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Looking at the broader picture:
But let's be reasonable for a second. You see every big game developer has a certain way of making games. Something they believe in, something that makes them different from others. For example, let's say that Naughty Dog is really really good when it comes to making story-driven adventure games and every one of these titles plays very similar to some extent but since they are focusing on their strengths, every game turns out to be outstanding its own terms.
Now let's look at CD Projekt RED. They stick to one principle- that is to make mature, complex narrative driven single player RPGs. Even though the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 may feature a multiplayer mode, it won't affect the strength of its complex open world and deep characters which we all have grown to love and expect.
With Bioware, this specific vision or principle seems to have drowned in a lake of corporate people who are consistently seeking different ways to make more money for the company. Eventually losing sight of what really made Bioware such a great studio in the first place. They keep on changing their principle for every one of their upcoming titles, experimenting different styles, promising different things to their dedicated fan base who expect something else and are provided with something else leading to disappointment and dissatisfaction to both sides of the party.(Users and Producers) Experimenting is a fun creative process, but sometimes being more grounded and sticking to your root principle can make all the difference.
Right now, I can't imagine where the team at Bioware will take Dragon Age 4 in the coming years. It might turn out to be something we will eventually love or something that will be the end of Bioware for sure if they don't get this one right. But looking at it right now, it all seems very scary. And when things look scary from a distance, they usually tend to get scarier from close.
