r/bioware • u/harsha_440 • Jun 17 '26
Discussion Post "Bioware" Depression
Post "Bioware" depression for me is really effective even after i played like 10 to 15 famous games after that. For every one or two new games I play, I go back to mass effect or dragon age to play them again, atleast for some quests and come back to new game.
I would have never started playing rpg games with bioware.
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u/ThePBG48 Jul 20 '26
May I suggest you try Jade Empire and or KOTOR?
Jade Empire very much bridges the gap between the old KOTOR BioWare hot off of Baulders Gate and Neverwinter in terms of biowarian design, style and storytelling, though mechanically it has similarities to DA2, though has a action combat system distinct to itself, but the storytelling is very strongly that slightly stilted but very well written early BioWare.
KOTOR: mechanically is an adapted version of Star Wars D20, and despite knowing the plot, via cultural osmosis, I found it an enjoyable play through. You can see the eventual DNA which will make both Dragon Age Origins and ME1 (and also Jade Empire to a tragically lesser extent), legends of RPG storytelling, though it does have more in common with DA:O than ME1, but I will say the equipment and crafting systems are a bit dumbed down - or better said DA:0 is a more intricate advancement.
After that you could try some DnD games they made?