MinnMax Interview - Mark Darrah On Anthem’s Launch, Dev Advice, And Leaving BioWare (Patreon)

MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews Mark Darrah about his career at BioWare and why he decided to leave the studio and is now building a YouTube channel offering advice for other game developers. In this interview Darrah talks about his history with crunch, why he didn't have the heart to see the next Dragon Age into production, the unreleased Nintendo DS game Mass Effect: Corsair, and his perspective on what went wrong with Anthem's launch. 

Watch and share the video version of the interview here - https://youtu.be/WTSeEYEgZXg

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:16 - Mark Darrah’s YouTube channel

00:04:46 - Lessons with Crunch

00:18:24 - Dragon Age 2’s rushed development

00:23:27 - Why BioWare can’t make small games anymore

00:27:35 - Mark Darrah’s next game

00:35:14 - Keeping Dragon Age’s secrets

00:37:40 - Thoughts on Mass Effect: Legendary Edition

00:39:35 - Mass Effect 3’s ending

00:42:27 - Developing Mass Effect 1

00:45:49 - Mass Effect: Corsair on the Nintendo DS

00:51:14 - What happened to Jade Empire 2

00:52:43 - Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

00:55:35 - Inside Anthem’s rough launch

01:00:45 - Why not delay Anthem

01:04:50 - Thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077’s launch

01:07:51 - The future of the Old Game Dev Advice YouTube channel

Thanks to the Thank You Crew at the $50 tier on Patreon! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax

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