According to EA’s John Riccitiello, BioWare is looking at ways to bring Mass Effect 3 to a larger market. Speaking at an investor conference last night, Riccitiello stated that the sequel will have greater mass appeal than the first two games.
“One of the things that Ray Muzyuka and the team up in Edmonton have done is essentially step-by-step adjust the gameplay mechanics and some of the features that you’ll see at E3 to put this in a genre equivalent to shooter-meets-RPG,” stating that the game will “essentially address a much larger market opportunity than Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 began to approach. We’re huge believers in the IP and are purposefully shifting it to address a larger market opportunity.”
And diehard fans of the series the world over just died a little inside.
There is no denying that Dragon Age 2, particularly on PC, was also deliberately targeted at a broader audience, and while some welcomed the changes, the consensus among RPG aficionados is that it failed to live up to the standard of the first game. Will Mass Effect 3 meet the same fate?
BioWare has confirmed a bunch of cool stuff for Mass Effect 3 which suggests a deeper player experience, including weapon customization and more loot.
I’m going to choose to believe that Riccitiello was just saying that to make investors happy, and that Mass Effect 3 will be amazing.
Mass Effect 3 screen shot
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