Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6863431-20150103062825/@comment-25555436-20150410015615

They rushed DA2, and to a much smaller point ME3, but then again Bioware on their own were working on Inquisition while making ME3 so they didn't spend themselves 100% towards ME3. So while DA2's mediocricity is EA's fault, ME3's only partially their fault.

But that's not what I meant. EA has a tendency to buy a small company that makes a good game(s), or make a good game themselves. The game itself is between 7 and 10 in terms of quality. Then they choose to add sequels and sequels, which sooner or later end up ruining what made the original game good.

-Dead Space. The original was great in the horror and survival aspects as ammo was scarce, you couldn't carry many weapons, medicine was even more scarce, stasis (the lifesaver) was even more scarce and didn't recharge on it's own, enemies could take like 9 shots unless you specifically dismembered them, they could come out of anywhere, and the number of items you can carry is extremely limited. The concept was good, fresh even if the premise isn't the most original one.

-Dead Space 2. The horror is made a joke, the most horrorifying thing in the game is a bunch of TVs that turn on suddenly to scare you. Enemies look much less horrifying and they no longer come out of nowhere. In fact, they are easily seen. Bosses are much easier, ammo and medicine is much more common, and the game switches from survival to action entirely. Hell, not even the jumpscares are scary.

-Dead Space 3. 0 Attempts at horror or even terror, and the game finally became a complete and utter Action game with a few horror elements added to try to justify the title. Nothing will scare you, nothing will surprise you, enemies are easier to kill, ammo and medicine are much more common, and they added extra details to make it even more like the generic typical modern TPS, like taking cover and using the environment to kill enemies in the most action-esque ways. The game itself, as an action game, was pretty mediocre, in the eyes of almost everyone.

Just an example of what EA can do.