout and they were just decent, not mindblowing. Hell, look at Alpha Protocol.

soundslike4898d ago

NWN2 was built on a shitty engine.

Why would Obsidian build a new engine for a ME game? They won't. They won't do anything but content for an established franchise now. There's really nothing to worry about except first party titles with questionable engines from Obsidian, give them boundaries and a decent budget and they are fine.

tplarkin74898d ago

They did an amazing job with KOTOR 2. The only issue was the plot twist which killed off the coolest evil character (which was on the cover).

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kaveti66164898d ago

I stand by my claim that Obsidian is a mediocre developer.

All of Obsidian's good games were sequels to already existing franchises.

Kotor 2 was the sequel to Kotor 1, made by Bioware.

Obsidian barely changed anything for Kotor 2. They kept the same engine, they wrote a shittier story, and they didn't even complete the game.

Same thing for Fallout New Vegas.

It's time people realize that Obsidian are just parasites. I don't care if they're made up of people who used to work for a good studio. Those guys are still has-beens. They make slightly mediocre sequels to great games and those sequels are hardly improved.

Obsidian is the B Team, the Treyarch.

And if you want to prove me wrong, then do it in a more civil manner. Don't just ramble on about how I'm wrong or am a zealot or whatever.

I'm not a zealot. I don't really get on Bioware's nuts for anything. I criticize them a lot for not making a proper Kotor sequel instead of MMO.

But I plenty of proof that Obsidian is a parasite studio. And if this rumor is true, it will confirm my belief that much more.

RockmanII74898d ago

Thats in insult to Treyarch

kaveti66164898d ago

Treyarch aren't very good, either. They might be if they left Activision and worked on a different IP using a different engine, but for now they're the B team.

Obsidian is free to go where they please. And that's why they usually gravitate towards successful IPs and somehow, I know not how, they get to make sequels to great games. And the fact is that if there's a game out there that's a 9.0 to a 9.5 on the quality scale, all the publishers are content with Obsidian being brought in to make a 8.0 sequel because the game will sell on name alone.

And that 8.0 quality is not achieved by Obsidian. They just make the same game with the same graphics and the same gameplay with a slightly different storyline, and no one's the wiser.

Quagmire4898d ago

It would be great if they worked on Alpha Protocol 2. That game had great ideas, just executed very poorly, and is practically right up Bioware's alley.

showtimefolks4898d ago

but could have been 9.5 if they would have fixed few things

but don't we say the same thing about every game they work on its never tehir fault but blame the publisher. sega even delayed the game like 5 or 6 months for polish i mean come on

story wise they always are spot on just like NT story wise they can give you the game gameplay wise both are in teh same boat

soundslike4898d ago

the problem is the budget. they only get enough money to execute their ideas by working for other people, hopefully they eventually gain rights to a solid engine in the future to ground a new IP.

FLOWCity4898d ago

Agreed, if you looked passed it's flaws then it was a great experience.

dkblackhawk504898d ago

o.o you have to look at the images yourself to see...damn

Lekumkee4898d ago

With Obisidian on we can all expect the game will be buggy as hell.

Sarcasm4898d ago

Nah, it's just the nature of the engine with Fallout 3. If anyone's to blame, it's Bethesda.

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BioWare Could be Working on More than Just Dragon Age Dreadwolf and Mass Effect 4

Earlier this year, BioWare was hit with layoffs as part of a downsizing of parent company Electronic Arts, but fans have been reassured that the next Mass Effect game hasn’t been impacted. Likewise, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf’s development is still churning along, with BioWare putting it at the forefront of its focus and rumors suggesting that it could launch sometime later this year. Fans might be getting another look at the long-in-development Dragon Age: Dreadwolf at the Summer Game Fest in June.

If the recently posted job offering for a temporary development manager is any indication, BioWare could have yet another surprise up its sleeve for when Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf are nearing completion. This mystery BioWare video game could truly be anything, from another spin-off of its two major properties to something entirely new. All there is to go on at the moment is a vague mention in the job posting, and it might still be some time before BioWare is ready to confirm any new games in its pipeline.

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just_looken14d ago

So a studio that spent years on anthem then this dragon age thing is now also working on another ip along with mass effect,

You think they would be worried that there brand has been on 3 major screw ups

Dragon age 3 launched broken with the frostbite engine yes its a good game but you can see in the late game how rough it was

anthem......

Mass effect 4 well that dev team was fired so yeah.....

They should make sure this new dragon age is a goat instead of putting more work on the table

bababooiy14d ago

Bioware today is like 150 poeple i dont see how they are seemingly working on all these projects at the same time.

Michiel198914d ago

Inquisition wasn't broken, it just had some flaws and on the contrary it also had some strengths. If you call inquisition a major screw up then idk what to say.

That said with what happened to the study since then and now, I'm not really confident that their next game will be any good.

just_looken13d ago

If you played it fully to get plat like me back in its novemeber launch window you had that castle with empty area's endgame missions not there or working and a mp that was made around loot box grind like the mass effect mp.

Its hard to explain to those that played it years later after they tossed out the dlc/patch's

Michiel198913d ago

entitled much? I played it at launch too. Why you even platted it if it was a "major screw up"?
It was good enough for you to sink 100 hours in but also a complete fuckup at the same time, make up your mind.
So either you like shitty games or you're just talking out of your ass.

RaidenBlack13d ago

Well just wanna say, Archetype Entertainment is the new BioWare, composed of mainly ex-BioWare vets.
And they're developing Exodus (starring Matthew McConaughey), a new sci-fi RPG (spiritual successor to Mass Effect, dare I say?)

CantThinkOfAUsername14d ago

I hope it's a single player game with Anthem's gameplay mechanics.

Becuzisaid14d ago

They're owned by EA. What makes you think that they wouldn't publish for PS5? Shoot, if your fridge could connect to your bank account EA would try to release it for that if they could!

Double_O_Revan14d ago

How about they focus on those games and not over extend themselves? We don't need another Anthem.

Becuzisaid14d ago

Bioware died after Inquisition (some would even argue after ME3). They are no longer the same company.

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Mass Effect Writer Reveals Why He Left BioWare

During a part of his interview with Minnmax, Mac Walters gave details of why he chose to leave BioWare.

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New Mass Effect Game Teased for N7 Day, and It Shows a Mysterious Individual

Today is known as Mass Effect N7 Day, and BioWare has released what looks to be teasers for the new Mass Effect game.

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Snookies12160d ago (Edited 160d ago )

We really need another solid Mass Effect entry. It's a real shame that such a legendary franchise was left off with such a blemish to its overall astounding track record. Andromeda was just not it, don't know what they were thinking there.

-Foxtrot160d ago

Surprised it got a subtitle

I thought after Andromeda they’d have kept to the numbers so people wouldn’t think “oh another spin off”

Unless Shepard returns

Obscure_Observer159d ago

"Unless Shepard returns"

After ME3, Shepard should f* off

Stanjara159d ago

Put a chick in it and make her gay.

Ethereal159d ago

Yes! One of my all time favorite trilogies. Hopefully they do ME justice. Andromeda was passable and had bones of a good game but just lacked the depth and intrigue that the originals had.