Which RPG studio has caused the most harm to the RPG genre?

[Skinwalker]

You might think it's hard to pick just one. So I'll be generous and allow a maximum of two votes. Don't care about weebshit, we are focusing on the post-mortem of Western RPGs here. Who is the biggest culprit? Is it the ones who tried to make good RPGs and failed miserably, or the ones actively pushing the frontiers of turning RPGs into dating simulators for crossdressing landwhales?

 

[Sweeper]

ZA/UM

 

[Reinhardt]

ZA/UM

not an rpg

 

[dbx]

lol ZA/UM, like all shitty commie orgs they split into different groups hating each other...
A self-writing joke

 

[Hydro]

Only two choices allowed? Faggot poll

Oh and btw, don’t disappoint Swen with this one Dex, pick the rightful winner

 

[Gandalf]

Bioware influenced at least 6 studios from this list, so it is a clear winner.

 

[Necrensha]

If it was to gaming as whole, then Bethesda would win by a landslide because of horsearmor and it's consequences.
But since it's only RPGs, then Bioware takes the crown of mount stupid.

 

[Rieser]

The irony being that if one votes ZA/UM they inadvertently acknowledge Disco Elysium as an RPG (while Skinwalker has already done so by including it).

Also, the answer is Bioware. Closely followed by Bethesda.

 

[Lord_Potato]

2 choices allowed and yet I cannot vote twice for Cleve

 

[GaelicVigil]

Bioware. Easily.

Innovation, creativity, and simulation died once Bioware came along and turned every "RPG" into a daytime soap.

 

[scytheavatar]

BG3 proved that the CRPG would have been the most dominating genre of gaming if not for Bioware introducing RTWP.

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

It will probably be Larian but the effects of BG3 are yet to be realized. So, Bethesda it is. That mind numbing open world shit is 100x worse than what BioWare could do.

 

[Just Locus]

Bioware going from Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and Neverwinter Nights all the way to Dragon Age: Veilguard is a decline of the highest order.

 

[Butter]

We truly live in the darkest timeline if BioWare's catastrophic influence is to be topped.

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

Classic Bioware was wonderful, but the romances were a massive mistake. Remove those, and their legacy would be untainted. Larian is now making Bioware games better than them and has been doing their own romances for awhile (Dragon Commander!), but this bit of decline will always be Bioware's fault.

PS: Didn't we just do this thread a couple of weeks ago? Major deja vu.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Why not option to vote Origin Systems?

 

[TheTravelingDemon]

If I'm talking about just recent developments, I'd say BioWare in my opinion has done a huge number (in a bad way) to RPG's. Vailguard is just a dating sim for "the modern audience". The older dragon age games were fine, at least 1 and 2.
I'd say larian hasn't did anything too bad, I haven't played Baldurs Gate 3 yet nor do I know too much about it. But I have heard it has a lot of romance in it, but not in the same way Dragon Age: Vailguard did it. Its, at least from what I heard, well written and not just catering to a certain demographic.

Bethesda with Starfield was a huge let-down from what I wanted, but I really don't think they have had much of an effect on the RPG gaming sperre in a bad way. (This may be some bias, I do love most* Bethesda games including Skyrim, Fallout 4, and backwards.)

Obsidian I feel hasn't released much to really have a huge effect either. Last game they released was Outer Worlds and I don't think it was really a huge deal. However, with their most recent game coming out, they're going to end up like vailguard with all the bullshit they have in the game and certain people working on it. (looking at you Matt.)

I don't believe it's just one studio causing a lot of harm, I think all of them combined is what does a great deal of damage to the genre.

 

[Ol' Willy]

Bioware has always been a massive decline, starting with BG1

 

[Hydro]

Bioware has always been a massive decline, starting with BG1

The true decline started with your mother introducing you into this world

 

[kangaxx]

Bioware and CDPR for me.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

Bioware and Blizzard.

 

[Serus]

Why no Troika? We need some KC options and perhaps someone will be serious for whatever reason. VtMB was decline(-ish) to some.

Went with double B. B as decline.

 

[spookyheart]

Bioware easily them considering pretty much a cautionary tale of what happens when you have self hating white liberals run your company when the original team moves out.

 

[Max Damage]

Bioware is obvious pick, but Elder Scrolls turning to shit since PS3 era is probably THE decline for me, not to mention what they've done to Fallout.

 

[Skinwalker]

Why no Troika?

You will never taint Troika or Black Isle with your filthy hands, heretic.