Anthem

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,141 out of 3707
  2. Mixed: 303 out of 3707
  3. Negative: 2,263 out of 3707
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  1. ursiel
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Boi was I wrong about this game. lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  2. realWhiteMan
    Apr 8, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  3. pokeaatrox
    Jan 30, 2023
    0
    I stopped at the farm mission with the tombs in full during the main quest. No thanks. The grind should be in end game, not when discovering the game
  4. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 20, 2022
    0
    and mind blowing what is going on with this game selling for 1 cent lolololol
  5. AngryShark92
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    I cannot write a full length review on this because I really don't have the desire to, but in a quick synopsis... this is just another heavily marketed service game layered with MTX that releases unfinished and receives updates as necessary. This is an entirely anti-consumer practice and needs to be called out if there is any hope of receiving quality games in the future.

    + Beautiful    I cannot write a full length review on this because I really don't have the desire to, but in a quick synopsis... this is just another heavily marketed service game layered with MTX that releases unfinished and receives updates as necessary. This is an entirely anti-consumer practice and needs to be called out if there is any hope of receiving quality games in the future.

    + Beautiful world design and graphics
    + Fly anywhere mechanic is cool
    + Some fun co-op moments

    - Home world is lifeless
    - Quests are repetitive
    - MTX is unnecessary
    - Loot balancing is awful
    - Terrible facial animations
    - Boring story (from Bioware???)
    - Bullet sponge enemies
    - Weapons all look the same
    - Loading times (Played on an NVME drive, shut up "Journalists")
    - Service-based game

    Overall, this a bad effort by Bioware, it is sad to see as I thoroughly enjoyed Mass Effect 1 & 2, but it seems to be an inevitable end by now... Anthem may be the final nail in the coffin as EA has no qualms about shutting down a studio that does not meet lofty financial expectations. EA needs to give their teams more time to develop games, and not bring in anti-gamer consultants like Anita Sarkeesian... cannot understand that move, beyond bizarre. 3/10 is a gift.    … Expand
  6. TheBasicReviews
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    Story: 0/100
    Gameplay: 0/100
    Graphics: 0/100
    Music/Soundtrack: 0/100
    Main Character(s): 0/100
    Side Characters: 0/100
    Regular Enemies: 0/100
    Bosses/Boss fights: 0/100
    World/Level Design: 0/100
    Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 0/100
    Would I Play It Again?: No
    Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: Nowhere

    Rating: 0/100
  7. kokopete
    Oct 20, 2021
    1
    An embarrassment for Bioware. A broken incomplete game, with Christmas tree on March.
  8. predatorrules
    Jul 1, 2021
    0
    Cons: tons of disconnects my major issue with the game 2021.
    graphics are just okay with small maps which doesn't justify the performance, not even going to mention Tarsis city.
    Uninteresting NPC dialogs, repetitive combat and side quests.
    Pros: combat is nice, got nice amount of weapons and mods to customize your playstyle.
  9. AlbYSaN
    Jun 26, 2021
    1
    This could be one of my favourite game ever and instead it was been a shame.
    Promised updates never arrived, lack of content and remake stopped.
    For the rest (graphics, gameplay, etc.) magnificent game.
  10. Dom007
    Mar 28, 2021
    2
    This game lasted long. Two years and it's already dead with no future plans for it.
  11. txowina
    Mar 20, 2021
    0
    EA = compañia que se queda con tu dinero sin que tú recibas nada a cambio.

    EA lejos de mí.
  12. nurii29
    Mar 19, 2021
    0
    its really bad even on ultra settings its doesnt look good
    controls are awful
    weapons suck
    most of the game copy pasted from mass effect andromeda which is also awful
    no soul no story

    dont even bother to download
  13. Ermask
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    Worst optimization ever. It's just a scam on PC. Stuttering with low graphics settings in I7 7800x, 32GB ram, 2070, SSD 4GB/s. So have in mind, that you have only 24 hours to refund the game if you want to give it a try.
  14. timmeeeyak
    Dec 15, 2020
    4
    I was blinded by the good name and everything bioware meant for me in my head. I've preordered it AND got the origin access premier subscription. Because of this, I now feel kind of ashamed that EA and bioware got the better of me and got me blindly excited for this hollow shell of a game. there's literally nothing exciting about this game after a few hours. the story is shallow at best,I was blinded by the good name and everything bioware meant for me in my head. I've preordered it AND got the origin access premier subscription. Because of this, I now feel kind of ashamed that EA and bioware got the better of me and got me blindly excited for this hollow shell of a game. there's literally nothing exciting about this game after a few hours. the story is shallow at best, gameplay is getting repetitive pretty fast and from a technical standpoint with all the performance issues and loading screens this game is a complete mess. farewell bioware, it's been great.… Expand
  15. Ctag14
    Dec 12, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By far worst game I've ever bought, biggest pipe dream in all of gaming. Played it launch week haven't touched it since… Expand
  16. Jorgenn
    Dec 6, 2020
    0
    Liez before and after launch , they said game will be supported for yearz but last game update was feb.2020 . Stole our money #biofail never again gtfo
  17. Adefender
    Nov 20, 2020
    2
    This game took 6 years to make. SIX YEARS. It was hyped up so hard, the interviews were so confidient.... and what did we get?

    - Broken games, with countless bugs - Really bad console port: horrible ui, horrible swimming and flying which should be perfect because its one of the main aspects of the game - A million loading screen - it's literally a loading simulator, you get loading    This game took 6 years to make. SIX YEARS. It was hyped up so hard, the interviews were so confidient.... and what did we get?

    - Broken games, with countless bugs
    - Really bad console port: horrible ui, horrible swimming and flying which should be perfect because its one of the main aspects of the game
    - A million loading screen - it's literally a loading simulator, you get loading screens after 4-5 min gametime everytime, open world, huh?
    - Bad gear system
    - Awful little and bad endgame content, there are 3 strongholds from which 1 of is basically a story quest replay, the stronholds are so badly balanced and designed it's phisical pain
    - Downgrades and awful optimization / performance

    I could go on for ages, but this game doesn't even worth the time it takes to sort all of the problems out...
    The only pro's it has is the gameplay, which is fluid and sometimes fun, but that's all that is good about this game.
    It was hyped, we had hope but it turned out it was for nothing. It's horrible in many aspects, I got bored of the game before release. It was a 3 day game. I didn't have high expections, I wanted like 100 fun hours out of the game and I would've been good. I tought that nothing will be as bad of a scam as Destiny 2 at launch. I was wrong.... at least Destiny was fun for a week, this game is "fun" for max 3 days.

    Sad.    … Expand
  18. pasquozzo
    Nov 10, 2020
    3
    questo giocon non è come visto nei trailer e oltre ad avere una storia penosa e incoerente a mio parere non si salva neanche il lato grafico, che tanto mi aveva fatto sperare, con cali di fps anche nelle semplici cinematiche iniziali per poi pero essere fluido (e io ho una 1660) .
    l'unica cosa che si salva sono i combattimenti abbastanza divertenti e non ripetitivi
  19. Juniorsp
    Nov 4, 2020
    2
    Se jogou Destiny, The Division e Ghost Recon com seus amigos, provavelmente vai gostar deste aqui tambem, o problema é que a felicidade dura pouco, e em poucas horas de jogo vai ver que tudo é repetitivo e sem graça.
  20. Porph
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    This game is in its second year of release and they STILL haven't fixed something as essential as using Raw mouse input so if you move the mouse slowly the input doesn't get registered in-game.

    Reminds you every second that you can be bothered to play that it's a bad console port.
  21. Modax19
    Sep 29, 2020
    3
    I started playing Anthem in 2020 after it became available on the EA Play basic subscription. I played it for 8 hours before uninstalling. Anthem is boring, tedious, and occasionally extremely frustrating. The matchmaking process is slow and the loading screens are long. Matchmaking seems to pair you up with players when you would rather play alone and fails to find any players to helpI started playing Anthem in 2020 after it became available on the EA Play basic subscription. I played it for 8 hours before uninstalling. Anthem is boring, tedious, and occasionally extremely frustrating. The matchmaking process is slow and the loading screens are long. Matchmaking seems to pair you up with players when you would rather play alone and fails to find any players to help you when you would like some help from a squad. The difficulty varies from stupidly easy (in main quest missions) to stupidly hard (if you begin the wrong side mission) The worst part of this difficulty discrepancy is that the enemies you are facing all look alike. I didn't get any enjoyment out of finding new loot or defeating tough enemies. The whole experience was joyless.… Expand
  22. honest_rev7
    Sep 24, 2020
    1
    Boring trash.

    Characters talk AT you. They seem like charicatures of better Bioware games.

    That first person interface is odd.

    Fort Tarsis is empty. Lore is not a story. I didn't hate it. I played it, and then just forgot about it.

    Don't spend your money on this.
  23. Iudex20
    Jul 31, 2020
    0
    Stop supporting garbage games and garbage devs like this. Original Bioware is long gone
  24. Dreminator
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    So glad I didn't buy it, but played it with a friend first.
    It looks great and all, but man, this is more a messed up demo than a real game
  25. TheAncientOne
    Jul 10, 2020
    0
    EA's customer support is absolute and utter garbage.
    Getting support for this game is impossible.

    The game itself is not horrible but the company publishing and
    controlling it is a pile of absolute trash.

    Do not waste your money on EA games !!!
  26. WhiteWolf995
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    I bought Anthem Delux Edition 6 months ago and tried to play on my Older laptop with 2GB Graphics and i5 7th gen CPU, it did not work properly. There was lot of lag, stuttering and freezing. Later when I bought new laptop with 6GB 1660ti and i7 9th gen CPU and I thought I will give it another try, may be this time I will get better experience. But I was proven wrong the game is terriblyI bought Anthem Delux Edition 6 months ago and tried to play on my Older laptop with 2GB Graphics and i5 7th gen CPU, it did not work properly. There was lot of lag, stuttering and freezing. Later when I bought new laptop with 6GB 1660ti and i7 9th gen CPU and I thought I will give it another try, may be this time I will get better experience. But I was proven wrong the game is terribly optimised even on lower settings there were lags and one time during a cutscene the entire thing freezed and all I could do was to skip the cutscene. And then on the first mission after you get your first Javelin the matchmaking did not work. I waited for 10-15 mins without getting in to the match becoz there was no one available for matchmaking. At least they could have added a single player option like in Warframe.



    I have read other reviews    … Expand
  27. EIIsworth
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    I paid the full price when it launched to ENJOY the following points in minutes:
    - 60 mins flying like Iron Man
    - 30 mins of finding out the variety of story and quests
    - 60 mins of dialogues

    So after 2 1/2 hours I saw enough of this game.
  28. ryman221
    Apr 20, 2020
    2
    2.5 out of 10 - Very Bad game. Honestly the worst AAA game I've ever played, permanent scar on Bioware's legacy.

    Scoring Scale: 1 - (AWFUL) Among the worst games ever made. The developer should be ashamed. 2 - (VERY BAD) These games are so bad they're insulting. 3 - (BAD) Just bad. Game suffers from a wealth of problems in all areas, very few redeeming qualities. 4 - (MEDIOCRE) A    2.5 out of 10 - Very Bad game. Honestly the worst AAA game I've ever played, permanent scar on Bioware's legacy.

    Scoring Scale:
    1 - (AWFUL) Among the worst games ever made. The developer should be ashamed.
    2 - (VERY BAD) These games are so bad they're insulting.
    3 - (BAD) Just bad. Game suffers from a wealth of problems in all areas, very few redeeming qualities.
    4 - (MEDIOCRE) A game that has its fair share of serious problems with a few glimmers of quality sprinkled throughout. More than anything it's forgettable.
    5 - (OKAY) For every positive this game has there is just as many negatives. You may be able to find enjoyment in these games however you will likely be met with equal amounts frustration and disappointment.
    6 - (GOOD) There is a decent amount of fun to be had in these games albeit with a few noticeable drawbacks. Worth checking out at some point especially if on sale.
    7 - (GREAT) A game that has some flaws but all in all is a great game worth every penny of its purchase price.
    8 - (AMAZING) Game of the year contender only allowing for some minor flaws.
    9 - (SUPERB) One of if not the best game released that year, truly special.
    10 - (NEAR PERFECT) One of the best games ever made.    … Expand
  29. Typing
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    This game is just a destiny wannabe. How the **** did you manage to **** that up EA? If in had to describe this game in one sentence it would be that it is the videogame equivelant of jurassic world. So much potential so shamefully wasted. I would rather be doing assasin's creed trailing missions than playing tgis piece of **** they dare call game.
  30. joshbreviews
    Feb 14, 2020
    3
    Games like Anthem remind us that executives will absolutely abuse their employees if allowed. The company lovingly refers to their abused employees as "stress casualties". As if that makes it better. All the suffering those people were forced to go through? For what? Nothing. Nothing about this game is good.

    I hate to say this, but it feels like there must be government intervention via    Games like Anthem remind us that executives will absolutely abuse their employees if allowed. The company lovingly refers to their abused employees as "stress casualties". As if that makes it better. All the suffering those people were forced to go through? For what? Nothing. Nothing about this game is good.

    I hate to say this, but it feels like there must be government intervention via legislation to restrict these game companies, because like any company out there, if there is a moral loophole, they will absolutely exploit it, no matter who gets hurt.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 62 out of 76
  3. Negative: 9 out of 76
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 15, 2019
    69
    After a while, suspicion sets in: perhaps EA doesn’t believe in BioWare anymore, and had them release not only unpolished, but basically unfinished product to cut losses and avoid another total rework. [Issue#237, p.44]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 20, 2019
    56
    If you want to see Anthem’s lush jungle and glistening Javelins, do it right away — this game is losing audience fast, and there’s almost nothing to do after the campaign ends. Or check it out on YouTube to save yourself some nerves and money.
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  3. PlayGround.ru
    Apr 8, 2019
    60
    It's obvious that Anthem didn't have enough development time, but had some great potential. It's a real shame, that everything turned out this way. Even now, the game can bring out positive emotions. Hasty climbers have sudden falls. No matter how ironic this proverb may seem, it's incredibly relevant for Anthem.
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