Anthem

 PlayStation 4
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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1416 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. 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!
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  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. aladrin
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    the worst game that BioWare has ever had to have been free to play is not this game garbage
  10. 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.
  11. Hardgroove
    Mar 13, 2019
    0
    The biggest disappointment.
    Empty, buggy, unfinished game with nothing to do.
  12. 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
  13. cassel
    Mar 7, 2019
    0
    This game has so much potential but it is in reality absolutely terrible. Probably the worst gaming experience I have had ever. If I sit down for a 2 hour gaming session I probably get about 15 minutes or actual game play and that is so buggy and filled with lag that it's not even enjoyable. As much as I used to love Bioware, I hope they are disbanded so that talent can reemerge elsewhere.
  14. Nashkar
    Mar 25, 2019
    0
    This game it literally a JOKE. It's the best example of why the game industry is sick today.
    And still, many people are defending it. Your guys, are the cause of this plague.
  15. Baggy11
    May 8, 2019
    0
    7 years in the making..... 7 years doing nothing productive! What a load of crap! What a load of crap!What a load of crap!What a load of crap!What a load of crap!What a load of crap!What a load of crap!
  16. Professorfett
    Mar 9, 2019
    5
    A NEW BIOWARE GAME IS OUT!! Used to be my reaction, but anymore you must walk into any of their games with some caution. Anthem is the latest Bioware game to come out and it definitely stinks of EA. The always online servers, the fact you have to beware that there’s a chance that it’ll just shut off your PS4. Which no matter how fun the game is when you see these stories coming out itA NEW BIOWARE GAME IS OUT!! Used to be my reaction, but anymore you must walk into any of their games with some caution. Anthem is the latest Bioware game to come out and it definitely stinks of EA. The always online servers, the fact you have to beware that there’s a chance that it’ll just shut off your PS4. Which no matter how fun the game is when you see these stories coming out it will be in the back of your mind. That being said I still had a bunch of fun when it came down to it.

    Anthem has one of those ancients created old technology and we must stop baddy from accessing it. For some reason almost all Sci-fi games fall on this trope and I am not sure why. Regardless I was still enjoying the story. While your character never is more than a cypher that CAN TALK they never are more than a snarky badass. Your AI mission helpers/quest givers are full of personality and fun. I did enjoy the talking bits much more than I thought I would. Unlike Destiny, which this game is ripping off partly. They explain the plot right there not once did I wonder why I was doing anything, or why I was killing these villains. Yet again unlike Destiny they have multiple cutscenes that function like little exposition movies that are beautiful and entertaining to watch.

    Speaking of beautiful this game looks amazing. I was in awe by the scope and look of each plant and explosion. The gameplay is if you were Iron Man on a distant planet blowing aliens to pieces. It is a third person action game with a dash of RPG in the mix. Of course it has loot drops for better weapons and you can play raids with friends, or even the story missions. What I adore was the fact that I could just play the story missions solo and not feel like I was being forced to play online. At least Bioware had the good sense to let me play their games how I want and not how EA wants.

    Overall the game is a lot of fun, and with friends I could see the replay value through the roof. Yet if you’re me I don’t see myself going through this story more than once. It is more fleshed out then say Destiny is, but nowhere near how any other Bioware game typically is. I would say this game would be a great RENTAL. Play it over the weekend and send it back to Gamefly/Redbox you won’t be disappointed with it.    … Expand
  17. Madmojo
    Apr 29, 2019
    2
    I can;t add anything else that already hasn't been said. I paid $80 for an incomplete game that took me a few hours to get through the content (If you don;t count the huge amounts of time sunk into the loading screen and crashes etc..)
  18. 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.
  19. alexohmygod
    Mar 12, 2019
    0
    I just want to say that I haven't created an account to complain about No Man's Sky, I haven't created an account to complain about Mass Effect Andromeda and I haven't created an account to complain any about the myriads of bad games I've played so far. But I did take the time to complain about Anthem, it's just pure garbage, flying for 30 second increments is just not worth much when theI just want to say that I haven't created an account to complain about No Man's Sky, I haven't created an account to complain about Mass Effect Andromeda and I haven't created an account to complain any about the myriads of bad games I've played so far. But I did take the time to complain about Anthem, it's just pure garbage, flying for 30 second increments is just not worth much when the game is so broken.… Expand
  20. Indurin
    Mar 19, 2019
    0
    This is pure EA garbage. I bought an unfinished game at full price. I made same mistake when I bought Star Wars Battlefield II, I will never buy anything from EA
  21. 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
  22. maek314
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    Not a bad game...not earth-shattering, but it's fun with friends. Glad to see that Bobby Kotick still has enough employees to flood Metacritic, however.
  23. Fadomas
    Mar 8, 2019
    10
    Had so many hopes for that game.I am really lucky that it didnt happen to my ps4 pro fatal crash like other guys. Now EA is destroying ps4 consoles really?Shame on you Bioware i hope you will be closed down by EA that was your last chance after so many failures
  24. 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.
  25. sebassbruu
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Despues de varios crash al azar, este juego termino por BRICKEAR mi consola...
    RIP mi PS4Pro... **** this game
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. TheFrog
    Apr 27, 2019
    4
    Ok, so I was initially impressed by the admittedly very good forest-with-overgrown-ruins design of the play area. I picked up a mech and gradually learned how to use it at its best. Dropped better weapons that allowed me to take on more powerful enemies. After a while everything became routine, every mission is essentially the same. Oh, you drop a new weapon that is the same as theOk, so I was initially impressed by the admittedly very good forest-with-overgrown-ruins design of the play area. I picked up a mech and gradually learned how to use it at its best. Dropped better weapons that allowed me to take on more powerful enemies. After a while everything became routine, every mission is essentially the same. Oh, you drop a new weapon that is the same as the previous one but has better numbers and better random buffs. Same with mech enhancements.
    I spent months playing Warframe, which is just as grindy, but it offered so many different things to aim for that it kept me hooked. Here you'll probably have fun during the campaign, especially if you play with friends, but after that there is literally nothing. The missions are always the same, and more powerful enemies are simply the same enemies with higher stats. I didn't last one month.    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Metascore
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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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