Anthem

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1416 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 356 out of 1416
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  3. Negative: 926 out of 1416
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  1. alexohmygod
    Mar 12, 2019
    0
    I just want to say that I haven't created an account to complain about No Man's Sky, I haven't created an account to complain about Mass Effect Andromeda and I haven't created an account to complain any about the myriads of bad games I've played so far. But I did take the time to complain about Anthem, it's just pure garbage, flying for 30 second increments is just not worth much when theI just want to say that I haven't created an account to complain about No Man's Sky, I haven't created an account to complain about Mass Effect Andromeda and I haven't created an account to complain any about the myriads of bad games I've played so far. But I did take the time to complain about Anthem, it's just pure garbage, flying for 30 second increments is just not worth much when the game is so broken.… Expand
  2. Indurin
    Mar 19, 2019
    0
    This is pure EA garbage. I bought an unfinished game at full price. I made same mistake when I bought Star Wars Battlefield II, I will never buy anything from EA
  3. 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
  4. CyberRobotnix
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Bioware, after installing the new patch of your game, whenever I would boot and play the game it would crash my entire system and one day my entire system wouldn't work anymore because your pseudomalware broke it beyond repair, you owe me $400.
  5. sebassbruu
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Despues de varios crash al azar, este juego termino por BRICKEAR mi consola...
    RIP mi PS4Pro... **** this game
  6. 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
  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. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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,
  13. AnthemSuksBawlz
    Apr 3, 2019
    0
    FYI I made this account specifically to review this game and give it a ZERO.

    I pre-ordered Anthem and even bought a copy for my best friend because of the early E3 trailer and later "actual gameplay" trailer. Well let me tell you, those videos were outright LIES that are illegal under US law. The game: - Can't even be played at most times due to server instability issues -    FYI I made this account specifically to review this game and give it a ZERO.

    I pre-ordered Anthem and even bought a copy for my best friend because of the early E3 trailer and later "actual gameplay" trailer. Well let me tell you, those videos were outright LIES that are illegal under US law.

    The game:

    - Can't even be played at most times due to server instability issues
    - Forces you to hit a loading screen for practically everything you want to do
    - There are still constant Pilot Error Data bugs which prevent you from even getting into the one single instanced town in the game (where you start from on login)
    - The combat is a joke since combat is based on scaling (ie a lvl1 player joining their friend will do more DPS with a lvl1 gun than someone with a full MasterWork loadout)
    - Is horribly designed from the ground up
    - Lacks any true end-game and BioWare's 90-day Games As Service model puts the first event a full 3 months after launch which effectively kills the game in terms of the majority of players
    - Is a looter shooter..... WITH NO LOOT. The Devs refuse to make the loot rain despite receiving a THOROUGH post by Diablo 3's director who revamped D3's loot with 2.0
    - The crafting system is now unusable since the harvest nodes you farm to get crafting material with were nerfed into oblivion and harvesting is now a waste of time

    I could go on and on about how terrible this game is, but the gist is that Anthem is a buggy mess that has far too many issues connecting to it's own servers for even a single-player instanced walk around Tarsis.

    Do NOT spend your money on Anthem. And I HIGHLY recommend not buying any more BioWare or EA games ever again unless you want to be looked at as a cash cow meant to be strung along to pay for low-effort DLC, loot boxes, and low-effort cosmetics that aren't even what the players want.    … Expand
  14. 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...
  15. Smaloner
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    By far the worst game I have ever played, I have never encountered a game that was a chore to play in hopes to get some value out of money wasted. All of the following are terrible; map, story, damage system, loot, weapons, "promised" content and the user interface to name all that come to mind....and there are plenty more. I constantly experience enemy pop-in/out and they are usuallyBy far the worst game I have ever played, I have never encountered a game that was a chore to play in hopes to get some value out of money wasted. All of the following are terrible; map, story, damage system, loot, weapons, "promised" content and the user interface to name all that come to mind....and there are plenty more. I constantly experience enemy pop-in/out and they are usually right in front of me when they decide to pop-in, dead shortly after. The gameplay is incredibly choppy and the combat is for lack of a better term "mushy". I am not optimistic at all about this game as I will not play it due to accounts of system bricking, don't even care if it's fixed in the future. DONE WITH THIS GARBAGE GAME… Expand
  16. JeeKey
    Feb 27, 2019
    1
    Purchased game, but I can not play, still having connection problems. Nothing helps, and it's a few days after the start. They had to wait and get up with the game.
  17. jpg7077
    Mar 7, 2019
    0
    This game is the worst gaming experience I've ever had.
    Don't waste your money on it.
  18. HTGamer
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Anthem may have become a great game if it were kept in development for at least another 2-3 years to launch in the next generation of consoles, but the actual release is an abomination that ruins gaming. Just like Destiny 1 and 2, The Division, Fallout 76 and some other similar "games". If Fallout 76 was and still is a bugfest, Anthem manages to surpass Bethesda's most recent scam.Anthem may have become a great game if it were kept in development for at least another 2-3 years to launch in the next generation of consoles, but the actual release is an abomination that ruins gaming. Just like Destiny 1 and 2, The Division, Fallout 76 and some other similar "games". If Fallout 76 was and still is a bugfest, Anthem manages to surpass Bethesda's most recent scam.

    Anthem has no content, no meaningful story, no characters, no deep gameplay, no optimisation. It's full of bugs and crashes (in some cases PS4 consoles can even become inoperable after playing Anthem). Loading screens appear every 5 minutes, it's worse than PS3/Xbox 360-era games which had constant loading screens due to the old consoles lacking memory. No way Anthem has been in development since 2012, it's EA/Bioware propaganda so they can dupe gamers.

    Flying freely over the map like Iron Man, and some truly beautiful graphics (although they have been heavily downgraded compared to the reveal trailer back in 2017 even on PC), can't possibly redeem Anthem on their own. They can't make up for the lack of content and the bugs (not to mention bricking PS4 consoles).

    In this game you just shoot brain-dead NPCs, loot them and repeat for an eternity. In the meantime you're expected to be kind enough to buy a dozen skins every month so EA can monetize the game, please their investors with higher profits, and their execs can afford a new Ferrari to smash.

    No thanks.    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. scmmdo
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    No entiendo como un juego que se supone AAA, parece más un juego de acceso anticipado, si bien es cierto que los gráficos y los efectos son excelentes pero con errores técnicos, véase pantallas de cargas, problemas de diseño y falta de endgame, siento que es un juego vacío, y con un solo emplazamiento. Puedo vuelo, sí, pero en un mismo lugar muy parecido todo el tiempo, y bueno no puedeNo entiendo como un juego que se supone AAA, parece más un juego de acceso anticipado, si bien es cierto que los gráficos y los efectos son excelentes pero con errores técnicos, véase pantallas de cargas, problemas de diseño y falta de endgame, siento que es un juego vacío, y con un solo emplazamiento. Puedo vuelo, sí, pero en un mismo lugar muy parecido todo el tiempo, y bueno no puede ser que lance un gran parche, de Día 1 le llaman, donde arregla una cosa y malogran 3, es imperdonable, decepcionante.… Expand
  21. 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
  22. TheLastAgent81
    Mar 22, 2019
    0
    This game is so boring that even if its free it wont help. No soul, very bad creativity . You can have more fun when you play transformers or Superman if you want to fly .
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. SoundAndFury87
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    A well written story, great voice acting, and a visually stunning world can't save this game from it's own terrible bugs. I hate to say the overly used term "literally unplayable" but Anthem does everything in it's power at all times to stop you from enjoying your experience. From constant crashes to desktop, more then 3/4 of the in-game quests breaking, constant online disconnects, downA well written story, great voice acting, and a visually stunning world can't save this game from it's own terrible bugs. I hate to say the overly used term "literally unplayable" but Anthem does everything in it's power at all times to stop you from enjoying your experience. From constant crashes to desktop, more then 3/4 of the in-game quests breaking, constant online disconnects, down to smaller bugs that plague your every step.
    Most serious is the current bug on PS4 where the game, upon crashing, will hard crash your entire console and force you to cut the power in order to reboot it. This is taking bugs to an extreme where it is actually causing damage to a $400 console.

    I wanted to enjoy Anthem, and their is the glimmer of a good game underneath the creation which we received, but with the current state Anthem is in, I feel completely justified in giving it a flat 0.    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. NikoScy
    Apr 5, 2019
    1
    This game has many issues and bugs. It's repetitive, the loading screens and split inventory are horrible, the loot needs to be reworked, etc... But when I play the game, I have fun. This tells me that the game has some great potential, and yeah, I'm not happy that i purchased an unfinished game for full price, but it's good enough for me to stick with it. My recommendation: Try it forThis game has many issues and bugs. It's repetitive, the loading screens and split inventory are horrible, the loot needs to be reworked, etc... But when I play the game, I have fun. This tells me that the game has some great potential, and yeah, I'm not happy that i purchased an unfinished game for full price, but it's good enough for me to stick with it. My recommendation: Try it for yourself, the game is vastly superior to the garbage demo they put out, and it's much better than people are saying it is. Most of the things people are complaining about are inaccurate, and are just people hating on EA. Form your own opinion, and give this a chance. - Edit: I tried to support it, but every update makes something worse, and content is releasing at much too slow a rate. I would recommend that anyone wanting a full, working game waits until this game has been out for at least 6 months before trying.… Expand
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. phillm2009
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    Gameplay and javelins are the only shining light of this game the rest is tediously DULL.. This game is dreadful the story is boring and repetitive get mission go point A kill enemies go point B kill again defending something or collect something just rinse and repeat story is uninspiring characters are even boring walking in Fort Tarsis is slow and painful your character seems pointlessGameplay and javelins are the only shining light of this game the rest is tediously DULL.. This game is dreadful the story is boring and repetitive get mission go point A kill enemies go point B kill again defending something or collect something just rinse and repeat story is uninspiring characters are even boring walking in Fort Tarsis is slow and painful your character seems pointless especially in 1st person another great developer in Bioware destroyed by its parent greedy owner company EA just like Activsion with Bungie and Destiny finally Bungie saw light and parted with Activision I hope Bioware does same EA or it’s goodbye to likes of Mass Effect which DIED for this piece of rubbish even Andomeda is better than this game just a poor mans Destiny… Expand
  33. 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
  34. YoungOnWatch
    May 27, 2019
    0
    Anthem is not a finished game when it was released. From the game crashing my PS4 (which also makes you lose all of the loot you accumulated in the game) to frame rate drops that looks like slow motion pictures in a big boss fight. The numerous amount of loading screens that takes way too long and ruins the pace of play in the game. And Fort Tarsis feeling like you are walking in aAnthem is not a finished game when it was released. From the game crashing my PS4 (which also makes you lose all of the loot you accumulated in the game) to frame rate drops that looks like slow motion pictures in a big boss fight. The numerous amount of loading screens that takes way too long and ruins the pace of play in the game. And Fort Tarsis feeling like you are walking in a graveyard. This is not the same game that we've seen when they introduced this new IP back at E3 three years ago.

    Now this game does have potential and can become a really good game with gamers have full customization with their javelins, which you can't really find in AAA games anymore. And the roadmap for the game showing exciting events coming up for the next three months. But, if you are reading this review to decide if you are going to buy this game, i would say wait three months to see what BioWare has done to improve the quality of life and playability of Anthem. I say that because right now this game is not the AAA game we were expecting and its also not worth 60+ dollars with all the issues and headaches that comes when trying to experience that game and make you regret spending that amount of money for a half-cooked game. Now, maybe my experience will change over time with Anthem, but right now, this is my opinion of the game.    … Expand
  35. 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
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. Madmaz
    Feb 28, 2019
    0
    All you guys on here , giving the game negative reviews .. I agree with you !! ,, but what I dont understand is how some of you complain that this crap has to stop , and then you still buy the damn game!!. Get it into your heads , live service games are nothing short of attempts to fleece as much money out of you as possible while the devs and pubishers are out to put as little work intoAll you guys on here , giving the game negative reviews .. I agree with you !! ,, but what I dont understand is how some of you complain that this crap has to stop , and then you still buy the damn game!!. Get it into your heads , live service games are nothing short of attempts to fleece as much money out of you as possible while the devs and pubishers are out to put as little work into the game as possible in order to do it. No i havnt bought the game , Ive waited for reviews and watched tons of live streams on you tube, im not touching this with a barge pole.
    EA and Activision and any other devs/company who develop these types of games can kiss by big fat butt!    … Expand
  39. mfmaxpower
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    Biggest disappointment for me since Andromeda, by far. Flying is awesome. Combat can be fun, but it's repetitive. Most everything else is poor.

    EVERYTHING in Anthem is half-baked. Such a shame that EA has ruined one of gaming's most iconic developers.
  40. ShootLootRepeat
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    I honestly don't get why people complain about Anthem so much. I think it's partly because people just like to whine. I've been playing since release (I also played the demo) and I think the game is great.

    Sure, there's a few bits and pieces that need to be polished and a few bugs, but nothing game breaking in my opinion. There was in the demo, no argument there, but since they    I honestly don't get why people complain about Anthem so much. I think it's partly because people just like to whine. I've been playing since release (I also played the demo) and I think the game is great.

    Sure, there's a few bits and pieces that need to be polished and a few bugs, but nothing game breaking in my opinion. There was in the demo, no argument there, but since they patched on release, the game has been running very smoothly for me. I'm on a PS4 Pro with an SSD which helps with the loading screes, but they are definitely not as long as people say/think. I wait longer for strikes in Destiny, or a match in Rocket league most of the time.

    The game is FUN. It's really cool to zoom around the map like Iron Man, and come crashing down on your enemies. One thing I would point out to newer players is don't worry so much about your guns, they're useful, but you do more damage with abilitites. Learn how to combo, and work with your team and the game is way easier and more fun.

    I've put around 30 hours into the game now, I think and I really have no complaints. Considering I got the game for $66 AU, I'm very happy witht my purchase so far.    … Expand
  41. AndreLinoge
    Sep 18, 2019
    0
    Я загрузил игру по подписке EA и знаете я не понимаю как такая огромная, богатейшая корпорация как EA и ранее уважаемая Bioware могли выпустит продукт такого уровня. Это же не играбельно!!!! Ща два дня игра вылетала раз 5 и выдавала ошибки связи несчётное количество раз. Как, ну как такое может быть. Подписку я оформил ради того чтобы попробовать именно эту игру и заплатил я какие то 300Я загрузил игру по подписке EA и знаете я не понимаю как такая огромная, богатейшая корпорация как EA и ранее уважаемая Bioware могли выпустит продукт такого уровня. Это же не играбельно!!!! Ща два дня игра вылетала раз 5 и выдавала ошибки связи несчётное количество раз. Как, ну как такое может быть. Подписку я оформил ради того чтобы попробовать именно эту игру и заплатил я какие то 300 руб, но мне их жалко. Эта игра ни стоит ни копейки. Это не просто провал, это плевок в лицо всему игровому сообществу.… Expand
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. 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
  46. Solarus
    Mar 4, 2019
    1
    Anthem is a mediocre AAA game . Is incomplete/ boring game that was develop in 6 years ? No update will help this game. The game look pretty and have great textures and passable fighting mechanic. One of the mayor problems is that the game continue to have to many loading screens. The Core history of the game is not engaging. You will not care about the history of this world. TheAnthem is a mediocre AAA game . Is incomplete/ boring game that was develop in 6 years ? No update will help this game. The game look pretty and have great textures and passable fighting mechanic. One of the mayor problems is that the game continue to have to many loading screens. The Core history of the game is not engaging. You will not care about the history of this world. The decision you will make in this game will not affect the campaign at all. It was great idea poor executed !!!… Expand
  47. DarthNasty
    Feb 27, 2019
    0
    Not worth buying the game right now. Wait at least a few months to see if any content and patches fix the technical issues plaguing this game right not that obviously was not ready for release. I played the demo (got a free access code) and wasn't sold on the game. A few of my friends play Anthem and it seems like they spend more time at Fort Tarsis talking to a bunch of NPCs betweenNot worth buying the game right now. Wait at least a few months to see if any content and patches fix the technical issues plaguing this game right not that obviously was not ready for release. I played the demo (got a free access code) and wasn't sold on the game. A few of my friends play Anthem and it seems like they spend more time at Fort Tarsis talking to a bunch of NPCs between missions and in loading screens then actually playing the game. I hate how you have to go to the forge to equip your new loot. The micro transactions are not bad, and most of the items you can get through in game currency, but the connection problems and loading screens are too much.… Expand
  48. 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.
  49. highrent
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    Despite the mix reviews and a few glitches. This a very good game and if you give it a chance a lot of people will enjoy it. While there are hiccups I've played since launch and improvements continual to be made. I think that reviews are generally overblowing its problems. Its story is more of a beginning and does a good job setting up the season of content panned. It has flaws but it alsoDespite the mix reviews and a few glitches. This a very good game and if you give it a chance a lot of people will enjoy it. While there are hiccups I've played since launch and improvements continual to be made. I think that reviews are generally overblowing its problems. Its story is more of a beginning and does a good job setting up the season of content panned. It has flaws but it also has amazing game play and combat. While loot definitely needs improvement it still gives you a lot of useful stuff from just a few missions. Its not perfect but I think people will have a lot of fun for a long time. I've played Destiny and Division and I think Anthem is very promising. Take a look at Lets play now that the game has launched, you'll see that Anthem can be a rewarding experience with gameplay and future improvement that few games can offer.… Expand
  50. 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...
  51. gamer4ever666
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    There's a good game in here somewhere, but only the flashy, satisfying combat stands out amongst a background mess of shockingly bad design decisions and woefully undercooked systems. ANTHEM feels unfinished and, frankly, undeserving of your time when there are much better live titles currently available on PS4. Check back in a year from now, and we might be onto something. 1080p graphicsThere's a good game in here somewhere, but only the flashy, satisfying combat stands out amongst a background mess of shockingly bad design decisions and woefully undercooked systems. ANTHEM feels unfinished and, frankly, undeserving of your time when there are much better live titles currently available on PS4. Check back in a year from now, and we might be onto something. 1080p graphics in ps4 is horrible… Expand
  52. aphest
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    This is what happens when a terrible Publisher forces a good company to make a cash-grab clone with the depth of a puddle.
  53. Bone-Thugs
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    boring and super repetitive. the 4 tomb thing is a joke. loading screens are dreadful. end game is non existent. the hub is dead filler, all the missions are the exact same
  54. Maxx_thor
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    a beautiful bad and empty game. looks rushed to the door with no enough content. a 10 hour game is not worth USD60
  55. Morpheyeus
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    I have never got bored of a game so quickly. Shallow and poor execution. I wanted to enjoy this game even with it being an EA game but I just can't. Luckily my local game shop offers £40 back if you hand it in before the 8th of Feb I am taking it back tomorrow.
  56. Persona345
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    This is an awful game and EA and Bioware knows it. The game feels unfinished, trashy, and is a bore to play. It just feels like a Destiny or Warframe clone with no passion or direction.
  57. Firefall77
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    The game is clearly Early Access for full prize + microtransactions. Its insane as the game is full of buggs has many flaws in gameplay and lacks of content.
    Its just insane that its allowed to publish something in the PS4 store.
  58. ChrisLemmar
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Anthem runs horrible, has way to many and long loadinging screens (no i dont buy an SSD just to lower those on my PS4)
    The endgame is a joke with 3 Strongholds, one we've already seen in videos (spider), one is the final mission recycled and one thats "new".
    weapons are boring forced to play FREEPLAY with others, no solo play at all (exept for a small amount of boring content) the    Anthem runs horrible, has way to many and long loadinging screens (no i dont buy an SSD just to lower those on my PS4)
    The endgame is a joke with 3 Strongholds, one we've already seen in videos (spider), one is the final mission recycled and one thats "new".
    weapons are boring
    forced to play FREEPLAY with others, no solo play at all (exept for a small amount of boring content)
    the ending is even worse than Mass Effect 3's original ending, you know, that 3 color thingy?

    TLDR: this game is garbage    … Expand
  59. viroodiem
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Yet another esport (Online required, where the "content" is made up more by your interactions with other players than it is actual video game development) that will be at best a temporary distraction for ethletes that will get less than 6 months of widespread attention until the newest content from COD, BF, Overwatch, Pubg, fortnite comes out and draws players back to the one where theyYet another esport (Online required, where the "content" is made up more by your interactions with other players than it is actual video game development) that will be at best a temporary distraction for ethletes that will get less than 6 months of widespread attention until the newest content from COD, BF, Overwatch, Pubg, fortnite comes out and draws players back to the one where they still have all of their shiny investments. Just another titanfall, Ark, Evolve, For honor and so many other online required corpses that will quickly drop to the bottom of the bargain bin.

    You just have to look at Biowares previous stab into online gaming in The Old Republic and look to see how many legitimate players still frequent that space.

    I will miss Bioware after this ends up being its closure for not meeting expectations of board members.    … Expand
  60. 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
  61. Ois
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    This game is dreadful the story is boring and repetitive get mission go point A kill enemies go point B kill again defending something or collect something just rinse and repeat story is uninspiring characters are even boring walking in Fort Tarsis is slow and painful your character seems pointless especially in 1st person another great developer in Bioware destroyed by its parent greedyThis game is dreadful the story is boring and repetitive get mission go point A kill enemies go point B kill again defending something or collect something just rinse and repeat story is uninspiring characters are even boring walking in Fort Tarsis is slow and painful your character seems pointless especially in 1st person another great developer in Bioware destroyed by its parent greedy owner company EA… Expand
  62. Chippy87
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    How about you finish a game before selling for full price? Will you ever learn EA?

    1/10
  63. DEMONWITHAGUN
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    game feels like it should still be in production as they have the base game down but not enough content to keep anyone happy
  64. ryudoshi
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Loading screen simulator, no endgame, incredibly buggy, very archaic mechanics with gearing and changing gear, boring and repetitive, entire game feels like a sidequest, NPC are badly designed and the story is a joke, do I really need to go on? Worst game of the decade.
  65. 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
  66. andy24king24
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    That lovely feeling when you cancel a pre order only to realise it really is a rubbish game, the joy it gives me that I didn’t waste £59.99 or £79.99 and the fact that most of you will have done it thru your consoles, it’s gives me huge pleasure to say haha, no refunds for you lot! Always buy the physical copy, say thru amazon and it’s cheaper too but anyways. And if you end up hating likeThat lovely feeling when you cancel a pre order only to realise it really is a rubbish game, the joy it gives me that I didn’t waste £59.99 or £79.99 and the fact that most of you will have done it thru your consoles, it’s gives me huge pleasure to say haha, no refunds for you lot! Always buy the physical copy, say thru amazon and it’s cheaper too but anyways. And if you end up hating like hopefully most of of you are, send it and get a refund. But so glad too finally I did the research, watched videos, waited for the critics to review this pile of junk and then thought you know what, no. BioWare thanks for nothing. 6 years in the making and this is what you bring us. Shame on you. Well I at least I’ve made my choice and saved myself from financial embarrassment. Enjoy the game folks. One final word, why the heck hasn’t this been reviewed at all on XBOX OR PS4? Clearly the PC game is exactly like the console version. Oh well, still ain’t buying it.… Expand
  67. zanster27
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    this review much like the game is not done yet come back in a few months and the review might be done same goes for the game
  68. MilkyTrousers
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
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  69. Amayami
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    For everyone who defends this game saying "All the problems will be fixed in the future" ...Why can't a fully priced AAA game be released in a better condition? Apex didn't had as many issues as this game at release and it's free-to-play

    Bioware had 6 years to develop this...what was Bioware doing during that time? It has potential and can be entertaining during the first couple of    For everyone who defends this game saying "All the problems will be fixed in the future" ...Why can't a fully priced AAA game be released in a better condition? Apex didn't had as many issues as this game at release and it's free-to-play

    Bioware had 6 years to develop this...what was Bioware doing during that time?

    It has potential and can be entertaining during the first couple of hours, but you realize of its problems since the beginning: buggy, more loading screens than gameplay, laughable IA, microtransactions, lack of content and variety, disappointing story by Bioware's standards, the most unimaginative grind wall to progress in the "plot",.. and more importantly Mass effect died for this.    … Expand
  70. UhMing
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    FPS drops to something like 15-20 frames per second on PS4 pro, makes this game barely playable for me. Also, I find that quests are dull. Sad that there is no return policy on PSN.
  71. Ruften
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Horrendously bland storyline, empty soulless world, repetitive gameplay, repetitive enviroments, boring missions, endless loading screens, microtransations. Bioware used to be the exact opposite of everyting I just said. Goodbye
  72. Nickcm
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Cannot get past main menu, disconnects from servers showing error. Returning game for refund.
  73. Mefistomanna
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Anthem is not ready for market everyone told them but EA put out anther unfinished game
  74. NINails
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Flashy EA game. All style, no substance.
    No heart. No passion.
    The most "woke" npc conversations that will leave you **** cringing. Embarrassing characters. Robots you couldn't care less about. An huge empty world, with pathetic repetitive missions. Some of the worst mission designs of all time. Absolutely pathetic. And endless load screens. EA simply cant make video games, but    Flashy EA game. All style, no substance.
    No heart. No passion.

    The most "woke" npc conversations that will leave you **** cringing. Embarrassing characters.
    Robots you couldn't care less about. An huge empty world, with pathetic repetitive missions. Some of the worst mission designs of all time. Absolutely pathetic. And endless load screens.

    EA simply cant make video games, but they sure want your money.
    Just a cash simulator. A vehicle for micro transactions.
    Thats all this excuse for a game is.

    Dont waste your money on this trash.    … Expand
  75. 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.
  76. 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.
  77. BoSonOfPirate
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    эта игра просто отвратительна, крайне не рекомендую к покупке. Технический провал
  78. greninjaX
    Aug 31, 2019
    0
    well, EA finally did it. they killed bio ware. who could have possibly seen this coming?
  79. shootingstars99
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    Have you ever wanted to trade your PS4 in for a paperweight? Now you don't have to, just buy Anthem and let the game brick your console! Only $59.99! You buy now!
  80. pdelguy
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    - "Hi, do you have Anthem available?"
    - "Yes, do you want to buy it now?"
    -"yes, why?" -"Are you sure?" -"Why ?" -"Cuz it is **** I don't mind selling it but not gonna refund this as sign says, like 8 out of 10 we sold came back!" -"In that case, no thanks" And please METACRITIC, do something about all these accounts which have reviewed only Anthem with 9+ scores..... I am sure they    - "Hi, do you have Anthem available?"
    - "Yes, do you want to buy it now?"
    -"yes, why?"
    -"Are you sure?"
    -"Why ?"
    -"Cuz it is **** I don't mind selling it but not gonna refund this as sign says, like 8 out of 10 we sold came back!"
    -"In that case, no thanks"
    And please METACRITIC, do something about all these accounts which have reviewed only Anthem with 9+ scores..... I am sure they are from the EA trying to damage control    … Expand
  81. 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
  82. rmcf13
    Oct 30, 2019
    0
    A $60 AAA game that requires PS plus subscription to launch. Repetitive gameplay
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. alexslork
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    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.
  86. 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
  87. lchshd
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Wanna see something real funny? Go on Reddit to the r/AnthemTheGame or r/LowSodiumAnthem subreddits and prepare to laugh your ass off as people do the most amazing mental gymnastics you'll ever see.

    "Huh? Bioware finally came out with the half-assed content they were supposed to 3 months ago? Why that means they still care about this game! Because you know, releasing content multiple    Wanna see something real funny? Go on Reddit to the r/AnthemTheGame or r/LowSodiumAnthem subreddits and prepare to laugh your ass off as people do the most amazing mental gymnastics you'll ever see.

    "Huh? Bioware finally came out with the half-assed content they were supposed to 3 months ago? Why that means they still care about this game! Because you know, releasing content multiple months late in such an anticlimactic way somehow means this game's obviously going to have a FFXIV-like reboot!"

    "What's that? The developers decided to not post here anymore right after release? Why, it's because of the haters constantly bashing the game and the company! Certainly not because Bioware acted like little **** the moment people pointed out how the literal hundreds of flaws that makes the game not even worth $20! If you haters would've just sat there and ate your bowl of **** like the rest of us fans you wouldn't be so angry!"

    "What's this? Various people including the leads of Anthem have left Bioware during development and after release? Good riddance! Who needs people that have been with the company for almost 20 years & know what they're doing? Out with the old, in with the...oh, the positions of the people that left are still empty after all this time? Don't worry about filling them in! They'll figure it out somehow! They have Bioware Magic on their side after all!"

    "Really? You decided to cancel the planned bonus content that was supposed to come out and instead to replace them with seasonal events that are literally just lazy reskins of the thing that came out 3 months too late & the same base content that was in the game since launch? Why that's an amazing idea! That way I can grind and grind for hundreds of hours on the literal same maps doing menial tasks that are made insanely long just to pad out the playtime! Can't wait to have missions where I have to kill 1000 enemies, then 2500 enemies and then 5000 enemies that ultimately serves no purpose whatsoever because Bioware is that desperate to have people play their game for more than an hour before realizing that they're just wasting time!"

    "Oh, and please don't mention all of the bugs, glitches, game crashes and disconnection problems the game has had since day 1. That triggers me because I can't justify those, which makes me realize that the game I spend 20 hours a day on isn't perfect."

    I honestly haven't seen a gaming fanbase this idiotic, desperate & pathetic since Evolve's. Fitting for a game that's also on its' way to becoming dead like Evolve.    … Expand
  88. Flynnn
    Apr 21, 2020
    1
    You know a game is **** when you spend longer waiting for it it to download than actually wanting to play the game for.
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. 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!
  92. 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
  93. 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.
  94. Eloyjf
    Feb 12, 2020
    0
    Anthem 2.0
    kkkkkkkkkkkk!
    Next joke from EA games to try to stock your money.
    Anthem is a failed game!
    Poor Bioware, I'm sorry you guys are on a leash for EA, just to get more and more money than making great games.

    0/100
  95. 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
  96. Xiricon
    Mar 1, 2021
    0
    I am a self serving loot whore, I like games as a service, ones that aren't Anthem.
    You might be able to pay me to play this flaming garbage heap, if the pay was good enough.
    But I can't say that I won't have the recruiters on call for better opportunities.
  97. 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.
  98. ahmet9119
    Jun 25, 2021
    0
    you want online connection but you have the worst servers in the world. i can't play this stupid game just because you want online connection. Why? What is wrong with you? I CAN NOT CONNECT TO YOUR GODDAMN SERVERS. I paid for your game and i can't play it. FIX YOUR GAME!
  99. 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
  100. RaizenBS7
    Nov 18, 2019
    2
    **** game.
    shut down my console.
    I wait for my refund, total disappointment
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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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