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It Really Sounds Like The Mass Effect 5 Team Had Figured It All Out Before The BioWare Shutdown: ‘I’ve Rarely Seen A Group So Good At Working Together’
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Nicolas Sparth Bouvier, recently appointed art director for the canceled Mass Effect: Universe, praised the small team for being tightly knit and highly collaborative during his six months on the project.
- Bouvier, known for his work on Halo and Assassin’s Creed, expressed heartbreak that their ambitious work on the game will never be released, highlighting the talent and cohesion of the team.
- Reports from developers indicate that Mass Effect: Universe aimed to refine gameplay by scaling back from the open-zone structure of Mass Effect: Andromeda and featured strong narrative collaboration.
- The project contrasted with BioWare’s recent troubled titles like Mass Effect: Andromeda, Anthem, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which suffered from development issues and corporate interference.
- Despite the positive momentum, the studio’s closure by publisher EA abruptly ended the project, leaving the potential of Mass Effect: Universe unrealized.
