BioWare talks EA acquisition, Dragon Age perception

"One difference is the role of elves"

Thats the most unimaginative and pathetic excuse for creativity I've ever heard.

meh.

If BioWare aren't talking about a PS3 version of Mass Effect 2, then it ain't worth reporting!

Weren't the Dark Elves in the same position in the Elder's scroll series? However, I really respect Bioware. They always did a good job with the story of their games. Yes, it's tough to advertise but there's no developers doing a better job out there. It's great to see something else than the D&D universe pop out. Everything out there is inspired by Lord of the Rings. As long as the story is original and the characters interesting, people will play it. They shouldn't consider the pre-launch advertising so much. It's much more the post-launch success that will make it works. All I want is an epic and dynamic branching story.

If the game is any good, it'll be an epic success anyway. The PC is in dire need of good RPGs. We've been waiting for ages for a good fantasy games.

I'm pretty confident they'll do it. I hope it will answer my needs!

BoomWav- It depends on the game. Remember Morrowind?

Ray's comments sound like the company line to me. Of course everythings just fine here, just ignore the man pointing a gun to the back of my head.

Geez, how can people be so negative? As soon as a game is set in a fantasy world it'll be a Lord of the Rings Clone? Bioware tried to break the rules that every RPG should be in the D&D world and people just keep complaining. I actually embrace this change and I hope they deliver and compelling story. People want a fantasy RPG.

In a world where every FPS is a WWII or futurist game. A world where every games are based on the same engine. A world plagged by short 10hrs games, Bioware try to stand out by doing a game based on their own story. A story developped enough to justify writing a prequel novel. A game that is planned to revive the dreams of having a RPG that can compete with BG2 while allowing custom content.

And people keep complaining it's a Lord of the Ring Clone? I mean, they didn't even use Orcs like every other fantasy games out there.

Making the elves secondary citizen actually open a lot of new story opportunity. What we want guys is epic gameplay and fun story. Bioware is actually trying to make something new at the moment. Shouldn't we thank them? When it's released, we'll be able to judge if it's a clone or not. However, right now, it's our best hope for a good RPG in the years to come.

Isn't funny that after CDProjekt licensed the Aurora engine from Bioware and made a dark fantasy story (the Witcher) where racism against non-humans (Elves and Dwarves) exists that Bioware claim to be original, 2 years later, in this.

Move along, folks. Nothing to see here.

I heard the dragon battles *rocked*

As long as they develop for PCs, then port to consoles, I'll be happy.

I'll tell you my perception of Dragon Age, I perceive it's giving my a chubby.