Reddit is banning my posts so I repost my analysis here.
Do you think Bioware's decline is stable or cyclical?
I think DA2 score is misleading. Because it is still a good Bioware rpg with interesting story. They made combat more action oriented, but it feels tactical on Nightmare. You need to plan builds, combos to survive.
I believe that ME3 was the real start of the decline.
| | Metacritic user score | 2000 | Baldur's gate 2 | 9.1 | 2002 | Neverwinter nights 1 | 8.2 | 2003 | Kotor 1 | 8.7 | 2007 | Mass Effect 1 | 8.7 | 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | 8.4 | 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | 8.9 | 2011 | SWTOR | 8.7 | 2011 | Dragon Age 2 | 4.7 (7 is real rating) | 2012 | Mass Effect 3 | 6.1 | 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | 6.1 | 2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | 5.1 | 2024 | Dragon Age: Veilguard | 2.8 (5.1 if stable) | 2027 | Mass Effect 4 | 3.4 (3.9) |
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