After reading through the first four pages, the only answer I can give is a rather simple one.
Its subjective. Regardless about what form of entertainment or art you experience, the interpretation of such a piece is based upon a personal-subjective analysis. Some people like blue, and other people like red. No one is truly right or wrong.
Personally, I do not care if BioWare is a success or failure. If BioWare suddenly fell off the face of the Earth, the gaming industry will continue to move onward. Even though their absence will be felt in the short term, the void they leave behind will be filled by another. Its the same with "Star Wars". George Lucas is not the only science-fiction writer, nor is he the best contributor to the genre. Sure, they did contribute something to their respective fields; however, they are not the end all solution to the overall experience.
Electronic Arts: BioWare will eventually meet the same fate as Activision. "Dragon Age", "Mass Effect", and "TOR" will also fall into the depths of game oblivion. Its the natural order of things.
While everyone has been debating, the latest news is that the gaming industry is loosing steam. Sales across all platforms are starting to fall. Demand for gaming software and technology is in the decline. We are entering into another technology cycle, which will determine the fate of many companies. It happened in the 80s and 90s. Will BioWare survive through the next cycle? I personally don't care.
Once all these modern game developers turned from making games as an act of rebellion, they had become posers in comparison to those who founded pc gaming. "Diablo", "Duke Nukem 3D", "Hexan", "Leisure Suit Larry", and "Doom" were created by people who didn't care about download content, digital media rights, and censorship.
As long as they keep ridding their past success, BioWare doesn't care about the quality of their modern content.
Why? People keep paying.
Modifié par Deadmac, 16 février 2012 - 04:03 .