Anthem

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. NemesisRYG
    Feb 26, 2019
    10
    I honestly do not understand all the hate towards this game. The game looks fantastic, plays good and it has one of the most enjoyable combat/movement systems to date. I think that few who have written reviews on this site actually played it, and just wanted to join the "EA bad" train of these days, or they bought the game blindly without knowing what they were going towards to: theI honestly do not understand all the hate towards this game. The game looks fantastic, plays good and it has one of the most enjoyable combat/movement systems to date. I think that few who have written reviews on this site actually played it, and just wanted to join the "EA bad" train of these days, or they bought the game blindly without knowing what they were going towards to: the grinding, repetitively nature of the gameplay and a story that's not comparable to a single player experience is to be expected in this Destiny-like games. So, if you were expecting a single player rpg, guess what, this is not one of them.
    I never really enjoyed Destiny, nor Warframe, but Anthem just "clicks" with me.
    No idea why, but I really like it.    … Expand
  3. Hseeker25
    Feb 27, 2019
    5
    its not a bioware game, it doesnt have the indept comaradeship story or romance or any dramatic storyline mass effect has, its generic, any decisions you make wich is only two make no change to the story overall
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. chakramc
    Feb 25, 2019
    6
    + looks amazing, flying around is just breathtakingly beautiful
    + Movement system and flying is just awesome
    + Runs smooth with my 1070, i5-4690 and 16gb ram + in roughly 18 hours of play I have not encountered any game breaking bugs, got disconnected once. + It's fun, repetitive yes, but fun. And I don't mind repetitive fun + Sound design is solid, music, engine sound of javelins,    + looks amazing, flying around is just breathtakingly beautiful
    + Movement system and flying is just awesome
    + Runs smooth with my 1070, i5-4690 and 16gb ram
    + in roughly 18 hours of play I have not encountered any game breaking bugs, got disconnected once.
    + It's fun, repetitive yes, but fun. And I don't mind repetitive fun
    + Sound design is solid, music, engine sound of javelins, guns all just well done
    +battles are great fun to just epic
    +huge, beautiful map (exploration vertically)
    +For now I played interceptor and colossus, the javelins have a very different feel and and can be further customized to fit your play style.
    + easy to be matched up with randoms for missions, as I don't have any friends who play this also

    - Story doesn't interest me that much, but it's good it's there to give some background lore. But hey, for me the story in for example Dark souls 3 and dying light did not interest me either and these are two of my favorite games. Because they are just fun.
    - When done with missions getting new ones feels like a chore to me
    - I'd say the loading screens from time to time, but with an SSD it's really not that bad. Something like 30 seconds to get in or out town. People are either exaggerating or have patato pc's. Ever played GTA V / Online?! After experiencing that, this is peanuts concerning loading times.
    - Micro transactions, just ignore them totally, I do.

    I get there is a lot of hate towards EA for well,... being EA.
    I get people hoped for a Bioware story as deep as KOTOR and are disappointed it's nothing close to that.
    I get people are mad they did not get everything they were promised during development time (that took six years)
    I get people are mad because the game has micro transactions.

    What I don't get is that people rate Anthem 0 - 4 out of 10 because of the reasons written above.

    In the end, it's looter/shooter with that's great fun! If that is enough for you, as it is for me, then you'll have an awesome game.

    Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play Anthem.    … Expand
  7. sagehornung
    Feb 25, 2019
    8
    I am having fun playing Anthem. I am a casual gamer and I find the combat super enjoyable. The loading screens are long but I don't notice many other issues. Maybe it works better on a high end PC? The vertical levels are different than the typical FPS and I think the graphics look pretty cool.
  8. Dreamiris
    Feb 25, 2019
    9
    Se você gosta de Jogar por uma quantidade normal de horas em relação a uma pessoa que trabalha e namora/casada, vai conseguir se divertir bem no jogo, com conteudo suficiente para te entreter por horas, principalmente se você se interessar em ouvir a historia do jogo e da vida dos NPCs.

    Se você quer um jogo para Rushar até o EndGame e não se interessa por Lore, muito provavelmente você    Se você gosta de Jogar por uma quantidade normal de horas em relação a uma pessoa que trabalha e namora/casada, vai conseguir se divertir bem no jogo, com conteudo suficiente para te entreter por horas, principalmente se você se interessar em ouvir a historia do jogo e da vida dos NPCs.

    Se você quer um jogo para Rushar até o EndGame e não se interessa por Lore, muito provavelmente você não é nem um pouco paciente e não vai gostar do jogo, pelo menos não agora enquanto o jogo vai continuar sendo expandido e ganhando mais historia e eventos com o passar do tempo, porque a jogabilidade você vai gostar, todo mundo gosta kkk

    Pessoalmente eu gostei muito do jogo, está dentro do que eu esperava dele no geral, algumas melhorias podem ser feitas mas hoje, dia 25/02/19, eu diria que nenhum bug está me atrapalhando no jogo, e que as melhorias seriam sobre o funcionamento das missões no quesito de poder fazer varias de uma vez em vez de ter que entrar e sair uma por uma.    … Expand
  9. IronHideNSDQ
    Feb 25, 2019
    9
    Game has so much, potential they just didn't include enough content at launch, but you just need to wait till next month for the first major content drop. The movement is superb, story is a bit basic by Bioware standards and combat is clean and fluid.
  10. ShawdowMNK
    Feb 26, 2019
    9
    The good- gameplay, flight mechanics, battles are always fun, good customization. Having a blast playing with friends
    the mediocre- The story. While definitely not a bad story, it wasn't great either.
    The bad- Bugs(which a lot have been delt with already. Loading screens, though on my computer they are pretty quick and I don't even have that good of computer.
  11. VekkioNiubbo
    Feb 28, 2019
    8
    I really don't understand all the critics about Anthem. With this new game by Bioware we have a solid and enjoyable game play, a great lore and a really deep and moving storytelling.
    I think a lot of things more will come in the next future - as we now know about Bioware's Road Map - and I'm trying to remember everyone that we are in front of a MMO and not a single player based videogame.    I really don't understand all the critics about Anthem. With this new game by Bioware we have a solid and enjoyable game play, a great lore and a really deep and moving storytelling.
    I think a lot of things more will come in the next future - as we now know about Bioware's Road Map - and I'm trying to remember everyone that we are in front of a MMO and not a single player based videogame. I believe that our expectations will be fooded by the developers. For the moment I'm enjoying every mission and every game session. Graphic and Music compartment are really the best you can now find with the actual level of PC's and consolle's technology.    … Expand
  12. Suronal
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    I am also shocked at the low reviews, the game has its problems, but it isn't terrible. I am going to do a quick run down.

    Story = I think it is a tad bit hard to follow, but has amazing lore behind it, and in depth characters. Acting = The acting and animations are top notch, not much more to say here. Gameplay = Super fun and addicting gameplay. The compat is fun and balanced.    I am also shocked at the low reviews, the game has its problems, but it isn't terrible. I am going to do a quick run down.

    Story = I think it is a tad bit hard to follow, but has amazing lore behind it, and in depth characters.

    Acting = The acting and animations are top notch, not much more to say here.

    Gameplay = Super fun and addicting gameplay. The compat is fun and balanced. Playing alone is just that lonely, and when you get randoms that don't have microphones, it can throw you out, but if you stick to playing with your friends, the coop experience is wonderful ! and it gives you a sense of teamwork.

    Where i am excited is what is to come, more content, more missions, more javalins and weapons. There is so much potential to this game, i definitly hope to see the universe expanded and what BioWare can do. I think it might not be for everyone out there, but for the fans who actually like it, they will have a following.

    Its WarFrame and Diablo had a baby, destinys baby brother... Grinding, get better loot, rinse, repeat, with hopfully some amazing story content to follow up. Its not that the current content wasn't good, it can just get a tad bit boring at times, and i found myself hitting escape/skip lots.

    I think the decision to keep the story portion of the game to one little town is what gets me thrown off, if they had a progressive movement on the story and it took you to different parts of the world or even multiple towns to travel between, might have been a better approach. either way ... i give it a solid 8/10

    the other reviews here are way to harsh for such a polished title.    … Expand
  13. Sinbaddusnavy
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    I think gamers have become spoiled and do not give new IPS a chance which is why we get so many re runs. Been playing since the 14th. Graphics are great. Are there bugs yes mainly with the loading of missions and the clunky ways to get the missions. But flying your Killer Robot and laying waste to the enemy either solo or group is hard to match. The flight controls are wicked fun. II think gamers have become spoiled and do not give new IPS a chance which is why we get so many re runs. Been playing since the 14th. Graphics are great. Are there bugs yes mainly with the loading of missions and the clunky ways to get the missions. But flying your Killer Robot and laying waste to the enemy either solo or group is hard to match. The flight controls are wicked fun. I mean it is a new IP and there are issues. But it has a solid base and I have a feeling I will be playing this for a while. People want everything all at once but then what is left if you get everything you desire at the start? There is much potential and I am having fun. Gaming after all is entertainment. not whining about what you want. If you want something that bad make something better. I like it. The insane amount of customization options is crazy fun and my Ranger looks AMAZING. As an older gamer I have learned not to be too picky. Or I might just miss something amazing right in front of me.… Expand
  14. Mefistomanna
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Anthem is not ready for market everyone told them but EA put out anther unfinished game.
  15. Ritsuku
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    How can someone spend 6 years making a game and make it so bad? I just don't understand. HOW?!
  16. Camd
    Aug 30, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I heard the story EA & Bioware Exposed By Kotaku On Anthem, my heart goes out to the common employees who worked on Anthem, the stress that upper management of Bioware and Ea caused!

    I would have rated this a lower score, but flying around covers a lot more area than if you are just walking or running on a map. The game-play of Anthem is sort of based on Iron Man flight power. If you are looking single-player game where you join action random people while playing the game this would be a good game to get especially since you can buy this game for $5.00. This is not co-op friendly game; gameplay is co-op but the other part is you have to go to Fort Tarsis to get a mission and advance your character abilities and that is only in a single player. I did try to play it co-op with my friends but when we were playing Finding Old Friends mission it would crash each time. After I did some investigating, my friends didn’t talk to the right people in Fort Tarsis because of that, their game character abilities didn’t advance correctly. This was the last straw for them, even though they thought this is the best EA co-op adventure game they still thought it pathetic because other gaming companies get their co-op adventure games correct. That being said, Ea should have delayed the game 3 years to get all the bugs worked out of the game.

    The Pros. The graphics in Anthem is amazing. Games coming out now the graphics look better, but back in 2019, I thought graphics is the best I have seen in a game like this. They nailed the feeling of flying a Javelin and each one feels very unique. The game is stable as long you play it alone or playing with a random player in the game. Playing in co-op mode with friends doesn’t work because of the single-player-only mode in Fort Tarsis.

    Negatives about the game. To start with, the game is in the third person, I wish it had a first-person option. In Fort Tarsis town you can explore it by yourself only, every other co-op game except for a few you can be in the same town as your friends. The jungle gameplay experience is cool, but almost every mission is jungle the gameplay gets boring really quick, it does have some cave missions but it's part of the jungle mission. It would have been cool to have missions on different themes like one in caves, volcano, structures in the middle of a lake, a large alien city floating in the middle of the ocean, swamp, desert, winter area, mountain area, Mission lasting too short in-game some only lasting 12 minutes, it should be more like 50 minutes. It has no cross-play. Once you played a mission you should have the option to select that campaign mission and chapter in that mission. Strongholds are cool, there are 4 Strongholds each of them does look unique in the game but they only last 25 minutes each. No real need for Strongholds because mission replay should be enough.

    Final thought. Even though I don’t play it that often anymore when I do, I still see random people joining my game most of the time. if you are looking at the E3 2017 video of Anthem then you will be disappointed, because the game doesn’t look like this. I do think their way too much hate out there for this game, constructive criticism is way more helpful. If you want a single-player game with some multiplayer then that is what Mass Effect is for. After Anthem was out only a short time after release, I heard it made over 100 million dollars and it was the second-best-selling game for Bioware. It was on Xbox Gameplay Chart for some time, which told me that a lot of people liked the game. I think what killed the reboot was all hate out there and they did that to satisfy them. Congratulation because of that, I heard that the new Dragon Age game will no longer have co-op in it.    … Expand
  17. 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.
  18. ErFattone
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    1)This is made by EA, one of the greediest company on earth, declared worst company in the world a number of times
    2)This games doesnt aim at delivering a good experience nor was it made wit passion for the community and players
    3)This game was only intended as a cash grab. It was only made to inflate EA's revenue, they couldn't care less about the game from an artistic perspective.    1)This is made by EA, one of the greediest company on earth, declared worst company in the world a number of times
    2)This games doesnt aim at delivering a good experience nor was it made wit passion for the community and players
    3)This game was only intended as a cash grab. It was only made to inflate EA's revenue, they couldn't care less about the game from an artistic perspective.
    4)There is no point in supporting this game since al you are doing is helping a bad company get worse.
    5)Spend your money on games that are made with passion by developers who care about the community.
    6)That said this game gets a 0 from me, nothing worth buying.    … Expand
  19. Daubz1977
    Feb 25, 2019
    9
    I would love to give this game a 10 but cant due to some of the issues with crashes and low fps, but i love it. The combat is amazing you wont find combat like this in any other game flying around, going anywhere you want whilst shooting **** and using your abilities which look cool.I am really enjoying the story's and i like how you can seem to be as involved with the lore as you want,I would love to give this game a 10 but cant due to some of the issues with crashes and low fps, but i love it. The combat is amazing you wont find combat like this in any other game flying around, going anywhere you want whilst shooting **** and using your abilities which look cool.I am really enjoying the story's and i like how you can seem to be as involved with the lore as you want, quite a lot of npc's to talk to if you want to. I think you need to play the game and make up your own mind because im struggling to see why its getting so much negative press tbh, each to there own i suppose.… Expand
  20. 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.
  21. AdamM88
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    The game has very little content.
    It's also missing much needed features.
    Full of gamebreaking bugs, badly optimized, unbelievable loading times, bad FPS on a high-end machine after patch.
    No matter what you do, you will keep losing about 30% of your progress due to bugs, crashes, serverside disconnects.
  22. Kronenbergm
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know why people hate this game, because i love IT so much! ! ! ! ! ! !… Expand
  23. Messiah001
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Just awful, no souls, even indie games has more ambition... The flying is bugged, the weapons are busted, the enemies are sponges, the whole game design is broken by its core.
  24. SilverAgito
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    10 storms out of 10. Great gameplay, wonderful, measured narration, cool facial animation, I like this game!
  25. Wrathies
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Been playing Destiny 2 for a long time and that game is dying, and this release was a gift from above, amazing gameplay, and breathtaking graphics, cool story and something i will enjoy for a very long time, people that put 0 on this game should maybe try it first, that is just a stupid way to rate something.
  26. videobob
    Feb 25, 2019
    1
    *Note: It is NOT your job to "balance out" the score. If you want to give it a 5, but think the score is too low, so you give it a 10, then that is not ok, and is abuse of power. You have no right to have more of an opinion than anyone else. Give it a 5, and if people agree with you, it will be a 5.
    At first, it seems like the game has a lot of potential. And for the first hour or so,    *Note: It is NOT your job to "balance out" the score. If you want to give it a 5, but think the score is too low, so you give it a 10, then that is not ok, and is abuse of power. You have no right to have more of an opinion than anyone else. Give it a 5, and if people agree with you, it will be a 5.
    At first, it seems like the game has a lot of potential. And for the first hour or so, it's great. However, the cracks quickly show after that.
    The combat, while fun for a while, is repetitive, and lacking in many tells and features that make other looter-shooter games fun to play. For example, enemies rarely make sound, so they can just sneak up behind you unknowingly. Shielded enemies, which you must get behind to attack, can turn on a dime, ruining your strategy. Those are just a few things wrong with the combat.
    The dialogue fares no better. It never feels like any of your choices matter, and it rarely helps you learn about the world, or the people who inhabit it.
    The open world, while visually stunning, is always the same environment no matter where you are. Everywhere looks the exact same. However, I can praise the verticality of it, as that is something I wish more games did.
    The loading times are atrocious. I can make myself a sandwich in the amount of time it takes to load anything.
    Do I even need to bring up the Tombs mission? It's simply a way to pad out the game length by forcing freeplay. And by making all of the requirements to complete it specific per player, like "open x chests", and it doesn't count if a teammate does it, it completely goes against the very nature of these kinds of games.
    The game is an unfinished mess. And don't say "Patches will fix it". Patches cannot fix problems that are so deeply rooted in the design of the game. It may be able to shave seconds off of loading times, or fix bugs, but the game is how it is. No amount of new content will change that.
    The live service model was always a terrible model for a game. Not only asking players to buy unfinished slop, but then creating artificial addiction by constantly adding content, rather than creating engaging gameplay.
    I will never be supporting any live service game again.
    Also, looks like EA has their bots out, in hopes to raise the score.    … Expand
  27. MontaukMon
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    I'm not experiencing the long load times that seem to plague everybody else. The game seems to run perfectly fine for me with 60fps at 2k with video settings set around "High". I'm having a lot of fun going on expeditions, running through the story, and learning the lore. It's one of the few games that I've had fun playing multi-player, and generally I'm into Bioware for their singleI'm not experiencing the long load times that seem to plague everybody else. The game seems to run perfectly fine for me with 60fps at 2k with video settings set around "High". I'm having a lot of fun going on expeditions, running through the story, and learning the lore. It's one of the few games that I've had fun playing multi-player, and generally I'm into Bioware for their single player experiences. I like the NPCs and the investment Bioware made to capture the actors' facial expressions looks really, really great! Every time I visit Fort Tharsis, I notice new stuff or new NPCs and conversations. I've been taking my time to explore the environments and looking studying the detail put into the models of the local species. With all of the events planned over the rest of the year, I'm looking forward to what's next and I haven't even gotten to the end game yet. I understand why some people are disappointed especially if the game runs poorly for them, but I'm having a blast. I want Bioware and Anthem to do well and I believe that it will only get better from here. I would love to see them expand the biomes and roll out more, richer story arcs.… Expand
  28. Mormo
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    My view is if you want to play the game, there is a lot to enjoy. If you want to hate the game, it won't change your mind if you try it.
  29. EmpyriusGamer
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    Great game with good developer communication and game play. Yes there are bugs, long loading screens, balance issues, etc) but overall nothing game breaking. Facial animations and cut scenes are great, dialog is vastly improved from previous games (cough Andromeda).

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

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

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

    The major thing that is different is the expectation for the game is to fail and thus people already write it off. Give the game a chance to actually release to the public before people write it off... let the game play for a month or two before its declared dead)    … Expand
  30. avatara
    Feb 9, 2020
    3
    It's year after start and still problems with connection, so nobody even try to solve it.
    I can play all game except Anthem, did network recommendation (clear origin cash open ports flush DNS etc. twice) , ask for help in tech.issue forums - who cares ?
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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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