"Clarifying" a few points that I've had to explain too many times already: - This post was not made to defend Veilguard, I hate that game. It seems like writing "Veilguard is a bad game for a myriad of reasons BEFORE you even get to the politics" wasn't clear of a statement enough. - This post was not made to say that BioWare "wasn't pushing woke stuff", I have never claimed that, nor that it wasn't the reason why Veilguard sucked. Still, to me, the politics were A reason Veilguard sucked, but not THE only reason. If you take away the politics from Veilguard, you're still left with a bad game. If politics are the main problem for you, that's ok, but I don't see why you'd argue this point. - This post was not made to blame the Saudi, but to point out that, in my opinion, the debt pressure EA incurred in (which is a consequence of the Saudi's acquisition) is what really forced them to cut on losses and shut down BioWare. Why do I say that? Because why else would they let them continue working on the new ME just until recently? Why would they shut them down shortly after the acquisition went through if the debt wasn't the main reason? You can tell me I'm just speculating here, and that's perfectly fine, but I do believe that's the real reason. - This post was not made to blame EA or BioWare, as I blame both. - This post was not made to discuss Veilguard specifically, it was more of a consequence due to people attributing BioWare's downfall only to that game, when I don't believe that to be the case. And before I get the usual replies, yes, Veilguard was a factor, for sure, I'm not claiming it wasn't a reason. - This post was not made to say that the aggressive politics push was present in the older titles too, just that some "woke" elements were. But, thanks to a much superior writing and execution, nobody ever really cared about them before Veilguard (and partly Andromeda). I'm not in favor of shoving ideologies, of any kind, down people's throats. In my opinion, it's more about how you write about something rather than what you write about. If you believe that the recent extra aggressive politics push BioWare adopted is the reason why BioWare died, that's fine with me, even if I don't entirely agree, as I look at BG3 existing and thriving. Why don't I entirely agree? Because, I, instead, believe in something else, something called nuance: the departure of the old guard at the helm, the choice to switch to Frostbite engine, the poor release of Andromeda, the economic disaster that was Anthem and yes, even the politics push was a factor, undeniably, there you have it! I believe that the studio shut down because of 10 years of failures, 10 years of burning money, 10+ years of mismanagement, with the final nail in the coffin being the debt pressure.

"Clarifying" a few points that I've had to explain too many times already: - This post was not made to defend Veilguard, I hate that game. It seems like writing "Veilguard is a bad game for a myriad of reasons BEFORE you even get to the politics" wasn't clear of a statement enough. - This post was not made to say that BioWare "wasn't pushing woke stuff", I have never claimed that, nor that it wasn't the reason why Veilguard sucked. Still, to me, the politics were A reason Veilguard sucked, but not THE only reason. If you take away the politics from Veilguard, you're still left with a bad game. If politics are the main problem for you, that's ok, but I don't see why you'd argue this point. - This post was not made to blame the Saudi, but to point out that, in my opinion, the debt pressure EA incurred in (which is a consequence of the Saudi's acquisition) is what really forced them to cut on losses and shut down BioWare. Why do I say that? Because why else would they let them continue working on the new ME just until recently? Why would they shut them down shortly after the acquisition went through if the debt wasn't the main reason? You can tell me I'm just speculating here, and that's perfectly fine, but I do believe that's the real reason. - This post was not made to blame EA or BioWare, as I blame both. - This post was not made to discuss Veilguard specifically, it was more of a consequence due to people attributing BioWare's downfall only to that game, when I don't believe that to be the case. And before I get the usual replies, yes, Veilguard was a factor, for sure, I'm not claiming it wasn't a reason. - This post was not made to say that the aggressive politics push was present in the older titles too, just that some "woke" elements were. But, thanks to a much superior writing and execution, nobody ever really cared about them before Veilguard (and partly Andromeda). I'm not in favor of shoving ideologies, of any kind, down people's throats. In my opinion, it's more about how you write about something rather than what you write about. If you believe that the recent extra aggressive politics push BioWare adopted is the reason why BioWare died, that's fine with me, even if I don't entirely agree, as I look at BG3 existing and thriving. Why don't I entirely agree? Because, I, instead, believe in something else, something called nuance: the departure of the old guard at the helm, the choice to switch to Frostbite engine, the poor release of Andromeda, the economic disaster that was Anthem and yes, even the politics push was a factor, undeniably, there you have it! I believe that the studio shut down because of 10 years of failures, 10 years of burning money, 10+ years of mismanagement, with the final nail in the coffin being the debt pressure.

I made a game devs/publishers tier list, for fun. 🎮 • It's ranked on MY current opinion and/or experience with them or their games. • Current opinion = if I made this when Dragon Age Origins came out, Bioware would have been at the top of the list. Now? Most definitely not. • Yes some of them are long gone, yes I put some games rather than devs (I couldn't find the logos, just picture the dev instead). • No, disliking a game dev/publisher ≠ disliking their games. • You can like a product and dislike the company behind it - before the GTA cult comes after me. • Example: I LOVE Total War Games, but I hate the DLC practices from SEGA and CA, thus they are where they are. • If some devs/publishers are missing, assume I don't have an opinion, experience, or they simply didn't come to mind. (subject to change, might have moved some stuff up/down, will probably update in the future!)

"It's all EA's fault" (credits below)