Anthem

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1416 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. Ezap
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    Its not a 0 but it is definitely not a 10 either. Any review with either just disregard as fanboys or EA haters. The game's mechanics are fine, flying is fun and its nice to see and play in the world. However as a game as a service, it has all the issues that come with it. Games not complete, its closer to a beta than a finished product, very little to do, the hub is lifeless, story isIts not a 0 but it is definitely not a 10 either. Any review with either just disregard as fanboys or EA haters. The game's mechanics are fine, flying is fun and its nice to see and play in the world. However as a game as a service, it has all the issues that come with it. Games not complete, its closer to a beta than a finished product, very little to do, the hub is lifeless, story is shallow bugs cripple the fun, framerates drop below 20 sometimes, flying should be more of an emphasis during battles, no chase missions, seriously? Missed opportunity. In short, it has potential but its not a $60 game right now and may not be for a good while.

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

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

    4/10 right now but it has a chance to get better but it's not worth $60 first day.    … Expand
  3. Liaramancer
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    12 hours into the game and the only thing Anthem succeeds at is being a Destiny clone that's worse than Destiny. The gameplay is repetitive, there's is no story and the characters vary from bland to just plain annoying.
  4. Mooncalfian
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    One thing that won't be "fixed in future": the ABYSMAL story and characters.

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

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

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

    If you liked KOTOR or Jade Empire or Mass Effect 2 or Dragon Age, don't buy this. I knew it would be like this, the very second they announced they were going online with it.    … Expand
  5. baby2236
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    jogo mal feito.vale no maximo 50 e pronto.EA so lança jogo porcaria.tinha que falir essa porra.
  6. Reed618
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Unfortunately the patch did nothing to improve performance or loading screens.
    Launching with less content than most single player games and padding that content out with the god awful tombs quest this is easily the biggest disappointment in years.
  7. 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
  8. Burnouts3s3
    Feb 22, 2019
    4
    It's too little, too late.

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

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

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

    If you have Origin Premiere, go ahead, but wait for a patch and more content before diving in.    … Expand
  9. devilchao0
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    This game really sucked, just an absolute disappointment. I'm gonna try to get a refund.
  10. Lucis
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    I think it’s funny the fanboys are trying to give this a 10 when it deserves a 5 or 6 at most.. This game was simply not ready to be released and had a LOT of work left to be done (including the design of major aspects of it..)

    Even though it’s supposed to be a GaaS, that’s not an excuse to release a game unfinished just because you can throw out some patches later on. It wasn’t    I think it’s funny the fanboys are trying to give this a 10 when it deserves a 5 or 6 at most.. This game was simply not ready to be released and had a LOT of work left to be done (including the design of major aspects of it..)

    Even though it’s supposed to be a GaaS, that’s not an excuse to release a game unfinished just because you can throw out some patches later on. It wasn’t released as a beta nor was it released as F2P. It was released as a “fully polished/finished” AAA title (and what a joke that is.)

    Professional (emphasis here) critics are basically saying the same thing.. It’s boring, the loading screens are ridiculous, and the combat is VERY lackluster, not to mention the loot part of this looter shooter is very unimaginative and just plain bad..

    Do yourself a favor and wait 6 months or so until they drop the price halfway and have a dozen or so major patch fixes in place. Then MAYBE it’ll be worth the price of admission for a few hours of mindless Iron-Man fantasy.

    Did I mention the load screens?? Lol!    … Expand
  11. Criticzuck19
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Everyone on here trying to claim that the only reason this game is receiving hate is because it is an EA game is absolutely, obnoxiously naive. Where are people's standards? Anthem is a game in which you take place in an uninspired, undercooked, glitchy world. Of which you do the same thing over and over again and it never pays off to anything good. Is simply one of the most mediocre gamesEveryone on here trying to claim that the only reason this game is receiving hate is because it is an EA game is absolutely, obnoxiously naive. Where are people's standards? Anthem is a game in which you take place in an uninspired, undercooked, glitchy world. Of which you do the same thing over and over again and it never pays off to anything good. Is simply one of the most mediocre games ever made. Combat can only get a game so far. People seriously need to stop supporting these live games as a service. it is not okay for developers and publishers to release products which are essentially stealing from you. here's a thought, how's about you release a game that is finished and is incredible, and then updated and patch it to be even more amazing. Not this crap where we're getting mediocrity in the hopes that maybe someday it'll be good. Not great, not amazing, spectacular and definitely not worth your money or time. Make a product, complete it to its fullest potential. And then expand upon that idea. if anthem was released in this way it wouldn't be receiving any hate. Look at Apex legends. In the EA game that is getting tons of praise. Why? Because it actually is a good game. Unlike anthem. anyone who supports anthem, supports this idea that it is okay for gamers to receive broken, Messy, sad and under thought hot messes like anthem.… Expand
  12. electronicoffee
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Complete trash of a game. Buggy, broken, lacking in content, repetitive combat, boring npcs, dull hub and marketplace, glitches galore, no true dungeons, no raids, no pvp, no world bosses except a couple easy titans. Failure of an endgameboss (how is it t that the first boss in the DMC5 demo is cooler and more reactive/responsive than the final boss of this game?!?!)
  13. Cr4zyMonkeyBoy
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    This game is awful. It is filled with bugs. I have fallen through the map and gotten stuck multiple times in the base. It also has really bad optimization. I'm playing this with and rtx 2080 and get really bad fps drops. It goes down to 0 fps and takes a little while to come back. Also when flying in the open world the fps will rarely go above 30. Anthem is the only game my PC can't run.This game is awful. It is filled with bugs. I have fallen through the map and gotten stuck multiple times in the base. It also has really bad optimization. I'm playing this with and rtx 2080 and get really bad fps drops. It goes down to 0 fps and takes a little while to come back. Also when flying in the open world the fps will rarely go above 30. Anthem is the only game my PC can't run. BF5 i can run at everything set to ultra and get a constant 140 fps. Getting back to anthem the story is also really bad and the characters are forgettable. The quests are also really boring as most of them are the same thing just in a different location. If you watch the reveal trailer and compare it with the actual game they are nothing alike. I wanted this game to be great but its not. Hopefully bioware can improve this game. It needs a lot of work but if they do it this game could become great.… Expand
  14. syansor
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    the patch changed **** nothing about the performance, still a true loading simulator.
  15. Zisis151
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    What is this game trying to do exactly? A looter shooter without any sort of gear or weapon customization? Where are the cool looking weapons and armor sets in this LOOT BASED game? Where's the endgame? You have 3 instances once you reach max level and 2 of them are parts of the single player campaign that you've already been through and done. And why is there only 1 area to explore inWhat is this game trying to do exactly? A looter shooter without any sort of gear or weapon customization? Where are the cool looking weapons and armor sets in this LOOT BASED game? Where's the endgame? You have 3 instances once you reach max level and 2 of them are parts of the single player campaign that you've already been through and done. And why is there only 1 area to explore in this world? Such lazyness and lack of core content in this kind of game is just inexcusable. They give you the illusion of grinding for something but in the end you're not doing anything other than raising your damage numbers by 10 or 15. It actually buffles me how developers today think gamers are stupid enough to buy these kind of half assed works.

    Do NOT support this game.. It's time for these companies and devs to **** off permanently. And don't give me the **** ass excuse of "WiLliNG tO gIVe BioWArE ANotHer ChAAnce", because the people that made Bioware popular are long gone by now. The NEW Bioware has no talent at all and they showed this to us multiple times this gen, so please let go of your nostalgia. There's better talent out there and if you ask me, I'd rather have Bioware terminated and Visceral revived.

    P.S. Just look at how in a month from now EA launches the "|ive service" store and all the cool armor sets and weapons are being sold for 20$ each.    … Expand
  16. stiglitzz
    Mar 13, 2019
    0
    Nowadays, to make a game-service, a very slippery track.

    Developer’s view of the start and development plan, these things are beyond our understanding.

    There was hope for patch 1.0.5

    But he - could not.

    The sound also lags and buggy in the free mode, as well as new problems.

    It is not worth 60 dollars (even at a big discount)

    Waiting for her in ps plus.
  17. Grus
    Feb 22, 2019
    1
    Only good thing is the graphics. That's all this game has to offer. All it have is grinding, it have no interesting gameplay or story, lore, etc. It is an epic fail of BioWare and EA.
  18. Kardnet
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    Things to note before playing Anthem in it's current launch state:

    DON'T: Start playing Anthem if you're looking for the next installment of a "Bioware quality", single player, story driven, ARPG. It will feel like a completely unfinished game once you finish your story line and you will quickly lose patience with the bugs and loading screens still present at launch. DO: Start    Things to note before playing Anthem in it's current launch state:

    DON'T: Start playing Anthem if you're looking for the next installment of a "Bioware quality", single player, story driven, ARPG. It will feel like a completely unfinished game once you finish your story line and you will quickly lose patience with the bugs and loading screens still present at launch.

    DO: Start playing Anthem if you enjoy games based around loot grinds and pushing powerful and higher quality combinations of gear and weapons into higher tier difficulties. If you've played and found interest in games like Diablo 3 the gear/build structure in Anthem, while not as deep a pool yet, draws quite close and can easily grow to encompass a wide variety of play styles even within the 4 Javelin lineup currently in place.

    This, in combination with a beautifully crafted world to fly around in, and a story that could have been much worse comparatively, makes for a better launch experience than most games in this category that I've come across. The potential is there and I am looking forward to seeing the game grow.    … Expand
  19. DoTheBartMan
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    There is plenty left to be desired by this game, the story is rather meh, it has moments and the characters put in an attempt to draw you in.

    The facial animations are really good, not God of War Levels but much better than what I feared The RPG elements are a let down, there is 2 choices to pick and no indication on how it'll effect the story Combat is where this game earns it's    There is plenty left to be desired by this game, the story is rather meh, it has moments and the characters put in an attempt to draw you in.

    The facial animations are really good, not God of War Levels but much better than what I feared

    The RPG elements are a let down, there is 2 choices to pick and no indication on how it'll effect the story

    Combat is where this game earns it's points, flying around and engaging numerous foes is a lot of fun, but there there could be more variation of weapons and skills

    Customization is not as detailed as I'd like, it's mostly just color swap with 2 Armour sets per Javelin (1 of witch costs €10) so if they plan to add more they better make it more accessible.

    Overall this game will be a GOTY candidate so long as the address
    -Story
    -World building
    -More depth to Customization
    -More Forts to attack
    -Improved RPG elements(I mean you don't even have a name in this game)

    but overall it's a good game    … Expand
  20. SvenLorenz
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    A complete waste of time for everybody involved, both Bioware and the players. If you want to play a bad version of Destiny, go and play Destiny. I just hope that this failure doesn't kill Bioware and they can get back to making Dragon Age and Mass Effect games.
  21. Spenok
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    I'm giving this a 9 because I don't think the game is perfect. However, this game is damn fun, and you should play it for yourself and decide. Screw everyone else's thoughts. YOU make the choice.
  22. Matttwidale
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    TLDR:
    Load times are not that bad (i am on PS4 pro if that matters). Think most complainers have been playing on early access before the day 1 patch.
    Compelling story opener which will unfold in the coming months Great VA and feel for the world. Been playing for a few hours now and don't see what everyone is complaining about. Yes the load times are a bit longer than im used to but i    TLDR:
    Load times are not that bad (i am on PS4 pro if that matters). Think most complainers have been playing on early access before the day 1 patch.
    Compelling story opener which will unfold in the coming months
    Great VA and feel for the world.

    Been playing for a few hours now and don't see what everyone is complaining about. Yes the load times are a bit longer than im used to but i don't know if just that the day 1 patch has improved them a lot but they're not that bad. might be waiting 90secs secs to load back into Freeplay.

    The only 2 complaints i have is not being able to play freeroam solo for gathering crafting materials and admittedly the being pulled forward because of aimpatient random team member is annoying.

    Otherwise a compelling story opener, great voice acting, so much fun to fly around and try and pull off combo's with friends.

    I have a healthy distaste for EA practices but to be fair people have to remember this is not a single player campaign RPG where you get a beginning, middle and end. It's an ongoing story which will unfold over months.    … Expand
  23. OneMeanMug
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    Too many "big brained connoisseurs" hating on a game for no good reason. Its got a solid base to build on and will only improve from here. Hopefully it pulls through despite the hivemind going on.
  24. enut_butter
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    This is hilariously bad. BioWare is just a bunch of nuMale hacks who take their marching orders from lunatics and degenerates like Anita Sarqueefian. I hope EA shutters BioWare and everyone working there goes broke.
  25. ravsamy
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    I don't like to give reviews on public space, but this time it's different because the game is receiving too much negativity, which it doesn't deserve, I played it on PS4 2014 base edition, the game didn't even crash once, there were no bugs and loading screen was fast.

    I am really enjoying the game and I believe people need to give this game a chance. :)
  26. OnlyOneHere
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    This game should be renamed "Destiny 2: Third Person Edition", because that's basically what this joke of a game is. It has some of the most repetitive missions I've ever seen in a AAA game. All the developers did was add pretty colorful lights during combat, to give players the illusion that the game is fun. The story is horrible and the physics are trash. Too many bugs and loadingThis game should be renamed "Destiny 2: Third Person Edition", because that's basically what this joke of a game is. It has some of the most repetitive missions I've ever seen in a AAA game. All the developers did was add pretty colorful lights during combat, to give players the illusion that the game is fun. The story is horrible and the physics are trash. Too many bugs and loading screens. There is hardly any content and customization.

    There is no PVP anywhere to be found. That was the only thing close to fun in Destiny, and the lazy developers of Anthem didn't even bother to try. If I'm not mistaken, the whole point of online multiplayer is to give games more replay value, and make it a go-to experience (and of course, sell microtransactions). So what am I suppose to do in this boring game, after beating the main story? Even Farming Simulator has more replay value than this poor excuse of a game.

    This game is online only. So once the developers switch off the servers, this game will end up in the trash can. Charging $60 for an online only game is a cashgrab. It's already bad enough that this game has no offline campaign, but the developers had the audacity to not add PvP in a online only game. I don't recommend this game at all. This game is an embarrassment    … Expand
  27. SensualSanta
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    Just a quickie for those few people that come to metacritic for actual reviews:

    The Good * Flying and parkour * Javelin customization. All the suits actually feel and handle different. * Tight controls * Atmosphere and artistic design is top notch once again. * Events on freeroam. The Bad: * Loading times pretty much destroy the immersion * Walking in the city is s    Just a quickie for those few people that come to metacritic for actual reviews:

    The Good
    * Flying and parkour
    * Javelin customization. All the suits actually feel and handle different.
    * Tight controls
    * Atmosphere and artistic design is top notch once again.
    * Events on freeroam.

    The Bad:
    * Loading times pretty much destroy the immersion
    * Walking in the city is s l o w
    * Loadout cannot be changed during a mission, not even the guns
    * Story is there but for it to make sense you need to read library of Alexandria worth of codex entries.

    In conclusion: Good space cowboy parkour shooter with nice visuals. If that strikes your fancy you should get it.    … Expand
  28. Akilae
    Feb 22, 2019
    9
    First game I bought on release day on my PS4 since....Ok, first game I bought on release day and at full price. Enjoying it so much. I'm only into the game a few hours but I did play during the open weekend. I understand if people with more experience and a higher expectation of the game might judge it lower. This is my personal judgement of the game so far.

    Great Gaphics / Good Sound /    First game I bought on release day on my PS4 since....Ok, first game I bought on release day and at full price. Enjoying it so much. I'm only into the game a few hours but I did play during the open weekend. I understand if people with more experience and a higher expectation of the game might judge it lower. This is my personal judgement of the game so far.

    Great Gaphics / Good Sound / Confusing Home Base...it's kinda quiet...who cares. I wanna fly. / Story...Ok / Awesome Gameplay!

    I would give it a 10 but need more time to see the negatives I heard about it. I doubt I would rate this lower than a 7.    … Expand
  29. ROMIS
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Ночью запустил игру. Ждал багов. Багов нет. Как так? Мне в рецензиях писали будут вылеты и баги. За 10 часов ниодного. Вот и верь теперь рецензентам.
    Как вернуть деньги? Багов нет и играть весело. Ужос. В дестини 2 баги были год, а тут патч выпускают. Это же ЕА. Мой мозг сломан    Ночью запустил игру. Ждал багов. Багов нет. Как так? Мне в рецензиях писали будут вылеты и баги. За 10 часов ниодного. Вот и верь теперь рецензентам.
    Как вернуть деньги? Багов нет и играть весело. Ужос. В дестини 2 баги были год, а тут патч выпускают. Это же ЕА. Мой мозг сломан
  30. Sergio97costa
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    It's not a masterpiece indeed, but it's fun to play! Great and very smooth gameplay with mind blowing graphics. The story...
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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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