After 20,000 Hours as a Dungeon Master, BioWare Veteran James Ohlen Starts New Studio to Recapture Storytelling Magic
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James Ohlen spent over 20,000 hours as a Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master before joining BioWare, providing great storytelling experience.
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Ohlen used his D&D campaigns and characters as inspiration for beloved BioWare games like Baldur's Gate and Knights of the Old Republic.
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Ohlen says BioWare moved away from story-focused RPGs he preferred to games like Anthem that didn't play to BioWare's strengths.
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After leaving BioWare, Ohlen started his own studio, Archetype Entertainment, to make story-driven RPGs without interference.
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With veteran writers like Drew Karpyshyn, Ohlen is trying to recapture the BioWare magic of his early days at the studio.