"There HAS been recent good news about new creative leads on DA4, some victory for remaining Bioware veterans in the rumored internal struggle, and the development of and investment in some promising new talent. I WANT DA4 to be good. I really really really do. But I'm worried that EA has other plans.[/quote] Fair enough, but for me these are not necessarily bad or problematic things. I am of the belief that even the most talented people eventually become stale and start losing their creativity. So for me it's a good thing to have turnover of people at RPG studios and for them to bring in new talent. The people who made DA:O were also "new" at one point, weren't they?"
It's not about being new. It's about being good. Bio.was new when they made the bg series. They were good. Nu bio sucks. They keep.losingnbit by bit what made bioware successful in the first place. Not surprising since the bio creators no longer run the company that is now just a division.
Nu bio ea doesnt even like what they do. The docs actually loved their work, and it showed in their company's work. There was passion. There us passion at bio now. Maybe dome of the new ones will step up with da4, but I highly doubt.
I have issues with bg3, and even feel larian doesn't really like dnd or bg but they still clearly enjoy making games. Bg3 looks like a fun playable game. The new bio stuff is just pure crap.