BioWare espera Dragon Age: The Veilguard trae el estudio “Volver a la conversación como uno de los mejores estudios de juegos.” Después de los fracasos de Anthem y Mass Effect Andromeda



Dragon Age: The Veilguard is officially out in the wild, y BioWare is hoping its success will bring the studio back into the fansgood graces.

Un nuevo Bloomberg report details Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s turbulent development, which saw the project go through two internal reboots, first from a single-player RPG to a live-service game and then back to the single-player RPG that ultimately released on Halloween. BioWare boss Gary McKay told Bloomberga lot of things started to fall into placefollowing the decision to ditch the live-service idea and go back to the studio’s roots.

And then you have the BioWare layoffs that happened in August 2023, as well as reported internal delays, ¡ay, and Covid-19 caused the studio to shift over to remote hiring, posing another hurdle for the studio to clear. It seems something of a minor miracle when you consider all of its headwinds that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now in players’ manos, and is getting pretty darn good reviews too.

GamesRadar+’s 4/5-star Dragon Age: The Veilguard review calls the gamea true return to RPG form for BioWare,” praising thecaptivating companions with rich arcs,” la “action-oriented combat that’s tough but fair,” and the “catnip for lore nerds.

Mientras tanto, the game is topping sales charts and breaking Steam records for the studio. All of this is likely music to McKay’s ears, who’s assuredly feeling the pressure to deliver a success following its one-two punch of disappointment with 2017’s Mass Effect: Andromeda and 2019’s failed shooter Anthem. En Efecto, McKay said he hopes Dragon Age: The Veilguard willbring BioWare back into the conversation as a top game studio.

Naturalmente, BioWare parent company EA is hoping the same, con CEO Andrew Wilson saying in a recent investors call that Dragon Age: The Veilguard hasbreakout capabilities” debido a “incredibly strongreviews andlimited competitionin the AAA space.

After all the chatterabout Baldur’s Gate and Dragon Age, Puerta de Baldur 3 director hints he’svery curiousto play The Veilguardand he wasted no time on the download.