Anthem

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  1. Mysticyde
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Imagine doing the same encounter over and over and over and over and over. That's essentially Anthem. Boring.

    Story is nonexistent. No interesting NPCs exist and are there just to waste your time and pad the game. They had to cut 3 hours out of the 13 hour campaign in an update because it sucked and people think this is a positive thing. Since when is cutting THREE HOURS of your    Imagine doing the same encounter over and over and over and over and over. That's essentially Anthem. Boring.

    Story is nonexistent. No interesting NPCs exist and are there just to waste your time and pad the game.

    They had to cut 3 hours out of the 13 hour campaign in an update because it sucked and people think this is a positive thing. Since when is cutting THREE HOURS of your campaign a good thing? That's just a testament to how bad this game sucks because I've never heard of any other game ever doing something like this.

    End game is also very limited. You'll experience all of it in a few hours. So if you are hoping for a good end game experience, I'm sorry but you will not get that.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. EmpyriusGamer
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    Great game with good developer communication and game play. Yes there are bugs, long loading screens, balance issues, etc) but overall nothing game breaking. Facial animations and cut scenes are great, dialog is vastly improved from previous games (cough Andromeda).

    Most of the hate is coming from people expecting the game to be a failure and will not allow anytime for the game to    Great game with good developer communication and game play. Yes there are bugs, long loading screens, balance issues, etc) but overall nothing game breaking. Facial animations and cut scenes are great, dialog is vastly improved from previous games (cough Andromeda).

    Most of the hate is coming from people expecting the game to be a failure and will not allow anytime for the game to adjust. For example, the time from VIP demo (beta) and public demo (beta) many great improvements were done. Within first week of VIP release hot fixes and patches to address issues and concerns has already been performed (Quest requirement changes and the loading screen times have been reduced).

    Any game that is online will have bugs and broken aspects (Black Ops had the gliding glitch that allows players to jump and glide to get speed faster), Grand theft auto 5 has hackers in multiplayer that destroyed economy, and many many more examples.

    The major thing that is different is the expectation for the game is to fail and thus people already write it off. Give the game a chance to actually release to the public before people write it off... let the game play for a month or two before its declared dead)    … Expand
  4. Balguren
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    A weak lacking content that isn't the same looks fof mist areas not much variety buggy greedy cosmetic store yet beautiful graphics except for tye still npc faces as well as very nice controls. Kinda feels like Fallout 76's twin just more beautiful.
  5. Valenten
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    The games core game play loop is really fun and rewarding. While I was playing the story and the first character you really chat with outside of the opening cut scene Owen was really entertaining. Then as the story progressed I found myself caring about the characters more and more specifically Faye and Haluk. Overall I think its a great story has its highs and lows as any story does butThe games core game play loop is really fun and rewarding. While I was playing the story and the first character you really chat with outside of the opening cut scene Owen was really entertaining. Then as the story progressed I found myself caring about the characters more and more specifically Faye and Haluk. Overall I think its a great story has its highs and lows as any story does but overall its pretty great. Classic bad guy wants to gain ultimate power and we have to stop him kind of thing least for now since this is going to be an ever growing story. You will need to keep in mind that this is not a single player RPG while playing this though so dont expect your actions to have an impact on this since its a shared world between all players. Though your side conversations with npcs in Fort Tarsis will have different outcomes from other players but im not sure if you will see it affect the story. There are loading screens but bioware has mentioned multiple times that they are working on shortening them. Dont listen to the people complaining about the tombs mission as bioware made it so that everything required for the mission is tracked from level 3 and onward. They have listened to our feedback from the early access and have implemented a fair bit of it that they could in a short time. Some of the other things we have requested and reported as an issue will take a longer time to fix. Taking all of this into consideration I think the game is worth the money for the enjoyment I have gotten out of it. Ive put around 70 hours between the early access and the demo and the game is still very enjoyable.… Expand
  6. Chemman314
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    The developers of Anthem created a visually stunning world. However, the positives for the game end there. The game was released unfinished in that it lacks a great story, meaningful end game content, and a large array of post-game challenges. Additionally, the intended grind of the game is made more unbearable by the incredibly slow loading screens.
  7. KaitoDBM
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    One of the best gunplay I played in my life, unfair criticism actually. Play the game and take you own opinion.
  8. 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
  9. MontaukMon
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    I'm not experiencing the long load times that seem to plague everybody else. The game seems to run perfectly fine for me with 60fps at 2k with video settings set around "High". I'm having a lot of fun going on expeditions, running through the story, and learning the lore. It's one of the few games that I've had fun playing multi-player, and generally I'm into Bioware for their singleI'm not experiencing the long load times that seem to plague everybody else. The game seems to run perfectly fine for me with 60fps at 2k with video settings set around "High". I'm having a lot of fun going on expeditions, running through the story, and learning the lore. It's one of the few games that I've had fun playing multi-player, and generally I'm into Bioware for their single player experiences. I like the NPCs and the investment Bioware made to capture the actors' facial expressions looks really, really great! Every time I visit Fort Tharsis, I notice new stuff or new NPCs and conversations. I've been taking my time to explore the environments and looking studying the detail put into the models of the local species. With all of the events planned over the rest of the year, I'm looking forward to what's next and I haven't even gotten to the end game yet. I understand why some people are disappointed especially if the game runs poorly for them, but I'm having a blast. I want Bioware and Anthem to do well and I believe that it will only get better from here. I would love to see them expand the biomes and roll out more, richer story arcs.… Expand
  10. lilButton
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Created an account just to review this to try to counter the haters.
    Yes, the game isn't complete. Yes, the story isn't as "long" as some of Bioware's other releases. Yes, end game is a little repetitive.
    Now for the best parts... The game isn't finished! They have big plans to continue to add content, improve gameplay, and are actually responding exactly how you'd want a team    Created an account just to review this to try to counter the haters.
    Yes, the game isn't complete. Yes, the story isn't as "long" as some of Bioware's other releases. Yes, end game is a little repetitive.

    Now for the best parts...
    The game isn't finished! They have big plans to continue to add content, improve gameplay, and are actually responding exactly how you'd want a team committed to their project to respond!

    There's planned and already developed content and they are listening to the customer base to make quality of life improvements. 15-30 hrs of content will likely become 40-50 as new stuff is released.

    This mindset of having to have a fully fleshed out game on release is archaic and problematic for games like this. If the game is fun and playable, why not start playing while it develops even further?

    The largest crowd funded game (Star Citizen) has raised hundreds of millions and doesn't have a released product yet. Its BETA is playable, and I've happily committed $ there too, but I have happily paid for the game knowing what the game COULD become with my support.
    Athena isn't any different. It's a game that they want to grow and continue to evolve. Invest now and support it's development. Enjoy a fun game that's just going to get better.

    All these haters just want to be seen as important nay sayers and are simply restating what each other say... there's no creativity or imagination to their complaints. They're dry and repetitive. Now if only they can evolve with the times. Fully developed games were important to have fleshed out using old technologies like floppy drives.

    Most of the best games of our day continued to evolve. World of Warcraft, Destiny, Borderlands... the attention the game was given post release in each of those cases was far more important than the initial release.
    I'm all but hoping this game has the opportunity to become what it should become before the haters just looking spread salt have their way.
    Why is it that small or narrow-minded men must tear down that which is greater than themselves    … Expand
  11. Beliskner
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    A failure of planning and execution of core facets of the game leading to a product with small glimmers of hope, underneath a crushing mountain of issues, many of which may never be able to be fixed, even if they wanted to.

    In any other case, leaving Bioware to their own devices for 6 years would be a fantastic idea yielding a truly special product. What we got, however, was a    A failure of planning and execution of core facets of the game leading to a product with small glimmers of hope, underneath a crushing mountain of issues, many of which may never be able to be fixed, even if they wanted to.

    In any other case, leaving Bioware to their own devices for 6 years would be a fantastic idea yielding a truly special product. What we got, however, was a monumental disappointment to those hyped for the game, and those long time fans of Bioware, who have come to expect a level of quality and polish from the studio, and certainly weren't expecting such a mess    … Expand
  12. SumoTbagg
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    I have played this game since beta and can say the positives outweigh the negatives a lot. New IP great graphics solid flight and fight mechanics, it is fun. I have read a lot of reviews and I sometime wonder do they really play games or just listen to the others. They didn't lie to me like Destiny!!! It has time to explain! I have followed the developers notes and understand the processI have played this game since beta and can say the positives outweigh the negatives a lot. New IP great graphics solid flight and fight mechanics, it is fun. I have read a lot of reviews and I sometime wonder do they really play games or just listen to the others. They didn't lie to me like Destiny!!! It has time to explain! I have followed the developers notes and understand the process and it seems transparent. Also the game style and missions including end game require you to have more patience than a 2yr old if you do you can easily see there is more to the game than people mad they have to do a combo or find a chest. I remember ESO had similar chatter and hate but its one of the best out currently and its not perfect. There are some life improvements needed but the concept and game are fun and needed in this market of free battle royal fluff. I am a gamer this is a new IP and I'm enjoying the ride.… Expand
  13. arielceres
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Anthem is wonderful and amazing to play. I really enjoyed to play, flying and the endless battle.
  14. DukeKemppy91
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Coming from games like The Division and Destiny, I can say with a level of confidence that this game is in a much better spot to be a knock out. The mechanics are refreshing, with the added mobility of flight that can make the difference between walking away a champion, or lying in a pool of your own blood. The gun play is top notch, by far the best feeling is emptying a clip into anComing from games like The Division and Destiny, I can say with a level of confidence that this game is in a much better spot to be a knock out. The mechanics are refreshing, with the added mobility of flight that can make the difference between walking away a champion, or lying in a pool of your own blood. The gun play is top notch, by far the best feeling is emptying a clip into an enemy. And there is always that moment of suspense when you hear a slight ding, letting you know you just got loot, and your dying to see what it is. The world as well, utterly amazing, You could easily just fly (Yes fly) around and find new things for hours, I would know as I have almost 50 hours at this point invested into the game, although I would say 2-3 hours of that is purely in customization. The color options and options available are amazing, and the premium items are so easily earned through in game grinding that you will never have to spend a cent more unless you cannot be bothered spending 2-3 hours grinding out the coin.

    The story is a little generic right now, and the contracts can seem a bit repetitive, and after a little bit you may want a break, and the load screens can be....painful at times (If you are on PC load it onto an SSD, will cut the load time down substantially)

    If you want a game that is like hey day Destiny, or the Division, then this is not for you. If your after a game that looks to be in a much better starting spot then the two, with a greater possibility to expand due to how the lore and world is set up, then this will be by far the best option out there, just dont go in expecting to find the diamond without allowing some polishing to happen first.    … Expand
  15. UsernameMax14
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    This game had the potential to be one of the greatest experience of this year. Great graphics and mechanic, good looking environment and mecha armors which I LOVE.

    But there is one HUGE problem and it is ea, when those %#$% who are responsible for decisions will stop ruing game after game and will learn that greed and dumb decisions don't lead to success. There is a long list of    This game had the potential to be one of the greatest experience of this year. Great graphics and mechanic, good looking environment and mecha armors which I LOVE.

    But there is one HUGE problem and it is ea, when those %#$% who are responsible for decisions will stop ruing game after game and will learn that greed and dumb decisions don't lead to success.

    There is a long list of problems:
    -A rush release which includes:
    -"Dead" hub.
    -Cheesy and horrible dialogs made for political correctness.
    -A terribly average campaign
    -Boring grinding
    -And boring missions often without sens.
    -Load screens and load screens again
    -If you die, you can't respawn, and you have wait until someone reviews you
    -lack of diversity of surroundings.
    -Awful fast endgame and poor difficulty changes
    -Poor loot system.
    -and go on...

    It is not a game made by BioWare. It is a game made by greedy ea. Which words you translate as a: "I like money!" every time when they talk about game experience, diversity etc. It is all about the maximum profit made by stupid decisions to please shareholders. There is no other explanation of how the game witch HUGE potential is ruined once again for short term benefits and "infinity" growth for shareholders. When they will learn that there is no such thing like infinity growth. Bye, bye BioWare.    … Expand
  16. LPerro
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Anthem looked very promising before its release, something that most games share with each other when a big publisher is in charge of the marketing. However, the mostly transparent and very down-to-the-community approach that the devs took by being very active on twitter, reddit and on their livestreams build up at least hope, that Bioware would've found back to their former glory.

    And    Anthem looked very promising before its release, something that most games share with each other when a big publisher is in charge of the marketing. However, the mostly transparent and very down-to-the-community approach that the devs took by being very active on twitter, reddit and on their livestreams build up at least hope, that Bioware would've found back to their former glory.

    And at its core, Anthem is a really strong game. The gunplay is solid, the different Javelins with their unique abilities have a good flow to them (despite some balancing issues) and the flying is not just a gimmick but something to factor in on every encounter. When there is one thing, where the game lives up to its expectations, it is the javelin design and the combat system surrounding it.

    However, the good core of the combat is overshadowed by technical issues and a repetitive gameplay that rarely motivates you to spend time in the 'so called' endgame.

    Technical Issues / Performance:
    First up: If you don't own an SSD, don't play Anthem. The game has loading screens for everything, including the Forge (which is there you change your items/javelin build) and it will take between 40-90 seconds (depending on the activity) to leave the loading screen. Sometimes, you even get a loading screen on top of a loading screen because the rest of your team already headed forward and the game forcibly pulls you to the rest of your team, which results in another loading screen.

    There is a a sheer abundance of glitches and bugs that accompany the performance of the game which makes playing Anthem an ongoing gamble if you can actually play a mission or stronghold at all or if you have to reload everything, sometimes multiple times. It is fair to say that the state in which Anthem launched, is a complete embarrasment to their QA team or whoever is responsible for that mess that is in a worse technical state than the demo.

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay of Anthem knows only three specific types of game encounters:
    > Point Defense
    > Fetch numbers of item A and bring it to ooint B
    > Kill stuff until your mission updates

    Those three pillars of mission design repeat themselves over and over, even within the storyline, where Bioware could have gone nuts with all the cool stuff their storyline had to offer, if it had been properly executed. The game doesn't try to hide the three game mechanics from you and it doesn't try to mask it. Instead you kill the same 2-3 types of enemies of enemies over and over again, fetch the same items (not even those change, there are like 2-3 presets for them as well) until you get one unique bossfight at the end of the storyline and thats literally it.

    The strongholds, which are supposed to be the endgame activity, have, despite a plethora of technical issues (which caused Bioware to deactivate quickplay for them temporarily) a good design despite the third one, which is just the last story mission tagged as a Stronghold.

    Storyline:
    Bioware is known for their good and deep story in their games and in some interviews, they also acknowledged, that story would be a centerpiece of Anthem as well. However, the story itself was bland and uninspired and felt much more like an introduction to something bigger that we have yet to see. Sometimes there are bits where your character interacts with his dialogue partner, mostly during lenghty dialogue cutscenes and in those moments, you can really see that Bioware still got what it takes to tell a good story. Those cutscenes really sucked me in but where far too rare in order to make the otherwise bland story special.

    The world of Anthem is so rich with interesting characters and unique features, however compared to their previous games, Anthem fails to tell an interesting storyline. In fact, the main campaign isn't even in line with their leveling curve and I finished the main storyline at around level 19 of 30 and had to grind 11 levels in strongholds, missions and contracts until I was able to experience the endgame.

    Endgame:
    Anthems endgame is currently pretty much non-existent. If you had to call some part of the game "endgame", it would be unlocking the Grandmaster difficulties and playing the same three strongholds over and over in order to achieve legendary and masterwork items. And in fact, I think that would keep people at least entertained until their content patch in march hits. The numerous technical issues and horrendous loading times however, do a perfect job of blocking you from enjoying that form of content.

    Verdict:
    Anthem has a strong base, but lacks in nearly every part despite its core gameplay, which is at least solid. You will only enjoy this game, if you somehow don't experience all the technical issues others are experiencing and if you fall in love with the gameworld. In any other case, I'd advise skipping this title. I think myself lucky that I only paid 15 Euros for EA premier access for this game.    … Expand
  17. Spauk
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Its one repetive dull mess of a game. It has several technical problems, but those are the least of its problems. Story is non-existent, despite people saying otherwise. A bunch of random voice lines in combat and a few cutscenes does not = a story.

    The classes are uninspired and dont progress at all. You start strong and funnily enough pretty much get weaker as the game goes on, but    Its one repetive dull mess of a game. It has several technical problems, but those are the least of its problems. Story is non-existent, despite people saying otherwise. A bunch of random voice lines in combat and a few cutscenes does not = a story.

    The classes are uninspired and dont progress at all. You start strong and funnily enough pretty much get weaker as the game goes on, but hey.. atleast your numbers go up I guess.

    It looks pretty good visually, so ill bump that 0 up to 1 just to be generous.    … Expand
  18. Ryser
    Feb 22, 2019
    6
    it's got a really good foundation to become a great game but as it stands now it's barebones are hell. If you don't mind waiting on more content to be released i would suggest waiting
  19. Oblamingo
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Попытка сделать еще одну Дестени, только без души, контента... Но зато с багами, вылетами, крашами но за фулпрайс. Дорогие EA идите в баню, дайте Биоварам делать то, что они умеют.
  20. Zyrael
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    Many criticisms foist undue expectations onto a game based on developer not genre. Taken for what it is, Anthem is a bit sparse but the framework is incredible. It's the nature of the genre to be bulked over time. It's amazing to see low scores that are punctuated by "The gameplay is great and environments gorgeous.... 4.0" The logical disconnect is palpable. Games as a service are trickyMany criticisms foist undue expectations onto a game based on developer not genre. Taken for what it is, Anthem is a bit sparse but the framework is incredible. It's the nature of the genre to be bulked over time. It's amazing to see low scores that are punctuated by "The gameplay is great and environments gorgeous.... 4.0" The logical disconnect is palpable. Games as a service are tricky to review. Do you score the game or the service? The service is outstanding, the game is pretty good. The aggregate is a hopeful future for a largely empty world... or blank canvas depending on your perspective.… Expand
  21. TobyG
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Anthem is a boring, repetitive, baron, dull, lifeless, buggy unfinished mess to such a point about 6hrs in where my 2 friends simply gave up playing I tried to continue playing but 1hr later with loading screens and two crashes I found myself so pee'd off I gave up too, I'm 39yrs old and been gaming since I got an Atari 2600 as a kid and this is the first game I have ever walked away fromAnthem is a boring, repetitive, baron, dull, lifeless, buggy unfinished mess to such a point about 6hrs in where my 2 friends simply gave up playing I tried to continue playing but 1hr later with loading screens and two crashes I found myself so pee'd off I gave up too, I'm 39yrs old and been gaming since I got an Atari 2600 as a kid and this is the first game I have ever walked away from in disappointment.… Expand
  22. Possemaster
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Vet coole game. Zeker toekomst met alle gratis updates. Basis is prima emea toekomstige updates zullen dit een ervaring maken.
  23. backohead74
    Feb 22, 2019
    5
    Its not a terrible game its just not great. After all these years it is surprising everyone that Bioware couldn't do so much more with the world of Anthem. How do these companies manage to make a looter shooter so boring and bland? Look at the Borderland series for ****** sake? Imagine that type of loot table in Anthem? Imagine if you could add different parts to your Anthem for boosts andIts not a terrible game its just not great. After all these years it is surprising everyone that Bioware couldn't do so much more with the world of Anthem. How do these companies manage to make a looter shooter so boring and bland? Look at the Borderland series for ****** sake? Imagine that type of loot table in Anthem? Imagine if you could add different parts to your Anthem for boosts and awesome cosmetic choices that change the look of your Javelin (not just colors i am talking wings and guns and launchers, different legs, torsos etc.)? It gets boring fast, the Loot is not varied or different enough at all. The World is beautiful yet empty and the story is just so-so. The loading screens are horrific, even after the patch. Pass on this for $60 but it could be worth $15 bucks for a month of Origin Premiere cuz you can do everything in a month easily and id say its worth that if you like these types of games.… Expand
  24. Halato
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    I am really enjoying the game, and honestly don't understand any of the outrage. I've payed a lot more to be less entertained for a shorter period, and I wasn't as upset and many people on these sites seem to be.

    I guess it's just cool to be angry on the Internet.
  25. ShakeNBake
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    One of the best new games of the last decade. No idea why people are giving this game bad reviews. Solid 10/10 from me and that's with 48hrs+ /played since launch. Gameplay is super fun, graphics are amazing, story is great, this game does not deserve any score less than 8/10. Outrage culture gone too far these days.
  26. ArcangelsLegion
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    i dont understand why drama youtubers like that jackass YongYea and people are dogging this game. its good and has potential its a live service game just starting out and yet no one has given it a chance i am having fun playing it and Bioware has delivered on their promises. i guess everyone is spoiled and expecting the moon but if you like looter shooters that give you a challenge. idi dont understand why drama youtubers like that jackass YongYea and people are dogging this game. its good and has potential its a live service game just starting out and yet no one has given it a chance i am having fun playing it and Bioware has delivered on their promises. i guess everyone is spoiled and expecting the moon but if you like looter shooters that give you a challenge. id love to see this game flourish to its full potential.… Expand
  27. Hydrargyryum
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    This game can improve in somethings its true, have some bugs and maybe is slow in the loading. But the game feels awesome with some changes can be a very good game. Maybe its a 8 of score or less but the people with 0, or 1 ? To much haters in this game i cant understand.
  28. kjmotz14
    Feb 22, 2019
    5
    Very disappointing. The game looks exceptional, and gameplay is excellent. But, that's about it. The entire experience is just incredibly shallow, empty, and soulless. The world is utterly devoid of life and energy -- the scenery is excellent, but it's just a barren wasteland -- nothing stands out or feels memorable. The story is flat and boring. And, the missions are just constantlyVery disappointing. The game looks exceptional, and gameplay is excellent. But, that's about it. The entire experience is just incredibly shallow, empty, and soulless. The world is utterly devoid of life and energy -- the scenery is excellent, but it's just a barren wasteland -- nothing stands out or feels memorable. The story is flat and boring. And, the missions are just constantly regurgitated and recycled -- the demo showed us most of what the full game had to offer -- and, it's not much ...

    Core design features also destroy immersion with constant loading screens, poorly designed menus, and a complete lack of basic features like squad communication, waypoint markers, ping systems, in-game menus, gear stats etc. In short the game feels very incomplete and unfinished. I've played demos that are more finished and polished than this "final" product.

    Sure, new content is coming -- but, that won't fix the many core issues that slowdown, cripple, and choke the life out of an experience that could have been amazing. This is far from the "Bob Dylan of video games" ...

    Sad really. I wanted this to blow me away.    … Expand
  29. defix
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Barely worth the 15 bucks for Premium. Uninstalled after 5 hours.
    If I want a looter shooter I'll just play Warframe,
    Good bye BioWare, was nice knowing you.
  30. AdiV
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    The game, at least for me is actually enjoyable.
    I have about 40 hours in game, haven't finished the main story, haven't done any strongholds yet, haven't reached max level. I have just been enjoying the game.
    Yes, it has bugs, yes, it has little content. But that is no reason to give it a 0. Let's not forget that most live service game launch in a state with little content, and    The game, at least for me is actually enjoyable.
    I have about 40 hours in game, haven't finished the main story, haven't done any strongholds yet, haven't reached max level. I have just been enjoying the game.

    Yes, it has bugs, yes, it has little content. But that is no reason to give it a 0.
    Let's not forget that most live service game launch in a state with little content, and content gets added over time.

    If you rush to end-game, like most people do, of course you will finish it in 20-30 hours. This holds true for 60$ single player games as well.
    If you pace it out, and actually try to enjoy the good things, by the time you reach to end content, new content will be available.    … Expand
  31. Lib
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Третьего дня, по совету проверенных камрадов, приобрёл новую мегаигру — Anthem 2019. Сразу же, задыхаясь от жадности, вскрыл коробку цепкими лапами и запустил шедевр. Размер, моё почтение. Настоящую глыбу разработали Биовары. Даже моя, привыкшая к суровым Юбисофтовским будням, пека, отказалась запускать игру с первого захода . Совместными с поддержкой ЕА усилиями забороли проблему.Третьего дня, по совету проверенных камрадов, приобрёл новую мегаигру — Anthem 2019. Сразу же, задыхаясь от жадности, вскрыл коробку цепкими лапами и запустил шедевр. Размер, моё почтение. Настоящую глыбу разработали Биовары. Даже моя, привыкшая к суровым Юбисофтовским будням, пека, отказалась запускать игру с первого захода . Совместными с поддержкой ЕА усилиями забороли проблему. Ощущения — АТАС. С Андромедой не идёт ни в какое сравнение. Кроме того, пятиминутные загрузки приятно щекочут винчестер. Проиграл так весь день. Решительно готов к съёмкам нового Опергеймера
    Жадные дети увидят тут проявления маркетинга ЕА. Тупым детям невдомёк, что маркетинг и гейминг — это разные вещи.
    Игра отличная, всем рекомендую к приобретению.    … Expand
  32. GingerCat77
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    After 31 hours I can tell that this game is really good. Maybe I'm a weirdo but I don't understand all that hate. Story is better and is more of it than in other shooters like Destiny. I love NPCs, Fort Tarsis stories and library registry. Shooting and flying is great and fun. They have some issues to repair and content to add, but all this bad opinion are way to strong. Try it, it'sAfter 31 hours I can tell that this game is really good. Maybe I'm a weirdo but I don't understand all that hate. Story is better and is more of it than in other shooters like Destiny. I love NPCs, Fort Tarsis stories and library registry. Shooting and flying is great and fun. They have some issues to repair and content to add, but all this bad opinion are way to strong. Try it, it's really good game and it can be only better!… Expand
  33. PCRKNIGHT
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    The reviews are far too harsh, it’s fun but a little rough around the edges I can see it getting better better over time just like destiny. People love to hate stuff and I think they’re being unfair to this game. It needed a bit more time to cook in all honesty but I think given time and support it could be great.
  34. ChunkMcNipples
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    As of right now i have 30 hrs. Into gameplay: with that being said this game has been this far worth my $60. I have read a lot of negatove reviews on this site and some of them as i had thought are just people who hate EA and want the game to fail. Welp, i can give a crap less. Im having fun and i feel like my momey was well spent
  35. tclarke
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    I want to say Anthem does a good job at being a beautiful game. That were my love for it ended though. Sitting countless minutes at load screens over and over again just to get a discount message.
    This game has a lot of problems from enemies being boring bullet sponges to the hub world being a lifeless area. The gun play is okay nothing to hate, but nothing to love either. This game being    I want to say Anthem does a good job at being a beautiful game. That were my love for it ended though. Sitting countless minutes at load screens over and over again just to get a discount message.
    This game has a lot of problems from enemies being boring bullet sponges to the hub world being a lifeless area. The gun play is okay nothing to hate, but nothing to love either. This game being a looter shooter we deserve better. There is nothing really in the end game that grabs you and feed that hunger to get that next, to get that peace of armor, or to get the gun everyone is talking about. I really hope in a couple months we will see great change in this game but i'm worried that some of these problems aren't just fixing we can get in updates. Some problems are design problems that are at the core of the game code. so lets hope Anthem can live on, but for me i am out.    … Expand
  36. sisuaika
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Wow, the hate train is real. This game is fun, and their ware many hours of enjoyment to be had here (bare minimum of 30-40). That neither equates to empty or unacceptable. It is in no way deserving of such a low average, except when compared to people's demands for what they want, instead of what they got. I would probably guess 7/10, but giving a 10 to counter the unreasonable peopleWow, the hate train is real. This game is fun, and their ware many hours of enjoyment to be had here (bare minimum of 30-40). That neither equates to empty or unacceptable. It is in no way deserving of such a low average, except when compared to people's demands for what they want, instead of what they got. I would probably guess 7/10, but giving a 10 to counter the unreasonable people giving it 1s.… Expand
  37. Crcapo
    Feb 22, 2019
    7
    I have 30 hrs in the game, near max level. I have been relatively "no-lifeing" it. The story is great, about 3-5 days of the story while "no-lifeing" it. if you played it casually.. most likely over a week of story. When I first played the enemies would not load into the areas and would deal damage to me, sort of like a ghost hitting me. Loading screens were a big problem, but after II have 30 hrs in the game, near max level. I have been relatively "no-lifeing" it. The story is great, about 3-5 days of the story while "no-lifeing" it. if you played it casually.. most likely over a week of story. When I first played the enemies would not load into the areas and would deal damage to me, sort of like a ghost hitting me. Loading screens were a big problem, but after I uninstalled and reinstalled on my SSD everything was good, quick loading screens and no more "ghost soldiers". Back to the story, even after you complete it is left open-ended... meaning more story WILL come out for it. After the story, you will grind Agent missions / Contracts / Strongholds / Freeplay Events. You can replay missions with friends. This game is made for people who are willing to put the time in, there is a large challenge too which you'll need to play the game consistently. Again, I've been waiting for this game for a while, I do not think its a waste of money, more so people have a negative view of EA coming into the game, which I get. At the end of the day you will either be an Anthem Fan or not, not much more to be said. This game was meant for a select group, those who enjoy Squad Action Adventure games will like this, again I know there were problems. I've been playing since Beta and since the 15th of Feb. An SSD helped me, or they could have updated it too within that time. None the less If you would like a game that you can play by yourself or squad-up in, this is it. If not move on and don't ruin the true fan's experience of this game.… Expand
  38. xkjacob
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    It's not done. Crashes, bugs, disappearing mobs and a world that is a total failure from a gameplay design perspective. Wait 6-18 months and if EA doesn't give up on it see if it is any good then.
  39. kolol55
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    Looks ok, flying is noice but lacks of content. Combat is boring after few hours. In general nice idea for a game, but needs more time to be polished.Mtx is a huge no no. downgrade from E3 trailer. im glad i refund this game. Bought Divinity original sin 2. Worth it.
  40. MrZarakki
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    O game originalmente para mim vale um 7.5, mas o hate da galera ta absurdo.
    Sou contra microtransações e se for para brigar por isso eu estou dentro, mas dar nota 0 por hate é coisa ilógica. A EA vai continuar aberta e ganhando grana com outros games, quem vai se ferrar são os desenvolvedores que foram obrigados a adiantar o lançamento. PENSE NISSO!
  41. dryii
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    I enjoyed the game. Playing for 25-30 hours will lead through the story with very little grind. They main story is very good, character voice acting is amazing, and I look forward to what comes next. The combat is fun and keeps you engaged and moving around.

    It's not as buggy as people are making Anthem out to be. The purchasable items are not required in any way/shape/form, so that    I enjoyed the game. Playing for 25-30 hours will lead through the story with very little grind. They main story is very good, character voice acting is amazing, and I look forward to what comes next. The combat is fun and keeps you engaged and moving around.

    It's not as buggy as people are making Anthem out to be. The purchasable items are not required in any way/shape/form, so that is not a big deal. For those complaining about paying $60 to have 30+ hours ($2/hour) of entertaining game play I highly suggest they reevaluate what they consider to be worth while. I spend $20+ going to see a 2-3 hour movie at the theater, and it doesn't come with free content and future DLC.    … Expand
  42. praisethesun11
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    7 hours in and dear lord I am bored. I'm glad I didn't pay the full $60 for this incomplete mess.
  43. Nolium
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Great mobility, decent graphics, fun. But, after 3 days you run out of content. After finishing main story (it is very short), you start grinding reputation and items. Bugs! Buggy as hell, incredible. Broken missions (there is only about 5-6 different missions really), constant loading, ... Even worse, after every patch after first "demo", I had more problems with a game. WoefullyGreat mobility, decent graphics, fun. But, after 3 days you run out of content. After finishing main story (it is very short), you start grinding reputation and items. Bugs! Buggy as hell, incredible. Broken missions (there is only about 5-6 different missions really), constant loading, ... Even worse, after every patch after first "demo", I had more problems with a game. Woefully unfinished game, needs a year to have enough content to justify the price. Game is alpha quality, not even beta.… Expand
  44. M3RC3ER
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    Still missing some stuff in the current state but still tons of mindless fun with friends. I dont get the melodrama people were starting regarding lack of content, bugs, story...
  45. kuttasama
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Fanboys are saying people are hating anthem just because of its published by EA... Meanwhile Apex Legend is sitting at an 88 rating on meta right now . Anthem is just a bad game , Apex is a good game and predatory nature can be overlooked because of its F2P model, unlike anthem.
  46. CarnivalCorpse2
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Like most of the looter-shooter games at launch, Anthem is bland, boring, overly repetitive & lacks in contents. Beautiful graphics & a fairly good combat system doesn't help the game from issues lying at its core. Wouldn't advice to touch the game now. Wait for bioware to actually finish making Anthem if you really want to try the game.
  47. noonbaraegi
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    If you like sitting in front of your monitor, and wait forever til the game starts
    then buy it
  48. yakri
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Anthem is a great game with a great Sci-Fi story, amazing voice acting and graphics, as well as a unique and interesting game universe for you to dive into.

    While encountering occasional bugs detracts somewhat from the experience, and there are a number of things that could be improved, the launch version of the game is quite solid and I was impressed by the much better amount of    Anthem is a great game with a great Sci-Fi story, amazing voice acting and graphics, as well as a unique and interesting game universe for you to dive into.

    While encountering occasional bugs detracts somewhat from the experience, and there are a number of things that could be improved, the launch version of the game is quite solid and I was impressed by the much better amount of content compared to destiny 2 and other similar games at this point in their life cycle.    … Expand
  49. rccesar
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    Não comprem jogo extremamente caro e enjoativo,não entrega oque promete no trailer sem falar do down-grade, O Anthem não está pronto para o mercado, todos contaram, mas a EA lançou um jogo inacabado.
  50. davidas101
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    I wouldn't recommend this game to ANYONE, just another factory issued, live service, half finished, rushed out cash in. Beautiful environment which seems to be copy and pasted across a huge open map, with little to no variety in the environment. Boring, repetitive missions that will drain all soul, vitality, and joy from you, with a 10 min loading screen every 10 mins to add insult toI wouldn't recommend this game to ANYONE, just another factory issued, live service, half finished, rushed out cash in. Beautiful environment which seems to be copy and pasted across a huge open map, with little to no variety in the environment. Boring, repetitive missions that will drain all soul, vitality, and joy from you, with a 10 min loading screen every 10 mins to add insult to injury. AVOID… Expand
  51. batson456
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    This hurts me to review so badly, because generally, I do enjoy the game. There are parts of this game that are phenomenal. The sound design for your javelin is awesome, and it is always so much fun to just take off. The Iron Man simulation is real with this game. The combo system is somewhat interesting, and the gunplay is acceptable, if not a little underwhelming.

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

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

    Just can't recommend the game in this state, and it is a shame. It may someday be great, but it definitely is not right now. Even when I can play it without hiccups, which is rare, especially after the latest update, there just is not enough meat on the bones to overcome the negative aspects. With that said, I still do enjoy playing and will continue to login from time to time hoping for some improvements.    … Expand
  52. DrSeckzytime
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Post patch. Terrible load times on fast SSDs let alone HDDs, and there are load screens everywhere. Quest and convo system is terrible. Story is uncharacteristically boring, I broke my ESC key. Game is shallow as a puddle. Weapons are boring, despite solid gunplay/ability use. Hub city is boring, and tedious backtracking convos with horrific travel speed is terrible. It's like BiowarePost patch. Terrible load times on fast SSDs let alone HDDs, and there are load screens everywhere. Quest and convo system is terrible. Story is uncharacteristically boring, I broke my ESC key. Game is shallow as a puddle. Weapons are boring, despite solid gunplay/ability use. Hub city is boring, and tedious backtracking convos with horrific travel speed is terrible. It's like Bioware wanted to torture their users in the city. Frostbite engine needs a rebuild/iteration.

    Game is aggressively mediocre, at best, worth $10-15 tops. RIP Bioware.    … Expand
  53. nofunaloud
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    I would avoid this title for a minimum of 12 months while the devs finish working on the game. If it is still alive then it might be worth a try. At the moment however, there just isn't enough content as every mission revolves around one of three mechanics, isn't an interesting story as I found myself hitting the esc key just to shut people up. The environment isn't interesting, it looksI would avoid this title for a minimum of 12 months while the devs finish working on the game. If it is still alive then it might be worth a try. At the moment however, there just isn't enough content as every mission revolves around one of three mechanics, isn't an interesting story as I found myself hitting the esc key just to shut people up. The environment isn't interesting, it looks like the same thing over and over and over, and fighting the same enemies, in the same areas, with the same mechanics just doesn't hold my interest when the game has nothing else to offer. guns aren't interesting or unique. Skills that come with your jav are fun for the first 5 or 6 times you use it, and then it gets as boring as the rest of the game. I really don't know what bioware was aiming for when they made this game, but they really flubbed it.… Expand
  54. OrochiGamer
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    the game has its problems like any tGame this day taht being said is tons of fun if you liked Destiny at launch you will love this game. most bad reviews just want to see EA crash and burn and i agree they should. but bashing this game as if it was Fallout 76. this game is a live service is like Judging a Final fantasy title after Chapter 1.
  55. OldGamingMan
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    I didn't like this game. It has been in development for 7 yrs. and it still has so many issues still. I wanted this game to be good but it just falls short in so many areas even to make it an OK game. I hope they fix the issues and I may give it another try 6 Months to a Year if the issues are fixed.
  56. Lexiel
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    The flying is fun, but everything else feels sub-par at best compared to the competitors. If you've played Mass Effect Andromeda, you've played Anthem without the flying. Just like Andromeda, Anthem is technically not ready for market release, or even full price release. The story is very short and hangs quickly upon getting through first third, turning into repetetive grind, showingThe flying is fun, but everything else feels sub-par at best compared to the competitors. If you've played Mass Effect Andromeda, you've played Anthem without the flying. Just like Andromeda, Anthem is technically not ready for market release, or even full price release. The story is very short and hangs quickly upon getting through first third, turning into repetetive grind, showing what's really there. The optimization is severely lacking, considering it's a Bioware game, it's very disappointing story and character wise. The idea that you walk around the "hub" on your own, in first person without being able to fully customize your Freelancer makes it really hard to form any sort of connection to.. Well, yourself. For a game that's been supposedly in the making since Mass Effect 3, it feels more like free to play early release buy-in closed beta, rather than fully fledged AAA release. It's the truth you could say the same about Destiny 2, but Destiny 2 ran far better, played better, didn't have so many technical issues, and if we are to use the comparision, it took Destiny 2 120$+ to get to a game people really like. As far as the microtransactions go, they're poor as well. The prices are on par with Warframe, but one has to keep in mind that Warframe is a Free to Play game, and the skins that are around 8$ in the store now are only Epic quality, leaving Masterwork and Legendary qualities to be imagined as what will they cost. 20? 30? Who knows.

    As far as the lore goes, you might feel really lost. I found it incredibely hard explaining to my partner, after sinking in 40+ hours through Origin Acess, having finished both Story and Endgame on Grandmaster I, what the game is actually about. The story behind the enemies, or behind the good guys, I suppose it's all there in the Codex for you to read, but in my honest opinion that's far from alright story telling. I doubt anyone would have any issues explaining what Geth are after Mass Effect.

    Both me and my partner had huge expectations for the next "Bioware game" and were met with massive disappointment. Even me, as someone who sank over 300 hours into Destiny 2, 300 into Division and over 2k hours into Warframe, I just can't see the spark that'd keep anyone going in Anthem. You can't craft anything you don't own and didn't extensively use, leaving you with hundreds, if not over thousands crafting materials that you can't really use aside "re-rolling" gear.

    The coin flow for unlocking cosmetics is pretty much just like Fallout 76 atoms. You finish one-time challanges to achieve maybe 60-70k coins and then it halts into a daily/weekly/monthly grind, which can be as tedious as killing 500 enemies from each faction, doing X amount of "World events" that you can't track on map, or other silly things.

    Also, there is no text chat whatsoever. No pinging enemies or location for other players. No sticker system ala Monster Hunter World. No waypoints for map. If you literally can not talk like me, you're left dead in the water, aside maybe trying to animation-wise Wave in morse code what you mean to others.    … Expand
  57. SvenLorenz
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    A complete waste of time for everybody involved, both Bioware and the players. If you want to play a bad version of Destiny, go and play Destiny. I just hope that this failure doesn't kill Bioware and they can get back to making Dragon Age and Mass Effect games.
  58. 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.
  59. AXSwift
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Anthem is an entertaining and delightful experience the first couple hours. Flying feels great and the combat was very interesting. Unfortunately, the thrill of flying was surpassed by the boredom that the world and narrative inspired within me. I could not have cared less about the plot and only a handful of NPC's made me care about what they were telling me. Fort Tarsis felt like a cryptAnthem is an entertaining and delightful experience the first couple hours. Flying feels great and the combat was very interesting. Unfortunately, the thrill of flying was surpassed by the boredom that the world and narrative inspired within me. I could not have cared less about the plot and only a handful of NPC's made me care about what they were telling me. Fort Tarsis felt like a crypt instead of a main hub and the inability to run through it was infuriating. My playthrough quickly turned into: "let's pick the dialogue option that appears to be the shortest so i can get back to playing."

    Combat did become repetitive rather quickly and the lack of life in the world did not help the matter. I cannot help but look at the E3 trailer's world and compare that to the world that was delivered and i keep thinking that I would much rather be playing on that map. The one we received feels like it could have been procedurally generated since it looks barren, identical, and poorly crafted. I enjoy Warframe, Destiny, and the division and hoped to add this to my stable of favorite games but sadly that will not be the case. Here's to hoping they fix the majority of the problems in the next year or two.    … Expand
  60. Chatterjee123
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    I was not there when the old Bioware was alive but I played games like ME 2 and 3 (Tried one but felt too outdated) and DA Origins and i can say that this is not the same Bioware. DA Inquisition was boring, I could not finish ME Andromeda and now they made this? Save your money and if you really want to play it wait a month and EA will likely put it on sale.(likely after they shut down theI was not there when the old Bioware was alive but I played games like ME 2 and 3 (Tried one but felt too outdated) and DA Origins and i can say that this is not the same Bioware. DA Inquisition was boring, I could not finish ME Andromeda and now they made this? Save your money and if you really want to play it wait a month and EA will likely put it on sale.(likely after they shut down the studio like they did before)… Expand
  61. xstrike9999
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Another bland looter shooter with more style than substance. Is that all games have become for companies like EA now? Yes, the game looks amazing and controls well, but is that all that is left in games these days? It's repetitive, shallow and ultimately soulless. You can see a semblance of a Bioware game somewhere in there, such as the branching dialog trees, which don't impact the gameAnother bland looter shooter with more style than substance. Is that all games have become for companies like EA now? Yes, the game looks amazing and controls well, but is that all that is left in games these days? It's repetitive, shallow and ultimately soulless. You can see a semblance of a Bioware game somewhere in there, such as the branching dialog trees, which don't impact the game in any way by the way, but you can also see through all the points, where EA came in and made this game a shadow of what it was supposed to be. Then there are all the issues with bugs and quests, most of which are mindlessly attacking something or defending a point.
    This is a messy, subpar, repetitive piece of soulless garbage.
    If endless, grindy, repetitive looter shooters like this are where the gaming industry is headed, count me out!    … Expand
  62. DrChocolate
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    I dislike writing reviews like this, but in this case, I cannot but warn people not to buy this game. This game is not finished; it's a loading simulator. I spent more time looking at loading screens and having disconnection issues than I did playing the game-- and when I did get to play, there was no content. The hub is empty, the characters are poorly done, the multiplayer aspects do notI dislike writing reviews like this, but in this case, I cannot but warn people not to buy this game. This game is not finished; it's a loading simulator. I spent more time looking at loading screens and having disconnection issues than I did playing the game-- and when I did get to play, there was no content. The hub is empty, the characters are poorly done, the multiplayer aspects do not work because quests are not shared. It feels as though they tried to make Diablo and slap Warframe on top of it. I gave Bioware grace after Inquisition, because it was a poorly done open-world RPG, and I gave the same quarter after Andromeda, but this game has been in development for seven years. Seven years. At the cost of the developers who probably worked very hard on this. Seven years, for a loading simulator. Hudson lied and needs to step down.… Expand
  63. kerihobo
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Can't understand the low rating, the game is awesome. Flying feels fun, javelin customization is awesome, missions offer enough challenge, the abilities feel really fun, the story is cool, voice acting's real decent with some AAA voice actors too.
  64. Calcifur
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    This game is just a massive disappointment. It's boring, repetitive, open world is empty, endgame is almost non existent, mission structure is boring. Story is below average, lackluster RPG mechanics, really wanted to like it but it's a terrible game.
  65. Mormo
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    My view is if you want to play the game, there is a lot to enjoy. If you want to hate the game, it won't change your mind if you try it.
  66. D3NGZ
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    cool flying but everything else is simply awful.

    - barren non existent story. - the worst mission design by a AAA dev maybe ever. - loading screens ( and not just long but how many you have to endure ). - writing of a 4 year olds. - full of bugs. - massive downgrade from the E3 Trailer ( in game gameplay they said ). - fort tarsis is so empty and boring, it feels like a ps3 era    cool flying but everything else is simply awful.

    - barren non existent story.
    - the worst mission design by a AAA dev maybe ever.
    - loading screens ( and not just long but how many you have to endure ).
    - writing of a 4 year olds.
    - full of bugs.
    - massive downgrade from the E3 Trailer ( in game gameplay they said ).
    - fort tarsis is so empty and boring, it feels like a ps3 era town.
    - stupid ai, spongy enemies.
    - bad loot.
    - Andromedas combat with added flying basically.

    and just to remind you after Andromeda people said "dont worry the A team is working on Anthem"
    now andromeda was mediocre at best but this somehow feels worse. to me this feels like the B or C team. Bioware you shot Mass Effect in the back of the head for this? pff what waste of time. DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  67. Spiffx
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    This is an initial impression. I'm sure I'll take some hate for it, but I really enjoyed this game. I think the people voting 0 are just jumping on a hate train.

    Gameplay is incredibly fun and flying is awesome. Battles are fun, IMO. Early impression: overall, most fun I've had playing a game since The Witcher 3. I think there will be a lot of improvements in the future. I do also think    This is an initial impression. I'm sure I'll take some hate for it, but I really enjoyed this game. I think the people voting 0 are just jumping on a hate train.

    Gameplay is incredibly fun and flying is awesome. Battles are fun, IMO. Early impression: overall, most fun I've had playing a game since The Witcher 3. I think there will be a lot of improvements in the future. I do also think they could have released a more polished produce.

    Gameplay 9.5/10
    Graphics: 9.5/10
    Story thus far: 5/10 - but I'm feeling positive overall
    Quests: 5/10 - repetitive thus far, but some of it is interesting
    World building: 7/10
    Bugs/Problems: 9/10 - the ONLY issue I've had is sound cutting out. They know about the issue and I believe they are working on it.

    Apparently load times are a concern ... they bother me a bit, but I don't play for hours on end. Thus far, I play for one or two missions a night, so it hasn't bothered me. I think they will fix this.

    Overall I got nothing horrible to say. I have a feeling people are hopping on the hate train for this. The devs seem receptive to feedback, and the pre-release is a way for the users to get involved in the process. I think they will make a tonne of changes in the future.

    People who give it a 0 with no thought contribute to companies not caring about what we have to say. But that's just the way I would feel if I were them.

    Disclaimer: I got this for free with a video card, so maybe my expectations were lower. I did pay for early access so I could play over the long weekend.    … Expand
  68. Zanguet
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    The game itself is very good, I'm enjoying some parts of the story because you are played in the game world where they explain little about it, but you can learn more about the world and history by reading the files scattered in Fort Tarsis. The post-beta gameplay improved a lot on Mouse and Keyboard because it used to have a huge delay in mouse response when flying. In the matter ofThe game itself is very good, I'm enjoying some parts of the story because you are played in the game world where they explain little about it, but you can learn more about the world and history by reading the files scattered in Fort Tarsis. The post-beta gameplay improved a lot on Mouse and Keyboard because it used to have a huge delay in mouse response when flying. In the matter of swimming, there were also positive changes. As I am aware that he is a Lootshoter, I have no reason to say bad of the game, he seems to me with everything a game of the genre can offer. Despite some technical problems like crashes and the lack of better optimization and disconnections, none of these problems still affected me so much, because it comes at one time or another. And I believe that even though the game has to launch smoothly or it is the developers' obligation to postpone the release. Anthem is already delivering what it promises, and I foresee a lot of game time. I believe people came in to hate it is because they have not yet had the time or patience or are going about influence of socks, because the gaming experience, who is playing I am seeing that these people are enjoying. So I can only feel sorry for these people that I am not playing and voting, or those who have bought and do not have the ability to enjoy the game in the way that it needs.… Expand
  69. Sinoce
    Feb 22, 2019
    5
    Combat is about what I expect. It's fun and yo have some ways to customize it. The better gear the better the results.
    Being Bioware, you expect a great story but they wanted to go in a different direction. So even though I didn't expect a big story, I see a lot of people hurt by not having a great one. I admit it is lacking and though the game looks great it doesn't feel alive.
    I    Combat is about what I expect. It's fun and yo have some ways to customize it. The better gear the better the results.
    Being Bioware, you expect a great story but they wanted to go in a different direction. So even though I didn't expect a big story, I see a lot of people hurt by not having a great one. I admit it is lacking and though the game looks great it doesn't feel alive.
    I imagine in a few months it will improve the bugs but they are going to need to improve the dialogue. I still think the Frostbite engine still doesn't deliver but bioware has to use it so what can you do.
    I think the some positive marks come from the team saying they like ideas and want to put them in the game. I don't think the game is for everyone and I think it shows with the reviews. As a collective, we need to hold game company's and publishers accountable for day 1 patches. Ship a completed game or delay it until finished.    … Expand
  70. Lordhorak
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    It is a great game. don miss out this masterpiece. great graphics and game play .
  71. javshack80
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    Perfect? No. The game has plenty of flaws which can be fixed, and some cannot. Bugs aside I'd say the biggest issue the need to be fixed is variety. BioWare has a timeline starting next month to constantly inject new content into the game so my biggest issue seems like it'll be handled (we'll see, but I'm hopeful) What is here currently is a fantastic new experience. The combat, thePerfect? No. The game has plenty of flaws which can be fixed, and some cannot. Bugs aside I'd say the biggest issue the need to be fixed is variety. BioWare has a timeline starting next month to constantly inject new content into the game so my biggest issue seems like it'll be handled (we'll see, but I'm hopeful) What is here currently is a fantastic new experience. The combat, the graphics and the world of Anthem are pretty stunning. I hope people aren't totally turned off by the bad press and give this game a shot.… Expand
  72. Branderbie
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    TL;WR At 60 hours in, this game is a solid 9 for me. It won't be for everyone, but it is the exact blend of Diablo and shooter I have been waiting for for a long time. It starts a bit bland, but once you start getting masterworks and legendaries, my God does it get fun. Giving a 10 to offset the 0 spam from EA haters, I hate them too, but this game is too damn good for me to care.TL;WR At 60 hours in, this game is a solid 9 for me. It won't be for everyone, but it is the exact blend of Diablo and shooter I have been waiting for for a long time. It starts a bit bland, but once you start getting masterworks and legendaries, my God does it get fun. Giving a 10 to offset the 0 spam from EA haters, I hate them too, but this game is too damn good for me to care.

    Anthem is a game that I have been waiting for a long time. I don't mean Anthem specifically, but rather I have been waiting for the kind of game that Anthem is at it's core. A loot shooter with engaging, addictive combat and absurdly powerful loot that comes at the price of countless hours spent.

    The world is breathtaking. Even while playing on my rig that is nearly a decade old and the graphics turned as low as they go, the vistas and scenery found while flying around the open world are some of the most awe inspiring views I have ever witnessed in a game.

    The combat is the perfect blend of exhilarating, challenging, and rewarding. Rather you are zipping around slaughtering monsters you over gear or going up against foes you have no business attempting while clinging to cover praying you don't get flanked, I always find myself craving more after the last mob falls.

    The abilities, guns, and javelins are surprisingly diverse in meaningful ways for a game at launch. Want to focus on freezing enemies and setting your team up for devastating combos? Check. Want to weaken the enemies resistances and cause your whole team to do massive damage? Check. Want to sit back and snipe enemies with a variety of snipers, marksmen rifles or heavy pistols or maybe you fancy getting up close and personal with hard hitting shotguns. Don't worry, all that and so much more is all here.

    My most ambitious hopes never expected the loot and grind to be so close to my ideal set up. With a, perhaps, too wide array of stats and rolls that range from nearly useless to OMG I'm a god now and a drop rate that I wouldn't budge an inch, you can be guaranteed to spend countless hours taking your freelancer from a barely capable newbie to a being of pure destruction.

    Now, of course it's not all sunshine and rainbows. You move to slow in the hub world. The story is engaging, but nothing exceptional. Load times are excessively long if you are not playing on an SSD. Certain loot affixes are unclear. There is no detailed menu to let you know what your stat values are. There are bugs, varying from minor graphical, to audio canceling, to mission breaking, although, in my experience, they are not overwhelmingly common. Perhaps the worst problem is not getting loot drops when an enemy, even a boss, is killed while you are downed. While none of these problems ruin the game, all of them together are noticable.

    (TL;DR) Bioware has a game here that is exhilarating, addictive, and has more potential for the loot grind audience than maybe any game has ever had. There are problems, yes, but even its current state, the game is easily one of, maybe the, best loot shooters I have ever played. I cannot wait to see what the future of Anthem holds.    … Expand
  73. codemangler
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    The game feels like a early access game that needs 1 or 2 more year in development. Other than the huge amount of loading screen, some of the design decision in this game is bizarre. You can't see what loot you got until go back to the forge through two loading screen. Additionally, the mission design is worst I have seen in a while. There are pretty much three type of mission- defend theThe game feels like a early access game that needs 1 or 2 more year in development. Other than the huge amount of loading screen, some of the design decision in this game is bizarre. You can't see what loot you got until go back to the forge through two loading screen. Additionally, the mission design is worst I have seen in a while. There are pretty much three type of mission- defend the area, collect ball of light or go kill this. Freeplay sucks because there is no indicator of where events are going on. Enemy design and AI is extremely bad. There are only 3 armor set for each class and they dont drop from enemies. Guns are boring, they all look the same and even masterwork weapons are just a skin.… Expand
  74. ulukaj
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    In current state it is an absolute trash. Its an outrage to demand money for such product especially considering miles better Apex is ftp.
  75. StupidFatCuck
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    As a massive BioWare fan i hoped this game would be good. My expectations werent high after the **** that was Andromeda but this is on a whole new level.

    The game is quite obviously unfinished. The amount of actual content in this game is pathetic. The story is non existent, the characters are dull and uninspired, the gunplay is bland and repetitive. Apart from the graphics at    As a massive BioWare fan i hoped this game would be good. My expectations werent high after the **** that was Andromeda but this is on a whole new level.

    The game is quite obviously unfinished. The amount of actual content in this game is pathetic.

    The story is non existent, the characters are dull and uninspired, the gunplay is bland and repetitive.

    Apart from the graphics at some times and the music there is absolutely nothing of value in this game.

    The best way to describe this game is like a daily quest from World of Warcraft. Grinding for no reason to eventually get some arbitraty upgrade. Terrible.    … Expand
  76. Astralify
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Let's sum up all the BS Bioware/EA spewed regarding the game, and the concerns bioware fans had, about this "Multiplayer-Live-Service-Game-With-Story-Focus-That-Nobody-Have-Done-Before" crap. By know, everybody knows that these statements were BS, just as all people that had a brain, or any knowledge about game design have been saying since this project was announced.Let's sum up all the BS Bioware/EA spewed regarding the game, and the concerns bioware fans had, about this "Multiplayer-Live-Service-Game-With-Story-Focus-That-Nobody-Have-Done-Before" crap. By know, everybody knows that these statements were BS, just as all people that had a brain, or any knowledge about game design have been saying since this project was announced.

    "...Microtransactions will not affect gameplay..." - In a looter shooter game, where the (supposed) goal of the game is to find cool looking LOOT, how is cosmetic microtransactions different than paying for power in a competitive game? IT'S THE SAME THING. You are affecting the enjoyment of the game (not just because of the game design, which in these situations is made purposefully grindy), but the "pride and accomplishment" you get from EARNING things from FAIR gameplay. There is NO FAIR gameplay with games like Anthem. The game is DESIGNED to push you to spending money, on the very things you are playing the game for (in this case - looks). Aren't they clever, tricking players with semantics?

    I'm not gonna even bother with the "story/narrative" because: NEWS FLASH! NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE STORY IN A MULTIPLAYER GAME, especially when you are playing with other people. Such formula will NEVER work. It has been proven time and time again. Even if the game had the most amazing story/narrative/quests/characters (and with anthem, it's the complete opposite), it would still NOT change that fact.

    And guess what? They knew this, and they didn't even try. The "narrative", the characters, the "story", THEY ARE THE WORSE THEY HAVE EVER BEEN. In fact, these are below even other boringly average games, like the Division. And that coming form a studio that was KNOWN for these things, IT'S F*CKING EMBARRASING! IT's SAD!

    That's right. The main point BIOEA was selling this game to their fans (those that liked story-driven Bioware RPGs), WAS A LIE. It was a lie from the very beginning. And they KNEW it. WE KNEW IT. But they went with it anyway, and were pushing it to the very last moment.
    - - -

    let's pull some quotes (from IGN's "Anthem: Full BioWare Interview on Gameplay Features - E3 2018" video):

    "Mark Darrah: So, a great story about Bioware is about characters that you can have a connection with, uhm, choices you get to make, and feeling like the story is about you. ... "Our World, My story.""

    Well, that's BS. Anthem falls flat on it's face in that regard. Just as expected.

    - - -

    "Mark Darrah: What is unique about anthem, is that it's a living shared world, where you experience the Story of your actions."

    Again, complete BS statement, and a lie. A lie, softly directed at bioware fans.

    - - -

    "Casey Hudson: So what we try to do, is we think about the new experiences that we are trying to unlock for players, so what is the fantasy fulfillment, what are the new things that you actually get to go and do, THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU'VE PLAYED BEFORE."

    Again - another lie. No matter if he meant "different from what you've played before" in terms of comparing to other games, or Anthem and it's "mission/quest design". BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE INCORRECT when it comes to Anthem.

    No point in getting into more detail here. You can watch Skillup's reviews on anthem, and see if these BOLD statements from Mark Darrah and Casey Hudson are true. [Hint - THEY ARE NOT!]

    - - -
    And isn't it cute, how there are rumors/whispers floating about how Bioware's future is is tightly dependent on Anthem's failure/success? What is this? some sort of driving people towards "sympathy purchases"?

    You know what, Bioware? IF YOU STILL MADE THE GAMES WE WANTED/EXPECTED from you, we would've cared about your "future". But with generic crap like Anthem, which is obvious change of focus for the studio, and being EXACTLY what we though it's going to be (money-making online crap, that's not even as good as other FREE games like it), the most proper response at this point would be: F*CK YOU!

    And f*ck all of the EA influencers, which main task was to "convince" people (the fanbase) that like Bioware's story driven action RPGs, that they should "give Anthem a chance", or even bully them to LIKEing it, just to keep BW's ass from EA's chopping block, DESPITE IT BEING A GAME THEY KNOW THE FANBASE WOULDN'T LIKE, OR CARE ABOUT (live service, multiplayer looter shooter with MT cr*p). Same thing as failout 76.

    No lessons were learned, from all of the failures of other companies, that tried the "try something new", which is nothing more than "- We wanna capitalize on the current money makers, f*ck our customer base, we will strong-arm them into liking our new direction". Which is what EA's motto is, and it's exactly what Anthem is. Uninspired, boring, repetitive, appealing to NOBODY, cookie-cutter live-service EA crap, marketed with lies and false promises.

    Also, Mass Effect "Died" For THIS!???

    F*ck this game. The score given is a STATEMENT.    … Expand
  77. Tevoy
    Feb 22, 2019
    6
    Lets start with the positive:

    The game looks beautiful, and the combats are fun (for a while). Sound is immersing and flying around like Iron Man is really fun. The game itself has a good base. The negatives: Missions are repetitive, some of them clearly a time gate to slow the progress of the player. Loading screens.... loads of them and slow, even after the day 1 patch. Endgame    Lets start with the positive:

    The game looks beautiful, and the combats are fun (for a while). Sound is immersing and flying around like Iron Man is really fun. The game itself has a good base.

    The negatives:

    Missions are repetitive, some of them clearly a time gate to slow the progress of the player. Loading screens.... loads of them and slow, even after the day 1 patch. Endgame is a grindfest.

    Is a shame that the lack of content and excess of grinding plus the loading screens are really ruining what could had been a great gaming experience. I hope they fix the game with future patches, because it could had been much more.    … Expand
  78. andrey1983ff
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Это не то, что я ждал от когда-то талантливых разработчиков BIOWARE. Сейчас я только могу сказать - покойтесь с миром. Аминь
  79. GutiOut
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    Nice graphics, nothing else to say. Boring as hell. Repetitive, looks like a demo.
  80. Eduninja
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The most fun I had with a game in a wile the flying the combat are very addictive, the world is gorgeous, i hope to see more content in the future. My advice, try it and don´t listen to the hate train.… Expand
  81. Muad-Dib
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Have been captivated by Anthem since the first login, the game runs smooth and looks awesome. have had no issues so dont see what all the negative feed back is about just see EA haters. Bioware has a real winner here BIG THUMBS UP!

    P.S. For those with load time issues you should invest in two things, A good SSD and faster internet. 90% of your issue lies there...
  82. EerieDemonble
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    Anthem is everything that's wrong with AAA gaming today.

    - boring, generic, and uninspired story and characters - check - soulsucking grinding instead of interesting gameplay - check - releasing the game in buggy and unfinished state - check - overpriced microtransactions in full price game - check - barely any content at launch - check 6 years in development... and Mass Effect    Anthem is everything that's wrong with AAA gaming today.

    - boring, generic, and uninspired story and characters - check
    - soulsucking grinding instead of interesting gameplay - check
    - releasing the game in buggy and unfinished state - check
    - overpriced microtransactions in full price game - check
    - barely any content at launch - check

    6 years in development... and Mass Effect universe was ditched for this?!
    Upcoming Dragon Age game will put final nail in Biowares coffin and it will become just another developer shutdown by EA.    … Expand
  83. dannyjoe08
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    I have never had more fun playing such a horrible game. The appeal of flying around like iron man is a ton of fun but, that isn't enough to hide the plethora of problems with this game. The story is so bland and forgettable. There are 2 mission types: defend this area or go gather glowing things and bring them to a certain spot. Don't even get me started on the constant loading screens. AtI have never had more fun playing such a horrible game. The appeal of flying around like iron man is a ton of fun but, that isn't enough to hide the plethora of problems with this game. The story is so bland and forgettable. There are 2 mission types: defend this area or go gather glowing things and bring them to a certain spot. Don't even get me started on the constant loading screens. At least the game is fun to play with friends. I want to think that the game will change towards the end and get better but I know that I'm just lying to myself. Anthem is not worth 60 dollars. Hell, EA doesn't just want 60 bucks. They want you to buy emotes, skins, crafting materials, and whatever else they can figure out how to monetize. If you have 15 bucks for a month of EA access, then go ahead and try it out. I'm sure you'll quickly find out how shallow this game is.… Expand
  84. Figura92
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Anthem is a great game with huge potential. Even it has its bugs sometimes, which I believe they will fix soon its enjoyable and I just do love it.
  85. xHypeFree
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    The most important thing is the gameplay itself is fun. The story was alright, nothing special however. I, personally, enjoyed the conversations you can have with random characters in Fort Tarsis to get a little back story on things going on in the fort. The loading times, as most actual reviewers stated are pretty bad. They've gotten a little better with the day 1 patch, but they're stillThe most important thing is the gameplay itself is fun. The story was alright, nothing special however. I, personally, enjoyed the conversations you can have with random characters in Fort Tarsis to get a little back story on things going on in the fort. The loading times, as most actual reviewers stated are pretty bad. They've gotten a little better with the day 1 patch, but they're still pretty bad. To me that isn't a huge issue as I have no problem alt+tabbing and reading something for a minute or responding to a message I may have received. The loot can be pretty boring until you hit max level and start getting masterworks. I've seen a lot of people complain about how repetitive it is, and it is a bit repetitive but there is no looter shooter out there that isn't (I.E Warframe, Destiny, Borderlands all suffer from this).

    I've been playing the game since early access started and I must be playing a different game or all of a sudden I'm the luckiest person alive because I've experienced two bugs in over 30 hours of gameplay. The audio bug that cuts out randomly which I believe has been fixed and then the bug that shows you have your ult when you don't. That's it. So I'm not sure what people are doing or trying to do that causes their game to be a buggy mess.

    Touching on micro transactions as I've seen that talked about a few times. Games are more expensive than ever to produce and game prices haven't gone up in years. People don't want to pay for DLC but they want content to keep being created for a game. I'm not really sure what people expect the devs to do to keep pulling money in to make making new content profitable. It's a company, they have to be making money. Not to mention all the MtXs can be bought with in game currency that you get at a fairly good rate.

    Could the game be better, yeah. 100% could have been done better, they could have taken some fixes that Destiny made in the long run and put them in at the start. There are basic QoL updates that need to be done (which they've already stated are being worked on). It needs more end game content, but that's where the games as a service comes in. Those will be free updates in the future. But that's why the game doesn't get a 9 or a 10 from me. It's fun, but it could be better. I can't help but shake the feeling that, at least for some users, it's just automatically bad because it's an EA game and they have a HUGE recency bias towards EA.

    The devs have shown they're listening to user feedback and have talked about content that will be coming in the future as well as the QoL updates the games need. Honestly if you have EA Access it's worth playing, it really is fun in my opinion and I think that most of the hate is unwarranted. If you don't have EA Access I would wait until the first larger content update comes out some time in March and then see how people are feeling about the game as one major concern I have is end game content. Though they've stated they have plans for a few years of content for the game.

    Like I said at the start, the most important thing about the game is that it is fun. It's fun to fly around as Iron Man with friends and shoot aliens and bandits. If the game is checking 2 of the 3 boxes of (Gameplay, Graphics, Story) then I'm on board. The game is gorgeous, the gunplay and gameplay in general is fun and the story is just alright.    … Expand
  86. Flamedurant
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    Really enjoying Anthem so far, There are a great many people determined to hate the game, because EA.
    However, it has its plus points: The flying is outstanding, Think Iron man and you'd be about there.
    Maybe it'll get old, but it hasn't yet. Sometimes however, the world is so beautiful that you'll stop flying just to admire the view. I've seen it compared to Avatar, and while I can    Really enjoying Anthem so far, There are a great many people determined to hate the game, because EA.
    However, it has its plus points: The flying is outstanding, Think Iron man and you'd be about there.
    Maybe it'll get old, but it hasn't yet.
    Sometimes however, the world is so beautiful that you'll stop flying just to admire the view. I've seen it compared to Avatar, and while I can understand the comparison I'd say that the world of Anthem has it's own identity, and it's a helluva pretty one.
    Actual gameplay? Enjoyable at this stage, will it get old too fast? Depends on what Bioware do with it really. If it receives updates then it has the potential to be great.
    Is it all good? No. The loading scenes are still too numerous and too long. There are still bugs, although personally I've experienced only one, and audio bug that caused sound to drop in game, it was resolved by a restart, but not ideal.
    It's a new game, it has ambitions. It's fun to play and the the visuals and sounds are outstanding. Is it the best game ever made? No. And tbh that would be too subjective to quantify in any meaningful way. But I'm finding it great fun to play and that is, above all, what I look for in a game.    … Expand
  87. Modeseado
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    It's NOT Mass Effect. If that's what you are looking for, look elsewhere.

    However, if you have 1000 hours in either Destiny or Destiny 2 (like me), and you want to fly around in a mech suit and wreak havoc and grind it out for new loot to increase the wreakage of said havoc (also, like me), this IS for you. Is it really a "9"? No. But logically, anyone knows that the "0" reviews are    It's NOT Mass Effect. If that's what you are looking for, look elsewhere.

    However, if you have 1000 hours in either Destiny or Destiny 2 (like me), and you want to fly around in a mech suit and wreak havoc and grind it out for new loot to increase the wreakage of said havoc (also, like me), this IS for you.

    Is it really a "9"? No. But logically, anyone knows that the "0" reviews are there because OMGEASUX, and I want to do my part to counter balance that. At least I'm honest about it.    … Expand
  88. Bone-Thugs
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring and repetitive. the loading screens are pathetic. also the 4 tomb challenge thing to progress is a joke. the content is too short and it gets boring doing the same missions on a higher skill level… Expand
  89. ArkonBlade
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    Played this for 6 hours on my friends Origin account because I already saw this coming. Playing it just confirmed it. The game is a hollow shell and while the shell looks very nice. every thing with in it is empty. The combat though isn't to bad, unfortunitly you will be fighting waves of braindead AI who either rush you or just stand there with there thumb up there butt.

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

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

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

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

    The world is also very empty. while it looks really nice graphically there is just nothing there. This game feels like its a Early access game. Like it could be some thing good in the future like in maybe 1.5-2 years or more. As it is now I personally wouldn't pay more then $5 for it and it will probably be $30 in a month and since it has MTX I wouldn't be surprised if it went F2P with in a year. I would not pay $60 for this for any reason.    … Expand
  90. RaidenMK3
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    boring and non-optimized, with a good computer - at settings below the average 40-50 fps + constant ejection from the game or the sound disappears. like well, it turned out as always. very sorry for those who bought at full price. (16 hrs in game)
  91. dancetilurdead
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    Bioware created an amazing and unique combat system in addition to a beautiful world and intriguing story. Your basic looter shooter with flying. Everyone is hating hard because "EA bad" but this is a game I've enjoyed more than 40 hours with my friends, and can't wait to see future content. People giving this a 0/10 are not giving a fair review. The game is certainly not 0.
  92. crystal-dolphin
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    The game has good visuals and voice overlay but the overall story behind it is lacking and boring. You don't get a sense for the characters and it replicates too much from other syfy games and stories. This is a bad combination of Gears of War, Iron Man, a touch of Destiny, and the movie Avatar. This game was not ready to be released. It leaves a lot to be desired but no dynamic to make upThe game has good visuals and voice overlay but the overall story behind it is lacking and boring. You don't get a sense for the characters and it replicates too much from other syfy games and stories. This is a bad combination of Gears of War, Iron Man, a touch of Destiny, and the movie Avatar. This game was not ready to be released. It leaves a lot to be desired but no dynamic to make up for the dull content.… Expand
  93. Romfro1105
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    The game is lots of fun, although has some issues.
    Big problems with reviews is weird expectations - some people expected new Mass Effect, some people expected just ordinary looter-shooter. The game is a mix of both, and it is somehow not appealing for many. Just read the reviews carefully - is individual component receives enough praise from SOME people, but somehow not many people like    The game is lots of fun, although has some issues.
    Big problems with reviews is weird expectations - some people expected new Mass Effect, some people expected just ordinary looter-shooter. The game is a mix of both, and it is somehow not appealing for many. Just read the reviews carefully - is individual component receives enough praise from SOME people, but somehow not many people like the mix. It is weird for me, I quite like it.

    I have not experienced any major technical problems. Loading screens are a bit annoying, yes. But not a game-breaker.    … Expand
  94. Veska
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Loading screen simulator. It is another ME: A...Same **** bugs, pornostory and "endgame". If you want playing this type of game, just take Warframe. Better and cheaper.

    Bioware is dead...Thank you, EA:)
  95. Gimbal
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    The game runs well, it looks good and it’s fun to play. The mission system is similar to a monster hunter in that, you setup for a mission, you collect loot during mission, and once the mission task is complete you return to the hub. The missions have a Ghost Recons: Wildlands vibe in that, there are way points and voice over communications that provide the mission story and guidance.The game runs well, it looks good and it’s fun to play. The mission system is similar to a monster hunter in that, you setup for a mission, you collect loot during mission, and once the mission task is complete you return to the hub. The missions have a Ghost Recons: Wildlands vibe in that, there are way points and voice over communications that provide the mission story and guidance. Satisfaction comes from the ironman style shooter experience and the co-op nature of the game. Wildlands was an okay game as game, however it’s the co-op nature of the game that made the experience and the same goes for anthem. The bit and piece of the story of the world is released to the player through dialogue with characters in the hub world. I have just over 10 hours of play time and it gives me the experience and play game I was expecting. As well it’s fun to play.
    I haven’t noticed any bugs and the loading screen haven’t been an issue, however I have M.2 drive. And of course there are things that could have been better with the game but the game isn't as bad as the review suggest.

    What is going on with the reviews of the game? If you really think there is an issue with the game at least start at 4. A score of 0-3 would mean that the game would be unplayable. A lot of the reviews are based on the reviewer’s opinion of EA as a company or their opinion of what the game should have been (another Mass Effect). The game is not a RPG or single play story driven game. The game is a squad-based shooter about the world of anthem told through missions and quick audio.    … Expand
  96. Happzy
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    This game has been in development almost longer than Destiny and it is unfinished. Endless loading screens. Right when you get out of one you are immediately met by another one. Boring story. This game has the most mundane and plain story. Comparing this games story to past Bioware creations such as SWKOTOR and Mass Effect is immeasurable. The story just cannot compare to past productsThis game has been in development almost longer than Destiny and it is unfinished. Endless loading screens. Right when you get out of one you are immediately met by another one. Boring story. This game has the most mundane and plain story. Comparing this games story to past Bioware creations such as SWKOTOR and Mass Effect is immeasurable. The story just cannot compare to past products this company has created.… Expand
  97. Semsko
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Very lacklustre. For a game that had so much promise, all it has been able to do is continuously break them. This game is far from groundbreaking with boring characters, lame interactions and just a general all round feeling of 'meh'. The [very grinding] action is plagued by massive amounts of on-screen clutter, especially when fighting numerous enemies which I am also not a fan of. ItVery lacklustre. For a game that had so much promise, all it has been able to do is continuously break them. This game is far from groundbreaking with boring characters, lame interactions and just a general all round feeling of 'meh'. The [very grinding] action is plagued by massive amounts of on-screen clutter, especially when fighting numerous enemies which I am also not a fan of. It truly is just such an eye sore. Huge numbers flying around showing the damage, health etc.

    0 Tolerance for unfinished games. EA continues to run rampant, destroying all good things for the love of money. They will never learn.

    0 Tolerance for the MASSIVE graphical downgrade that has been unveiled since the 2017 reveal... Games companies need to learn that this deceitful use of misleading advertising needs to stop.

    My lack of trust in EA continues to be well founded. Skip this game. Do not support EA. They don't care what the reviews get, all they understand is money, so don't give it to them. Perhaps then they will begin to learn.

    Sad.    … Expand
  98. Treethrow
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Anthem is a new IP from BioWare and their shot into the "looter shooter" genre. Unfortunately, Anthem is more of a misfire than anything else.

    Anthem has gorgeous environments and fun combat. However, those strengths are buried deeply by frustrating technical issues, baffling design choices, uninspired loot, repetitive missions, lackluster story, and uninteresting NPCs that blend    Anthem is a new IP from BioWare and their shot into the "looter shooter" genre. Unfortunately, Anthem is more of a misfire than anything else.

    Anthem has gorgeous environments and fun combat. However, those strengths are buried deeply by frustrating technical issues, baffling design choices, uninspired loot, repetitive missions, lackluster story, and uninteresting NPCs that blend together to make the experience feel more like a slog rather than anything enjoyable.

    BioWare may be able to salvage this game and turn it into something worth playing with updates and expansions overtime. However, in its current state, I do not recommend purchasing this game.    … Expand
  99. Swump
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Wow! Even after the delay, the train-wreck was still inevitable.

    Right, let's start with the positives. The world is beautiful, environments and their tiny details are simply stunning. Javelin customization is also fairly deep, allowing you to also edit finer details such as finishes and fabrics. Gameplay can be fun at first, and each Javelin has enough variety to offer something    Wow! Even after the delay, the train-wreck was still inevitable.

    Right, let's start with the positives. The world is beautiful, environments and their tiny details are simply stunning. Javelin customization is also fairly deep, allowing you to also edit finer details such as finishes and fabrics. Gameplay can be fun at first, and each Javelin has enough variety to offer something different. Unfortunately praise ends there, everything else is incredibly underwhelming.

    I complemented the environments, but we NEVER do anything interesting in them. You find a horde of enemies, clear them out, and move onto the next point. Enemies are also scattered without any thought, wasting the opportunity to take advantage of the space they're in. It's a real shame because instead of interacting with something the artists obviously spent so much time on, you just fly by and ignore it most of the time.

    Now gameplay isn't that bad, though some Javelin's are obviously better than others. Storm seems to be the most popular one I've seen, and I'm guilty myself of being on that bandwagon. Blowing stuff up is really satisfying, until you realize 10+ hours in this is all you do. The whole experience is just a massive grind, and the atrocious loading times don't help. Even at higher difficulties, they don't offer much to spice up gameplay.

    People are clinging onto the story as a positive element, seriously? Even next to the likes of Destiny ONE, it's the most generic and uninspired plot I've seen in awhile. It's very difficult to care about the world or characters which inhabit it, everything is just so... soulless. That's one of Anthem's biggest problems, it has no identity of its own. It's just another big budget game which will most likely be forgotten 10 years from now.

    As for those repeating, "This is day 1, it's still early they'll fix it later!" remember Mass Effect: Andromeda? They did one patch, and abandoned the product because everyone saw it as a joke. It should be common knowledge by now that a strong launch is EVERYTHING, and right now the product we got doesn't even feel like a complete game.    … Expand
  100. ElCucuy
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Corporation of evil (EA). Stop speculating on a good Bioware's name, just do what you have already done many times, close Bioware. This company actually died in 2012, it now remains to arrange it officially.

    I pray to computer gods so that no longer one worthy team will be purchased by you. EA, as reapers of the mass effect, you devour good developers, sucking all of them alive, and    Corporation of evil (EA). Stop speculating on a good Bioware's name, just do what you have already done many times, close Bioware. This company actually died in 2012, it now remains to arrange it officially.

    I pray to computer gods so that no longer one worthy team will be purchased by you. EA, as reapers of the mass effect, you devour good developers, sucking all of them alive, and leaving nothing behind.    … Expand
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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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