Ex-BioWare dev explains why everyone in Mass Effect and Dragon Age does that one 'BioWare turn' animation
It's called the "BioWare turn" and it turns out there's a reason for it beyond being charming, familiar, and presumably close to hand in the animators' arsenal. In a recent post on X, "The Everything App," (via GamesRadar) former BioWare dev Violet McVinnie explained just why the animation gets used so often.