SamuelSupreme
Banned
This is pretty big...but I've been sour on him ever since news broke on how he wrote ME3's original ending...
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Casey Hudson leaves BioWare
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Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Yes...? That's exactly what i said...?
As for Hudson; the ME3 ending was clearly a huge clusterfuck in epic proportion but without him the ME universe wouldn't come to life and for that alone, I am very grateful to him.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
He was part of one of my favourite games series. Godspeed Casey.
Last Hearth
Member
I think there can be a middle ground where we appreciate (most) of what he has accomplished but still be glad he's no longer involved in making future ME games.
Kind of how I feel about George Lucas when he sold Lucasfilm. Really glad he made the original Star Wars trilogy, really glad he's not involved in making more Star Wars movies.
Kind of how I feel about George Lucas when he sold Lucasfilm. Really glad he made the original Star Wars trilogy, really glad he's not involved in making more Star Wars movies.
Rei no Otaku
Member
Mass Effect trilogy are my favorite games of all time. I even loved the original ending to ME3. KOTOR is high up on my list as well. Hopefully Casey gets back to making games because what he's done has been fantastic.
ComputerMKII
Banned
It's good to have some fresh blood in a company. I hope Mass Effect will be different now.
kitschbeam
Member
Mass Effect is one of my favorite games of all time thanks to Casey and Bioware team. I hope nothing but the best for him.
Dhruv_hanom
Member
Do we have a slight chance of seeing Casey Hudson and Cliffy B. work together now?
Snapshot King
Member
Yknow, it's weird. The first reaction I had when I saw this news was "Oh no! Who's going to ruin that new IP now?" which is a ridiculous, petty reaction. The guy was a big part of KOTOR and the Mass Effect series, and he did a fine job for most of his career and he deserves kudos for that.
That being said, to all the people calling out "haters", the guy was also allegedly responsible for the most dramatic and ridiculous botch of the entire last generation with ME3 and it's ending. Romero was huge and was a large creative force behind Doom, but really, let's be honest, we mostly remember him nowadays for Daikatana. It's unfortunate but enormous failures easily block out more quiet successes.
That being said, to all the people calling out "haters", the guy was also allegedly responsible for the most dramatic and ridiculous botch of the entire last generation with ME3 and it's ending. Romero was huge and was a large creative force behind Doom, but really, let's be honest, we mostly remember him nowadays for Daikatana. It's unfortunate but enormous failures easily block out more quiet successes.
pantsonhead
Member
Isn't she quitting too? Buncha shitlords gave her a metric ton of hell for a dumb comment and some badly written character's or something?
ScriptedReality
Member
if it means less endings like ME3 for bioware games... GodSpeed.
Doctoglethorpe
Member
As far as I'm aware he wasn't really doing much for the next ME anyways, so I can't really see his departure being very impactful. He's probably known he was leaving since he finished ME3 and just served in a supportive role in getting their current projects off the ground.
As for missing him, well... I respect George Lucas but I don't miss him. Same will go for Casey.
As for missing him, well... I respect George Lucas but I don't miss him. Same will go for Casey.
Cornbread78
Member
Time off then re-evaluate from what he said.
I hope he back to making good games at some point though..
pantsonhead
Member
I actually think it might have been just been all the pressure that led to ME3 and that ending. I mean, I wasn't there in the studio over the year's and I will be the first one to admit that I'm not as caught up as I probably need to be, but considering his resume` I think it's reasonable to think something happened during the development of ME3, and that in a more relaxed setting he might go back to making some really good shit.
Maybe Bosskey!
bigdaddygamebot
Member
It hasn't.
Bioware still has a long way to go to redeem itself for Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age II: The Phoned-In-ening
Hudson not being there is a start.
DC1
Member
Not a hater thing. It's a life thing.
Hudson made his bones as project director on Knights of the Old Republic with no prior experience as lead developer. So what if you like the sequel better? It was the first proper Star Wars RPG and it was an artistic and commercial success, one of the titles that pushed the original Xbox. Of course it didn't have Baldur's Gate insane level of content but it was a dense RPG that established some of the pillars of BioWare design.
It was his idea to do Mass Effect as a trilogy, creating an original IP with the scope and depth of the Star Wars universe. No matter how you slice it, that's a bold proposal and, considering how beloved the universe is, a good call.
I've posted enough criticism of the Mass Effect 3's direction in other threads - I don't think this is the place for it. Hudson is a world builder and it was cool to play in his worlds for a bit.
You did good, son.
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...hamburger helper?
People on the internet insulted her because of how she looks, especially her gaming tastes (Said something like she would prefer an option to skip combat in games years ago) and her writing talent or lack of.
:lol This fucking guy.
http://observationdeck.io9.com/female-writer-quits-bioware-over-graphic-threats-to-ki-1153849581
"Coining the nickname 'Hamburger Helper', fans proceeded to spew torrents of abuse and anger at Hepler - blaming her at first for issues related to the game such as changes to Dragon Age II's combat system (which as a senior writer she would've had no say on) and the quality of the writing, the rage quickly turned to making comments on Hepler's physical appearance, her gender, and ultimately threats on her and her family's life."
Dhruv_hanom
Member
I really believe that what Casey said that time was their vision.
They wanted to have a huge number of endings but while making that they ran into limitations, technical, time or financial.
These limitations must have forced them to concede defeat and just finish the game.
That being said I would have preferred the
Dark matter plot-line
originalself
Neo Member
I wish him luck with his next project.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Good luck on whatever you decide to do next Casey!
Man, the list of games he worked on or directed while at Bioware is impressive.
Man, the list of games he worked on or directed while at Bioware is impressive.
Mutanthands
Member
Not this shit again...
This is some sick shit. Don't like what's in the game don't buy it. Or like me3 criticize the ending but jesus leave the person out of it. Personal attacks for video games is just crazy pills.
Don't start that shit here.
John Caboose
Member
Have you seen Dragon Age: Inquisition? It seriously looks like it's going to be the best BioWare game since BGII.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
Banned
One person does not make a company. He'll find success somewhere else and Bioware will continue as a top-tier developer.
Maybe a shift in leadership is needed. DA: Inquisition is looking impressive so I remain unskeptical.
Maybe a shift in leadership is needed. DA: Inquisition is looking impressive so I remain unskeptical.
Freezasaurus
Member
Ugh. I remember that shit. I posted pretty regularly on the Bioware forums at the time. Mods got sooooooo mad when that went down.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
It seriously pisses me off that people think that kind of stuff is okay just because "girls don't play video games".
Freezasaurus
Member
It bothers me that people think it's alright to treat other people like shit just because it's the internet.
Gabriel_Logan
Member
That and a writer that has acknowledged that she hasn't even played the Awakening yet. Or knew what kind of characters Anders was before
Holy shit, I never knew that. The Justice companion was one of my favorite party members in any game. Hope he shows up in some form in Dragon Age 3.