Anthem

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  1. ArkonBlade
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    Played this for 6 hours on my friends Origin account because I already saw this coming. Playing it just confirmed it. The game is a hollow shell and while the shell looks very nice. every thing with in it is empty. The combat though isn't to bad, unfortunitly you will be fighting waves of braindead AI who either rush you or just stand there with there thumb up there butt.

    Then you have    Played this for 6 hours on my friends Origin account because I already saw this coming. Playing it just confirmed it. The game is a hollow shell and while the shell looks very nice. every thing with in it is empty. The combat though isn't to bad, unfortunitly you will be fighting waves of braindead AI who either rush you or just stand there with there thumb up there butt.

    Then you have the load times and oh dear god are they bad. even with a SSD you will be waiting almost a minute and my friend had a HDD and he said he was waiting a few minutes and that might be tolerable if there wasn't a TON of loading moments.

    Performance is complete crap. It's not optimized well and stutters on my rig and I have a I7 6700k , 980 TI and 16GB Ram. I have no problem maxing any game out still with that set up and things running smoothly unless the game optimized like crap.

    The story sucks, The NPC's in this game are annoying as all hell. The story is coma inducing and you just want to skip it and go back to the repetitive gameplay instead. which by the way all you do is go to point A kill some enemies go to point b kill more enemies then point C fight boss and repeat. There is a open world mode witch is dull as hell. The loot is also boring. I never felt excited getting any thing unlike say borderlands 1 and 2.

    The world is also very empty. while it looks really nice graphically there is just nothing there. This game feels like its a Early access game. Like it could be some thing good in the future like in maybe 1.5-2 years or more. As it is now I personally wouldn't pay more then $5 for it and it will probably be $30 in a month and since it has MTX I wouldn't be surprised if it went F2P with in a year. I would not pay $60 for this for any reason.    … Expand
  2. Kaizer
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    This game is not very good, it's not very bad too, it's just meh. It has some fun moments but they are few and far between. A lot of boring and mindless grind for the sake of grind.
    Anthem would be ok game for a F2P, but for a $60 - absolutely not worth it.
  3. batson456
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    This hurts me to review so badly, because generally, I do enjoy the game. There are parts of this game that are phenomenal. The sound design for your javelin is awesome, and it is always so much fun to just take off. The Iron Man simulation is real with this game. The combo system is somewhat interesting, and the gunplay is acceptable, if not a little underwhelming.

    However, the game is    This hurts me to review so badly, because generally, I do enjoy the game. There are parts of this game that are phenomenal. The sound design for your javelin is awesome, and it is always so much fun to just take off. The Iron Man simulation is real with this game. The combo system is somewhat interesting, and the gunplay is acceptable, if not a little underwhelming.

    However, the game is just plain broken. Some of the design decisions are baffling, and the story is average at best. Some of the dialogue is great, but a majority of it is pretty cringe inducing. Worst of all, no matter what I try to do, even after the day one patch, the game just runs so terribly that I can't believe it shipped in this state. I don't have the best PC, but this is the first game I have ever encountered where my PC just can't even come close to handling it. I have constant frame rate drops from 60 fps to 1-3, every 10-30 seconds. It is unbearable. I've tried every tip and setting possible, and run on low settings, and it makes no different. Worst part is I can run on high/ultra and have the same fps as on low, which leads me to believe it probably isn't my PC.

    Just can't recommend the game in this state, and it is a shame. It may someday be great, but it definitely is not right now. Even when I can play it without hiccups, which is rare, especially after the latest update, there just is not enough meat on the bones to overcome the negative aspects. With that said, I still do enjoy playing and will continue to login from time to time hoping for some improvements.    … Expand
  4. Stuvok
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    A failure that didn't learn from years and years of watching it's competitors struggle. Some good idea's that ended up in a inadequate slog through extremely limited content. Mission variation and enemy variation are the worst of any game in this genre. In 6 months maybe it'll be base Destiny 2 and in a year or so after it gets a massive free DLC maybe it will be acceptable. TheA failure that didn't learn from years and years of watching it's competitors struggle. Some good idea's that ended up in a inadequate slog through extremely limited content. Mission variation and enemy variation are the worst of any game in this genre. In 6 months maybe it'll be base Destiny 2 and in a year or so after it gets a massive free DLC maybe it will be acceptable. The biggest question is with such a terrible start.... will EA support the game and continue the free DLC idea? What if Bioware doesn't survive? We all heard this game was a last shot for Bioware and it was all studios on deck to try and save the company.… Expand
  5. Norman_cullen
    Apr 1, 2019
    4
    The game is overall beautiful, and the flying is fun, however, it was launched probably a year or two before it was realy. Theres NO end game AT ALL. When you hit max level, you get a new instance, and thats it.
    Loot drops are a huge issue because even though you are flying a particular javelin, you pick up loot for the most sought after rarities (masterwork and legendary) for ALL of the    The game is overall beautiful, and the flying is fun, however, it was launched probably a year or two before it was realy. Theres NO end game AT ALL. When you hit max level, you get a new instance, and thats it.
    Loot drops are a huge issue because even though you are flying a particular javelin, you pick up loot for the most sought after rarities (masterwork and legendary) for ALL of the javelins you own. So if you get a legendary drop (that can take upwards of two or more days to drop cause RNG is a pain) and it might not even be for the suit youre currently flying.

    The only reason the drop rate issue is an issue at all is because that's literally the end game. There is no new content to unlock once you get a certain gear score, the achievements for getting all of one gear score dont seem to work (Im at masterwork and I looked and all those challenges are not completed), theres no actual in game REASON to continue playing the game once you hit 30. OTHER than to grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run in the hopes of getting good enough drops to get to GM1 where you get all the loot, where you grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run in the hopes of getting good enough drops to get to GM2. Then you get to grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run in the hopes of getting good enough drops to get to GM3, but at a much harder difficulty, but for seemingly the same weighted loot as in GM1. THEN you get to get into GM3 where you get to grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run... to get the best gear.... for why exactly?

    In short, dont buy this game for at least a year or two, or as the fanbois say on the forums/Reddit, "Give them time to fix it".    … Expand
  6. NaaR
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    This isn't a good game. Don't buy.

    The good: + Combat is decent, when it works. + Flying with a controller, movement is good. The bad: - Bullet sponges everywhere at higher difficulty. - Bad UI and menues. Its really gamebreakingly bad when you want to change gear. - Fort Tarsus is a slow mess. Uninspiring and uninteresting and the quests given are boring. - Load times are just    This isn't a good game. Don't buy.

    The good:
    + Combat is decent, when it works.
    + Flying with a controller, movement is good.

    The bad:
    - Bullet sponges everywhere at higher difficulty.
    - Bad UI and menues. Its really gamebreakingly bad when you want to change gear.
    - Fort Tarsus is a slow mess. Uninspiring and uninteresting and the quests given are boring.
    - Load times are just to long which makes every area, every decision a drag and annoyance.
    - Bugs and crashes everywhere which is extra annoying because of the load times.
    - Non-existant end game content. So you make through the drag of a story, chores of quests only to find no good end game content.

    Summary
    = The game is a chore and boring for the most parts. 3 / 10    … Expand
  7. Tubey
    Feb 23, 2019
    4
    A lot of games are hard to review - Anthem isn't one of them. It is easy to identify the strengths it has - excellent graphical fidelity and wonderful flight mechanics - and even easier to identify the many, many flaws.

    The narrative is a botched attempt at a traditional Bioware story, shoved inside a looter shooter. It fails dramatically pretty much immediately after the first    A lot of games are hard to review - Anthem isn't one of them. It is easy to identify the strengths it has - excellent graphical fidelity and wonderful flight mechanics - and even easier to identify the many, many flaws.

    The narrative is a botched attempt at a traditional Bioware story, shoved inside a looter shooter. It fails dramatically pretty much immediately after the first cutscene. It's not that the voice acting is bad - because it really isn't - but the presentation of it means you don't care what is happening, ever.

    This isn't helped by banal environments, which consists of forest ruin after forest ruin, non-stop, over and over again, interrupted by massive loading times. The game looks beautiful, but is boring to look at after an hour or so - that seems like a contradiction, but there's only so long you can look at the same pretty picture before you want to look at something different. Anthem provides no visual diversity.

    As everyone suspected before launch, this is Destiny Lite. The core combat is the familiar bullet-sponge looter shooter the market is now flooded with, but Anthem is a terrible example of it because, again, the gameplay loop lacks diversity. You do the same thing, over and over again, and when the flight mechanics stop being fun, the whole game stops being fun.

    I know people will say there's 'potential' here, but honestly this is a full price, AAA game that should be a lot better than this on release. We shouldn't be paying to be glorified Beta testers for DLC down the line.

    Ultimately, Anthem feels like the game Bioware had to make rather than the one they wanted to make. The lack of soul in this title is resoundingly obvious.    … Expand
  8. Grimskar
    Feb 27, 2019
    4
    Anthem is not what we were shown back at E3 2017.
    The game world has been stripped of alot of extra details and environment.
    Fort Tarsis, the major base for all of your character interaction and story telling has been stripped of all life and dynamic design. The characters are bland, the NPC's are basically cardboard cut outs, the models have been completely changed. Theres no dynamic    Anthem is not what we were shown back at E3 2017.
    The game world has been stripped of alot of extra details and environment.
    Fort Tarsis, the major base for all of your character interaction and story telling has been stripped of all life and dynamic design.
    The characters are bland, the NPC's are basically cardboard cut outs, the models have been completely changed.
    Theres no dynamic quest system.
    Theres loading screens every 5 minutes.
    The loot for a looter shooter is so basic and uninteresting. There are no new models for Legendary weapons, just basic re-skins of the same guns you've had from the start.
    The actual story that has been left in the game has clearly been chopped up and re-arranged with characters the game expects you already to know appearing in missions but you've never met them or spoken to that NPC at the fort or in the world. (Sev from the Scar base stronghold).
    All javelin customisation which was clearly seen in the live streams weeks before release has been stripped out and removed (possibly for later re-sale as micro transactions).
    No actual decision you make in the game has any effect on your character or the quest givers and characters you meet. This was supposed to be one of the major selling points that the initial Anthem marketing videos hammered home as something the game would contain.
    All the marketing videos that were released have essentially lied about the majority of the content that was supposed to be in the game.
    The stats on your gear and guns makes no viable sense, and makes trying to make a worthwhile build for your javelin almost impossible.
    The mission design is extremely basic and padded out.
    The Striders which are spoken about as being such an important part of the Anthem world in the lore have been made completely static, even though they were shown to be mobile and even get attacked by enemy NPC's in a mission / in the world. This never happens in the game. The in-game cinematics even show these Striders being used as assault vehicles, transports, traders and the main vehicle of choice for the Freelancers, if not everyone in Anthem. Why arent they used in a more dynamic way like a mobile spawn point or repair / resupply stations that move around the world?

    Anthem is the basics of a great idea. If the game we received was the same that was shown at E3 2017, we'd be looking at a 10/10. But the game has been completely gutted, and I dont know how you can advertise your video at E3 as "actual in-game footage" and then completely downgrade everything from the animations, to the environment, to the way the game actually flows. A damn shame.    … Expand
  9. aidan0
    Mar 16, 2019
    4
    edit: after patch 3, this gets a 4, too many new bugs...

    it's a 6, not a 0 not a 10. Just a 6. I've seen my share of bugs and load times, but it's manageable. The wait time at the load screen is not the problem, the amount of load screens are the problem. 3 screens to the get to the next misson/contract/change gear or whatever... unacceptable. Story is not great, because you don't    edit: after patch 3, this gets a 4, too many new bugs...

    it's a 6, not a 0 not a 10. Just a 6.
    I've seen my share of bugs and load times, but it's manageable.
    The wait time at the load screen is not the problem, the amount of load screens are the problem.
    3 screens to the get to the next misson/contract/change gear or whatever... unacceptable.

    Story is not great, because you don't get a sense of travel or story flow.
    There is this super critical thing we need to do, oh wait let me do a contract first....
    Just load into the mission and race to the next way point, if you lag behind, you'll be loaded to your group's location. This is bad for story immersion.

    Voice acting and side stories, just NPC speaking, are nice.

    I've played 45 hours and I'm done, there is nothing to do anymore.
    I've only played for 10 days...
    Sure I could gear out another jav, but what's the point...
    Grandmaster 3, hahah, no....
    Free play exploration is all that's left, but why do it at all?
    There is no incentive to do any/all the feats... no cool gear or something.

    You can grind for the in-game currency, you don't have to buy, but there is nothing to buy anyway. I'm sitting on 140.000 coins and I haven't found anything good to spend it on.    … Expand
  10. zerusch
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    first of all i really wanted to love Anthem.
    this is what i experienced after 50 hours. 434 storm.
    pros: - great graphics, even after the obvious downgrades. - feels good to shoot. - great music. cons: - boring story (i don't care about it personally, but i know some of you do) - terrible optimisation (dropping badly with i9-9700k + gtx 1080) - the control is just flat out    first of all i really wanted to love Anthem.
    this is what i experienced after 50 hours. 434 storm.

    pros:
    - great graphics, even after the obvious downgrades.
    - feels good to shoot.
    - great music.

    cons:
    - boring story (i don't care about it personally, but i know some of you do)
    - terrible optimisation (dropping badly with i9-9700k + gtx 1080)
    - the control is just flat out bad. seriously.. anyone in the dev team tried e.g. swimming in this game?
    - the ui is abysmal. almost hard to navigate between menus... where is that ui rework they promised???
    - to track an objective's progress takes about 15-20 seconds to open the correct menu with this lazy console ui.
    - filled with huge amount of bugs. there's not a single play session in which i haven't encountered any bugs.
    since the day 0 patch though, things are looking better. just stacked in the texture.. nvm.
    - end game issues, my biggest concern: what is the point of having better gear? why is there no ranking/leaderboard system? or a diablo greater rift like timed based dungeon/raid?
    there is no incentive to have better gear. or the point of having good gear is that i can farm gm3 a little bit faster? it won't be enough in 2019.
    - many things (primer - detonator skills) are not even explained within the game? do i really have to get every info on reddit? please.
    - everything feels like a cheap console copy, we are treated like peasants but we are the master race. remember this.
    - loading screen simulator on an SSD.
    - gaining exp after max level for nothing… haven't you learned anything?

    after the gossip that this is the last chance for BioWare to prove to EA, i'd be really concerned in Edmonton.    … Expand
  11. jkarlsen
    Apr 5, 2019
    4
    Anthem seems -- even over a month after its release -- nowhere a finished game. It's a game that looks and sounds fantastic, but when it comes to gameplay it's entirely too shallow both in content and mechanics. Anthem has plenty of good ideas, but they're buried by features that are both poorly designed and whose intents don't work well together. Further, every post-launch update hasAnthem seems -- even over a month after its release -- nowhere a finished game. It's a game that looks and sounds fantastic, but when it comes to gameplay it's entirely too shallow both in content and mechanics. Anthem has plenty of good ideas, but they're buried by features that are both poorly designed and whose intents don't work well together. Further, every post-launch update has introduced major unintended bugs, and there doesn't seem to be a clear understand on the developer's part on what the actual problems are, let alone how to fix them.

    It's a shame, because some very talented people have obviously worked very hard to develop Anthem, but this game needed at least another year of development, and a more focused core idea to build on. With other pioneering games in the genre having had such high-profile problems, it's puzzling to see BioWare and EA not only repeat those same mistakes years later, but do worse on every front.    … Expand
  12. maxheadroom
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    All the 10/10 reviews saying "it'll be fixed with patches" & "More content is coming soon" tells you everything you need to know.

    They're charging for it NOW so it should be judged NOW. Personally I think this could be a great game, in about 18 months & 3 DLCs time and im more than happy to wait and pick up the "complete" game then (for half the price)
  13. Rad_Dudesman
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    Another incomplete skeleton of a game. It's functional and looks pretty, but that's about all it has going for it. It's yet another half-baked, repetitive grindfest of a "live service".

    However, I don't doubt that Bioware did all they could with it. The blame should be aimed at EA for taking Bioware out of their element.
  14. Valkyan
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    Game is really nice when you launch it first time.
    You are greeted with a nice city, characters and warframes ... err ... javelins ...
    Sadly after few hours you will discover, that this is just another android game where you click 1000x times and pay 500 gold to have some fun. - Every mission feels exactly the same as other. - Weapon play is really 0/10 ... it feels completely wrong.    Game is really nice when you launch it first time.
    You are greeted with a nice city, characters and warframes ... err ... javelins ...

    Sadly after few hours you will discover, that this is just another android game where you click 1000x times and pay 500 gold to have some fun.
    - Every mission feels exactly the same as other.
    - Weapon play is really 0/10 ... it feels completely wrong. Reload time longer than shooting time? Really?
    - Graphics are terrible, but this is to be expected because of the console market, where this game primary aims.
    - Loading screens everywhere ... just ... everywhere ... and they are so **** long
    - Game cannot be played in solo, so you are forced to play online with **** who afks through the whole mission.

    But i had quite a blast playing this for a few hours. Counting that i have paid only for a origin premier for one month and comparing this to a cinema ticket ... its a solid 4/10 game for a 15 dolar price tag.    … Expand
  15. Sonatix
    Mar 17, 2019
    4
    Nice flights, good combat system, good open world design (graphic design is good, but gameplay is bad). Boring and repetative missions, lack of content, boring and not interesting loot system. For 1 week if you will play couple of hours after work, you will see whole content, after this you will uninstall this game.
    This is another failure of Bioware, I would like to know what they were    Nice flights, good combat system, good open world design (graphic design is good, but gameplay is bad). Boring and repetative missions, lack of content, boring and not interesting loot system. For 1 week if you will play couple of hours after work, you will see whole content, after this you will uninstall this game.
    This is another failure of Bioware, I would like to know what they were hoping for by releasing such an empty and raw product.
    Andromeda was a "mistake", but with Anthem it became clear that the studio had chosen the wrong direction and it was time to change something.    … Expand
  16. kein3lust
    Mar 2, 2019
    4
    - The npc dialogs are boring, just not good at all.
    - Fort tarsis is just a village not a place to explore like i was thinking.
    - Loot system after level 30 are a shame - Loading screens for everything - Transportation party is horrible - Bad customization - Strongholds and some quests just broken - DC all the time, lost good partys because of the disconnection and server error -    - The npc dialogs are boring, just not good at all.
    - Fort tarsis is just a village not a place to explore like i was thinking.
    - Loot system after level 30 are a shame
    - Loading screens for everything
    - Transportation party is horrible
    - Bad customization
    - Strongholds and some quests just broken
    - DC all the time, lost good partys because of the disconnection and server error
    - Freaking incomplete game for a full price!

    Good points
    - Good Graphics
    - Good Scenario
    THATS IT!    … Expand
  17. Mushashi7
    Mar 24, 2019
    4
    Great graphics and fast combat with an ok levelling system.
    But I just have this feeling I miss the rest of the game. This is no Mass Effect or Dragon Age for sure.
    I guess combat focused players will like this. But those of us who likes characters and story?
    Why do I have a feeling this is just another moneymaker?
  18. Maxxian
    Apr 14, 2019
    4
    Completing the main story is where I had the most fun playing this game. However once completed and at max level, this game really shows its issues.

    Freeplay shows how empty the world is as you can fly for minutes before you see anything to shoot Loot drops are awful Gear you do get is boring as is mostly +shields, +armor and +damage. Very little creativity. Harder difficulties are    Completing the main story is where I had the most fun playing this game. However once completed and at max level, this game really shows its issues.

    Freeplay shows how empty the world is as you can fly for minutes before you see anything to shoot
    Loot drops are awful
    Gear you do get is boring as is mostly +shields, +armor and +damage. Very little creativity.
    Harder difficulties are only harder as the enemies become stronger bullet sponges
    Only 3 legendary contracts (missions)
    Only 3 dungeons
    No character display showing your stats
    Four total loading screens for starting/finishing your 10 minute missions
    Patches tend to break more than they fix
    You need to land every 30 seconds to "cool your jets" before you can fly again

    I wanted to love this game but it just lacks so many elements to a loot shooter.    … Expand
  19. CthuluFthagn
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    Game's shallow, bland and lacking content. Awful loot and terrible loading screens. Mediocre story and very many ancient mechanics with tethering being one of the worst. Game's worse than original Destiny at launch what is actually quite an accomplishment.
  20. winzentween
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    Frist off i'd.like to score higher by a few points based on the road map promise... but that's a map of possible things to come, not whats available for serious money on day one.
    So a solid four points until we see significant improvement.
    Also it makes me mad to see 10 star reviews, as much as 0 scores. If you're posting either of these imo you're not helping gaming. What is    Frist off i'd.like to score higher by a few points based on the road map promise... but that's a map of possible things to come, not whats available for serious money on day one.
    So a solid four points until we see significant improvement.
    Also it makes me mad to see 10 star reviews, as much as 0 scores. If you're posting either of these imo you're not helping gaming.

    What is available at launch is ok...it's average...a bit lackluster but not trash... though not as good as say ...destiny 2 on launch (which was far from perfect).

    The single player experience is simply not there yet.
    The multiplayer just doesnt work yet.
    A lot doesnt work yet. I dont know why this is beyond a too early release which is disappointing after 6 years and so nuch hard work and good will on all sides.

    I do find it kind of offensive that the devs publisher would do this to fans. It's like a boat with no life jackets and a small hole and only one engine.
    We're all going in circles and sinking slightly but we know we can't jump out without drowning.
    Not much planning by the crew so we all just have to hope they fix the leak asap.
    No one would call the latter a pleasure cruize and it be unacceptible in other industires....So why should we accept an incomplete broken game? I don't think we should.

    Despite this the game has some fun mechnaics which almost nail the ambitious ideas Anthem claimed it would reach and could reach maybe in a year or so if they listen to fans.
    But right now...Buyer beware. Wait and see.

    I hope my review helps you and if you're enjoying Anthem, good for you!    … Expand
  21. Judaas
    Feb 27, 2019
    4
    This game is a beautiful, repetitive, boring hell. So much fireworks that there should be sunglasses included. I won't mention the lack of coop instruments, useless map, and crappy loot system. If you buy this game,better play it alone because loading screens will kill your fun. I will give it a 4 for a very cool graphics and cool music but this world is dead and boring. Its like playingThis game is a beautiful, repetitive, boring hell. So much fireworks that there should be sunglasses included. I won't mention the lack of coop instruments, useless map, and crappy loot system. If you buy this game,better play it alone because loading screens will kill your fun. I will give it a 4 for a very cool graphics and cool music but this world is dead and boring. Its like playing one one level over nad over again. The Division had more variety. My god I want my money back...… Expand
  22. Burnouts3s3
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    It's too little, too late.

    Bioware attempts to get into the loot and shoot genre only to have too little content and not enough quality control. -Only 3 Strongholds/Raids -In-game store for cosmetic items -Lack of optimization when flying around -Fort Tarsis being so small it makes Dragon Age 2's Kirkwall seem large by comparison -Lack of Roleplaying and dialogue options found in    It's too little, too late.

    Bioware attempts to get into the loot and shoot genre only to have too little content and not enough quality control.
    -Only 3 Strongholds/Raids
    -In-game store for cosmetic items
    -Lack of optimization when flying around
    -Fort Tarsis being so small it makes Dragon Age 2's Kirkwall seem large by comparison
    -Lack of Roleplaying and dialogue options found in other Bioware games
    -Story mode so lacking they padded it out with grindy missions.

    While customizing one of the 4 Javelins is entertaining for a little while, there's not enough there to justify a $60 purchase.

    If you have Origin Premiere, go ahead, but wait for a patch and more content before diving in.    … Expand
  23. dislexicpotato
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    EA continues to prove that marketing is more important to them than quality when it comes to videogames, Anthem is a shallow game which quickly becomes repetitive and boring with horrible loading times. At least it's pretty to look at though?
  24. Thorongil83
    Feb 23, 2019
    4
    After a suprisingly mediocre Mass Effect Andromeda i didn't have hight expectations. As soon as first trailer of Anthem dropped, i knew that this game isn't exactly my kind of game - yet i often try new things, just for sake of knowing something fresh and new.
    Anthem is, again, very mediocre game from studio that i was once considered as one of my favourites. Don't know what changed    After a suprisingly mediocre Mass Effect Andromeda i didn't have hight expectations. As soon as first trailer of Anthem dropped, i knew that this game isn't exactly my kind of game - yet i often try new things, just for sake of knowing something fresh and new.
    Anthem is, again, very mediocre game from studio that i was once considered as one of my favourites. Don't know what changed inside the studio. What i know, is that Anthem is very repetitive, shallow, boring to death online experience that does much worse something that was already done better by other studios. And i actually dont mind repetitivness! This game is a shell with many artificial fillers, go-there quests, and fetch quests inside it, instead of any trace of actual content. Can they fix it? Probably... wil they fix it? who knows! For now there is very subjective 4/10 from me.    … Expand
  25. RagingR
    Feb 28, 2019
    4
    It's a sad time. Cookie Cutter from Bioware, never though i'd see the day. 4 for the flying mechanics and some combat features. Otherwise I would give it a -2.
  26. Gizilq
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    Очень плохо.
    1. Игра в которую предполагается играть в коопе с друзьями. И после Миссии, вас закидывает в хаб чтобы посмотреть 5-10 минут катсцен и побродить по хабу и только потом можно снова собраться вместе.
    2. Обязательный гринд для продвижения по сюжету. 3. отсутствие эндгейм контента. Я мог простить такое сделанному за 10 долларов Warframe, которого доделывали в процессе, но не    Очень плохо.
    1. Игра в которую предполагается играть в коопе с друзьями. И после Миссии, вас закидывает в хаб чтобы посмотреть 5-10 минут катсцен и побродить по хабу и только потом можно снова собраться вместе.
    2. Обязательный гринд для продвижения по сюжету.
    3. отсутствие эндгейм контента.
    Я мог простить такое сделанному за 10 долларов Warframe, которого доделывали в процессе, но не ААА игре.
    4/10 за красивые полеты.

    Google translation
    Very bad.
    1. A game that is supposed to be played in a coop with friends. And after the Mission, you are thrown into the hub to watch the cutscene for 5-10 minutes and wander around the hub and only then you can get together again.
    2. Mandatory grind to advance the plot.
    3. No endgame content.
    I could forgive a Warframe, made for 10 dollars, which was completed in the process, but not an AAA game.
    4/10 for beautiful flights.    … Expand
  27. pafciu
    Feb 25, 2019
    4
    Game is nice for just first few hours and then you get bored to death with it. Story is pathetic, loot is pathetic, quests are pathetic, UI is TERRIBLY pathetic, economy is INSULTING bad, crafting is completely USELESS and BROKEN. Loading screens are EXTREMELY painful. Lacking many essential features like in-mission inventory, stat page, squad interaction, chat, etc. Avoid this game untilGame is nice for just first few hours and then you get bored to death with it. Story is pathetic, loot is pathetic, quests are pathetic, UI is TERRIBLY pathetic, economy is INSULTING bad, crafting is completely USELESS and BROKEN. Loading screens are EXTREMELY painful. Lacking many essential features like in-mission inventory, stat page, squad interaction, chat, etc. Avoid this game until patched in half a year.… Expand
  28. Metailurus
    Feb 27, 2019
    4
    The combat in this game is fun, as is the mode of travel in the relatively small open world. The rest of the game unfortunately isn't worth a look, and to top that there is a complete dearth of any form of endgame, with the experience being very repetitive and lacking in depth.

    The "story" is a singularly horrendous experience, with characters pretty much coming across as children in    The combat in this game is fun, as is the mode of travel in the relatively small open world. The rest of the game unfortunately isn't worth a look, and to top that there is a complete dearth of any form of endgame, with the experience being very repetitive and lacking in depth.

    The "story" is a singularly horrendous experience, with characters pretty much coming across as children in the bodies of adults, wasting inordinate lengths of time between missions in an environment that is tedious to navigate around.

    This game does have potential that is ultimately going to be wasted, as the developers are far too proud of the elements of this game that actually ruin it, and haven't put enough effort into content for the parts that are genuinely good.    … Expand
  29. Budito
    Mar 4, 2019
    4
    The base of the game feels great, the gameplay is amazing, but it's the only good thing about the game.
    The AI of the enemies is a disaster, there are only two types of missions, with all that you speak in strong Tarsis is inconsequential and boring.
    The missions are very short, you spend the same time playing that loading maps. EA has rushed taking out this game and that is what is    The base of the game feels great, the gameplay is amazing, but it's the only good thing about the game.
    The AI of the enemies is a disaster, there are only two types of missions, with all that you speak in strong Tarsis is inconsequential and boring.
    The missions are very short, you spend the same time playing that loading maps.
    EA has rushed taking out this game and that is what is going to take him to the grave, they had everything to make a great game and have gotten something mediocre.
    On a visual and playable level it feels like a triple A but the final result is like a: imagine caring for your pony    … Expand
  30. Ellessar
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    I’ve put 20 hours into Anthem. At best, it’s a mediocre copy of Destiny 2. It looks nice and the combat is decent, but the game is incredibly shallow. There are far too many loading screens. The story is an absolute snooze and the characters are uninteresting. There simply isn’t enough to do in this game. Getting missions is a tedious process of being forced to enter into dullI’ve put 20 hours into Anthem. At best, it’s a mediocre copy of Destiny 2. It looks nice and the combat is decent, but the game is incredibly shallow. There are far too many loading screens. The story is an absolute snooze and the characters are uninteresting. There simply isn’t enough to do in this game. Getting missions is a tedious process of being forced to enter into dull conversations with NPCs. I found myself hitting esc to get through seemingly endless amounts of dull conversations just so I could get a generic mission. The game also has a fair amount of bugs and network issues. I’ve gotten random disconnects, the sound cuts out randomly, missions don’t updates on certain steps, and you sometimes get stuck in endless loading screens. I’m sorry this game needs at least another 6 months to a year in development. This game is not worth full price. It’s at best a $10-$15 game.… 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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