I don't want DA3 to fail. There are many reasons for me to not want it to fail. For one, Bioware is in my hometown and it has been great to have a successful gaming company here. For hometown pride's sake, for having them out in the community occasionally and heck I want a job there!! While I played games before then, it was a NWN school project that really got me into gaming. So, consider it a soft spot for Bioware. I also want DA3 to succeed because I have very niche interests in games. Not that Bioware games are niche, but they do provide a type of game that fits my niche. Fantasy RPGs where choices really matter and everything is customizable (well, it at least it used to, when they had a toolset). I don't play FPS (extreme yawn plus those games make me sick) nor too much battle/tactical/strategy oriented games nor sci-fi..... anyway, my choices are limited.
DA2 made a radical shift from DAO. It's a decent game in its own right, although, if it had not been a continuation of the DA series and just a new game out there, I probably would have stayed away from it. Aside from the new gameplay elements that I do not like, the game just falls flat (horrible animations and Hawke being an airhead). The story had potential. This being DA2, one really cannot alienate the fans of DA. That's not to say there can't be change. I would take for example the Batman movies. Used to be comical and then it got deep, dark and epic. I think for the most part people loved that change. DA2's change not so. You've gotta be really careful when modifying an existing series. If you want a whole new fanbase, make a new series, but don't mod an existing one. You run the risk of alienating your existing fanbase (of which for a successful game like DAO there are many) and not getting the new fanbase that you want.
EA is going to go for the money. And by money, they are looking at the whole market and they see that the majority of peeps want FPS's where they get to spectacularly blow stuff up and get eye candy. Such is the way of a large company. Independent companies actually take more risk, as they tend to have a shred of humanity still in them. Look at media and entertainment today..... it's clear where the entire entertainment industry is going and EA wants to ride on that wave. Unfortunately, the single-mindedness of the industry means that anyone that doesn't share the same opinions/interests are left in the dust. Anyone that thinks differently just gets gobbled up by the bigger fish. This is what I fear the most regarding Bioware and its longevity.
DA3. I'm going to buy it, barring it becomes 100% FPS. Am I going to like it better than DAO? Probably not as DA2 already set it in a totally different direction. I do hope I enjoy it to a good extent, though.
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