Anthem

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  1. rascasse
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    boring ,cringy dialogs and story , repetitive combat gameplay even in looter shooter standarts. i even dont want talk loading screen which in 2019 they couldnt implement inventory screen in the game. .there are no fun elements despite flying
    pls dont buy and defence this **** as a funboy
  2. ay1908
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Why did EA even bothered buying Bioware if their intent was to denature the product completely?

    This is a buggy, repetitive rip-off of Destiny and GoW which I played by curiosity but am not a fan of to start with. Unfortunately, there is nothing of the old Bioware left in it. Anthem is a complete let down that left me with a sour taste. Besides, on a more general note, this game    Why did EA even bothered buying Bioware if their intent was to denature the product completely?

    This is a buggy, repetitive rip-off of Destiny and GoW which I played by curiosity but am not a fan of to start with. Unfortunately, there is nothing of the old Bioware left in it. Anthem is a complete let down that left me with a sour taste.

    Besides, on a more general note, this game makes no exception to EA's latest pure end game grind focus rather real content. Where is the fun factor in this? Never gave a 0 before but find 0 enjoyment with this game.    … Expand
  3. DealyBoy
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    This game is yet Another trash game from EA, I don't know what EA wants to achieve by releasing such garbage and super boring games that offers no fun to the players but only loads of microtransactions. Oh wait, I got it... A cash grab. Why am I not surprised?
  4. Deltium
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Parts of the world look beautiful, but again, a very boring story, weak and repetitive gameplay. Terrible game. Also, EA has a very BAD reputation for developing games with lots of bugs.
  5. Jarofdirts
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Anthem is probably the worst game ive play in years. The game is beautiful but unfinished and was rushed out the door like most games nowadays.. The loading times, disconnects, boring NPCs, garbage story, repetitive pointless content, micro-transactions on a full price game... hah yeah, take this fat 0. if I wanted to stare a scenery, ide just go outside. I will never purchase anotherAnthem is probably the worst game ive play in years. The game is beautiful but unfinished and was rushed out the door like most games nowadays.. The loading times, disconnects, boring NPCs, garbage story, repetitive pointless content, micro-transactions on a full price game... hah yeah, take this fat 0. if I wanted to stare a scenery, ide just go outside. I will never purchase another game from both the developer (BioWare) and publisher (EA).… Expand
  6. HalHaxor
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    The game looks fun, but I can't even get past the menu. I played a bit and the universe is cool, the fighting and flying around is nice, but that is only if you can get in the game. Since everything in the Fort is so slow, you get about 15min of mission for an hour of gameplay. Loading screens are terrible (2-5min before and after EVERY mission), even on a fast SSD.

    Again, most of the    The game looks fun, but I can't even get past the menu. I played a bit and the universe is cool, the fighting and flying around is nice, but that is only if you can get in the game. Since everything in the Fort is so slow, you get about 15min of mission for an hour of gameplay. Loading screens are terrible (2-5min before and after EVERY mission), even on a fast SSD.

    Again, most of the time I can't even log in the game. I just spent an hour reloading the game trying to get in.    … Expand
  7. tspjunk
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    Just a terrible game at this point. Maybe a few years later it will be a full game, but right now there is about $10 of worthwhile game play / content. Will EA give BioWare a few years to complete the game or is it RIP BioWare?
  8. CyberRobotnix
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Broken mechanics, bland world-design, copy 'n paste from gears of war, music not even that appealing and finally it was made by EA therefore it must be bad.
  9. arlox
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    My thoughts in bullet points after about 15 hours:

    Visually impressive. However: PC performance is sub-par. Outrageously excessive loading screens. Badly designed UIs and menus. Large number of bugs, crashes and similar issues. Good core gameplay -- most abilities feel good, combos are satisfying, flying is fun. However: Gameplay hub is terrible to navigate. Gunplay feels bland.    My thoughts in bullet points after about 15 hours:

    Visually impressive. However: PC performance is sub-par. Outrageously excessive loading screens. Badly designed UIs and menus. Large number of bugs, crashes and similar issues.

    Good core gameplay -- most abilities feel good, combos are satisfying, flying is fun. However: Gameplay hub is terrible to navigate. Gunplay feels bland. Extremely repetitive mission design. Very little gameplay objective and enemy variety. Very little weapon and gear variety. Little meaningful character progression. Gear is badly balanced and often bugged. Almost no suit customization outside of the dye system.

    Soundtrack is great, world is interesting. However: Story is beyond generic, the villain gets three minutes of screentime and does generic bad guy things. Barely any interesting characters. Dialogue is a slog, often feels unnatural and over-acted. Dialogue choices are meaningless.

    I can't think of much good to say. Besides visuals and flying, it really does not excel at anything, I feel. On the other side, the list of issues is long. It feels unfinished and heartless. At the time, I have no interesting in playing any further than halfway through the story -- at this point I've long seen all the enemies, all the gameplay objectives, used all weapons and gear and seen the entire map. Everything beyond that is pure repetition and chasing higher numbers. Which, ironically, you can't effectively play around, since there is no stats page.

    Disappointing.    … Expand
  10. Pookle1
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    should have made mass effect 4 instead of this destiny clone grind garbage.
  11. Catchy
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    The fighting is fun, graphics is good, but all the rest is bad. Loot design is the worst I've ever seen, lack of content in loot, all the items in a category is the same, and you cant even look at the loot right away. Would not recommend this game.
  12. Brandondwn
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    It’s literally the most boring looter shooter ever made. It’s 2019 and that is insane. You don’t even truly get loot till after ghe campaign and then it’s a grind for no real reason. Bad game is bad
  13. Armaril
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    This is a half-game product, with a lot of bugs, unbalance gameplay and unnecessary obsessive pieces of the plot. But we have really nice basis for good game in the future.
  14. Reeon
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    The Idea was good but Bioware cant make a online Game.
    This game is more a single player with Co-Op.
  15. God-Tyr
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    This trend of releasing half done games has to stop ... if I were to sum up anthem in 2 words it would be boring and repetitive ... if you don't mind doing terrible boring things for terrible upgrades you might enjoy this game
  16. Nothsa1234
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    Athem is a game that has a great concept, but sadly lacks in execution.

    Anthem is visually stunning and has a great artstyle. From the reflections and shadows, to the dynamic and connected landscapes, the game is beautiful. The design of the world is also great, with a lot of thought clearly put into it. The only problem with all of this is that this is where the good parts end. The    Athem is a game that has a great concept, but sadly lacks in execution.

    Anthem is visually stunning and has a great artstyle. From the reflections and shadows, to the dynamic and connected landscapes, the game is beautiful. The design of the world is also great, with a lot of thought clearly put into it. The only problem with all of this is that this is where the good parts end.

    The most talked about issue is EA's games as a service model, which is a disgrace. The shady launch times do also not help when the game isn't even up to a standard other companies would consider releasing it at. This games as a service and lack of quality is linked and will be seen in the way that despite launching poorly, EA will draw you back to the game after you're done with it by advertising new content that should've been in the base game, which, is extremely short. In addition to the problems with the lack of content, much of it in the game is locked behind microtransactions.

    Finally, as mentioned before, the quality in general is insufficient, which extends beyond the bugs. The areas in the game feel as if they were designed for more and long to have something more than a bulletsoaker or 2 for every 5 minutes youve flown around (alright the flying is pretty cool). In addition the team at Bioware clearly haven't put much effort into animation which can be seen in the way that the movements loop and often don't make a lot of sense (mostly talking about NPCs here).

    In conclusion, Anthem is a great idea, but has been executed terribly.    … Expand
  17. AnnaVargas
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    So this is 6 years of development. Boring and grindy. Story is super weak. Gunplay looks like andromeda+warframe. There is simply no stats menu lol. End game is a joke. 3 repetitive strongholds. Loot are useless in most cases. Rip bioware, thanks to EA. don't buy it and dont support EA with your money. Also loading screens are annoying.
  18. Beraham
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    For all the people enjoying this game, I can't say you shouldn't enjoy it.
    However, there are a ton of issues and bugs with this game.
    If you are wanting to play this game because you have good aim and expect the game to reward gun skill then this isn't the game for you. Sure targeting an enemy's weak points does deal more damage but you can just use Javelin abilities alone and do even    For all the people enjoying this game, I can't say you shouldn't enjoy it.
    However, there are a ton of issues and bugs with this game.
    If you are wanting to play this game because you have good aim and expect the game to reward gun skill then this isn't the game for you. Sure targeting an enemy's weak points does deal more damage but you can just use Javelin abilities alone and do even more damage. your gun is almost pointless as it is used just as a filler for your abilities.
    The story without spoilers wants you to care about people who you never meet and who sound so similar in that you find yourself asking if the game was voiced by just two people. seriously there is almost no distinction. This is for the first part of the game but not the game as a whole. although the rest of the game barely breaks away from this mold. Stories generally build characters from back story to understand why and this game doesn't have even have that in the slightest. Everyone you meet feels like a token character and you wanting to skip dialog after 4 hours of play as it is the most lazy writing ever. The story is generic bad army with no purpose other then to be bad does bad things. seriously the story starts off with that. no, hey these bad people want to accomplish XYZ, instead you have hey they are doing bad things, better stop them. This game is devoid of a greater purpose in story. For bioware last year claiming our choices would have repercussions and then in game for it to mean nothing feels like we have been lied to as a community. Also the article was posted last year in June.
    The game is pretty, when the game works, and looks great but that is it. That is basically the single thing bioware did right here. They made the game look good. The environment looks great, customizing the look of your Javelin is one of the best i have seen so far for games. The hub city was one thing they really didn't get right though.
    There are other unfortunately bad parts of this game. loading to just configure your Javelin seems rather silly as other games in this genre have had this nailed down. If there was nothing else to compare this too it would be a none issue but seeing as how other publishers can do this in games even 6 years old without a separate loading screen it is a big fail.
    Even is joking around way to much in what is suppose to be a hard time to live in. Seriously it really breaks the experience. Imagine playing a horror game but everyone was telling jokes and always smiling. that is this game with their character and writings.
    If you go to quick play, you can get into the last story mission of the game as a level 3. Yep, plenty of other sources to back this up. That is a very big flaw to have if you care about story.
    Needless to say, I want this game to be great but it misses so many marks that the core of it needs a major rework in order to fix it. One of my friends put it best. They spent years making a ten dollar game for the wal-mart bargain bin.    … Expand
  19. Imperius147
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    pros:
    - graphic but.....

    cons:
    - loading screen
    - graphic downgrade
    - copy paste NPC ME:andromeda body and face animations
    - boring story and missions,,,this is from bioware writers?rly? where are quality side quests form Dragon Age and Mass Effect?
    - stupid AI
    EA DESTROY NEXT DEVELOPER STUDIO
    R.I.P.
    Westwood Studios
    Pandemic Studios
    DreamWorks
    Maxis
    Visceral
    Bioware
  20. sgy0003
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    $60 for a cheesy and boring story, NPC archetypes we've seen countless times before, repetitive gameplay, boring open world design, and constant loading screen.

    You tell me if all these sound "worth" $60. I am seriously worried about the future of Bioware
  21. Dralym
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    Just 1 point because it worked yesterday but not today...
    This game is clearly not finished...
  22. Azolture
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    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
  23. Sumedin
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    After this 2nd update game just keep changing my graphiic to lowest, and thats just 1 of many problems that i have
  24. scotto8082
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    In its current state its lucky to get a 3. While physically appealing, the game is shallow, it took me 3 hours to do everything the game had to offer, after that its the same content repeating. The game has about 3 enemy types. Ground creatures that run at you, aerial creatures/ranged creatures just static attack you and finally the humanoids who all look identical, and act awfully.

    I    In its current state its lucky to get a 3. While physically appealing, the game is shallow, it took me 3 hours to do everything the game had to offer, after that its the same content repeating. The game has about 3 enemy types. Ground creatures that run at you, aerial creatures/ranged creatures just static attack you and finally the humanoids who all look identical, and act awfully.

    I gave this game a fair go, I thought, it can't be as bad as everyone makes it out to be, it is. Wait for a sale, Wait for a year's worth of content to be released.

    I have a great PC and I crashed 4 times in about 3 hours, having to repeat the same boring intro content. So bad, What a waste of potential and talented developers who are just getting steamrolled by the money hungry higher-ups. I had to make a Metacritic account just so i could warn others.    … Expand
  25. avgjoeh
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    One of the most annoying things are the leechers that you cant do anything about and the inability to communicate with your team, 1995 would laugh in your face if they knew there would be a social game in 2019 with no chat functionality. That aside the gameplay is pretty boring since not doing combos is basically a timewaste. The story, dialog, hub and everything else is just there toOne of the most annoying things are the leechers that you cant do anything about and the inability to communicate with your team, 1995 would laugh in your face if they knew there would be a social game in 2019 with no chat functionality. That aside the gameplay is pretty boring since not doing combos is basically a timewaste. The story, dialog, hub and everything else is just there to annoy you, most uninteresting **** ever… Expand
  26. DrNando
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    So I don't hate the game, it's just that I don't find it that enjoyable; take Destiny: I would return to that game as quickly as possible and play for longer stretches of time, Mass Effect (another Bioware game) I would start a game and never put it down till I finished it.

    With Anthem? I get neither of those feelings. I don't feel the urge to go an finish the game, and when I start it    So I don't hate the game, it's just that I don't find it that enjoyable; take Destiny: I would return to that game as quickly as possible and play for longer stretches of time, Mass Effect (another Bioware game) I would start a game and never put it down till I finished it.

    With Anthem? I get neither of those feelings. I don't feel the urge to go an finish the game, and when I start it I only play for maybe 30min to an hour because I just don't feel compelled to actually play it. It feels very empty and unsatisfactory.

    They ditched Mass Effect to focus all resources on Anthem... I do not see that focus anywhere.

    I would not recommend the game to anyone.    … Expand
  27. Noir9090
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    I gotta give it to the devs/EA that they do know how to hype their game. The downside is they failed hard in living up to the hype. This game will not revolutionize anything, it barely does anything even well.

    The story, writing and missions are flat out boring and bad. Enemies are disappointing at best. You could've at least tried to make enemy feel like real threat at higher    I gotta give it to the devs/EA that they do know how to hype their game. The downside is they failed hard in living up to the hype. This game will not revolutionize anything, it barely does anything even well.

    The story, writing and missions are flat out boring and bad. Enemies are disappointing at best. You could've at least tried to make enemy feel like real threat at higher difficulties instead of just making them more of a bullet sponges that are anything but fun. The flight portion is actually pretty fun at times. I can only imagine how cool the flight would be in first person but ultimately it's the only good part of the game. The bottom line is both Destiny and Borderlands do the loot shooter way better. I guess if you were diehard destiny fan who's burned out and looking for poor destiny wannabe I would maybe recommend this to them. For everybody else I'd just say move on and find something else to play or you will regret buying this game.    … Expand
  28. PowSmackBlam
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    It’s heartbreaking to watch the fast demise of a once great studio. With the Frostbyte engine, impressive visuals are there. But underneath that lipstick is a rotting incomplete cash-grab with no heart or soul. High prices for in-game purchases in a $60 game that already lacks content is an insult.

    This game is more a chore than fun and I will not be buying a Bioware title on day one    It’s heartbreaking to watch the fast demise of a once great studio. With the Frostbyte engine, impressive visuals are there. But underneath that lipstick is a rotting incomplete cash-grab with no heart or soul. High prices for in-game purchases in a $60 game that already lacks content is an insult.

    This game is more a chore than fun and I will not be buying a Bioware title on day one next time around.    … Expand
  29. Chapa9dj
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Censorship on Metacritic once again, but here i am, re-posting the same comment.
    This is what happens when you release a half-baked game with no content and anything fun to do.
    Insane loading times, repetitive missions, boring cities.
    Downgraded graphics and very mediocre gameplay makes up for an unforgettable mediocre experience.
  30. Sfea
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Basura de juego, 3 dungeons para repetir infinitamente ? no merece dinero ni tiempo este juego
  31. noskcile
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    i played this game and im level 15 and im getting really bored already, i like the gameplay but everything looks the same. same looking missions. it is like inspiration has been sucked out of the devs for mission creativity. i wanted to really enjoy this game but the loading screens and the repeat, generic looking weapons that you can't tell which one is which, and the bad loot... omg ii played this game and im level 15 and im getting really bored already, i like the gameplay but everything looks the same. same looking missions. it is like inspiration has been sucked out of the devs for mission creativity. i wanted to really enjoy this game but the loading screens and the repeat, generic looking weapons that you can't tell which one is which, and the bad loot... omg i could go on and on. i am so disappointed. i can't trust anything E.A. advertise like the way they changed the world, how it looked how beast interact that gave me a monster hunter feeling in their first gameplay. this is clearly an unfinished rushed out the door game. this **** is completely disrespectful.… Expand
  32. zeven
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    This game is obviously over advertised. There is only a framework of the game but not much content at all. The story is dull and mission is repetitive and boring.
  33. Acheron51
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Game is pretty garbage tbh, there is 0 depth to this game, its all surface level. The only reason i give this game a 1 is because it looks good! otherwise what is the point to spend 30 hours to reach the "end game" which features absolutely nothing! typical of EA to put out another garbage game. starting to see a trend here, EA just breeds trash.
  34. m1asmatic
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    So this is 6 years of development. Boring and grindy. Story is super weak. Gunplay looks like andromeda+warframe. There is simply no stats menu lol. End game is a joke. 3 repetitive strongholds. Loot are useless in most cases. Rip bioware, thanks to EA. don't buy it and dont support EA with your money. Also loading screens are annoying. It could be a good game but this is a joke for 60$.
  35. DreamerNeon
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    An absolutely shallow mess that somehow left the studio. I got it through Premier, so those 15€ hurt a little less, especially because I got to play Darksiders 3, but I can't imagine the disappointment of someone who got it for 60€ or more. From being disconnected every minute while in the hub, being disconnected at the reward screen and losing all the loot, being disconnected in the hubAn absolutely shallow mess that somehow left the studio. I got it through Premier, so those 15€ hurt a little less, especially because I got to play Darksiders 3, but I can't imagine the disappointment of someone who got it for 60€ or more. From being disconnected every minute while in the hub, being disconnected at the reward screen and losing all the loot, being disconnected in the hub without even making it to the Javelin after Day 1 patch, to not being able to launch the game AT ALL after the second patch. Origin counter says I've played the game for 20 hours, at least 10 of those were looking at loading screens, the gameplay itself is as basic as it gets and you've seen everything after you finish the first mission. The mission variety doesn't exist, the same as the enemy variety. Combat consists of shooting your gun while waiting for cooldowns. The movement itself feels nice and fluid, but after witnessing all of the garbled mess the game is, the only thing moving were my bowels.
    The most common in favor arguments seems to be that we should wait for updates and give it a chance; I'm on a subscription here, I already paid 15€ to not be able to play it, and from what I've heard they're planning to release new content IN ACTS, meaning you're withholding new content from a game THAT HAS NONE already in order to artificially prolong the subscription module. People are also comparing this to Warframe, and if we hammered down on Warframe at it's initial state it would never have gotten where it is. I've played Warframe from closed beta, besides it was FREE the whole time, and I can confidently say that Warframe had more to do in its 4th month of development, compared to this apparently being in development for 6+ years.
    All in all, I think people would give this game less sh*t if they just pulled it off the market and came back in a year with everything in it included that was supposed to be there in the first place.    … Expand
  36. kartana
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    This is really embarrassing for BioWare. Such an excuse for a story. Characters with no personality. Only three mission types (stand in circle, find orbs and put thing into other thing). Loot is boring and stats are not working. Long loading times and crashes/disconnects. No end game at all, just replay the stuff you did already.
  37. Voidzpace
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    There is literally three types of objectives used over and over again, regardless of whether it is a stronghold, quickplay, freeplay or contract. Its the same thing over and over again.

    The first Grandmaster difficulty gives you the same difficulty as the third. There is zero reason beyond the first 30 hours to play. The combat is fun but marred by repetitive gameplay. Enemy AI is    There is literally three types of objectives used over and over again, regardless of whether it is a stronghold, quickplay, freeplay or contract. Its the same thing over and over again.

    The first Grandmaster difficulty gives you the same difficulty as the third. There is zero reason beyond the first 30 hours to play.

    The combat is fun but marred by repetitive gameplay.

    Enemy AI is terrible and just bullet sponge aimbots.

    The good things are its a pretty game, but it is like putting lipstick on a pig. The core of the game is missing so many things that looter shooters require.

    Anthem is a game that didn't learn anything from its predecessors. In fact it has made even sillier mistakes that games years ago have made.    … Expand
  38. cbird
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    The game is not finished, leave it be for 6-9 months then maybe it is worth while.
  39. AdvengerTime
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    Anthem has everything wrong with it that modern gaming, games as a service and looter shooters could possibly have wrong with it. unfinished and buggy, not fit for release yet. full price is supposed to be for full games that work at launch. the game overall is boring, gunplay sucks, copies all of the bad looter shooters, the map all looks the same, loading screens up the rear, repetitive,Anthem has everything wrong with it that modern gaming, games as a service and looter shooters could possibly have wrong with it. unfinished and buggy, not fit for release yet. full price is supposed to be for full games that work at launch. the game overall is boring, gunplay sucks, copies all of the bad looter shooters, the map all looks the same, loading screens up the rear, repetitive, snore level story, loot sucks, monetization sucks. Anthem is BioWare's worst game and that's saying a lot because Mass Effect Andromeda… Expand
  40. Koftinho
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    6 years to create a thoroughly bland and shallow experience is almost as comical as the people inflating their scores because they have been drinking the coolaid.
    This is the equivalent of a Michael Bay Transformers movie. Lots of pretty, over exaggerated visuals and explosions, but ultimately an empty story building effort that a first year drama student could come up with.
    The gunplay    6 years to create a thoroughly bland and shallow experience is almost as comical as the people inflating their scores because they have been drinking the coolaid.
    This is the equivalent of a Michael Bay Transformers movie. Lots of pretty, over exaggerated visuals and explosions, but ultimately an empty story building effort that a first year drama student could come up with.
    The gunplay is pretty awful and unvaried and the combat gets pretty dull after a couple of hours as you face the same 6-7 enemies from beginning to end of the game.
    Being forced to use Frostbite also seems to have hurt the development as the loading screens are atrocious even post "Day 1 patch", not so much in terms of length but how many screens are required to navigate the game.
    The UI is diabolical which is highlighted if you were one of the lucky people to have to use this so often during the grind they removed in the story quest to artificially inflate its length.
    Which is about 4hrs long in reality.

    The player HUB is one of the most lifeless places i've seen in any "MMO" and slowly walking around to clean up the dialogue options and speak to bland lifeless characters with generic dull dialogue was an absolute chore.

    Bioware have fallen a long way from the story telling masters they were in the past and the writing will likely be on the wall after this 2nd successive utter failure.

    I don't know if this game is able to be saved, it will take an expansion pretty much the same length as what is here already to make this a worthwhile product and some design choices would have to be re-visited to make this a more user friendly experience.

    Avoid this dumpster fire for now and maybe check it out in 6 months time if they managed to graft some more flesh on to these bones.    … Expand
  41. ChrisLemmar
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Runs like crap (i7 7700, 1070Ti, 16gig, M.2 SSD)
    way to many loading screens.
    no Solo Freeplay
    Story Mission recycled to a Stronghold
    Every mission is the same
    AI doesnt exist here
    boring loot
    boring weapons
    Story was bad for a BioWare Game
  42. Deathmo
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    Everything is said over and over.
    The Game is really bad.
    I was so exited about the game.
    BioWare meant something in the past.
    Now I'am not so sure anymore.
  43. Mefistomanna
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Anthem is not ready for market everyone told them but EA put out anther unfinished game.
  44. Ritsuku
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    How can someone spend 6 years making a game and make it so bad? I just don't understand. HOW?!
  45. awolcz
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    I really wanted the game to succeed. And I still want the game to succeed. But current state of the game is tragical. There are too many technical issues and also boring and uniform loot, same missions mechanics all over again and all the bosses in game are just titans. Anthem currently lacks variability. It feels rushed. I'm really disappointed.
  46. ErFattone
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    1)This is made by EA, one of the greediest company on earth, declared worst company in the world a number of times
    2)This games doesnt aim at delivering a good experience nor was it made wit passion for the community and players
    3)This game was only intended as a cash grab. It was only made to inflate EA's revenue, they couldn't care less about the game from an artistic perspective.    1)This is made by EA, one of the greediest company on earth, declared worst company in the world a number of times
    2)This games doesnt aim at delivering a good experience nor was it made wit passion for the community and players
    3)This game was only intended as a cash grab. It was only made to inflate EA's revenue, they couldn't care less about the game from an artistic perspective.
    4)There is no point in supporting this game since al you are doing is helping a bad company get worse.
    5)Spend your money on games that are made with passion by developers who care about the community.
    6)That said this game gets a 0 from me, nothing worth buying.    … Expand
  47. Kryptic57
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    Edit: After it was revealed that the scaling of the game makes level 1 grey weapons more powerful than level 45 master works I've had to change my score.
  48. AdamM88
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    The game has very little content.
    It's also missing much needed features.
    Full of gamebreaking bugs, badly optimized, unbelievable loading times, bad FPS on a high-end machine after patch.
    No matter what you do, you will keep losing about 30% of your progress due to bugs, crashes, serverside disconnects.
  49. Messiah001
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Just awful, no souls, even indie games has more ambition... The flying is bugged, the weapons are busted, the enemies are sponges, the whole game design is broken by its core.
  50. videobob
    Feb 25, 2019
    1
    *Note: It is NOT your job to "balance out" the score. If you want to give it a 5, but think the score is too low, so you give it a 10, then that is not ok, and is abuse of power. You have no right to have more of an opinion than anyone else. Give it a 5, and if people agree with you, it will be a 5.
    At first, it seems like the game has a lot of potential. And for the first hour or so,    *Note: It is NOT your job to "balance out" the score. If you want to give it a 5, but think the score is too low, so you give it a 10, then that is not ok, and is abuse of power. You have no right to have more of an opinion than anyone else. Give it a 5, and if people agree with you, it will be a 5.
    At first, it seems like the game has a lot of potential. And for the first hour or so, it's great. However, the cracks quickly show after that.
    The combat, while fun for a while, is repetitive, and lacking in many tells and features that make other looter-shooter games fun to play. For example, enemies rarely make sound, so they can just sneak up behind you unknowingly. Shielded enemies, which you must get behind to attack, can turn on a dime, ruining your strategy. Those are just a few things wrong with the combat.
    The dialogue fares no better. It never feels like any of your choices matter, and it rarely helps you learn about the world, or the people who inhabit it.
    The open world, while visually stunning, is always the same environment no matter where you are. Everywhere looks the exact same. However, I can praise the verticality of it, as that is something I wish more games did.
    The loading times are atrocious. I can make myself a sandwich in the amount of time it takes to load anything.
    Do I even need to bring up the Tombs mission? It's simply a way to pad out the game length by forcing freeplay. And by making all of the requirements to complete it specific per player, like "open x chests", and it doesn't count if a teammate does it, it completely goes against the very nature of these kinds of games.
    The game is an unfinished mess. And don't say "Patches will fix it". Patches cannot fix problems that are so deeply rooted in the design of the game. It may be able to shave seconds off of loading times, or fix bugs, but the game is how it is. No amount of new content will change that.
    The live service model was always a terrible model for a game. Not only asking players to buy unfinished slop, but then creating artificial addiction by constantly adding content, rather than creating engaging gameplay.
    I will never be supporting any live service game again.
    Also, looks like EA has their bots out, in hopes to raise the score.    … Expand
  51. avatara
    Feb 9, 2020
    3
    It's year after start and still problems with connection, so nobody even try to solve it.
    I can play all game except Anthem, did network recommendation (clear origin cash open ports flush DNS etc. twice) , ask for help in tech.issue forums - who cares ?
  52. Keltur
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    This game is a looter shooter without actual loot, all weapons from the same category looks and works exactly identical. Game has lack of content, repetitive boring side quest, uninteresting main story, horrendous long loading screens and many bugs. This game should not go out in its current state.
  53. RNV
    Feb 25, 2019
    3
    At current moment, game have huge problems! First about PC version (but its more like port, not full version). Terrible perfomance (on PC which had no problems with DAI/MEA or Dishonored 2 (40-60fps on high) game shows 25 fps while walking and 10 fps in combat with any settings). Disgusting flying control- instead of being pleasant, flying on PC is just pain. The absence of text chat.At current moment, game have huge problems! First about PC version (but its more like port, not full version). Terrible perfomance (on PC which had no problems with DAI/MEA or Dishonored 2 (40-60fps on high) game shows 25 fps while walking and 10 fps in combat with any settings). Disgusting flying control- instead of being pleasant, flying on PC is just pain. The absence of text chat. Seriously, coop game with random players (with which you are forced to play) and without any way to communicate! But the core game have a lot problems too. Shooting mechanics same as in MEA- weapon damage are really small and you dont feel that you shoot to enemy- you slowly sawing them with dull spoon. With poor enemy AI and small their variability, combat quickly becomes bored. Main story short and not impressive, and after game can offer only loot grind with already boring combats and 3 "dungeons". Thats all. And loading screens, you better love them.… Expand
  54. JZzzz
    Feb 26, 2019
    3
    This game is bad, buggy, boring, and no where near what was showcased in the E3 Demo. If you saw the trailer for this game, that was just Bungie's wet dream of what this game could have been. Destiny was release 5 years ago and it was way more polished. EA's attempt to sell this crap as a service is laughable. My buddies finished the content under 15 hours, 15 hours! they are more free toThis game is bad, buggy, boring, and no where near what was showcased in the E3 Demo. If you saw the trailer for this game, that was just Bungie's wet dream of what this game could have been. Destiny was release 5 years ago and it was way more polished. EA's attempt to sell this crap as a service is laughable. My buddies finished the content under 15 hours, 15 hours! they are more free to play games have more content! if you want to make it a service then make sure people do get bored after 3 days and leave your game!… Expand
  55. Dcard
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    This game is abysmal. Gameplay and the grafics are down the craper. The story and the writen charaters are just bad. The NPC in this game are bad made. Everything is bad made in this game. Even down to the basics more in a sense the lack of them. A mmo/co-op that lacks text chat and a mini map. The servers are in a piss poor state. This game has so many loading screens, they are all overThis game is abysmal. Gameplay and the grafics are down the craper. The story and the writen charaters are just bad. The NPC in this game are bad made. Everything is bad made in this game. Even down to the basics more in a sense the lack of them. A mmo/co-op that lacks text chat and a mini map. The servers are in a piss poor state. This game has so many loading screens, they are all over the place. You wait longer than you play in this game, the loading screens are so bad that it makes fallout 4 look like a fluent game. The only thing that gobsmacked me about this game is that it was in development for six years. It feels like it was made in a half year to a year at most. It feels like they are creatively bankrupt. There is nothing new or original in this game and it is not even well done. For being such a massive game it takes forever to download. The weapons in this game feels like they are all the same and they feel like peashooters and the javalines are unintressting to play. If it was a free game than it will have been easyer for me, than I can just have discarded this game and moved on. This game cost 60$. The game might get 10-15$ if you go over the contents in this game.… Expand
  56. Gorveth
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    The Bioware that made games like KotOR and Dragon Age Origins is dead.

    Welcome to the producer of live service bullet sponge games.
  57. Emacs25
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    I am a victim of a hype: I was looking for not so boring game, preferably single player (last ones I liked were Doom, Battlefront 2 single user campaigns, Battlefield 1 single user campaigns — I am not playing their multiplayer versions as I prefer War Thunder to waste my time online).
    So, I was seeing these “best 2018 PC games” and spotted Anthem as it was something new for me: jet    I am a victim of a hype: I was looking for not so boring game, preferably single player (last ones I liked were Doom, Battlefront 2 single user campaigns, Battlefield 1 single user campaigns — I am not playing their multiplayer versions as I prefer War Thunder to waste my time online).
    So, I was seeing these “best 2018 PC games” and spotted Anthem as it was something new for me: jet packs, exoskeletons – looked intriguing. Also, any complicated equipment means restrictions in the real life and this means tactics or at least different skills for different kind of equipment . I love tactics, so I was looking for the game and even made a pre-order.

    My expectations were high so the reality was underwhelming: this equipment hardly needs any kind of skills. And game creators obviously believe grinding is fun. It is not for me.

    Refunded.    … Expand
  58. cujo15
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    The worst AAA title I've ever played. Devoid of all life, absent any passion or talent from the creators, and a complete embarrassment for a formerly reputable developer.
  59. vugugol
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    really bad game, runs so bad needs a ton of fixes and content for my recommendation
  60. VenZallow
    Feb 26, 2019
    3
    Could it be worse, it could be so much better. It's like they played Destiny at it's launch thought yeah, we can do that, and proceeded to make an almost carbon copy. It does look amazing, ill give it that. The flight mechanic is an interesting idea, however it's like your travelling at about nine mph. To summarize, you'll spend the ages in loading screens, story is weak, enemies areCould it be worse, it could be so much better. It's like they played Destiny at it's launch thought yeah, we can do that, and proceeded to make an almost carbon copy. It does look amazing, ill give it that. The flight mechanic is an interesting idea, however it's like your travelling at about nine mph. To summarize, you'll spend the ages in loading screens, story is weak, enemies are generic and get dull quite quickly. Anthem is the worst type of computer game, boring. If you do want to play a good looking BioWare game that's deep, engaging and rewarding to play, go get Mass Effect, download texture mods and play that as it far more enjoyable than this crap.… Expand
  61. hygt763112
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    Terrible BORING game. Please avoid this junk hole. So many more games out there that are way better.
  62. jokeraka
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Grinding game with mediocre gameplay. Bad clone of Destiny and free-to-play Warframe. Not recommended
  63. nJoe
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    I had high hopes for this game and gave it a shot by way of Origin Premier, but it fell short - so very short. It's like the game can't decide what it is and it's missing so many key features that are important in the genre (Destiny, The Division etc). Hopefully Bioware (and EA) will do something about it, because if they get this game in shape, I'm down in a split-second.
  64. Blaky88
    Feb 23, 2019
    4
    allora Signori , la patch in questione ha risolto molto poco o se non altro avrà risolto solo il problema dei caricamenti o delle bug riguardanti un paio di missioni . PUNTOOO . Il gioco ancora perde l'audio , ti fa iniziare le missioni contratto con delle skin che non ti appartengono per niente con conseguente riavvio della missione, a volte la possibilita di premere X o A ECC. ECC. SIallora Signori , la patch in questione ha risolto molto poco o se non altro avrà risolto solo il problema dei caricamenti o delle bug riguardanti un paio di missioni . PUNTOOO . Il gioco ancora perde l'audio , ti fa iniziare le missioni contratto con delle skin che non ti appartengono per niente con conseguente riavvio della missione, a volte la possibilita di premere X o A ECC. ECC. SI BUGGA , si BUGGA anche la mossa finale questo un po' piu' raramente... cmq ancora molti problemi troppi problemi ....problemi di FRETTA e di INCASSARE SOLDI ....La FEBBRE… Expand
  65. ScienceAdvisor
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Not even worth wasting the time to repeat what all critical reivews have already pointed out. This is so lazy as to question why Bioware exists any longer.
  66. paper1258
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    its not good, boring shooter looter feels like a bad version of war frame which is a free-to-play game.
    anthem breathes and feels like EA- a fast cash grab with micro transactions, i used to stand for ea and actually tried to look at the good side of things but anthem is most differently not helping ea nor the gaming industry to improve,
  67. Madlex
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    honest opinion... this game isnt worth 60bucks probably more like 10-15bucks.
    The Graphics are Really nice and thats already the end of it. The whole game is super repetitive. All Guns look the same no real difference. The Story is uninteresting and boring to watch.
    Microtransacction is horbble bad especially the stuff the sell is so emberassing. Just sayin save ur money people und    honest opinion... this game isnt worth 60bucks probably more like 10-15bucks.
    The Graphics are Really nice and thats already the end of it. The whole game is super repetitive. All Guns look the same no real difference. The Story is uninteresting and boring to watch.

    Microtransacction is horbble bad especially the stuff the sell is so emberassing.
    Just sayin save ur money people und stop supporting such companies.    … Expand
  68. alsione
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    Drago age,Baldur’s Gate,Mass Effect! memorize these games! More Biovare will not do anything good! Thanks EA!
  69. Yaroslav0202
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    Говнище! Жалею, что оплатил годовую подписку на Origin.
  70. hawaanaf
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    The game is a total mess - unplayable
    My computer is capable of running Battlefield V on 90fps-100fps at all time with max settings (even with higher resolution than in Anthem) and with little effort (I know it uses frostbite engine too)
    But in Anthem fps is all over the place - just from flying or even turning the camera my fps drops The weird thing is even if im locked at 60fps/60hz    The game is a total mess - unplayable
    My computer is capable of running Battlefield V on 90fps-100fps at all time with max settings (even with higher resolution than in Anthem) and with little effort (I know it uses frostbite engine too)
    But in Anthem fps is all over the place - just from flying or even turning the camera my fps drops
    The weird thing is even if im locked at 60fps/60hz and i will drop to 55fps and try again in same spot with 50fps/50hz and I will drop to 45fps - its like no matter what i do something in the game causes the fps to drop from the equivalent refresh rate...
    Changing the settings from Ultra to Low does nothing...
    I tried every generic "fix" out there as well as messing around with windows and the hardware nothing helps....

    p.s
    In BF5 we had dx12 and "render future frame" options that gave a substantial boost to performance in anthem those options are non existent and you cant even use the console commands like in BF5

    it seems the game was made by incompetent developers who dont know how to use the Frostbite engine - hope they fix it but currently game is unplayable avoid buying (I regret i did)    … Expand
  71. carperterna7
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    Boring.

    Boring massive load screens.
    Boring combat.
    Boring loot.
    Boring, lazy and uninspired mission design.
    Bored of playing games that aren't ready for release. Want my money back.
  72. Flatline_
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    LOADING (misleading trailer)
    LOADING (incomplete content)
    .
    The most functional part of the game was ALT F4
  73. zipzap
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    I was looking forward to playing Anthem because I am a huge fan of looting games. Unfortunately it's a big disappointment. The engine is not suited for that type of game, the AI is blatantly dumb, the whole loot concept is terrible (no pickups while finding loot - you only see it at the END OF THE MISSION wtf?) and let's not even talk about the whole loading screen issue or lack ofI was looking forward to playing Anthem because I am a huge fan of looting games. Unfortunately it's a big disappointment. The engine is not suited for that type of game, the AI is blatantly dumb, the whole loot concept is terrible (no pickups while finding loot - you only see it at the END OF THE MISSION wtf?) and let's not even talk about the whole loading screen issue or lack of engaging story. People claiming things will be patched later cannot convince me as you simply cant fix all of these core problems with simple content patches. I do not recommend this game right now.… Expand
  74. reviewman2
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    I can't connect to the servers 99% of the time, having managed to connect 3 times over about 2 hours of continuous trying. Attempted the port forwarding which made no difference and I don't see why I have to forward ports to get an online game to work anyway. I never have had to with any other online game I have played (17+ years of games). Complete nonsense for a £54 game.

    This isn't    I can't connect to the servers 99% of the time, having managed to connect 3 times over about 2 hours of continuous trying. Attempted the port forwarding which made no difference and I don't see why I have to forward ports to get an online game to work anyway. I never have had to with any other online game I have played (17+ years of games). Complete nonsense for a £54 game.

    This isn't an EA or Bioware hate review. I have enjoyed many games from both companies in the past, games which worked correctly and were playable.    … Expand
  75. zelloxy
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Lazy. What is it about? Nothing to do. Only loadings. Awful. no endgame? Boring.
  76. Fuht
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    It's bad, man. Don't make my mistake, don't buy this piece of sh...game. EA trick us again.
  77. SpaceMonkey2
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    I had such high hopes for this game but as usual a game which feels bare bones and more transactions being pushed to our faces. never getting an EA game again.
  78. Akumetsu
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Remember the good old days with EA sportss and EA intro;s and having amazing games? I sure do!
    This is once again not those good old days.

    Just another boring shooter with nothing that really matters its just there Maybe in future it will become better but at this state it should go free to play
  79. Modfor
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    Hace mucho tiempo no tenia la sensación de haber botado el dinero con un juego, pero apareció ANTHEM. Gráficamente es un deleite visual, no es el mejores de la generación en este aspecto pero si hace parte de los mejores. Pero la jugabilidad es una total basura, repetitivo, sin alma, frió y sin sensación de progreso. Es una Destiny con trajes de iroman. Una lastima.
  80. Gasch
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    What an abysmal showing. My standards are low when it comes to triple-A games, and this doesn't meet a single one of them.

    The good: -The environments and character models look good (no, seriously, that's the only positive) The bad: -They somehow made flying and shooting guns/grenades/rockets/lightning boring and frustrating -I have Anthem on an M2 NVME hard-drive and the loading    What an abysmal showing. My standards are low when it comes to triple-A games, and this doesn't meet a single one of them.

    The good:
    -The environments and character models look good
    (no, seriously, that's the only positive)

    The bad:
    -They somehow made flying and shooting guns/grenades/rockets/lightning boring and frustrating
    -I have Anthem on an M2 NVME hard-drive and the loading screens still average 2-3 minutes
    -Said loading screens are absolutely everywhere
    -Seriously, it's unacceptable to have a loading screen going into and coming out of your equipment screen
    -The mission hub is lifeless, and characters are all 1-dimensional stereotypes
    -You have 0 input on the story
    -3 different types of missions
    -Enemies appear out of nowhere, and often disappear right in front of you
    -Even itemization is lacking; You get maybe 2-3 variations on each gadget or extra weapon, with only about 7-8 variations on main weapons, and beyond that they're just rarity and level tiered
    -The environments are utterly unvaried; they consist of valley and cave, and nothing more

    I really wanted to like this game to justify my Origin Premier subscription, but each new day I though about playing became worse. I would think "I should give it a chance. Maybe it gets to be fun." Even while trying hard to force myself to play, I just couldn't. It's a barely functional disaster, devoid of enjoyment and rife with frustration. It's a complete waste of time. The fact that this little content took 6 years to produce is beyond shameful.    … Expand
  81. BarelyLewd
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Game crashed my p.c, not once BUT TWICE, the second time the game actually corrupted my HDD, I eventually was able to play the game on a friends p.c, was not too impressed game looks good, but that's the only positive i can think of, load times are horrible, keep getting bugs including stuck in load screen, the story is meh, the characters are meh, and the voice acting and game play is subGame crashed my p.c, not once BUT TWICE, the second time the game actually corrupted my HDD, I eventually was able to play the game on a friends p.c, was not too impressed game looks good, but that's the only positive i can think of, load times are horrible, keep getting bugs including stuck in load screen, the story is meh, the characters are meh, and the voice acting and game play is sub par at best, somehow this game plays similar to Destiny, but worse, do not recommend without fixing major bug fixes, maybe when the game goes on sale I would recommend but as of now not worth it, and completely unplayable for me, got my refund from steam, gonna buy a better game.… Expand
  82. Deadline7
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    I've played Anthem for about 7 hours... and just today alone the game has hard crashed my system at least 10 times (this is not an exaggeration - it took me close to an hour to even get it to work). As in my entire computer froze and the only way to fix it was to turn off the power... I am actually scared of launching the game as it may suddenly and unexpectedly cause damage to myI've played Anthem for about 7 hours... and just today alone the game has hard crashed my system at least 10 times (this is not an exaggeration - it took me close to an hour to even get it to work). As in my entire computer froze and the only way to fix it was to turn off the power... I am actually scared of launching the game as it may suddenly and unexpectedly cause damage to my computer.

    But that's not all!

    When i finally got it to work - i tried online... and was welcomed with an infinite loading screen (which they stated had been fixed on the day-1 patch... this is not the case) causing me to Alt-F4. When i did eventually get into a game it was a horrible laggy mess, where rubber banding occurred every few seconds - making the game literally unplayable. I live in Australia with fairly good internet, i am used to some desync but this is on a whole new level. For a game that is advertised as a multiplayer game - it has absolutely no ability to do so.

    But wait! There's more!

    The store gave me access to some pre-order legion of dawn items (that i redeem in game) including a rifle and decal. However, this morning all of those items were removed from my inventory - which i can no longer access. My javelin's appearance was also reset... When i attempting to readjust my appearance in game - the game immediately crashed. I then rebooted the game and attempted this again - same result. I then repaired/ verified the games data - no change.

    Anthem is advertised as a full release - as in a complete product. This game is insult to actually fully developed games.

    This is without mentioning the terribly repetitive mission design which in its entirety ranges from: Defend an area, Fetch quests, Kill (x) enemy - Repeat.

    I'm a fan of Bioware, i don't even mind EA - i own the vast majority of their games and do not have any particular bias... A businesses main goal is to make money however they see fit, fine. But to release a garbage product of this scale is inexcusable.

    Result:
    Do not purchase this game under any circumstance (at least not at this time) it is an unfinished mess that has no place on the market and does not even approach an acceptable standard. With the collective scores from both critics and users being so low, it is very likely this game will go on sale in the near future.    … Expand
  83. TBB
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anthem really makes the player feel like squirrel girl
    best game ever 9.1 out of 10.9    … Expand
  84. Raidenpo
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Pros:
    + Beautiful graphics
    + You're the Iron Man Cons - Loading Screens at pretty much EVERYWHERE! - Repetitive mission that gets boring after 10 hrs of play - Bugs - Bland single player story Conclusion: The game is unfinished and definitely NOT WORTH a full price. You are paying for the beta testing for now. By the time the game is better the price might be cheaper too! so I    Pros:
    + Beautiful graphics
    + You're the Iron Man

    Cons
    - Loading Screens at pretty much EVERYWHERE!
    - Repetitive mission that gets boring after 10 hrs of play
    - Bugs
    - Bland single player story

    Conclusion:
    The game is unfinished and definitely NOT WORTH a full price. You are paying for the beta testing for now. By the time the game is better the price might be cheaper too! so I suggest to just wait for now.    … Expand
  85. metalatraiu
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    5 problems this game has
    1.very repetitious..... im tired of playing king of the hill or a collectathon mission
    2.audio cuts out
    3.the game breaks itself depending on how you progress and the dialogue of people will be off as well
  86. ryudoshi
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Loading screen simulator, no endgame, incredibly buggy, very archaic mechanics with gearing and changing gear, boring and repetitive, entire game feels like a sidequest, NPC are badly designed and the story is a joke, do I really need to go on? Worst game of the decade.
  87. HollyhillHrdshw
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Another unfinished game pushed out the door with vague promises of future content and roadmaps. Too little too late, which is typical of this publisher.
  88. bensonwin
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    The world is beautiful, the combat is fun and the javelin is cool, just for a couple of hours. After a few repetitive missions and not very interesting story, i can say the game doesn't worth its 60$ price tag. End game content is also very lacking, bugs and loading screen are all over the place. Maybe this is gonna be the bioware's last game.
  89. Roodak
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Hey! It's not all bad when it comes to this so called game. At least it's very easy to uninstall and ask for a full refund. Way to go EA - You killing another great games developer with your micro transaction BS and rush to release unfinished product.
    People! Fellow Gamers! Do NOW buy this game for more than 5$ at it's current state.
    Horrible!
  90. CowboySimulator
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    I played during the open demo weekend. I thought that the graphic looked great, but I hated the game play. Also, in my first mission, my team was useless. I had to do the whole puzzle by my self. Unless I have friends also buying this game, than I will not.
  91. Styke
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    The enemies stand there and wait to die and the bullet sponge design is to encourage "combos" with different element types and triggers. There's literally nothing to this game besides graphics, and after level 10 you've literally seen the entire thing. The maps repeat, using a different chunk of the boring and completely pointless "freeplay" map while trying very, very hard to get you toThe enemies stand there and wait to die and the bullet sponge design is to encourage "combos" with different element types and triggers. There's literally nothing to this game besides graphics, and after level 10 you've literally seen the entire thing. The maps repeat, using a different chunk of the boring and completely pointless "freeplay" map while trying very, very hard to get you to care about characters that each have an obvious 'so funny and unique!' quirk. It makes no sense that a multi-million dollar flagship title comes across as rushed, unfinished and downright poorly designed, but these are trying times my friends.… Expand
  92. CommissarWolf
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    Lots of fake accounts coming on here to give 10s so I had to get in here and counter balance. Game play loops are boring, the characters are uninteresting, the story makes you watch the best parts as cut scenes instead of partaking in them, main character is generic, the gun play is uninspired with many bullet sponges to shoot, and most of the javelins are interesting, but needed more toLots of fake accounts coming on here to give 10s so I had to get in here and counter balance. Game play loops are boring, the characters are uninteresting, the story makes you watch the best parts as cut scenes instead of partaking in them, main character is generic, the gun play is uninspired with many bullet sponges to shoot, and most of the javelins are interesting, but needed more to make them actually stand out more. The flying is really cool, making you wonder why there weren't air battles. The game legitimately looks incredible, but that is the only thing it has going for it. Also Fort Tarsis is so drab and feels dead as the NPCs rarely produce any sound or feel like they are there at all.… Expand
  93. QueryInterface
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    I really want to love this game but in its current state it's a technical mess and poor game design:
    1. I get constant server disconnections. I mean constant. Often 2-4 in a row.
    2. Healt bug - your items just randomly ignored and don't add you health and shield, meaning you are always oneshot. On one mission you have 6 health bars, on the next one just a single one. It's **** game    I really want to love this game but in its current state it's a technical mess and poor game design:
    1. I get constant server disconnections. I mean constant. Often 2-4 in a row.
    2. Healt bug - your items just randomly ignored and don't add you health and shield, meaning you are always oneshot. On one mission you have 6 health bars, on the next one just a single one. It's **** game breaking.
    3. Quick Play is totally broken. I tied it multiple times and each time it throws me in mission which is bugged therefore it can't be completed and thus someone left the group. And here you are! Have fun joining the broken mission. Moreover often when you join next thing happening you are teleported... to a point which is outside bugged objective... and you are teleported... to a point outside objective... You get the idea.
    4. Freeplay desing is aweful: no markers in freeplay, you don't know where you died last time, no notifications about events, so you are always alone, when you are downed you are respawned far away from that point.
    5. Down state is annoying as **** The ONLY action you can do is Alt-f4. I'm not kidding, other things are not working: map is disabled, player markers are disabled, you can't leave mission, etc.
    6. Glitches, bugs and lags. In a game where you should be an agile javelin, there are too many cases when enemy hits you even if you dodged away.. It just didn't register. Or animation bugged when you was shot and you was not notified that smth is coming.    … Expand
  94. JohnCalico
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    This game is a mixture of conflicting ideas that don't blend well at all.

    - The environments are beautiful, but you don't get to explore them because you're constantly being pulled forward to objectives by your squad-mates that are rushing to get to the end game. - The combat has a lot of potential, but the mission design is so repetitive and boring that it falls flat overall. -    This game is a mixture of conflicting ideas that don't blend well at all.

    - The environments are beautiful, but you don't get to explore them because you're constantly being pulled forward to objectives by your squad-mates that are rushing to get to the end game.

    - The combat has a lot of potential, but the mission design is so repetitive and boring that it falls flat overall.

    - The Story and Dialogue seem to be pretty decent, but you'll constantly be interrupted by your squad-mates comms chatter.

    This game really works best if you play with strangers (Matchmaking) and mute all comms, which kind of defeats the purpose of a squad-based multiplayer game.

    I purchased EA Premier to try out this game and promptly cancelled my subscription.    … Expand
  95. Vaash
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    This has the potential to be a good game, but probably in a year of content and patches. but for me, i think to drop $60 on a game with promise of future content isn't really a complete game. i would pay for a car and wait to get doors next month. so i wouldn't do it a game either. potential yes, i hope it does get good. but i would save the money now and buy it later when its on sale.
  96. Rudal
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    A $60 game with microtransactions and most you do in it is stare at loading screens.
    After a week Bioware released so called Day One patch that somewhat shortened the loading times but that still didn't address the issue where you have to go through loading screen whenever you want to do anything in the game.
    Game in general looks nice and shooting is nice. Flying would be nice if not    A $60 game with microtransactions and most you do in it is stare at loading screens.
    After a week Bioware released so called Day One patch that somewhat shortened the loading times but that still didn't address the issue where you have to go through loading screen whenever you want to do anything in the game.

    Game in general looks nice and shooting is nice. Flying would be nice if not loading screens and quick overheat that forces you to the ground in some areas.
    Combat is nice at first but after couple of hours where you fight the same enemies over and over again it just becomes tedious and boring. Loot is lame and not interesting.

    Menus, menus everywhere, button clicks and button holds to the point that it's just retarded.
    Developer's laziness on this field is beyond me and I really wish they would stop forcing console like menus on to PC. Stop, it!

    Basically, wait for a year. The game might be in a better state than it is right now and you will probably pay way less.    … Expand
  97. indarkness
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    Offering Coop mode is one thing. Games entirely online is another quite different. That's not even a game. This kind of punishment was, not so long ago, offered as an addendum - a bonus - of a main game.
    Games without history, without soul, whose sole purpose is only to create a map for people to get caught up in between them
  98. Gamer-critic
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    Anthem is a poor try at Looter-shooter genre by BioWare, a studio loved by so many players back in 2008-2012 and now desperately trying to survive and not end up being closed by EA. And unfortunately, they failed.

    Anthem is broken, broken in so many ways it hurts to even talk about: gunplay is weak and unenjoyable, character progression is lacking and boring, enemies are stupid and too    Anthem is a poor try at Looter-shooter genre by BioWare, a studio loved by so many players back in 2008-2012 and now desperately trying to survive and not end up being closed by EA. And unfortunately, they failed.

    Anthem is broken, broken in so many ways it hurts to even talk about: gunplay is weak and unenjoyable, character progression is lacking and boring, enemies are stupid and too easy, loot is also boring and there is not even that much to loot, the content just doesn't exist, no random events, no quests (those to progress the main story don't count, as they are basically there to prolong the campaign).

    Everything that make Looter-shooter A Looter-shooter is fundamentally broken and lacking in every way possible, and even something that you'd think BioWare will actually do better, the story and characters are also terrible, plot is a typical B-movie about evil dude who wants to do evil things, characters are there to annoy you, they don't progress the plot, they don't give you any missions, they talk about nonsense and do nothing apart from that.

    And even when you think that things couldn't go any worse than they already are, you realize that more than 90% of the time you spent on the game, consists of LOADING SCREENS. I haven't seen any triple-A game so buggy and poorly optimized than this one (except for Mass Effect: Andromeda, of course. What a joke you are, BioWare).

    Just for you to understand, to enter the game you should suffer through the first loading screen, then you spawn in the Main Hub where you can talk to vendors and go enter your Javelin to actually start playing, which requires another loading screen, then you choose your weapons and mods and go to mission list which requires ANOTHER loading screen, and after that you choose a mission and the game sends you TO ANOTHER LOADING SCREEN, and only after that you can actually start shooting bad guys. When you finished you quit the mission and BOOM, another loading screen to show you what you've earned, and OH BOY ANOTHER LOADING SCREEN TO LOAD THE MAIN HUB AGAIN. And to play the game you need to repeat that EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
    And I'm not even mentioning constant crashes and disconnects from your friends that BioWare didn't fix since closed "VIP" beta.

    I spent 30 hours in this game, I don't know how but I made it through this horrible experience and now I can be 100% sure to say, that BioWare is doomed. You can bet that after a while they will abandon this game, like they did with ME:A, and shortly after EA will close them. And this really does hurt me, because I loved BioWare, I loved all Mass Effects and all Dragon Ages (even the second one, yep) prior to 2012. And now we can see how BioWare is slowly and painfully dying.

    This is so sad.
    It truly is.
    F.    … Expand
  99. Downcore
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    I'm fan of BioWare and love their games but this "ANTHEM" is unacceptable! it's so boring and repetitive... I can't believe I just can't.
  100. sauce001
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    This game is boring, repetitive and full of micro-transactions. I give it 1 point because of amazing graphic (which was downgraded...)

    Sorry EA, your greed messed it up again....
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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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