Bioware's Mark Darrah admitted that Mass Effect: Andromeda was deeply flawed and said it got lapped by genuinely better games that released in the same time frame, such as Horizon: Zero Dawn, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, NieR: Automata and Nioh.
The studio was founded in March of 2024 by Stig Asmussen, director of the Star Wars: Jedi games.
Hideo Kojima and PlayStation go together like hobbits and breakfasts. That is to say, they're meant to be together, but they're also happy to serve up a PC port or afternoon tea if the time is right. Kojima's long-time collaboration with Sony means it always feels odd to see his name next to an Xbox logo, like Master Chief appearing on your PS5 or glimpsing your teacher in the big Tesco doing her weekly shop.
yawn. ^ All of this opinion piece sounds like someone’s recount when they get out of the norm and go on a hiking vacation and boast about their “life changing moments” over things extremely common and accessible to everyone. Get a rocket ship and take some selfies already. jezzus .
Lighthouse Games, the AAA Leamington Spa-based studio formed in 2022 by Playground Games co-founder and former studio head Gavin Raeburn, has revealed it's developing a "disruptive" driving game and secured additional investment from Tencent to make it happen.
I feel sorry for this guy and his newly formed studio.
He left XGS and Playground to pursue his multi platform dreams just to find out next that Xbox will be making games for every single platform. Smh.
I don't think it's any of that. Im sure hes heard of Xbox multiplat approach but wanted to do their own thing anyway. He has complete freedom and direction. This game could be a break out hit and join Larian Studios Baldurs Gate and Clair Obscure Expedition 33 a more independent studios.
"I would say we're not building Horizon. If I wanted to build Horizon 6, 7 and 8, I would have stayed at Playground"
He didn't want to keep making Horizon. Try reading any article before giving a nod to Microsoft.
I'm glad studios are breaking off from big pubs and doing their own thing.
Making games that are player lead and games that devs want to make and play themselves. This is how it was in the 90's 2000's even early 2010's. That's part of the reason why gaming was better back then. With more independency in the industry we'll have more creative games. Not this formulaic dopamine reward driven systems. But engaging, dynamic and most importantly organically fun to play. Not manufactured fake fun like how it is these days.
Rant over it'll be probably be awhile till we see their game but here's hoping it's good.
I thought Andromeda was a *fine* game. Not great, not terrible, just something that fit right into that big basket of okay games.
It's never good to hear about how much it got panned critically but there were still fans that genuinely enjoyed the game.
Andromeda was pretty average, yeah. Maybe even bordering on decent. However, it was always marred due to the fact it was "Mass Effect". Not only that, it was hamstrung from the start by being forced into using frostbite and so many other aspects. But it's certainly true that it was vastly outclassed.
There was a time when mass effect could have stood toe to toe with those games. That’s no excuse imo. Andromeda was a failed social experiment, a sub studio run by identity politics. Andromeda is the product of pushing activism instead of product and equality instead of talent.
you know, your admitting it now just makes it all the more despicable. when you very well knew what ToaS you produced and in spite of all its flaws you tried to cash in on it anyway. i will keep my wallet closed firmly if your name should show up anywhere again.
That’s a poor excuse. Although ME released in the same quarter it released nearly a month after nier and horizon. Both of those games in the same month sold very well. Proving that a good game sells regardless of their being better or equally good games. Stop making excuses for the franchise you ruined. Learn to do better next time. Iam confident you can.