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rowan kaiser
@rowan.monster

it is a very strange argument to say that Mass Effect could only possibly be made by Bioware when we just had the world go crazy over Baldur's Gate 3 made by Europeans a few years ago

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rowan kaiser
@rowan.monster

Like there's a moral and historical crime in closing Bioware for Saudi money, don't get me wrong, but it's also been a decade and a half since an unambiguously beloved Mass Effect game was released and the studio probably Ship of Theseus'd itself like three times at least since

rowan kaiser
@rowan.monster

in fact I would not be shocked if there were multiple studios that had more ex-BioWare employees who worked on the original ME trilogy than BioWare itself did at the end

keithzg
@keithzg.ca

I'd certainly be flattered to believe there's something special in the water here in Edmonton, but as far as I know the main thing is chloramine which is much harder to remove from the tapwater for the sake of watering plants than chlorine is. It *is* pretty good water though

Allan
@allanshoe.bsky.social

I think it's more of a timing thing. Demanding EA still make and release a Mass Effect and/or even hoping someone else buys it has come across as "I don't care about the people, just the franchise." Also I think ME might be one of the rarer ones. Big names like Casey gone, but just thinking:

rowan kaiser
@rowan.monster

oh yeah the "I need Mass Effect 4 no matter what right away" is the problem, but I'm not sure "nobody can possibly make Mass Effect 4 except for the people left at BioWare in 2026" does not actually seem accurate in response

Gary Alexander
@garyalexander.bsky.social

I post like that because I get the impression from people demanding it in those terms that they're just reifying "BioWare" or "[game developer]" as a real thing that creates products they want. Normally I'm merely annoyed by this but immediately after firings it's unseemly.

Allan
@allanshoe.bsky.social

Yeah definitely not. It's a bit of a silly exercise, because nothing saying that right now, in 2026 (or even at any point in Mass Effect's actual history) that there weren't people that would have made an *even better* Mass Effect.

rowan kaiser
@rowan.monster

everyone wants the one that gives them the feeling of the originals again and unless it's actually released they can imagine it'll definitely be that one

Allan
@allanshoe.bsky.social

I have the probably unpopularish take of "It's okay to let them sunset." But fans typically know what they know. It's like all the sequels requested during the Kickstarter phase. They love the characters and want more etc. Plus now many are effectively mourning. Even better is possible though.

Allan
@allanshoe.bsky.social

I think Preston W, Derek W, and Parrish L were all senior people on the original games as well. Mike G I think was around but only since the second. Of course so many new rank and file (Could also make an argument that a refresh would do the franchise good in the end - but probably with some time)