Ray Muzyka:
I believe passionately that games are an art form, and that the power of our medium flows from our audience, who are deeply involved in how the story unfolds, and who have the uncontested right to provide constructive criticism. At the same time, I also believe in and support the artistic choices made by the development team. The team and I have been thinking hard about how to best address the comments on ME3’s endings from players, while still maintaining the artistic integrity of the game.
Would you take a painter seriously if he repainted one of his paintings because a vocal portion of views complained that they hated the colors?
If games are to be considered an art form, there’s nothing to be gained by kowtowing to the people who are complaining about Mass Effect 3’s ending. Even if they “redo” the ending, there’ll always be people who dislike the outcome. It’s a slippery slope that doesn’t have much upside for Bioware.
(Full disclosure: I have not finished Mass Effect 3 yet, but have played through the previous two games.)
via BioWare Blog.
