John Ebenger
@EbengerJohn
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Cinematic Director @FirewalkStudios , prev on Jedi: Fallen Order and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. Past Cin Designer on your #dragonage , and your #masseffect .
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Yup. Something like 92% of Mass Effect players were Paragon.
And we put a lot of work in to the Renegade content too :(
Developer: In this game, you can be the BAD GUY.
Me: Wow! Cool!
Me: *Spares and forgives enemies, refuses to steal, selects friendliest dialogue options*
Developer: This is supposed to be escapist fantasy about violating societal norms.
Me: I am a nice villain
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I spent a lot of time staring at an early version of this scene mulling over whether to cut the gag so it didn’t distract from the rest of the scene, or leave it in. It appears my concerns were well founded. But people love it. Sooooo...all’s well that ends well?
I couldn't focus during this cutscene in SW Jedi: Fallen Order because holy shit dude that's a lotta sodium
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It’s certainly something that Larian just released the game of the decade, a sequel to two iconic Bioware games. Meanwhile Bioware just released the writer who wrote Minsc & Boo, and so many other iconic characters in Bioware games. Weird world.
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Same thing in Mass Effect 1 when you try to run on the Citadel. No change in speed, just in the FOV of the camera to give the illusion you’re moving faster. Can’t remember if that stayed true for 2 & 3 or if load times were better by then
when one of the DA:I devs admitted that the mounts didnt actually go faster when you sprinted, they just added some wind lines to make it seem like they did
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A.K.A Vertical Slice on 90% of any game dev.
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Always a huge morale boost as an artist to see this type of post.
Happy to see it felt more effortless to the player than it was. For the record each one of those games WAS damn hard work, but joyously done. 😉
Except for the massive amounts of crunch. That always sucked.
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I love working on a new project, but the sequel is when a team has it's tech, people and processes together and can make they game they REALLY wanted to make the first time around.
Working on Mass Effect 2 hammered that home for me early in my career. Long live the 2nd game!
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And let this be a lesson to everybody who lets a placeholder name linger too long.
Ever since I’ve learned that Thedas stands for The Dragon Age Setting I’ve never been the same.
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$20 for the first 11 years of my career? THAT’S some great value! 😜
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Weekly cinematics, no battle pass, lots of post-launch content, very proud of what we’re doing over here!
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Quote retweet with 4 projects you've worked on📷
#gamedev
Quote retweet with 4 projects you've worked on📷
#gamedev
Seen a lot of space ^_^
#StarWarsTheOldRepublic
#MassEffectAndromeda
#StarWarsSquadrons
#DeadSpaceRemake
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We’ve officially made it.
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People are talking about crunch again, and coincidentally today marks 10 years since the Green Chicken crunch dinner incident on Dragon Age 2. Sometimes this is what Devs have to look forward to at 6 p.m. before going back to finish their work for the night. It was magical 😐
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Time flies. Was a hell of a team to be a part of.
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High praise from Del. I’m not going to lie, we have a lot of people on this team who are passionate about this so it’s great to hear.
I don't think people realize how many black women characters just fall flat at the execution part. The coils at the end of the braids, her beautiful soft features. The subtle style without trying TOO hard. I love her.
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Very excited people can finally get a proper look at what we’ve been building for the last few years.
Can’t celebrate too long though, it’s been announced this thing is going to have weekly cinematics! That sounds like a LOT of work for somebody 😉
“It’s hard work…but it’s our work. And we don’t take it for granted."
Revealing the first-ever look at the gameplay of Concord. Assemble your crew, board the Northstar, and prepare to explore the galaxy on August 23, 2024.
Details:
#PlayConcord
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Damn straight we did. “Wander left/right/forward/back” were probably our most overused staples. We had to have Cin Design team discussions when we used them too much 🤣
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A decade or so later and still the highlight of my career. What a great scene to get to work on. The writers killed it.
remember that time mordin said "someone else might have gotten it wrong" and then hummed a showtune while correcting a generational wrong and I cried for fifteen minutes
remember that
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Mine is absolutely Mordin's send off in Mass Effect 3. Specifically, the Renegade "send off." It's a valid choice to make depending on how you feel about certain parties, but damned if I wasn't going to emotionally shank you back for doing that to my boy.
Gamedevs! Something I've noticed: we work hard to make things, then don't give ourselves time to celebrate what we made.
Tell me about a shipped thing you're proud of! ✨
I'll start: Violet + Clementine's romance scene💜🍊 Took many drafts to get there, but it was worth it.
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If there is ONE thing that thirteen years of AAA Game Dev has taught me, it's that I will never need to buy another t-shirt in my life.
They will be provided.
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@katedollarhyde
@jesawyer
If it's any consolation, the person who framed that shot did eventually decide it was a mistake.
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@Tuttle_Power
“Jack Bauer in space” was literally the elevator pitch for Mass Effect. So if that’s the experience that came across, the team nailed it!
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It’s definitely a good one but I promise there’s even better shots in store for you ;)
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@DirtyEffinHippy
Hey, the fact you made it through the entire playthrough first means you were more dedicated than almost everybody else who tried it ;)
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Over time, teams disperse. Today I work with literally no one I worked with 13 years ago.
Recently though, I did see a distinct pattern of some old Edmonton colleagues start to relocate back there, or sign on to work remotely on a mysterious project.
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Bioware allowing fully remote work moving forward is fantastic news. Good on ya gang!
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I cannot tell you all how excited I am to get my little mitts on this. Some VERY talented people have been cranking away on it!
“What is your next move, Jedi?”
As the galaxy descends into darkness, Cal Kestis must rise.
#StarWarsJediSurvivor
- Coming 2023.
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We can live with that.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is my favorite Star Wars game. That's it. That's the tweet. Here are my spoiler-free thoughts:
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First game I worked on, and the latest:
“Technically” the first game I worked for and the last game(s). Oh...the experiences I had with that first one! 😂😂😂
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@DarthBoland
Yup, We also always tried getting them to get attached to characters with opposing needs and make them choose who they loved the most.
Direct conflict between beloved characters is great!
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@DirtyEffinHippy
I regret that I did not make the acting/cinematography more awkward. But I'd already spent too much of my time budget on the musical number.
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Quote retweet with four projects you've worked on.
Doesn't matter what medium.
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Just a little taste to whet the appetite ;)
We’re excited to introduce you to Concord: our new PVP multiplayer FPS coming to
@PlayStation
5 and PC in 2024. Learn more:
We can’t wait to share more with you ahead of launch next year! Follow
@PlayConcord
to stay up-to-date.
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I have a friend looking for a Senior Writer with Bioware type experience. If you feel like you're vaguely in that category (and do give yourself the benefit of the doubt on any hard requirements there) give a shout and I'll pass your name along.
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Last day working on a Star War so I had to let my freak flag fly at the office.
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And only 12 hours until we show a little something something
@BlairBroon
put in some time on. He deserves a free magazine fo' sho'!
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I’ve made 7 single player games for EA. This one is a head scratcher. I think I’m either a 7 or a 70?
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@kolbepayne
To this day we still don't know. Eventually it just got up and walked out of the room. None of us had the guts to even ask it where it was going.
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@StephenSeanFord
@Wondy_World
@MonolithDev
Same thing happened with the choice wheel from “Mass Effect”was officially patented, but the choice was made not to enforce the patent. Now everybody uses it.
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Also worth remembering that before the reviews were posted...a lot of us internally didn't know where they were going to land.
Project came in hot ya'll and I don't think many of us were expecting the multiple GOTY awards that it received. Glad it did though! :)
Sometimes the gifts we remember most are the laughs. Happy 6th Birthday, Dragon Age: Inquisition!
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I’m not going to lie…player tears have always felt like the greatest praise one can get. Cathartic tears of course.
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Oh hey, that's us! We're building something super cool if you want to build something super cool too!
A new AAA multiplayer IP is underway from PlayStation and the veteran developers at
@FirewalkStudio
. Details on the new partnership:
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People REALLY seem to enjoy statistics that were released 7-8 years ago. All it takes is a little reminder I guess ;)
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This was one of those things that I was not 💯 sold on when we shot it, but keeping it in was absolutely the right call.
Greez Dritus puts salt on his food for a full minute (2019)
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Oh hey, another opportunity to join the 20 million people who have already played this pretty darned fun game!
We're proud to announce that the next-gen upgrade of
#StarWarsJediFallenOrder
is available starting today.
Get it now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Already own a copy of the game on console? Your next-gen upgrade is free.
Full details:
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Gold! There’s gold in them thar hills!
We are proud to announce that
#JediFallenOrder
has gone gold! We can't wait for you to embark on this adventure across the Galaxy with us on 11/15.
May the Force be with you!
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Just finished my first day at Probably Monsters, all I can say at this point is that I am puuuuuumped about this project!
You will be too ;)
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Great shot of
@AaronContreras
@jeffmagers
@jasondeheras
@thejustinperez
@cameronmonaghan
and others. Well sniped from across the room!
Something so surreal about walking into a Star Wars Cantina on Batuu, looking to your left and seeing Cal Kestis just sitting there. Can't get much more Star Wars than that.
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I wish all you Commanders a fantastic voyage. Take care of our boy Mordin.
#MassEffectLegendaryEdition
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Aw shit. Coachella?
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Yup, this was one of the first shots when I knew this whole thing was going to turn in to a kick a** Star War.
So many to choose from but this is one of my favorite shots. Still surreal to have been part of such an amazing team.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
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A fantastic game I worked on is free this weekend! Escape those self-quarantine blues with a trip around the Ancient Greek isles!
(The environment art is really amazing, just run around in it!)
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Time flies. Heck of a team on a heck of a project.
11 years ago today MASS EFFECT 3 was released by BioWare and EA.
A new MASS EFFECT adventure is now in development.
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Could not be prouder of the work we did together. Well deserved to everybody at Respawn and all the fantastic partners we built that experience with!
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Alright
@AaronContreras
@jeffmagers
@jasondeheras
@BlairBroon
and so many more…I’ve taken the day off and I’m expecting it to be a banger 😉
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@CineCaptures
I’d have to check with
@AaronContreras
but last I heard Cal was supposed to be in his early 40’s.
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Still one of the most incredible teams and projects I’ve had the pleasure of working on. Cheers ME3
#MassEffect
3 turns 12 today! Here’s to another year of rallying the Citadel races against the Reaper threat and deciding the fate of the galaxy. 🎮🎂
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Your new best friend.
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@ConalPierse
I kid you not, I had an Italian bask in the revelation that was, "The shit has hit the fan" for several minutes.
"That's perfect...it's so evocative."
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This place could use some light-heartedness.
I'm starting a new X-com 2 campaign.
Who wants a character named after them? I metagame and save-scum like a degenerate to make the alien invasion seem like a comedy of errors from the alien POV, so all my soldiers survive.
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Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiine I'm downloading "Hades."
If I can't eat a turkey with my family over the next few days maybe I can dethrone a god.
What's the word for petulantly expecting to be overjoyed?
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It's been six months since I left my favorite pen in the office, thinking that we'd be reunited the next morning.
You are missed little buddy.
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I’ve worked on every Dragon Age released so far. Origins was my introduction to the industry. I’m looking forward to the next one as a fan. I know nothing about it, and that excites me beyond measure. Waiting for that team to knock it out of the paaaaaaaark!
#DragonAgeDay
From its vast open plains to its sky-piercing peaks, the stories and lands of Thedas grow because of you.
Thank you for being our amazing fans these ten wonderful years.
#DragonAgeDay
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@Peter5tewart
God had nothing to do with this...I can assure you of that. His eyes must have been elsewhere while the caterer was preparing it.
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Seeing one of your shots get turned in to a meme must be what parenthood feels like. So proud to see it’s impact on the world out there.
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@PatrickWeekes
I think the art team was particularly impressed by that facet of it as well. It's not often that a new color gets invented.
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Oh hey, the Mordin Easter Egg we disconnected just before ship was found by Modders! I thought nobody ever got to see it...
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This is pretty dang cool.
Cal Kestis’ Legacy Lightsaber Hilt inspired by
#StarWarsJediFallenOrder
arrives at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on Friday! Actor
@cameronmonaghan
, who plays Cal Kestis, journeyed to Black Spire Outpost for a first look:
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It’s cold up there. But they care about their citizens.
Did I see you Americans are getting a one-time $1200 check to cover COVID unemployment? Because Canada just announced $2000/month for the next four months.
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16 years in the industry as of yesterday. Largely has a been a blast working with amazing people on amazing projects!
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24 hours until the reviews of the last year of my life go live.
Game Dev is so special.
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So far I’m really enjoying
#GhostsofTsushima
, it has a lot in common with
#AssassinsCreedOdyssey
! It’s like getting to enjoy the gameplay of a game I worked on while experiencing the story for the first time! And there’s tooooons of cool new stuff we didn’t have!
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Three years already? Time flies
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was released on this day 3 years ago
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I gotta say Game Dev Twitter (which is 99.9% of the people who will see this) adding a healthy dose of history/archaeology accounts to my feed has been amazing on a lot of levels. I am a history nerd as well, but I think everybody would benefit from what it brings to the feed.
The rock tombs in Kahramanmaraş, which are thought to belong to the Hellenistic and Roman periods, attract European academics to the region.
Kahramanmaraş - Turkey
#archaeohistories
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Niiiiice. Some day I’m going to have to stick around long enough for the bonus checks to arrive after I finish working on a project ;)
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order is expected to sell 10 million units by March 31st 2020 according to EA.
Beating original expectations of 6-8 million units.
Strong performance for the game solidifies demand for high quality story games.
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@jesawyer
WHAT?! The floss is a brute drag net that pulls the large pieces of debris out so the brush can come in and clean afterwards. Do you also vacuum your floors and THEN dust the counter tops and shelves you misanthrope?!
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First date tonight. Another software developer.
“They want us to launch a UK version of the company website. We’re not prepared for that. What language would it even have to be in? Do they speak English in the UK?”
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Even your roughest projects, the ones that fell in the "dear god I'm just happy we managed to ship something at all given the time we were given" box still manage to touch people and leave lasting impressions.
Few benefits of being an artist.
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@wlsalyers
You did a fantastic job taking over. I animated and did the cinematography on the bulk of Mordin's scenes over the trilogy and I could hardly tell the difference.
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I have a special reason for finding this screenshot choice hilarious.
Originally the level designer just decided Shep stored this unconscious rogue AI in the SAME ROOM as the AI core for the ship. WITH NO SAFEGUARDS! I got the force field cell added to canon and the ship.
Google, Meta, other tech companies to establish AI “safeguards”
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Game production wrapping up just after Vanilla WoW launches...bad combo. Must resist!
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8 years. Time flies.
Happy anniversary
#DragonAge
Inquisition! 🎉🎉
Eight years ago, you emerged from the breach with the power to close rifts. Who did you become? Tell us about your Inquisitor!
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