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Eidos Montreal's Mary DeMarle joins BioWare as Senior Narrative Director
This doesn't seem to have been picked up by the media, but yesterday she posted an update on her LinkedIn at this link. To those who don't know, she was instrumental in bringing to life the stories behind Deus Ex HR/MD and Guardians of the Galaxy. A lot of writing talent here. Pretty sad to...
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Eidos Montreal's Mary DeMarle joins BioWare as Senior Narrative Director
This doesn't seem to have been picked up by the media, but yesterday she posted an update on her LinkedIn at this link. To those who don't know, she was instrumental in bringing to life the stories behind Deus Ex HR/MD and Guardians of the Galaxy. A lot of writing talent here. Pretty sad to...
While usually yes, this could count as new news, new thread.
We didn't know if MDM would be on the Mass Effect team or Dragon Age.
That's really good. I like the stories of both and the cohesion and character development in GotG was good. Wish we were getting a GotG sequel but this bodes well for ME
One of the best writers in one of the best series. Match made in heaven.
Man, I believe in Bioware, ME4 will be awesome.
Man, I believe in Bioware, ME4 will be awesome.
Damn, I associate her so much with Eidos Montreal, that group of writers and designers always seemed so tight knit, I'm weirdly surprised to see her go. I loved listening to her in interviews and commentary tracks.
I'm not really into Mass Effect, so this mostly just makes me more worried about Eidos' next game, instead of being an exciting next step. I'm happy for her though. Best of luck!
I'm not really into Mass Effect, so this mostly just makes me more worried about Eidos' next game, instead of being an exciting next step. I'm happy for her though. Best of luck!
Expected, but great confirmation. I was pleasantly surprised by GotG's narrative overall, but they really did a great job with the team interactions and development, especially in light of the pressure and comparisons to the films. They did a great job of making their Guardians feel like more than just cheap copies of their film counterparts. They really stood out on their own for the most part. I actually liked quite a few of them more so than those in the films.
A definite welcome addition to the ME dev team if she can help deliver similar quality there.
A definite welcome addition to the ME dev team if she can help deliver similar quality there.
A lot of people, myself included, thought GotG game reminded them of Mass Effect. So that is indeed a interesting development. And Deus Ex did have a great narrative. I have no idea what to expect from ME4 but the more talented people involved the better its chances get.
Maybe, but when I think of narrative I think of something different than writing. It's more like how the writing is presented, and how you structure the dialogues. Deus Ex for example had several mechanics to enhance dialogue, and Mass Effect 2 had interrupts which allowed for some fantastic moments. These are not something you just write, you need to understand the mechanics of the game.
Maybe, but when I think of narrative I think of something different than writing. It's more like how the writing is presented, and how you structure the dialogues. Deus Ex for example had several mechanics to enhance dialogue, and Mass Effect 2 had interrupts which allowed for some fantastic moments. These are not something you just write, you need to understand the mechanics of the game.
Good hire, both of those games had pretty good stories and excellent character moments.
Definitely did imo.
Definitely did imo.
I'm not sure exactly how BioWare structures their writing teams but I think the general idea is that she'll be leading the game's overall narrative with a team of writers underneath her.
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Cautiously optimistic after Andromeda but this seems like a good grab.
I miss this universe so much...
I miss this universe so much...
I knew she was a writer on the Eidos Deus Ex games (which I liked), but I didn't know she was a writer on GotG (which I also liked). Good news :)
Still need to get around to GOTG, but I did like the narrative in the Deus Ex games she worked on, so hopefully that translates over to Mass Effect.
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This instantly makes me way more hyped for this game. Didn't have much faith in modern Bioware's ability to craft a good story, but DeMarle's hiring restores some of that at least.
Is Mandkind Divided's story good? HR's isn't particularly good outside of the background/lore stuff. Looking at GotG feels like deus ex got the short end of the stick in terms of narrative lol. (the only bad thing I hear about MD's story is that it ends prematurely tbf)
I haven't paid super close attention to the development but I guess the game is still a long ways away?
Definitely. It wasn't even in development or anything when they announced it, though that was 2 years ago. I'd bet on 2025, though 2024 might not be totally impossible. Being next-gen only might help, or it might hurt.
It's an unfinished story so kinda hard to judge, the game was clearly cut with the actual resolution pushed to a sequel. But what we got was pretty good.
In good hands, yes. But clearly absolutely nowhere in terms of progression.
It's pretty embarassing really, EA has just become a complete non-entity in gaming outside of FIFA/their generic annual sport game releases and Apex Legends. All we have of Dragon Age is a logo, all we have of Mass Effect is... I guess some concept art? Just flat out pathethic given how long it has been since their last real release (which I guess is maybe Fallen Order).
Edit - Ah OK, forgot about Battlefield series. Guess they have that as well. Still not very impressive in terms of output.
What is LOL worthy about that? You think recent output from EA has been good/anything like what it used to be? Out of all the mega publishers, they have struggled the most to remain relevant/bring anything new to the table in recent years.
