Anthem

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,263 out of 3707
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  1. inZa
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    Firefall rip-off. Better graphics, worst gameplay, less content and microtransactions in 60$ game. And tons of bugs, like every single part of the game is bugged somehow! I am very disapointed. I hoped for Firefall successor.
  2. baby2236
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    bugs,travamentos,lag,loads demorados.vale 50,00 reais no maximo.EA e´uma merda de publicadora.que va a falencia porra!
  3. xcxvy
    May 24, 2019
    1
    After playing Kotor and the Mass Effect trilogy, Anthem is a massive disappointment, lack of content, there are loading screens everywhere :(
  4. D3NGZ
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    cool flying but everything else is simply awful.

    - barren non existent story. - the worst mission design by a AAA dev maybe ever. - loading screens ( and not just long but how many you have to endure ). - writing of a 4 year olds. - full of bugs. - massive downgrade from the E3 Trailer ( in game gameplay they said ). - fort tarsis is so empty and boring, it feels like a ps3 era    cool flying but everything else is simply awful.

    - barren non existent story.
    - the worst mission design by a AAA dev maybe ever.
    - loading screens ( and not just long but how many you have to endure ).
    - writing of a 4 year olds.
    - full of bugs.
    - massive downgrade from the E3 Trailer ( in game gameplay they said ).
    - fort tarsis is so empty and boring, it feels like a ps3 era town.
    - stupid ai, spongy enemies.
    - bad loot.
    - Andromedas combat with added flying basically.

    and just to remind you after Andromeda people said "dont worry the A team is working on Anthem"
    now andromeda was mediocre at best but this somehow feels worse. to me this feels like the B or C team. Bioware you shot Mass Effect in the back of the head for this? pff what waste of time. DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  5. tclarke
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    I want to say Anthem does a good job at being a beautiful game. That were my love for it ended though. Sitting countless minutes at load screens over and over again just to get a discount message.
    This game has a lot of problems from enemies being boring bullet sponges to the hub world being a lifeless area. The gun play is okay nothing to hate, but nothing to love either. This game being    I want to say Anthem does a good job at being a beautiful game. That were my love for it ended though. Sitting countless minutes at load screens over and over again just to get a discount message.
    This game has a lot of problems from enemies being boring bullet sponges to the hub world being a lifeless area. The gun play is okay nothing to hate, but nothing to love either. This game being a looter shooter we deserve better. There is nothing really in the end game that grabs you and feed that hunger to get that next, to get that peace of armor, or to get the gun everyone is talking about. I really hope in a couple months we will see great change in this game but i'm worried that some of these problems aren't just fixing we can get in updates. Some problems are design problems that are at the core of the game code. so lets hope Anthem can live on, but for me i am out.    … Expand
  6. TheFirm34
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    This is an unfinished, not fun, super grindy and a recycle machine. It might look nice, but that is it. This is an alpha more than a full release, and I have no idea what the 60$ is getting you. Compare this 60$ game to something like Red Dead 2 or Horizon Zero Dawn, is that fair? No, because they are not even in the same reality. DO NOT BUY THIS
  7. Wilson_75
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    The game is absolutely beautiful and the movement mechanics are fantastic. But overall, this is just a shockingly bad and hollow game. In fact, this is a "javelin showcase", it is not a complete game. Definitely NOT worth buying.
  8. StanislavKH
    Mar 12, 2019
    1
    as I see all positive reviews from users which have no bugs ? because I can't play anymore in this bugged game, 3 hours of playing: all free missions bugged, few disconnects from servers, I don't want to see loading screens all time instead playing. Bye Anthem. (PS4)
  9. Beliskner
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    A failure of planning and execution of core facets of the game leading to a product with small glimmers of hope, underneath a crushing mountain of issues, many of which may never be able to be fixed, even if they wanted to.

    In any other case, leaving Bioware to their own devices for 6 years would be a fantastic idea yielding a truly special product. What we got, however, was a    A failure of planning and execution of core facets of the game leading to a product with small glimmers of hope, underneath a crushing mountain of issues, many of which may never be able to be fixed, even if they wanted to.

    In any other case, leaving Bioware to their own devices for 6 years would be a fantastic idea yielding a truly special product. What we got, however, was a monumental disappointment to those hyped for the game, and those long time fans of Bioware, who have come to expect a level of quality and polish from the studio, and certainly weren't expecting such a mess    … Expand
  10. ElCucuy
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Corporation of evil (EA). Stop speculating on a good Bioware's name, just do what you have already done many times, close Bioware. This company actually died in 2012, it now remains to arrange it officially.

    I pray to computer gods so that no longer one worthy team will be purchased by you. EA, as reapers of the mass effect, you devour good developers, sucking all of them alive, and    Corporation of evil (EA). Stop speculating on a good Bioware's name, just do what you have already done many times, close Bioware. This company actually died in 2012, it now remains to arrange it officially.

    I pray to computer gods so that no longer one worthy team will be purchased by you. EA, as reapers of the mass effect, you devour good developers, sucking all of them alive, and leaving nothing behind.    … Expand
  11. Imperius147
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    pros:
    - graphic but.....

    cons:
    - loading screen
    - graphic downgrade
    - copy paste NPC ME:andromeda body and face animations
    - boring story and missions,,,this is from bioware writers?rly? where are quality side quests form Dragon Age and Mass Effect?
    - stupid AI
    EA DESTROY NEXT DEVELOPER STUDIO
    R.I.P.
    Westwood Studios
    Pandemic Studios
    DreamWorks
    Maxis
    Visceral
    Bioware
  12. Thoresu
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Wouldn't recommend it to anyone
    I was really looking forward to this game. But it isn't even half finished yet. Played it for more than 10 hours and honestly.... That's it I'm bored with it. There's nothing to do the story is awful the shooting is not too bad but the enemys are boring and actually have the dumbest AI ever.
    Wouldn't recommend it to anyone
  13. Jefedemuchanina
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    I got it through origin premeir i beat the story abunch of contracts and 2 strongholds in 11 hours playtime i was also level 17 so the people saying it took over 30 hours to max level are the people who just stare at rocks to drag out play time to justify a purchase. The game is hollow boring and runs absolutely awful 30-60 fos with settings turned down on a water cooled 1080 at 1440p. TheI got it through origin premeir i beat the story abunch of contracts and 2 strongholds in 11 hours playtime i was also level 17 so the people saying it took over 30 hours to max level are the people who just stare at rocks to drag out play time to justify a purchase. The game is hollow boring and runs absolutely awful 30-60 fos with settings turned down on a water cooled 1080 at 1440p. The gameplay itself is awful you grt no gear worth a damn from the campaign and the first end game mission you get is to do 100 public events 25 contracts 25 strongholds and 25 quickplay missions which are mostly strongholds. Thats just step one of four bioware made a AAA mobile game basically stay far away… Expand
  14. defix
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Barely worth the 15 bucks for Premium. Uninstalled after 5 hours.
    If I want a looter shooter I'll just play Warframe,
    Good bye BioWare, was nice knowing you.
  15. ProjectCupid
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    we got promised such a great game, instead we get a cooked down, plain version of a game that literally just sends you in loops just to keep you busy, instead of creating challenging endgame content, they just added bullet-sponges that magically one hit kill you and lack every sense of AI as enemies, they literally just stand there, waving at you, doing nothing while you are busy emptyingwe got promised such a great game, instead we get a cooked down, plain version of a game that literally just sends you in loops just to keep you busy, instead of creating challenging endgame content, they just added bullet-sponges that magically one hit kill you and lack every sense of AI as enemies, they literally just stand there, waving at you, doing nothing while you are busy emptying your next 2-5 magazines, right in their faces. The AI does not seem to care that it gets hit. The endgame is unrewarding and feels as if it is more as an annoyance than fun to play. On the higher difficulties, weapons become useless and only way to kill grandmaster enemies becomes combo skills, then running for cover, waiting for cooldown to go off, shields to recharge and then go for a combo skill again, rinse and repeat, this is literally the only thing you can do to complete grandmaster tiers, there is no style, no fun, nothing.

    The game looks beautiful, it feels nice to play it, the mechanics could do way more, but Bioware is not even using all its potential, instead it just stays in the same circle, not delivering anything special for Anthem. Not to mention the gamebreaking bugs that just ruin the whole experience.

    List Issue, they always said they will never have loot boxes in their game, ... They are adding Vanity Chests soon that get you one free key each day for completing daily and you can use that to open a chest at the end boss and 'share' your loot with the team, so yes, loot boxes are coming to Anthem, just with another name and the excuse that they do not give out duplicates, while in the end of the day they are still lootboxes.

    As a long time fan of Dragon Age, Mass Effect, i feel used and offended, left in hunger for a good game that i could finally play again. Thinking they spend 6 years on this game, is even more depressing, what have they really done the last 6 years on this game? It seems more like it was just sitting there for years and then build last minute and over hyped.

    Not a spoiler, but during the end credits it came to me how less names were mentioned inside the development compared to how many 'QA testers' they had, its as if the game was made by a team of 12 people in total, the content also feels like that. It is not worth your 60 dollar/euro. please save yourself the pain and wait for Bioware to or fix these issues or you spend it on another game that deserves it more than this game.

    I really wanted this game to work out, i really loved Bioware for their previous games, but this one is    … Expand
  16. eustrat1017
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Унылая беспонтовая гриндилка. После такого ведра помоев Dragon Age 4 уже не нужна. Хороните bioware прямо сейчас. Без панихиды. Скорбеть никто не будет.
  17. DarkDoom
    Feb 27, 2019
    1
    Скучная, однообразная гриндилка. Нудятина прячится за хорошим графоном. Своих денег явно не стоит. EA душит свои подразделения короткими сроками, и результат на лицо.
  18. russian_pueblo
    Mar 22, 2019
    1
    This has been one of the most boring experience I have EVER had, this Is exactly what "Live Services" Is about, delivering an unfinished product for a full price. The gameplay is fantastic, the world Is beautiful and the javelins make you feel like Iron Man, however, there Is no soul In this game, It Is unoriginal, recycles content, no In-game content to be excited for and most of all It'sThis has been one of the most boring experience I have EVER had, this Is exactly what "Live Services" Is about, delivering an unfinished product for a full price. The gameplay is fantastic, the world Is beautiful and the javelins make you feel like Iron Man, however, there Is no soul In this game, It Is unoriginal, recycles content, no In-game content to be excited for and most of all It's just so boring and lifeless. It's clear that It's trying to be Destiny, as It has 80% of the same mechanics but still falls short to even scratch the surface of a good shooter-looter game. Maybe when the game Is finished It can be something amazing as It has the potential, but at this moment it's bastardized by EA's greed and stupidity.

    Update: After watching the live stream on March 6th I have to lower my score, during the live stream more bugs came to light, devs were unprepared, did not talk about promised content and every answer was "maybe In the future", "maybe In the future patch" or "we don't have a timeline for that" and my favorite "help's us by creating a Reddit post on how to fix the game" this was truly pathetic.

    - LVL 1 weapons and gear Is stronger than any Master Work weapons(2nd strongest weapons In the game)
    - The damage Indicators are cosmetic and do not relate to the actual damage you do
    - The content that's In the game Is about It, the rest of the content with be variations of the same missions that are In the game
    - The devs did not bother on fixing GM2 and 3 strongholds with "we will fix it in the future patch"

    Overall: Ths game Is a scam, DO NOT BUY! If you do want to play It, get $15 Origin access and that will be enough time to beat the game, including getting all end game activities and Items.    … Expand
  19. robthezombie
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Boring and lackluster guns
    Boring and short story
    Boring and unimaginative missions Boring and infinite load screens Boring and empty open world Boring and plain cosmetics Anthem feels and plays like a $20 Early Access game made by a sub-par Dev team. When I heard about Anthem back in 2017 I was excited for Bioware to redeem themselves and prove that the mass effect trilogy wasn't    Boring and lackluster guns
    Boring and short story
    Boring and unimaginative missions
    Boring and infinite load screens
    Boring and empty open world
    Boring and plain cosmetics
    Anthem feels and plays like a $20 Early Access game made by a sub-par Dev team. When I heard about Anthem back in 2017 I was excited for Bioware to redeem themselves and prove that the mass effect trilogy wasn't the last good thing they had...At first I wanted to blame the corruption that is EA. After finishing the story, playing numerous side missions, and interacting with the citizens of Tarsis I have come to conclude that this poorly optimized Alpha is as much Bioware's hotdog water as it is EA's. It's a shame that a beautiful world can feel so dull and lifeless. Ill give it a 1 for effort    … Expand
  20. Semsko
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Very lacklustre. For a game that had so much promise, all it has been able to do is continuously break them. This game is far from groundbreaking with boring characters, lame interactions and just a general all round feeling of 'meh'. The [very grinding] action is plagued by massive amounts of on-screen clutter, especially when fighting numerous enemies which I am also not a fan of. ItVery lacklustre. For a game that had so much promise, all it has been able to do is continuously break them. This game is far from groundbreaking with boring characters, lame interactions and just a general all round feeling of 'meh'. The [very grinding] action is plagued by massive amounts of on-screen clutter, especially when fighting numerous enemies which I am also not a fan of. It truly is just such an eye sore. Huge numbers flying around showing the damage, health etc.

    0 Tolerance for unfinished games. EA continues to run rampant, destroying all good things for the love of money. They will never learn.

    0 Tolerance for the MASSIVE graphical downgrade that has been unveiled since the 2017 reveal... Games companies need to learn that this deceitful use of misleading advertising needs to stop.

    My lack of trust in EA continues to be well founded. Skip this game. Do not support EA. They don't care what the reviews get, all they understand is money, so don't give it to them. Perhaps then they will begin to learn.

    Sad.    … Expand
  21. pjw84
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    shocking load times, always having to set the game. the match making is really poor;; the part is always breaking up. shame,i wanted it to be good.
  22. Hurricheck
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Metacritic should really do smth with this 10-s from accounts with single anthem review.
    Looks really funny - 75% of positive user reviews are from accounts w/out any other reviews)
    For my part - the issues spotted at the vip-demo remain actual, I'd recommend to purchase it at half price (or even at 1/4). Or wait till BioWare will fix all the stuff and bring any enjoyable content there.
  23. Michael9173
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    I hoped that EA will take up the "mind" and do something good.. Pre-ordered... Naive.... Issued a refund as they left... The game is elementary could not connect to the server. Bravo....
  24. CosmicStrudel
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Anthem is a backhand slap in the face to anyone who spent real money on the game. Missions are literally a broken record of fetch quests and protect the objective scenarios, weapons are boring and unimaginative, and the story is abysmal.

    On launch, Anthem is plagued with bugs, immersion breaking loading screens and possibly the worst UI layout I've ever encountered in a game. There's no    Anthem is a backhand slap in the face to anyone who spent real money on the game. Missions are literally a broken record of fetch quests and protect the objective scenarios, weapons are boring and unimaginative, and the story is abysmal.

    On launch, Anthem is plagued with bugs, immersion breaking loading screens and possibly the worst UI layout I've ever encountered in a game. There's no ping system, and even the ability to set waypoints is entirely non existent.

    Fort Tarsis is desolate, sad, and boring. The handful of NPCs scattered throughout the fort are horrifically insufferable, with awful voice acting and even more atrocious animations. It's like trying to have a conversation with a Chuck E Cheese animatronic.

    On top of all this, they have the audacity to throw microtransactions into this pile of garbage, trying to squeeze every last penny out of anyone they can. It's a blatant middle finger to the fans and shows that whoever approved this decision clearly doesn't care about providing you with quality content; they just want to make their investors happy.

    The only reason I'm even giving this game a 1 rating is because the art department absolutely nailed their job. Even though the world of Anthem severely lacks variety in it's biomes, the world is beautiful and the mech suit designs are superb. Well done to anyone that had a hand in the artistic direction of Anthem, you've done a wonderful job.

    In conclusion, Anthem is up there among the worst video games I have ever played in my life. I never thought I'd live to see the day where a looter shooter game was worse than Destiny 2 at launch, but BioWare have done the unimaginable.

    Edit: Please note that EA playing a part in the creation of this game has absolutely nothing to do with my review. I think the game is trash because of the content, mission variety, story, NPC design, bugs, and so on.    … Expand
  25. Gunshot_HK
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    This game is really not fun at all, many bugs, no excitement in game-play. This is the first PVE game that will make me fall asleep. "Best" Game Bioware & EA. If you want to sleep, play anthem. For sure will feel sleepy after few games. Waste of talent.
  26. crystal-dolphin
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    The game has good visuals and voice overlay but the overall story behind it is lacking and boring. You don't get a sense for the characters and it replicates too much from other syfy games and stories. This is a bad combination of Gears of War, Iron Man, a touch of Destiny, and the movie Avatar. This game was not ready to be released. It leaves a lot to be desired but no dynamic to make upThe game has good visuals and voice overlay but the overall story behind it is lacking and boring. You don't get a sense for the characters and it replicates too much from other syfy games and stories. This is a bad combination of Gears of War, Iron Man, a touch of Destiny, and the movie Avatar. This game was not ready to be released. It leaves a lot to be desired but no dynamic to make up for the dull content.… Expand
  27. AXSwift
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Anthem is an entertaining and delightful experience the first couple hours. Flying feels great and the combat was very interesting. Unfortunately, the thrill of flying was surpassed by the boredom that the world and narrative inspired within me. I could not have cared less about the plot and only a handful of NPC's made me care about what they were telling me. Fort Tarsis felt like a cryptAnthem is an entertaining and delightful experience the first couple hours. Flying feels great and the combat was very interesting. Unfortunately, the thrill of flying was surpassed by the boredom that the world and narrative inspired within me. I could not have cared less about the plot and only a handful of NPC's made me care about what they were telling me. Fort Tarsis felt like a crypt instead of a main hub and the inability to run through it was infuriating. My playthrough quickly turned into: "let's pick the dialogue option that appears to be the shortest so i can get back to playing."

    Combat did become repetitive rather quickly and the lack of life in the world did not help the matter. I cannot help but look at the E3 trailer's world and compare that to the world that was delivered and i keep thinking that I would much rather be playing on that map. The one we received feels like it could have been procedurally generated since it looks barren, identical, and poorly crafted. I enjoy Warframe, Destiny, and the division and hoped to add this to my stable of favorite games but sadly that will not be the case. Here's to hoping they fix the majority of the problems in the next year or two.    … Expand
  28. Lexiel
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    The flying is fun, but everything else feels sub-par at best compared to the competitors. If you've played Mass Effect Andromeda, you've played Anthem without the flying. Just like Andromeda, Anthem is technically not ready for market release, or even full price release. The story is very short and hangs quickly upon getting through first third, turning into repetetive grind, showingThe flying is fun, but everything else feels sub-par at best compared to the competitors. If you've played Mass Effect Andromeda, you've played Anthem without the flying. Just like Andromeda, Anthem is technically not ready for market release, or even full price release. The story is very short and hangs quickly upon getting through first third, turning into repetetive grind, showing what's really there. The optimization is severely lacking, considering it's a Bioware game, it's very disappointing story and character wise. The idea that you walk around the "hub" on your own, in first person without being able to fully customize your Freelancer makes it really hard to form any sort of connection to.. Well, yourself. For a game that's been supposedly in the making since Mass Effect 3, it feels more like free to play early release buy-in closed beta, rather than fully fledged AAA release. It's the truth you could say the same about Destiny 2, but Destiny 2 ran far better, played better, didn't have so many technical issues, and if we are to use the comparision, it took Destiny 2 120$+ to get to a game people really like. As far as the microtransactions go, they're poor as well. The prices are on par with Warframe, but one has to keep in mind that Warframe is a Free to Play game, and the skins that are around 8$ in the store now are only Epic quality, leaving Masterwork and Legendary qualities to be imagined as what will they cost. 20? 30? Who knows.

    As far as the lore goes, you might feel really lost. I found it incredibely hard explaining to my partner, after sinking in 40+ hours through Origin Acess, having finished both Story and Endgame on Grandmaster I, what the game is actually about. The story behind the enemies, or behind the good guys, I suppose it's all there in the Codex for you to read, but in my honest opinion that's far from alright story telling. I doubt anyone would have any issues explaining what Geth are after Mass Effect.

    Both me and my partner had huge expectations for the next "Bioware game" and were met with massive disappointment. Even me, as someone who sank over 300 hours into Destiny 2, 300 into Division and over 2k hours into Warframe, I just can't see the spark that'd keep anyone going in Anthem. You can't craft anything you don't own and didn't extensively use, leaving you with hundreds, if not over thousands crafting materials that you can't really use aside "re-rolling" gear.

    The coin flow for unlocking cosmetics is pretty much just like Fallout 76 atoms. You finish one-time challanges to achieve maybe 60-70k coins and then it halts into a daily/weekly/monthly grind, which can be as tedious as killing 500 enemies from each faction, doing X amount of "World events" that you can't track on map, or other silly things.

    Also, there is no text chat whatsoever. No pinging enemies or location for other players. No sticker system ala Monster Hunter World. No waypoints for map. If you literally can not talk like me, you're left dead in the water, aside maybe trying to animation-wise Wave in morse code what you mean to others.    … Expand
  29. Spauk
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Its one repetive dull mess of a game. It has several technical problems, but those are the least of its problems. Story is non-existent, despite people saying otherwise. A bunch of random voice lines in combat and a few cutscenes does not = a story.

    The classes are uninspired and dont progress at all. You start strong and funnily enough pretty much get weaker as the game goes on, but    Its one repetive dull mess of a game. It has several technical problems, but those are the least of its problems. Story is non-existent, despite people saying otherwise. A bunch of random voice lines in combat and a few cutscenes does not = a story.

    The classes are uninspired and dont progress at all. You start strong and funnily enough pretty much get weaker as the game goes on, but hey.. atleast your numbers go up I guess.

    It looks pretty good visually, so ill bump that 0 up to 1 just to be generous.    … Expand
  30. Chemman314
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    The developers of Anthem created a visually stunning world. However, the positives for the game end there. The game was released unfinished in that it lacks a great story, meaningful end game content, and a large array of post-game challenges. Additionally, the intended grind of the game is made more unbearable by the incredibly slow loading screens.
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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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