Anthem

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  1. cdthomas12
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    The game has some buggy issues but other than that, this game is exactly what I have been looking for. I love the grind and then seeing your grind pay off. The story, and actually interacting with the social events was well done and entertaining. I'm stoked for new content as any customer should be. I truly cannot understand how people are saying is completely unplayable, how EA is afterThe game has some buggy issues but other than that, this game is exactly what I have been looking for. I love the grind and then seeing your grind pay off. The story, and actually interacting with the social events was well done and entertaining. I'm stoked for new content as any customer should be. I truly cannot understand how people are saying is completely unplayable, how EA is after your wallet again (must not be actually playing the game), or just saying it's terrible and not saying why. Everybody is a critic, so people who do enjoy this game, leave your two cents so glass half empty folk don't ruin this for everyone.… Expand
  2. Jarkeld
    Feb 24, 2019
    8
    While yes it seems a little bit incomplete, and seems rushed on some features, I had a good time. Happy to see good faces (contrary to Andromeda) at the end having fun with is what gaming is supposed to be all about.
  3. DreamerNeon
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    An absolutely shallow mess that somehow left the studio. I got it through Premier, so those 15€ hurt a little less, especially because I got to play Darksiders 3, but I can't imagine the disappointment of someone who got it for 60€ or more. From being disconnected every minute while in the hub, being disconnected at the reward screen and losing all the loot, being disconnected in the hubAn absolutely shallow mess that somehow left the studio. I got it through Premier, so those 15€ hurt a little less, especially because I got to play Darksiders 3, but I can't imagine the disappointment of someone who got it for 60€ or more. From being disconnected every minute while in the hub, being disconnected at the reward screen and losing all the loot, being disconnected in the hub without even making it to the Javelin after Day 1 patch, to not being able to launch the game AT ALL after the second patch. Origin counter says I've played the game for 20 hours, at least 10 of those were looking at loading screens, the gameplay itself is as basic as it gets and you've seen everything after you finish the first mission. The mission variety doesn't exist, the same as the enemy variety. Combat consists of shooting your gun while waiting for cooldowns. The movement itself feels nice and fluid, but after witnessing all of the garbled mess the game is, the only thing moving were my bowels.
    The most common in favor arguments seems to be that we should wait for updates and give it a chance; I'm on a subscription here, I already paid 15€ to not be able to play it, and from what I've heard they're planning to release new content IN ACTS, meaning you're withholding new content from a game THAT HAS NONE already in order to artificially prolong the subscription module. People are also comparing this to Warframe, and if we hammered down on Warframe at it's initial state it would never have gotten where it is. I've played Warframe from closed beta, besides it was FREE the whole time, and I can confidently say that Warframe had more to do in its 4th month of development, compared to this apparently being in development for 6+ years.
    All in all, I think people would give this game less sh*t if they just pulled it off the market and came back in a year with everything in it included that was supposed to be there in the first place.    … Expand
  4. Kasyx
    Feb 24, 2019
    8
    After completing the storyline and moving onto what's currently the endgame content, I'm perfectly happy with my purchase. I went into the game expecting to have something solidly playable, fun, and good for co-op. On that rubric, the game far exceeded expectations. The gunplay is solid and mixing/matching abilities is loads of fun. Every Javelin is useful too.

    While I wouldn't consider    After completing the storyline and moving onto what's currently the endgame content, I'm perfectly happy with my purchase. I went into the game expecting to have something solidly playable, fun, and good for co-op. On that rubric, the game far exceeded expectations. The gunplay is solid and mixing/matching abilities is loads of fun. Every Javelin is useful too.

    While I wouldn't consider the game perfect, I think it's exactly where I could reasonably expect a Large Multiplayer Role-playing Shooter (LMRPS) to be this far after release.    … Expand
  5. Mefistomanna
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Anthem is not ready for market everyone told them but EA put out anther unfinished game.
  6. noskcile
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    i played this game and im level 15 and im getting really bored already, i like the gameplay but everything looks the same. same looking missions. it is like inspiration has been sucked out of the devs for mission creativity. i wanted to really enjoy this game but the loading screens and the repeat, generic looking weapons that you can't tell which one is which, and the bad loot... omg ii played this game and im level 15 and im getting really bored already, i like the gameplay but everything looks the same. same looking missions. it is like inspiration has been sucked out of the devs for mission creativity. i wanted to really enjoy this game but the loading screens and the repeat, generic looking weapons that you can't tell which one is which, and the bad loot... omg i could go on and on. i am so disappointed. i can't trust anything E.A. advertise like the way they changed the world, how it looked how beast interact that gave me a monster hunter feeling in their first gameplay. this is clearly an unfinished rushed out the door game. this **** is completely disrespectful.… Expand
  7. osmak66
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    Game is pretty fun, and grinding for loot feels fulfilling. Looking forward to more content patches and more importantly some improvements to performance.
  8. Aropredator
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Worst game ever, after downloading a ****ing 52GB of data and additional 6GB of supposedly 'day 1 patch', game keep crashing to desktop, even after reinstall the game and hardware driver. No I wont reinstall Windows because other game working fine.
  9. koyettsu
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    I hate to say it but a number of the negative reviews are from people that haven't actually played Anthem. I don't doubt they played the beta, but they didn't play the actual game on release and make reference to issues that are not in the final release of the game. Such is our day in age, everyone jumps on the bandwagon to rip something apart regardless of the actual quality of theI hate to say it but a number of the negative reviews are from people that haven't actually played Anthem. I don't doubt they played the beta, but they didn't play the actual game on release and make reference to issues that are not in the final release of the game. Such is our day in age, everyone jumps on the bandwagon to rip something apart regardless of the actual quality of the game. There are issues in Anthem, but the game is not worthy of 2 or 4.

    Graphics: The game looks fantastic, I have it on PC via the EA subscription I have along with I picked up Anthem for my PS4 to play with my friends. PC looks a bit better and IMO plays a bit better, but the PS4 version looks pretty damn good as well. Faces of people look nice, the motion capture looks quite realistic but there are some issues with eyes, nowhere near the last Mass Effect but still not 100% right.

    Sound: The sound is fantastic, lightning bolts sound incredible especially if you have a nice surround sound system. There are some issues with music though, on PS4 I noticed there was music in town and it fit quite well, but weirdly on PC I have no music in town, so the town ends up feeling really strange and empty. Another area that seems strange to me is the after mission summary, something about the sound there just doesn't seem right and needs some work. Outside of that the rest of the music and sound is great, same goes with the voice acting, voices are done well by a competent team.

    Gameplay: This is the area where the game shines, flying around in your javelin is incredible. There are times where the gameplay is so damn good you are stunned no one else thought of this system before. You will fly to a mission, drop in with an air attack, you slam into an enemy on the ground, whip out your gun and start mowing down enemies all around you. As they turn back to open fire on you, your shield becomes nearly exhausted, you take off and fly to a position where you are relatively safe to catch your breath. All while dropping bombs, elemental attacks, super abilities and heavenly judgement upon your enemies in glorious fashion. It is damn good! The flying is the best I have seen in any game I have ever played in my 30+ years of gaming. This is truly where the game shines and what makes you keep going back for more!!

    Game Quality: The game has some bugs left within it, while most of the bugs have been ironed out, a few still remain. This isn't a Bethesda game, aka a buggy mess, but it does need a little bit of work here and there fixing everything, no more then most well vetted out releases though. I experienced 1 loading freeze while in a mission out of the dozens of missions I have thus far completed. Since the last two patches, the bugs are down to next to never happening and that was done just in time for launch.

    Story: The story I have seen thus far is actually good, I am about 30 hours into the game and what I have seen has intrigued me making me want to play more. The stories you do as side quests are also interesting, they are right in line with you being a free lancer. You are hired to go do odd jobs to help people, find this or that, in a dangerous world. As the story ramps up with the plot twists, I think it has been done quite well, although the story could have kicked in a bit earlier to hook people into the game.

    Missions: Here is where I think the game needs some polish and why I would rate the game a 7.0. While I enjoy playing missions, they are kind of like destiny, short and a bit repetitive. There is a mission fairly early in the game where you have to open these tombs, this quest is really out of place and should be redone IMO. You are playing missions, get quest, go out, kill stuff, mission over and suddenly suddenly your next mission requires you to go into free play. You find one of the tombs you need to find, you go to open it and you are not worthy.. becuse you didn't complete a list of random tasks you were never told about. i.e. kill x enemies with head shots, kill x enemies with fist punch, complete x world missions, etc. You essentially hit a wall and need to go grind in a game that grinding previously was not needed. Once you complete this mission, it is back to the regular game/story with no grind needed.. its weird. That quest-line should really be tweaked, I don't see any issues with challenging people to do stuff like that, but that seems more like a weekly quest vs. a quest that is necessary to continue on with the game. Like destiny, you are going to be running out, doing a mission that will take you less than 10 minutes coming back to down, repeating that process. I wish Bioware had put a lot more time into the quests to make them unique instead of a lot of rinse and repeat style quests.

    Bottom Line: The game is good, if they continue adding content/stuff to do this will easily stand the test of time. I would recommend it, even at the $60 price tag.    … Expand
  10. xDexter89
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    Nothing like advertised. No content. No proper story. No proper nothing. People are gonna ditch this game and bioware is gonna get ruined by EA.
  11. mrdollar
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    It is a pure cash grab game, no depth, poor story writing, insane loading screen frequency, very poor loot system, boring and very stupid quests like kill 10 with this gun, then kill 10 with another gun to progress main story lol, almost Andomeda like characters facials. There is no more Bioware only lazy, incompetent, forced diversity "developers"...
  12. Yozky
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    I like this game. Not perfect, far away from it, but I played Destiny, I think the story will repeat
  13. Roodak
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Hey! It's not all bad when it comes to this so called game. At least it's very easy to uninstall and ask for a full refund. Way to go EA - You killing another great games developer with your micro transaction BS and rush to release unfinished product.
    People! Fellow Gamers! Do NOW buy this game for more than 5$ at it's current state.
    Horrible!
  14. EveronT
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    А мне лично игра очень даже понравилась. Идите к черту и не портите рейтинг у игры. Бомжи, которые даже 3х тыщ пожертвовать не могут разработчикам на развитие проекта. Мне жаль вас
  15. Crazycanuck
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    Boring , repetitive. Story progression is suddenly locked behind a grind that is clearly thrown into the game to extend what is a very short main story and the story is a generic bad guy tries to take over the world .Weapons are almost exactly the same just higher damage but almost zero imagination put into the design. Modifiers on stats but no stats screen to see your own stats. and OMGBoring , repetitive. Story progression is suddenly locked behind a grind that is clearly thrown into the game to extend what is a very short main story and the story is a generic bad guy tries to take over the world .Weapons are almost exactly the same just higher damage but almost zero imagination put into the design. Modifiers on stats but no stats screen to see your own stats. and OMG the loading screens.. you. Loading screens literally lasting longer then the mission you are loading into. Angry Joe review. 5:20 loading screen to play a 4:23 mission. Crashes and disconnects.

    DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.    … Expand
  16. cbird
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    The game is not finished, leave it be for 6-9 months then maybe it is worth while.
  17. silverdragonaut
    Feb 24, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positive:
    - Gameplay (Gunshooting, Flying, Fighting)
    - Graphics

    Negative:
    - Story (I dont know, why im fighting or for what - its hard to follow the story)
    - Weapons
    - Looting

    Overall its a good game, but not worth the price... lame story , weapons are boring and the looting system needs a Update    … Expand
  18. AnnaVargas
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    So this is 6 years of development. Boring and grindy. Story is super weak. Gunplay looks like andromeda+warframe. There is simply no stats menu lol. End game is a joke. 3 repetitive strongholds. Loot are useless in most cases. Rip bioware, thanks to EA. don't buy it and dont support EA with your money. Also loading screens are annoying.
  19. heinziii
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    The hope was great, the E3 trailer seemed to announce the next big thing but unfortunately we got only a very very very boring soup that is no longer good than to hack it from your hard drive ... thanks for nothing
  20. Catchy
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    The fighting is fun, graphics is good, but all the rest is bad. Loot design is the worst I've ever seen, lack of content in loot, all the items in a category is the same, and you cant even look at the loot right away. Would not recommend this game.
  21. indarkness
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    Offering Coop mode is one thing. Games entirely online is another quite different. That's not even a game. This kind of punishment was, not so long ago, offered as an addendum - a bonus - of a main game.
    Games without history, without soul, whose sole purpose is only to create a map for people to get caught up in between them
  22. LwiatkozCintry
    Feb 24, 2019
    8
    Its ok.
    Thanks for fixes bioware, be better them bungie.
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  23. BradBear
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    I'm just disappointed, I was so excited for this game after 2017 E3. After the graphics downgrade, never-ending loading screens and boring missions and loot. I'm just sad, Bioware need's to just stick to single player RPG's
  24. Imperius147
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    pros:
    - graphic but.....

    cons:
    - loading screen
    - graphic downgrade
    - copy paste NPC ME:andromeda body and face animations
    - boring story and missions,,,this is from bioware writers?rly? where are quality side quests form Dragon Age and Mass Effect?
    - stupid AI
    EA DESTROY NEXT DEVELOPER STUDIO
    R.I.P.
    Westwood Studios
    Pandemic Studios
    DreamWorks
    Maxis
    Visceral
    Bioware
  25. woldemar
    Feb 24, 2019
    8
    Очень интересная игра, не понимаю почему люди так не заслуженно понижают оценку игре. Да бывают вылеты иногда, но это не повод так "опускать" игру.
  26. Brandondwn
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    It’s literally the most boring looter shooter ever made. It’s 2019 and that is insane. You don’t even truly get loot till after ghe campaign and then it’s a grind for no real reason. Bad game is bad
  27. Deathmo
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    Everything is said over and over.
    The Game is really bad.
    I was so exited about the game.
    BioWare meant something in the past.
    Now I'am not so sure anymore.
  28. awolcz
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    I really wanted the game to succeed. And I still want the game to succeed. But current state of the game is tragical. There are too many technical issues and also boring and uniform loot, same missions mechanics all over again and all the bosses in game are just titans. Anthem currently lacks variability. It feels rushed. I'm really disappointed.
  29. ciorga
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    The gunplay isn't as good as in case of Destiny 2. The actual flight mechanics are rly nice. Graphics are simply stunning. Nice game but could have been so much better.
  30. r3dl4nce
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    Bioware's last game is a totally new IP. It features a wonderful world, Bastion, left unfinished by its creators, and a lot of events did happen in the past of this world. As a freelancer we can take contracts to explore this beautiful and ruined world to recover items, solve problems and obviously fight the various enemies, be them animals, metamorphics, Domain (the enemy faction) forcesBioware's last game is a totally new IP. It features a wonderful world, Bastion, left unfinished by its creators, and a lot of events did happen in the past of this world. As a freelancer we can take contracts to explore this beautiful and ruined world to recover items, solve problems and obviously fight the various enemies, be them animals, metamorphics, Domain (the enemy faction) forces or even bigger monsters. We explore the world in a totally customizable Javelin, an hi tech mechanical armor that can fly, run, shoot and have powerful skills.
    The game have some defects, but it's pro are great:
    it's fun
    it has a great Bioware-style storyline
    you can fly
    four javelins with great aesthetics and skill customization
    a beautiful world to explore (PC, Ultra settings, it's wonderful)
    again, it's a ton of fun    … Expand
  31. m1asmatic
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    So this is 6 years of development. Boring and grindy. Story is super weak. Gunplay looks like andromeda+warframe. There is simply no stats menu lol. End game is a joke. 3 repetitive strongholds. Loot are useless in most cases. Rip bioware, thanks to EA. don't buy it and dont support EA with your money. Also loading screens are annoying. It could be a good game but this is a joke for 60$.
  32. Ellessar
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    I’ve put 20 hours into Anthem. At best, it’s a mediocre copy of Destiny 2. It looks nice and the combat is decent, but the game is incredibly shallow. There are far too many loading screens. The story is an absolute snooze and the characters are uninteresting. There simply isn’t enough to do in this game. Getting missions is a tedious process of being forced to enter into dullI’ve put 20 hours into Anthem. At best, it’s a mediocre copy of Destiny 2. It looks nice and the combat is decent, but the game is incredibly shallow. There are far too many loading screens. The story is an absolute snooze and the characters are uninteresting. There simply isn’t enough to do in this game. Getting missions is a tedious process of being forced to enter into dull conversations with NPCs. I found myself hitting esc to get through seemingly endless amounts of dull conversations just so I could get a generic mission. The game also has a fair amount of bugs and network issues. I’ve gotten random disconnects, the sound cuts out randomly, missions don’t updates on certain steps, and you sometimes get stuck in endless loading screens. I’m sorry this game needs at least another 6 months to a year in development. This game is not worth full price. It’s at best a $10-$15 game.… Expand
  33. CthuluFthagn
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    Game's shallow, bland and lacking content. Awful loot and terrible loading screens. Mediocre story and very many ancient mechanics with tethering being one of the worst. Game's worse than original Destiny at launch what is actually quite an accomplishment.
  34. mackashi
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    Anthem is beautiful and great fun. Playing with friends is a joy. Random matchmaking can be a pain with no way to communicate with your team mates except for specific sections - which is being addressed in the April update.
    Overall the gameplay is a blast.

    Most of the negative reviews come from the ever popular EA bashing. I am not a fan of EA but a fun game is a fun game.
  35. Amayami
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    For everyone who defends this game saying "All the problems will be fixed in the future" ...Why can't a fully priced AAA game be released in a better condition? Apex didn't had as many issues as this game at release and it's free-to-play

    Bioware had 6 years to develop this...what was Bioware doing during that time? It has potential and can be entertaining during the first couple of    For everyone who defends this game saying "All the problems will be fixed in the future" ...Why can't a fully priced AAA game be released in a better condition? Apex didn't had as many issues as this game at release and it's free-to-play

    Bioware had 6 years to develop this...what was Bioware doing during that time?

    It has potential and can be entertaining during the first couple of hours, but you realize of its problems since the beginning: buggy, more loading screens than gameplay, laughable IA, microtransactions, lack of content and variety, disappointing story by Bioware's standards, the most unimaginative grind wall to progress in the "plot",.. and more importantly Mass effect died for this.    … Expand
  36. kartana
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    This is really embarrassing for BioWare. Such an excuse for a story. Characters with no personality. Only three mission types (stand in circle, find orbs and put thing into other thing). Loot is boring and stats are not working. Long loading times and crashes/disconnects. No end game at all, just replay the stuff you did already.
  37. pancakegofd
    Feb 24, 2019
    8
    Anthem has it's issues but i honestly don't think it's worse than andromeda, in terms of story it has moments where it feels like bioware held it back, writing is a little mediocre at times but gameplay and audio design is on point, flying is fun and combat is the best we've seen from bioware, this game could have been amazing but it's out of bioware's comfort zone and main targetAnthem has it's issues but i honestly don't think it's worse than andromeda, in terms of story it has moments where it feels like bioware held it back, writing is a little mediocre at times but gameplay and audio design is on point, flying is fun and combat is the best we've seen from bioware, this game could have been amazing but it's out of bioware's comfort zone and main target audience, if ea had chosen to let a different company make this or the game was more story focus it could have been amazing, still i enjoy anthem and would reccommend it after the free dlc comes out as story feels short at the moment and not worth £54 at the moment.… Expand
  38. doomslothx
    Feb 24, 2019
    8
    Many people seem to be arguing that this is a poorly developed live service, but are reviewing the game as a stand alone service. Make your mind up. The arguments being made about the game being poorly designed and made seem to be rehashed arguments from you tubers or streamers.... I believe if you haven't seen or experienced the full story of the game at least, it might be wise to reserveMany people seem to be arguing that this is a poorly developed live service, but are reviewing the game as a stand alone service. Make your mind up. The arguments being made about the game being poorly designed and made seem to be rehashed arguments from you tubers or streamers.... I believe if you haven't seen or experienced the full story of the game at least, it might be wise to reserve your opinion.

    With the level of communication, efforts and ongoing updates BioWare are making, I believe, albeit a little rocky, the foundations for an incredible live service and game series has been set. I can't give anthem a 10 due to some issues and bugs but I really look forward to seeing how this game develops over the coming years.
    Pros -
    Combat and Fighting is damn fun
    Wider Graphical World of Bastion
    Character Development and interesting story set up *not fully developed but to be developed*

    Cons -
    Bugs and UI improvements required
    Fort Tarsis is a city simulator which breaks immersion
    Clarity/Summary of what stats on equipment does is required

    Anthem presents a fantastic opportunity and I highly recommend it to the fans of looter shooter games.    … Expand
  39. Justanotherevie
    Feb 24, 2019
    5
    I have been playing the game not stop since the release on origin access (which is actually the official launch date releasing one week later on the 23rd was just another way for EA to try and incentivise consumers into spending more but I digress)

    The gameplay: 8/10 by far the best aspect of the game if you ever wondered what it would be like to play as Iron Man Anthem is for you.    I have been playing the game not stop since the release on origin access (which is actually the official launch date releasing one week later on the 23rd was just another way for EA to try and incentivise consumers into spending more but I digress)

    The gameplay: 8/10 by far the best aspect of the game if you ever wondered what it would be like to play as Iron Man Anthem is for you. Flying is awesome and the mechanics work very well. Shooting is ok but there was a definite improvement from the demo. However, once you faced the first few batches of enemies it will feel like you have already finished the game due to the huge amount of repetition

    Story: 1/10 Bioware is known for its compelling storylines games like Mass Effect 2/3 are today still fan favourites but if you looking for a similar experience in Anthem you ain't getting any. The protagonist comes off as an arrogant fool, side characters are awfully generic and your choices don't really influence the end game. Fort Tartis is also very bland especially if you compare it to the E3 a presentation, it feels like you are inside a cemetery every time you load into the game which in turn forces you to rush to Javelin to fly away into the beyond,

    Other aspects:
    The game is very buggy even after the "day one" patch. I can't tell you how many times I found myself in the infinite loading screens(despite placing Anthem's folder in my SSD hard drive), texture glitches happen often but the framerate is the worse so much so it makes me want to puke I have a high-end pc but frames drop quicker than Usain Bolt in a speed test.
    The implementation of Micro-transactions makes the game a distasteful(despite earning a decent amount of coins during your first playthrough after finishing the game earn rate drops significantly making cosmetic purchases harder through gameplay )

    Overall: Anthem is a decent game with HUGE amounts of potential if Bioware can polish it off in the coming months but at this stage, I don't recommend it to anyone.

    Tested on: Asus Tuf Gaming, 16 GB RAM, Intel I7-8770K GPU@2,20 HZ(6 cores), 4GB of Dedicated Video NVIDIA 1050TI    … Expand
  40. Calwyne
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    I genuinely do not understand the hate directed at this beautiful - richly narrative - experience. While it may not reach the high soaring narrative heights of other Bioware story oriented titles, I found the story compelling and backed up with incredibly interesting codex entries. The devs have made it clear there is more coming, and it is my favorite game by far to come out on pc in theI genuinely do not understand the hate directed at this beautiful - richly narrative - experience. While it may not reach the high soaring narrative heights of other Bioware story oriented titles, I found the story compelling and backed up with incredibly interesting codex entries. The devs have made it clear there is more coming, and it is my favorite game by far to come out on pc in the last few years.… Expand
  41. Valkyan
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    Game is really nice when you launch it first time.
    You are greeted with a nice city, characters and warframes ... err ... javelins ...
    Sadly after few hours you will discover, that this is just another android game where you click 1000x times and pay 500 gold to have some fun. - Every mission feels exactly the same as other. - Weapon play is really 0/10 ... it feels completely wrong.    Game is really nice when you launch it first time.
    You are greeted with a nice city, characters and warframes ... err ... javelins ...

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

    But i had quite a blast playing this for a few hours. Counting that i have paid only for a origin premier for one month and comparing this to a cinema ticket ... its a solid 4/10 game for a 15 dolar price tag.    … Expand
  42. manhatten12
    Feb 24, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i personally like the game if you want to be a be ironman in destiny this is for you although this game is filled with tons of bugs and gliches (minor spoilers ahead) in one part of the game i have to kill these things called titans to get corium i killed a few which would have been past the amount i needed but it did not count to the objective so i had to go back to fort tarsis and re launch my expedition also the story is very lacking i expected more from bioware i also feel the openworld or freeplay is lacking its go here kill this enemy then complete this objective.so in my op ion the game is mediocre 25… Expand
  43. RandomRanger
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    The combat in this game is dynamic and engaging. The enemies have an AI intelligent enough to avoid certain circumstances, approach you from a flank and etc. The gear upgrade system is simple to understand yet complex enough to allow an attentive player to stack up combos and increase their ability. I found the story to have enough depth to get me at invested into the success of my alliesThe combat in this game is dynamic and engaging. The enemies have an AI intelligent enough to avoid certain circumstances, approach you from a flank and etc. The gear upgrade system is simple to understand yet complex enough to allow an attentive player to stack up combos and increase their ability. I found the story to have enough depth to get me at invested into the success of my allies and have loved playing this with my friend. I don't understand how this game is even being compared to Fallout 76, the number of quality differences is astounding. This game runs well, looks great, sounds great, has great gunplay, enemies don't just run at you or get stuck behind cars, you can very easily swap between character builds, exploration is rewarded with loot, gear upgrades are regular (at least so far, I'm 30hrs in), etc. It's an online game, so of course it's going to need an internet connection. It's not some single player game that they're artificially imposing an always on connection to. Granted, there is an annoying bug where I'll lose my audio, but this is something that can be fixed, unlike the fundamentally flawed creation engine that tarnished Fallout 76's opportunity.
    DLC is free/non an additional purchase, and there are no gameplay affecting micro transactions (cosmetic only). As someone who's game library is over 400 games, it's been a while since I've had this much fun this easily playing a game, and I quite honestly believe the people trashing on it don't know what they're talking about and lack a point of reference for what a bad game truly is.

    What does it come down to? You won't know if you like the game, until you play the game.    … Expand
  44. SpardaKnightz
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    This game has great core combat and mechanics, it is fun to play, looks amazing and is fairly well optimized considering how well it looks. The game does have some bugs like the audio will sometimes go out all together. I have been playing since it came out with premier I did not have many issues at all just minor ones. The core of this game is great, but it is lacking some end gameThis game has great core combat and mechanics, it is fun to play, looks amazing and is fairly well optimized considering how well it looks. The game does have some bugs like the audio will sometimes go out all together. I have been playing since it came out with premier I did not have many issues at all just minor ones. The core of this game is great, but it is lacking some end game content and yes the missions are repeated a few times but heck World of Warcraft was the same way kill this monster, pick up x amount of this item you know. But yet this game is getting all these 2 star reviews or zeros not really fair to the game i think it is about a 6 or 7 out of 10, and if the developers add more content it will be a fantastic game.… Expand
  45. JohnnyBNL
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    Its sad to see such a great studio like Bioware fail. Not because they want to, but because EA pushed them to hard to rush this game out before the end of the quarter to make their investors happy, they (EA) doesn't care about quality products no more, they care about money, its Money First, Quality Second. EA (just like Activision) is a game/studio killer.

    I pray for the future of Mass    Its sad to see such a great studio like Bioware fail. Not because they want to, but because EA pushed them to hard to rush this game out before the end of the quarter to make their investors happy, they (EA) doesn't care about quality products no more, they care about money, its Money First, Quality Second. EA (just like Activision) is a game/studio killer.

    I pray for the future of Mass Effect and Dragon Age.    … Expand
  46. Prism13
    Feb 24, 2019
    6
    20 something hours in, finished the main story and most of faction missions. Sure, the graphics and combat is great, especially in coop. The voice acting and performance capture is generally good. But everything else is bare bones or simply bad. If the story had 10 chapters, it's like you jumped right into chapter 2 and finished the game at around chapter 5, just when it's about to ramp up20 something hours in, finished the main story and most of faction missions. Sure, the graphics and combat is great, especially in coop. The voice acting and performance capture is generally good. But everything else is bare bones or simply bad. If the story had 10 chapters, it's like you jumped right into chapter 2 and finished the game at around chapter 5, just when it's about to ramp up and get you engaged. The side missions are ALL THE SAME, there is zero variety. The loot is bad and completely randomized. Customization is serviceable, to be generous. Many other design choices are bad. The game had potential but was delivered incomplete.
    EA live service is a cancer and needs to die now.    … Expand
  47. FelixMts
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    Grow up! I know it's not the best game ever. But it's fun. It's a loot shooter and yeah it will get grindy! It only gets better from here. Have fun!
  48. urguan
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Играю начиная с вип демо , да были проблемы - но большинство уже исправлено.
    Хейтеры нельзя же так, большинство и не играло наверно, только в открытое демо , а гавно пишут.
    Bioware создали отличную вселенную , мир великолепен , графика потрясающая. Контента на старте не так много как хотелось бы, но судя по представленной карте развития, все будет отлично    Играю начиная с вип демо , да были проблемы - но большинство уже исправлено.
    Хейтеры нельзя же так, большинство и не играло наверно, только в открытое демо , а гавно пишут.
    Bioware создали отличную вселенную , мир великолепен , графика потрясающая.
    Контента на старте не так много как хотелось бы, но судя по представленной карте развития, все будет отлично
  49. kotok
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    This game doesn’t deserve scores like 0 at all. BioWare did tons of work which should be respected more. Visual style like environment or design of characters, jawelins and creatures is top notch. The world in general looks pretty solid. On top of that it’s fun to play, which is most important thing for the game. Of course Anthem has also annoying issues like loading screens, movingThis game doesn’t deserve scores like 0 at all. BioWare did tons of work which should be respected more. Visual style like environment or design of characters, jawelins and creatures is top notch. The world in general looks pretty solid. On top of that it’s fun to play, which is most important thing for the game. Of course Anthem has also annoying issues like loading screens, moving player to the team, low amount of weapon. But Bioware can fix it.… Expand
  50. KanavKohli
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    This game is utterly boring, and it pains me to say that damn, it just sucks too much to give a good rating to this trash heap. EA as usually killing studios has BioWare in their Crosshairs and therefore now they have released the **** game they could. I always knew the hype was too good to be true. I guess the saying has some wisdom to it. Unfinished, Unpolished, Shallow, Buggy Garbage.
  51. JhonyNaPony
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    I realy enjoy this game. It's just what it is - funny sci-fi shooter. Where you can play for a few hour's after work. In this game you will not suffer, if some one have batter reaction, than you. You can play as you want. In my opinion, people expected from this game what it is not and should not to be. It's a PvE game, where you can just relax after hard work or study for a few hours andI realy enjoy this game. It's just what it is - funny sci-fi shooter. Where you can play for a few hour's after work. In this game you will not suffer, if some one have batter reaction, than you. You can play as you want. In my opinion, people expected from this game what it is not and should not to be. It's a PvE game, where you can just relax after hard work or study for a few hours and not thinking about your statistic, defeat and so on.
    I'am really sorry for my English, I just wanted to put a positive rating on this game after I saw its rating    … Expand
  52. TBB
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anthem really makes the player feel like squirrel girl
    best game ever 9.1 out of 10.9    … Expand
  53. HalHaxor
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    The game looks fun, but I can't even get past the menu. I played a bit and the universe is cool, the fighting and flying around is nice, but that is only if you can get in the game. Since everything in the Fort is so slow, you get about 15min of mission for an hour of gameplay. Loading screens are terrible (2-5min before and after EVERY mission), even on a fast SSD.

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

    Again, most of the time I can't even log in the game. I just spent an hour reloading the game trying to get in.    … Expand
  54. DrNando
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    So I don't hate the game, it's just that I don't find it that enjoyable; take Destiny: I would return to that game as quickly as possible and play for longer stretches of time, Mass Effect (another Bioware game) I would start a game and never put it down till I finished it.

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

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

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

    I would not recommend the game to anyone.    … Expand
  55. tokentap
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    I Really don't understand all the hate, I am just got to the "End Game" (Master Work Javelin 488) and am at the point where it is just starting to get a little stale, and only a little. But I am over 60 hours in at this point. I believe a lot of people get spoiled by totally blown away by a game ( ya I am talking about you red dead... Story lmao) and then expect that or better from everyI Really don't understand all the hate, I am just got to the "End Game" (Master Work Javelin 488) and am at the point where it is just starting to get a little stale, and only a little. But I am over 60 hours in at this point. I believe a lot of people get spoiled by totally blown away by a game ( ya I am talking about you red dead... Story lmao) and then expect that or better from every game, be real. Take it for what it is worth... entertainment. I spent 60 bucks on the game and it has given me 60 hours (so far, with more to come I am just sure of it) and if my math was done correctly that works out to a dollar a hour and keeps getting cheaper. Where else can you get that kind of value for your money. well that's all i got to say about that... i said good day!… Expand
  56. Vaash
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    This has the potential to be a good game, but probably in a year of content and patches. but for me, i think to drop $60 on a game with promise of future content isn't really a complete game. i would pay for a car and wait to get doors next month. so i wouldn't do it a game either. potential yes, i hope it does get good. but i would save the money now and buy it later when its on sale.
  57. luzarius
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    Anita Sarkeesian's brand of sex negative third wave feminism has hit this game extremely hard.

    The Witcher series had beautiful, sexy & charismatic women (Triss, Yennefer, Ciri) in addition to normal, plain & average looking women. [character art] - Anthem has the ugliest women NPC's I've ever seen in a game. There isn't even one sexy woman in the entire game. The character art    Anita Sarkeesian's brand of sex negative third wave feminism has hit this game extremely hard.

    The Witcher series had beautiful, sexy & charismatic women (Triss, Yennefer, Ciri) in addition to normal, plain & average looking women.

    [character art] - Anthem has the ugliest women NPC's I've ever seen in a game. There isn't even one sexy woman in the entire game. The character art direction is so bad that it completely destroyed any fantastical escapism. The NPC's look like people I'd see at Walmart and Walmart is the last thing I want to be thinking of when playing an escapist video game.

    [story] - The story is very mediocre and is brought down by the casual idle conversations you have with the random NPC's. Those casual convos don't have any impact on the story, it's just "hey, how you doing buddy? You good? I'm good, cool, cya." After a while you begin to dread talking to the NPC's because the conversation goes no where most of the time. In other Bioware games every conversation tend to contribute to something meaningful, but in Anthem it doesn't.

    Your character is extremely emotional, cranky and complains all the time. He acts like an emotional soy boy constantly and it's VERY annoying. You can't play as a bad ass and instead you're constantly kissing everyone's butt, I hate it. I hate Tarsis and want to see it burn to the ground. I WISH I COULD SIDE WITH THE DOMINION. I bet all the hot women have sided with the Dominion and Tarsis is just filled with rejects & social outcasts.

    [gameplay] The combat is fun. The best part of the game is being outside of Tarsis. I hate Tarsis so much. The characters look so god damn ugly I just dread going there. Okay, combat. Combat is fun, but it has the potential to get repetitive very quickly. After about two weeks I'll be bored of this game. So if $60.00 is worth two weeks of play time, go for it, but I'd wait until the game is $5.00 like Battlefront II.

    [microtransactions] - I never buy stuff through micro transactions.

    [graphics] - The frostbite engine is nothing short of amazing. The graphics are outstanding.

    [environmental art & armor art] - The art direction for the environment's are beautiful & captivating. The javelins & weapons have beautiful art.

    [tarsis bar] - The city of Tarsis has a bar. The bar is filled with the ugliest women i've ever seen and there's no good bar music. In every Bioware game the night club and bars always had good music, but this is the worst bar I've ever seen in the history of Bioware games.

    [brothel] - THE GAME HAS NO BROTHEL, WTF?! There should be a brothel with tons of hot & sexy tarsis babes showing off the frostbite engines physics. Physics you ask? YES, BREAST & BUTT PHYSICS.    … Expand
  58. AmulGoA
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    Gute Spiel wo es spaß macht seinen Javelin auszubauen.
    Der loot fält in ausreichender mänge um mit jeden Strongholt kleine verbeserungen zu erziehlen und kleichzeitig eine große langlebigkeit zu bieten bis man das max. aus seinen javelin rausgeholt hat.
    Die schwierichkeits grade sind mit jeder neuen stuffe auch wieder gut fordernd ,leider aber nicht all zu viel abwechslung. Was aber    Gute Spiel wo es spaß macht seinen Javelin auszubauen.
    Der loot fält in ausreichender mänge um mit jeden Strongholt kleine verbeserungen zu erziehlen und kleichzeitig eine große langlebigkeit zu bieten bis man das max. aus seinen javelin rausgeholt hat.

    Die schwierichkeits grade sind mit jeder neuen stuffe auch wieder gut fordernd ,leider aber nicht all zu viel abwechslung.
    Was aber nicht all zu störend ist da das kämpfen an sich sehr viel spaß macht und mann alle aktivitäten kleichermasen für loot machen kann sich somit seine abwechslung selber gestallten kann.

    Ich denke das mann bis zum ersten großen update im märtz gut damit beschäftigt ist sein gear zu maxen und anzupasen , da die rendom werte auf den jeweiligen teil genauso wichtig sind wie das teil an sich und da diese nicht nur sehr große vielfalt aufweisen sondern auch die werte von der höher her sehr große unterschiede haben .
    Kann mann ein und das selbe teil ewig farmen und auch mehrer versionen des teils haben die jeweils auf ihre art besser sind.
    z.b.:
    eine rüstungsverstärkung mit den bonus stats
    -+75%max Schild
    -+10% einschlags wiederstnd
    --15% versögerung schildaufladung
    -+5%max Schild    … Expand
  59. Abbasovar
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Отличная игра! Костюмы это просто гениально! Управление, стрельба, графика, все на высоте. Контент допилят, да и сейчас в игре есть, чем заняться. Глубокий интересный лор, запоминающиеся персонажи. Не слушайте злые языки и всяких ворчунов, будет интересно и увлекательно!Отличная игра! Костюмы это просто гениально! Управление, стрельба, графика, все на высоте. Контент допилят, да и сейчас в игре есть, чем заняться. Глубокий интересный лор, запоминающиеся персонажи. Не слушайте злые языки и всяких ворчунов, будет интересно и увлекательно!
  60. The_Cardcaptor
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    I've thoroughly enjoyed the game since launch. It has some technical issues, but is turning out to be a pretty solid platform to continue building onto. I look forward to the future.
  61. stephnakagawa
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    I enjoyed this game so much, I swear. I have nothing to complain about the game, it's natural for us to have issue at the first day but I enjoyed it.

    I'm now a Masterwork Storm and I'm grinding for more Legendary items and to complete all the challenges.
  62. maximilianyuen
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    It's a beautiful game and give you some idea how it feel to be like ironman. Or I hoped. The actual game graphic is not bad but definitely a downgrade from the teaser, which is said to be "actual ingame footage". The city is now a dead one compare to the teaser for one thing. Just youtube some direct comparison.

    As a shooter-looper game I actually don't mind the grinding part that most    It's a beautiful game and give you some idea how it feel to be like ironman. Or I hoped. The actual game graphic is not bad but definitely a downgrade from the teaser, which is said to be "actual ingame footage". The city is now a dead one compare to the teaser for one thing. Just youtube some direct comparison.

    As a shooter-looper game I actually don't mind the grinding part that most complaint. For me it's something that give me some drive to keep playing, so I am always making some progress when I want to have some few hours of fun. But even with this mindset, this game is purely gold on how a lazy developer could do. For whatever stupid lame story reason, you have to go here defend that, collect this. Every freaking single time with zero variation. And to "prove your worthiness" you need to do something that other normal game would only ask you to do as achievement instead of actual gameplay. What's worse? if you are in a team, only 1 guy who make the kill shot or picking up are counted. So basically its asking you to play solo.

    it's just boring as hell. The gunplay is so weak that i feel like it's weaker than the division 1, it's basically just all about your ability, which I really hate it being so supernatural and witch like effect instead of being a true "mech". The flying part is so mediocre and slow that it's ruin the whole experience to me.

    If you want some fun shooter looter, go to warframe. If you want to spend some money, find some charity organization or buy some cosmetic for warframe. That game is a free to pay that's done right.
    If you want to save Bioware/Mass Effect, no it's done for. Only thing you could do is don't buy anything from EA again and hope it's gone so it won't keep ruining and then closing the game studio.    … Expand
  63. Alongar
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Literally, the game is unfinished, the AI is clearly non-existent, there is no endgame, repetitive missions, and overall a boring game.
  64. Maxx_thor
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    A beautiful stunning Bad Game with potential with an extra year of development. Currently looks rushed and empty
  65. Genaros
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    Since the begging, watching the beta gameplay videos, I suspected that the game was good enough to be true. Indeed that came true. The game is just about aesthetics and loading screens, nothing else. What a shame.
  66. RazzerPhoenix
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Do not let the bad reviews prevent you from playing the game, i like it and yes it has flaws but developers are solving them. i highly recommend you testing teh game with the free origin premier access pass. If this game is supported by his community it would likely become greater, there is so much potential !
  67. Troubadour88
    Feb 23, 2019
    9
    I genuinely don't understand why there's so much hate over this game. I've been playing for about 10 hours now and absolutely love it. Sure, there's some things that could use some work, but damn the gameplay is the most satisfying I've felt in a long time.
  68. zeven
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    This game is obviously over advertised. There is only a framework of the game but not much content at all. The story is dull and mission is repetitive and boring.
  69. mlittler
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    While I've hit a few minor bugs I'm really enjoying this game. Gameplay is great and the characters are intriguing with great voice acting. Looking forward to putting more hours into this game.
  70. BRubble
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    I for one am sick and tired of these companies expecting people to buy their half finished garbage with the promise of "dont worry, we'll fix our garbage later, just trust us".
    Here's a thought, complete the game and THEN put it on the market, you know, like how it used to be.
    The industry needs to crash and burn if only to finally send the all too important message that we've had enough    I for one am sick and tired of these companies expecting people to buy their half finished garbage with the promise of "dont worry, we'll fix our garbage later, just trust us".
    Here's a thought, complete the game and THEN put it on the market, you know, like how it used to be.
    The industry needs to crash and burn if only to finally send the all too important message that we've had enough of these used car salesman BS tactics. Anthem is the prime example.    … Expand
  71. PowSmackBlam
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    It’s heartbreaking to watch the fast demise of a once great studio. With the Frostbyte engine, impressive visuals are there. But underneath that lipstick is a rotting incomplete cash-grab with no heart or soul. High prices for in-game purchases in a $60 game that already lacks content is an insult.

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

    This game is more a chore than fun and I will not be buying a Bioware title on day one next time around.    … Expand
  72. SirSarakor
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Изначально игра позиционировалась как гриндилка наподобие Варфрейма или Дестени 2.
    Это кооперативная гриндилка с отличной графикой.
    Какие могут быть притензии к гриндилке в плане сюжета ? Вы вообще больные ? Какой нахрен "минус, за то что нет ПвП".... ПвП не обещали, проснитесь. Вообще игра заслуживает оценку 7-8, но я постаил 10 из-за идиотов которые напридумывали себе всякого, а    Изначально игра позиционировалась как гриндилка наподобие Варфрейма или Дестени 2.
    Это кооперативная гриндилка с отличной графикой.
    Какие могут быть притензии к гриндилке в плане сюжета ? Вы вообще больные ? Какой нахрен "минус, за то что нет ПвП".... ПвП не обещали, проснитесь.

    Вообще игра заслуживает оценку 7-8, но я постаил 10 из-за идиотов которые напридумывали себе всякого, а потом наставили здесь свои высеры.

    Единственное что мне не нравится в "сюжетных квестах" - однотипные квесты с радаром, переносом вещей или решением "головоломок".
    И на данный момент мало контента (обещают завезти), а так же отсутствие рус. озвучки при ценнике 3к+    … Expand
  73. FirstContact
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Bioware, умри уже наконец, не мучай пожалуйста больше ни нас ни себя. EA привет.
  74. HollyhillHrdshw
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Another unfinished game pushed out the door with vague promises of future content and roadmaps. Too little too late, which is typical of this publisher.
  75. Ruin_Nation
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    When It comes down to it. This game is getting low marks for what most games go through a bad launch. but in the cause it easy early access bad launch the hard launch is going very well from a service connection stand point. The game has been updated 2 times all rdy during the hard launch thats something you dont see much when the game hasnt even been out more then 2 days. I have played itWhen It comes down to it. This game is getting low marks for what most games go through a bad launch. but in the cause it easy early access bad launch the hard launch is going very well from a service connection stand point. The game has been updated 2 times all rdy during the hard launch thats something you dont see much when the game hasnt even been out more then 2 days. I have played it on both xbox one and pc. Also they had 2 gpu drive updates from geforce to help with performance. Getting into the core gameplay its amazing the flying taking off hovering turning around and just lighting up a mob with your guns or powers is amazing then just taking off or coming down in a ground pound.

    The biggest problem is randos dont play as a team and the tethering system needs to be taken out during missions tbh. The mobs are fine id like to see a few more versions of base mobs,roaming mobs would be nice to add as well. Put in some ambush during free play and missions would be nice. not showing the teleport gate. But just having the mobs jump you.the npc are fine they could easily add more talking options with them. They need to make your chat options change the outcome of the convo. The prices are right for the cosmetic opens I love to grind so getting coin is np for me :) Im loving the game so far some of its short comings are not as bad as some are flaming about. I think a good majority of it is EA hate. Myself I dont like EA but they have been hands off in a long development cycle that is nice. Im glad they didnt try to force this game out.    … Expand
  76. Rudal
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    A $60 game with microtransactions and most you do in it is stare at loading screens.
    After a week Bioware released so called Day One patch that somewhat shortened the loading times but that still didn't address the issue where you have to go through loading screen whenever you want to do anything in the game.
    Game in general looks nice and shooting is nice. Flying would be nice if not    A $60 game with microtransactions and most you do in it is stare at loading screens.
    After a week Bioware released so called Day One patch that somewhat shortened the loading times but that still didn't address the issue where you have to go through loading screen whenever you want to do anything in the game.

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

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

    Basically, wait for a year. The game might be in a better state than it is right now and you will probably pay way less.    … Expand
  77. Romeobleu
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    It's ridiculous the vitriol this game is receiving. This is the unfortunate state of gaming today where knee-jerk reactions mire a truly fun title in undeserved negativity. Sure, there were launch day woes. If you've gamed for any amount of years you should know that's a thing. The importance rests in how a company addresses that post launch. This game is a lot of fun. Entertainment isIt's ridiculous the vitriol this game is receiving. This is the unfortunate state of gaming today where knee-jerk reactions mire a truly fun title in undeserved negativity. Sure, there were launch day woes. If you've gamed for any amount of years you should know that's a thing. The importance rests in how a company addresses that post launch. This game is a lot of fun. Entertainment is what we want, right? This has it in spades. The in-game purchases are cosmetic and you can apparently earn every bit in game, so not a cash grab. This gorgeous world is already large, but I can only imagine what BioWare has coming now that it's out the gate. I can't wait to see! If you've stopped yourself from playing because "EA sucks!" or "Just a Destiny clone!" and "Not the same BioWare, harrrumph!" you are doing yourself a disservice and losing out on some smooth-flying-around-different-story-beats-pew-pew fun.… Expand
  78. GlobalDutchy
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    The majority of gamers are probably the non vocal more casual gamers that buy these games because of the fancy covers and nicely directed trailers and exactly those gamers should be protected from publishers and developers that create games like Anthem.
    The core pillars of any game should be non other then passion, fun, replay-ability, and of course a working finalized product.
    EA's and    The majority of gamers are probably the non vocal more casual gamers that buy these games because of the fancy covers and nicely directed trailers and exactly those gamers should be protected from publishers and developers that create games like Anthem.
    The core pillars of any game should be non other then passion, fun, replay-ability, and of course a working finalized product.
    EA's and Biowares Anthem are non of those. You could always discuss "fun" but the pillars of this game are visual effects, customization and monetization. Is it the new standard to launch broken unfinished games? Is it okay to false advertise and overhype shallow products like these?
    I feel no passion, no creativity and no love for the gamer with this release.
    It is a looter shooter with non interesting loot in a very forgettable planet with repetitive missions and activities, shooting different races that feel no different at all, with terrible AI controlled enemies that are bullet sponge type bosses. Anthem had 7 years of work and Bioware had the opportunity to look at games like borderlands, destiny, division, mass effect, etc to make this game better and at least working.
    I think in the end it's a nice looking game where the focus is put exactly on that alone. A very poor product in technical and creative sense.    … Expand
  79. OldRasputin
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    I've been playing the game for 90 hours now.

    4.0 user score? Huh? My first couple of hours in, I maybe would not have rated it highly either, especially if I was having technical issues (which, on a Ryzen 5 with 6 cores and a 1080, I am not). It takes a slight investment of 5-10 hours to understand the different game modes, do some freeplay, do some quests, get some gear, learn    I've been playing the game for 90 hours now.

    4.0 user score?

    Huh?

    My first couple of hours in, I maybe would not have rated it highly either, especially if I was having technical issues (which, on a Ryzen 5 with 6 cores and a 1080, I am not).

    It takes a slight investment of 5-10 hours to understand the different game modes, do some freeplay, do some quests, get some gear, learn how to fly, learn how to combo, etc. A lot of weapon types and abilities are just not available to you until the gear drops via RNG. If you hate the class you picked you can also make a new pilot and choose a different javelin.

    The only biome that doesn't exist in Anthem is Tundra and Desert. As for lack of biodiversity, I honestly don't know what people are talking about. There are tons of interesting enemies with interesting and unique combat abilities and tactics that require you to read and react appropriately to succeed in combat. Killing stuff is fun.

    The worst part of the story is the opening tutorial. They throw a lot of high concept stuff at you that just seemed over the top to me. But once I took on some more quests and realized the story really is about the people in this world, I relaxed and enjoyed it. I came to love the characters and their voice work (and their animation, which is extremely well done). Some of the little side characters are quite hilarious. There are interesting scripted conversationis you can eavesdrop on as well. They are just tiny little nuggets, but there are a lot of tiny little nuggets in this game that speak to the love and sweat that was poured into this game.

    I am a huge Bioware fan but did not have high hopes for this game because of EA's involvement. From what I hear they were pretty hands off, and I think it shows.

    Bioware made a great game with Anthem, I hope more people give it a chance.    … Expand
  80. sauce001
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    This game is boring, repetitive and full of micro-transactions. I give it 1 point because of amazing graphic (which was downgraded...)

    Sorry EA, your greed messed it up again....
  81. Clenmila
    Feb 23, 2019
    5
    Its meh, nothing more and nothing less. Im glad i have orgin access and did not buy this... Boring game.

    Bioware does not exist anymore
  82. sgy0003
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    $60 for a cheesy and boring story, NPC archetypes we've seen countless times before, repetitive gameplay, boring open world design, and constant loading screen.

    You tell me if all these sound "worth" $60. I am seriously worried about the future of Bioware
  83. Acguydance
    Feb 23, 2019
    5
    The action, the combat system is great. That feeling when you wear some metal made suit is very comfortable. However the current endgame contents are too few, and the game cycle is all about, like you are paying "time" to "buy" loot boxes, and that feeling is so strong compared to other looter-shooters. Not to mention the frustrating town mode which is totally meaningless, probablyThe action, the combat system is great. That feeling when you wear some metal made suit is very comfortable. However the current endgame contents are too few, and the game cycle is all about, like you are paying "time" to "buy" loot boxes, and that feeling is so strong compared to other looter-shooters. Not to mention the frustrating town mode which is totally meaningless, probably implemented because the designers wanted to show off their hard works. Should have just make a map and click the destination to start a conversation with the NPC instead.

    As an online game. This game lacks to create good user experience environment. UIs, those "mystery" symbols in your gear details without explanation etc. are just awful.

    Not a bad game, but not worth the time right now.    … Expand
  84. Sanguine_01
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    Slow paced narrative driven story and fast paced action make this game a unique take on the classic "looter shooter."

    The characters are memorable and entertaining, the story is immersive and the lore is rich. Gun play is good but not as tight as it could be in first person, regardless, it feels impactful. Your abilities are the focus and each javelin is unique in this regard making    Slow paced narrative driven story and fast paced action make this game a unique take on the classic "looter shooter."

    The characters are memorable and entertaining, the story is immersive and the lore is rich. Gun play is good but not as tight as it could be in first person, regardless, it feels impactful. Your abilities are the focus and each javelin is unique in this regard making choosing between them a difficult task as each one offers some interesting variety.

    The loading screens can break immersion in some instances and the their are some glitches that don't seem to occur often but are noticeable however the overall experience has been really great and I would recommend this game

    As a side not, unfortunately this game is marred by controversy because of its affiliation with EA and I am certain if they did not publish the game the critics wouldn't be so hard on a game that clearly does more right than wrong. Disappointed in gamers for this one.    … Expand
  85. Molcbot
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    I am not really sure why people complain so much about this game. I guess the issues involving the story, the campaign and the loading screens do not bother me as much. All I want is to shoot and kill things in a suit and this game gives me that. I am having so much fun and I really enjoy the looter aspect of the game.
  86. GeneralMadruga
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    I want to write a fair review about this game, I think people is trying to take a revenge on EA and is using Anthem for that. I have a high end PC, the game is running at 1440p ultra settings, its pretty much stable, its running above 60fps almost all the time and I don't have major problems. Loadings are a real issue here, I installed the game on a SSD raid 0 setup, so it's not taking tooI want to write a fair review about this game, I think people is trying to take a revenge on EA and is using Anthem for that. I have a high end PC, the game is running at 1440p ultra settings, its pretty much stable, its running above 60fps almost all the time and I don't have major problems. Loadings are a real issue here, I installed the game on a SSD raid 0 setup, so it's not taking too long, but it takes a little to load all the necessary data, but I would say that is not the loading time that ruins the experience, is the amount of loading the game has, that is the real problem.

    Frankly I haven't played a lot of it to make a concrete statement about the story, but of what I've seen till now it seems interesting, Im trying to play it paying attention to the plot and reading all the lore, so I think it is a rich world and you can see that they created that world with love and commitment.

    This kind of game tend to be a little repetitive, I mean, look at Diablo, it is a dungeon crawler and it is pretty repetitive sometimes. To be stronger you have to grind and look for good loot, that is what Diablo and Anthem is about, so they are repetitive that is inevitable.

    I just want them to keep pushing and improve the game as much as possible, add new content and so on. Dont be promiscuous when it comes to microtransactions, EA is greedy and its a real and constant risk to this game, but we have to understand that to work as a live service it needs funds to continue to improve and polish more and more, even be heavely upgraded in the future. Today the economy seems reasonable, but EA could screw everything in a blink of an eye.

    For what I've mentioned until now I think 80 is a fair score. The game has a lot of potential and its beautiful, even after the downgrade. The small problems become really small compared with the good gameplay, gorgeous world and rich lore Anthem has.    … Expand
  87. Acheron51
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Game is pretty garbage tbh, there is 0 depth to this game, its all surface level. The only reason i give this game a 1 is because it looks good! otherwise what is the point to spend 30 hours to reach the "end game" which features absolutely nothing! typical of EA to put out another garbage game. starting to see a trend here, EA just breeds trash.
  88. FousekCZ
    Feb 23, 2019
    5
    Gameplay is really good and sexy but there is so many things wrong.
    Currently game lacks end game.
    Overall UI is very confusing and stupid.
    Biggest pain is poor technical performance, constantly lagging / rollbacking 3 secs back... Loading into Launch bay (1 room) takes longer than into Fort Tarsis...
  89. Isolfer
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    The story is an okay shell of a story, but it is by far not BioWare's best effort. I believe had this game come from anyone else the story wouldn't be tanking the reviews as hard as it is. Overall the game makes a lot of missteps but is on the whole one of the better playing experiences I've had in some time.

    I think it's main point of failure is EA forcing the use of it's frostbyte    The story is an okay shell of a story, but it is by far not BioWare's best effort. I believe had this game come from anyone else the story wouldn't be tanking the reviews as hard as it is. Overall the game makes a lot of missteps but is on the whole one of the better playing experiences I've had in some time.

    I think it's main point of failure is EA forcing the use of it's frostbyte engine that is not made for this kind of thing. With a better engine and writing the game could be one of the best of the year, but instead it falls a bit flat.
    Sound, world building, and gameplay however are top tier, and very enjoyable. The world to a decent degree makes sense, and with the recent event the open areas of nothing made more sense as they are more stages for boss fights than for general use, yet it needed another year in the oven to get the bugs worked out. If EA doesn't pull an EA and actually supports anthem it could become something good, but that is a big IF with EA's track record.

    Story and the engine are where this game fails, and that is due to the fact that the game feels like it should have been more to it instead of the paint by numbers meh we got. I would love to know if EA called for a rewrite at some point to make the game something else, instead of what it was supposed to be.

    The main reason I say this is the E3 trailers world was different, and the play style in regard to the world seemed different than what was delivered. Suggesting there was a rather large change at a some point. A change that impacted a lot of things, this feels like destiny all over again, where we see one idea of the game, then there is a massive change and no one lets us know about it.

    Having beaten the main story, played through it all I can say some design choices were well intentioned but stupid. The tombs were designed to push people into other things then freeplay to get them to help other players through quickplay, the same as the path of valor is setup to do. The issue I see with this is that it leads to burnout rather quickly as you end up doing stuff you have done over and over again. Which brings us back to time, the game is solid, but it needed more time in development to release with more content.

    This is the curse of we can patch it, developers and publishers need to stop having this mindset. Release a full title, then patch it, stop releasing half a game or less and saying we will patch it later. Anthem as it is now feels like act 1 of a 3 act game. It needs the other two acts, as it is the devs come off as liars as my fort and my friends are near identical, I have seen and felt no impact at all of my choices in the fort. Thus the game feels half baked in the story aspect of its world.    … Expand
  90. ChrisLemmar
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Runs like crap (i7 7700, 1070Ti, 16gig, M.2 SSD)
    way to many loading screens.
    no Solo Freeplay
    Story Mission recycled to a Stronghold
    Every mission is the same
    AI doesnt exist here
    boring loot
    boring weapons
    Story was bad for a BioWare Game
  91. Deltium
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Parts of the world look beautiful, but again, a very boring story, weak and repetitive gameplay. Terrible game. Also, EA has a very BAD reputation for developing games with lots of bugs.
  92. Patol
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    TIP: don't play campaign with random people, at least for me it is destroying all fun.

    PROS: Great visuals, mechanics and overall gameplay CONS: few bugs, history and characters need few tweaks Don't know how people can give this game score lower than 5, cause graphics alone deserve for 5 points, even if there were nothing else. Is there anything more beautiful than this game? No    TIP: don't play campaign with random people, at least for me it is destroying all fun.

    PROS: Great visuals, mechanics and overall gameplay
    CONS: few bugs, history and characters need few tweaks

    Don't know how people can give this game score lower than 5, cause graphics alone deserve for 5 points, even if there were nothing else. Is there anything more beautiful than this game? No
    Spend in this game few hours just to admire environment ;D    … Expand
  93. NINJATACO
    Feb 23, 2019
    9
    REVIWERS! STRONGER TOGETHER! Here as a married man with kids and full time job. Plain and simple Anthem is a fun game. You are a powerful mech God that rains down Pain and aunguish upon your foes! How can it get any better. 1st off the gameplay is just great. You can tell they really worked hard on it. Your moves flow and mesh together and when you get combos it feels like anREVIWERS! STRONGER TOGETHER! Here as a married man with kids and full time job. Plain and simple Anthem is a fun game. You are a powerful mech God that rains down Pain and aunguish upon your foes! How can it get any better. 1st off the gameplay is just great. You can tell they really worked hard on it. Your moves flow and mesh together and when you get combos it feels like an accomplishment
    everyone likes to feel powerful and anthem does that well. 2nd The story is good so far and very understandable. The cinematics are awesome and engaging. 3rd I would like to see more cosmetic items but the items they do have are legit. The forge is really well done and I spend lots of time there. 4th I'm not sure why there is so much hate. Obviously I am not playing as much as the fully dedicated but I've already put about 20 hours in and have thourghly enjoyed the time. I get if you simply don't like the game but to say there is a lack of content is just cray. If you blow through all of the missions and now you have nothing to do.....well. Or that the end game is crappy. At this point I don't know about endgame but so far it was a well spent 60$! Stronger Together!    … Expand
  94. patzivota
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    This is what happens when you make a game for your shareholders, rather than gamers. The quality and care is nonexistant in this title. We got some hints that Bioware was going downhill after the disaster known as Mass Effect: Andromeda. This game solidifies that. Mark my words: their next game will be trash too: their next Dragon Age game.
  95. qwrkup
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    Allo oui c'est pour jouer ...
    Voila, Anthem est sortie il y a 2 jours et je crois que je l'ai fini (en 2h didactitiel inclus).
    Et je me suis beaucoup plus amusé sur Goat Simulator. Pour résumer : Ok il est beau, mais niveau histoire j'ai eu le droit à 2 missions puis plus rien. J'ai parlé à tout ceux à qui je pouvais parler et ... on ne me propose plus aucune mission. Donc si c'est ça    Allo oui c'est pour jouer ...
    Voila, Anthem est sortie il y a 2 jours et je crois que je l'ai fini (en 2h didactitiel inclus).
    Et je me suis beaucoup plus amusé sur Goat Simulator.
    Pour résumer : Ok il est beau, mais niveau histoire j'ai eu le droit à 2 missions puis plus rien.
    J'ai parlé à tout ceux à qui je pouvais parler et ... on ne me propose plus aucune mission.
    Donc si c'est ça le jeux ... ça n'a aucun interret.
    j'ai eu quoi ... 3 missions, 4 cinématiques, j'ai appris qu'il y avait eu une bataille et ... fin de l'histoire ...
    Sérieusement ? 50Go à télécharger pour ça ? même la démo avait plus à racompter !
    En plus le niveau de difficulté est un peu abusé. Dès la première mission je me prends des vagues d'ennemies de plusieurs dizaines ... HELLO LE JEUX je suis niveau 1 et seul contre 30 ennemis ... je sais que mes armes me permettent de les tuer en 3 ou 4 tires ... mais pendant que je flingue ceux qui sont devant j'apprécierais beaucoup de ne pas me faire descendre par derrière. Obligé de jouer en facile sinon impossible de finir la première mission ... et encore je dis ça ... je l'ai fini et la trame principale s'arrête là ... génial ... donc voila, j'ai jouer 2 heures, je ne me suis pas du tout amusé, et j'ai désinstallé le jeux.
    Autre chose que je trouve totalement absurde, on me demande de choisir mon apparence ... sauf que "dans" le fort je suis à la première personne (et je suis une personne agée de 80 ans qui se traîne des pieds dès qu'elle vas quelques part) et on ne voit jamais ma tête. C'était ... vraiment indispensable de changer d'apparence ?
    Et sinon pour l'expérience de jeux, faut ... "tirer sur des monstres, plus ou moins tout le temps les mêmes, qui arrivent par vague" ... voila ... donc bon, je laisse tombé le multi (ça ne m'intéresse pas du tout, et le farming en boucle non plus. C'est vraiment pas mon kiff de recommencé 50 fois la même chose). Du coup la seule chose qui aurait pu m'intéresser, c'est le mode solo (les missions en privé) avec la trame principale ... et au bout de 2h (didacticiel inclus), j'ai parler à tout le monde dans le fort, et la liste des missions est vide ... que dale, plus rien à faire, le jeu ne me propose absolument plus rien pour suivre la trame principal. Voila, 2h de jeux et la trame principal prend fin. Je n'ai aucune idée de la manière de faire "continuer" la trame principale, alors je laisse tombé.
    Si c'est tout ce que le jeux a à m'offrir... kayThanksBy je l'ai désinstallé    … Expand
  96. Dralym
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    Just 1 point because it worked yesterday but not today...
    This game is clearly not finished...
  97. Dindin21
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    I don't understand all the hate. I think its great and have really been enjoying in. They really nailed the feeling of flying a Javilin and each one feels very unique. Im over 45 hours in and loved every minute. Have not had any problems with the game crashing. Loading times on my ssd are more than acceptable. Developer's have been vocal and listening to the community. All in all I am veryI don't understand all the hate. I think its great and have really been enjoying in. They really nailed the feeling of flying a Javilin and each one feels very unique. Im over 45 hours in and loved every minute. Have not had any problems with the game crashing. Loading times on my ssd are more than acceptable. Developer's have been vocal and listening to the community. All in all I am very happy with the game.… Expand
  98. Babygoats
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    While it is fun at the beginning, it quickly grows to complete boredom. The loading screens are completely unacceptable, run of the mill fetch quests, same old hunt quests, same of everything we have already seen and done. There is nothing original (except the flying suits or mech anyone?) and in its current state, it should be a hard pass for everyone. Please save your money.
  99. DragonWolfGhost
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    Despite Anthems appeal at first glance, that first glance can easily turn rotten. The same suffers an unfinished feeling and almost like Bioware weren't putting 100% focus on this game while EA was.
    The graphics are only saved by lighting until you take a closer look and soon how muddy and lackluster they actually are. Animations seem smooth enough have a very floaty feel like everything    Despite Anthems appeal at first glance, that first glance can easily turn rotten. The same suffers an unfinished feeling and almost like Bioware weren't putting 100% focus on this game while EA was.
    The graphics are only saved by lighting until you take a closer look and soon how muddy and lackluster they actually are. Animations seem smooth enough have a very floaty feel like everything is actually sliding. The flight mechanics while simple and enjoyable leave little in the light of creating complexity for more experienced players. Probably the biggest problem I've had with the game is its way to simple. Bioware is famous for simplicity mixed with complexity like in their previous Dragon Age games. However any chance at complexity in the game is tossed aside for single button gameplay. A lack of content also creates a boring repetitive nature that shows its cracks as early as the first mission.
    Overall Anthem feels uninsipired and lazy which is probably how Bioware was given they delayed the game 3 times. 1/10    … Expand
  100. silverandsubtle
    Feb 23, 2019
    9
    Ignore the haters, the gameplay in this is so fun, and have found it really stable. The number of improvements since the beta is really fantastic too. Looking forward to the new content but in the meantime taking my time to play with OH.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

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