Anthem

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  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. ragalok
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    The graphisme are great, mechanic are good. . .

    The rest? Well storie lock behind grind wall, and not so good. Character customization, lock behind a grind wall or pay. Gamplay? only repetitive quest. The universe, outworld is empty, hub is lifless.

    As said by someone: The graphisme, game mechanics, and art is as wide as an ocean, but gamplay, stories and soul as deep as a pudle.
  2. MooSmilez
    Feb 22, 2019
    7
    Anthem, a fun to play interesting looter shooter that lacks polish and depth. As with many games in this genre the story is a bit light and the content at launch is a bit light as well. There is plenty to love but plenty to want at the same time.

    The story of Anthem is enough, but it does lack a lot of depth. With how well acted the parts we did get were there is a clear miss on what    Anthem, a fun to play interesting looter shooter that lacks polish and depth. As with many games in this genre the story is a bit light and the content at launch is a bit light as well. There is plenty to love but plenty to want at the same time.

    The story of Anthem is enough, but it does lack a lot of depth. With how well acted the parts we did get were there is a clear miss on what could of been had the story been flushed out to closer to 35-40 hrs instead of just 25-30. Once completed they tease more but I found myself a little wanting as with a new world I wasn't fully immersed with what was here.

    The combat is satisfying and at times amazing, flying around is a treat. The gun sounds and music as you combat enemies is outstanding. The combat at other times though is utterly frustrating in design (looking at you GM2 and up strongholds). The loot drops will keep you going as there is enough of them, however diversity of gun models etc. could be more numerous.

    Overall Anthem is a game that will satisfy looter shooter fanatics and is not a bad game to play through even for a few weeks via the origin pass rather then outright purchasing the game. You can see what will be a year from now and see a game that will be much more deserving of a 8-9 score by then but unfortunately at the end of the day the lack of polish leaves me wanting a bit more.    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. Wintyr
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    I love it and for a fresh, on release game, it's better than a lot at and does need some work look at something like Warframe when it first came out today. I would have gotten butchered in reviews . its like PC gamers are getting fed up but some are taken it 2 far. I like to see what they do with the game for game of life development before they cram an anthem 2 down our throats
  5. energy444
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    The old Bioware is gone and you can clearly see that with this game. The story is simple and boring and there is nothing there to keep you. Shame that nobody is talking about the downgrading from the E3 trailer where you could clearly see that Fort Tarsis filled with life but in reality, it's so empty and boring. Bioware made this and from them, you would expect a thrilling story thatThe old Bioware is gone and you can clearly see that with this game. The story is simple and boring and there is nothing there to keep you. Shame that nobody is talking about the downgrading from the E3 trailer where you could clearly see that Fort Tarsis filled with life but in reality, it's so empty and boring. Bioware made this and from them, you would expect a thrilling story that captures you and get you invested into the game but nope something went wrong with the story and it's a big buggy mess.

    The only good things about the game are flight mechanics and the graphics, combat. That's it.

    Emptiness seems to haunt Anthem and you can feel it from Fort Tarsis up to a small world filled with living creatures barely there. The world looks good but it's missing so much content for 60 dollars. Hate to say it but Destiney 2 had much more content at launch compared to this. Some mechanics are just poorly made that you start to really question the reality on who really made this game and how did it make onto the final game. Some mechanics are just missing like the Waypoint you can't even put a waypoint on a map for this type of game. It's just something that should already be in the game.

    The loading screen sure the loading times has been shorted but the problem still remains. They should focus on removing most of the loading screens cause it's supposed to be open world but it's not. Buy Anthem and you get a loading simulator with the game. There was an early alpha and then there was the Vip demo and then Demo yet most of the bugs were reported early on and most of it should have been fixed by this stage. The Demo was supposed to show players a ting portion of the game but in reality, it only showed how poorly made this game truly is. Even the Division 2 beta had more content in it than the Anthem Demo. Right now this game is just barely worth 5 bucks in my opinion. There is so little content for the price tag they ask for it. So much is missing from the game and this game feels almost like an early access title that you pick up from steam hoping that they will update it and make it better as time goes. Shame on Bioware and shame on EA this game could have been one of the greatest game ever. Stay away from this game until they really start to add good content or just wait until it goes to sale for 5 bucks. Right now the score for this game is just a simple 0 out of 10.    … Expand
  6. dannyjoe08
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    I have never had more fun playing such a horrible game. The appeal of flying around like iron man is a ton of fun but, that isn't enough to hide the plethora of problems with this game. The story is so bland and forgettable. There are 2 mission types: defend this area or go gather glowing things and bring them to a certain spot. Don't even get me started on the constant loading screens. AtI have never had more fun playing such a horrible game. The appeal of flying around like iron man is a ton of fun but, that isn't enough to hide the plethora of problems with this game. The story is so bland and forgettable. There are 2 mission types: defend this area or go gather glowing things and bring them to a certain spot. Don't even get me started on the constant loading screens. At least the game is fun to play with friends. I want to think that the game will change towards the end and get better but I know that I'm just lying to myself. Anthem is not worth 60 dollars. Hell, EA doesn't just want 60 bucks. They want you to buy emotes, skins, crafting materials, and whatever else they can figure out how to monetize. If you have 15 bucks for a month of EA access, then go ahead and try it out. I'm sure you'll quickly find out how shallow this game is.… Expand
  7. DrSeckzytime
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Post patch. Terrible load times on fast SSDs let alone HDDs, and there are load screens everywhere. Quest and convo system is terrible. Story is uncharacteristically boring, I broke my ESC key. Game is shallow as a puddle. Weapons are boring, despite solid gunplay/ability use. Hub city is boring, and tedious backtracking convos with horrific travel speed is terrible. It's like BiowarePost patch. Terrible load times on fast SSDs let alone HDDs, and there are load screens everywhere. Quest and convo system is terrible. Story is uncharacteristically boring, I broke my ESC key. Game is shallow as a puddle. Weapons are boring, despite solid gunplay/ability use. Hub city is boring, and tedious backtracking convos with horrific travel speed is terrible. It's like Bioware wanted to torture their users in the city. Frostbite engine needs a rebuild/iteration.

    Game is aggressively mediocre, at best, worth $10-15 tops. RIP Bioware.    … Expand
  8. Nolium
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Great mobility, decent graphics, fun. But, after 3 days you run out of content. After finishing main story (it is very short), you start grinding reputation and items. Bugs! Buggy as hell, incredible. Broken missions (there is only about 5-6 different missions really), constant loading, ... Even worse, after every patch after first "demo", I had more problems with a game. WoefullyGreat mobility, decent graphics, fun. But, after 3 days you run out of content. After finishing main story (it is very short), you start grinding reputation and items. Bugs! Buggy as hell, incredible. Broken missions (there is only about 5-6 different missions really), constant loading, ... Even worse, after every patch after first "demo", I had more problems with a game. Woefully unfinished game, needs a year to have enough content to justify the price. Game is alpha quality, not even beta.… Expand
  9. Grayt
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Haven't even loaded in, but absolutely 0 audio from the game at all every time i try to. How can a game ship with issues that large. all of my software and hardware are up to date and working, get it together EA.
  10. 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.
  11. keltorm
    Feb 25, 2019
    10
    While it isn't perfect it is a very enjoyable play experience, I would probably say at this point it is maybe a 7.5/10 but like others i am adjusting my score to counter a lot of the hate it seems to be getting.

    For me it is a fun game I can play with friends without the stress of it being competitive. I always enjoyed loot based ARPG games such as Diablo and this hits the mark very    While it isn't perfect it is a very enjoyable play experience, I would probably say at this point it is maybe a 7.5/10 but like others i am adjusting my score to counter a lot of the hate it seems to be getting.

    For me it is a fun game I can play with friends without the stress of it being competitive. I always enjoyed loot based ARPG games such as Diablo and this hits the mark very well for now. Is it revolutionary? No, but it is at least as good as other similar games and if Bioware stick to what they are saying they plan then I think it has a bright future.

    The game plays very well and feels very satisfying flying around, using abilities and shooting things. I was actually a bit surprised about the variety of play styles you get between the 4 javelins and the gear choices on each and that is before you add in the masterwork/legendary equipment which open up a lot of options that would not have been as good with just the base skills.

    I feel that people who are writing hate reviews are expecting Anthem to be a different game than it is, it isn't a Mass Effect or Dragon Age style story with world changing events based on the users actions, but it never intended to be that. It is a looter shooter with some RPG elements and that is what it should be rated as.    … Expand
  12. DudeManGuy
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Getting to any of the content is roadblocked by loading screens and hubs, the performance is lackluster, and the meat of the game, the combat, just isn't all that great. I kept getting the feeling that I was missing something. After ten hours of searching for that something, I stopped caring.

    Try it out with EA access, if you must.
  13. Vespir56
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    I wont give unfinished games that are being sold at full prices anything more then 0. Its theft.
  14. Killua96
    Mar 6, 2019
    6
    Changed the review, first it was a 0/10 because it was unplayable, now it's a 6/10 because it is, but it's far from a "good game". Central hub on pc is bad optimized, frame rate drops below 40fps with a Vega64 and a 2600x, during battle it never goes under 60fps (avarage 80fps). The story is a bit intriguing, but nothing special atm, gameplay is very similar to destiny-like games but theChanged the review, first it was a 0/10 because it was unplayable, now it's a 6/10 because it is, but it's far from a "good game". Central hub on pc is bad optimized, frame rate drops below 40fps with a Vega64 and a 2600x, during battle it never goes under 60fps (avarage 80fps). The story is a bit intriguing, but nothing special atm, gameplay is very similar to destiny-like games but the possibility to fly it's a good plus, and it's implemented very well imho.
    TL;DR, simply an avarage destiny-like game where you can fly, repetitive quests (as usual), imho it's 15-20$, not 60-70, nor 40.    … Expand
  15. 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.
  16. Ariakkan
    Feb 22, 2019
    7
    HONEST REVIEW AFTER +30 HOURS
    Disclaimer: I hate shooter looters and I am a huge fan of the pre-EA Bioware. Please note that the game is being roasted by delusional gamers how think that today's Bioware is the same company that gave us classics titles like Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age:Origins and Mass Effect. I am in peace with the fact that it is a different company under    HONEST REVIEW AFTER +30 HOURS
    Disclaimer: I hate shooter looters and I am a huge fan of the pre-EA Bioware. Please note that the game is being roasted by delusional gamers how think that today's Bioware is the same company that gave us classics titles like Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age:Origins and Mass Effect. I am in peace with the fact that it is a different company under the same commercial name.

    To the point:

    - There is a story. You can like, you can hate it. It's subjective. There is a story that goes from level 1 to 30. This is the only reason that kept me playing. My time with Destiny was 5 hours total. Yes, it is still an idiotic shooter-looter but you have a story around it. My only objective caveat around the story is the artificial grind lock they implemented with the Tombs quest. This is a cheap and unacceptable way to extend the story.

    - Graphics and sound: outstanding. Your first five hours are a guaranteed exhilarating experience, as long as...

    - Bugs: the main issue during my play time was the random disconnects. Specially when freeplaying (damned Tombs quest) and having all my progress and loot reset.

    - Loading screens: please do not buy this game unless you have a SSD. Mind you, having a SSD will not completely solve the problem as the core issue is the NUMBER of loading screens, not the speed.There is also a 'Day 1' patch that is supposed to fix the frustration a bit although I am skeptical as the issue is rooted deep in the game design.

    - Overall gameplay and mechanics: the experience is pretty solid until you play Grand Master difficulty and above. When you do you will start realizing a lot of weird things happen during fights (enemies disappearing, one-shot kills from invisible IA, powers not triggering properly, etc.) You can clearly see here the lack of expertise of the studio in the genre.

    - Content: yes, missions are very repetitive and feature ZERO innovation vs. other titles in the genre. Fort Tarsis (your HUB) feels empty and boring. Everything is extremely staged.

    - Loot: real loot starts at Grand Master. Until then it's just the same with slightly different stats and a different icon color. Grand Master items are very much unique with special characteristics and it's actually pretty cool.

    - Endgame: very limited at this point in time, but to be expected and in line with the industry. It is nonetheless a very good foundation to keep on building stuff.

    - Microtransactions: cosmetic-only for the time being.

    Conclusion: this game is a solid 7 in my opinion. If you expect to see here Bioware's previous magic you will be frustrated. If you expect to have cutting edge game mechanics, loot and endgame you will be disappointed. I concur with the reviews that highlight the fact that the game tries to cater to audiences so different that falls in no-mans-land. It still surprises myself that I was able to put over 30 hours of my time, which obviously justifies a purchase in my opinion.

    Why people expected more than a shooter-looter because of the Bioware tagline is beyond my comprehension. The game is exactly what I expected it to be since day one. I could not possibly hold any other expectations after Mass Effect Andromeda.    … Expand
  17. Bone-Thugs
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring and repetitive. the loading screens are pathetic. also the 4 tomb challenge thing to progress is a joke. the content is too short and it gets boring doing the same missions on a higher skill level… Expand
  18. Thestateofgamin
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    I've put 100 hours in despite the lack of content and I've been somewhat satisfied. Definitely enjoying most of my time HOWEVER after the patch on the 20th that was supposed to "FIX" the game it made it MUCH worse for me. Frame rate, load screen, enemies disappearing, sound going out all things I didn't have before were now an issue. I was hoping that the "day 1" patch might come out andI've put 100 hours in despite the lack of content and I've been somewhat satisfied. Definitely enjoying most of my time HOWEVER after the patch on the 20th that was supposed to "FIX" the game it made it MUCH worse for me. Frame rate, load screen, enemies disappearing, sound going out all things I didn't have before were now an issue. I was hoping that the "day 1" patch might come out and fix it but today (feb 22) I have tried to complete 7 quickplays and 3 strongholds and load into missions that are bugged and cannot be completed! This is just unnacceptable and I'll be keeping this score until the game is complete. I'll still be playing because i'm addicted to the grind and loot but I don't recommend anyone else play this alpha test of a game.… Expand
  19. 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"...
  20. Satyx
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Bad game, not optimized, bug everywhere, if I were you please avoid this trash, I really feel bad for those who bought the game, I only subscribed for a month of "origin premier" only to try this game, fortunately, I can play other games available to me as an "origin premier" subscriber, so I'm not limited to play this trash called "game" not like the poor players that still believe theBad game, not optimized, bug everywhere, if I were you please avoid this trash, I really feel bad for those who bought the game, I only subscribed for a month of "origin premier" only to try this game, fortunately, I can play other games available to me as an "origin premier" subscriber, so I'm not limited to play this trash called "game" not like the poor players that still believe the lies of the greedy companies like Electronic Arts.

    And the optimization is a joke, I've got a decent GPU, an RX 580, maybe my RAM is not the best, 8GB, and a CPU i5 6500, but other games run smoothly at 55 - 60 FPS high-ultra graphics, but this game can barely reach the 45 FPS on mid-high.

    And the connection is Sh*t, loading screens, pff, 3 minutes to load EVERYTHING, you want to customize your Javelin, 3 minutes to do so, want to play something, 3 minutes to play, fortunately, the pause menu is integrated natively on the game, just think what it would be if you need to wait 3 minutes to pause or configure the game.

    This "game" is TRASH OF TRASH and those who said the contrary are being paid or are stupid fanboys that like being spat on the face by EA and other greedy companies.    … Expand
  21. Mysticyde
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Imagine doing the same encounter over and over and over and over and over. That's essentially Anthem. Boring.

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

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

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

    End game is also very limited. You'll experience all of it in a few hours. So if you are hoping for a good end game experience, I'm sorry but you will not get that.    … Expand
  22. Beoir
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Its Destiny with Iron Man type flying. Call me in 5 years when something original comes out.
  23. Dredgen_Sin
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    I was at one point incredibly hyped for this game. I have a deep love of Destiny, and Warframe, and was more than willing to give BioWare once one of my favorite devs a chance in this genre I hold so dear. But after playing the closed Alpha, and then the VIP and open demos.. And finally the game, when it became available on the 15th for me to play, my hype quickly faded. LackingI was at one point incredibly hyped for this game. I have a deep love of Destiny, and Warframe, and was more than willing to give BioWare once one of my favorite devs a chance in this genre I hold so dear. But after playing the closed Alpha, and then the VIP and open demos.. And finally the game, when it became available on the 15th for me to play, my hype quickly faded. Lacking characters, boring hub, uninteresting gun-play, and combat that just grew stale after a few hours. The game was gorgeous, when I was stuck in loading screens for up to 5 or so minutes (Mind you, the game was installed on my SSD) and when it wasn't experiencing horrendous pop-ins. But beyond that, and the fun flight mechanic, it honestly was just... Lacking. I'd been waiting so long for this game, hoping that BioWare would retain that old BioWare magic and charm, and that Andromeda wasn't a sign of what was to come.. But, honestly I'm left disappointed, only grateful that I only had to pay 15 dollars to play the game, thanks to Origin Premier. Admittedly I haven't finished the campaign, I couldn't. I just couldn't hold interest in it.. It just wasn't an interesting story, and the characters within this world are just.. Range from irritating, to lifeless, or simply uninteresting, which is sad given how good the VA work actually is. What makes things worse is that from what I've seen, the diversity of areas for the missions beyond what I've played isn't any different than the zones and types of missions I've done myself. The areas while good looking, are all.. Similar. There is a massive lack of Diversity, and this carries into the end game. 3 Strongholds, one of which is the final mission of the story, Daily missions, and Free Roam world events make up the whole of your end game.. That is.. Just not enough, not fun. Especially when many of us have already played one of those strong holds to death from the Demo. I can only hope that this game improves in the future, and that it does at least one thing that Destiny does, and manages to bring itself back with some sort of well received, and wonderful update or content drop, much to the vein of Destiny's Taken king, or Destiny 2's Forsaken. Hopefully one day in the near future I can come back, erase this review, and give the game a much better one in it's place.… Expand
  24. orbitpro
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    Honestly this could have been fun, my biggest issue is the enemies refusing to fight back. It's just too easy. Not only that My friends and I experienced way too many bugs in a small amount of time. On the plus side the graphics look awesome but graphics ain't going to save this game.
  25. OvidiuMe
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    I don't understand what Bioware did for six years. The game looks good only if you think of it as a demo game. When you really want to play you must do the same thing again and again and again and don't make me start with the story. What happened to the KOTOR writers? The writers from ME? Probably they left. This game is not made by Bioware, it's made by EA named BW. And yeah, I didn't sayI don't understand what Bioware did for six years. The game looks good only if you think of it as a demo game. When you really want to play you must do the same thing again and again and again and don't make me start with the story. What happened to the KOTOR writers? The writers from ME? Probably they left. This game is not made by Bioware, it's made by EA named BW. And yeah, I didn't say anything about the bugs because I am very sad seeing BW dieing.… Expand
  26. 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
  27. breezymars
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Long loading screen, game crashing, bad performance, boring story, repetitive missions, and bugs.Worst RPG game ever! It is supposed to be free.
  28. 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.
  29. VVhiteCrow
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    "All the problems will be addressed in the future"
    Ah! In 6 years?
    This is like ordering a pizza and having just the dough delivered. Oh dont worry, well finish growing the tomatoes and deliver them to you in 2 months. We also recently got a baby cow (calf?) so well have milk and cheese in 6months. Yet another **** by EA of what should have been the best game 2019.    "All the problems will be addressed in the future"
    Ah! In 6 years?
    This is like ordering a pizza and having just the dough delivered. Oh dont worry, well finish growing the tomatoes and deliver them to you in 2 months. We also recently got a baby cow (calf?) so well have milk and cheese in 6months.

    Yet another **** by EA of what should have been the best game 2019.

    Macrotransactions are everywhere and reallly expensive.
    Ill have to use the same character and skin for the whole game because each one costs 20eu. Even thought I've payed the game 60eu. EA just skips spitting **** in the face of players.

    Also, maybe "more importantly", the game is unplayable. I have a more than capable rig and internet connection, and yet the game crashes randomly and keeps disconnecting from the network. I really like how they say its a problem on 'my end'. Best part: it also happens when I play solo. Best appart again: it happens WHILE im watching a cutscene, SOLO. Best part again, when that happens, the game sends you back to the start menu, AFTER a loading screen. Then youre on for 2 more loading screens.

    Ive had 11 disconnections and more than 30 rubber banding situations (3 caused me to die, thus reload) IN 2 HOURS of gameplay! Ping of 6, download of 20m/s. 1 hour being solo.

    This game isnt open world. It has horrendous loading screens, even on an ssd. Hell, the UI to customize a Javelin has a loading screen of 20s! (Count +30s when youll exit the UI).    … Expand
  30. Fehler66
    Apr 10, 2019
    4
    Updated 02.04.2019

    + really beautiful world + good coop gameplay (on difficulty GM 2+) + combat mechanic is fun + Animations, Movement system and flying is cool + Audio-visually amazing - lack of endgame features - highly repetitive missions (at the end it is always: fly there, shoot stuff, do something, fly there, shoot stuff, do something, ….) - player HUB is one of the most    Updated 02.04.2019

    + really beautiful world
    + good coop gameplay (on difficulty GM 2+)
    + combat mechanic is fun
    + Animations, Movement system and flying is cool
    + Audio-visually amazing

    - lack of endgame features
    - highly repetitive missions (at the end it is always: fly there, shoot stuff, do something, fly there, shoot stuff, do something, ….)
    - player HUB is one of the most lifeless places I’ve seen in any "MMO"
    - uninspiring loot, weapons looks all the same
    - connection error
    - missing basic features like a chat
    - Audio cutting out (fixed)
    - after 150hours playing ..... just boring    … Expand
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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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