Anthem

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1416 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. BondMonster
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    So sad that bioware went the route of garbage, this game showed so much promise for me, it also broke me of preordering video games, I no longer will. I had such high hopes for a bioware game that had been in development for 6+ years and it looked amazing as a concept. However it comes off as buggy and unplayable with very long load times and not very much content even after a year, itSo sad that bioware went the route of garbage, this game showed so much promise for me, it also broke me of preordering video games, I no longer will. I had such high hopes for a bioware game that had been in development for 6+ years and it looked amazing as a concept. However it comes off as buggy and unplayable with very long load times and not very much content even after a year, it still hasn't improved much. i kept it on the hard drive for a year after release always hoping to go back and find a reason to play it, but alas its still garbage and not fun ...... sad… Expand
  3. GaiaCAT
    Feb 25, 2019
    4
    I have played the Alpha, Both Betas and the PS4 launch day. I think the game would be good with friends for awhile, but I cannot stay in the game long enough to find appreciation for the positives ATM. Almost EVERY loading screen kicks me back to main page (and you know loading screens are before, after and within each play session - missions and free-play.. There are a LOT of loadingI have played the Alpha, Both Betas and the PS4 launch day. I think the game would be good with friends for awhile, but I cannot stay in the game long enough to find appreciation for the positives ATM. Almost EVERY loading screen kicks me back to main page (and you know loading screens are before, after and within each play session - missions and free-play.. There are a LOT of loading screens. Sometimes I could get back in after several attempts and minutes, and sometimes I could not. Sometimes I kept loot and sometimes not. I stopped playing after it completely shut down my PS4 and I had to run through the diagnostics to start it up again. I can't risk mt PS4 dying because of the errors and build of this game.

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

    I am done with pre-ordering. I did it with Fallout and said never again for Bethesda, and now Anthem has finally got me to say no more to any game.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. Drexxler
    Feb 23, 2019
    4
    The loading screens are frequent and obnoxious. The server errors are frequent and obnoxious, I couldn’t tell you how many times I have been kick from game with all my progress and loot gone. The story is lackluster at best. The conversations with NPCs are very cringy, definitely trying hard to appease a certain group of people who don’t buy games. The world is nice, graphics and animationThe loading screens are frequent and obnoxious. The server errors are frequent and obnoxious, I couldn’t tell you how many times I have been kick from game with all my progress and loot gone. The story is lackluster at best. The conversations with NPCs are very cringy, definitely trying hard to appease a certain group of people who don’t buy games. The world is nice, graphics and animation are nice, multiple bugs, many of which affect gameplay(example: LMGs will stop shooting for no apparent reason. The Sound effects are pitiful at best, so often you won’t even know you are being shot at before it’s too late and even then the sound will probably not be there. The game is very frustrating to play at best. The people who put this game together lack talent in the game development world. Oh and did I mention the habitual loading screens? You will spend more time in the loading screens then actually playing the game. And to the people who are putting this failure on EA, it’s not EA that caused this failure of a game, BioWare had six years to put together a masterpiece but instead put together this mediocre game. Maybe those at BioWare should reconsider their profession.… Expand
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Therambokitty
    Mar 16, 2019
    4
    Way too many loading screens. The game just couldn't live up to its hype at all. kinda disappointing all too together,
  10. Deedr1234
    Mar 10, 2020
    4
    Anthem is one of those games that try to please everybody but in the end pleases nobody. The story is convoluted in that once a part of the story is done, it snaps right into another part without a smooth transition. Another part of Anthem’s legacy is its bugs. Even 1 year after it’s released, it still has server errors that sometimes makes it impossible to get into the game. But I willAnthem is one of those games that try to please everybody but in the end pleases nobody. The story is convoluted in that once a part of the story is done, it snaps right into another part without a smooth transition. Another part of Anthem’s legacy is its bugs. Even 1 year after it’s released, it still has server errors that sometimes makes it impossible to get into the game. But I will give anthem this, the graphics are awe-inspiring, landscapes seem to come out of postcards and you can really feel that it’s real.… Expand
  11. TinyR3bel
    Dec 30, 2019
    4
    At times Anthem is enjoyable, it is just unfortunate that those times are few and far between.

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

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

    This all gets tiresome quickly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    As missões são repetitivas e cansativas, os loadings absurdos e os inimigos são mal desenvolvidos. Sobre a trilha sonora: tão esquecível que não lembro nada.
  13. Unicron666
    Jul 21, 2020
    4
    It could have been so much better but the bugs and lack of content turned me off really fast
  14. pogy_atom
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    The game is missing a story line, or at least a connected story and objectives.
    Too many pointless side talks for time wasting
  15. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    4
    Yikes. This was another blunder by Bioware. Very little content and mundane gameplay.
  16. 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
  17. Steyraus
    Jan 11, 2021
    3
    Anthem in some ways reminds me of death stranding. While there are some good ideas and some fun things to do in the game it's all overshadowed by the terrible writing and cringey unlikable characters. Everyone from the narators to the people that you meet in the game you just want them to shut up and go away the moment you meet them. The main guy that supposed to be the heroic brave guy isAnthem in some ways reminds me of death stranding. While there are some good ideas and some fun things to do in the game it's all overshadowed by the terrible writing and cringey unlikable characters. Everyone from the narators to the people that you meet in the game you just want them to shut up and go away the moment you meet them. The main guy that supposed to be the heroic brave guy is a little Gremlin looking guy that's just completely cringy and annoying. The wise wahmen are kust over the top.One thing death stranding did right is that this game didn't is things like progression and satisfying rewards for grinding. Death stranding was very addicting in the way that it progressed you through the game were as anthem gets boring very early on with a shallow progression and loot system. One positive about the game would be the visuals the world looks pretty but it's completely shallow and non interactive. Also controls and movement feel very satisfying for a little while until you realise that it's just the same thing over and over. I think the only way to salvage a game would to be completely redo the loop system for better weapons and better more interesting gear. And just completely cut the story and the characters out just have little Dark Souls hints about what's going on. Because I couldn't stand one more second of the people in this game or the horrible writing.… Expand
  18. lostsol
    Nov 10, 2019
    3
    You did it again, EA. What a hot mess. I had to return this one, and NO it did not replace Destiny!
  19. dr0nzer
    Mar 9, 2019
    3
    TLDR: This game isn't ready for public release.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Ill edit my review when I am deeper into the game, but it gets a solid 7 so far    … Expand
  22. dimbak
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    You know, I thought that this game will be good hit. I pre-ordered it, I didn't play demo on PS4... I saw a lot of good reviews from people who played demo, and I wanted to play full game. But, unfortunately, this game is a piece of... bad plot. A lot of bugs, bad physics, but good graphics and interesting gameplay... before you meet bosses or another players. And little online (in myYou know, I thought that this game will be good hit. I pre-ordered it, I didn't play demo on PS4... I saw a lot of good reviews from people who played demo, and I wanted to play full game. But, unfortunately, this game is a piece of... bad plot. A lot of bugs, bad physics, but good graphics and interesting gameplay... before you meet bosses or another players. And little online (in my country, idk what in other countries (I live in Sweden)) is a proof. Sorry, BioWare... but YOU need to give apologies, not me. Thanks for wasting my time, Electronic Arts! I will never buy FIFAs anymore. And never donate to your games... and never buy them.… Expand
  23. baby2236
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    jogo mal feito.vale no maximo 50 e pronto.EA so lança jogo porcaria.tinha que falir essa porra.
  24. matteume
    May 30, 2019
    3
    This game had so much potential, but it's not finished yet, it feels like it never left alpha state.
    Flying around is fun but sadly that's about it.
  25. Martinakara
    Jun 4, 2019
    3
    Eu daria uma nota mais alta se eu ao menos conseguisse jogar. Os servidores de Anthem são uma piada, impossível jogar por 1 hora direto sem ser derrubado. A EA está cavando sua própria cova.
  26. 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
  27. Peter_Parker23
    Mar 11, 2019
    3
    This game is absolutely unacceptable. You'd think EA and their fans would have learned by now, but no. They still think it's OK to release unfinished, half assed buggy games. This game succeeds at very little and fails completely at a lot. I give it some props for decent sound design and flying mechanics, but other than that it's just a worse version of Destiny. Boring grind, boringThis game is absolutely unacceptable. You'd think EA and their fans would have learned by now, but no. They still think it's OK to release unfinished, half assed buggy games. This game succeeds at very little and fails completely at a lot. I give it some props for decent sound design and flying mechanics, but other than that it's just a worse version of Destiny. Boring grind, boring shooting, boring enemies, boring world, bugs galore. This game should simply not exist.… Expand
  28. Br_AgSs
    Jun 6, 2019
    3
    This game could've been a top tier Third-Person Shooter, except, it isent. The gameplay is bad. the only "good" thing on the gameplay is the flying mode, but the rest is stupid. Its an incomplete game, bad combat mechanics and SEVERAL bugs, the frame is terrible and the story is lame. Onlne is useless. They really shoud've used more of the flying.
  29. 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
  30. Generalxxbob
    Mar 31, 2020
    3
    Bought The game 9 € and still wasn't a good move.. The game was is insanely big and empty just like metal gear solid tpp. Great graphics with empty world, bad sound fx(even with good headphones still the sound crashing), bad story, bad visuals even with one more player (the explosions made me almost epileptic), very bad AI, crappie design of the enemies, boring gamplay. Too bad, it has lotBought The game 9 € and still wasn't a good move.. The game was is insanely big and empty just like metal gear solid tpp. Great graphics with empty world, bad sound fx(even with good headphones still the sound crashing), bad story, bad visuals even with one more player (the explosions made me almost epileptic), very bad AI, crappie design of the enemies, boring gamplay. Too bad, it has lot of potential.… Expand
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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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