Anthem

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  1. d4ntes
    Aug 20, 2023
    7
    This is prime example of wasted potential. It took them one year to just fix the game (but not everything was fixed), and then it died. But I got to say, what is in there, is still fun and playable. Missions are fine, freeplay is even better, story is acceptable but character are annoying, almost everyone is smartass. There are good rpg elements, some nice builds to discover, so overallThis is prime example of wasted potential. It took them one year to just fix the game (but not everything was fixed), and then it died. But I got to say, what is in there, is still fun and playable. Missions are fine, freeplay is even better, story is acceptable but character are annoying, almost everyone is smartass. There are good rpg elements, some nice builds to discover, so overall it's a fine game, but it could have been so much better. Graphics and overall presentation is really good.… Expand
  2. AgentLvi
    Jun 18, 2023
    6
    not bad game, but not good either. The multiplayer is really miss & match, visual is decent, and the voice is also decent
  3. And92
    May 1, 2023
    6
    I think Anthem is anything but a bad game. It has the solid foundations to be a masterpiece, have come out well games WORKS like Kingdom Come Deliverance...I dont know how he got 90. All to criticize this little pearl that under radically changed the multyplayer online shooter, is laying the groundwork for a crazy game.
    Nobody thinks about Destiny 1 year 1? after a week the obliterated    I think Anthem is anything but a bad game. It has the solid foundations to be a masterpiece, have come out well games WORKS like Kingdom Come Deliverance...I dont know how he got 90. All to criticize this little pearl that under radically changed the multyplayer online shooter, is laying the groundwork for a crazy game.
    Nobody thinks about Destiny 1 year 1? after a week the obliterated due to lack of content, nobody thinks about Destiny 2 year 1? also given away to the wind after less than 10 days due to lack of content.
    There are too many on the web and I say it with regret, hypocrites that praise what makes them comfortable, while destroying games that could give and want to give a lot.
    The community has become a mess of false ideas that follow the mass without giving voice to the reality of the facts. For me this game also deserves a 75, those who rated 0 in my opinion should sell PC / console and go to make embroidery in tailoring. I'm outraged.    … Expand
  4. JaDm
    May 31, 2022
    7
    Finished the game at last, the impressions were twofold. On the one hand, the locations are very beautiful, on the other hand, in fact, one map, over time, everything turns into one green mess that you don’t pay attention to, especially considering that the movement is by air.
    The plot seems to be not badly framed, the cinematics are good, the characters are well drawn and animated, but    Finished the game at last, the impressions were twofold. On the one hand, the locations are very beautiful, on the other hand, in fact, one map, over time, everything turns into one green mess that you don’t pay attention to, especially considering that the movement is by air.
    The plot seems to be not badly framed, the cinematics are good, the characters are well drawn and animated, but on the other hand they say some kind of nonsense.
    The missions are interesting to complete, but they are all like twins, in the middle of the story there is a feeling that you are doing daily missions).
    It was a little tense that the pieces of the endgame were put into a company, in my opinion this is superfluous, it only caused irritation, since you have to climb into the guides and see where what is being done.    … Expand
  5. jseph1234
    May 26, 2022
    6
    Not as bad as all of the outraged people said but below the other Bioware AMAZING Games.

    I dislike the way so many people were so eager to condemn this game when the gameplay and graphics was excellent. This whole saga illustrated everything wrong with the Internet.
  6. JackPlack
    Mar 17, 2022
    7
    Game engine problems caused other problems, but game concept is great. I wish there would be some similar game without same development problems or just Anthem will fly from ashes.
  7. karahangke267
    Nov 2, 2021
    5
    Game play was amazing. World they've created was amazing. Bastion was amazing. But all of the other things was really tasteless. Inventory and item system was bad. Storyline was bad. Co-op thing was the worst. But at the end it took me 20 hours to finish the game. It was not bad at all.
  8. Aclevername
    Feb 18, 2021
    6
    Honestly one of the best movement systems in a game that I've ever seen. When you're flying or running around it feels great. Your movements have weight and feel controlled and smooth as silk. The gameplay itself is fairly satisfying. It needs work and could definitely be one of my favorites of all time if the core gameplay loop didn't get so dry
  9. explorerbay
    Dec 31, 2020
    5
    For me this game is a third person Destiny, same type of quests in a open world, the game its not bad overwall but gets repetitive when playing alone, when playing with friends its a ok game
  10. MajorM
    Aug 8, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Posted: 8 August 2020

    Date of Review 8 August 2020

    OS Windows 10 64 Bit

    Run on the following hardware: Intel Core i7 5960x, 64 GB of RAM, Nvidia GeForce 2080 Ti
    Anthem is a online first person looter shooter.

    Graphics: Average. Exactly what one would expect in a triple A game in 2020.

    Audio: Average. See graphics.

    Maps: Average. Can be repetitive at times.

    User Interface: No mini map therefore difficult to maintain situational awareness. There is a compass ring but it is inadequate.

    Character Creation: Poor. Very Basic. Race and Gender have no effect in game outside of appearance. Character has very little back story. Dialog choices do not seem different.

    Inventory management: Average but functional.

    Economy: There isn't one.

    Social: Poor, no world chat

    Weapons: Very Good. Lots of different types of weapons but some seemed designed for a very special set of narrow circumstances. Aim point on weapon's sights are difficult to see.

    Crafting: Very basic.

    Tactics: Run, and gun, rinse repeat.

    Enemy Tactics: Poor and simplistic. Endless waves of the same enemy (which can appear from anywhere) who have no regard for there own lives.

    Coop/Matchmaking: Easy to find a group, but social aspects are minimal.

    Writing/Voice Acting: Falls above Destiny 2 but below Star War The Old Republic. Voice acting is good. Writing is average.

    Technical Issues: None that I could see.

    Game play: Gun play is fun. I got flying down but swimming I could never get the hang of. Game needs an up and down keybinding.

    Reputations system: Not a revolutionary system but it works.

    Bottom line: Game is fun and the loot system is OK until you get to the end game. At that point it seems rather pointless. Game needs some serious work, will reevaluate upon the release of version 2.0. Evaluated version was 1.7    … Expand
  11. SaberEdge
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    This game is surprisingly a bit better than the reviews would lead you to believe. We truly have reached the point where there is so much politics, fanboyism and various other agendas in gaming that you simply cannot take neither critic reviews nor user reviews seriously anymore. All the 0s are a complete joke. The game is an easy 7 for me. It has faults but nothing that "destroys theThis game is surprisingly a bit better than the reviews would lead you to believe. We truly have reached the point where there is so much politics, fanboyism and various other agendas in gaming that you simply cannot take neither critic reviews nor user reviews seriously anymore. All the 0s are a complete joke. The game is an easy 7 for me. It has faults but nothing that "destroys the game" as some claim. It's still a fun game to play, with amazing visuals, and it will improve and expand over time. My only suggestion is to clear your mind, purge yourself of all toxicity and preconceived notions and then judge it for yourself.… Expand
  12. PerfectPerson
    Jun 17, 2020
    6
    I've played the game to the end of the first arc on Hard. It's an ok game, but once I'd made a run through it, I didn't want to go back. The UI is pretty bad, the baddies are pretty spongy, but I really enjoyed flying.

    The story says "This is a single player game. Ignore your friends and be immersed." The gameplay says "This is a multiplayer game. The story is fluff. Skip it and get    I've played the game to the end of the first arc on Hard. It's an ok game, but once I'd made a run through it, I didn't want to go back. The UI is pretty bad, the baddies are pretty spongy, but I really enjoyed flying.

    The story says "This is a single player game. Ignore your friends and be immersed."
    The gameplay says "This is a multiplayer game. The story is fluff. Skip it and get back to playing with your friends."

    It never knew what it wanted to be, so it failed at doing anything ground breaking.    … Expand
  13. EustaceCS
    Jun 2, 2020
    5
    Better than 76. It's not pretending, at least.

    I wasted 4 hours on this game and decided that I can't take it anymore. Bugs. Minor but irritating. Like permanent fight for controls between my gamepad and my keyboard due to which I can't use either. Unplugging is not an option. Paints menu shows that I have something new there but that new paint simply don't show up. Air controls are    Better than 76. It's not pretending, at least.

    I wasted 4 hours on this game and decided that I can't take it anymore.

    Bugs. Minor but irritating. Like permanent fight for controls between my gamepad and my keyboard due to which I can't use either. Unplugging is not an option. Paints menu shows that I have something new there but that new paint simply don't show up. Air controls are becoming stuck in flight mode for unknown reason until 'overheat' occurs occasionally. Grrrrrrrr...

    Visuals. Low preset looks great but still fries my GPU - and some effects which, logically, had to be disabled/diminished on Low preset were not reduced.

    Loading times.
    Three minutes to launch the game.
    Three more minutes to get into the city.
    Three more minutes to spend into pre-battle lobby.
    Two to seven minutes to load mission.
    And only then you MAAAAAAYBE will make it into the battle.
    Guys, even WoT is making it into less than five minutes in worst case scenario!

    Sound. Same mistake Borderlands did. Pitching the mission through unskippable unsilenceable dialogue mid-battle. Distracts, irritates.

    Inventory management.
    You have two separate screens activate'able through two different NPCs or NPC-like objects.
    Problem 1: at one screen you can equip items but can't see per-class item breakdown. At another screen it's opposite.
    Problem 2: these NPCs are stationed at considerable distance from each other.
    Level 80 Usability.

    Add weird in-city controls and absolute lack of point in conversations with NPCs (as quests don't seem to give any reward - and non-quest conversations give some reputation points with uncertain application), NPCs mimics which will make any '90 game shine in comparison, Borderless Fullscreen mode game still taking over any other windows even after forcing its shrinking/hiding, random severe FPS drops (getting 2-5 FPS for 10 minutes then having 60 back mysteriously is no joke)...

    The only really positive moment is that cash shop is hidden in such depths of interface so I simply was unable to find it until I finished first few missions and became better acquainted with this game's horrible GUI.
    Besides, I only managed to complete only 4 (four!) missions in 4 hours.
    All four missions took about an hour to complete. Less, maybe.
    Joke of an exploring the city, waddling between two mentioned storages, unskippable cutscenes and loadscreens, loadscreens, loadscreens took the rest.

    NO fun.

    I spent 5$ and I have no regrets. This AAA project does cost 5$. Not more, not less.

    EA probably won't refund me it even despite I only have 1 hour of actual playtime.

    ...and you know what? This game is still BETTER than 76!    … Expand
  14. Biberattacke
    May 10, 2020
    6
    Die tolle Optik und der coole Soundtrack treiben einen in eine ständige Schleife von sich wiederholenden Mission. Das Lootsystem wirkte auf mich ebenfalls unzureichend und über einen längeren Zeitraum wenig motivierend. Technischer Blockbuster der sich Anfangs gut anfühlt aber eigentlich eine eher leere Hülle ist. Wiederholung in wirklich übler Form, aber das Prinzip hat Potential.
  15. Nintenzo1995
    May 1, 2020
    7
    I'm not saying it isn't an objectively bad game - but despite the bugs(a year after release), loading times, nonexistent story, discount tourist refrigerator magnet level design, and online-only nature, I'm having fun. Buy it for 90% off, and enjoy the solid flying and combat mechanics that make the game feel like a spiritual successor to Kid Icarus: Uprising on the 3DS. It helps to haveI'm not saying it isn't an objectively bad game - but despite the bugs(a year after release), loading times, nonexistent story, discount tourist refrigerator magnet level design, and online-only nature, I'm having fun. Buy it for 90% off, and enjoy the solid flying and combat mechanics that make the game feel like a spiritual successor to Kid Icarus: Uprising on the 3DS. It helps to have an affinity for super robot power fantasies. Ranger plays like Ironman; Colossus like a Titan from Titanfall; Interceptor is basically Spiderman, and Storm is the best.… Expand
  16. epicwinpt
    Mar 27, 2020
    5
    This game had potential. It was mismanaged and rushed and the lack of content and real focus shows. The gameplay itself is basically Mass Effect Andromeda.. with flying. Andromeda being the game that was sacrificed so that EA could have a looter-shooter.
    There is no point going on much further with this review. The grind is slow and gives you minimal reason to keep going. There is nowhere    This game had potential. It was mismanaged and rushed and the lack of content and real focus shows. The gameplay itself is basically Mass Effect Andromeda.. with flying. Andromeda being the game that was sacrificed so that EA could have a looter-shooter.
    There is no point going on much further with this review. The grind is slow and gives you minimal reason to keep going. There is nowhere near enough content and Bioware should just get back to putting their full focus into single story gaming.    … Expand
  17. lastsid
    Feb 12, 2020
    5
    May be not as bad as everybody says, but definitele not a good game. Bigest promlems are technical: often disconnects and vsync make game drop frames. Action itself is ok. Linear story is ok. Some characters are anoying. World is prety cool. It would be assowe to have game in this world in mass effect/dragon age style. The world itself is intetresting mix of fantasy and scy-fy, but it isntMay be not as bad as everybody says, but definitele not a good game. Bigest promlems are technical: often disconnects and vsync make game drop frames. Action itself is ok. Linear story is ok. Some characters are anoying. World is prety cool. It would be assowe to have game in this world in mass effect/dragon age style. The world itself is intetresting mix of fantasy and scy-fy, but it isnt fuly developed and explored. We know that there was some strange cataclysm. But wahat was before cataclysm. What is the ruines scattered acos the map. But map itself is boring. There is nothing to do. It is especily obvious when in the midle of the game it force you to go and explore. It is boredom wall divided story in half. And thissection is prety long. This section was mentioned in all reviews and i wonder how bad it could be. It is prety bad. I honestly expected that game was fixed since release and it is much better. But it doesnt feel this way. It is ok as linear story but game itself distracts you and reminds you that it isnt and everyting on top of linear story is not ok.… Expand
  18. adpol95
    Oct 7, 2019
    7
    Graphics is very nice, this game has a big potential and very sad to say this but game release very soon and its biggest mistake for EA.... So many tears
  19. Dave-W
    Jul 17, 2019
    6
    Updated 17/07/2019 - I have dropped my original score by a couple as I havent logged in for a while as there are still issues that haven't been resolved yet and little comms from the devs. If they make some decent changes and fixes I will be happy to pickup the game again and adjust my review accordingly. Unfortunately I will be waiting for some big news on the net about the game before IUpdated 17/07/2019 - I have dropped my original score by a couple as I havent logged in for a while as there are still issues that haven't been resolved yet and little comms from the devs. If they make some decent changes and fixes I will be happy to pickup the game again and adjust my review accordingly. Unfortunately I will be waiting for some big news on the net about the game before I can be bothered to try again.

    Original Review------
    All I can say is i'm enjoying playing the game, the combat is fun and the world is a nice size and looks amazing. There are so many javelin build options and different loadouts can be saved which keeps me wanting to try different play styles. So far I cant see why the game has such a low score. Yes there are things that can be improved like some of the UI and tweaks to the loot but these so far for me have been far from game breaking and things they have said they are working on to get the balance right.

    i've probably got about 50 hours in so far of mostly solo play and still feel like I have allot of hours left to play. Also during that 50+ hours I've had 1 audio glitch and lost connection once which is no where near as bad as other games I own that no one moans about. Allot of bad reviews seem to be from when the game was in early access and the game has had allot of patches since then and the team seem to be hot on updates.

    There have also been many suggestions from the community that they have liked and want to implement in updates, so the game has even more to look forward to. I just think its sad that most games have big day one patches and patches after release to fix issues and they dont get loads of crap about it but for some reason everyone seems to be wanting to jump on the hate train for EA and Bioware.

    Just to add as well about the hate train, which is happening, I have watched allot of youtube videos which have been full of hate for things that had already been patched before their video was
    even made, or things that are not true and just internet rumours stating they are fact with no sources to back it up.    … Expand
  20. kingshark69
    Jun 13, 2019
    6
    parto dai punti di forza del gioco:
    un sistema di movimento pazzesco, veramente bello volare, schivare, correre e saltare, tutte azioni che ti faranno sentire onnipotente.
    secondo punto, grafica spettacolare, talmente bella e belle le ambientazioni con queste caverne e queste cascate, che ho preferito lockkarlo a 30 FPS per avere i dettagli a ultra piuttosto che giocarlo a 60 tutto a    parto dai punti di forza del gioco:
    un sistema di movimento pazzesco, veramente bello volare, schivare, correre e saltare, tutte azioni che ti faranno sentire onnipotente.
    secondo punto, grafica spettacolare, talmente bella e belle le ambientazioni con queste caverne e queste cascate, che ho preferito lockkarlo a 30 FPS per avere i dettagli a ultra piuttosto che giocarlo a 60 tutto a low.
    ora però passiamo al bagno di sangue, partiamo dal presupposto che con tutti i difetti il gioco piace anche se le bestemmie sono a portata di mano.
    crash, microlag e freeze continui, nonostante la mia build fino ad ora non abbia mai avuto problemi a reggere settaggi a ultra a 60 su altri titoli, figuriamoci a 30 FPS ( parlo di una 1060 overclockkata e un i5-6600k overclockkato a 4,5 GHz).
    ci sono stati momenti in cui non avevo neanche bisogno di chiudere il gioco perchè crashava.
    mentre poi va avanti a 30 FPS frezza per qualche millisecondo o lagga durante i caricamenti delle zone o, ancora, mentre spawnano i nemici.
    sono comunque cose che possono essere sistemate con degli aggiornamenti e spero lo facciano perchè è snervante così l'esperienza.
    quasi dimenticavo, la CPU spesso sale sopra gli 80 gradi,anche se non in maniera continua, e non va bene.
    cercando un pò sul web ho capito che non sono problemi solo miei, quindi traggo che l'ottimizzazione sia pressocchè assente.
    passiamo alla lore e alla storia principale.
    in un mondo così si sarebbe potuta sviluppare una storia mozzafiato...e invece... e invece hanno creato una storia che non lascia il segno e che non ricordi manco alla fine, poco impatto tanta roba e poco tempo per spiegarla, spero che in futuro con i DLC facciano di meglio.
    in quanto a ripetitività, criticata da tutti, vorrei spezzare una lancia a suo favore, i giochi così alla fine hanno la necessità di essere un pò ripetitivi alla fine si basano unicamente sul loot in endgame ed in parte è giusto che si facciano un pò sempre le stesse cose (prendi destiny, i raid ogni settimana, i cala la notte ecc), almeno la storia ha una buona varietà delle situazioni di gioco.
    le armi sono poche e le loro skin sono, classe per classe, identiche o quasi anche se magari hanno effetti e spari differenti.
    avrei gradito qualche armatura in più per diversificare il proprio strale da quello degli altri e non solo le 2 o 3 per classe che ci sono attualmente, forse ne usciranno altre in futuro, speriamo...
    il negozio dovrebbe essere più reattivo, non voglio aspettare 6 mesi per poter vedere oggetti nuovi e acquistare qualcosa di diverso dallo standard.
    insomma gli do un 6 di incoraggiamento, perchè come tutti gli RPG è un gioco in divenire che può crescere e migliorare nel tempo, arricchendosi di nuovi contenuti e migliorando l'esperienza.
    spero che questo 6 diventi un 8 o un 9 fra qualche mese e non un 4, gli voglio dare fiducia poichè ho sognato questo gioco da quando sono uscite le prime indiscrezioni e mi dispiace stia morendo così.    … Expand
  21. stonedpixel
    Jun 8, 2019
    5
    Anthems beautiful visuals and novel flight mechanics are not enough for us to recommend it at this time. It consistently fails in every metric to bring the player any sense of accomplishment or gratification. Anthems potential to recover from its rough launch is hampered from Bioware's inability to listen to its community or to make good on promises made. Spending seven years inAnthems beautiful visuals and novel flight mechanics are not enough for us to recommend it at this time. It consistently fails in every metric to bring the player any sense of accomplishment or gratification. Anthems potential to recover from its rough launch is hampered from Bioware's inability to listen to its community or to make good on promises made. Spending seven years in development and having almost no depth or content is a dramatic contrast to its previous releases. This is the same developer that brought us the classic series Mass Effect and Dragon Age. We have to wonder if its time for Bioware to take a step back and reevaluate its corporate philosophies and business practices. Anthem is like a wise old man with loose bowels. It might appear that he is deep in thought but in reality, he is merely crapping his pants.

    We give Anthem a 5.3/10 which places it in the category of “Atrocious”.    … Expand
  22. Reinbark
    Jun 5, 2019
    6
    So like most I was lukewarm to the idea of Anthem. I had hope that it could be good but other than that I was not really too hype for it. So thankfully I wasn't super disappointed by it.

    However it is simply boring. I played with a group of friends for roughly a combined thirty hours. The story was interesting and it was a really beautiful game for sure! The game play was neat but    So like most I was lukewarm to the idea of Anthem. I had hope that it could be good but other than that I was not really too hype for it. So thankfully I wasn't super disappointed by it.

    However it is simply boring. I played with a group of friends for roughly a combined thirty hours. The story was interesting and it was a really beautiful game for sure! The game play was neat but ultimately it felt a lot like bullet soaking. There was a lot of 'variation' to abilities and guns but it ultimately just felt like a knock off version of Destiny.

    You walk everywhere in between your 'quest grabbing and talking' you do a lot of 'flying' to your locations and it just felt slow. If you play with your friends then you have to also wait for them which could really burn a lot of mins if someone goes afk to get a soda or something along those lines. While that's not a fault of the game it still make things just slow and monotonous. Getting good gear is well I'm sure you've heard about how that is by now...

    If you just want to kill time and play with friends then go for it I guess.    … Expand
  23. chazden
    May 24, 2019
    5
    Very beautiful game but still feels incomplete as far as the market and endgame content goes. The market has nothing appealing and rotates inventory rather infrequent. Expect to get about 45 hours of worthwhile gameplay :(
  24. kyzaghan
    May 19, 2019
    5
    The graphics are really nice. Animations are very good quality. BUT Anthem does not have enough content. LACK OF PVP MODE!!! Anthem does not push players to cooperate with each other. Performance issues are frustrating. AS A RESULT, Anthem couldn't meet my expectations for now. For me, Anthem is failed.
  25. Theformidable
    May 17, 2019
    5
    Anthem is a very pleasant game to look at and the combat for the game is very enjoyable with all the different skills for each class.
    The game's story is very bland, predictable and doesn't really draw you in enough to pay attention sadly.
    Where i think the game truly suffers in its in lack of end game content. Once you reach the max level the only new content open to you is a difficulty    Anthem is a very pleasant game to look at and the combat for the game is very enjoyable with all the different skills for each class.
    The game's story is very bland, predictable and doesn't really draw you in enough to pay attention sadly.
    Where i think the game truly suffers in its in lack of end game content. Once you reach the max level the only new content open to you is a difficulty option to raids you've already done, nothing new.
    Anthem could've been amazing with its graphics and fun combat but the game feels very unfinished, feels like you're paying $60 for a Beta version of the game.    … Expand
  26. SpleenSplitta
    May 2, 2019
    5
    I played the beta and felt average about the game so I bought premier and started playing on the 15th.

    First impressions the game is the best looking I have ever seen, after a while you start seeing some bugs but not game breaking, clunky character models in combat, glitched boss loot and the long load times of 40 seconds plus. At this stage of the game its would be a 4 or a 5 rating.    I played the beta and felt average about the game so I bought premier and started playing on the 15th.

    First impressions the game is the best looking I have ever seen, after a while you start seeing some bugs but not game breaking, clunky character models in combat, glitched boss loot and the long load times of 40 seconds plus. At this stage of the game its would be a 4 or a 5 rating.

    22nd day one patch was released and it improved every thing in the game, all issues that i had encountered all fixed even with 10-15 sec load times, bioware also just released a road map for the game with all free dlc. It takes other devs longer for these things.

    The cosmetics in the game can be earned with in game currency just like other AAA titles out there with option to spend real money.

    If the improvements keep coming this game will be an easy 9.    … Expand
  27. Nastia
    Apr 18, 2019
    6
    It's not horrible, people are being over dramatic. Flying is fun, shooting is solid. Characters and face animations are enjoyable, you dude-friend-partner is cute and funny and pretty well written. Graphics are great, scenery is amazing. Bugs I encountered were not that annoying, except for one game breaking indeed where mission wouldn't proceed 'cause of the closed cave entrance. ButIt's not horrible, people are being over dramatic. Flying is fun, shooting is solid. Characters and face animations are enjoyable, you dude-friend-partner is cute and funny and pretty well written. Graphics are great, scenery is amazing. Bugs I encountered were not that annoying, except for one game breaking indeed where mission wouldn't proceed 'cause of the closed cave entrance. But again it wasn't something groundbreaking. Many bugs are found in many games, it's not something to rile me all up. Content is lacking, yea, but again, exploring and running around gives you smth fun to kill time on while dev team rolls out those sweet updates.
    There is only one unacceptable and unforgivable crime this game commits. It becomes boring.
    After around 4-5 hrs of gameplay I found myself staring at the map and realising I just don't want to choose the next mission. The magic just suddenly ran out when I saw how much I have to grind to move further. I was lvl 13 or smth and it just was no fun at all. I didn't even care for story anymore, that was what that awfully unimaginative grind mechanics did to me. I'm sorry Bioware, I love you and I tried to love this game.    … Expand
  28. Hack
    Apr 5, 2019
    5
    An "Iron Man" looter shooter should have been a blast, but they managed to make it very dull.

    First off I will say the game does have a couple of good points, visually it's very nice and the gunplay is enjoyable and I personally liked the story which a lot of people didn't, but that's about it. The biggest problems I have with the game are performance, lack of loot, boring loot, lack    An "Iron Man" looter shooter should have been a blast, but they managed to make it very dull.

    First off I will say the game does have a couple of good points, visually it's very nice and the gunplay is enjoyable and I personally liked the story which a lot of people didn't, but that's about it.

    The biggest problems I have with the game are performance, lack of loot, boring loot, lack of content and the emptiness of the world. Compare the map of Anthem to say The Division 2, which is massive, full of life and filled with stuff to do, all whilst not requiring loading screen after loading screen like Anthem. Division 2 is actually the game I switched to after Anthem and it's better in every regard, I just wish it had came out first so I wouldn't have wasted £40 on Anthem.    … Expand
  29. RiftSilver
    Apr 3, 2019
    5
    While there is some fun to be had here, Anthem is a hollow shell of what it could be. Between the severe bugs I encountered trying to go through basic game functions, to the lackluster Fort Tarsis and shoehorned story, Anthem feels more like a conglomerate of untested ideas than it does a full fledged game.
  30. ubeguysmiley
    Mar 28, 2019
    5
    The graphics are great, the gameplay is good, the weapons feel unique enough and movement throughout also feels good. The lack of story is disappointing and the constant change to the loot drop system is frustrating. It appears as though a large amount of options (armor, vinyls) will be locked behind loot boxes because there was a significant amount of diverse content in the alpha, packThe graphics are great, the gameplay is good, the weapons feel unique enough and movement throughout also feels good. The lack of story is disappointing and the constant change to the loot drop system is frustrating. It appears as though a large amount of options (armor, vinyls) will be locked behind loot boxes because there was a significant amount of diverse content in the alpha, pack capacity MW/Legendary drops are borderline non-existent. It was great when they bugged the loot drop system. Even with 10 MW drops you might have only kept 2.

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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#4 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
59

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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