Anthem

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3707 Ratings

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  1. Elmund
    May 19, 2019
    0
    Absolutely cr*p and soulless , failed miserably. Game has no direction & EA have done it again
  2. yuckf0o
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    This game is absolutely not as bad as most reviews make it appear. (It's maybe more a 7 or 8 than a 10 but I had to counter the random and unreasonable 0 and 1 reviews).
    i have now something like 30 hours in the game and here are my honest pro and contras:
    Contra: - Loading is quite long and a too often (even though not that extremely bad on ssd) - Yes there are some bugs in the game    This game is absolutely not as bad as most reviews make it appear. (It's maybe more a 7 or 8 than a 10 but I had to counter the random and unreasonable 0 and 1 reviews).
    i have now something like 30 hours in the game and here are my honest pro and contras:

    Contra:
    - Loading is quite long and a too often (even though not that extremely bad on ssd)
    - Yes there are some bugs in the game and also sometimes some really annoying ones which won't let you finish some missions or so. On the other hand those are not happening as often as "haters" say atleast not for me. I had less than 10 server/connection issues or critical bugs that needed you to redo a whole mission in 30 hours. I don't think this is worse than any other game freshly released today and most of it can be probably fixed within the first couply weeks.
    - The story may not be a masterpiece or will receive any academy awards BUT is still better produced and staged than the story of most other games in the genre (like division or destiny) in my opinion
    - Yes there could be more diverse content in the game like more weapons and more different mission or enemies. But if the game really gets regular new content as promised this will get better and better. (And compared to that the other games in the genre like division or destiny also startet with very few things to do, very generic generated missions or doing the same ones over and over or have very few enemy types and had to first get content via dlcs, content patches or add ons)
    - That you always have to leave the open world for new missions is no doubt annoying (especially regarding the long loading)

    Pro:
    - Even though I had this also on the negative side and I could be better but I think the mission design is still quite fun and very challenging on higher difficulties especiallies the strongholds (the dungeon kind of mission) are well made. Overall this can at least compete or is even better than what I have seen in many most other rpg type of games.
    - Kind of the same goes for the story it is still not that bad and compared to other game in the direct genre even quite good
    - The game has for sure one the the most beautiful looking and designed world out there. The graphics are amazing and at least on my system runs perfectly smooth on ultra and 3440×1440p
    - Also I like the sound and soundtrack of the game
    - The ingame store system is one of the fairest stores out the when it comes to real money. First you can buy everything in the store for ingame money (and not even for too much) so the real money is completely optional. Second the stuff you can buy is only cosmetic so it has no impact on gameplay whatsoever.
    - And the really big strength (and what I think is also the most important in a team based grind shooter game): The action combat and movement are for sure one of the most fun I expereienced in games!

    So as a conclusion if you like looter shooter, you will have some fun with game, at least enough to be worth the invest (you can also try it for one month for less with origin access). If you like the genre but your not to sure wait for some updates or discount.
    One thing I can say for sure this is not a completely bad game by any means even though If by far not perfect in it's current state. But this has has an absolutly amazing base and potential to work. And only a couple content patches and improvements could quite easily make this one of the best games out there, at least for that genre.    … Expand
  3. kerihobo
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Can't understand the low rating, the game is awesome. Flying feels fun, javelin customization is awesome, missions offer enough challenge, the abilities feel really fun, the story is cool, voice acting's real decent with some AAA voice actors too.
  4. Kotozavr
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    Ok, this game has a lot of bugs and other tech problems, but it`s a new world, just a beginning of a new story and it will have their funs. I saw Destiny 1 at launch - it was much more worst, until TTK it was unplayable at all. D2 launch was terrible, reuse of old story and nothing new except grind. Warframe on launch and 1-2 years later was empty and very simple...
    I love this game, and    Ok, this game has a lot of bugs and other tech problems, but it`s a new world, just a beginning of a new story and it will have their funs. I saw Destiny 1 at launch - it was much more worst, until TTK it was unplayable at all. D2 launch was terrible, reuse of old story and nothing new except grind. Warframe on launch and 1-2 years later was empty and very simple...
    I love this game, and believe that it`s future will be bright. They just hurry with launch, perhaps 2-3 months later...    … Expand
  5. hitsugayia
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    This game is epic, i don't understand why all player say bad critic, Story was interesting, with a big lore.
    ... yes, game have bug but patch fix really good, loading screen slow ? go bye SSD guys and a better PC...
    + : Lore, Javelin, Combo, variety of build for javelin, nervous gameplay,
    - : Bug, repetitivity (but the game start so let it time)

    Need wait march for next content and update
  6. Harag
    Mar 9, 2019
    2
    The original review i did was positive 9/10. This was made when there was actually loot in the looter shooter. thats no longer the case. Its pretty clear that the leadership on this game has no idea what they have in their hands and are quickly destroying it.
  7. RocketHorse
    Mar 4, 2019
    4
    Sadly, Anthem not only falls short of delivering the bustling market and vast world of its early trailer, it also fails to be a game that is good at much of anything.

    The Good: The Flying in Anthem is amazing, the customization is fun and robust, and the powers you get to use in the field often feel interesting, (if not always rewarding.) The Bad: Shooting is a chore, enemy AI is    Sadly, Anthem not only falls short of delivering the bustling market and vast world of its early trailer, it also fails to be a game that is good at much of anything.

    The Good: The Flying in Anthem is amazing, the customization is fun and robust, and the powers you get to use in the field often feel interesting, (if not always rewarding.)

    The Bad: Shooting is a chore, enemy AI is BAD, and the enemies are often not fun to fight or interact with. The story is strikingly generic, especially for Bioware's standards of excellence. The writing is... ok, but the interaction options with characters are limited and minimal. All of Bioware's strength of storytelling got lost in making this game, for the story itself, to the ways you could define your character.

    The open world has 2-3 types of events that usually revolve around gathering or shooting, and none of it is done well. The enemies in the wild serve no real purpose, and the world itself while beautiful, is also VERY repetitive and same-y. The loot is... generally pretty boring, and the world has no other ways to interact with it, other than shooting and looting.

    The Ugly: Loading times are massive if you're using a non SSD drive, plentiful, and poor utilization means that things like the Forge, (the area you go to pimp out your mech,) are loading screens that shouldn't exist. Loading itself leaves you nothing to do but stare at the same title cards over and over, and yes, if you drift too far away from your group you get pulled into ANOTHER loading screen.

    Anthem isn't just half baked, it's not even fully concepted. None of the aspects of the game mesh well, there are fundamental design choices that need to be undone, and nothing in the game shines as top of its class. For a game to come out AFTER destiny/warframe/the division, and be worse than all three, is a shockingly inept move from a studio that used to spin gold.    … Expand
  8. SwayJ
    Mar 5, 2019
    1
    This is the last time when I buying BioWare games! I can’t play 1,5 hours with crushes, keyboard bugs, sound disable and stuff like that. Flying fun first hour then it’s just boring short way between loadscreens. I try to refund after 3 hours of playing but they refuse it. That was a last stop, EA and Bioware. Keep your unworkable games to yourself, you see my money for the last time.
  9. Fanonymous
    Mar 19, 2019
    3
    Anthem has been such a let down. It's a game that just tried to be too many things at once. I think the biggest problem is that it took what was Bioware's strength, a single player game, and tried to make it into a multiplayer co-op RPG loot shooter ala Borderlands. Along with a microtransaction game ala Free2Play. And finally an Open world exploration game ala most MMO or Single PlayerAnthem has been such a let down. It's a game that just tried to be too many things at once. I think the biggest problem is that it took what was Bioware's strength, a single player game, and tried to make it into a multiplayer co-op RPG loot shooter ala Borderlands. Along with a microtransaction game ala Free2Play. And finally an Open world exploration game ala most MMO or Single Player Open World games. All rolled up into one ugly ball of confusion.

    The story is too confounding to be figured out in the few cutscenes and interactions, it's clear it was supposed to play out over a much longer period in a Single player style like Mass Effect. It intends for you to discover things in the open world, but instead just becomes a tedious grind of collecting, killing and stumbling onto events that rarely make sense. There is nothing in the open world to cause random groups to play together, but you must be in a group to explore the open world. It's just confusing and arbitrary.

    The NPC's and the city is wooden and un-animated. It feels like a museum rather than a living place. None of the NPC characters are interesting, and they deliver dialog only when required and are otherwise just there to remind you that they exist.

    Bioware has insisted that the changes from the 2017 and even 2018 play examples at E3 were necessary to make the game playable. But in every instance, they took features away. Rather than under promising and over delivering they did the exact opposite. Demoing a gorgeous open world full of dynamic creatures and places you would want to see and interact with. Instead, we get a beautifully rendered, but barely living world that leaves us asking what went wrong.    … Expand
  10. grimlock73
    Mar 2, 2019
    3
    BioWare died for this so that EA CEO can have 300% more salary. Because 30+ millions is not enough and want more. I am glad BioWare is dead and other studios too. Maybe they’ll learn something. I am also glad that they laid off most of their employees.
  11. AJ_kvpy
    Mar 3, 2019
    3
    This Game is just bad and doesn't feel like it took 6 years to make. At this point I really feel that Mass effect Andromeda was better than this. Except for flying, there's hardly any pros so I am just listing down the cons -

    - Not enough content - Pretty but dead world - Story is weird and you just lose track of it at some point - No mission variety, go here kill that....rinse and    This Game is just bad and doesn't feel like it took 6 years to make. At this point I really feel that Mass effect Andromeda was better than this. Except for flying, there's hardly any pros so I am just listing down the cons -

    - Not enough content
    - Pretty but dead world
    - Story is weird and you just lose track of it at some point
    - No mission variety, go here kill that....rinse and repeat
    - Fort Tarsis is the worst hub that i have ever seen in my life
    - Loading Screens in 2k19?? Really? have these people seen the witcher or RED dead 2 or GTA?
    - Hardly any cosmetics - all Javelins look the same... only colors are different
    - No variation in Gun design - learn something from borderlands

    Overall... I dont recommend buying this game. Bioware have lost their touch. Thanks EA for ruining another studio.    … Expand
  12. Pyranna87
    Mar 4, 2019
    2
    Unfinished, buggy mess that repeats the mistakes of every live service to come before it. There is no excuse for releasing this kind of mess and charging full price. Anthem is a beacon of incompetence.

    The people that say "but all the content and bugs will be fixed in the future" are part of the problem.
  13. chronicrenegade
    Apr 6, 2019
    0
    This game had so much potential, but it was squandered by a studio in crisis. EA and BioWare's brutal work environments contributed to a game that feels unfinished. While beautiful and fun to use the flying mechanics, Anthem lacks a compelling story or characters. The loot is NOT consistent with diminishing returns, and the game cannot be played alone (if you want to have fun). Overall theThis game had so much potential, but it was squandered by a studio in crisis. EA and BioWare's brutal work environments contributed to a game that feels unfinished. While beautiful and fun to use the flying mechanics, Anthem lacks a compelling story or characters. The loot is NOT consistent with diminishing returns, and the game cannot be played alone (if you want to have fun). Overall the game is wrought with bugs and patches for those bugs that only serve to make the game worse. BioWare and EA have 100% lost my faith and I will never pre-order a game from them again. Lest it be shipped unfinished.

    TL;DR The Division 2 will become a benchmark for the looter shooter genre, and Anthem will be a story of caution and dismay. Do yourself a favor and uninstall this garbage game.    … Expand
  14. beto22
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    Anthem is not ready for market everyone told them but EA put out anther unfinished game. Theres potential here but its not the cash cow EA are looking for in this current state so there probally sack Bioware and abort this game. Quality seems impossible for EA when greed is the the driving force.
  15. suzer
    Apr 6, 2019
    0
    I feel like they stole my money. Probably the worst game i've played last 2 years.
  16. an3k
    Mar 15, 2019
    0
    The only good thing in this game are enemy encounters - but only if you don't suffer from one of the many bugs. The problem is that there are plenty of other games out there that deliver the same "wow, that was so close but looked amazing" feeling.
    The downgrade from E3 trailers and other marketing content is massive and doesn't just apply onto graphics but also gameplay. For example    The only good thing in this game are enemy encounters - but only if you don't suffer from one of the many bugs. The problem is that there are plenty of other games out there that deliver the same "wow, that was so close but looked amazing" feeling.
    The downgrade from E3 trailers and other marketing content is massive and doesn't just apply onto graphics but also gameplay. For example instead of having "no loading screens" you constantly have them. There is no "flow" because as soon as you're into it the mission you've done is over and you're forced to your Fort again.
    If they'd relabel Anthem to "Loading Screen Simulator" it would win the "GotY" award.    … Expand
  17. ShazamKnight
    Apr 9, 2019
    3
    The game is beautiful, the flying is fun, and the combat itself is enjoyable for the most part, but I find it hard to classify what kind of game this is. It's a looter shooter without any exciting loot, and a shallow loot pool, it's an RPG with an incoherent mess of a story, and it's crafting system is shallow. And boy do I hope you like loading screens, because they are long andThe game is beautiful, the flying is fun, and the combat itself is enjoyable for the most part, but I find it hard to classify what kind of game this is. It's a looter shooter without any exciting loot, and a shallow loot pool, it's an RPG with an incoherent mess of a story, and it's crafting system is shallow. And boy do I hope you like loading screens, because they are long and plentiful, it's hard to even get into any kind of a groove before another 30 second cut scene interrupts your playing. This game was definitely rushed like they had no idea what they were doing for years then all of a sudden they had a deadline and they threw this game together with random assets and called said "job well done!"
    This had so much potential but in it's current state, it's a $60 Beta test we are paying for to help them fix. Sad, this game had potential and we're left with another Destiny grind fest with little content and even less story.    … Expand
  18. WaY_CuP
    Mar 2, 2019
    2
    Review is written to balance 10/10 EA bots. Fight with this abuse of system... Game is faceless, just another copy of "RPG-FPS". At least we have not bad graphics and review from N.Drozdov (+1 point to score)
  19. THESHAGMAN
    Mar 3, 2019
    2
    I'll start by saying, ANTHEM IS ONE OF THE MOST BORING AND GENERIC GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED. This review will not contain spoilers.

    Story: - Poorly written - Terribly shallow dialogue options - Uninteresting villains - Very anticlimactic ending One of my biggest problems with the story is that it barely explains a thing. For example one of the first enemies in the game are the    I'll start by saying, ANTHEM IS ONE OF THE MOST BORING AND GENERIC GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED. This review will not contain spoilers.

    Story:
    - Poorly written
    - Terribly shallow dialogue options
    - Uninteresting villains
    - Very anticlimactic ending

    One of my biggest problems with the story is that it barely explains a thing. For example one of the first enemies in the game are the scars. They are not explained and are just there because.

    Gameplay:
    + Fairly fun mobility in javelins
    - Boring, simple and repetitive shooting mechanics
    - Terrible menus
    - huge graphical downgrade on the map since E3

    I'd some up the gameplay just like the definition of insanity, its the same thing over and over again and part of me expects it to change, but it doesn't.

    Performance:
    + Runs much better than expected tbh, most likely due to the frostbite engine
    - UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF LONG LOADING SCREENS, i played with a higher ranged PC and still got load times of about a minute or two
    - Terrible servers leading to fairly regular loss of connection back to the menu or to the fort
    - Some mission just straight up don't work, bosses or enemies just wont spawn causing you to have to restart.

    This game stands as a testament by EA to show that they will ruin all they own. Bioware was once a praised developer but EA, just like many other studios, have had the soul sucked out of them. Anthem was good in concept and could have been an amazing single player RPG, but EA forced the live service ideology on them. Ruining any chance it had for success. The game also is clearly not finished shown by the poor polish and overall lack of content. Unless you 100% believe you will like this game DO NOT BUY IT!    … Expand
  20. Glew
    Mar 18, 2019
    3
    The flying and combat mechanics are excellent. Everything else about the game is absolutely horrendous. Game breaking bugs occur every few minutes whether it's someone getting disconnected, hard crashing, getting stuck behind a wall, losing audio, ect. Without the option to reserve the session slot, or que privately, this means the whole party has to back out and endure multiple loadThe flying and combat mechanics are excellent. Everything else about the game is absolutely horrendous. Game breaking bugs occur every few minutes whether it's someone getting disconnected, hard crashing, getting stuck behind a wall, losing audio, ect. Without the option to reserve the session slot, or que privately, this means the whole party has to back out and endure multiple load screens to retrieve their team mate. Quickplay simply doesn't work. Stronghold bosses don't reward very good loot, and so most players leave before the boss, meaning 95% of the time you que a stronghold you get dropped onto a boss and miss out on all the loot and the fun of doing the actual content. Loot drop rates are wildly affected by several mysterious factors such as group item level, %luck stat on gear, and whatever loot tables are active on the given day, and it changes every week seemingly for the worst. The developers are anything but transparent when it comes to how the games systems work and more than likely it's because the developers don't know how they work. When the game doesn't crash and you're actually able to play it, the combat is very fun! When loot doesn't drop that fun starts to wear thin. When loot does finally drop and it's completely useless garbage that fun turns to rage and disappointment. The severe lack of content, unpolished interface, and cookie-cutter story are not enough to carry this game. It's a fantastic tech demo, but it is truly a terrible game.

    TLDR:
    Combat Mechanics - 9.5/10
    Literally everything else - 2/10    … Expand
  21. dseraph
    Apr 4, 2019
    3
    Came to check metacritic out of curiosity and felt compelled to make an account after seeing 10/10 ratings from some users... Please pass me some of whatever they are on lol. I rated this 3/10 using 5/10 as average. I played for one month using Orign Premier since I had concerns. I'm glad I did because I've unsubbed now. Maybe I will take a look at the game again in a year but as of rightCame to check metacritic out of curiosity and felt compelled to make an account after seeing 10/10 ratings from some users... Please pass me some of whatever they are on lol. I rated this 3/10 using 5/10 as average. I played for one month using Orign Premier since I had concerns. I'm glad I did because I've unsubbed now. Maybe I will take a look at the game again in a year but as of right now this patched together troubled game is really not worth the price. I want to give this a 4 but I feel that so many things in this game were poorly thought out that I can't go lighter on it simply because movement and combat is good if lacking complexity.

    -1 for complete lack of endgame content and barebones character/armor customization at launch. I get most games at launch have very limited endgame content in the beginning but nothing this bad. Also there's an insane lack of skins for weapons and skins for a loot based game. There are more skins for Diablo white gear than all the skins in Anthem currently (Diablo comparison because Bioware preferred that comparison, but I expect this problem compared to other games as well).

    -1 for story, story/quest implementation, limited npc/hubzone, menu functionality etc. Story is currently weak but not bad for generally play. I'm a lore guy and the lore doesn't engage me to the degree I would expect from a company who made it's name on amazing single player stories. Story/quest implementation is bad. The lack of a dialogue log of any kind makes the storyline progression so much worse than it has to be. It's a game designed for group play but you have to play single player in order to not miss dialogue and cutscenes because party members that move too quickly force you to skip dialogue that you can't replay (unless you luckily get it again in a quickplay but the same problem exists there). A log would at least help mitigate that but nope. Quests have only two main mechanics (kill, fetch) that gets old fast. Hub and npcs are not engaging enough to make me feel invested in the world. Helpful tooltips or character sheet with accurate stat explanations are nonexistent. It's very clunky to switch suits on the fly from the mission select screen; having to go into the forge each time is annoying.

    The positives: the world looks beautiful if a bit empty and static compared to what was shown to us in trailers during development. Character facial animation is good. Voices are ok for some and cringy for others. Flying and combat feel good together. The foundations for a good game are there as movement and combat are important. The problem is that it's just those things and considering the difficulties of working with the Frostbite engine, who knows if and when the rest of the things the game lacks to make a good game will actually come out.    … Expand
  22. jkarlsen
    Apr 5, 2019
    4
    Anthem seems -- even over a month after its release -- nowhere a finished game. It's a game that looks and sounds fantastic, but when it comes to gameplay it's entirely too shallow both in content and mechanics. Anthem has plenty of good ideas, but they're buried by features that are both poorly designed and whose intents don't work well together. Further, every post-launch update hasAnthem seems -- even over a month after its release -- nowhere a finished game. It's a game that looks and sounds fantastic, but when it comes to gameplay it's entirely too shallow both in content and mechanics. Anthem has plenty of good ideas, but they're buried by features that are both poorly designed and whose intents don't work well together. Further, every post-launch update has introduced major unintended bugs, and there doesn't seem to be a clear understand on the developer's part on what the actual problems are, let alone how to fix them.

    It's a shame, because some very talented people have obviously worked very hard to develop Anthem, but this game needed at least another year of development, and a more focused core idea to build on. With other pioneering games in the genre having had such high-profile problems, it's puzzling to see BioWare and EA not only repeat those same mistakes years later, but do worse on every front.    … Expand
  23. Tronan_fex
    Mar 11, 2019
    1
    I was very excited for this game i love looter shooters. I have 2000 hours in Destiny series and aboput 750 hours in The Division. The flying in this game was fun, and the movement initially felt great, but its flaws very soon became apparent.. There are countless bugs and technical issues, A mission takes about 10min to complete and theres around 4 loading screens to get into a missionI was very excited for this game i love looter shooters. I have 2000 hours in Destiny series and aboput 750 hours in The Division. The flying in this game was fun, and the movement initially felt great, but its flaws very soon became apparent.. There are countless bugs and technical issues, A mission takes about 10min to complete and theres around 4 loading screens to get into a mission and each loading screen takes 2-3min to get through... Its absolutely ridiculous! On top of that theres no content in the game either, and wont be for many months judging by their road map. After you complete the story (which leaves you at around lvl 25 if you take ur time) you will then have to grind the same 3 strongholds to get to level 30 to unlock Grand Master and once there, you will grind the same 3 strongholds AGAIN to get to 500+ power... 6 years of development there is no excuse to have this little content with this many bugs and architecturally flawed systems. DO NOT buy this game. Not for at least a year, when it might be worth your time and money.… Expand
  24. sunni1010
    Apr 5, 2019
    2
    I have only 10 hours play time after all these weeks, and told my self I will give it a chance to at least 30 hours of play, to see if its good in my opinion. Every time i try and click start game my brain does not let me. Anthem plants a bug in brain saying 'don not touch this s****. Developers need fix this
  25. Miniqiqi
    Apr 4, 2019
    3
    I am a simple person, when I play a game and constantly see loading screen, I downvote it.
  26. leonpikov
    May 8, 2019
    0
    The game could have really had something, unfortunately totally abandoned by its leading team. Feel sorry for the developers that worked so hard on this game for it to be rushed and pushed out in unplayable state that it is in. Now the new fixes break older functions and the publisher refuses to listen to its community. After what they showed us at E3 and what actually came out, thisThe game could have really had something, unfortunately totally abandoned by its leading team. Feel sorry for the developers that worked so hard on this game for it to be rushed and pushed out in unplayable state that it is in. Now the new fixes break older functions and the publisher refuses to listen to its community. After what they showed us at E3 and what actually came out, this should be marked as a fraud. Glad i was able to save money by only playing it through Prime. If you have fully bought the game i would strongly advise to get your money back if you are having the same problems i am.… Expand
  27. Theformidable
    May 17, 2019
    5
    Anthem is a very pleasant game to look at and the combat for the game is very enjoyable with all the different skills for each class.
    The game's story is very bland, predictable and doesn't really draw you in enough to pay attention sadly.
    Where i think the game truly suffers in its in lack of end game content. Once you reach the max level the only new content open to you is a difficulty    Anthem is a very pleasant game to look at and the combat for the game is very enjoyable with all the different skills for each class.
    The game's story is very bland, predictable and doesn't really draw you in enough to pay attention sadly.
    Where i think the game truly suffers in its in lack of end game content. Once you reach the max level the only new content open to you is a difficulty option to raids you've already done, nothing new.
    Anthem could've been amazing with its graphics and fun combat but the game feels very unfinished, feels like you're paying $60 for a Beta version of the game.    … Expand
  28. tavirarandom
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    Spent in Anthem 2k+ hrs. Excellent core of the game. Best flying you can find in games. Good characters, main and side both. Despite of lesser number of activities in the game, me and many other players can easy find what to do during really long time. Some people say that they consumed all content during 20-30 hours...haha, making a good build of one suit can easily take about 1-2k hrs :)Spent in Anthem 2k+ hrs. Excellent core of the game. Best flying you can find in games. Good characters, main and side both. Despite of lesser number of activities in the game, me and many other players can easy find what to do during really long time. Some people say that they consumed all content during 20-30 hours...haha, making a good build of one suit can easily take about 1-2k hrs :) Obviously Anthem has some bad sides. Technical issues (not for everyone), weakest social interaction between players in game. But you always have a greatest game community, you can easily get help, just ask your question. Sure devs tell us almost nothing, but really many people are inspired by Anthem because Anthem is the best game ever.… Expand
  29. JRSVengeance
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    Have been playing Anthem since the Beta. The game as it currently exists does not suffer from many of the complaints that you will see here from around launch and the subsequent several months. Gameplay is a blast. Flight and combat are amazing. And it's an absolutely gorgeous game. The RNG behind loot is still a little frustrating, but acquiring loot is so much easier now than it wasHave been playing Anthem since the Beta. The game as it currently exists does not suffer from many of the complaints that you will see here from around launch and the subsequent several months. Gameplay is a blast. Flight and combat are amazing. And it's an absolutely gorgeous game. The RNG behind loot is still a little frustrating, but acquiring loot is so much easier now than it was in the beginning. People are able to reach max level with quality builds in a couple of weeks, but to get to true top tier still takes hundreds or thousands of hours. Biggest issue is lack of content, but the vitriol from the launch and the inability of some trolls to let it go has caused them to focus on a complete rework. If the game had launched in the state it is currently in, we would be talking about a Game of the Year. Just hoping they get around to giving us the promised re-work so that I will have more things to do when I log in.… Expand
  30. sidesteal
    Mar 14, 2019
    1
    Do not buy this game at the moment. The condition it was released in is appalling and shocking to say the least. Ben Irving (lead producer SWOTR and now Anthem) signed off on this release in its current state.

    Currently, it's more like an Alpha version at worst and Early Access at best - neither do game consumers a favor. Staggered releases - they distributed a spreadsheet showing    Do not buy this game at the moment. The condition it was released in is appalling and shocking to say the least. Ben Irving (lead producer SWOTR and now Anthem) signed off on this release in its current state.

    Currently, it's more like an Alpha version at worst and Early Access at best - neither do game consumers a favor.

    Staggered releases - they distributed a spreadsheet showing who can play and when. Pay for early access - a trend we hopefully will see the death of. So buggy, so very very buggy.

    Loading screens take forever and you can spend more time in a loading screen than the mission you load into!

    The overall experience is so poor I cannot understand how this would have been a release candidate. We've basically spent money on a game to help them test it out and fix it - real money.

    Ben Irving + Bioware + Dev Team: you should be ashamed of yourselves.    … Expand
  31. KillMessiah
    Mar 11, 2019
    3
    One of the worst performing games I've ever seen. Frames constantly tank to 20-30fps even on medium settings on a machine that runs everything else at 60fps on high settings at 1080p. The real kicker is that Bioware themselves said that after the game is released there will never be an emphasis on any future optimization. I will never play their games again for saying that, because it justOne of the worst performing games I've ever seen. Frames constantly tank to 20-30fps even on medium settings on a machine that runs everything else at 60fps on high settings at 1080p. The real kicker is that Bioware themselves said that after the game is released there will never be an emphasis on any future optimization. I will never play their games again for saying that, because it just means they want to only focus on how to maintain a cash flow post-release and continue to nickle and dime customers. The missions are very short and extremely boring. There is no endgame content and no reason to keep playing after you complete the campaign. Everything is slow and plodding, from the layers and layers of menu's that operate so slowly, to walking around in the pointless lifeless city, to the dozens of long and horribly boring conversations that are completely pointless and meaningless, to the actual gameplay itself. I only gave it a 3 because the gunplay and spellcasting is fun and the sounds are great, but not really though when the framerate keeps tanking constantly to 30fps or lower.… Expand
  32. AhBoop
    Mar 11, 2019
    1
    Had huge hopes for Anthem at launch. Now I just hope I get my 60 dollars back. I wouldn't pay more than 20 bucks for this incomplete trash. Has no company learned from "Sea of thieves" or "No mans sky"? -10/10
  33. jay17
    Mar 13, 2019
    3
    I have sunk almost 100 hours into this game and all I can say is its average at best. There's almost no content at endgame. And the game play becomes boring at around 50 hours in.
  34. SirPyros
    Mar 13, 2019
    4
    I will preface this review by stating that I am a long time Bioware fan. I loved Jade Empire, Mass Effect series and Dragon Age series. I actually enjoyed Mass Effect: Andromeda, in spite of all of its shortcomings. However, no amount of goodwill that Bioware has garnered over the years makes up for the launch debacle with Anthem.

    I played the VIP demo and have been playing the game    I will preface this review by stating that I am a long time Bioware fan. I loved Jade Empire, Mass Effect series and Dragon Age series. I actually enjoyed Mass Effect: Andromeda, in spite of all of its shortcomings. However, no amount of goodwill that Bioware has garnered over the years makes up for the launch debacle with Anthem.

    I played the VIP demo and have been playing the game since the early release for Origin premier subscribers. I trudged through the lackluster story and grindy narrative missions. I really wanted to like this game. The gameplay was fun and the controls tight and responsive. The story's ending leaves room for growth, but it was certainly not Bioware quality.

    The quality of life design in the game is terrible. Loading times were unbearable until I moved it to my SSD drive. On top of that, bugs and glitches abounded. Yet. I was still willing to hope that patches would release fast enough to fix everything that was wrong.

    When I reached the endgame and starting grinding for loot is when the game's disastrous design really came to light. As of this review, there is still no stats page so you can see how much damage your current build should be putting out. This would make a world of difference, as whatever shadowy algorithm calculates a javelin's damage output is so incomprehensible, one has no idea whether new loot would help or not.

    Loot drop rates are abysmal. Many loot types don't even have all qualities implemented yet. Honestly, it feels like Bioware's GaaS model is to use early adopters as beta testers while they figure out how to make the game work. This may have worked 3 years ago before the market was saturated with other looter-shooters. However, today it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth and a feeling of being used.

    Bioware of old, how I loved you, how I miss you...    … Expand
  35. jardon
    Mar 14, 2019
    2
    Got this despite seeing the bad reviews and thinking it cannot be that bad.... Well boy was I wrong - the game play is some what OK when you can actually play it the game has no proper plot and is a complete Destiny rip off .

    If Buggy game play /loading constantly and waiting to actually play is your thing then go for it! I wish i never wasted my hard earned money or time on this    Got this despite seeing the bad reviews and thinking it cannot be that bad.... Well boy was I wrong - the game play is some what OK when you can actually play it the game has no proper plot and is a complete Destiny rip off .

    If Buggy game play /loading constantly and waiting to actually play is your thing then go for it!

    I wish i never wasted my hard earned money or time on this terrible game! PLEASE save your money.    … Expand
  36. biloko
    Mar 16, 2019
    2
    Good mechanics and gameplay but other than that Anthem is clearly an unfinished game at alpha stage at best. There are so many basics features missing, so many game breaking bugs (alpha stage). At the moment nothing can save this game except the game mechanics and gameplay.
  37. serf_mistika
    Apr 12, 2019
    2
    Waste of your time and money. Don't buy it.
    Even with this horrible start, the game still has no new content, no changes, nothing. RIP anthem
  38. EIIsworth
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    I paid the full price when it launched to ENJOY the following points in minutes:
    - 60 mins flying like Iron Man
    - 30 mins of finding out the variety of story and quests
    - 60 mins of dialogues

    So after 2 1/2 hours I saw enough of this game.
  39. ActualReviewer2
    Sep 2, 2019
    0
    Terrbible, EA quality at it's best. Release a game, make promises, deliver on NONE of them. EA style.
  40. Nuclearpinguino
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    Great game and it needs to have anthem next come out. I'm just reviewing this to show EA that some people still care about it
  41. Thejodjeremie
    Nov 3, 2020
    9
    The game is another great looter shooter that I really enjoyed. It has a story that kept me interested in between gameplay sections. The gameplay is great just like destiny and borderlands so it kept hooked all the way through. The game runs good on my pc though the game sometimes hitch at times but it was fine for the most part.
  42. chazden
    May 24, 2019
    5
    Very beautiful game but still feels incomplete as far as the market and endgame content goes. The market has nothing appealing and rotates inventory rather infrequent. Expect to get about 45 hours of worthwhile gameplay :(
  43. PavelCZ1982
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    I am surprised. After a year it is a good game. Much better than Destiny 2.
  44. spannerrings
    Nov 24, 2019
    3
    + Cool graphic
    + flying is great and fun
    + Gunplay(not gameplay) is still feel good +++ Uninstall is better than playing this **** - Still worst game service ever( always keep dc) (play on free Origin Basic October/November) - Story is meh - worst loading screen - gameplay is repetitive and boring as hell. - unbalanced loot and gameplay session - Unfinished broken product -    + Cool graphic
    + flying is great and fun
    + Gunplay(not gameplay) is still feel good
    +++ Uninstall is better than playing this ****

    - Still worst game service ever( always keep dc) (play on free Origin Basic October/November)
    - Story is meh
    - worst loading screen
    - gameplay is repetitive and boring as hell.
    - unbalanced loot and gameplay session
    - Unfinished broken product
    - bug everywhere
    - Content feel emptiness    … Expand
  45. MyklR
    Apr 24, 2019
    2
    Do not buy this game. While the combat is outstanding, the graphics are beautiful and the flying is a blast, everything else in the game is a terrible nightmare of garbage. Seriously, do not waste your money or time on this game. BW just scrapped their 90-day roadmap and there is nothing on the horizon. The loot has been botched since launch and they can't even fix that, in a looterDo not buy this game. While the combat is outstanding, the graphics are beautiful and the flying is a blast, everything else in the game is a terrible nightmare of garbage. Seriously, do not waste your money or time on this game. BW just scrapped their 90-day roadmap and there is nothing on the horizon. The loot has been botched since launch and they can't even fix that, in a looter shooter game.

    It's a complete disaster.    … Expand
  46. marcantoineg
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    Anthem is everything a game shouldn't be. Expensive base game. Filled with **** microtransactions. No balance or testing. Graphics downgrade. False advertisement. Future content cancelled. Repetitive gameplay. Boring story. I could go on and on. The game's already dead anyway.
  47. Eloyjf
    Feb 12, 2020
    0
    Anthem 2.0
    kkkkkkkkkkkk!
    Next joke from EA games to try to stock your money.
    Anthem is a failed game!
    Poor Bioware, I'm sorry you guys are on a leash for EA, just to get more and more money than making great games.
  48. samstylle
    Nov 25, 2019
    0
    This game it's awfully horrible"trash'and etc... I can't believe it this game can call of a game. The loadings it's eternity of hell . The graphics it's ok though it's not the same of the demo. The worst of all the storyline it's thoroughly a waste of garbish .the the gameplay what a Boring missions
  49. Ealgerino
    Mar 9, 2019
    2
    Yet another unbelievably disappointing game. Bioware, once known for heavily story-based games flooded with choice and RPG greatness, has been reduced to your generic AAA cash-out company. Is this thanks to EA, or management at Bioware, or both? Who knows, all I know is when a main quest, not a side quest, made me run out into freeplay to grind for chests and world events to continue theYet another unbelievably disappointing game. Bioware, once known for heavily story-based games flooded with choice and RPG greatness, has been reduced to your generic AAA cash-out company. Is this thanks to EA, or management at Bioware, or both? Who knows, all I know is when a main quest, not a side quest, made me run out into freeplay to grind for chests and world events to continue the story, the game is immediately dead for me. So many games have proven you don't have to add grind and fetch quests for content, but Bioware hasn't taken the hint in Anthem/… Expand
  50. GurmpyCoolCat
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Broken game for a long time, the game developers backed out of their year one road map. Limited time event was 2 and a half months late. Head developer quit and moved on. Low game population. Tons of loading screens. I was very hopeful for this one.
  51. joshbreviews
    Feb 14, 2020
    3
    Games like Anthem remind us that executives will absolutely abuse their employees if allowed. The company lovingly refers to their abused employees as "stress casualties". As if that makes it better. All the suffering those people were forced to go through? For what? Nothing. Nothing about this game is good.

    I hate to say this, but it feels like there must be government intervention via    Games like Anthem remind us that executives will absolutely abuse their employees if allowed. The company lovingly refers to their abused employees as "stress casualties". As if that makes it better. All the suffering those people were forced to go through? For what? Nothing. Nothing about this game is good.

    I hate to say this, but it feels like there must be government intervention via legislation to restrict these game companies, because like any company out there, if there is a moral loophole, they will absolutely exploit it, no matter who gets hurt.    … Expand
  52. EustaceCS
    Jun 2, 2020
    5
    Better than 76. It's not pretending, at least.

    I wasted 4 hours on this game and decided that I can't take it anymore. Bugs. Minor but irritating. Like permanent fight for controls between my gamepad and my keyboard due to which I can't use either. Unplugging is not an option. Paints menu shows that I have something new there but that new paint simply don't show up. Air controls are    Better than 76. It's not pretending, at least.

    I wasted 4 hours on this game and decided that I can't take it anymore.

    Bugs. Minor but irritating. Like permanent fight for controls between my gamepad and my keyboard due to which I can't use either. Unplugging is not an option. Paints menu shows that I have something new there but that new paint simply don't show up. Air controls are becoming stuck in flight mode for unknown reason until 'overheat' occurs occasionally. Grrrrrrrr...

    Visuals. Low preset looks great but still fries my GPU - and some effects which, logically, had to be disabled/diminished on Low preset were not reduced.

    Loading times.
    Three minutes to launch the game.
    Three more minutes to get into the city.
    Three more minutes to spend into pre-battle lobby.
    Two to seven minutes to load mission.
    And only then you MAAAAAAYBE will make it into the battle.
    Guys, even WoT is making it into less than five minutes in worst case scenario!

    Sound. Same mistake Borderlands did. Pitching the mission through unskippable unsilenceable dialogue mid-battle. Distracts, irritates.

    Inventory management.
    You have two separate screens activate'able through two different NPCs or NPC-like objects.
    Problem 1: at one screen you can equip items but can't see per-class item breakdown. At another screen it's opposite.
    Problem 2: these NPCs are stationed at considerable distance from each other.
    Level 80 Usability.

    Add weird in-city controls and absolute lack of point in conversations with NPCs (as quests don't seem to give any reward - and non-quest conversations give some reputation points with uncertain application), NPCs mimics which will make any '90 game shine in comparison, Borderless Fullscreen mode game still taking over any other windows even after forcing its shrinking/hiding, random severe FPS drops (getting 2-5 FPS for 10 minutes then having 60 back mysteriously is no joke)...

    The only really positive moment is that cash shop is hidden in such depths of interface so I simply was unable to find it until I finished first few missions and became better acquainted with this game's horrible GUI.
    Besides, I only managed to complete only 4 (four!) missions in 4 hours.
    All four missions took about an hour to complete. Less, maybe.
    Joke of an exploring the city, waddling between two mentioned storages, unskippable cutscenes and loadscreens, loadscreens, loadscreens took the rest.

    NO fun.

    I spent 5$ and I have no regrets. This AAA project does cost 5$. Not more, not less.

    EA probably won't refund me it even despite I only have 1 hour of actual playtime.

    ...and you know what? This game is still BETTER than 76!    … Expand
  53. 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)
  54. MrPromo
    Apr 28, 2019
    4
    I was fool enough, to pre order this loading simulator. Yeah it has nice graphic, but that is it ! Thats all. And above all of that, I played it something about 40 hours, in February, when it comes out. Since Feb I never played this crap again. But guess what ?! Now (29th April 2019) I gave it a chance and download it again. It started very well actually BUT !! after a few minutes inI was fool enough, to pre order this loading simulator. Yeah it has nice graphic, but that is it ! Thats all. And above all of that, I played it something about 40 hours, in February, when it comes out. Since Feb I never played this crap again. But guess what ?! Now (29th April 2019) I gave it a chance and download it again. It started very well actually BUT !! after a few minutes in freeplay mode connection lost ! YOU GOT TO BE KIDDIN ME ! After two months you give me just a 2 and half minute of gameplay ?! Now I know why Origin does not have Refunds.....-_- DONT BUY THIS "game"… Expand
  55. leeming88
    Mar 10, 2019
    2
    The game not an open world as GTA quite a lot of loading, Storytelling is **** whatever choice you make the story still same. The suits not really special on each play style almost the same and the gameplay is mostly the same. Shoot Loot Repeat.
  56. hotlook
    Mar 9, 2019
    1
    i7 4770 60% , rtx 2060 70% 16 gb and **** fps . worts port ever also bad game .
  57. Gronf
    Mar 10, 2019
    2
    just created ac accout here to leave a review for this game. i gave it a chance but it gets worse and worse: there is no content; the story is so boring that i find myself whaching youtube videos while playing and muting the conversations. and the support is a joke, since the last patch (09.03.) the game crashes in every mission even when i play alone. its a horrible game even worse thanjust created ac accout here to leave a review for this game. i gave it a chance but it gets worse and worse: there is no content; the story is so boring that i find myself whaching youtube videos while playing and muting the conversations. and the support is a joke, since the last patch (09.03.) the game crashes in every mission even when i play alone. its a horrible game even worse than me-andomeda which i dindt believe to be possible. if it was possible i would like my money back. the only thing it achieved is that im installing warframe right now. havent played it before but lets see.… Expand
  58. FerlockV
    Mar 11, 2019
    2
    Where to start... Together with Metro Exodus the release of the anthem trailer back in 2017 E3 was the reason I decided to get a PC and have been waiting for this title to release for three years. Why I start the review saying this is because I think that the bad impression me and many others have about this game is not only because of how bad the game actually is but also because of howWhere to start... Together with Metro Exodus the release of the anthem trailer back in 2017 E3 was the reason I decided to get a PC and have been waiting for this title to release for three years. Why I start the review saying this is because I think that the bad impression me and many others have about this game is not only because of how bad the game actually is but also because of how good it looked in those trailers back then. When I saw that scene where the character gets in the suite and jumps down the cliff and start flying through the beautiful map made me think that I was in front of one of the best single payer campaigns of all time because I imagined myself flying through the map freely discovering caves and new lands with npcs that give you missions. This game lacks everything that’s was going to make it good in the beginning, it is boring to the point that maybe you will get tired in less then a day of play, you will be doing the same stuff over and over again through the whole game in very similar places. Even if you like arcade kind of games Anthem will be too much for you and being so arcade is another reason for the game being the less immersive of 2019. While playing anthem you will not care at all about who your character is or where he/she is going because the story is weak and so superficial that you wont care. Loading screens are an absolute nightmare, I tried the game (full release, non beta) in a M2 drive and loading screens were atrocious not because loading screens take too long (some do) but because they are everywhere breaking again the whole immersion of the game. It is a game that forces multiplayer when it shouldn’t and requires a constant connection to the internet.
    There is a chance that you get exalted in the beginning while you are learning the mechanics and you fly for the first time (flying its cool) and maybe you will get excited but don’t worry because the game will take care of that excitement just give it 30 minutes more and you will see.    … Expand
  59. Arma81
    Mar 12, 2019
    4
    That a AAA studio took 6 years to make this game is concerning. It's as though these people had zero experience with development and were in a complete vacuum separated from the hits like Diablo, Borderlands and Destiny.

    Once one acquires Mastercraft items (1-2 weeks depending on intensity) THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO DO. Bore central. Zero interesting content, and so it all becomes a    That a AAA studio took 6 years to make this game is concerning. It's as though these people had zero experience with development and were in a complete vacuum separated from the hits like Diablo, Borderlands and Destiny.

    Once one acquires Mastercraft items (1-2 weeks depending on intensity) THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO DO. Bore central. Zero interesting content, and so it all becomes a tedious grind to acquire legendary items. Taking a break from this and heading to the Division 2. Who knows if I'll bother to renew my Origin Premiere sub.    … Expand
  60. Anfer
    Mar 13, 2019
    1
    Игра помойка помянем bioware игры сервисы это не для этой канторы, не одного плюса одни минусы
  61. CCK_EMPIRE
    Mar 15, 2019
    1
    Great idea but simply boring and hollow end game experience. The inability to change weapons during game play, static picture for loading screens, no stats to see your build for synergies. Repetitive contracts missions (not the fun type of repetitive) No armor drops in game. Stupid store where you need to buy everything instead of having them as drops on higher difficulty levels. Story isGreat idea but simply boring and hollow end game experience. The inability to change weapons during game play, static picture for loading screens, no stats to see your build for synergies. Repetitive contracts missions (not the fun type of repetitive) No armor drops in game. Stupid store where you need to buy everything instead of having them as drops on higher difficulty levels. Story is half baked and pointless conversation choices.… Expand
  62. Toleot
    May 27, 2019
    1
    Cool graphics! And 3 months after launched, that "Error loading pilot data, please try again" still keep on coming. And there's no more player to play with. Awesome isn't it?
  63. jrista
    Apr 21, 2019
    1
    After looking forward to Anthem, this game ended up being a total flop. I paid for Origin Access to get in on the game a week early, and after the initial "Ooh, Javelins are cool!" experience faded, the game just fell apart. Bugs galore, some of them so fundamentally breaking that they felt the need to rush out a patch so fast that the patch broke as much as it fixed.

    Ultra thin    After looking forward to Anthem, this game ended up being a total flop. I paid for Origin Access to get in on the game a week early, and after the initial "Ooh, Javelins are cool!" experience faded, the game just fell apart. Bugs galore, some of them so fundamentally breaking that they felt the need to rush out a patch so fast that the patch broke as much as it fixed.

    Ultra thin gameplay, no content, meaningless content, confusing gear, with a split-mentality between in-town gameplay vs. open world & missions. I played anthem for around 30 hours before I finally couldn't take any more. There is simply nothing there beyond the mindless and ultra mind numbing, excessively repetitive gameplay loop. The gameplay itself, fun for about 10 minutes, becomes a horrendous slog thereafter. I am no stranger to repetitive game loops...all games are usually built around a simple core gameplay loop. I've played other looter shooters that, while repetitive, somehow bring out an entertaining, progressive feel that you can play for hours without actually feeling the repetition. Anthem, sadly, feels like nothing but absolute, unmitigated, RAW repetition. There is nothing that really keeps it entertaining...it's just a mindless slog.

    Loot, which is fundamental to a looter shooter, is about as lackluster, just downright pathetic, as I've ever seen for a GaaS game. Loot ranks and statistics hardly ever make sense, with "Legendary" rank or purple items often having stats worse than green and blue items. Statistics on each item often make little sense, sometimes even counteract each other. RNG at it's utter worst.

    From a graphics standpoint. It was the glistening graphics from the original Anthem E3 video that originally hooked me. They were incredible...and the graphics combined with the promise of a real-time, seamless, evolving world with real weather, random event encounters, and loot you could pick up and use immediately (vs. the system now, where you pick up loot and don't even know what you have until the mission ends, let alone are able to use immediately), I was utterly roped in. The graphics of the actual released game are a shadow of what was demonstrated in the original video. I can only imagine that the original version of Anthem was built on Unreal Engine, as would have been appropriate, and then later switched over to EA's pathetic Frostbite engine. The graphics, pretty at a moderate distance, break down at greater distance and close up. The realistic depth of the original E3 video, the dynamic world and environment and weather, are simply not there. Everything is the same, everywhere you co, so much the same that you even get lost in the open world...there are no recognizable landmarks, no unique aspects of the world, to tell you where you are or help you navigate. As mindnumbingly boring as the gameplay.

    I really wanted to like Anthem, and really wish there was more here...but ultimately the game was launched as a failure. Whether it remains a failure over time...only time will tell. I do not trust EA to do anything more than try to wring out every penny possible from the poor saps who keep playing it, while never actually resolving the fundamental issues the game has. Issues so fundamental I honestly wonder if they can be "fixed" without having to replace the entire core engine of the game.

    Greatest gaming disappointment of 2019... IMO, even greater than Fallout 76 (which was indeed a disaster of roughly equal proportions, but I guess I wasn't quite as invested in Fallout 76 as I was in Anthem...)    … Expand
  64. yesitsthatbad
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    This game is content-barren and a buggy mess. Do not buy this game. It's been out almost 3 months and there have been zero changes. Devs abandoned game.
  65. colossusmain
    May 3, 2019
    2
    Game could be fun for a while but it's like a pretty but extremely dumb gf.
    UI for PC is terrible and almost everything but the environments screams minimum effort.
    Crafting is useless. Loot is done in the worst, most lazy way. Enemy AI and the amount of different enemies is pathetic. Anthem lacks many expected features and basic qol features. I got the game despite the bug    Game could be fun for a while but it's like a pretty but extremely dumb gf.
    UI for PC is terrible and almost everything but the environments screams minimum effort.
    Crafting is useless.
    Loot is done in the worst, most lazy way.
    Enemy AI and the amount of different enemies is pathetic.

    Anthem lacks many expected features and basic qol features.

    I got the game despite the bug riddled launch because I was hyped for the roadmap features they announced on their website - turns out the road map was a lie, the "new" events that they promised were just reused missions in a rotation. Cortex Locked event turns out to be "Kill 100 beasts"... Sad. Events were a joke and the new features like guilds and mastery system were postponed indefinitely at the last possible moment.

    The developer is arrogant and treats the community poorly, the game lacks any meaningful progression.

    If you are thinking about getting the game wait for massive discounts or play it with Origins subscription, 1 month should be more than enough for you to get bored with the game.

    With the current rate of bug fixes and new content/improvements they'll need at least a year and a half to fix the game and maybe another couple of years to add any meaningful progression and content... if EA doesn't pull the plug first.    … Expand
  66. Corbinsdad
    Nov 13, 2021
    8
    The game had issues at launch but after content updates and bug fixes, the game is well worth whatever price you can get it for now. I have over 250 hours in the game and I swear you will be hard pressed to find another game with better combat mechanics. The game feels great but no further updates or content will be coming out.
  67. Oleratos
    Aug 18, 2019
    10
    I'm from Russia. I really liked the game its gameplay and setting. The potential of the game is huge waiting for the support of the game.
    I didn’t notice any special bugs; Downloads are faster, I hope the game will flourish in the long run).
  68. JustStorm
    Sep 23, 2019
    0
    Due to network errors, it is impossible to play this **** I have never written reviews here, but this game will infuriate even the calmest person. it’s impossible to complete a single mission, it’s impossible to enter the game for 30 minutes, and even if you come in, it can be thrown out after 30 seconds.
  69. aaron2005
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    That always online stuff is just awful BS. I have some connectivity issues through my LAN. However, I was just starting to playing and was throw in a loading screen. While I am talking in the citadel someone smashed a loading screen in my face. 30 Secs of loading, just to throw me back to the very first game menu. I don't want to play with others peoples, I don't want to know about theirThat always online stuff is just awful BS. I have some connectivity issues through my LAN. However, I was just starting to playing and was throw in a loading screen. While I am talking in the citadel someone smashed a loading screen in my face. 30 Secs of loading, just to throw me back to the very first game menu. I don't want to play with others peoples, I don't want to know about their existence and specially I don't want to be thrown out of the game on places where I never ever meet any other person. Waited kinda long to that getting it to origin vault. Yeah, miss me with that BS, I will play something else without that always ON Sht.… Expand
  70. abprie
    Dec 3, 2019
    8
    Solid game, fun to play, never had to touch micro-transactions.

    Truly, I don't see why people give this a score below 6. It is a nice game to play, looks good, map design is nice, flying around is fun, even more with other players. The javelins are well balanced and play well together, the loot system is standard, not overwhelming, but good. Haven't played anything like this before,    Solid game, fun to play, never had to touch micro-transactions.

    Truly, I don't see why people give this a score below 6. It is a nice game to play, looks good, map design is nice, flying around is fun, even more with other players. The javelins are well balanced and play well together, the loot system is standard, not overwhelming, but good.

    Haven't played anything like this before, though somewhat similar to Borderlands or Destiny. Really recommend the game to players that like the Ironman theme. Hardcore looters might be disappointed as well as micro-transaction haters (which here are merely cosmetic and never touched in game progress).    … Expand
  71. epicwinpt
    Mar 27, 2020
    5
    This game had potential. It was mismanaged and rushed and the lack of content and real focus shows. The gameplay itself is basically Mass Effect Andromeda.. with flying. Andromeda being the game that was sacrificed so that EA could have a looter-shooter.
    There is no point going on much further with this review. The grind is slow and gives you minimal reason to keep going. There is nowhere    This game had potential. It was mismanaged and rushed and the lack of content and real focus shows. The gameplay itself is basically Mass Effect Andromeda.. with flying. Andromeda being the game that was sacrificed so that EA could have a looter-shooter.
    There is no point going on much further with this review. The grind is slow and gives you minimal reason to keep going. There is nowhere near enough content and Bioware should just get back to putting their full focus into single story gaming.    … Expand
  72. Biberattacke
    May 10, 2020
    6
    Die tolle Optik und der coole Soundtrack treiben einen in eine ständige Schleife von sich wiederholenden Mission. Das Lootsystem wirkte auf mich ebenfalls unzureichend und über einen längeren Zeitraum wenig motivierend. Technischer Blockbuster der sich Anfangs gut anfühlt aber eigentlich eine eher leere Hülle ist. Wiederholung in wirklich übler Form, aber das Prinzip hat Potential.
  73. karahangke267
    Nov 2, 2021
    5
    Game play was amazing. World they've created was amazing. Bastion was amazing. But all of the other things was really tasteless. Inventory and item system was bad. Storyline was bad. Co-op thing was the worst. But at the end it took me 20 hours to finish the game. It was not bad at all.
  74. Aclevername
    Feb 18, 2021
    6
    Honestly one of the best movement systems in a game that I've ever seen. When you're flying or running around it feels great. Your movements have weight and feel controlled and smooth as silk. The gameplay itself is fairly satisfying. It needs work and could definitely be one of my favorites of all time if the core gameplay loop didn't get so dry
  75. Rodiandrea
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Sadly story, endgame and loot variety are not great and EA killed Anthem 2.0.
    But the flying mechanic, even with its limitations, gives the game a 10 anyway!
  76. LaughingViper
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    TLDR: Bioware/EA caught cutting 80 percent of some types of content to release/resell it later

    Say what you choose about Anthem, I'm not going to attack people who enjoy it. The reason this DESERVES a LESS THAN ZERO score is the fact that Bioware and EA made a (more than now anyways) somewhat complete game, but then cut 80 PERCENT OF THE GAMES COSMETIC AND WEAPON BASED CONTENT to    TLDR: Bioware/EA caught cutting 80 percent of some types of content to release/resell it later

    Say what you choose about Anthem, I'm not going to attack people who enjoy it.

    The reason this DESERVES a LESS THAN ZERO score is the fact that Bioware and EA made a (more than now anyways) somewhat complete game, but then cut 80 PERCENT OF THE GAMES COSMETIC AND WEAPON BASED CONTENT to re-release it and sell it to you later.

    Never before has a game (not even EA) cut this much content from a game for the sole purpose of selling it back to you or adding it later to trick players into thinking they are creating and releasing new content.    … Expand
  77. Norman_cullen
    Apr 1, 2019
    4
    The game is overall beautiful, and the flying is fun, however, it was launched probably a year or two before it was realy. Theres NO end game AT ALL. When you hit max level, you get a new instance, and thats it.
    Loot drops are a huge issue because even though you are flying a particular javelin, you pick up loot for the most sought after rarities (masterwork and legendary) for ALL of the    The game is overall beautiful, and the flying is fun, however, it was launched probably a year or two before it was realy. Theres NO end game AT ALL. When you hit max level, you get a new instance, and thats it.
    Loot drops are a huge issue because even though you are flying a particular javelin, you pick up loot for the most sought after rarities (masterwork and legendary) for ALL of the javelins you own. So if you get a legendary drop (that can take upwards of two or more days to drop cause RNG is a pain) and it might not even be for the suit youre currently flying.

    The only reason the drop rate issue is an issue at all is because that's literally the end game. There is no new content to unlock once you get a certain gear score, the achievements for getting all of one gear score dont seem to work (Im at masterwork and I looked and all those challenges are not completed), theres no actual in game REASON to continue playing the game once you hit 30. OTHER than to grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run in the hopes of getting good enough drops to get to GM1 where you get all the loot, where you grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run in the hopes of getting good enough drops to get to GM2. Then you get to grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run in the hopes of getting good enough drops to get to GM3, but at a much harder difficulty, but for seemingly the same weighted loot as in GM1. THEN you get to get into GM3 where you get to grind the same three instances and run the same few missions youve already run... to get the best gear.... for why exactly?

    In short, dont buy this game for at least a year or two, or as the fanbois say on the forums/Reddit, "Give them time to fix it".    … Expand
  78. garyc
    Mar 5, 2019
    3
    A total failure on all fronts. Here is what anthem is:
    It's a loot based game with boring loot, it's a bioware game with a terrible story, it's the best looking game around but has the most monotonous environments in a modern game, it's a shooter with boring enemies, it's a co-op online game with no community features, it's a cool down rotation gameplay system with no strategy to it, it's    A total failure on all fronts. Here is what anthem is:
    It's a loot based game with boring loot, it's a bioware game with a terrible story, it's the best looking game around but has the most monotonous environments in a modern game, it's a shooter with boring enemies, it's a co-op online game with no community features, it's a cool down rotation gameplay system with no strategy to it, it's a game that could succeed with storing mechanics but has weak mechanics, it's a game that cost extra to play early but is unfinished and buggy, it's standout feature was jetpack flying but that element is artificially constrained, it's a game which will live or die based on its end game but the end game is the most underdeveloped part of the whole thing, it's a game based on grinding but the grind is not compelling and it's a copy of destiny that makes all the same mistakes plus more on top.
    Everything this game could have done to make it good it failed at miserably. It's a gross misunderstanding of what makes a good game and is fundamentally broken not just mechanically and technically but right to the core the entire concept has been implemented in the worst possible ways.    … Expand
  79. joanjett
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    Help us CD Projekt Red your our only hope!................................Well that pretty much does it for Bioware.
    But to be honest the real Bioware died years ago. RIP Bioware.
  80. Wigwam
    Mar 3, 2019
    0
    I dont review games often but as someone who is an avid gamer and loves shooters, scifi, team based objective games I figured I had a responsibility.

    This game SHOULD have been a slam dunk for someone like me. It was an utter disappointment. There is a reason the community is livid about it. Heres the problems and Ill give my winning positives. Negatives: Poor/Lacking Content. lack    I dont review games often but as someone who is an avid gamer and loves shooters, scifi, team based objective games I figured I had a responsibility.

    This game SHOULD have been a slam dunk for someone like me. It was an utter disappointment. There is a reason the community is livid about it. Heres the problems and Ill give my winning positives.

    Negatives:
    Poor/Lacking Content.
    lack of in game direction
    poor execution of community
    many audio glitches
    grind feels empty

    Positive:
    graphics
    Game mechanics    … Expand
  81. Dmitri247
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    This game is an insult to the gaming community.
    You can go watch serious youtube gamers explain exactly what's wrong with it (and there's a lot)
    People who give it a 7-10 score are either paid to do so, or 10 year olds playing their first game.
    The flight mechanic is nice
  82. Brockheezy
    Mar 4, 2019
    1
    It's astonishing that this game was dropped in this condition after 6 years of dev time. My gaming brothers and sisters - live service games cannot be allowed to also be minimum viable games. Just because they plan on updating it in the future does not give permission to ruin the experience for all the early buyers and then hemorrhage your player based by the time you fix the damn thing.It's astonishing that this game was dropped in this condition after 6 years of dev time. My gaming brothers and sisters - live service games cannot be allowed to also be minimum viable games. Just because they plan on updating it in the future does not give permission to ruin the experience for all the early buyers and then hemorrhage your player based by the time you fix the damn thing. Look at Destiny 2, which has not recovered from its initial offerings. This game is bad and EA/Bioware should feel bad.… Expand
  83. Cafelattis1994
    Feb 27, 2019
    5
    Just mediocre. Good combat but lack depth, terrible loot. Horrible story and characters. It looks nice but the art direction is boring.
    Just another soulless EA game, and now Bioware is sinking as well. Mass Effect died for this?
  84. Davinicus
    Mar 6, 2019
    2
    Really wanted to like it but man it is broken, worse it has no real content or end game. I have stuck with it since early beta testing (that was not a demo) but 66+ hours in I still have constant disconnects, broken contract missions (amazingly bad considering how few there are and yet still broken!).

    There is no end game content, there are 3 strongholds, one of which you have already    Really wanted to like it but man it is broken, worse it has no real content or end game. I have stuck with it since early beta testing (that was not a demo) but 66+ hours in I still have constant disconnects, broken contract missions (amazingly bad considering how few there are and yet still broken!).

    There is no end game content, there are 3 strongholds, one of which you have already been playing heavily to unlock the main missions (again why are there so many just grindy roadblocks?), one of which is actually the last story mission, so one actual new stronghold.    … Expand
  85. NoReason
    Mar 3, 2019
    3
    This game will die 15 of march if we won't get huge patch repairing all the broken things, including loot system, quick-play mission and pointless levels of difficulty. Why? Because anyone that was smart enough bought the game with origin premier access on February 15.

    You can finish the game in about 14 hours and farm for the items for another 20. After that there's nothing to do.
  86. sTeaLthrcn
    Mar 27, 2019
    0
    There is one thing to do in three ways. New updates and patches break more than they fix or add. This is a total mess of bad development and poor leadership in a company. I will never look at another game EA is involved with. They need to close their doors.
  87. pavel8585
    Jun 6, 2019
    0
    - Story is boring
    - combat gets old fast
    - Dead player base ( cannot match make!! )
    - Cancelled Roadmap! ( game goes to nowhere )
    - GM2 , GM3 unplayable - 99% of ppl dont have gear to play this
    - Bugs
    -Glitches
    -If you think that Fallaout 76 was bad this game is mutch worse
  88. belgrim
    Mar 9, 2019
    0
    Don't listen to any of the BS 9-10 star reviews. This game is a nightmare. It has an infinite amount of bugs, terrible design decisions, and lacks content. It is unfinished. Don't allow these companies to keep pulling the "launch now, finish later" tactic. It is unacceptable. Do not buy.
  89. BigTing
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    Its sad that I have to give Anthem this review score, because I genuinely like the game and enjoy the core gameplay loop. The problem is everything in between. I have never seen a AAA game that was launched as unpolished and as unfinished as this.
    Plus now they seriously **** up the loot in this game. Is is unbelievably frustrating playing GM3 Contracts and getting 1 Masterwork. I have    Its sad that I have to give Anthem this review score, because I genuinely like the game and enjoy the core gameplay loop. The problem is everything in between. I have never seen a AAA game that was launched as unpolished and as unfinished as this.
    Plus now they seriously **** up the loot in this game. Is is unbelievably frustrating playing GM3 Contracts and getting 1 Masterwork. I have 50hrs+ in this game and have 1 Legendary....This is horse **** and a waste of everybodys time. I am afraid that they are doing this to bolster play time and content.

    I literally would rather masturbate with sandpaper than play a minute more of this garbage game.

    **** you BioWare for wasting my time    … Expand
  90. YeetLordYuki
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    Summon the loot!
    I love the core gameplay loop and the aesthetics of Anthem. I have beem playing since the first demo and jave played every Bioware Game since Mass Effect.
    However, no game ever has disrespected my time as Anthem has. Never have I played a more unrewarding game. I know this may sound hard, but could you guys please stop drinking so much Soy Milk and please stop sucking    Summon the loot!
    I love the core gameplay loop and the aesthetics of Anthem. I have beem playing since the first demo and jave played every Bioware Game since Mass Effect.
    However, no game ever has disrespected my time as Anthem has. Never have I played a more unrewarding game.
    I know this may sound hard, but could you guys please stop drinking so much Soy Milk and please stop sucking up to Anita Sarkeesian and focus on fixing the game!
    #MakeAnthemGreatAgain
    Regards
    A soon to be Ex Fan    … Expand
  91. MonsieurJallong
    Mar 19, 2019
    0
    La verità è che non è necessario essere un Game Designer per accorgersi delle criticità e delle "pozzanghere di merda" che costellano il gioco. Il gameplay è solido, divertente e appagante e l'ambientazione è da togliere il fiato; soprattutto con la possibilità di esplorarla con il proprio Strale anche in verticalità, nonostante il mondo di gioco appaia senza vita al pari di unaLa verità è che non è necessario essere un Game Designer per accorgersi delle criticità e delle "pozzanghere di merda" che costellano il gioco. Il gameplay è solido, divertente e appagante e l'ambientazione è da togliere il fiato; soprattutto con la possibilità di esplorarla con il proprio Strale anche in verticalità, nonostante il mondo di gioco appaia senza vita al pari di una raffigurazione pittorica di natura morta; bella, si, ma senza vita. La trama e la lore tutto sommato sono interessanti ed incuriosiscono, nonostante il modo con cui viene presentato il tutto al giocatore sia fin troppo artificioso e le missioni siano TUTTE identiche ed estremamente noiose. Ma uno Shooter Looter che per farmi equipaggiare e testare armi & Co. mi costringe a finire la missione, ritornare in fucina, tediarmi (frantumarmi i coglioni) con 4-5 schermate di caricamento e matchmaking è pura follia. Ma vogliamo parlare dei crash continui (gioco su pc) dovuti alle più disparate motivazioni? Imbarazzante. E le schermate di caricamento ovunque, persistenti ed onnipresenti all'interno del gioco? Senza contare bug e glitch "selvatici" che saltano fuori quando meno te lo aspetti che nemmeno Zubat in una fottuta caverna. Vorrei inoltre che gli sviluppatori mi spiegassero l'utilità della mappa: non si può utilizzare alcun tipo di marker, né vi è segnato alcunché; nessun evento, nessuna indicazione, niente di niente. Forse con l'acquisto del gioco avrei dovuto pensare a procurarmi anche bussola e sestante? Infine vorrei chiedere dove sono i contenuti di endgame. Sembra quasi che non si siano presi nemmeno la briga di finirlo questo prodotto. Ci hanno venduto un gioco a prezzo pieno in cui delle meccaniche sono state pensate male, sviluppate peggio e nate morte ed alcuni aspetti tecnici del gioco sono degni delle prime fasi di una beta se non di un'alpha.
    CONCLUSIONE: Bene, ma non benissimo.    … Expand
  92. strikken
    Apr 11, 2019
    0
    Anthem is a massive failure on every level. The UI, play loop, lack of end game, weapon designs ( or lack thereof ), and overall game design are utterly trash. The biggest problem with the game though has nothing to do with playing through it. It has everything to do with BioWare's failure of leadership, vision, and willingness to change course to create a great title. Chop the head offAnthem is a massive failure on every level. The UI, play loop, lack of end game, weapon designs ( or lack thereof ), and overall game design are utterly trash. The biggest problem with the game though has nothing to do with playing through it. It has everything to do with BioWare's failure of leadership, vision, and willingness to change course to create a great title. Chop the head off this bloated cow of a studio fallen from greatness and start over at the top with strong visionary leaders ( who also agree that Frostbite is trash ), and maybe this studio can climb back to greatness. This game, however... It's already way too late for Anthem. DOA. RIP.… Expand
  93. Kalrion
    Apr 14, 2019
    0
    It's a purely awful game. EA is on it again, I had my trust in Bioware but I'm only worrying about Dragon Age now... The game is quite repetitive and full of micro-transactions. It's just a big dissapointment.
  94. familyguy
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    If you have PS4 stay away from this game . It will break your console . Good job Bioware You official worst than Bethesda
  95. Budito
    Mar 4, 2019
    4
    The base of the game feels great, the gameplay is amazing, but it's the only good thing about the game.
    The AI of the enemies is a disaster, there are only two types of missions, with all that you speak in strong Tarsis is inconsequential and boring.
    The missions are very short, you spend the same time playing that loading maps. EA has rushed taking out this game and that is what is    The base of the game feels great, the gameplay is amazing, but it's the only good thing about the game.
    The AI of the enemies is a disaster, there are only two types of missions, with all that you speak in strong Tarsis is inconsequential and boring.
    The missions are very short, you spend the same time playing that loading maps.
    EA has rushed taking out this game and that is what is going to take him to the grave, they had everything to make a great game and have gotten something mediocre.
    On a visual and playable level it feels like a triple A but the final result is like a: imagine caring for your pony    … Expand
  96. Radoslavus
    Mar 4, 2019
    1
    Two things are beyond my understanding:

    1) How can people defend such weak game that in my opinion is another cashgrab insult sold for 60 bucks? 2) Why do people still buy games from EA, after what they have done for the past years? What did Bioware had: - almost 7 years od development (they started in 2012) - know how - decent budget - EA's assurance that this time it will be    Two things are beyond my understanding:

    1) How can people defend such weak game that in my opinion is another cashgrab insult sold for 60 bucks?
    2) Why do people still buy games from EA, after what they have done for the past years?

    What did Bioware had:
    - almost 7 years od development (they started in 2012)
    - know how
    - decent budget
    - EA's assurance that this time it will be different

    And we received a game with:
    - great flying mechanics
    - downgraded graphics. Quite nice but without variety (ME: Andromeda had it done way better)
    - weak story, or mediocare at best (yes it's a looter/shooter, but story was somewhat prioritized)
    - very weak optimalization (fps drops with good PC's, eternity long loading screens)
    - bugs/crashes
    - dull missions without variety
    - brainless AI
    - basically no interesting drops in a looter/shooter
    - previous gen gameplay menu with loading screens
    - nothing to do at end game
    - shooting "feeling" mediocare at best
    - microtransactions

    Basically again an unfinnished game with a lot of issues.

    So what happend with common sense and logical thinking? It's EA. Everybody should know by now how it will end, with EVERY title they will ever produce. And don't get me started with: "But Bioware was working on Anthem" Bioware is long dead, only the name remains, nothing more.

    To be honest this game deserves a 5-6/10, but because it was another promising title destroyed by EA I gave it a 1/10. They deserve that 1 point for the flying mechanics.    … Expand
  97. secretTempler
    Feb 25, 2019
    5
    Its a mediocre loot shooter with a nice looking sci-fi world and an interesting background story on the first look, but has still some technical issues.

    But Bioware did not manage to involve the story into the gameplay and the open world. The story plays only in Fort Tarsis and in your journal, the dialogues and your decisions are not relevant. The open world feels lifeless and    Its a mediocre loot shooter with a nice looking sci-fi world and an interesting background story on the first look, but has still some technical issues.

    But Bioware did not manage to involve the story into the gameplay and the open world. The story plays only in Fort Tarsis and in your journal, the dialogues and your decisions are not relevant. The open world feels lifeless and unvaried, especial if you compare it to the E3 trailer. There are many loading screens and the game feels not like an Open World Loot Shooter like e.g.
    The Division did. The numbers of opponents and fractions are limited, like mission types. Opponents are only a challenge by numbers. There is no real tactic with random team members, because there is no way to communicate ingame.

    You can have some fun for an hour at after-work if you want some instant action, but i don't know if Bioware can fill the world of Anthem with more life and a more involving and more interesting story which invites you and your friends to explore this strange sci-fi world.    … Expand
  98. aidan0
    Mar 16, 2019
    4
    edit: after patch 3, this gets a 4, too many new bugs...

    it's a 6, not a 0 not a 10. Just a 6. I've seen my share of bugs and load times, but it's manageable. The wait time at the load screen is not the problem, the amount of load screens are the problem. 3 screens to the get to the next misson/contract/change gear or whatever... unacceptable. Story is not great, because you don't    edit: after patch 3, this gets a 4, too many new bugs...

    it's a 6, not a 0 not a 10. Just a 6.
    I've seen my share of bugs and load times, but it's manageable.
    The wait time at the load screen is not the problem, the amount of load screens are the problem.
    3 screens to the get to the next misson/contract/change gear or whatever... unacceptable.

    Story is not great, because you don't get a sense of travel or story flow.
    There is this super critical thing we need to do, oh wait let me do a contract first....
    Just load into the mission and race to the next way point, if you lag behind, you'll be loaded to your group's location. This is bad for story immersion.

    Voice acting and side stories, just NPC speaking, are nice.

    I've played 45 hours and I'm done, there is nothing to do anymore.
    I've only played for 10 days...
    Sure I could gear out another jav, but what's the point...
    Grandmaster 3, hahah, no....
    Free play exploration is all that's left, but why do it at all?
    There is no incentive to do any/all the feats... no cool gear or something.

    You can grind for the in-game currency, you don't have to buy, but there is nothing to buy anyway. I'm sitting on 140.000 coins and I haven't found anything good to spend it on.    … Expand
  99. D4v1d
    Mar 15, 2019
    0
    The most buggy AAA game ever created. I have 20 years gaming and have never experienced gamebreaking bugs like in this seudo AAA game.

    I even canceled my Origin sub because I cant support anymore EA and his tyranny. Thanks for destroying my beloved Bioware.
  100. Maxxian
    Apr 14, 2019
    4
    Completing the main story is where I had the most fun playing this game. However once completed and at max level, this game really shows its issues.

    Freeplay shows how empty the world is as you can fly for minutes before you see anything to shoot Loot drops are awful Gear you do get is boring as is mostly +shields, +armor and +damage. Very little creativity. Harder difficulties are    Completing the main story is where I had the most fun playing this game. However once completed and at max level, this game really shows its issues.

    Freeplay shows how empty the world is as you can fly for minutes before you see anything to shoot
    Loot drops are awful
    Gear you do get is boring as is mostly +shields, +armor and +damage. Very little creativity.
    Harder difficulties are only harder as the enemies become stronger bullet sponges
    Only 3 legendary contracts (missions)
    Only 3 dungeons
    No character display showing your stats
    Four total loading screens for starting/finishing your 10 minute missions
    Patches tend to break more than they fix
    You need to land every 30 seconds to "cool your jets" before you can fly again

    I wanted to love this game but it just lacks so many elements to a loot shooter.    … 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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