Anthem

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  1. GrumpyReviewer
    Mar 12, 2019
    4
    What a glorious, gorgeous mess. Anthem could have been the greatest looter-shooter in the market and another unforgettable experience made by Bioware. It looks amazing and it plays nicely. The hype was immense, the marketing campaign was solid and the final product is yet another example of why we just cannot trust any EA product, anymore. A boring, empty, soulless game, with no story,What a glorious, gorgeous mess. Anthem could have been the greatest looter-shooter in the market and another unforgettable experience made by Bioware. It looks amazing and it plays nicely. The hype was immense, the marketing campaign was solid and the final product is yet another example of why we just cannot trust any EA product, anymore. A boring, empty, soulless game, with no story, just a infinite grind through a jungle of bugs. Pun intended.

    I hope they manage to fix this mess of a game, because the potential is there, it's so clear that this game could be amazing. But the truth is, little by little, I won't even bother playing EA games. Maybe this was the last one.

    But if Anthem is already dead, then so is EA.    … Expand
  2. Gaz
    Oct 7, 2020
    4
    The best way I can describe Anthem as a video game is that it really isn't one. It's a truly barebones experience by all standards that I had little to no enjoyment playing whatsoever. Hating on this game is popular, but I actually played a significant amount it and can safely say that every criticism you've likely heard about it is absolutely true.

    For starters, the story is a mess    The best way I can describe Anthem as a video game is that it really isn't one. It's a truly barebones experience by all standards that I had little to no enjoyment playing whatsoever. Hating on this game is popular, but I actually played a significant amount it and can safely say that every criticism you've likely heard about it is absolutely true.

    For starters, the story is a mess that doesn't make much sense. Nothing is really ever expanded on, nor is a cohesive narrative or game world ever present at any point. Something about the Anthem of Creation and cataclysms and invaders, etc. The characters are also lacking in depth and personality. They all, including the protagonist, desperately try to be funny but rarely if ever achieve that goal. Dialogue options make a compulsory appearance, but it has absolutely no effect on the conversations at all and only serves to waste your time.

    You get quests at an empty, lifeless hub world that you have to slowly travel in first-person for some reason. This is where you talk to people who aren't interesting about things you don't care about and take on missions that aren't fun. It honestly serves as a buffer to the gameplay, especially with the gargantuan load times you suffer in transition.

    Speaking of gameplay, it isn't very fun. Missions are, as I said, barebones. If you've ever played a patrol mission in the Destiny series, picture those as every mission, main or side, in the entire game. You have essentially 3 options: Fly to place and kill things, fly to place and defend static area while killing things, or fly to place and kill things while collecting materials they drop. That's literally it. That's every mission in the game. Period.

    And the gameplay itself gets old really quick. The novelty of piloting your Javelin suit evaporates within the first few hours. Turns out being Space Iron Man isn't fun when you have nothing to do. There are only a handful of enemy types in the entire game and only two different heavy miniboss enemies. You'll get very tired of killing the same giant shield-bearers over and over again. Combat also feels disjointed. Unlike other shooter-looters, enemies don't really react to getting shot. You more or less just fire at them until their health meter goes down then they drop dead. Games like Destiny and Warframe may be grindy, but at least they feel good to play. Anthem does not.

    The loot in Anthem is likewise underwhelming. In fact, it feels completely inconsequential. One of the most important things about being a loot-driven game is to make it exciting to get better loot. All "loot" in Anthem looks pretty much the same, from weapons to Javelin parts. Really you're just combing though a post-mission menu equipping the thing with the highest number. There's no variety, excitement, or fun to the loot. In fact, the entire loot system feels like it was tacked on as an afterthought in order to extend player engagement.

    Graphically, Anthem isn't great. The lush jungles look nice at first, but textures were always popping in at a distance and constantly reminding me of the broken nature of this game. I played on an original PS4 so maybe it looked better on a Pro, but I can only judge it based on how I experienced it. Also, that lush jungle is the environment for the entire game. Outside of some caves and ruins, there are no other biomes to speak of.

    I will say that I did have some fun with the heavy Javelin type (Colossus I believe). It was fairly fun to to used my hulking frame to pound enemies into the dirt. I felt powerful and it was reasonably satisfying given the static overall feel of the combat. But that's as far as my enjoyment went.

    Anthem is an early access game that was sold at a premium $60 price. It's an embarrassment to video games, an embarrassment to EA, and and embarrassment to Bioware. Apparently it was in the conception stage for 5 years and only actually worked on for a single year before being dumped out on us in the shape it was in. Not that it's improved much since launch. Bioware literally had to cancel the entire post-launch roadmap because they were unable to fix the game in a timely manner.

    Some people are hoping for a Final Fantasy XIV-style rebirth, but I am not. FFXIV was led by a talented lead designer with a passionate team of of developers. Bioware has no creative direction or drive to fix anything in Anthem and it shows. At the time of this writing, it's been almost two years since launch and nothing has improved. Anthem will likely go down in history as a testament to mismanaged game development, corporate deceit, and the absolute failure of live-service games. And honestly, it deserves to do so.    … Expand
  3. kambing860210
    Mar 1, 2019
    4
    this game is not a finished product, for those who claimed those bugs and issues will be fixed in the future, I suggest to others, buy it one year later and you will have less buggy game with half of the price
  4. mrpavlikov
    Dec 27, 2019
    4
    Игра-катастрофа. По состоянию на декабрь 2019 в ней всё ещё куча багов. Самый бесячий с картой: она в какой-то момент в городе при октрытии целится в какой-нибудь угол и постоянно надо зумить и наводить на себя. Игра постоянно вылетает или с синим экраном или с разрывом соединения. Благо, есть возврат в миссию. Очень долгие загрузки, неинтересная история, которую можно в пропустить,Игра-катастрофа. По состоянию на декабрь 2019 в ней всё ещё куча багов. Самый бесячий с картой: она в какой-то момент в городе при октрытии целится в какой-нибудь угол и постоянно надо зумить и наводить на себя. Игра постоянно вылетает или с синим экраном или с разрывом соединения. Благо, есть возврат в миссию. Очень долгие загрузки, неинтересная история, которую можно в пропустить, система коопа тоже так себе, квесты надо брать-сдавать отдельно каждому члену команды. У кого какие задания есть прямо сейчас понять невозможно. Сами миссии очень однотипные.

    При этом игра чудовищно красивая, летать весело, стрельба сделана прекрасно. Одному играть не стоит, в коопе сразу на сложном уровне, иначе слишком просто.

    За полную стоимость и даже на распродаже брать не стоит, а вот за 300 рублей купить EA Access и пройти с другом или несколькими вполне себе. 300 рублей это стоит, больше нет.    … Expand
  5. JoeyCape89
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    This is a great game. Realistically an 8 out of 10 but I'll leave a 10 to do a bit to counter the obvious hate train running over this game.. I've been playing all night and haven't become bored of it at all! It's not perfect but some people want this game to fail hard.
  6. Burnouts3s3
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    It's too little, too late.

    Bioware attempts to get into the loot and shoot genre only to have too little content and not enough quality control. -Only 3 Strongholds/Raids -In-game store for cosmetic items -Lack of optimization when flying around -Fort Tarsis being so small it makes Dragon Age 2's Kirkwall seem large by comparison -Lack of Roleplaying and dialogue options found in    It's too little, too late.

    Bioware attempts to get into the loot and shoot genre only to have too little content and not enough quality control.
    -Only 3 Strongholds/Raids
    -In-game store for cosmetic items
    -Lack of optimization when flying around
    -Fort Tarsis being so small it makes Dragon Age 2's Kirkwall seem large by comparison
    -Lack of Roleplaying and dialogue options found in other Bioware games
    -Story mode so lacking they padded it out with grindy missions.

    While customizing one of the 4 Javelins is entertaining for a little while, there's not enough there to justify a $60 purchase.

    If you have Origin Premiere, go ahead, but wait for a patch and more content before diving in.    … Expand
  7. BoboBoy
    Mar 6, 2019
    4
    This game didn't have the elements I was waiting from the next-gen Bioware game.
    My expectations we're to get next classic Bioware game, such as Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age(s), early Mass Effect(s).
    The game looks nice, the combat and motion is nice. Game itself is fast paced rumbling. I need more in-depth storytelling, reason to play (not just gearing and fancying up) and    This game didn't have the elements I was waiting from the next-gen Bioware game.
    My expectations we're to get next classic Bioware game, such as Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age(s), early Mass Effect(s).
    The game looks nice, the combat and motion is nice. Game itself is fast paced rumbling.

    I need more in-depth storytelling, reason to play (not just gearing and fancying up) and immersive seamless world (not into rubberbanding into other players and staying in loading screens for minutes).

    If you like loot n shoot / battle royale generally, then this game might be for your taste.    … Expand
  8. TheFrog
    Apr 27, 2019
    4
    Ok, so I was initially impressed by the admittedly very good forest-with-overgrown-ruins design of the play area. I picked up a mech and gradually learned how to use it at its best. Dropped better weapons that allowed me to take on more powerful enemies. After a while everything became routine, every mission is essentially the same. Oh, you drop a new weapon that is the same as theOk, so I was initially impressed by the admittedly very good forest-with-overgrown-ruins design of the play area. I picked up a mech and gradually learned how to use it at its best. Dropped better weapons that allowed me to take on more powerful enemies. After a while everything became routine, every mission is essentially the same. Oh, you drop a new weapon that is the same as the previous one but has better numbers and better random buffs. Same with mech enhancements.
    I spent months playing Warframe, which is just as grindy, but it offered so many different things to aim for that it kept me hooked. Here you'll probably have fun during the campaign, especially if you play with friends, but after that there is literally nothing. The missions are always the same, and more powerful enemies are simply the same enemies with higher stats. I didn't last one month.    … Expand
  9. Gomly1980
    Mar 6, 2019
    4
    What can be said about a game that is bricking PS4 consoles and is riddled with bugs and ridiculously long loading screens.

    The gameplay is pretty good however that's bogged down by everything else. After every mission you are sent back to one of the most boring hubs i've seen in an online game. You will be given a choice of NPC's to go and speak to which will raise one of your factions    What can be said about a game that is bricking PS4 consoles and is riddled with bugs and ridiculously long loading screens.

    The gameplay is pretty good however that's bogged down by everything else. After every mission you are sent back to one of the most boring hubs i've seen in an online game. You will be given a choice of NPC's to go and speak to which will raise one of your factions scores slightly. Some of them are interesting to listen to while others ... not so much.

    The story is okay'ish. It isn't anything superb but it worked for what it was and I enjoyed playing through it and then it happened. I hit end game.

    I call it end game but there is barely anything to do and nothing that would keep my interest for long.

    You have 3 strongholds, one of which you've been doing since rank 7 and one is just a repeat of the last mission, the epitome of lazy game design.

    The gear drops, oh dear the loot drops. Once you hit ilevel 400 in hard and got some masterwork weapons it's time to hit grandmaster. Now with the 165% increase in mob health and damage and a huge 75ilevel for the next grandmaster rank I expected the gear drops to be higher level than hard mode.

    How very wrong I was.

    Drops in hard mode are ilevel 36 and drops in grandmaster are ilevel 36 which the occasional legendary that has a bit of an increase. This takes grinding to a whole new level because at ilevel 400 you are barely useful in a fight. Your guns do minimal damage and your abilities will barely scratch anything. The ult from my colossus at that level didn't even knock the shields from a legendary mob with all 3 hits. Speaking of playing colossus at grandmaster, welcome to revival 101 because that's what you will spend most of your time doing while running around reviving those that play like it's still hard mode and think they can fight the same.

    I can see why they slowed gear progression down, there is nothing else to the end game.

    The story isn't long enough to drag out the game and end game isn't deep enough to warrant me playing it on a regular basis. There is only so many times I can see Tyrant Mines or The Heart of Rage before the sight of them bores me and i'm beyond bored of the first stronghold by this point.

    Now it has come to light that Anthem is bricking PS4 consoles and Sony is offering full refunds to anyone that bought it digitally, no questions asked. Just mail Sony and it's done.

    Sadly I got mine from Amazon so i'm stuck with a game I can't play because I daren't risk my console.

    All in all it's an average game plagued with more problems than it's worth. I cannot recommend this game to anyone. It was released far too early and BioWare can't seem to fix the problems the game has. Current issues are quite serious but nothing.

    One thing I see a lot is the game is fun with friends. Everything is fun with friends. I could sit and watch paint dry on a fence with my friends and still have a laugh. If a game isn't fun on it's own right and needs your friends to make it entertaining then it isn't worth your money.    … Expand
  10. ThuleNord88
    Feb 26, 2019
    4
    This is not a good game. Be prepared to have your time wasted with loading screens and painfully pointless missions. The loot was basically the same thing over and over again just slightly better than what you already had before. The plot if you want to call it that was also terrible. These games as a service have no depth and are an absolute joke. I will be returning and never buyingThis is not a good game. Be prepared to have your time wasted with loading screens and painfully pointless missions. The loot was basically the same thing over and over again just slightly better than what you already had before. The plot if you want to call it that was also terrible. These games as a service have no depth and are an absolute joke. I will be returning and never buying these types of games again. They are nothing but a scam and a money pit. I will oblige the combat mechanics were decent but it ends there, I would not suggest this game at any price over $10.

    The future of gaming is single player story campaigns and fair and honest multiplayer. Sorry EA, but these cardboard app games are not the future of gaming your greedy hand wringing board of directors envisions.    … Expand
  11. NothingReviews
    Feb 24, 2019
    4
    I had so much hope that this game was going to be at least a great game and will make a comeback from a company which created the best narrative story game (Mass Effect 2) with fun gameplay and great voice acting and only half was achieved in Anthem. Whilst it does have smooth controls which is easy to understand, some of the best graphics I've seen this year so far, surprisingly greatI had so much hope that this game was going to be at least a great game and will make a comeback from a company which created the best narrative story game (Mass Effect 2) with fun gameplay and great voice acting and only half was achieved in Anthem. Whilst it does have smooth controls which is easy to understand, some of the best graphics I've seen this year so far, surprisingly great customization to your character and cutscenes with good facial animation, it doesn't live up to my standers. The story really disappointed me with repetitive gameplay and really REALLY long loading screens. Microtransaction, do I need to say more. It felt like the voice actor/actress for the NPC felt lazy and no passion. It's probably better playing with your friends but I had trouble actually getting in a game even if I have my PS Plus. These things really affect how I play this game and it's not an enjoyable experience. This game had a lot of hope to be great and this makes me feel worried about the future of Bioware… Expand
  12. Ezap
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    Its not a 0 but it is definitely not a 10 either. Any review with either just disregard as fanboys or EA haters. The game's mechanics are fine, flying is fun and its nice to see and play in the world. However as a game as a service, it has all the issues that come with it. Games not complete, its closer to a beta than a finished product, very little to do, the hub is lifeless, story isIts not a 0 but it is definitely not a 10 either. Any review with either just disregard as fanboys or EA haters. The game's mechanics are fine, flying is fun and its nice to see and play in the world. However as a game as a service, it has all the issues that come with it. Games not complete, its closer to a beta than a finished product, very little to do, the hub is lifeless, story is shallow bugs cripple the fun, framerates drop below 20 sometimes, flying should be more of an emphasis during battles, no chase missions, seriously? Missed opportunity. In short, it has potential but its not a $60 game right now and may not be for a good while.

    Pros
    1. Flying is fun
    2. The game has potential
    3. The world is beautiful
    4. Combat at least at first is a lot of fun

    Cons
    1. Shallow story
    2. Bugs galore
    3. The missions are extremely repetitive, lacking real variety
    4. In 2019, this many load screens and the long waits in them(even after the patch) is unacceptable
    5. Its a game as a service which means its not finished and as of right now theres not enough to do in the game. Essentially you're buying a promise from EA for continued support even if and most likely sales are lower than projected.
    6. Framerates do drop especially during combat.
    7. As much potential as this game has, its been rushed out whether by EA or Bioware or both. And it shows.
    8. Novelty of combat wears off quickly.
    9. Game needs better and different weapon types bc all feel and are about the same outside of damage. Also customized looks for the javelins would be great. Outside of the microtransactions ones i mean.
    10. 7 yrs in development to get this. I don't mean to sound biased but if it takes you this long to come out with a game that still belongs in beta imo, I worry absolutely about the state and depth of any dlc Bioware may come out with.

    4/10 right now but it has a chance to get better but it's not worth $60 first day.    … Expand
  13. BlitZeR_95
    Mar 1, 2019
    4
    This was one of my top most anticipated games of 2019 and it really disappointed me. There's so many glitches and bugs that can ruin your entire mission and experience of the game like:
    1. Unable to revive your teammates unless you die
    2. So many buggy and glitchy mission in quickplay when you want to level up fast 3. Your ultimate doesn't always activate 4. The drop rate is extremely    This was one of my top most anticipated games of 2019 and it really disappointed me. There's so many glitches and bugs that can ruin your entire mission and experience of the game like:
    1. Unable to revive your teammates unless you die
    2. So many buggy and glitchy mission in quickplay when you want to level up fast
    3. Your ultimate doesn't always activate
    4. The drop rate is extremely terrible and crafting masterwork in also extremely expensive
    5. At level 30, you still get common and uncommon gear drop which I don't understand why
    And many more!
    Sure, there are good things about this game, especially the flying. The flying is the huge highlight of this game which is great, but to me that's the one of a few things that is good. The story itself is terrible and I got really bored through the story. It's sad that there's only 3 stronghold after completing the game and one of the stronghold is basically the final mission on repeat.
    We have to wait until May (2 months) for the raid to drop and I'm sure by then most players that are still active will reach max level and get bored.
    This game will definitely improve in the future, but as for now it's really glitchy and buggy. The flight is one of the reason why it boosted this game to a 4/10 instead of 1/10 or 2/10.
    I'll probably still play this game down the road to see where it goes but right now it's a huge disappointment. Hopefully they improve and fix everything that is wrong about this game    … Expand
  14. VasuBangera
    Mar 6, 2019
    4
    Anthem had the potential to become a great game. A single player game experience would have been far better option than making this a game as a service. I'm not a beta tester who will pay 60$ and have a buggy experience. This games is covered with tons of flaws plus money making strategy where all the loots are locked behind purchasing from store. Until the end of game you do not get anyAnthem had the potential to become a great game. A single player game experience would have been far better option than making this a game as a service. I'm not a beta tester who will pay 60$ and have a buggy experience. This games is covered with tons of flaws plus money making strategy where all the loots are locked behind purchasing from store. Until the end of game you do not get any cosmetic drops.
    We gamers need to stop supporting Game as a service games, its ruining industry plus gamer experience.    … Expand
  15. BondMonster
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    So sad that bioware went the route of garbage, this game showed so much promise for me, it also broke me of preordering video games, I no longer will. I had such high hopes for a bioware game that had been in development for 6+ years and it looked amazing as a concept. However it comes off as buggy and unplayable with very long load times and not very much content even after a year, itSo sad that bioware went the route of garbage, this game showed so much promise for me, it also broke me of preordering video games, I no longer will. I had such high hopes for a bioware game that had been in development for 6+ years and it looked amazing as a concept. However it comes off as buggy and unplayable with very long load times and not very much content even after a year, it still hasn't improved much. i kept it on the hard drive for a year after release always hoping to go back and find a reason to play it, but alas its still garbage and not fun ...... sad… Expand
  16. GaiaCAT
    Feb 25, 2019
    4
    I have played the Alpha, Both Betas and the PS4 launch day. I think the game would be good with friends for awhile, but I cannot stay in the game long enough to find appreciation for the positives ATM. Almost EVERY loading screen kicks me back to main page (and you know loading screens are before, after and within each play session - missions and free-play.. There are a LOT of loadingI have played the Alpha, Both Betas and the PS4 launch day. I think the game would be good with friends for awhile, but I cannot stay in the game long enough to find appreciation for the positives ATM. Almost EVERY loading screen kicks me back to main page (and you know loading screens are before, after and within each play session - missions and free-play.. There are a LOT of loading screens. Sometimes I could get back in after several attempts and minutes, and sometimes I could not. Sometimes I kept loot and sometimes not. I stopped playing after it completely shut down my PS4 and I had to run through the diagnostics to start it up again. I can't risk mt PS4 dying because of the errors and build of this game.

    Flying is fun, exploring new world is fun but not enough to overcome major issues
    1. technical errors/ problems
    2. mapping - where are events? where are team members? How do I know someone is down and needs to be revived? When I need to be revived all I can do is just sit there with no hope of coming back without revive and can't see anything except my downed prospective. Can't crawl towards a safe place to revive. Can't see through my team mates eyes, etc.
    3. I pick up a weapon and can't use it until getting through several loading screens and back to fort? Fat chance of me getting through those without getting kicked.
    ( I understand not being able to use armor pieces immediately, but guns? That I am obviously holding because I bring back to the fort? WHAT??!!?!!)
    4. very repetitive. I felt I was completing same mission over and over. kill, defend and fetch. over. and over. and over. I waited years for this game. It is not the game promised and hyped.

    I am done with pre-ordering. I did it with Fallout and said never again for Bethesda, and now Anthem has finally got me to say no more to any game.    … Expand
  17. Danbacci
    Mar 1, 2019
    4
    Disappointing. Anthem is a shell of a game. Yes, the mechanics work fine and the game is quite frankly beautiful (despite the excess of blinding neon colors on the screen destroying your eyes), but that said, you dont really get any pleasure from it. Repetitive missions, the world is just empty, I felt after a few hours... just bored really. This "game" was obviously made with theDisappointing. Anthem is a shell of a game. Yes, the mechanics work fine and the game is quite frankly beautiful (despite the excess of blinding neon colors on the screen destroying your eyes), but that said, you dont really get any pleasure from it. Repetitive missions, the world is just empty, I felt after a few hours... just bored really. This "game" was obviously made with the microtrasction scheme in mind. I dont like it and I dont recommend it.… Expand
  18. Drexxler
    Feb 23, 2019
    4
    The loading screens are frequent and obnoxious. The server errors are frequent and obnoxious, I couldn’t tell you how many times I have been kick from game with all my progress and loot gone. The story is lackluster at best. The conversations with NPCs are very cringy, definitely trying hard to appease a certain group of people who don’t buy games. The world is nice, graphics and animationThe loading screens are frequent and obnoxious. The server errors are frequent and obnoxious, I couldn’t tell you how many times I have been kick from game with all my progress and loot gone. The story is lackluster at best. The conversations with NPCs are very cringy, definitely trying hard to appease a certain group of people who don’t buy games. The world is nice, graphics and animation are nice, multiple bugs, many of which affect gameplay(example: LMGs will stop shooting for no apparent reason. The Sound effects are pitiful at best, so often you won’t even know you are being shot at before it’s too late and even then the sound will probably not be there. The game is very frustrating to play at best. The people who put this game together lack talent in the game development world. Oh and did I mention the habitual loading screens? You will spend more time in the loading screens then actually playing the game. And to the people who are putting this failure on EA, it’s not EA that caused this failure of a game, BioWare had six years to put together a masterpiece but instead put together this mediocre game. Maybe those at BioWare should reconsider their profession.… Expand
  19. cush11782
    Mar 2, 2019
    4
    There is some fun to be had here but so many crashes, slow load times, shallow endgame, no good loot to chase and quality of life problems. Will see where it's at in 6 months.
  20. jdnstl
    Mar 5, 2019
    4
    Anthem is a noticeably AVERAGE/BELOW AVERAGE and frequently BROKEN looter shooter, while the game looks beautiful even on PS4 Pro, you will soon lose patience with the excessive load screens, bugs and disconnections (Quickplay is particularly broken), forcing you to reboot the game or at times restart your console, current issues have me being kicked from the game/mission at least once orAnthem is a noticeably AVERAGE/BELOW AVERAGE and frequently BROKEN looter shooter, while the game looks beautiful even on PS4 Pro, you will soon lose patience with the excessive load screens, bugs and disconnections (Quickplay is particularly broken), forcing you to reboot the game or at times restart your console, current issues have me being kicked from the game/mission at least once or twice every hour, and loading screens take up a lot of that time unless you remain in Freeplay mode, this is sill an issue even after patch 1.04.

    The main story is generic and not very interesting, with most players I speak to choosing to skip through conversations completely, as well as this, prepare to frequently cringe at NPC dialogue during missions and cutscenes, completely removing any sense of immersion or tension, and the ending will leave you more disappointed than most recent Star Wars movies.

    Customization of your Javelin is one of the selling points of this game, giving you the ability to combine 6 elements across your character, including textures, patterns & colours, and while this is a refreshing change, armour pieces are currently locked behind a coin grind/paywall, with only 3 or 4 options currently available.

    Flying is an interesting concept, although combat is nothing revolutionary, as you will eventually tire of using the same COMBO attacks and a small handful of Masterwork/Legendary weapons against the same enemy types, enemy AI actually improves at Grandmaster 1 difficulty, but once you have beaten this, it also becomes repetitive.

    Due to a current shortage of End Game content, the game feels unfinished, and the above issues turn an otherwise good looking grinding experience into a chore, upcoming patches and free DLC's promise to fix these issues but at this point, your money will be better spent on any of the other current games coming out on the market.

    Note: if you have nothing else to play, or have very LOW expectations, you will enjoy this game for a week or two like I have, anyone rating this game 0-3 / 6-10 is most likely a TROLL, do not be fooled, this game is at best an AVERAGE looter shooter, and at worst a BELOW AVERAGE title given it's competition.    … Expand
  21. jerry_dupont
    Mar 7, 2019
    4
    1.this game has to many server issues.
    2. now its bricked ps4s
    3.the action is fun but the pretty basic story
    I wouldn't buy anthem unless its on pc not console
  22. Therambokitty
    Mar 16, 2019
    4
    Way too many loading screens. The game just couldn't live up to its hype at all. kinda disappointing all too together,
  23. Deedr1234
    Mar 10, 2020
    4
    Anthem is one of those games that try to please everybody but in the end pleases nobody. The story is convoluted in that once a part of the story is done, it snaps right into another part without a smooth transition. Another part of Anthem’s legacy is its bugs. Even 1 year after it’s released, it still has server errors that sometimes makes it impossible to get into the game. But I willAnthem is one of those games that try to please everybody but in the end pleases nobody. The story is convoluted in that once a part of the story is done, it snaps right into another part without a smooth transition. Another part of Anthem’s legacy is its bugs. Even 1 year after it’s released, it still has server errors that sometimes makes it impossible to get into the game. But I will give anthem this, the graphics are awe-inspiring, landscapes seem to come out of postcards and you can really feel that it’s real.… Expand
  24. TinyR3bel
    Dec 30, 2019
    4
    At times Anthem is enjoyable, it is just unfortunate that those times are few and far between.

    Anthem is effectively a four-person, instanced; squad shooter. The bulk of the action takes place within instanced missions, or strongholds (dungeons). These can be fun, especially on higher difficulty levels; however the objectives consistently boil down to 1. Kill everything, 2. Fetch this, or    At times Anthem is enjoyable, it is just unfortunate that those times are few and far between.

    Anthem is effectively a four-person, instanced; squad shooter. The bulk of the action takes place within instanced missions, or strongholds (dungeons). These can be fun, especially on higher difficulty levels; however the objectives consistently boil down to 1. Kill everything, 2. Fetch this, or 3. Kill everything & fetch this. This is not uncommon, but other games in this genre try to present these objectives in an engaging way. In Anthem, they are presented lazily.

    This all gets tiresome quickly.

    Yes - flying in a robotic suit, firing missiles, hitting combos; and shooting machine guns is fun.. but there is no real depth here.

    There is little incentive to play at higher difficult levels other than for thechallenge. In other looter shooters you are rewarded by the increased chance of better gear or loot; that isn’t the case here.

    The game is also disjointed. The menu layout is unintuitive, there are long load times, you have to return to Fort Tarsis (your base of operation) far too frequently, you cant swap equipment in-mission, sound stops and starts in big firefights, the javelin controls are a bit peculiar (there is no ascent option, you have to move forwards if you want to fly up; thus prepare to hit a lot of walls). I could go on. Basically, all of these frustrations pull you out of what could have been a good game.. if there was any game there to have. This is just a lot of interesting sci-fi shooter ideas, poorly executed.

    There are some bizarre design choices. Fort Tarsis (your base of operation) is purely singleplayer. You have to actively travel to (load) a separate social area to engage with other players. Why not integrate the two ala Destiny?

    Customisation is good, and there are a number of components, weapons, grenades etc.. which shows potential for customising a build. However, you are still effectively pigeon holed into a specific part of the class spectrum (Rogue: Interceptor, Mage: Storm, Tank: Gladiator, Generalist: Ranger).

    All in all - this feels more like a demo than a fully fleshed out game. The fact that this was released at full price is shocking.

    I give this game a 4 because it can be entertaining (and I only paid £5 for it), but it needs a complete re-work.    … Expand
  25. SkarletGolpista
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    Uma verdadeira porcaria. Joguei no lançamento, 3 dias depois de zerar desinstalei e nunca mais coloquei a mão nessa piada de jogo.

    As missões são repetitivas e cansativas, os loadings absurdos e os inimigos são mal desenvolvidos. Sobre a trilha sonora: tão esquecível que não lembro nada.
  26. Unicron666
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    It could have been so much better but the bugs and lack of content turned me off really fast
  27. pogy_atom
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    The game is missing a story line, or at least a connected story and objectives.
    Too many pointless side talks for time wasting
  28. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    4
    Yikes. This was another blunder by Bioware. Very little content and mundane gameplay.
  29. Jumonkan
    Mar 4, 2019
    3
    I was excited about this game. I played the closed and open beta then I canceled my pre-order and waited till it actually released. The loading is bad every time you move to go to an activity there is a loading screen, the load times have been improved but Anthem lacks everything else. The story is boring, the content is lacking and the end game is nonexistent. This game can't possiblyI was excited about this game. I played the closed and open beta then I canceled my pre-order and waited till it actually released. The loading is bad every time you move to go to an activity there is a loading screen, the load times have been improved but Anthem lacks everything else. The story is boring, the content is lacking and the end game is nonexistent. This game can't possibly represent 6yrs of dev time of it does in its current state then gaming is really in a bad state. Everyone giving this game 9-10 are either blind or paid to try and get the score up on this abortion.… Expand
  30. Steyraus
    Jan 11, 2021
    3
    Anthem in some ways reminds me of death stranding. While there are some good ideas and some fun things to do in the game it's all overshadowed by the terrible writing and cringey unlikable characters. Everyone from the narators to the people that you meet in the game you just want them to shut up and go away the moment you meet them. The main guy that supposed to be the heroic brave guy isAnthem in some ways reminds me of death stranding. While there are some good ideas and some fun things to do in the game it's all overshadowed by the terrible writing and cringey unlikable characters. Everyone from the narators to the people that you meet in the game you just want them to shut up and go away the moment you meet them. The main guy that supposed to be the heroic brave guy is a little Gremlin looking guy that's just completely cringy and annoying. The wise wahmen are kust over the top.One thing death stranding did right is that this game didn't is things like progression and satisfying rewards for grinding. Death stranding was very addicting in the way that it progressed you through the game were as anthem gets boring very early on with a shallow progression and loot system. One positive about the game would be the visuals the world looks pretty but it's completely shallow and non interactive. Also controls and movement feel very satisfying for a little while until you realise that it's just the same thing over and over. I think the only way to salvage a game would to be completely redo the loop system for better weapons and better more interesting gear. And just completely cut the story and the characters out just have little Dark Souls hints about what's going on. Because I couldn't stand one more second of the people in this game or the horrible writing.… Expand
  31. lostsol
    Nov 10, 2019
    3
    You did it again, EA. What a hot mess. I had to return this one, and NO it did not replace Destiny!
  32. dr0nzer
    Mar 9, 2019
    3
    TLDR: This game isn't ready for public release.

    this had a recipe to be a great game but i feel bioware did not look at other games in the same genre and use them as examples and take what was successful and what wasn't and build upon that. For me the combat and flight is really fluid and the upgrade/progression system is strong, the world is beautiful but feels dead, after finishing    TLDR: This game isn't ready for public release.

    this had a recipe to be a great game but i feel bioware did not look at other games in the same genre and use them as examples and take what was successful and what wasn't and build upon that.
    For me the combat and flight is really fluid and the upgrade/progression system is strong, the world is beautiful but feels dead, after finishing the game I had no idea what the Anthem is nor what it meant and its real significance.. running around in the base is also too slow and there is so much dialogue after every mission its ridiculous, I stopped caring half way through and smashed that skip button, there are still dodgy connection issues, and a metric crapton of bugs, missions don't have variety and is a rinse repeat model. the game lacks purpose.. and diversity.

    The sheer amount of loading screens often lasting 1-2mins each is frustrating on top of the fact that endgame quickplay on GM1+ is always dropping you into either bugged missions or finished missions (!!) so you'reloading in and out all the time is gamebreaking.

    Originally rated 5 but downgraded rating to 2 after spending 20+hrs endgame, the game has broke me in a way in which I stopped caring about the game. time to move on.    … Expand
  33. cappy2895
    Apr 24, 2019
    3
    The game has potential, I love the flying, mechanics and the world itself but for a looter shooter this lacks in any valuble loot, armor, skins and meaningful endgame. The volume of bugs and loading screens is painful. I have given a lower score than i would have because the lack of communication or clarity from bioware and any form of apology has veen visibly absent. They thought thatThe game has potential, I love the flying, mechanics and the world itself but for a looter shooter this lacks in any valuble loot, armor, skins and meaningful endgame. The volume of bugs and loading screens is painful. I have given a lower score than i would have because the lack of communication or clarity from bioware and any form of apology has veen visibly absent. They thought that with 1 or 2 years of development they could release an unfinished game and still get our money.… Expand
  34. Lemonade1408
    Apr 1, 2019
    3
    Edit - After playing this game for a few weeks, I sold it, what a broken repetitive boring game, with brief moments of quality

    I actually bought this game, so take this review from someone who has actually played the game. The movement, combat and world are first class, the movement is probably the finest I have ever had in a game. There are so many ways you can approach combat, fly,    Edit - After playing this game for a few weeks, I sold it, what a broken repetitive boring game, with brief moments of quality

    I actually bought this game, so take this review from someone who has actually played the game.

    The movement, combat and world are first class, the movement is probably the finest I have ever had in a game. There are so many ways you can approach combat, fly, hover, jump, run, take cover, and any combination of these. The combo system adds a surprising tactical element as well

    I am only about 8 hours and am really enjoying my time so far, I have heard that the missions and enemy types can get repetitive and I believe that will happen for me, I paid £50 for the game, ill probably put 30 hours into it as a minimum, money well spent in my eyes

    Ill edit my review when I am deeper into the game, but it gets a solid 7 so far    … Expand
  35. dimbak
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    You know, I thought that this game will be good hit. I pre-ordered it, I didn't play demo on PS4... I saw a lot of good reviews from people who played demo, and I wanted to play full game. But, unfortunately, this game is a piece of... bad plot. A lot of bugs, bad physics, but good graphics and interesting gameplay... before you meet bosses or another players. And little online (in myYou know, I thought that this game will be good hit. I pre-ordered it, I didn't play demo on PS4... I saw a lot of good reviews from people who played demo, and I wanted to play full game. But, unfortunately, this game is a piece of... bad plot. A lot of bugs, bad physics, but good graphics and interesting gameplay... before you meet bosses or another players. And little online (in my country, idk what in other countries (I live in Sweden)) is a proof. Sorry, BioWare... but YOU need to give apologies, not me. Thanks for wasting my time, Electronic Arts! I will never buy FIFAs anymore. And never donate to your games... and never buy them.… Expand
  36. baby2236
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    jogo mal feito.vale no maximo 50 e pronto.EA so lança jogo porcaria.tinha que falir essa porra.
  37. matteume
    May 30, 2019
    3
    This game had so much potential, but it's not finished yet, it feels like it never left alpha state.
    Flying around is fun but sadly that's about it.
  38. Martinakara
    Jun 4, 2019
    3
    Eu daria uma nota mais alta se eu ao menos conseguisse jogar. Os servidores de Anthem são uma piada, impossível jogar por 1 hora direto sem ser derrubado. A EA está cavando sua própria cova.
  39. xSPAZZx
    Feb 28, 2019
    3
    It's a basic game...This is 2019...And we are rehashing old destiny and bioware.

    EA is just attempting a cash grab after the failure of genderfield 5. I played 25 hours of the demo and got as far as I could. The quests and missions were interchangeable; you couldn't tell one mission from another. The story is convoluted and none of the characters immersed me. This is a simple    It's a basic game...This is 2019...And we are rehashing old destiny and bioware.

    EA is just attempting a cash grab after the failure of genderfield 5.

    I played 25 hours of the demo and got as far as I could. The quests and missions were interchangeable; you couldn't tell one mission from another. The story is convoluted and none of the characters immersed me.

    This is a simple cash grab. Just like Ubisoft selling Far Cry 5.1 aka New Dawn (Far cry 5 didn't have the respect to survive a year before they regurgitated a lackluster "sequel"

    Stay away. It feel fun though, but there are plenty of other games with better quality, cheaper price, and richer story.    … Expand
  40. Peter_Parker23
    Mar 11, 2019
    3
    This game is absolutely unacceptable. You'd think EA and their fans would have learned by now, but no. They still think it's OK to release unfinished, half assed buggy games. This game succeeds at very little and fails completely at a lot. I give it some props for decent sound design and flying mechanics, but other than that it's just a worse version of Destiny. Boring grind, boringThis game is absolutely unacceptable. You'd think EA and their fans would have learned by now, but no. They still think it's OK to release unfinished, half assed buggy games. This game succeeds at very little and fails completely at a lot. I give it some props for decent sound design and flying mechanics, but other than that it's just a worse version of Destiny. Boring grind, boring shooting, boring enemies, boring world, bugs galore. This game should simply not exist.… Expand
  41. Br_AgSs
    Jun 6, 2019
    3
    This game could've been a top tier Third-Person Shooter, except, it isent. The gameplay is bad. the only "good" thing on the gameplay is the flying mode, but the rest is stupid. Its an incomplete game, bad combat mechanics and SEVERAL bugs, the frame is terrible and the story is lame. Onlne is useless. They really shoud've used more of the flying.
  42. Kuluty
    Feb 27, 2019
    3
    Awful optimization. All the load in the computer goes to the CPU. Loot with non-working and zero properties of objects. Description of items is not informative. It's not even known how much health and shields a javelin has. Content for a couple of evenings. Raids have 3 missions - the first one we all went through in the demo, the second new and the third cropped version of the finalAwful optimization. All the load in the computer goes to the CPU. Loot with non-working and zero properties of objects. Description of items is not informative. It's not even known how much health and shields a javelin has. Content for a couple of evenings. Raids have 3 missions - the first one we all went through in the demo, the second new and the third cropped version of the final battle, which is clumsily cut out of the plot.
    Much of the content shown in devstream cut and served on the grain in the form of new content.
    + crash (one guy flew 5 times during a raid), the loss of sound, the hang of missions (in one of the final missions, endless spawn of enemies).
    Of course, you can always blame EA for all sins, but too much is hanging on the developers.
    I was really looking forward to this game and my friends pre-ordered it only because I recommended it to them and constantly discarded the latest news from the developers. As a result - I am very ashamed.
    I certainly hope that some time will pass and we will all get optimization and content, but what we have now is pitiable.    … Expand
  43. Generalxxbob
    Mar 31, 2020
    3
    Bought The game 9 € and still wasn't a good move.. The game was is insanely big and empty just like metal gear solid tpp. Great graphics with empty world, bad sound fx(even with good headphones still the sound crashing), bad story, bad visuals even with one more player (the explosions made me almost epileptic), very bad AI, crappie design of the enemies, boring gamplay. Too bad, it has lotBought The game 9 € and still wasn't a good move.. The game was is insanely big and empty just like metal gear solid tpp. Great graphics with empty world, bad sound fx(even with good headphones still the sound crashing), bad story, bad visuals even with one more player (the explosions made me almost epileptic), very bad AI, crappie design of the enemies, boring gamplay. Too bad, it has lot of potential.… Expand
  44. Seletman
    Jun 2, 2019
    3
    Anthem has good gameplay with a nice mix-up of firearms and specific skills for each class, has a good map size and great vertical mobility with the flying system. The big problem is when you have a looter-shooter that is not rewarding and has no loot. Not because it's difficult to get the best gear in the game, but because there is no loot. The game feels incomplete in every way possible.Anthem has good gameplay with a nice mix-up of firearms and specific skills for each class, has a good map size and great vertical mobility with the flying system. The big problem is when you have a looter-shooter that is not rewarding and has no loot. Not because it's difficult to get the best gear in the game, but because there is no loot. The game feels incomplete in every way possible. The low variety of maps, the low variety of skills and gear, and of course, the content. It's an amazing game for you to play for a couple of hours or even days, but after some time you easily realize that there's nothing else for you there and you are obligated to do the same thing expecting something different until you finally realize there is nothing different. That's all the game is. Disappointing.… Expand
  45. TheScort
    Mar 7, 2019
    3
    It's just Destiny 2.1 - it feels like a slight rehash of that franchise to me, just as soulless and boring too.

    The much touted 'verticle movement' is a bit of a gimmick, that wore off far to soon for me - the suits just lack any decent customization; outside of the stuff that will cost real world money that is! Gunplay is alright, the weapon sounds are good, and explosions dazzle -    It's just Destiny 2.1 - it feels like a slight rehash of that franchise to me, just as soulless and boring too.

    The much touted 'verticle movement' is a bit of a gimmick, that wore off far to soon for me - the suits just lack any decent customization; outside of the stuff that will cost real world money that is!

    Gunplay is alright, the weapon sounds are good, and explosions dazzle - but even this isn't enough to save the game. It just feels so lifeless and unfinished - no way up to Bioware's usual standards (not looking at you Andromeda!).    … Expand
  46. T0m4550
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    Weak story, weak characters, weak gameplay, weak open world, mindless grind, time-waster mechanisms, no heart, no soul, no "pride and accomplishment", in short a typical graphic blender from EA and since DA Inquisition also from BioWare. Nothing more to say...

    The studio is working really hard to be closed. But I do not feel sorry for BioWare anymore, having ruined two big brands with    Weak story, weak characters, weak gameplay, weak open world, mindless grind, time-waster mechanisms, no heart, no soul, no "pride and accomplishment", in short a typical graphic blender from EA and since DA Inquisition also from BioWare. Nothing more to say...

    The studio is working really hard to be closed. But I do not feel sorry for BioWare anymore, having ruined two big brands with their Open World grind garbage. Anthem is just the tombstone on their own grave...    … Expand
  47. ShadowKnight734
    Mar 21, 2019
    3
    I am very disappointed at this game, and how people are saying its "good". Upon playing Anthem, I realized why the reviews were so on the negative (I know there was a review bomb on launch, but now, people are allowing on what is going on) this game is really buggy, like Ezap said its like a beta, and I agree with him. People who say its good state that these issues will get fixed, thereI am very disappointed at this game, and how people are saying its "good". Upon playing Anthem, I realized why the reviews were so on the negative (I know there was a review bomb on launch, but now, people are allowing on what is going on) this game is really buggy, like Ezap said its like a beta, and I agree with him. People who say its good state that these issues will get fixed, there will be updates, and I am absolutely disgusted on what the gaming community had turned into. This game deserves a 3, as a matter of fact, when the delay happened, almost everyone figured out that this game is about to fail. Don't get me wrong, I have seen delayed games that have done pretty well, but its on a rare occasion nowadays. I hoped that this game will be good, heck, I even pre-ordered, this game may not have been a Fallout 76 disaster, but its pretty darn close.… Expand
  48. Papakhan
    Mar 5, 2019
    3
    Spend your $65 elsewhere this game is not worth it. I purchased this game giving it their benefit of the doubt and that was the worst decision I’ve made in a while. The game is extremely flawed as it is plagued with a myriad of bugs and technical issues that literally make the game unplayable as missions stop working because they get bugged or the game crashes. The in has me rewards suckSpend your $65 elsewhere this game is not worth it. I purchased this game giving it their benefit of the doubt and that was the worst decision I’ve made in a while. The game is extremely flawed as it is plagued with a myriad of bugs and technical issues that literally make the game unplayable as missions stop working because they get bugged or the game crashes. The in has me rewards suck and while the game play can be fun at times the rewards the game gives you are not worth it at all. Avoid this game at all cost!… Expand
  49. robertmgr
    Apr 18, 2019
    3
    Don't even bother buying tbh... Defended this game early on, but the constant disconnection from the servers, 'error loading pilot data', losing good loot that to begin with is so hard to get (1 legendary in like 5 hrs), and failure to dlever on content they promised has just done it for me.. Don't bother!
  50. KusoGaki
    Mar 1, 2019
    3
    I really hope this game would be a success but alas... Great gameplay but it is soooooo boring.
  51. floriobr
    Mar 23, 2019
    3
    Na primeira semana de gameplay o jogo é uma delícia e vc até releva as telas de loading, bugs e erros de desconexão. Depois disso, quando termina a campanha e começa o farm de itens pra melhorar seu setup, o jogo vai ficando cansativo e os problemas começam a te irritar. O end game é ruim e razo, se torna extremamente repetitivo. Ainda tem tanto bug e problema de conexão que vc desiste deNa primeira semana de gameplay o jogo é uma delícia e vc até releva as telas de loading, bugs e erros de desconexão. Depois disso, quando termina a campanha e começa o farm de itens pra melhorar seu setup, o jogo vai ficando cansativo e os problemas começam a te irritar. O end game é ruim e razo, se torna extremamente repetitivo. Ainda tem tanto bug e problema de conexão que vc desiste de jogar 15 minutos depois que iniciou o jogo. Claramente o jogo foi mal produzido pela Bioware e rushado pela EA. Não comprem.… Expand
  52. Ronin_83
    Apr 3, 2019
    3
    Gra strasznie zawiodła. Mamy miesiąc od premiery, a tytuł nadal jest w fazie beta. Każdy pacz zamiast naprawiać to psuje grę. Łatwiej będzie powiedzieć co jest fajne: grafika, latanie i po części strzelanie cała reszta to istna masakra. Widać, że gra od podstaw została źle zaprojektowana.
  53. Volsyden
    Apr 29, 2019
    3
    i gave this a 3 due to the fact this game does look pretty. but overall pretty boring, most companies that are in a hurry to make money often screw it up and try to add in game purchases. i will never buy another game from EA, bio-ware, etc. due to the heavy weight on my wallet and unfinished products. sad really, this game could have been great but add corporate greed in the title andi gave this a 3 due to the fact this game does look pretty. but overall pretty boring, most companies that are in a hurry to make money often screw it up and try to add in game purchases. i will never buy another game from EA, bio-ware, etc. due to the heavy weight on my wallet and unfinished products. sad really, this game could have been great but add corporate greed in the title and this is what you get.... keep it up and there will be no more players buying your monetized crappy games.… Expand
  54. Theangrypasta
    May 17, 2019
    3
    It's just totally mediocre. I played for around 7 hours and stopped. There's just nothing here.
  55. NukeTv
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    comment peut-on rater un jeu avec une qualité graphique et un gameplay aussi exceptionnels ? La table de loot est une blague, les affixes ne servent a rien, l'histoire est nulle et les dialogues sont une torture. Une multitude de promesses non tenues, une arnaque, rendez-moi mon argent bande de voleurs.
  56. Daniel92Oro
    Jul 16, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ponerlo para jugarlo con el PS plus, es un asco, no sirve para nada si nadie está conectado
    Se traba mucho el juego por estar conectado al plus    … Expand
  57. free-meerkat
    Dec 17, 2020
    3
    The single shortest honeymoon period I've ever had in a game. Within the second hour of playing I had felt like I've seen everything it has to offer. Half-baked, dead and abandoned almost 2 years later, Anthem is the worst AAA looter-shooter to ever be released.
  58. Yeeezy911
    Nov 28, 2020
    3
    Such a bummer. I waited over a year to pick this up, thinking I’d grab it on a discount with over a years worth of added content. My largest complaints are that there are hardly any cosmetics so most players look similar but with different paint jobs, the loading times on PS4 pro are terrible and frequent, the sound design is criminally bland, and gear is uncreative and generic. TheSuch a bummer. I waited over a year to pick this up, thinking I’d grab it on a discount with over a years worth of added content. My largest complaints are that there are hardly any cosmetics so most players look similar but with different paint jobs, the loading times on PS4 pro are terrible and frequent, the sound design is criminally bland, and gear is uncreative and generic. The dialogue is also terrible and impossible to relate to: It’s action movie dialogue at its worst. Most of all, It’s so sad to see such a large budget title have such little creativity and life put into it. This game definitely needs development leader that know how to have fun, take risks, and experiment. Sadly, it’s probably way too late for this one.… Expand
  59. HitmanStryker
    Feb 25, 2019
    2
    What has happened to BioWare?

    At one time they were a beloved game developer with hits like Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3, (with the exception of the generic ending of Mass Effect 3), Star Wars, The Old Republic, Dragon Age franchise as well as Baldur’s Gate. It seems that when they were acquired by Electronics Arts; many of their games have had trouble, due to EA’s thirst for monetization    What has happened to BioWare?

    At one time they were a beloved game developer with hits like Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3, (with the exception of the generic ending of Mass Effect 3), Star Wars, The Old Republic, Dragon Age franchise as well as Baldur’s Gate. It seems that when they were acquired by Electronics Arts; many of their games have had trouble, due to EA’s thirst for monetization and demand for deadlines. EA is killing games and BioWare is one of their victims.

    I buy my games, I do not rely on developers codes and I do not get paid to review games. For me, if a game is not fun, it is not a good game. If a game is unfinished, it is not a good game. If the game is a grind, it is not a good game.

    I play games for entertainment and I am not beholden to being blacklisted if I give a bad review so here it goes.

    The graphics of this game are a bag of mixed nuts. Some areas are simply beautiful, some areas are full of pop-ins, and for the most part, after the first hour I was frustrated. Additionally the loading screens are horrendous. Finally I found myself getting dizzy.

    This game is unfinished with boring missions, boring and some unnecessary NPC who for some reason want to tell you their life stories. The enemies and basically the same and the main villain is treated poorly.

    I want to go on, but simply put, I cannot get my money back so I am left with reselling the game or trade it in, which is a shame since again, BioWare did not deliver on its promise.

    I end with one question: Why BioWare, why have you given us another vanilla shooter?    … Expand
  60. PandaFromHell05
    Mar 12, 2019
    2
    EDIT: All my trophies glitched up and now I'm trading it in to Gamestop to get at least half of my money back. This will be the last time I preorder a game published by EA. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

    ORIGINAL: I'm going to be honest right here. I want so much to love this game. It has SO much potential, but it is unacceptable how many bugs and glitches there    EDIT: All my trophies glitched up and now I'm trading it in to Gamestop to get at least half of my money back. This will be the last time I preorder a game published by EA. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

    ORIGINAL: I'm going to be honest right here. I want so much to love this game. It has SO much potential, but it is unacceptable how many bugs and glitches there are. As a gamer, I am actually okay with a delay of a game if it's necessary. In fact, delays are sometimes necessary. This game NEEDED to be delayed.

    I picked this game up on Day One. HDR was broken, and I'm not playing a crappy looking game without HDR on my 4K HDR TV. 2nd time that I tried playing this game, I couldn't even get in because there was a problem with the servers. 3rd time, I was in the middle of a mission and I got the PS4 error blue screen. Then, after playing for a solid 4 hours, my guns suddenly disappearing off my Javelin in between missions. This is unacceptable.

    Before buying this game, I went solely off the videos released for this game. It looks awesome. It actually feels awesome. I like that I can wreck things using the Colossus. I love how beautiful the game looks, and that I can fly around in an "Avatar-like" world.

    Here are my gripes:
    1) The amount of bugs and glitches, including trophy glitches. Then again, this is something I should expect from EA at this point. Don't want a bad reputation? Stop being dumb.
    2) Why is there overheating when I'm flying? Seriously. It's an annoyance.
    3) The missions are predictable and feel like busy work. Kill X amount of enemies, find X amount of runes, etc.
    4) The enemies are bland and boring.
    5) There is one area. Destiny had a variety of planets and enemies (although I'm not a Destiny lover..I have my problems with that game as well).
    6) WHY IN THE WORLD DO I HAVE TO GO TO THE FORGE EVERY TIME I WANT TO CHANGE MY WEAPONS?!?!?
    7) Why no mini map or custom icons? When I go collectible hunting, this makes it easier. Come on EA, you're a AAA developer.

    I truly feel like this game were rushed and deserved a few more betas. Gamestop has a trade-in deal for this game before next week, so I'm going to play what I can, trade it in, and pick it up later for cheap when it's more complete. Sorry Bioware, but this was a mis-step. Focus on Dragon Age and Mass Effect.    … Expand
  61. SWERY_51
    Jun 9, 2019
    2
    Anthem is the perfect mix between... a mediocre Destiny and an awful Warframe. I think it is simply the biggest disappointment ever in my entire gamer's life. Congrats.

    Pros :
    + Graphics are nice most of the time
    + Animations and lip-sync are good
    + Gameplay is smooth

    Cons :
    - Everything else!
  62. DDP
    Mar 14, 2019
    2
    Giving 2 because the game has potential, however, the game is badly balanced, full of loading screen, the map is very little compared to any other looter shooter around, the loot is either bugged and handed out freely or fixed and not given, graphically speaking the game is a stunner but at the moment it is the only redeeming quality, story is short and ridiculously insufficient to be aGiving 2 because the game has potential, however, the game is badly balanced, full of loading screen, the map is very little compared to any other looter shooter around, the loot is either bugged and handed out freely or fixed and not given, graphically speaking the game is a stunner but at the moment it is the only redeeming quality, story is short and ridiculously insufficient to be a bioware game, controls are not amazing, repetitive to the death, the only change in difficulty is not in the IA but in the enemies becoming bulletsponges and dealing more damage, the rest is the same, so brace yourself for repetition. as said it has potential, but this game is just a fancy mirror to look at, warframe is much better and it is free. Not worth the money.… Expand
  63. dariokardosh
    Feb 25, 2019
    2
    The game has beautiful graphics and in the beginning is exciting, but the campaign is short and the game gets tiring quickly. Maybe in the future, with many updates, it will get better.
  64. Skyline_RJ
    Jul 16, 2019
    2
    This game was released absolutely broken. It doesn´t deserve any kind of gameplay evaluation. Will take a long time to EA, Bioware or whatever they get envolved to see my money again.
  65. MauCampos
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    This game deserves a 2/10. 1 point for the gameplay, and one point for the graphics. That's all this game has to offer. Absurdly repetitive grinding. Story? What story? Poor BioWare ruined but it's publisher...
  66. Niko_Seagull
    Mar 6, 2019
    2
    Just finished the campaign. Worst final boss fight in a AAA looter shooter. Worse than Ghaul. Generally, the enemy AI is moronic and the missions are chaotic and ill designed. I had little trouble with glitches and bugs, though I did get disconnected a few times. The loading screens were intrusive. Terrible game.
  67. Darkvenom39
    Apr 7, 2019
    2
    before i begin i totally see myself might re-reviewing ths game again in the future. this game deserves a 6/10 at its current state (launch)! it has a lot of issues to be fixed the game is a total mess ive even had to open youtube after a cutscene cuz in the middle of the cutscene the game has stuck and then "disconnected from the EA servers" how lame ! but other than that the game isbefore i begin i totally see myself might re-reviewing ths game again in the future. this game deserves a 6/10 at its current state (launch)! it has a lot of issues to be fixed the game is a total mess ive even had to open youtube after a cutscene cuz in the middle of the cutscene the game has stuck and then "disconnected from the EA servers" how lame ! but other than that the game is definitely not polished i have to mention the fact that EA should STOP using the frostbite engine for everything they own! frostbite is not made for games such as ME, Anthem or any bioware game at all !!!! i see a ton of issues that im sure the developers would've done amazing things if not that FPS engine ( not that im complaining the game is outstandingly beautiful but its not designed for these kinda games!) !!! anyhow im still going to play this game a lot the combat is addictive and amazing ! the customization is superb ! and the expedition is beautiful. but the story in this game is so basic and we didnt get much from the interesting stuff, i also heard bioware had to cut a ton of content because the publishers told them to and thats just awful! and all of the characters arent that interesting or memorable even though i really tried to like the characters but it didnt work ! and not to mention that the people in the world are just unreadable or matching the whole world like why is fort tarsis a middle eastern look with british/ american/ russian citizens ??? i dont get the whole concept with the all HUB area doesnt add up, at least tell us in the story how the world of anthem goes... anyhow lets get to a conclusion i still enjoy playing this game ! im totaly going to spend more time with it and would definitely be happy to see new content in the future i love all the javelins they are all fun and very balanced (my fav is the storm and ranger these 2 are so fun for me but i havent tried the colossus and interceptor yet even though i have all the javelins rn but ill get to them within progress haha) and they way you customize the javelins is so fun and unique ! and the gameplay is super fun ! for real the whole flying thing with the javelins makes D2 feel like a baby with those sparrows(but dont take me wrong i gave D1&D2 a 9/10 i have been playing these games for a long period and same with warframe which i gave a 10/10 and also warframe has jetpacks) and just because the flying and gameplay and combat in anthem is so fun this makes me want to play it more !!! and the whole loot system, yeah this game has recycled loot only with different ranks and all of them look pretty much the same... anyhow this game couldve been a whole lot better if bioware would have not used the frostbite engine and showed a middle finger at EA and used their own engine ! i really love bioware i have been playing their games for many years of my life ! and i am tired of AAA publishers always trying to make T rated games so kids could use their parents credit card for microtransactions and these T rated games are so effortless (battleroyal and fifa for example) if they want to succeed they should open their minds and make more M rated games with no rubbish monetization schemes and ways to nickle and dime people in the most greedy way as possible and i know that the bioware team is super talented in making awesome games ! but at least from now on im not going to buy and EA game for full price or wont buy an EA game in general that publisher used to be an awesome competitor to activision but now EA is on the list of my stay away titles together with ubisoft, bethesda, and of-course activision! i really wanted to love this game and i know bioware can do a fantastic job i know they could ! but the past EA entries i just seem to give up on them and will probably keep my doubts for the nex titanfall even ! anyhow i hope EA and bioware will learn from this and i really am looking for more content in the future for anthem :)! 6/10

    UPDATE: had to downgrade the score and give it a 2/10 the game just got worse! i feel like bioware is shooting themselves in the foot! i really love bioware but todays bioware is just a disaster! i wish i could love this game but i just cant anymore ! it crashes my ps4 everytime i play it ! there is absolutely nothing to do in the game after you finish the campaign, and the game itself is buggy AF!!!! its so buggy the game itself is a huge bug!!! anyhow im out of space here but please do your self a favor and stay away from this game ! PLAY WARFRAME !! trust me you wont regret it its more polished and its free and the microtransactions are worth it (you dont have to even buy microtransactions in warframe you can just grind the game doesnt force you to pay, anthem indeed does force you to pay more than what you already bought plus anthem is way more trash than warframe !) anyhow dont spend your time and money on anthem go to warframe!    … Expand
  68. Deigh
    Feb 26, 2019
    2
    Anthem good idea poor execution.
    The idea and play style of anthem are cool. The game sadly seeing as its a bioware game suffers from a predictable story with a anticlimactic ending.
    The game suffers from network issues that are getting worse by the day. They have become so bad that i had to google the end cut scene just because the game lost connection and counted the mission as    Anthem good idea poor execution.
    The idea and play style of anthem are cool. The game sadly seeing as its a bioware game suffers from a predictable story with a anticlimactic ending.
    The game suffers from network issues that are getting worse by the day. They have become so bad that i had to google the end cut scene just because the game lost connection and counted the mission as complete.
    Edit: Connection issues now happen that need to close the game. Closing the game crashes my PS4
    for some reason as well.
    Micro transaction are not to bad the price of items for in game currency was defiantly increased but the cosmetic items don't look that great that you would want to spend real world money on them so far.
    The game is repetitive but you have to expect that in a looter shooter and the javelin mechanics do make it fun.
    I rarely ran into any bugs but the connection problems are a huge issue.

    if the game fixed the connection problems and the story for future expansions if any are massively improved then the game could be a 7.
    at this point the game is a 4 if not for the connection issues being so frequent id give it a 5 but the game does show that it was not ready for release.
    Edit: I now rate the game a 2 since the network issues are still getting worse and now its becoming a danger to my system.    … Expand
  69. PolishJohn
    Feb 25, 2019
    2
    Total uninspired drag. Does what it needs to mechanically...kind of like watching Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2 from the early 2010's. By the numbers, soulless, not special.
  70. DestanyZero
    Mar 14, 2019
    2
    There are so many awful things about this game that mentioning them all would take up alot of your time.

    in short. more buggy than mass effect and skyrim, scummy microtransactions,boring, repetitive but not in the good way,ending is underwhelming, npc's are all basically boring that makes you skip their dialogue just for the faction points, choices you make dont matter, everything you    There are so many awful things about this game that mentioning them all would take up alot of your time.

    in short. more buggy than mass effect and skyrim, scummy microtransactions,boring, repetitive but not in the good way,ending is underwhelming, npc's are all basically boring that makes you skip their dialogue just for the faction points, choices you make dont matter, everything you do has a loading screen,unbalanced, bullet sponges, cheap one hit kills you cant see coming most the time, your javelin looks the same the whole game unless you use paint, pay microtransactions or use coin which is hard enough to make as it is.

    the world is so empty and i dont care what you say, this game was so heavily false advertised its criminal. it feels like such a huge chunk of the game was ripped out and we are left with the shell. All these "free updates" imo were already apart of the game but they are going to slowly give us these "updates" back into the game to make it seem like they're doing something. although to combat is fun and the flying is ok but some what limited for 20seconds or so before having to recharge, it doesnt excuse the fact that its worse than vanilla destiny, with so much content ripped from the game it makes vanilla destiny seem like a full game.

    id wait a year before getting this when the actual game we should have gotten is ready.

    Update: with the games recent update the game has become broken, the loot less rewarding,end game content being deleted from your map,the game constantly glitching out and restarting your game,errors, loading screens lasting 5-10min at times. I highly suggest everyone at this point not buy the game, its already on sale shortly after release as well so give it a while before making a bad investment in this game

    Update from latest patch: do not buy this game, i have never felt so unrewarded for my time in my life. th eloot system is broken beyond belief that you could waste hours at end game and feel as if you have achieved nothing.

    giving this game a 3/10 is extreamly generous for what is is like atm

    Update to score 2/10 be extreamly generous once again    … Expand
  71. RaizenBS7
    Nov 18, 2019
    2
    **** game.
    shut down my console.
    I wait for my refund, total disappointment
  72. kaancag
    Jul 2, 2020
    2
    Bioware gave me the best games in my life. Mass Effect, Baldur's Gate, SWTOR, Dragon Age.

    But f..k Anthem is the biggest let down for me in a long time. The story missions end in 2 days of game play. The rest is unnecessary.
  73. LockdownZ
    Mar 15, 2019
    2
    At first I thought the game was good and fun. The flying is really solid and the shooting is pretty damn fun. But after a while I started to see anthem's flaws. The countless bugs, the ridiculous weapon perks (you get an assault rifle that gives bonus sniper damage, why?!) and the overall laziness of the developer. I wish this game would be a succes but unfortunately it became whatAt first I thought the game was good and fun. The flying is really solid and the shooting is pretty damn fun. But after a while I started to see anthem's flaws. The countless bugs, the ridiculous weapon perks (you get an assault rifle that gives bonus sniper damage, why?!) and the overall laziness of the developer. I wish this game would be a succes but unfortunately it became what everyone thought, a disaster.… Expand
  74. Vonsaberhagen
    Oct 10, 2019
    2
    This game is a bigger disappointment than the botched ME3 ending. Yes, there is fun to be had flying around and the graphics are gorgeous, however that is the extent of the content. This is NOT an RPG. Your choices don't matter. This is a mediocre looter/shooter. Every quest is go here and kill bad guys or go here, collect these 6 things while killing bad guys. To top it off, theThis game is a bigger disappointment than the botched ME3 ending. Yes, there is fun to be had flying around and the graphics are gorgeous, however that is the extent of the content. This is NOT an RPG. Your choices don't matter. This is a mediocre looter/shooter. Every quest is go here and kill bad guys or go here, collect these 6 things while killing bad guys. To top it off, the servers are unstable. Unfortunately, I bought the Art of Anthem book so I know what could have been. I want the game that was in that book. BioWare has fallen far. I pre-ordered it as it was a BioWare title but unfortunately I won't do that again after this experience. It gets a score of 2 for being pretty to look at, but that is about all there is. :(… Expand
  75. absolutny
    Apr 16, 2019
    2
    After some cooling off and seeing the truth about development of this game, there is no denying it is a complete disaster. It should be illegal to sell a product that is not ready to be released.
  76. SubZer0
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    So 2 out of 10 is very generous.
    Game itselfe, good idea, gameplay isn't bad ether, i do like the flightmechanics and also ginplay and skills, last but not least the possibility to play with all classes on one char in the game, but->
    - Addin a guildsystem with a "free contentubdate" realy... thats not a free content update, it shold have been in there from the start. Feels like Bioware    So 2 out of 10 is very generous.
    Game itselfe, good idea, gameplay isn't bad ether, i do like the flightmechanics and also ginplay and skills, last but not least the possibility to play with all classes on one char in the game, but->
    - Addin a guildsystem with a "free contentubdate" realy... thats not a free content update, it shold have been in there from the start. Feels like Bioware never saw a mmo based online game.
    - Perfoformence on ps4 is bad.... not just bad but horrible, for me at least, sometimes for me its like "go left" 2sec later "ok going left" me "go right" game "nope still going left for the next 5 seconds"
    - also crashes and other things, yesterday my friend got kicked out of the game while we were playing together. So ok he should logg in again but no..... patch downlode, for me an hour later..... still in game. I laught ag him for that aaaand then i said "ok let me close the game and see if I have to dl the patch if I close it".
    Result of that action : as I selected close software.... ps4 full crash and hab to execute ps4 repair module for my edternal drive cause it cuold also feel the influence of Anthem.
    - Also content...... lets not talk about that.... they used a mission to lead players to the ingame store.... it was one of the required ones.... whats wrong with people from Bioware?

    So my score is 2 because
    Yes gameplay is fun BUT having basicly same amount of content as Destiny after it failed miserably because of that reason and release the game in a state that does feel like a alpha build and yes i mean that it feels even worse than a beta build. Yeah not the best idea they had. Maybee they wake up now and finaly do something to fix that crap they released, it worket for FFXIV, lets see if it works here as well.    … Expand
  77. Deebus
    Jan 3, 2021
    2
    If you’re playing this game for free as a part of Ea pass, it’s worth at least a look, if only maybe a quick one.

    Flying is fun... and that’s about it. The story is weak, poorly written, and badly executed. The flow of the game feels segmented and choppy, given all the loading screens and separate zones. The combat isn’t that fun, and gets really old after a while. And the endgame is a    If you’re playing this game for free as a part of Ea pass, it’s worth at least a look, if only maybe a quick one.

    Flying is fun... and that’s about it. The story is weak, poorly written, and badly executed. The flow of the game feels segmented and choppy, given all the loading screens and separate zones. The combat isn’t that fun, and gets really old after a while. And the endgame is a boring waste of time.

    I tend to really like grinding for gear in looter games. After 13 years on WoW, 5 on Destiny, and lots of time spent on other games like Diablo and The Division, I’m no stranger to the genre. Given all my gripes with the game, I’m sure I would have stuck around and even enjoyed my time if the gear was at all interesting. But it just isn’t. It’s some of the most boring loot I’ve ever seen in a video game.

    Don’t pay money for this game. That being said, if you get it for free and wind up liking it, good on you.    … Expand
  78. GuiLaTroN
    Feb 25, 2019
    2
    Game incomplete released. Missing end-game content. All missions are very similar. Very poor customization. Constant disconnections. Lots of bugs. Frame Drops in areas with many enemies is recurring and annoying. But the worst is that the game sold at full price is still full of micro-transactions. I do not buy an EA game again.
  79. Majnus
    Feb 25, 2019
    2
    It's a 2/10 from me. Harsh? Considering all aspects of game, development and overpromise with under delivery - i think 2/10 is more than it deserves. I'm not going to list the bugs present in the game because I'm fairly certain I'd hit the max character limit (I'm being serious), so I'll just say a few words about core game mechanics and gameplay. The gameplay is something quite new, thatIt's a 2/10 from me. Harsh? Considering all aspects of game, development and overpromise with under delivery - i think 2/10 is more than it deserves. I'm not going to list the bugs present in the game because I'm fairly certain I'd hit the max character limit (I'm being serious), so I'll just say a few words about core game mechanics and gameplay. The gameplay is something quite new, that on top of beautiful graphics is definitely making a great impression, and that's as far as the positive aspects go. The first impression goes away within 10h, so you're left dealing with game that has a TONS of loading screens, short, shallow story, small map that's mostly empty, THREE STRONGHOLDS ("endgame"), uninteresting loot, and almost no armors. All you do is play with colors - that's pretty much as far as customization goes. Weapons are uninteresting, all feel the same. There's literally a handful of weapons and all that changes is their rarity and level. As far as I can see 3x weapons of each type, and there's like 6 or 7 types. Stupid and completely ridiculous design choices that are worse than all mistakes looter-shooter games in the past did (Destiny, Division). Question comes to mind what in the hell did they do for SEVEN YEARS!? You put in 10h, 20h max and you're done. You've seen it all, there's nothing more. Anthem is a strong contender for the worst game of 2019 and I'm pretty sure it will take the crown at the end of the year. I'm not even hating, I really had high hopes, and I really, really tried to like this game. I wanted this to be successful but it won't be, bugs aside - this game's core is so broken it's beyond repair. You had one chance bioware. Literally every single decision in this game screams incompetence. I'm officially done with bioware products. If you're still thinking of buying this, wait a bit, it gonna hit the lowest shelves with half price slapped on it sooner than Fallout 76.… Expand
  80. ShadowWarrior
    Feb 27, 2019
    2
    Let me start off by saying that I’ve been excited for this game ever since the E3 reveal and I so desperately hoped it would be amazing, but I was always worried what could happen given that it’s attached to EA and yea as it turns out they ruined it. I mean the concept of having four javelins, flying around in an open world like Iron Man, and blowing stuff up is a winning for In and ofLet me start off by saying that I’ve been excited for this game ever since the E3 reveal and I so desperately hoped it would be amazing, but I was always worried what could happen given that it’s attached to EA and yea as it turns out they ruined it. I mean the concept of having four javelins, flying around in an open world like Iron Man, and blowing stuff up is a winning for In and of itself, but only EA knows how to take a grand idea and completely destroy it.

    Let me go ahead and talk about what I do like about the game first. You get four javelins to pilot each of which you can switch between at any time you like, all of which feel very distinct from each other, and you aren’t forced to stick with one, which I do like a lot. Gameplay is really fun and engaging with you being able to fire guns and unleash each Javelin’s abilities, in addition to zipping all over the place to rain down hell upon your enemies, set up combos, or flank around them. The game is gorgeous to look at it and the particle effects are spectacular if not somewhat blinding. The customization and ability to create your own unique Javelin is INCREDIBLY satisfying. And lastly the flying, oh man flying around in this game feel absolutely incredible.

    ... But that’s really all I have nice to say about this game because aside from that this game is RIDDLED with bugs and technical issues. I’ve encountered numerous audio glitches where the audio sounds like it’s skipping a beat, The customization is amazing, but there’s hardly any cosmetics to earn or to buy with coins, I’ve had several crashes, enemies have disappeared right in front of me, the frame rate drops to 20fps, status effects like being frozen completely screw up my javelin, game causes annoying lag when in Freeplay, cutscenes don’t fully play out, the story is just weak & uninspiring, the game is has the most laziest mission design I’ve ever seen in a game, damn near worst than vanilla Destiny, this game has the worst bullet sponges I’ve ever fought in a video game, and I just completed a lair, got to the end, and the little console that’s supposed to take you out didn’t even register.

    Like seriously did BioWare even test this game at all, because the amount issues in the game is completely unacceptable. This is a $60 game, it’s not free to play so there’s absolutely no excuse for this and quite frankly BioWare ought be ashamed of themselves for releasing a game in the state that it’s in. Whether this is BioWare or EA’s fault I don’t care, BioWare deserves to get shut down for this because the talent this studio once had is clearly gone. This game feels like it was built by amateurs who had absolutely no clue what the hell they were doing.

    Pros:

    • Spectacular particle effects
    • Absolutely gorgeous graphics
    • 4 very unique javelins to pilot
    • Incredibly detailed customization
    • Intuitive flying mechanics
    • Hiding soooo much potential
    • Satisfying combo system

    Cons:

    • Repetitive & monotonous mission structure
    • Completely boring mission design
    • Annoying bullet sponges
    • Completely broken game plagued with technical issues
    • Game crashes incredibly often
    • Weak uninspiring story
    • No map marker to make navigation easier
    • Doesn’t reward the player enough for their efforts
    • Incredibly lame/poor weapon design
    • Weak uninspiring guns
    • Sheer lack of cosmetic items like armors & gear pieces
    • Incredibly unreasonable grind for coins to purchase cosmetics
    • Forces you to have an Internet connection to play
    • Currently unable to replay story missions
    • Missing key quality of life features

    Like for me this is the most broken game I have ever played. I’m not saying it’s worse than Fallout 76 as I’m sure 76 is worse even though I haven’t played it, but for me personally this is the most broken game I have ever played. Hell I’ve played classic retro games that run better than this “Games as Service” garbage. After this I’m never ever buying another “Games as Service” ever again. Thank god I rented Anthem from Red Box and didn’t waste my money on it or I’d be VERY unhappy.

    Good job EA, once again you ruin another great game and another once beloved studio. I hope you burn to the ground in the next 10 years, if you even last that long at the rate you’re going.    … Expand
  81. Sinatrox
    Mar 3, 2019
    2
    This is a good looking game!

    But that's it..
    This is basically a good looking loading simulator with loot, were the loot is staler than the loading screen.
  82. aladrin
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    the worst game that BioWare has ever had to have been free to play is not this game garbage
  83. ThinkLiveLife
    Mar 12, 2019
    2
    Simply because of its beautiful environment and great open world setup I cant give it a 0.

    The game had a good concept but got way more wrong than it got right. This is utter garbage coming from such a huge developer. The potential really is there. I just dont understand how it was released as such an unpolished product. Even if I overlook the lack of finish work the game itself has    Simply because of its beautiful environment and great open world setup I cant give it a 0.

    The game had a good concept but got way more wrong than it got right. This is utter garbage coming from such a huge developer.

    The potential really is there. I just dont understand how it was released as such an unpolished product. Even if I overlook the lack of finish work the game itself has massive issues all over the place.    … Expand
  84. PicklRick
    Mar 12, 2019
    2
    At first, you will feel like you play the best game of 2019. Then all the sudden you feel like you are a tester for EA and playing a game that is not even in a Beta stage.
  85. CmdrLaserstrahl
    Jun 23, 2019
    2
    So short summary:
    - Graphics, just state of the art not more (seen better on PS4)
    - A lot of bugs and crashes (still not fixed!) - The iron-man like fly is very funny and is very cool - Loading time is okay when you have an SSD installed in PS4, otherwise it is a joke - Fighting/Shooting compared to Destiny 2 feels not so well - Menus straight out of hell Currently I’d recommend    So short summary:
    - Graphics, just state of the art not more (seen better on PS4)
    - A lot of bugs and crashes (still not fixed!)
    - The iron-man like fly is very funny and is very cool
    - Loading time is okay when you have an SSD installed in PS4, otherwise it is a joke
    - Fighting/Shooting compared to Destiny 2 feels not so well
    - Menus straight out of hell

    Currently I’d recommend to spend your money for one of the many other coop shooter.

    First of all, I was about to just skip Anthem, because of the bad critics. However, a friend came up with the idea to play it as squad of 4, team of friends. We played other looter shooter or coop games in general in our 4 men static party. So we bought Anthem for 20 Bucks on PS4. So we were about “just let’s have some fun.”.
    And we tried to have it, but the point is that the game is still not finished, it is full of bugs and unstable. There was nearly no session where not one of us had a game crash or stuck in loading screen. Sometimes one of us was not able to join the squad. It happens several times that the “connection to server was lost” during some kind of boss fight. Funny thing, it happened 3 times at the same boss.
    We don’t care for the story, looter shooter… the game tries to tell an epic story, but it isn’t at all. It is annoying to run from npc to npc in town just to get ready for the next mission. They should replace the town for a text-based menu.
    Menu, next point. I don’t like the menu in this game. It is too bulky, slow, never had issues with menus in games, but this is just annoying.
    We played it for about 30 hours. And we stopped for another, real AAA Looter Shooter.    … Expand
  86. BarretArms
    Mar 29, 2019
    2
    Visually stunning and goodgame play. Drastically let down by constant disconnections, poor load times and multiplayer glitches. Ea likes to pour on the new content but seems to ignore the main issues with the game. Fix the errors and it might turn out great!
  87. Madmojo
    Apr 29, 2019
    2
    I can;t add anything else that already hasn't been said. I paid $80 for an incomplete game that took me a few hours to get through the content (If you don;t count the huge amounts of time sunk into the loading screen and crashes etc..)
  88. nik_mantz
    Sep 13, 2020
    2
    F..ing disconnects all the time. F...ing loiding times. F...ing loot system. Give this game to a serious studio.
  89. Ginga121
    Jan 17, 2020
    2
    The gameplay is enjoyable, it’s definitely fun and pretty to look at. Sadly I (and many others) struggle to even log in due to the ‘Error retrieving Anthem Live data’ at the log in. I’ve spent 4 hours playing the game initially and probably equal that again, if not more trying to log in again after I’d closed it. Still not managed yet...
  90. Arya977
    Jan 10, 2021
    2
    Gameplay..............Good
    Graphics................Great
    Story.......................Poor
    Score.....................Good

    Broken Servers and Loading.
  91. Patayte
    Feb 26, 2021
    2
    Bu oyun yapılabilecek en boktan micro ödeme içeren oyun tamamen EA sayesinde batan saçma sapan ve para koparmak için tasarlandığı inanılmaz belli bir oyun gerçekten para israfı
  92. Gamemonster
    Feb 28, 2019
    1
    Why on earth did Bioware not include a 1080p60 or 1440p60 performance mode on X1X and pro?
    This game feels like an outdated last gen title. When do devs understand that 25-30fps is unplayable garbage?
    What's the point of having a pristine 4K image running like trash and blur it with ugly motion blur...
  93. Mooncalfian
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    One thing that won't be "fixed in future": the ABYSMAL story and characters.

    Listen, bugs don't bother me much. SJWs don't bother me at all. Loot problems and gameplay problems only bother me a little. What I care about in a **** BIOWARE game: story, characters, lore, choices, consequences. And these things are awful in Anthem. Absolutely awful. If you're complaining about bugs    One thing that won't be "fixed in future": the ABYSMAL story and characters.

    Listen, bugs don't bother me much. SJWs don't bother me at all. Loot problems and gameplay problems only bother me a little. What I care about in a **** BIOWARE game: story, characters, lore, choices, consequences. And these things are awful in Anthem. Absolutely awful.

    If you're complaining about bugs you're sending the wrong message. Youre saying that story matters less than bugs, in a Bioware game. It doesn't.

    If you liked KOTOR or Jade Empire or Mass Effect 2 or Dragon Age, don't buy this. I knew it would be like this, the very second they announced they were going online with it.    … Expand
  94. banadona
    Feb 28, 2019
    1
    I gave this game a 10 just to scale back the hate train that's been rolling on since release for no apparent reason that I can find. The game is fine, more than fine even. It is not a single player RPG that we are used from Bioware and maybe that is what people get bonkers about but it is not a 4.2 game. Some things need ironing our and will according to what the DEVs are saying and thatI gave this game a 10 just to scale back the hate train that's been rolling on since release for no apparent reason that I can find. The game is fine, more than fine even. It is not a single player RPG that we are used from Bioware and maybe that is what people get bonkers about but it is not a 4.2 game. Some things need ironing our and will according to what the DEVs are saying and that is all fine. The game is super fun and I would hope people and all the YT "celebrities" would find some other kid to beat up so this game can gather a player base it deserves as now most people don't want to touch it because of all the hate it gets. Really disappointed in the gaming community right now.… Expand
  95. VelvetYork
    Feb 27, 2019
    1
    Flying is fun for a few minutes but gets old because the game is essentially a giant fetch quest. That's where the good ends.

    Gun-play doesn't feel right, content is massively repetitive, horrible loading screens, boring map design, mediocre characters/"dialogue options" that don't amount to anything. Don't give me the "they'll fix it", that's a cop-out and isn't an excuse. This game    Flying is fun for a few minutes but gets old because the game is essentially a giant fetch quest. That's where the good ends.

    Gun-play doesn't feel right, content is massively repetitive, horrible loading screens, boring map design, mediocre characters/"dialogue options" that don't amount to anything.

    Don't give me the "they'll fix it", that's a cop-out and isn't an excuse. This game is unfinished, boring, and there are free to play games out there that beat it.    … Expand
  96. metalatraiu
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    5 problems this game has
    1.very repetitious..... im tired of playing king of the hill or a collectathon mission
    2.audio cuts out
    3.the game breaks itself depending on how you progress and the dialogue of people will be off as well
    4.faling through the map consistently
    5. The items are not rewarding as they give you know meaningful stats
  97. Grus
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Only good thing is the graphics. That's all this game has to offer. All it have is grinding, it have no interesting gameplay or story, lore, etc. It is an epic fail of BioWare and EA.
  98. tonyfred898
    May 19, 2019
    1
    BioWare is the reason I’m in gaming... mass effect 1,2,3 Dragon age trilogy, Kotr! But this game is so broken and bad i uninstalled it from my PS4 pro! I even played through Andromeda twice and that was trash! BioWare i understand you want to try different ideas, but you aren’t good at games as a service, go back to what made you great and stop trying to be Bungie, Blizzard, UbisoftBioWare is the reason I’m in gaming... mass effect 1,2,3 Dragon age trilogy, Kotr! But this game is so broken and bad i uninstalled it from my PS4 pro! I even played through Andromeda twice and that was trash! BioWare i understand you want to try different ideas, but you aren’t good at games as a service, go back to what made you great and stop trying to be Bungie, Blizzard, Ubisoft they are pros at this... you are not!… Expand
  99. Xadrian
    Feb 24, 2021
    1
    I had purchased this game on launch based on videos highlighting promised content. An ongoing world with frequent updates. After completing the game story it was clear the gameplay loop was dull. The content updates never materialized. It was a hollow ship for paid DLC.

    There were promises that there would be updates, but they never came. This game is now officially dead. As    I had purchased this game on launch based on videos highlighting promised content. An ongoing world with frequent updates. After completing the game story it was clear the gameplay loop was dull. The content updates never materialized. It was a hollow ship for paid DLC.

    There were promises that there would be updates, but they never came.

    This game is now officially dead. As Bioware will not be updating the game further, and allow it to die a slow death on the heels of promises they would continue to support the game.

    Do not waste your money.    … Expand
  100. pacific1
    Jun 25, 2019
    1
    Bought this game June 2019, I played through the whole campaign and all of the strongholds. Missions all feel largely the same and uncreative. Graphics are decent but not mind blowing even on xbox one x. I would say that the game crashed back to the opening screen approximately 50% of the time after mission end leading to even longer load times to get back in than they already are. TheBought this game June 2019, I played through the whole campaign and all of the strongholds. Missions all feel largely the same and uncreative. Graphics are decent but not mind blowing even on xbox one x. I would say that the game crashed back to the opening screen approximately 50% of the time after mission end leading to even longer load times to get back in than they already are. The story is uninteresting generic sci-fi loaded with overt and subliminal SJW propaganda (like most EA games) which you may or may not enjoy. I never felt the desire to customize my character at all after the initial build. The guns are generic as well, I found the LMG to be the only useful one. The character voice acting is good but it's hard to care about any of it and the choices made in the conversations do not seem to greatly impact anything. It is unclear what the motivation is to continue playing this after the credits role. It was a chore just to get that far.… Expand
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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 28
  3. Negative: 6 out of 28
  1. VGC
    May 2, 2019
    40
    There’s an intriguing game buried somewhere in Anthem, lying broken beneath its loot and structural frustrations like chunks of fossilised dinosaur bone.
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  2. Vgames
    Mar 16, 2019
    45
    Even if I ignore all the bugs, glitches and disconnects I had, Anthem is still, by and large, a mediocre game. The lackluster story, loot system and gameplay make this game one to pass on. At least in its current state.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Mar 14, 2019
    50
    Though it’s one of best-looking titles on PS4, Anthem’s uninspired action and obsession with grindy tasks mean BioWare’s mechs aren’t on song. [Issue#160, p.83]
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