BioWare producer on shooters being the future of RPGs

[Ausir]

Polygamia.pl has interviewed BioWare's Heather Rabatich. Here's an excerpt:

We are trying to make the game more accessible to people. Like in your first question, because it's a first person shooter, it is a more attractive game, as the word "RPG? can scare people off from playing a game because they think it's going to be boring. But I think Mass Effect bridges that, because it's exciting and emotionally involving. It's fun, any gamer would love this game. Your Halo gamer would love this game, because again, it's a more sophisticated gaming audience now.

The future of RPGs with such a sophisticated audience sure sounds exciting!

Rest of the interview in English and Polish here:

http://polygamia.pl/Polygamia/1,96455,6 ... ect_2.html

 

[Trithne]

I think he's confusing the words "Sophisticated" and "Impressionable". Or perhaps "Frat Boy"

 

[Aradesh]

I thought Mass Effect was boring as fuck.

And bore it did.

 

[Ausir]

I think he's confusing the words "Sophisticated" and "Impressionable". Or perhaps "Frat Boy"

Heather Rabatich is female.

 

[Trithne]

Oh, so they are. Quickly, amend my previous statement to use gender-neutral pronouns!

Semantics, Ausir, semantics.

Still confusing 'sophisiticated' with something.

 

[Jaesun]

Making games "accessible to people".

The decline is complete.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

as the word "RPG? can scare people off from playing a game because they think it's going to be boring.

Or they could not try to sell it to everyone, just like you don't expect everyone to buy racing games.

 

[racofer]

Making games "accessible to people".

The decline is complete.

What the fuck is that? Two choices are not user friendly you stupid cunt.

 

[Liberal]

Oh look everyone, a video games producer suggests that RPGs should be dumbed down to appeal to the general crowd, that is so unfair, let us not play RPGs made by these people anymore.

 

[Aradesh]

Making games "accessible to people".

The decline is complete.

What the fuck is that? Two choices are not user friendly you stupid cunt.

Besides, even that looks like more fun than Mass Effect. And probably runs better.

 

[Hobo Elf]

So is "sophisticated" going to be a new buzzword?

 

[fastpunk]

Making games "accessible to people".

The decline is complete.

What the fuck is that? Two choices are not user friendly you stupid cunt.

Fight the tyranny of choice!

 

[bat_boro]

Moar like




amirite?

hurr durr hurr durr

 

[spacemoose]

let us not play RPGs made by these people anymore.

been not playing their games for like six years now. so ahead of the curve

if "RPG" scares people away, why are you writing "rpg" on the box? why not go all the way balls-to-the-wall and make halo clones. those are even more likely to appeal to Your Halo Gamer

 

[The Feral Kid]

as the word "RPG" can scare people off from playing a game because they think it's going to be boring.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

But with clones you don't have innovation. But innovation scares people, so you gotta have innovation without innovation.

pretty simple really

 

[racofer]

Moar like




amirite?

hurr durr hurr durr

That is the spirit of Mass Effect.

comrade.

 

[Aradesh]

Moar like




amirite?

hurr durr hurr durr

I really wish the answer was no.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

what happens if you say no

 

[racofer]

what happens if you say no

That's is not an option commander! YOU WILL WIN THIS NOW!

 

[Darth Roxor]

what happens if you say no

"But thou must!"

 

[bat_boro]

No, really, it's fun and all, but I kind of have high hopes for ME 2.
Silly me, I know

 

[Volkens]

Like in your first question, because it's a first person shooter, it is a more attractive game, as the word "RPG? can scare people off from playing a game because they think it's going to be boring.

For some reason its opposite to me. I usually quickly get bored by first person games, but word "RPG" attracts my attention. I wonder could the reason be huge amount off similar FPS?

 

[The Feral Kid]

Like in your first question, because it's a first person shooter, it is a more attractive game, as the word "RPG? can scare people off from playing a game because they think it's going to be boring.

For some reason its opposite to me.

The reason being that you're probably not a presumptuous self-important turd, who thinks he has a right to underestimate people's intelligence by telling them what is complicated or boring for them and what isn't?

 

[Talby]

They're trying to market RPGs to people who don't like RPGs. Hurrdurr.

There's a concerted effort on the part of these fucks to turn RPGs into first-person shooters. Death is too good for them.