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[Fast Jimmy]

If Casey's plan was ultimately to wind up in the unemployment line, then he is diabolically successful.

[Inquisitor Recon]

IATW - I Am The Walrus

Shut the f*** up Donny.

[B.A. Broska]

If Casey's plan was ultimately to wind up in the unemployment line, then he is diabolically successful.

 

I though Casey left of his own volition? Not sure why he would leave if he did not have a plan for the future or another job lined up? Early retirement? Asked to leave as part of an EA re-structure? Or just grown disillusioned with the video game industry and the harsh abuse leveled at him by the fanbase?

[Fast Jimmy]

I though Casey left of his own volition? Not sure why he would leave if he did not have a plan for the future or another job lined up? Early retirement? Asked to leave as part of an EA re-structure? Or just grown disillusioned with the video game industry and the harsh abuse leveled at him by the fanbase?

He left (of his own volition apparently, but who knows with these things) to pursue his own projects this summer. As of yet, he hasn't announced what those other projects might be, where he might be working on them or what role he would be playing. Six months of nothing is, to me, a one way ticket to the unemployment line.

Maybe the EA golden parachute was really nice, who knows.

[Fishy]

I agree. The animation and ''cutscene'' in every bioware game are very awkward. That probably because they refuse to use motion capture. For instance they still have that ridiculous animation when a character  will ''twist'' his body to look at something or someone  behind him.. Like ''twisting his body'' and each time his head stop it's does a ''Little bump'' that look so unrealistic. Don't get me on  facial animation . Now if you were close to me I could mimick the animation to you and you would understand lol.

 

They really need to evolve and start using motion capture.

[spinachdiaper]

cut scenes are for JRPGs and namby pamby Action games

[K_O_513]

It seems my influence has spread farther than I initially thought.

[NeonFlux117]

Dragon Age 3 sucked nut. 

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Now enjoy  the glory of Jedi Knight II in comparison:

 

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

I'll ignore technical glitches and talk a bit about one of my more favourite subjects to rant incessantly about. I still don't understand the hubbub with cinematic storytelling tbh.

But if you're going to do it, might as well do it right.

The problem lies in the fact that they're placing so much of the player's engagement with watching the game's cinematics, along with higher expectations in cinematography and animations that comes with technology like mocap.

BioWare also refuses to expand their storytelling techniques beyond cinematic clips or half ass written entries (I had a blog detailing and comparing this to an example of non-cinematic storytelling in New Vegas on the old BSN).

But BioWare games and DA:I in particular is much larger and longer than say, Last Of Us or a Telltale game. Yet people expect the same level of quality and polish, or better. Which is unreasonable in my view.

That said, BioWare can get away with less technically proficient/demanding cutscenes and choreography if they engaged the players more mechanically in dialog ala Deus Ex: Human Revolution or Alpha Protocol. Maybe I should pitch my Intent Wheel concept again? IDK. I feel like with the DA:I, there were shades of it but unlike AP or DE:HR there was no feedback and you never felt like most of your dialogue choices branched the conversation at all beyond designated choice points.

Which is by design if I read Gaider's blog correctly. It can work amazingly well when you are playing a text based game and you have the room to fill in the gaps with your imagination (for a contemporary reference, SRR and Dragonfall are very good at doing this despite similar flaws in their dialogue design), but in a highly choreographed and cinematic game, the room just isn't there.

To the point brought up by the OP, they have attempted to bring in more and more complex choreography and cinematic sequences with newer games. That's kind of undeniable. But that kind of thing doesn't come out in screenshots.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

I don't believe the two are mutually exclusive. The dialog setup in AP was pivotal to roleplaying in that game. And honestly, I wouldn't say it's a piddly drop in the bucket. The ability to roleplay Thorton in AP is on par with Shepard in the Mass Effect games barring gender choice/romance IMO.

 

And considering how flexible the ending is around your choices in AP, I'd say it's about the same overall.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Brb, spreading your opinion on social media.

[mybudgee]

I am beginning to like this thread...

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Oh gosh, anything but social media.

 

You could have prevented this. All you had to do was listen.

 

Don't call it a grave, this is the future you chose.

[Dutchess]

Imagine how much extra time motion capture would add to their cycle. The two biggest resource hogs in bioware games in my opinion is voiced dialogue and save imports. Those two influence such a layer of permutations that bioware would have to draw the line.

 

I could live with them not using mocap if their animations were more decent, but they can't even get walking right.

 

 

While exploring the female characters still run with femHawke's ridiculous hip sway and in cutscenes she reverts to Bioware's idea of a manly walk, with plenty of room for your huge, manly balls.

 

 

Not sure what's manly or feminine about slouching.