ANTHEM Developer BioWare Would Like To Create Smaller & More Experimental Games
After years of developing games with epic stories like Mass Effect, BioWare is looking to start producing titles that are both smaller and experimental to go alongside their larger and more popular projects...
By kdet -
Jun 28, 2018 01:06 PM EST
Over the years, BioWare has made a name for itself with their sprawling sci-fi and fantasy epics like Mass Effect, Dragon Age and their upcoming Anthem game. And while that’s largely provided them with success, it seems they want to try their hand at something different.
Speaking with Game Informer, BioWare’s general manager Casey Hudson revealed they would like to reach a point where they can work on other games alongside their larger titles like Anthem.
"I think some of the things that are coming, in the way that we're doing things in BioWare and the way that EA is working and the industry is going, I think it is starting to afford the opportunity for us to do some things that are more experimental. I would like to get to a place where, yes, we're doing our big next thing, but maybe we're also kind of doing a few experiments. I want to get to where we can kind of do the equivalent of getting short films out there to people and saying, 'Hey, we got a bunch of things we want—creative ideas we want to get out. And so try this piece and have a look at this thing.' And kind of see what people like."
Hudson doesn’t hint at any specific future projects that can be classified as smaller and experimental, but if BioWare does take this route it would certainly be a new direction for the still quite popular publisher.
Also, it would definitely distinguish them from some of the other triple-A publishers, as these larger companies typically focus on producing larger games that provide a grand experience.