Mark Darrah is back on Dragon Age.
, specifically to founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, but it seemed clear that his departure wasn't an entirely happy one. A year after he left, Darrah posted a YouTube video in which he criticized the studio's famed ability to produce great games under challenging conditions, saying very bluntly that""BioWare magic is shit process," Darrah said at the time.
That's pretty harsh, but it does shine a little bit of a different light on Darrah's decision to leave BioWare—and, possibly, his decision to return as a consultant rather than in a conventional design or management role. His focus, according to the report, will be to ensure Dreadwolf is properly connected"to the legacy of the franchise."
EA also clarified that the Mass Effect team is helping with Dragon Age because the next Mass Effect remains in pre-production, with just a small core team led by Mike Gamble working on it. "BioWare has a long history of making amazing single-player games with powerful stories that fans can immerse themselves within," Electronic Arts senior vice president Samantha Ryan said."They’ve been taking their time on the next Dragon Age, trying new things, bringing in the right people, and making sure they’re refining their game. That’s normal for a complex game of this genre.
This isn't the first time BioWare has made a point of getting the band back together for an upcoming game: In December 2020, Mike Gamble talked up a number ofDarrah confirmed in an email sent to PC Gamer that he is"working with BioWare as an external consultant on Dreadwolf." I've reached out to Electronic Arts for more information, and will update if I receive a reply.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.
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