Anthem

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,141 out of 3707
  2. Mixed: 303 out of 3707
  3. Negative: 2,263 out of 3707
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  1. cujo15
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    The worst AAA title I've ever played. Devoid of all life, absent any passion or talent from the creators, and a complete embarrassment for a formerly reputable developer.
  2. Stege
    Apr 5, 2019
    0
    I really, really, really wanted this to be a success. But the game is hot garbage. Pretty garbage but garbage nonetheless.
    This had so much potential. Incredible graphics, unique movement and fun shooting mechanics. But thats all there is. This game plays out like a demo. After i finished the main storyline, i sat there thinking, "Thats it?". BECAUSE, there is no substance at all to this    I really, really, really wanted this to be a success. But the game is hot garbage. Pretty garbage but garbage nonetheless.
    This had so much potential. Incredible graphics, unique movement and fun shooting mechanics. But thats all there is. This game plays out like a demo. After i finished the main storyline, i sat there thinking, "Thats it?". BECAUSE, there is no substance at all to this **** terrible piece of **** Once you realise the story is complete trash, the missions are repetitive and boring and that all the bosses are just bullet sponges you lose hope.
    "Buts its a looter shooter, even if the story and missions suck at least i can get some awesome loot and look awesome while doing it". NOPE. I looked the exact same throughout the entire story, the loot suuucks, there are no cool guns, no fun drops, no armor pieces or emotes. NOTHING.
    This game plays like a glorified tech demo cashgrab. And dont get me started on the loading screens.    … Expand
  3. MJay00
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    This is the most boring game with a Bioware-Logo on it i have every played.
    I felt asleep with a controller in my hand. Repetitive after 25 minutes.
    This is fact. No hate.
    EA really destroyed the original Bioware Studio.
  4. Snuv
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    Destiny 2 actually in full seriousness looks like a good game now. Plus that this game looks very much like Warframe.
  5. Neowuf
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    Pros: Graphics, flying around
    Cons: All the rest
    This game will make you depress, even playing with friends is a challenge, don't have basic features like a chat! The game is totally unfinished and does all the mistakes The Division 1 did at launch, but worst. If you are playing for the cosmetic, be ready to open your wallet, coins are a pain to grind and even the demo had more    Pros: Graphics, flying around
    Cons: All the rest
    This game will make you depress, even playing with friends is a challenge, don't have basic features like a chat! The game is totally unfinished and does all the mistakes The Division 1 did at launch, but worst.
    If you are playing for the cosmetic, be ready to open your wallet, coins are a pain to grind and even the demo had more cosmetics available. They just want your money.
    Oh yeah, the best cut scene of the game? Just to get you in the mood to introduce you to the featured store right after, 'great use' of storytelling momentum right there. -__-    … Expand
  6. vugugol
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    really bad game, runs so bad needs a ton of fixes and content for my recommendation
  7. MotoWolf
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    The game is terribly boring and tedious. The plot and dialogue, nor any. Shoot boring, no variety of abilities, three for each suit. Two shops selling the same things. Where is the promised variety of tasks? Fortresses? Everything happens on the same topic. Andromeda was far more interesting. Sutdy BioWare is dead. EA is killing the studios and their franchises.. 010...
  8. UtanUtan
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    very bland and boring game, art concepts and world are kinda nice for eye-candy, gameplay si where is truly dies, it's a recycled meta that's been proving grindy and frustrating on top of boring, non inspiring story and a usual "roadmap to the future" just proves how much of a ripoff this game is, feel sorry for bioware, great work art team tho
  9. Artharaxx
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    Dissapointed. Boring missions, no story, completely lied during the marketing, extremely bad MTX.
    No Minimap, no map pointer, no nothing. Grindy missions with no rewards.

    Just boring.
    And "but everything will be fixed in the future" is the worst ever reason to upvote here. Would you buy a car that drives only 5 km/h and smells like **** for full price, just because they promise you to fix it?
  10. Persona345
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    This is an awful game and EA and Bioware knows it. The game feels unfinished, trashy, and is a bore to play. It just feels like a Destiny or Warframe clone with no passion or direction.
  11. davidpole23
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
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  12. spudarcade123
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    Until BioWare address the extremely poor performance and 100% CPU usage, I can't even recommend anyone watch the trailers for Anthem. It's a dead open world with no life, laughable fauna and performance issues for miles.

    Visuals over performance? You killed your IP before it began. 0/10
  13. zychew
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    Loading screens galore and so many questionable UI choices. Not to mention totally boring combat. Only saving grace is flying around, too bad this isn't a flight simulator. This game reminds me of Hellgate London, both in its hype and execution. Very clear that style was prioritised over substance, and I guess most people can tell.
  14. hawaanaf
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    The game is a total mess - unplayable
    My computer is capable of running Battlefield V on 90fps-100fps at all time with max settings (even with higher resolution than in Anthem) and with little effort (I know it uses frostbite engine too)
    But in Anthem fps is all over the place - just from flying or even turning the camera my fps drops The weird thing is even if im locked at 60fps/60hz    The game is a total mess - unplayable
    My computer is capable of running Battlefield V on 90fps-100fps at all time with max settings (even with higher resolution than in Anthem) and with little effort (I know it uses frostbite engine too)
    But in Anthem fps is all over the place - just from flying or even turning the camera my fps drops
    The weird thing is even if im locked at 60fps/60hz and i will drop to 55fps and try again in same spot with 50fps/50hz and I will drop to 45fps - its like no matter what i do something in the game causes the fps to drop from the equivalent refresh rate...
    Changing the settings from Ultra to Low does nothing...
    I tried every generic "fix" out there as well as messing around with windows and the hardware nothing helps....

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

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

    Boring massive load screens.
    Boring combat.
    Boring loot.
    Boring, lazy and uninspired mission design.
    Bored of playing games that aren't ready for release. Want my money back.
  16. philxdev
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    many people base their "mediocre" to good review on the "fun" of flying around, and while it is fun, this mechanic is not utilized in any meaningful way an just is nothing more than a gimmick.. Boring missions, boring loot, boring and really shallow dialogs, long loading screens everywhere..

    most of what was demoed before release has been cut out of their "final" full price product:    many people base their "mediocre" to good review on the "fun" of flying around, and while it is fun, this mechanic is not utilized in any meaningful way an just is nothing more than a gimmick.. Boring missions, boring loot, boring and really shallow dialogs, long loading screens everywhere..

    most of what was demoed before release has been cut out of their "final" full price product: graphics are downgraded, scenes and npcs cut out, items gone, missions gone, etc.
    and what is left is shallow and boring and obviously lacks content up to the point that it is just not worth playing for more than a week...
    it is unacceptable to argue that they will fix and improve the game later down the road and the argument that this game has potential ( which is true ) is not a valid argument either!! They have shown that they do not even know what the potentials for this game are because of their lack luster mission design that despite the fact that they have such a cool flying mechanic of their battle-suites does not utilize that and instead have you stay stationary on the ground with boring waves of stupid enemies advancing on that location... A lot of reviewers lost all their credibility here, if you just look at their positive and therefore incompetent reviews.. Another sad release for gamers.. Looking back the last few years we had our fair share of this kind of release behaviour.. ( destiny2, seaofthiefes, nomanssky,...) Do not get your hopes up for this title and do not defend this kind of bad business practise!    … Expand
  17. Kryptic57
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    Edit: After it was revealed that the scaling of the game makes level 1 grey weapons more powerful than level 45 master works I've had to change my score.
  18. KidRob
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    Nobody is calling software developers and publishers out for the blatant fraud they are guilty of and nowhere is this more evident than in EA/Bioware's "Anthem". At E3 2017, Bioware showcased actual "in game" content footage and presented that to the audience and the public at large as proof of what this game features. NONE of that actual footage is found in the released game.Nobody is calling software developers and publishers out for the blatant fraud they are guilty of and nowhere is this more evident than in EA/Bioware's "Anthem". At E3 2017, Bioware showcased actual "in game" content footage and presented that to the audience and the public at large as proof of what this game features. NONE of that actual footage is found in the released game. EA/Bioware had demonstrated a clear example of defrauding the public, yet nobody seems to have the courage to call it that. Why? Why is it that the software entertainment industry is allowed to defraud the public. If this kind of behavior was perpetrated in the BUSINESS software industry, EA/Bioware would be sued out of existence for deceptive marketing and outright fraud. Anthem gets a GIANT ZERO from this game critic, and for the record, I've been playing video games since the release of "Pong" in July of 1975.… Expand
  19. calrin
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    A bad, generic game by a studio that keeps on failing. (especially after Mass Effect Andromeda)
  20. CashGame
    Mar 15, 2019
    0
    Not a lot of content, buggy, frequent load screens - the game needs another year until ready for the release.
  21. SYMP4THY
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    From E3 trailer to release I was excited for this game, but now ... now I am just so disappointed.

    Yes, graphics, flying and the open world are amazing, breathtaking. But the city is lifeless, without some spark of amazingness, and those game quality issues ... For $60 AAA game in 6 of development it's NOT worth of excuses. Game cut into pieces for milking money from customers and    From E3 trailer to release I was excited for this game, but now ... now I am just so disappointed.

    Yes, graphics, flying and the open world are amazing, breathtaking.
    But the city is lifeless, without some spark of amazingness, and those game quality issues ...

    For $60 AAA game in 6 of development it's NOT worth of excuses. Game cut into pieces for milking money from customers and the lack of content is angering me.

    No I am not recommending this game !    … Expand
  22. Idare
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    The only fun thing about this game are the reviews pointing out all of the failures of this poor application.
  23. hygt763112
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    Terrible BORING game. Please avoid this junk hole. So many more games out there that are way better.
  24. xcrime
    Feb 28, 2019
    0
    Worst game in studio history. Identical locations, identical mobs, identical missions and not an interesting story are complemented by a huge amount of technical problems. Most of the time takes a meaningless grind. The game is monotonous and meaningless.
  25. Endaas
    Feb 28, 2019
    0
    Just lags, bugs, no fun.
    R.I.P. Bioware, PapEA is taking you for a walk soon...
  26. Flatline_
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    LOADING (misleading trailer)
    LOADING (incomplete content)
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    The most functional part of the game was ALT F4
  27. Witchmin
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Don't buy it. Seriously, game had 3 patches that fixed absolutely nothing but nerfed loot without telling us. Also my game drops to 1 fps, yes ONE. I know that sounds stupid and you think "maybe your PC is too weak". Well I'm running RTX 2070 and 4790K with 12GB RAM. This is absolutely pathetic and unacceptable.
  28. Tixxi
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Я думал что графика будет как в E3 но EA меня обманули, да контента очень мало
  29. Can_atasoy
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    ben şahsen oyunlara ön yargıyla yaklaşan biriyim örnek lol her zaman ön yargıyla yaklaşan biri oldum ama bir gün bir ön yargımı kırdım ve lole bir şans tanımaya karar verdim ve ne yalan söyliyim hiçte kötü bir oyun değil aksine her zaman arkadaşlarınızla oynayıp eğlenebileceğiniz ve her karakterin kendine has yeteneklerinin olması benim hayli ilgimi çekmişti ve bu oyun bundan sonra hiçben şahsen oyunlara ön yargıyla yaklaşan biriyim örnek lol her zaman ön yargıyla yaklaşan biri oldum ama bir gün bir ön yargımı kırdım ve lole bir şans tanımaya karar verdim ve ne yalan söyliyim hiçte kötü bir oyun değil aksine her zaman arkadaşlarınızla oynayıp eğlenebileceğiniz ve her karakterin kendine has yeteneklerinin olması benim hayli ilgimi çekmişti ve bu oyun bundan sonra hiç bir oyuna çıkmadan yada oynamdan önce ön yargıyla yaklaşmamam gerektiğin öğretmişti ama şimdi gelelim konumuza(e3 2017 duyurulan ve daha ilk oynanış videosuyla ilgimi baya çeken nadir bir oyundu anthem ve belkemeye başladım ve sefer ön yargıyla yaklaşmıycakım oyun çıkınca deniycektim ve çıktı oynadım keşke hiç çıkmasaydı be bilader oyunu PS4 pro da deneme şansı buldum ve şunu demeliyim ki EA bioware yapacağınız oyuna sokayım lan yeter amk yoruldum abi ben bu firmanın oyunları gömmekten yoruldum abi her sene biraz umudum dahada azlıyor EA fena sıçtı abi demodaki gösterilen oyunla bu oyun değil uzaktan yakından alakası yok zamanında watch dogs a kötü demiştim ama sözümü geri alıyorum watch dogs bu oyunun yanında melek kalır lan bu oyun dünyası için bir hakaret ağzına kadar bug server sıkıntıları optimizasyon faciası rezil kontroller sistemsel hatalar açık dünya olmayan bir haritayı açık dünya olarak yuturmaları saçma silah eklentileri parayı verenin öne çıktığı ne kadar yeteneki olursan ol ne kadar iyi oynarsan oyna parana yoksa yeteneğin bir işe yaramaz ve yükleme ekranı evet bütün zamanım yükleme ekranlarında geçti ve daha sayamadığım saymaya kalkasam herhalde 1 günümü filan alır ne diyim abi yani EA bioware başını yaktı adamlara zorla bunu yaptırdı ve çıkan sonuç bir moloz yığını tamamıyla para üzerine kurulu bir yapım zamanında dead space de olduğu gibi EA aç gözlülüğü yüzünden buda bioware için bir çöküş noktası oldu EA artık öyle bir sıçtıki vidanjör bile temizlemeye yetmiyor ve son olarak ben sabırlı insanım yükleme ekranları bana koymaz diyorsanız o zaman bir bakın onun dışında tam bir vasat… Expand
  30. violette0809
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Releasing an unfinished game is totally unforgivable. UI is designed incredibly stupid. Loot system is a disaster. Not to mention tons of bug. Reading their bug fixing patch is like reading a novel. This game is a joke. LOL
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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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