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I won’t claim that either franchise is perfect however. Mass Effect 3 famously ended incredibly controversially, so much so that an DLC was released for free that was intended to \u00d4\u00c7\u00fffix’ it. Obviously the elephant in the room, Mass Effect Andromeda also has to be addressed, a game that I didn’t play because unfortunately, almost everything I heard about it was negative. Dragon Age II, which admittedly I still enjoyed, is by far the weakest game in the Dragon Age trilogy, far too limited in scope and content compared to its predecessor. However, for me Dragon Age Inquisition was a redemption, easing my concerns that maybe the developers had lost their way; it felt much more faithful to Origins in its style and I thought the open world was a welcome addition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I do worry that the last two games that Bioware have produced, have effectively been commercial failures, Andromeda being one of them. As a consumer, I really struggle to understand why Anthem really ever came to be, it always struck me as pretty transparent cash grab and there is now talk of a reboot (since the first iteration completely failed to garner any consistent positive feedback). Regardless, I genuinely am optimistic about the releases of a fifth Mass Effect, and fourth Dragon Age. Trailers have been released, and I found both to be very encouraging. Supposedly, a new \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffveteran’ team has been assembled to make sure that the next entry in the Mass Effect series can put things back on track, and Inquisition very much gave me reason to look forward to another game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n One aspect of these franchises that has always really gripped me is the fact that the storylines across games are intrinsically linked, with choices you make in one game directly passing into another. This garners quite a unique sense that you really are writing your own story, something that I feel the likes of the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series really miss out on. When I’m looking for genuine escapism, the type that fills your mind with a completely different world, these games absolutely deliver. 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