Anthem

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  1. pfrangetumor
    Mar 2, 2019
    7
    The game delivers a intense fighting style with combo elements combined with the flying mechanics this stands for a solid combination. Although anthems rough start people are enjoying it as it is right now.
  2. memorysenemy
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    First I will start by saying that I am a long time fan of Bioware, and love the MassEffect series as well as StarWars KOTR I&II, Jade Empire, etc. Great games, and great storytellers. There were issues with Andromeda in the beginning, and MassEffect 3 had terrible endings, but Anthem is different. At least to me, it is. I have tons of hours into the game, and still loving it as much asFirst I will start by saying that I am a long time fan of Bioware, and love the MassEffect series as well as StarWars KOTR I&II, Jade Empire, etc. Great games, and great storytellers. There were issues with Andromeda in the beginning, and MassEffect 3 had terrible endings, but Anthem is different. At least to me, it is. I have tons of hours into the game, and still loving it as much as when I picked it up. Much like a lot of other Bioware fans I was eagerly awaiting this game. I was not disappointed with what I expected to be in the game vs. reality. I knew that this game was going to be very combat focused, and yet...it isn't. A lot of folks are saying that the characters and story are flat, and without giving spoilers or details, I disagree. The world that you live in outside of combat IS FULL of NPC characters to chat with between quests, and missions. These characters increase as you rank up and unlock things in the game.

    I feel the game itself is well executed and despite some early beta/alpha bugs (all of which or most have been worked out now btw). I like the characters, I love the Javalins and piloting one is well done too. The guns feel responsive (and there are a ton of weapons), and the enemies DO NOT feel like bullet sponges. It's rewarding to hit an enemy and watch them react to the hit, or even knock them out of the air if they are flying.

    A lot of others are comparing this to WarFrame and Destiny, I have played both and can say this game is different enough. WarFrame is very technical and requires a lot of hours and micro-transactions to "earn" all the frames etc. So far, I have spent 0 extra cash, and have been able to buy a totally new look for a few Javalins. WarFrame has a lot more customization and the number of "frames", but again the enemies are different, the world is different, WarFrame is full of micro-transactions, it's not the same game, though similar.

    Destiny is an FPS and aside from that is VERY linear in nature, Anthem is more open as you can freely move and fly around the world, even go under water. Destiny is pretty much a set map for each zone or area/level (pretty sure if you fall into the water, you die). Both games are similar in play-style since they are both shooters, but that is really where I see any similarity stop. Destiny had very little character or relationship building (really none), it was pretty much go to the next level, and then a tiny bit of dialogue (which was all very cheeky and flat). With Anthem, I feel like you get full conversations, and later on you get more and more people to chat with. It has a lot more "character" not to be punny.

    In closing, I would highly recommend Anthem to anyone who enjoys multiplayer PVE 3rd Person shooters, either with or without friends this game is a blast. The story elements are great, and the characters you will meet will keep you wanting to unlock new parts of the game to see what or who might be next.

    This game to me has broken a funk that I had for the past few months and for the first time in a while I have really wanted to come home and plug into a game. Loving Anthem, every minute of it!    … Expand
  3. AllanLibrae
    Mar 2, 2019
    5
    Let me make meaningful decisions, No. Upgrade my Strider, or base? No. Listen to interesting story arcs? No. Put me into puzzle like boss fights? No. These are just a few of my personal but subjective disappointments.

    This game feels like just another slotmachine. Where I get to fly a constantly overheating Mech for minutes to get into the first fight. Then have to fight waves of bullet    Let me make meaningful decisions, No. Upgrade my Strider, or base? No. Listen to interesting story arcs? No. Put me into puzzle like boss fights? No. These are just a few of my personal but subjective disappointments.

    This game feels like just another slotmachine. Where I get to fly a constantly overheating Mech for minutes to get into the first fight. Then have to fight waves of bullet sponges to then fly to another bullet sponge arena. In the meanwhile listening to recordings talking into my ear giving me somewhat of an in-game story.

    The mediocre things about this game:
    -The most interesting gameplay is trying to not overheat your Mech by flying close to water.
    -Setting up combos, that are sadly not really necessary, except for the enemies dying a bit faster.
    -It looks good, with an RTX 2080 at least. Framerate still dipping under 60fps at high/medium settings.

    The fun things about this game:
    -Seeing combos work out by combining the right weapons.
    -Customizing your Mechs. At least the look of the Mech (The weapons have no character at all).    … Expand
  4. MarquisDeMizzle
    Mar 2, 2019
    5
    A pretty but fairly boring Destiny/Division clone. Forced multiplayer is a bummer.
  5. loak
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    its just a poorly made game. The story isn't what we come to expect from bioware, the enemies are bland, the loot pool is even more bland, the game is fundamentally broken in MANY instances. It's just a bad bad game. Sad to see this happen to one of my once most favorite developers.
  6. Lluch
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    El juego es bastante pobre en casi todos los aspectos, evidentemente es en los gráficos donde destaca, es un juego llamativo, y agradable para los ojos, a pesar del downgrade que ha sufrido desde el E3...pero bueno, era de esperar, como casi todos sabíamos. El principal problema del juego es el contenido, o mejor dicho la escasa cantidad de contenido...digna de mención es la NOEl juego es bastante pobre en casi todos los aspectos, evidentemente es en los gráficos donde destaca, es un juego llamativo, y agradable para los ojos, a pesar del downgrade que ha sufrido desde el E3...pero bueno, era de esperar, como casi todos sabíamos. El principal problema del juego es el contenido, o mejor dicho la escasa cantidad de contenido...digna de mención es la NO inteligencia de los enemigos, lo repetitivo que se hace enseguida con sus 4 tipos de misiones...nada recomendable...de lo que habría podido ser a lo que se ha quedado.… Expand
  7. rezakingone
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    this game its very nice and amazing for me and Its sad see the critic about the game. The game is magnific, I total recommend every one to play!!
  8. Cloud_GW1986
    Mar 2, 2019
    8
    Does this game get my heart pumping when I'm close to dying? Yes! Does it look awesome. Yes! Do you run into bugs. well..... yes. Do you enjoy playing the game? Yes! Would you recommend it to other people? Without a doubt this is a game people should play. Lets face it people. We've all spent more money on things and had no fun at all. For what you pay you WILL have fun andDoes this game get my heart pumping when I'm close to dying? Yes! Does it look awesome. Yes! Do you run into bugs. well..... yes. Do you enjoy playing the game? Yes! Would you recommend it to other people? Without a doubt this is a game people should play. Lets face it people. We've all spent more money on things and had no fun at all. For what you pay you WILL have fun and enjoy your time in the game!… Expand
  9. lynannouilh
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    Thanks for killing one of my most beloved game studio (aka Bioware). They now join Westwood, Maxis in the graveyard of Electronic Arts. I don't buy any game from this studio since ME: Andromeda & Star Wars Battlefront II, I'll keep it that way.

    BTW: I tried the game at a friends, it's sucked...
  10. kaanelif
    Mar 2, 2019
    8
    Flying just for 20 seconds for an open fly world? Are you kidding me?
    Athmosphere is so nice even if you can not fly a lot.
    Mobs very bad to hit and kill. Everywhere has little blue-white sparkles playing like in heaven. Hub is very very bad idea to do something with huge loading-waiting-boring screen.
    After all, it worth.
  11. 12voltmayhem
    Mar 2, 2019
    9
    This game is great and completely undeserving of all the negative reviews the game is less than week old. It is fun and a great play. I gave it a nine only because of a few minor bugs.
  12. Pyroth
    Mar 2, 2019
    2
    This is one of the worst games I've ever played. It does have good graphics and flying around is fun, but the loot table is horrendous. The missions are boring, and are pretty much just the same old horde mode bs. I found the story a boring mess and I wasn't able to care about any of the characters. Overall, save your money and play Warframe or Destiny 2 both of which do the loot shooterThis is one of the worst games I've ever played. It does have good graphics and flying around is fun, but the loot table is horrendous. The missions are boring, and are pretty much just the same old horde mode bs. I found the story a boring mess and I wasn't able to care about any of the characters. Overall, save your money and play Warframe or Destiny 2 both of which do the loot shooter thing better.… Expand
  13. kein3lust
    Mar 2, 2019
    4
    - The npc dialogs are boring, just not good at all.
    - Fort tarsis is just a village not a place to explore like i was thinking.
    - Loot system after level 30 are a shame - Loading screens for everything - Transportation party is horrible - Bad customization - Strongholds and some quests just broken - DC all the time, lost good partys because of the disconnection and server error -    - The npc dialogs are boring, just not good at all.
    - Fort tarsis is just a village not a place to explore like i was thinking.
    - Loot system after level 30 are a shame
    - Loading screens for everything
    - Transportation party is horrible
    - Bad customization
    - Strongholds and some quests just broken
    - DC all the time, lost good partys because of the disconnection and server error
    - Freaking incomplete game for a full price!

    Good points
    - Good Graphics
    - Good Scenario
    THATS IT!    … Expand
  14. hameow
    Mar 2, 2019
    9
    Amazing game. The game play battle is just amazing there is no words to describe it. So many people hating it and it's understandable because ads where not accurate. I completely agree, yet i review the game, not people expectations. I think we all should wait for the 1st act to go online and then we'll know if this game is worth investing time in.
  15. Grow
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    Great visuals, great game play. Feels like you're riding a fast cool looking car driving smoothly and then you hit a speed bump and another speed bump and another and anothe, at its current state there is just too many annoying little issues, these issues just pile up and ends up ruining the entire experience.
  16. qqvip
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    Game is so boring, everything in this game is repetitive. Loading screen time is a joke in this game. The only positive is graphic and facial animations. This is a unfinish video game. What a shame Bioware.
  17. rojilolz
    Mar 2, 2019
    3
    So i tried to not believe in all those negative reviews and comment about this game because theres alot others said they dont understand all those negative reviews. So with that, i bought the game today... play it 4hours i must say that im quite sad and mad for paying quite alot for a game that kept on dc and latency issue, my character move by it self for a few second, some times its wontSo i tried to not believe in all those negative reviews and comment about this game because theres alot others said they dont understand all those negative reviews. So with that, i bought the game today... play it 4hours i must say that im quite sad and mad for paying quite alot for a game that kept on dc and latency issue, my character move by it self for a few second, some times its wont move a few second.. and worse it bring me back at main screen saying network connection problem. Some defender might say my internet is the problem and what not. i have a 100mbs internet speed and ur telling me this game needs a 1gbs internet speed? what?... i can play other game like monster hunter world, dota2,csgo,pubg,apex legends without even having any connection issues. 4hour gameplay and im not satisfied not because of gameplay, but because i cant event play the game fully with the servers keeps being like this not to mention theres plenty of bug i came across and i can let that slide...but not having to play the game fully without having network issues is sucks. now i believe the review and metacritic given to this game.… Expand
  18. Bonebreaker
    Mar 2, 2019
    2
    Honestly i cant understand how anyone can pay the full price for this game. Sure it looks nice but allready the open Beta showed how boring this game will become after a few hours. Did they realy think they could motivate enough players to stay in a game with so little content when there are competitors like Destiny, the new Division 2 or even Warframe (witch is free2play) for pc?

    I    Honestly i cant understand how anyone can pay the full price for this game. Sure it looks nice but allready the open Beta showed how boring this game will become after a few hours. Did they realy think they could motivate enough players to stay in a game with so little content when there are competitors like Destiny, the new Division 2 or even Warframe (witch is free2play) for pc?

    I realy like Bioware, but come on 6 years of development (if its true) for this? This has to be a joke even Fallout 76 can keep players longer busy than this game.    … Expand
  19. xeromanu
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    There is NO 'HATE'. only 'FACT' & 'CRITICISM'
    childish fanboys have to admit it.
    nice graphics... thats all.
    but, a lot of system problems, bugs, boring quests, meaningless gears.
    I can't believe bioware spent 6!!!! 6 years on this handsome garbage.
  20. VkezeBob
    Mar 1, 2019
    8
    Is it Mass Effect ? Most definitely NOT. Is it a bad game ? No. Like all games in their early stage it has issues but almost every online game has server issues on the first launch week. It is a fun game, with good "gunplay" decent although kind of cliche story that IF supported will be one to remember. Don't get up on the hate wagon so easily. I don't like EA either that doesn't meanIs it Mass Effect ? Most definitely NOT. Is it a bad game ? No. Like all games in their early stage it has issues but almost every online game has server issues on the first launch week. It is a fun game, with good "gunplay" decent although kind of cliche story that IF supported will be one to remember. Don't get up on the hate wagon so easily. I don't like EA either that doesn't mean Anthem is a bad game… Expand
  21. IguanasSmegma
    Mar 1, 2019
    8
    This game is exhilarating with astonishing visuals. I'm having a blast so far.
    I also liked the narrative storytelling. Finally something worth to fighting for. I liked THE CENOTAPH cutscene which gives you a reason for doing what you doing. Javelins are awesome and almost everything can be earned by grinding. This game isn't perfect. Have some flaws , but, it definitely doesn't    This game is exhilarating with astonishing visuals. I'm having a blast so far.
    I also liked the narrative storytelling. Finally something worth to fighting for. I liked THE CENOTAPH cutscene which gives you a reason for doing what you doing. Javelins are awesome and almost everything can be earned by grinding. This game isn't perfect. Have some flaws , but, it definitely doesn't deserve the hate that it gets    … Expand
  22. Zygardias
    Mar 1, 2019
    3
    Looks nice, even on low settings, ish, and the few cutscenes I went through looked nice. Gameplay mechanics are solid. That's where the nice stuff ends. When you see BioWare, you get the game for a good story. While I feel that because this game is chopped up to an extreme so that its story will expand with time, its current state is garbage. Facial animations aren't bad, but just not upLooks nice, even on low settings, ish, and the few cutscenes I went through looked nice. Gameplay mechanics are solid. That's where the nice stuff ends. When you see BioWare, you get the game for a good story. While I feel that because this game is chopped up to an extreme so that its story will expand with time, its current state is garbage. Facial animations aren't bad, but just not up to par. For a new IP, you have to build a bit more understanding than what you've given us. Also, please don't ever make a release date fiasco like this one. Will I hop back in in a year? Maybe, but it's current state is just nyeh. One last thing, the recommended list? Lies in my case. I have a 1060, 8 gigs and a Ryzen 3 and it just isn't smooth, and doesn't help with the already long loading screens. Play something else.… Expand
  23. Rafazildo
    Mar 1, 2019
    4
    The gameplay is amazing, but the game have a LOT of bugs, u just cant finish some missions, have a LOT of loadings even if want change your weapons... we pay full price for an unfinished game, its not fair!
  24. nror
    Mar 1, 2019
    2
    I've never felt compelled to write a bad review for a game before, but there are just so so many staggeringly awful design decisions in this game.

    You've probably heard a lot of bad press about this game coming in and you're wondering if it's as bad as they say. It isn't. It's much, much worse. Gameplay is a disjointed mess, with the actual game broken up by a mandatory first-person    I've never felt compelled to write a bad review for a game before, but there are just so so many staggeringly awful design decisions in this game.

    You've probably heard a lot of bad press about this game coming in and you're wondering if it's as bad as they say. It isn't. It's much, much worse.

    Gameplay is a disjointed mess, with the actual game broken up by a mandatory first-person segment where you move at the speed of smell inside a too-large city to pick up quests and have pointless conversations. You can't spend any significant amount of time in your suit without having to return to this hub, which is hands-down one of the worst elements of the game. To get in or out of this area you have to sit through multiple loading screens that take roughly half a minute or more on even the best hardware.

    The suits and the movement mechanics -one of the only parts of this game to receive plaudits- are hampered by a frustrating overheat mechanic that prevents you from flying for more than a few seconds without crashing even outside of combat.

    You can't manage your inventory or customize your suit without sitting through two loading screens, one to get into the interface and one to get out of it. Both again 30 seconds or more.

    The suit gameplay itself has the potential to be fun but the enemies are dumb and there's little variety or challenge.

    The game feels at best half finished, if that.

    It will take monumental changes at a level that I don't think Bioware or EA will be willing to make in order for this game to be worth playing. At a minimum that will mean:

    -Doing away with Fort Tarsis or switching to a third-person view for these segments, speeding up your movement inside, and removing loading screens.

    -Removing the heat mechanic outside of combat entirely or making it a buff for those who elect to manage it rather than a constant frustration for those that don't.

    -Making it so that you can manage inventory and customize your suit without having to sit through 2-4 loading screens.

    Why is it unlikely these changes will be implemented? Because if you take away all the frustrating penalty mechanics and busywork to get missions or customize your suit it becomes much more apparent how little content there is in the game and how all of it is very one dimensional and sameish.

    Stay well away. This game needs at least another year of dev time.    … Expand
  25. atmac
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Do Not Buy!!!! I'm a fan of fps, open-world and online games, so I figured I'd give Anthem a shot. Amazingly, I couldn't get past the first, warm-up mission. I gave it four tries, and was booted out four time, citing loss of the online connection. (I'm on a ps4, and play Destiny 2 and GTA 5 Online, with only an extremely rare significant connection failure.) Each time Anthem booted me out,Do Not Buy!!!! I'm a fan of fps, open-world and online games, so I figured I'd give Anthem a shot. Amazingly, I couldn't get past the first, warm-up mission. I gave it four tries, and was booted out four time, citing loss of the online connection. (I'm on a ps4, and play Destiny 2 and GTA 5 Online, with only an extremely rare significant connection failure.) Each time Anthem booted me out, it returned me all the way back to the game set-up/initialization, after a significant loading time. This is absolutely hopeless. It's amazing to me that they would put out a product that is so unimaginably poor. The game is completely unplayable. Unfortunately, I had pre-purchased it, before all these actual-user reviews had started stacking up. If you read this, please heed the warning!… Expand
  26. rucus
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    been playing since the game lunched and been having a blast. combat is the best in any looter shooter ive played so far. storys really good, had a twist I didn't see coming. would highly recommend this game. now back to playing some more
  27. Gabryells42
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    The game is amazing. It allows a very interesting gameplay. The javalins are very different, allowing a new mechanic and adapting to each game. Game with great potential! And I'm very happy so far.
  28. Fevralisto
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    Я понимаю почему образовался определенный хейт вокруг игры. Но по моему мнению он не обоснован. В игру для начала следует поиграть, а потом хейтить.
    Можно отметить определенные проблемы в игре, а это некое однообразие заданий: подай, принеси, постой на месте, зачисть. Но на самом деле многие игры этим страдают. Тут же это разбавили лором. И если в начале он не особо интересен, а общение с    Я понимаю почему образовался определенный хейт вокруг игры. Но по моему мнению он не обоснован. В игру для начала следует поиграть, а потом хейтить.
    Можно отметить определенные проблемы в игре, а это некое однообразие заданий: подай, принеси, постой на месте, зачисть. Но на самом деле многие игры этим страдают. Тут же это разбавили лором. И если в начале он не особо интересен, а общение с некоторым NPC не интересует вообще. То после определенного "порога" начинаешь понимать что вокруг происходит. Встречаются реально крутые сайд квесты, персонажи реагируют на то что ты делаешь и это отражается в диалогах.
    Честно, сначала скипал диалоги тупо что бы фармить очки фракции, но потом стало реально интересно читать и вникать что там у персонажей происходит.

    Еще одним минусом хочу отметить отсутствие "нормальной" кастомизации джавелина. Ну рили, фармить очки фракции 20 часов даже после окончания основной ветки не так круто. Части для смены вида за все прохождение ни разу не появились. Даже в "магазине" выбор убог и жутко ограничен (смена каждые 3 дня)

    Собственно это основные моменты которые мне не понравились, с остальным все хорошо. Гриндилка прикольная, оружие можно подобрать под свой стиль и реально интересно искать леги с их доп механиками.    … Expand
  29. Mobius125
    Mar 1, 2019
    9
    I Honestly think that this game is getting a bad rap for the sake of it, while critique is important, equally as important is balance. it seems to be a common theme that reviewers zone in one one or two weak points on launch day and shoot to kill, without taking in to account any of the positives. any of the potential or giving the developer a chance to correct any issues. Many reviewsI Honestly think that this game is getting a bad rap for the sake of it, while critique is important, equally as important is balance. it seems to be a common theme that reviewers zone in one one or two weak points on launch day and shoot to kill, without taking in to account any of the positives. any of the potential or giving the developer a chance to correct any issues. Many reviews that i have read on this title mention the beautiful environment, but dont give it much more credit than that.

    See Bioware have gone out in a completely different direction with this game way out of their comfort zone and have and gone for a loot shooter with a twist. this is not their usual format and i think that should count for something. Sure the game has a few issues (none of which i would consider to be deal breakers) such as the loot requiring tweaks (now patched), one or two balance issues, and widening the mission variety a little more.

    After around 20 hours play, i have found the following.

    Characters are well designed and movement is fluid, battle mechanics are done well with no awkward judder or restrictive movement. however weapons sometimes feel a little under powered compared to the enemies that i am facing,
    Flight mechanics work well and are responsive, and the customization options add a nice touch to your character.

    The main story in the game is interesting and provides the immersion that i am used to receiving from Bioware titles, and plenty of spin off story arcs as well as in game lore exist which is another staple of Bioware Games.

    from a performance perspective this game appears to be well optimized, i obtain 70-80fps consistently on ultra quality at 4k which given the levels of detail in the game is outstanding.

    Finishing up, i see real promise in this title, if you have not yet played the game due to launch day reviews, i urge you to give it a try, it really is not as bad as the launch day reviews would have you believe, it does have a few niggles, but certainly no more than any other AAA game that releases these days and i would add that the niggles are far fewer than most titles that have launched in the last 12 months.

    if you try it and like it, come back here and leave your own thoughts for others to read, and lets make sure that BioWare are given the credit that they deserve so that they can continue to make great games for years to come.    … Expand
  30. anarion321
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Bioware was famous for it's incredible, inmersive storytelling. This game has tons of lore, but the story doesn't deliver. Get repetitive, micro transactions, infinite load screens, few content after 6 years of development.....
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#4 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
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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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