User blog comment:Bluegear93/Mass Effect 3's ending, something came to my mind./@comment-2249774-20120522075020/@comment-2249774-20120522193835

Thanks. And yeah I used to do some light game journalism and found out there is so much wrong with the current industry trends. Imagination and quality has been stifled due to new IPs and games that try to break the mold being too financially risky compared to making ten sequels to a game, or making a game off an already existing IP. The current industry would rather hook up with a big time publisher like EA to have financial backing and stability, but in the process they end up selling their "artistic soul" because they are now constrained to tight deadlines, existing IPs or making an endless amount of sequels.

Right now, if we get a new IP, it will be rushed due to the thinking "time is money". Why would EA want to spend more money on paying developers if the game is basically finished enough to have a beginning, middle and end? They can pay journalism sites to give games a good score and ship it out half assed, therefore misleading and disappointing consumers. The other side of the coin is getting a good game that will be used and abused with sequels, spinoffs and merch until we are disgusted with it.

The only way things will change is we stop paying for half-assed crap. That's why it's good people called out BioWare on their ending. We need to show EA what happens when you sacrifice quality. Unfortunately when EA sinks, they'll drag great developers like BioWare with them. I can only hope future generations will have learned from what has happened and what is yet to come.

...and there I go on a rant again. I apologize, this is just something that's always bugged me. I am determined to get into the games industry but in it's current form, it disgusts me.