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[Kotaro]

The big Dragon Age: The Veilguard post-release interview: "It was never going to match the Dragon Age 4 in people's minds"

There's a line at the beginning of the Dragon Age: The Veilguard art book, in an introduction by art director Matt Rhod…

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So what happened?!? I thought it's a major breakout, secure a spot in RPG pantheon, true return of BioWare

This is what EA CEO said about this game:

What game reviewers said:

"....leaves no doubt about its place in The RPG PANTHEON"

wow!

"....The TRUE RETURN of BioWare"

wow!

 

[Barakov]

 

[Jormatar]

Shit game gets shit numbers, nothing new to see here.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[Shubh_C63]

We can point and laugh but...understandable. Ofcourse he is not gonna discuss sales number. None does.

 

[Calico345]

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Putonahappyface]

 

[Northeastmonk]

So much bull

I love the line from EA’s CEO about mainly making live service games. Like we should feel special that they made a single player game. A KOTOR remake would show you BioWare at its best. I bet their CEO doesn’t even play video games, let alone understand what makes them great.

 

[IAmRei]

Bioware is dead for me since eons ago...

 

[Topher]

"There's three axes we can measure this by"

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

We can point and laugh but...understandable. Ofcourse he is not gonna discuss sales number. None does.

Successful titles do.

 

[lifa-cobex]

We can point and laugh but...understandable. Ofcourse he is not gonna discuss sales number. None does.

Successful titles do.

In fact they make posters and include it in their adds

 

[DaciaJC]

Fuck it, I'm calling it.

 

[don-mika]

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[Ozzie666]

People that baught it for the most part are finished and traded in the game, plenty of used copies on the shelves. It didn't have the staying power of BG3, thats for sure.

His response is very telling and obviously he only paid attention to the early hand picked cherry picked reviews. Because the response since release has been extremely mixed and unimpressive. I love the fact he thinks it has legs, but plenty of used copies they won't see a penny from.

 

[diffusionx]

Taasch-xers....things used to be so good...

 

[anothertech]

One day, devs are going to realize why these games suck so bad. There is a distinct reason they sell like shit.

 

[Heisenberg007]

After "engagement", we have "pride" metrics.

Everything but sales figures.

 

[Loomy]

Not his numbers to share. That's EA's job.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Not his numbers to share. That's EA's job.

"DId you just assume the gender?"

 

[Gilgalaad]

All i read is:

« That was a long burn to get to those total sale numbers »

« A long burn »

BURN !

 

[Jinzo Prime]

"There's three axes we can measure this by"

Shit³

 

[Damigos]

Get woke, go broke. As it should be

 

[Kotaro]

Not his numbers to share. That's EA's job.

so then why EA hasn't commented about the sales number? It's been 6 weeks since the release. And we got Black Friday too, and yet they're still quiet about it

For a game they consider to be the next major breakout, the silence about sales number speaks for itself

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

BioDead.

All the talent that made it great has left the building and been replaced by ideological activists and graduates. .

Moving on.

 

[LordCBH]

Sounds like it sold like dogshit.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Well it's not he's gonna say it bombed. Likely the last opportunity he will ever get to direct a AAA or AA game. Hope it was worth it letting him ruin the Dragon Age IP. Congratulations Electronic Arts. You deserve it.

 

[Gonzito]

He and his team ruined the dragon age franchise, I have finished recently DAO and the game is on another level compared to Failguard, crazy times we live in where sick people is in charge of making triple A videogames

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Whoever authorized this for gold in the first place is the only element here that "long burn," applies to. Likely from a meth pipe.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

LBTQP
L of Lackluster
B of Bias
T of Trans
Q of Questionable
P of Pathetic.

these people don't have shame (interviewer, Interviewee).

 

[Sharius]

lmao, ofc they won't

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Not his numbers to share. That's EA's job.

"DId you just assume the gender?"

Time for Loomy to pull a Barve.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Successful titles do.

Oh yeah definitely but I'm saying he can't, unless EA allows him which they won't because sales were mediocre at best.

 

[RagnarokIV]

The bubble has burst. Even places like hotukdeals have comments sections of people saying how shit the game is:

Dragon Age: The Veilguard PS5/Xbox Series X Standard Edition £35.99 at Smyths | hotukdeals

www.hotukdeals.com

You'd be a fool to think this game is anything but a disaster.

 

[Saber]

Busche: I mean who cares about sales? Who cares about some numbers that makes no sense?
Whats important its the feelings and the message behind. Everything about it, including the time wasted is meanless.
I'm sure EA would totally agree with that sentiment, right?

EA:

 

[FeralEcho]

The game identifies as a success.

 

[notseqi]

return to form a rpg pantheon

 

[missiles]

Thought this was interesting from the full interview:

As for what the next iteration becomes, what that looks like, what style of game that is: well as I said, it's a franchise of reinvention. In some ways there are some parallels in that regard, to say, the Final Fantasy series. Of course, very different in terms of choice and consequences, and so many other factors, but there are those RPG franchises that embrace that reinvention, that when a new one gets announced, it really piques your curiosity about where are we going to go? What kind of adventure is this going to be? So again, I will remain of the point of view that it [Dragon Age's ability to reinvent itself] remains our greatest challenge and our greatest opportunity.

They're definitely going to detransition Dragon Age if it gets another sequel. The gender woo shit absolutely backfired and now they're going to walk it back.

 

[knguyen]

Bro inserted himself and his fantasy into the game and ruined it. Fuck him!

 

[DenchDeckard]

Thought this was interesting from the full interview:



They're definitely going to detransition Dragon Age if it gets another sequel. The gender woo shit absolutely backfired and now they're going to walk it back.

Just another 8 years until we see a good game....Hopefully lol

 

[Xtib81]

Well deserved flop.

 

[Gexxy1]

Successful titles do.

Rebirth was a failure, understood.

 

[Silver Wattle]

Bravo Bioware, well deserved.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

We can point and laugh but...understandable. Ofcourse he is not gonna discuss sales number. None does.

Not true at all. When they're good they do.

 

[Jaybe]

It’s telling that critics’ reviews were important enough for them to comment on but the dragon age fanbase’s reaction to the game wasn’t

 

[spartan30gr]

 

[Doggyred]

So much bull

I love the line from EA’s CEO about mainly making live service games. Like we should feel special that they made a single player game. A KOTOR remake would show you BioWare at its best. I bet their CEO doesn’t even play video games, let alone understand what makes them great.

This studio is just Bioware by name, they aren't the same studio that made KOTOR.

 

[marquimvfs]

Well, not that I'm really happy about it, but I've seen EA killing studios left and right. Their time will come soon if they continue to produce those games that generate "pride" instead of sales.