In a recent interview with PC Gamer, Mass Effect Andromeda producer Fabrice Condominas delved into how BioWare is approaching side quests, and how it's taking inspiration from CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Condominas explained that the BioWare team listened to the criticism they received regarding the tedious side quests in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Condominas dubs the issue as the "Hinterlands problem," where players are forced to grind through unsatisfying side content in order to progress.
With Mass Effect Andromeda, Condominas explains that BioWare has learned from its missteps and is making a push for more "meaningful" side content.
"We are approaching the completionist aspect very differently, because we've done and learned a lot from Inquisition," Condominas told PC Gamer. "But we've also observed what other games have been doing, like The Witcher."
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[Source: PC Gamer]
Our Take
As much as I love Dragon Age: Inquisition, the meager and tedious side quests often felt frustratingly boring in comparison to the engaging main narrative. A push for more meaningful content is never a bad thing, and The Witcher 3 is an exemplary model of how side content can be just as meaningful as the main story. BioWare has a great reputation of building fascinating characters, and I hope they will shine in these quests.
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