thats super kind of you! thank you! I'm really glad this resonated. I say that a lot, but the creative process is me in a dungeon with a bit of hope and prayer that someone somewhere will find my positions provocative - or at least, interesting

(dare I also agree with you)

and so, over the past few years, I've been playing on/off the @masseffectgame.bsky.social Legendary Edition, and what an absolute treat it has been.

I hope for better times for the studio ahead, but we would all be remiss to forget.

Baldur's Gate 1
Baldur's Gate 2
Neverwinter Nights
SWKOTR
Jade Empire
Mass Effect 1
Dragon Age Origins
Mass Effect 2
Dragon Age 2
Star Wars: the Old Republic
Mass Effect 3
Dragon Age Inquisition

BioWare was -the- studio for RPGs, and for awhile, for big budget storytelling

BioWare continues to face scrutiny and hardship, from Anthem to Andromeda and now Veilguard, but I don't think we can forget - or appreciate - the mammoth success from 1998 to 2014. I mean, look at it!

Which, fyi, if you don't know Northern CAD it's the biggest city farthest from the US border-really the Great White North

BW celebrated their 30th anniversary this February as a studio, which is a huge feat and should've been celebrated, but was overshadowed by some EA earnings call or whatever.

and they used to be #indiegamedev but were acquired by Electronic Arts back in 2021! congrats for them.

(these games are also great on the deck)

(I might have to get SMB4 ahead of this year's spring training...)

and not gonna lie my favourite thing about their reveal of their next game Blackfrost is the horse in the concept art