There’s a lot of questions that certain developers need to ask themselves before making a video game. And one of the biggest questions by far is “How big is our game going to be?” That question will help influence the work that needs to be done, the people that need to be hired, and more. For Bioware, they’re known for their big games. From Star Wars, to Mass Effect, to Dragon Age, and even to their upcoming Anthem. But, that doesn’t mean they aren’t up for small games.
This comes from the studio’s Casey Hudson, who talked with Game Informer and noted that they wouldn’t mind doing smaller games, if for no other reason than to experiment with things:
“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.”
It may sound odd for a studio to do something like this, but the fact of the matter is that experimentation like this leads to interesting results. Lest we forget, Nintendo experiments all the times, and that led to hit franchises like Wii Sports. And for Hudson, he wants to unleash the creativity that is within his team:
“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.”
Naturally, Bioware is a bit focused on Anthem right now. But after that? The sky is the limit.
