Anthem

 PlayStation 4
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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. jerry_dupont
    Mar 7, 2019
    4
    1.this game has to many server issues.
    2. now its bricked ps4s
    3.the action is fun but the pretty basic story
    I wouldn't buy anthem unless its on pc not console
  2. Nackzx
    Mar 7, 2019
    10
    So i am around 30 hours into the game and having a blast. Yes you had some issue like disconnections or errors in the first patch, but im using the first-generation of PS4 and had like almost no problem. Most people who are giving this game a 0 did this before the day one patch. At 12 march they will fix like 300 bugs/tweaks in the game. If you guys still don't like it, then ok. Move on..So i am around 30 hours into the game and having a blast. Yes you had some issue like disconnections or errors in the first patch, but im using the first-generation of PS4 and had like almost no problem. Most people who are giving this game a 0 did this before the day one patch. At 12 march they will fix like 300 bugs/tweaks in the game. If you guys still don't like it, then ok. Move on.. dont come here and give this game a zero (0) since the developers did not deserve this. If this game is not for you, ok go play something else. There are enough people who like this game. I just wish more people see the beauty from this game.

    Gameplay: 10
    Sound: 10
    Graphics: 10
    Story: 7 (mediocore)
    Missions: 9
    Matchmaking: 10
    World: 10
    Endgame content: 7, but they will add alot with acts (like Guild Wards 2 did). So
    RPG: 7

    Why did i still gave a 10? Because to many noobs here giving a zero. That's not fair, so i just gave it a 10. It is more like a 8. DONT forget the devs are fixing EVERY problem in the game. We already are on patch 5. They really are helpfull with live stream, reddit and twitter.    … Expand
  3. StudMuffinOP
    Mar 7, 2019
    8
    Despite reading all the negative reviews I still decided to give this game a shot and to be honest... I'm enjoying it. Gameplay is pretty fun but I will say the flying mechanics is still pretty buggy for me. Just the camera angles sometimes go out of wack when you go into fly mode continuously. My other big complaint would be the loading times but I'm sure they'll patch that later on orDespite reading all the negative reviews I still decided to give this game a shot and to be honest... I'm enjoying it. Gameplay is pretty fun but I will say the flying mechanics is still pretty buggy for me. Just the camera angles sometimes go out of wack when you go into fly mode continuously. My other big complaint would be the loading times but I'm sure they'll patch that later on or hopefully they will.

    Game def. doesn't feel complete but the same could be said with early Destiny 2. Later on it did get a little better. Other than that though the game is really fun to play with randoms or with friends. Can't wait to see the progression of the game though.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. Helminen
    Mar 7, 2019
    0
    This game try to take your money, broke your console, make you fill stupid for buying it and it feels like Really **** job. STAY OUT, This is not 60$ game, this is 2$ Bootleg **** from Turkish bazar, which make your console **** yourself.
  6. VasuBangera
    Mar 6, 2019
    4
    Anthem had the potential to become a great game. A single player game experience would have been far better option than making this a game as a service. I'm not a beta tester who will pay 60$ and have a buggy experience. This games is covered with tons of flaws plus money making strategy where all the loots are locked behind purchasing from store. Until the end of game you do not get anyAnthem had the potential to become a great game. A single player game experience would have been far better option than making this a game as a service. I'm not a beta tester who will pay 60$ and have a buggy experience. This games is covered with tons of flaws plus money making strategy where all the loots are locked behind purchasing from store. Until the end of game you do not get any cosmetic drops.
    We gamers need to stop supporting Game as a service games, its ruining industry plus gamer experience.    … Expand
  7. Izhuris
    Mar 6, 2019
    1
    Bon on dois encore exprimer pourquoi on aime pas.
    ça va etre tres simple ça totalement crame ma PS4 PRO Collector Moster Hunter.
    donc oui j'ai bien trop la haine de m'avoir fait nique ma PS4 PRO
  8. FrostedFoxes
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    The game can actually brick your console, what else needs to be said.

    (Side note, If your console was bricked, look up how to start up your PS4 in safe mode and "Rebuild database", that makes the playstation at least turn back on.)
  9. The6ovnar
    Mar 6, 2019
    7
    The ridiculous number of negative reviews are a testament to the double standard we hold for our open world triple A titles. Anthem is a solid game. Is it a master piece? No. Is it fun and engaging with a unique premise and fun game play? Yes. Titles like KH3 can breeze by with a bad plot, repetitive game-play, meh graphics, and horrific voice acting but games like Anthem are bombedThe ridiculous number of negative reviews are a testament to the double standard we hold for our open world triple A titles. Anthem is a solid game. Is it a master piece? No. Is it fun and engaging with a unique premise and fun game play? Yes. Titles like KH3 can breeze by with a bad plot, repetitive game-play, meh graphics, and horrific voice acting but games like Anthem are bombed because some random idiots get all worked up because it isn't perfection.

    In short the bugs and glitches are minimal. The lore is interesting and well represented in the world around you. Flying around in a custom mech suit with your friends is a blast. Combat requires thought and the application of different strategies and skills. It can get repetitive for sure but no one has really reached end game yet and there is a lot of potential for depth there.

    - Edit. I have lowered my score some on this one and added a little context. The bugs have become problematic. I stand by my statement that the game has a solid core, fun game play, and unique premise but am willing to concede that the technical errors, especially this far in, are not really acceptable.    … Expand
  10. fockelot
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    If only negative ratings were possible. My system has been crashing from this game, I have lost data on it, it's a known issue with the game and Sony has admitted it and will not even entertain refunds for a game that crashes the console and you have to rebuild the database. To be honest I gave it two stars, I think the game used to have a lot of potential but the series of patches whichIf only negative ratings were possible. My system has been crashing from this game, I have lost data on it, it's a known issue with the game and Sony has admitted it and will not even entertain refunds for a game that crashes the console and you have to rebuild the database. To be honest I gave it two stars, I think the game used to have a lot of potential but the series of patches which progressively break the game more and more have rendered it unplayable. Matchmaking is broken and disconnects you from the servers and free play is a barren oasis, I'm pretty sure there are more people in supermans fortress of solitude. When you die in free play you get warped all the way back to the other side of the map and the map gives you no idea of where you died or where objectives are. I had really high hopes for this game up until the this last patch where it started crashing consoles and even Sony has to get involved to fix this game with the developer. Best advice for this, wait 6-8 months when the company is about to discontinue service like they did with ME:A and it's on sale for half off. Please do feel free and watch the youtube reviews from professional gamers such as SkillUp or Cleanprincegaming. At it's current state it's not worth even $30 let alone the $80 for LoD version (which is FREE IN MOST OTHER COUNTRIES).… Expand
  11. 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
  12. Niko_Seagull
    Mar 6, 2019
    2
    Just finished the campaign. Worst final boss fight in a AAA looter shooter. Worse than Ghaul. Generally, the enemy AI is moronic and the missions are chaotic and ill designed. I had little trouble with glitches and bugs, though I did get disconnected a few times. The loading screens were intrusive. Terrible game.
  13. 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
  14. Sanstad
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    This game broke my PS4. Had to send back my PS4 for repair.
    The game is trash, only flight mechanic is good.
  15. 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
  16. Shallowborn
    Mar 5, 2019
    10
    As some haters can give zero and prolly didnt play that i will give 10 just to negate that :P Good game with much things for future that can be done better than now but still with potential. My normal score will be 75/100 and better if polished and without some bugs :)
  17. 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
  18. bthaxton1990
    Mar 5, 2019
    8
    Anthem is not nearly as bad as people are making out. The controls are superb and are some of the best of any game I've ever played. Operating your javelin feels so smooth and enjoyable, so hats off for that. The gun play is also great and the guns feel balanced enough. Skills such as grenades and launchers are fun to utilize and change out for combos. The graphics are amazing and theAnthem is not nearly as bad as people are making out. The controls are superb and are some of the best of any game I've ever played. Operating your javelin feels so smooth and enjoyable, so hats off for that. The gun play is also great and the guns feel balanced enough. Skills such as grenades and launchers are fun to utilize and change out for combos. The graphics are amazing and the environment is one of the best I have ever seen this generation. Freely exploring this world in your own iron man type suit is absolutely amazing. Character models look good and the voice acting is on point, though I found myself not caring about the story at all. The loading times are obnoxiously long at times, and the customization of your javelin (appearance) is weak. Their are virtually no new helmets or other parts besides one or two. I was hoping for more customization besides simply changing colors. Missions can feel repetitive and fighting the same enemies over and over again can get boring. But I fought the same enemies over and over again in games like Zelda Breath of The Wild, Destiny 1 & 2, The Division, Far Cry, etc., so no big deal I suppose. Drops feel fine to me after the latest patch but prior they were weak. My biggest complaint is fire and getting hit by nothing. I will literally dodge attacks and they still connect somehow, and heaven forbid you get caught on fire. Fire will deplete your shields and health quickly, even if you are standing in knee high water. Overall this is a fun, but short game that they promise to add to for free with large team. Currently the game feels incomplete which is sad, but normal anymore.… Expand
  19. godabyss
    Mar 5, 2019
    10
    By far the best game i played in ps4, the graphics, gameplay its just amazing, people giving bad reviews to this game are just destiny fans scared their game finally dies thanks to this masterpiece. Of course it has some bugs but devs always update on twitter and reddit what they're doing so just gotta be patience and this game will be the best in no time mark my words.
  20. 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
  21. Trespass20
    Mar 5, 2019
    9
    This game has elements that I enjoy that feel like no other game. I am expecting great things from this game. There is some hardware problems at the moment. I would recomend if you havnt bought the game yet wait. Bioware says they are working on the crashes on PS4. Unlike destiny we dont have to shell out $30-$40 for expansions. Its a beutiful world that i am sure they will expand on. TheyThis game has elements that I enjoy that feel like no other game. I am expecting great things from this game. There is some hardware problems at the moment. I would recomend if you havnt bought the game yet wait. Bioware says they are working on the crashes on PS4. Unlike destiny we dont have to shell out $30-$40 for expansions. Its a beutiful world that i am sure they will expand on. They have released a roadmap of where they are going and have been transparent thus far. Im not a fanboy. I just realy like the flying, combat and the differences playing the different javelins.… Expand
  22. EA5ucks
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    Any game that can brick a PS4 is a zero. That isn't hate and is common sense! Anthem can and is destroying people's consoles if reports are true. Anything else such as the game missing game play and heaps of bugs and loot balancing issues is completely irrelevant. This game needs to be shut down and worked on for another 2 years before it is in a state that is playable and safe to play.
  23. aladrin
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    the worst game that BioWare has ever had to have been free to play is not this game garbage
  24. EsasOne
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    Oyunu platin kupayı alana dek standart ps4 te oynadım, öncelikle oyun insanlarda o kadar büyük bir beklenti yarattı ki satın alanda almayanda bu kadar ''bozuk bir oyun'' olmasını hazmedemedi. Senaryo olarak bioware olduğu için ortalama üzeri bir anlatım bekliyordum, vasatta kaldı. Oyun mekaniksel olarak benim tam aradığım tarzda rahat ve esnek her javelinin kendine has stiliniOyunu platin kupayı alana dek standart ps4 te oynadım, öncelikle oyun insanlarda o kadar büyük bir beklenti yarattı ki satın alanda almayanda bu kadar ''bozuk bir oyun'' olmasını hazmedemedi. Senaryo olarak bioware olduğu için ortalama üzeri bir anlatım bekliyordum, vasatta kaldı. Oyun mekaniksel olarak benim tam aradığım tarzda rahat ve esnek her javelinin kendine has stilini hissediyorsunuz bu çok iyi olmuş. Freeplay kısmı ne yazık ki sadece manzara izlemek, cooldown olsun diye şelale veya nehirden geçmekten öteye gidememiş, boş ve waypoint koyamayacak kadar karışık bir açık dünyası var. Haritanın sadece yatay değil dikey tasarımı başarılı saydığım tek şey ha bir de görsellik grafikler muazzam başka bir numarası yok.… Expand
  25. dontjimmymejulz
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    This review is basically here to illustrate my disappointment in the direction Bioware's taken with this late to the party looter shooter. I actually liked Mass Effect Andromeda, okay it had a lot of problems but there was still enough stuff in there to give me some of that Bioware magic. This game feels like what it is, a sell out ( yea a lot of end game micro-transactions ) and, to beThis review is basically here to illustrate my disappointment in the direction Bioware's taken with this late to the party looter shooter. I actually liked Mass Effect Andromeda, okay it had a lot of problems but there was still enough stuff in there to give me some of that Bioware magic. This game feels like what it is, a sell out ( yea a lot of end game micro-transactions ) and, to be honest, it's kinda depressing. I hope EA doesn't liquidate one of my favourite developers like they have with so many before them... but after this, it doesn't look good.

    Update: Apparently this game may switch off your PS4 mid-play, in some cases it might actually brick your console - so yea, there's also that added bonus.    … Expand
  26. itomaro
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Its action is good. But, that's all.
    Lack of contents. Lots of system errors and problems.The game making people irritated.
    I wanna say GIVE THE HELL MONEY BACK.
  27. Phatbeard
    Mar 4, 2019
    1
    First off, I truly did want this game to succeed. Unfortunately, it has bricked my PS4. DO NOT PURCHASE FOR PS4!!
  28. DavidRivera
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Game made my ps4 pro crash and turn off . Cant belive this ge was in production for 6 years !!! Do not buy
  29. Killjoe
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    I made an account just so I could help and downvote this trash fire of a game. Literally nothing “plays” well and the mechanics jankily swing between too lose or tight. The combat, movement(and yes the flying is included in this....it’s just not good people), the cringey dialogue, and even the games title are awful. The concept of releasing a skeleton of a video game just to sell dlc andI made an account just so I could help and downvote this trash fire of a game. Literally nothing “plays” well and the mechanics jankily swing between too lose or tight. The combat, movement(and yes the flying is included in this....it’s just not good people), the cringey dialogue, and even the games title are awful. The concept of releasing a skeleton of a video game just to sell dlc and yearly passes must be stopped. Don’t buy this game and destroy all copies of it you find!!!!… Expand
  30. 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
  31. dragonknight4
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    This VIRUS called Anthem bricked my PS4 and now it won't turn on. EA hates their customers that much. And don't think for a second that this is accidental with the resources these companies have. This is completely intentional.
  32. sebassbruu
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Despues de varios crash al azar, este juego termino por BRICKEAR mi consola...
    RIP mi PS4Pro... **** this game
  33. BenRiley83
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    This game is literally the Fallout 76 of 2019! The loot is absolute garbage! The loading times are unacceptable! Now the game is actually killing consoles with their hard crash bugs and issues. This game cannot be recommended to anyone who actually cares about gaming and its quality and future!
  34. Luminox
    Mar 4, 2019
    9
    I played both demos and then waited for release before purchasing.

    The 1st demo was disastrous and the 2nd was a whole lot better, although was playable. I enjoyed the 2nd demo enough to take a risk and buy the game. I have not been disappointed. There are some minor issues, mostly having to do with load times. There is a lot more dialogue than in similar games but most of that    I played both demos and then waited for release before purchasing.

    The 1st demo was disastrous and the 2nd was a whole lot better, although was playable.

    I enjoyed the 2nd demo enough to take a risk and buy the game. I have not been disappointed. There are some minor issues, mostly having to do with load times.

    There is a lot more dialogue than in similar games but most of that is skippable. There is a lot of backstory accessible through the cortex.

    Despite what some have said, this is a big open world with plenty to do. Everything is GORGEOUS.

    Why would you buy/what would keep you coming back - COMBAT IS FUN! You get the sense of being ridiculously powerful without being overpowered. There are also multiple difficulty levels to choose from.

    There are multiple play modes and activities to choose from. Yes, some of the content is repetitive, but I haven't tired of it, yet. I'm currently level 16/30 and am fully enjoying the experience. I hope some of the negative reviewers return and revise their ratings as this game is getting a lot of unfairly negative reviews.    … Expand
  35. 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.
  36. 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
  37. PhantomSixEight
    Mar 4, 2019
    8
    Really enjoy the game contrary to what others seems to be suggesting and I prefer it to Destiny
  38. 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
  39. Jumonkan
    Mar 4, 2019
    3
    I was excited about this game. I played the closed and open beta then I canceled my pre-order and waited till it actually released. The loading is bad every time you move to go to an activity there is a loading screen, the load times have been improved but Anthem lacks everything else. The story is boring, the content is lacking and the end game is nonexistent. This game can't possiblyI was excited about this game. I played the closed and open beta then I canceled my pre-order and waited till it actually released. The loading is bad every time you move to go to an activity there is a loading screen, the load times have been improved but Anthem lacks everything else. The story is boring, the content is lacking and the end game is nonexistent. This game can't possibly represent 6yrs of dev time of it does in its current state then gaming is really in a bad state. Everyone giving this game 9-10 are either blind or paid to try and get the score up on this abortion.… Expand
  40. 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
  41. Onrnm
    Mar 4, 2019
    9
    Anthem have a big potential. Flying end shooting amazing. But game’s content poor.
  42. ExcuseMePrinces
    Mar 3, 2019
    0
    EA ruins yet another company. Maybe if they'd actually try harder to work on an a video game than pleasing people like Anita Sarkeesian, this could have been decent. As it stands, this game is a disaster and doesn't feel close to finished. Fortunately, Sony gave me a refund and I was able to put that money toward a better game (pretty much anything else). This is seriously Superman 64EA ruins yet another company. Maybe if they'd actually try harder to work on an a video game than pleasing people like Anita Sarkeesian, this could have been decent. As it stands, this game is a disaster and doesn't feel close to finished. Fortunately, Sony gave me a refund and I was able to put that money toward a better game (pretty much anything else). This is seriously Superman 64 levels of bad. Actually no. That's an insult to Superman 64. Anthem sets a new low bar for just how horrible a video game can be. So congrats on that?… Expand
  43. Baronesss
    Mar 3, 2019
    0
    **** you, EA, you ****ing mercenaries.................................................................................................................
  44. sf2234
    Mar 3, 2019
    10
    I really wonder if I'm playing the same game as everyone else, its really fun. Ignore all the sheep
  45. ThiagoAlencar
    Mar 3, 2019
    8
    O gameplay está muito divertido, o futuro do jogo parece promissor. Apesar das políticas controversas da EA, a Bioware consegue me deixa otimista quanto ao futuro do jogo. Tomara que um dia ela consiga se livrar da EA.
  46. IguanasSmegma
    Mar 3, 2019
    9
    Very interesting lore, GREAT TO NOT SAY AWESOME mechanics. WONDERFUL VISUALS. This is a game with story. I really got immersive in this one. I really have no idea on how this game got so much hate. Looks like almost some sort of conspiracy against it. This game deserves even from the most skeptic and grumpy gamers a big 9!
  47. neocheung
    Mar 3, 2019
    1
    Before start All PS4 user remember to upload all your game saves to cloud before playing this game
    Anthem will bugs will cause your system shutdown, and when you try to boot your ps4 again it enters disk check before it can boot up. this problem may cause all data on your ps4 corrupted
    Technical issues of the game - loading screen everywhere (entering/exiting forge, caves) , and the    Before start All PS4 user remember to upload all your game saves to cloud before playing this game
    Anthem will bugs will cause your system shutdown, and when you try to boot your ps4 again it enters disk check before it can boot up. this problem may cause all data on your ps4 corrupted

    Technical issues of the game
    - loading screen everywhere (entering/exiting forge, caves) , and the loading time is pain long
    - dis-connection to server frequently (few times with in 30 minutes)
    - managing your items is pain since it takes tens of seconds to move an item to trash

    Game plays
    - free play is pointless, if you join with random people you won't know what is happening
    - no any explanation to your build (don't know what the skill applies to)
    - poor team up setting, cannot join squad after disconnecting (must invite by the team leader)
    - lots bugs the make you cannot progress to next checkpoint
    - losing loots due to connection problem
    - GM2/3 is not rewarded
    - Cannot kick AFK player during strong hold
    - lack of end game content, they have road maps for DLC updates on Mar and Apr but it may be too late. the game should release on Apr instead.

    Goods
    - The game play is enjoyable if you can play it

    conclusion
    don't buy this game at this moment, it is just an pre-alpha build
    it makes all mistakes that made by other game in this few years (e.g. the division, Destiny 1,2)    … Expand
  48. Sinatrox
    Mar 3, 2019
    2
    This is a good looking game!

    But that's it..
    This is basically a good looking loading simulator with loot, were the loot is staler than the loading screen.
  49. AlecFair
    Mar 2, 2019
    8
    This game isn't a zero by no means but at the same time cant help this game with everyone having hate for EA by not looking past the good aspects at the game and focusing hard on the negatives or never played the game in general and just listen to whatever youtuber complains about the game who have probably did the same thing or never played it at all neither.
    This game does lack an end    This game isn't a zero by no means but at the same time cant help this game with everyone having hate for EA by not looking past the good aspects at the game and focusing hard on the negatives or never played the game in general and just listen to whatever youtuber complains about the game who have probably did the same thing or never played it at all neither.
    This game does lack an end game, has good amount of bugs, doesn't have everything available for purchase in the shop from the get go, has a loot problem at the moment but is being looked into, sound bug, and buggy quick play with broken missions. But you cant ignore the other qualities this game has. The combat is really fun where the guns feel pretty balanced, all four javelins feel and play completely differently from each other as well as all fun to play, story has interesting lore, graphics are fantastic, and a good amount of other great things.
    This is one game I can say I really enjoy to mess around in while not all the time but it is a title I would enjoy getting back into playing every especially after every update. I also love making new builds for every javelin which adds onto things to do in the game rather than have to have endgame constantly.    … Expand
  50. DevilDante
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    An overpriced and unfinished game, it should be free.
    Long and many loading screens.
    Useless hub.
    Pointless character creation.
    A lot of servers disconnection.
    All weapons look the same.
    Boring story and missions.

    The flying and gameplay are fun though. But not worth your time.
  51. cush11782
    Mar 2, 2019
    4
    There is some fun to be had here but so many crashes, slow load times, shallow endgame, no good loot to chase and quality of life problems. Will see where it's at in 6 months.
  52. Markky6
    Mar 2, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anthem shows a lot of promise, but as it stand now (1 week out of launch), it's trying to use it great gameplay to hold up the other aspects that are lacking, such as mission/enemy variety and subdued narrative. The novelty will wear off and most players will be left with an empty game with untapped potential. This makes the support planned for the title all the more important. A variety of quality-of-life fixes, mission variety to encourage recurring players to keep completing challenges, and a strong, consistent dose of narrative expansions to keep the world front and center and not behind "codex" entries. This will ensure a strong and passionate community to capitalize on what Destiny was struggling with. This gameplay and this idea should not be squandered, because once things click, its a fulfilling and intense experience, and if the loot and lore reflects that gameplay, Bioware will have something truly special… Expand
  53. JermVVarfare
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    No the game isn’t perfect, no game is. The 10 rating is based of the enjoyment and playtime I’m getting and plan to get from it. The combat is deep and fun (combo system, status effects, damage types, etc), the classes are diverse and play nothing alike, the world is massive, beautiful and dying to be explored, and flight is tight and super cool and the high tier loot is powerful andNo the game isn’t perfect, no game is. The 10 rating is based of the enjoyment and playtime I’m getting and plan to get from it. The combat is deep and fun (combo system, status effects, damage types, etc), the classes are diverse and play nothing alike, the world is massive, beautiful and dying to be explored, and flight is tight and super cool and the high tier loot is powerful and fun. I’m around 80 hours in and haven’t scratched the surface. There are some bugs and the story is a little disjointed in how you deal with progressing through it but the characters and voice acting are top notch. I’m totally baffled by the negativity surrounding this game (could see it coming well before launch). I’m writing this from my phone and while busy/distracted so please forgive any mistakes or poor structure. But I feel the need to share my positive opinion of this game.… Expand
  54. Strop77
    Mar 1, 2019
    8
    After +-12 hours of gaming I am still really enjoying the game. When I stop playing I find myself strategising about my next gameplay session. Awesome graphics, sweet gameplay and lush open world give me what I want out of a co-op/multiplayer game. Yeah the story isn’t that gripping but to be honest, when I play I can never remember much of the plot anyway. For me it’s flying around withAfter +-12 hours of gaming I am still really enjoying the game. When I stop playing I find myself strategising about my next gameplay session. Awesome graphics, sweet gameplay and lush open world give me what I want out of a co-op/multiplayer game. Yeah the story isn’t that gripping but to be honest, when I play I can never remember much of the plot anyway. For me it’s flying around with my flat mate and blowing **** up.

    I’d recommend this game if you have some friends that you can set up a private game with. Playing online is cool but it’s pretty much everyone for themselves.    … Expand
  55. BlitZeR_95
    Mar 1, 2019
    4
    This was one of my top most anticipated games of 2019 and it really disappointed me. There's so many glitches and bugs that can ruin your entire mission and experience of the game like:
    1. Unable to revive your teammates unless you die
    2. So many buggy and glitchy mission in quickplay when you want to level up fast 3. Your ultimate doesn't always activate 4. The drop rate is extremely    This was one of my top most anticipated games of 2019 and it really disappointed me. There's so many glitches and bugs that can ruin your entire mission and experience of the game like:
    1. Unable to revive your teammates unless you die
    2. So many buggy and glitchy mission in quickplay when you want to level up fast
    3. Your ultimate doesn't always activate
    4. The drop rate is extremely terrible and crafting masterwork in also extremely expensive
    5. At level 30, you still get common and uncommon gear drop which I don't understand why
    And many more!
    Sure, there are good things about this game, especially the flying. The flying is the huge highlight of this game which is great, but to me that's the one of a few things that is good. The story itself is terrible and I got really bored through the story. It's sad that there's only 3 stronghold after completing the game and one of the stronghold is basically the final mission on repeat.
    We have to wait until May (2 months) for the raid to drop and I'm sure by then most players that are still active will reach max level and get bored.
    This game will definitely improve in the future, but as for now it's really glitchy and buggy. The flight is one of the reason why it boosted this game to a 4/10 instead of 1/10 or 2/10.
    I'll probably still play this game down the road to see where it goes but right now it's a huge disappointment. Hopefully they improve and fix everything that is wrong about this game    … Expand
  56. cassio_79
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    This game is awesome, so much fun. I'm really excited about the future of this new IP.
  57. 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
  58. KusoGaki
    Mar 1, 2019
    3
    I really hope this game would be a success but alas... Great gameplay but it is soooooo boring.
  59. kambing860210
    Mar 1, 2019
    4
    this game is not a finished product, for those who claimed those bugs and issues will be fixed in the future, I suggest to others, buy it one year later and you will have less buggy game with half of the price
  60. 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
  61. Khalic
    Feb 28, 2019
    8
    This is a game with a lot of potential, amazing combat, some serious super hero vibes. It has a lot of issues but nothing unsurmountable.
  62. xSPAZZx
    Feb 28, 2019
    3
    It's a basic game...This is 2019...And we are rehashing old destiny and bioware.

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

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

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

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

    Stay away. It feel fun though, but there are plenty of other games with better quality, cheaper price, and richer story.    … Expand
  63. Aknunsus
    Feb 28, 2019
    8
    Combat and flight are fantastic. Bioware did a great job capturing the feel of fighting in a flying mech suit.

    Story and dialogue are entertaining but not exemplary. The binary dialogue options don't seem to have as much impact on the game as previous Bioware entries. Learning the culture and history of this new IP is very interesting. Several memorable characters-- my favorites so    Combat and flight are fantastic. Bioware did a great job capturing the feel of fighting in a flying mech suit.

    Story and dialogue are entertaining but not exemplary. The binary dialogue options don't seem to have as much impact on the game as previous Bioware entries. Learning the culture and history of this new IP is very interesting. Several memorable characters-- my favorites so far are the gossiping Neeson, and the Arcanist Matthias.

    Freeplay mode is decent, world events spawn as you fly over or near, adding to the sense that you are on patrol and responding to emergent threats. But, unless you are pre-grouped with friends, you feel disconnected to the other three players in the shared space.

    Visually stunning game world.

    Planned future content is a boon here, as we are just in the beginning of Act one of three announced. I look forward to what the future holds for acts two and three (presumably covering at least year 1 of Anthem), and hope EA/Bioware give Anthem time grow.

    However, as noted by others: solo story and group play don't mesh well here:load screens are annoying; and loot could use a fix (which is pending).

    I'd suggest giving this game a try, it has flaws, but also strengths. Given time, Anthem can become a very solid title and franchise.    … Expand
  64. 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...
  65. 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
  66. Deltard
    Feb 28, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ll start by saying the game is not, I repeat, is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. There are bugs for sure. 99% of which I can deal with, the servers STILL being sketchy bothers me (please fix this BioWare). The main story is pretty run of the mill, good guys trying to stop bad guys from having unstoppable power (what rpg/action game/looter shooter doesn’t boil down to that) and isn’t anything to really write home about. I personally however have enjoyed the side characters and MANY conversations you can have in Fort Tarsis and learning about them. MINOR SPOILER ALERT Like the old lady who’s son is dead but she is still waiting for him and you can either tell her the truth or play along to make her feel better. The game play is VERY fast paced and I will admit sometimes there is too much happening on the screen (I’ll be investing in eye drops). The shooting feels solid and the abilities look amazing. The flying handles well and just feels right, which is another one of the stronger points of the game. Overall if you want a game with fun and fast action, with a decent run of the mill story that offers some interesting and sometimes deep side characters Anthem is worth the pick up but I’d pass on the Legion of Dawn version.… Expand
  67. Uruuz
    Feb 28, 2019
    10
    The game has been out for a few days and the hate is just pouring in. I do not understand it. I have beaten all of the current content already, and even started another save to replay the story. The flying mechanics are groundbreaking. There is no other game that can offer the same experience. The story is fantastic. Coming from somebody who never enjoyed dragon age or mass effect, IThe game has been out for a few days and the hate is just pouring in. I do not understand it. I have beaten all of the current content already, and even started another save to replay the story. The flying mechanics are groundbreaking. There is no other game that can offer the same experience. The story is fantastic. Coming from somebody who never enjoyed dragon age or mass effect, I really got into the story in fort tarsis. Mainly because it just adds so much flavour to an already fantastic shooter. Whether it keeps up to those games in terms of storytelling is really irrelevant to me. The gameplay on it's own is enough to keep me going. I'm picking up contracts every day just trying to keep my home safe and to bring honor to the freelancer name. The shooting is very tight. I'm always refining my style, trying to find the best combo of abilities and guns to suit each javelin and the playstyle each is more adept at. I am frankly upset that so many people have problems with this game, and for a few reasons. Other than a few disconnects, I have had no problems playing this game. Of course the developers can refer to points from the gaming community to improve their game, but to you people out there slamming the game, especially old bioware fans, giving the game 0/10, 1/10, etc.. why? Power trip? Don't bury this game. If you want to play destiny? Play that. I want to support this game so content keeps rolling.
    10/10. A brand new angle for looter/shooter.    … Expand
  68. MINATTO
    Feb 28, 2019
    10
    Ótimo game. Jogo desde o lançamento e tem muita coisa pra fazer. Sinto a necessidade de um app próprio, algumas melhorias de estabilidade, mas foi entregue o prometido. Aguardo novas atualizações para aumentar o mapa e a história. Seria ótimo um PVP.
  69. MichalJeans
    Feb 28, 2019
    8
    I have a lot of fun with the game and cant wait to get more down the road!!
  70. VelvetYork
    Feb 27, 2019
    1
    Flying is fun for a few minutes but gets old because the game is essentially a giant fetch quest. That's where the good ends.

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

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

    Don't give me the "they'll fix it", that's a cop-out and isn't an excuse. This game is unfinished, boring, and there are free to play games out there that beat it.    … Expand
  71. 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
  72. wtkaczyk
    Feb 27, 2019
    1
    So the game is unplayable currently. I get booted every time with error when retrieving live data or error when retrieving pilot data or unknown error. What a joke! To everyone who consider to buy this game: please don’t do that. The whole gaming industry will benefit if the games like this fail. Absolute lack of respect for the players ea/bioware ! DONT BUY THIS GAME PLEASE
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. 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.
  76. 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.
  77. 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
  78. RodSal
    Feb 27, 2019
    6
    I had a blast playing the game with friends. Co-op is for sure the right way to play this game! Graphics and gameplay are 8 or 9 out of 10 on ps4 FAT. Dont expect the same graphics from PC on the consoles. Still, its amazin how detailed the world of Anthem is... fly through cannons, water falls, dive into lakes, caves, its definitely beautiful.

    Comparing the gameplay with Destiny and    I had a blast playing the game with friends. Co-op is for sure the right way to play this game! Graphics and gameplay are 8 or 9 out of 10 on ps4 FAT. Dont expect the same graphics from PC on the consoles. Still, its amazin how detailed the world of Anthem is... fly through cannons, water falls, dive into lakes, caves, its definitely beautiful.

    Comparing the gameplay with Destiny and The Division, Anthem is MUCH MORE fun than those two, specially when you select harder dificulties later on. Its really challenging and teamplay is essencial.

    Unfortunately, the major mechanics of the game are broken. The loot system seems quite unimpressive, even when you defeat hard stances (called fortress here), boring items, few weapons designs (even the same models with diferent stats... LAZY!). Before the launch, Bioware showed us tons of cosmetic appearances for us to choose and buy with in-game money or real money if you want. Where are those? Cosmetic shop is a JOKE! Not even woth spend time farming for those items.

    Loading screens are also stupid! Imo, its look like they had problems during the production of Anthem, because there is 5 types of zones that needs loading every 10-20 minutes:

    1 - NPC area (where you grab your quests, talk to NPC for missions and choose stupid dialogues that there is NONE repercussion in the game. Like, why they implemented it? Its useless..
    2 - Lobby area. You can meet other random players here. A small garage with some short cut to grab contracts, use your vault, and etc... its basicaily Social area of Destiny 10x worse.
    3 - FORGE. YES, you need a load screen to access your itens. Never seen this in my life... one thing is prevent switch equipments during a misson (im ok with that 100%). Other is a damn loading screen in and out of the inventory.
    4 - Loading screen for world map.
    5 - Loading screen for dungeons and sarcophagus rooms (yeah you know what im talking about LOL).

    Map is almost useless. Cant ping, cant mark, no N/S/E/W, no world events mark, no nothing. Crap!

    Imo, every one who is in doubt of grabbing this game should wait until the major patch coming in april or may, OR at least fix these issues that i mentioned.

    Like i said, gameplay wise its the best loot shooter game in this generation, but all the other thing are poor.

    6/10    … Expand
  79. Zalelenka
    Feb 27, 2019
    9
    I think a lot of this hate is because it's EA. I love this game more than Destiny and think it's amazing for where it's just starting out. Not to mention the free DLC expansion plans. I care more for the characters, the lead character is true bioware sarcastic perfection, and the javelin customization is on point. Are there bugs? Yes but none that totally ruin the game for me. The demo wasI think a lot of this hate is because it's EA. I love this game more than Destiny and think it's amazing for where it's just starting out. Not to mention the free DLC expansion plans. I care more for the characters, the lead character is true bioware sarcastic perfection, and the javelin customization is on point. Are there bugs? Yes but none that totally ruin the game for me. The demo was bugged way more but guys... IT WAS A DEMO that always happens. People judging the game before the launch day are misguiding future gamers to this franchise. It's such a fun game. I love exploring, swimming, and lighting things on fire with my storm. Bioware is already fixing a lot of things people are complaining about and it's only week one. Give this game a chance.… Expand
  80. Fud2fud
    Feb 27, 2019
    10
    I get it, it be repetitive and slightly un egageable but give it a chance the reason this game is getting bad reviews is due to the partnership of EA dont judge to quick give it a go and remember this is bio ware
  81. Garagor
    Feb 27, 2019
    8
    I really enjoy the mechanics, the gameplay and there is lore and background info if you look for it. I played vanilla destiny and frankly, this is much better than when Destiny launched. I think people's problem with it is that it was not what they were expecting when they heard "Bioware" and then tried to explain it as "Destiny with bioware choices". I am playing on a PS4 Pro and I amI really enjoy the mechanics, the gameplay and there is lore and background info if you look for it. I played vanilla destiny and frankly, this is much better than when Destiny launched. I think people's problem with it is that it was not what they were expecting when they heard "Bioware" and then tried to explain it as "Destiny with bioware choices". I am playing on a PS4 Pro and I am only a few hours in but honestly, I am having a blast and other than one instance of enemies popping in, I have had no problems.

    I don't have the time to play the game for multiple hours every day so honestly, I think the content and the planned schedule that the game has will be fine for me. I am having fun with it and I can't wait to play more.

    I also wouldn't call this game a shooter, and so to compare it to more traditional shooters like Destiny isn't a fair comparison. Yes, you do use guns, and yes you are shooting but the combat is about a whole lot more than just shooting. Positioning, using skills, movement, these are the things that make Anthem's combat great and different. Since I am playing on PS4 Pro I like the controls but honestly, I don't know how anyone could play this via mouse and keyboard.

    Overall, I like the idea of the lore being found via cortex and optional conversations. Is it an in-depth player-choice driven Bioware single-player game like Dragon Age or Mass Effect? No. Is that necessarily a bad thing? No. Look, if you just want to quickly jump from mission to mission with just short conversations in-between, you can! If you want to look for all the optional logs and information to flesh out the world, you can but you have to read about it. Which, quite frankly, was what original Mass Effect did and I loved it.

    Are all the decision in this game perfect? no. The load times are mildly irritating but not horrible on my PS4 Pro and does it take longer to go from mission to mission because you have to load back, talk to someone and then go back out again? Yeah, but that just gives me an opportunity to slow down and enjoy the atmosphere, grab a beverage, and then go back in. I personally like these decisions and as someone who isn't trying to simply rush to the end-game, I like the forced slower pace.

    Overall, I think Anthem tried to combine so many different things together that it didn't fit into the traditional molds of what a bioware game is, or a loot-driven game, or a shooter and so a lot of people got upset. I play Anthem for what it is and I think it is great now and will get better in time. If you disagree, that's fine, that's your opinion. My opinion? 8/10    … Expand
  82. Jaxgunna
    Feb 27, 2019
    10
    Amazing game really FUN!!!! Enjoyable flying around solo or with freinds. Missions are great because linked to a great story. Its not destiny but give it time and PATIENCE it will get there. Great game
  83. Balinor22
    Feb 27, 2019
    9
    Anthem is a good game. It needs work and since it is a 'live service game', it should get better over time. Was it released in a perfect state? No. but I have been playing about 30 hours and am having a great time. I have bought plenty of games where I spent nearly as much and didn't get that much play time.
  84. est8agent
    Feb 27, 2019
    9
    I'm enjoying the game as are a lot of my friends, not too glitchy for me, decent story ,fluid gameplay and plenty to do. Not sure where all the negativity is coming from to be honest.
  85. iliaz
    Feb 27, 2019
    10
    Очень красивая игра, дивный новый мир. Да, сюжет глуповат. Да, сюжет проходит за 20 часов. Но я с большим удовольствием отыграл 30 часов с рандомами и собираюсь позже играть еще, когда друзья купят игру на распродаже (скидки видимо будут хорошие, спасибо хэйтерам). Ни одного бага не встретил. Не понимаю массового батхёрта, игра именно такая, которую нам обещали, BIOWARE не в ответе заОчень красивая игра, дивный новый мир. Да, сюжет глуповат. Да, сюжет проходит за 20 часов. Но я с большим удовольствием отыграл 30 часов с рандомами и собираюсь позже играть еще, когда друзья купят игру на распродаже (скидки видимо будут хорошие, спасибо хэйтерам). Ни одного бага не встретил. Не понимаю массового батхёрта, игра именно такая, которую нам обещали, BIOWARE не в ответе за ваши фантазии.… Expand
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. jamsocks
    Feb 26, 2019
    10
    I have had a lot of fun playing this game so far. The gameplay is fluid and fun (the combat is fun with the combo system and I absolutely love the flying aspect), the story is intriguing, the characters are very well-developed, and I have not had any trouble with the loading screens or playing with other people. My partner and I played this game during both of the demo weekends and theyI have had a lot of fun playing this game so far. The gameplay is fluid and fun (the combat is fun with the combo system and I absolutely love the flying aspect), the story is intriguing, the characters are very well-developed, and I have not had any trouble with the loading screens or playing with other people. My partner and I played this game during both of the demo weekends and they really improved the small issues that we had originally had with it (the infinite loading screens, for example). I'm really excited for the future content that they will be releasing!! Definitely worth it. 10/10!… Expand
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. ChroniKonundruM
    Feb 26, 2019
    8
    I don't understand why everyone is bagging this game so hard. I never write reviews but i made an account on here just to give a review for this game because i don't want to see this game get shutdown due to entitled snowflakes who probably played the game on easy by themselves. This game is meant to be played with friends. The story is quite enjoyable, i really enjoyed playing, especiallyI don't understand why everyone is bagging this game so hard. I never write reviews but i made an account on here just to give a review for this game because i don't want to see this game get shutdown due to entitled snowflakes who probably played the game on easy by themselves. This game is meant to be played with friends. The story is quite enjoyable, i really enjoyed playing, especially the final fight. People who say this game lacks content, are clearly people who have no lives and do nothing but play video games. If they played it on hard all the way through they wouldn't be complaining. If you want a good looter shooter to play with friends pick this game up! Free content updates for the rest of the year and hopefully long after that!… Expand
  92. 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.
  93. 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
  94. Isimad73
    Feb 26, 2019
    10
    Funny game with friends, interesting story, visually wonderful, and with a potential to be a game to consider in the future
  95. Chippy87
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    How about you finish a game before selling for full price? Will you ever learn EA?

    1/10
  96. imHavyz
    Feb 25, 2019
    9
    Познакомился с игрой буквально вчера. Читал метакритик, но тем не менее взял и не разочаровался, это Destiny+Titanfall которые мы заслужили. Мне жаль, что игру откровенно утопили в помоях, мне жаль Bioware за то, что связалась с EA которая гнала в шею студию для скорейшей сдачи проекта и мне правда жаль, что эта игра может оказаться последней в истории Bioware. Спорить с тем, что у игрыПознакомился с игрой буквально вчера. Читал метакритик, но тем не менее взял и не разочаровался, это Destiny+Titanfall которые мы заслужили. Мне жаль, что игру откровенно утопили в помоях, мне жаль Bioware за то, что связалась с EA которая гнала в шею студию для скорейшей сдачи проекта и мне правда жаль, что эта игра может оказаться последней в истории Bioware. Спорить с тем, что у игры есть проблемы на старте - глупо, они есть, где то звук пропадает, где то анимация тупит, игре просто не хватило времени на финальную полировку.… Expand
  97. Joeytyke123
    Feb 25, 2019
    9
    The vitriol for this game is completely unwarranted.

    You don't like EA? Don't bother with their releases. You've gone off BioWare because they 'don't make games like KOTOR anymore'. Unfortunately, that's the way it is. There are plenty of other game developers making games which would satiate that need for you. This game is far from perfect, but it is a very solid start and with some    The vitriol for this game is completely unwarranted.

    You don't like EA? Don't bother with their releases. You've gone off BioWare because they 'don't make games like KOTOR anymore'. Unfortunately, that's the way it is. There are plenty of other game developers making games which would satiate that need for you.

    This game is far from perfect, but it is a very solid start and with some tweaks I'm sure it's going to become an excellent game. Once April rolls around and new content has been released and the game has had a couple more patches, maybe we will start to see a clearer picture of the direction BioWare are going with this. Right now, it's just a hell of a lot of fun, and addictive to boot.

    Instead of writing a massive essay, I'll throw down some pros and cons:

    Pros:
    -Flying is delightful
    -The game is absolutely beautiful. Graphically, wonderful.
    -The battling is a lot of fun and not too complicated.
    -The physics are almost perfect.
    -The teamwork aspect of it is great and, at the moment (on the PS4), everyone seems to be keen to join forces and work together to complete missions/objectives.
    -Plenty of customization opportunities for each Javeling (exosuit)
    -Each javelin plays completely differently and changes the way you approach situations. For example: I am currently spending most time in the Storm javelin which has mage-like abilities (elemental attacks etc), but is weaker than the others. The Storm javelin allows you to hover for much longer than the other suits so you can hover above the battlefield and rain down holy hell. very satisfying. The colossus, though, is the tank javelin and that's barging in and blowing the crap out of everything. It also has an ability to essentially taunt enemies and force them to attack it. As it has the best defence (by far), it can take a lot of punishment.
    -Plenty of loot to go and find and plenty of variation (I think).
    -Being able to customize your exosuit paint job is awesome (and no, not using microtransactions).
    -No microtransactions for anything other than cosmetics (different suit parts which don't affect abilities).
    -Story is interesting and I'm intrigued as to where they will go with it.
    -BioWare already set out a 90 day road map of new content - starting in March with the next Act of the story plus other things.
    -Bioware already released 3 patches over the weekend (one was 10gb) fixing some initial issues.

    Cons
    -Long loading times. This needs to be remedied really. It doesn't bother me as much as it appears to be bothering others, though.
    -The characters have no base stat information so I'm still a little unsure of what my character's overall stats are after customizing them.
    -Could do with a few more mission/objective types, but I'm sure that will come. Really missed a beat not having some kind of flying chase mission. Maybe later on. It's so much fun battling and flying around that, for now, there's enough variation for me. It reminds me of Diablo 3 in this sense. It's Diablo 3, with guns and flying (but much more beautiful and, dare I say it, fun!). Diablo 3 really is just fighting through hordes of enemies and collecting loot. Very few other things going on in that game. Very few puzzles or anything like that, but it's a hell of a lot of fun. Same with this, except there are a few different types of mission that you have. Protecting people, putting a relic back together whilst fighting off a Scar horde, collecting data for someone etc. It's mostly about the loot and, for now, there's more than enough of that. They will need to add to it though eventually!

    I've seen too many reviews from people who haven't even played the game. Absolutely toxic and pathetic. Rent the game if you're not sure whether to buy it and see for yourself. If you like it, great. If you don't, there are plenty of other games out there for you.    … Expand
  98. 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
  99. StormCloudLOL
    Feb 25, 2019
    10
    The most fun I have had in the looter shooter genre!Guns feel great in the late game. Ablilities are a blast and gearing up reminds me of a similar grind to Diablo.
  100. ShadowMystic
    Feb 25, 2019
    10
    Anthems World design is incredible! Each Javelin feels unique and fun in their own way, with build diversity somewhat akin to Diablo 3. Great for looties and abilities. Good times to be had here.
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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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