Anthem

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 730 Ratings

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  1. Balint20
    Sep 7, 2023
    6
    Anthem is a brand New bioware Ip Mutch like mass effect őr dragon age anthem is ok
  2. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    1
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anthem
  3. DausenMoore
    Jan 30, 2023
    2
    Anthem is probably the worst AAA game I've ever played. It either should have been canceled or delayed 2-3 years because it was nowhere near ready for release. Not to mention the massive downgrade.
  4. Salt_addict
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    I feel a 0 for anthem is still somehow to high. its like treading in **** after the dog bit you. Then rubbing the **** in your eyes and playing destiny. All of the bad parts of destiny and none of the excitement of getting an exotic your friends so desperately want. "Look at my Gally". "Bro why do you have pink eye?". Ladies and Gentlemen....... Anthem.
  5. cole7850
    Jan 11, 2022
    0
    This game just isn't good at all. It is extremely bad. Full of bugs and glitches that should have been fixed. They never ere and never will be. TERRIBLE GAME. DO NOT BUY
  6. scrubadubhugs
    Jan 1, 2022
    0
    Pitiful garbage with nothing to recommend it. If you liked this game you do not like video games, this is a package sold on lies that delivers absolutely nothing worth wasting the time to play. Stop supporting this kind of cheap trash.
  7. WendyStamps
    Nov 11, 2021
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much its really amazing and it's really cool well done
  8. Ray6701
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    Awesome masterpiece wow amazing and great graphics its incredible and cool experience
  9. ApofisTR
    Oct 9, 2021
    6
    Çok iyi, özgün bir oyun olabilecekken başarısız bir oyuna dönüştürülmüş. Grafikler, oyun mekanikleri mükemmel ama hepsi bu kadar...
  10. RavenCore
    May 18, 2021
    9
    A pretty decent game only held back by a lack of end game content. Give it a try
  11. ThiagoMarques
    May 7, 2021
    10
    Bons graficos e otima jogabilidade. Jogo muito viciante e bom sistema de evolução do personagem. Uns jogos melhores jogos de tiro em terceira pessoa que já joguei.
  12. skippiskip
    Apr 19, 2021
    3
    When I bought this game, I knew that people were saying that this game had little content. I bought this to find out if I think that this game is really worth the criticism. Well...it was. My FIRST four player raid or whatever it is called would have server problems after completing the mission, but it would not save my progress. I have done it three times, and it is horrible. The story ofWhen I bought this game, I knew that people were saying that this game had little content. I bought this to find out if I think that this game is really worth the criticism. Well...it was. My FIRST four player raid or whatever it is called would have server problems after completing the mission, but it would not save my progress. I have done it three times, and it is horrible. The story of the game I have not finished because for some reason no NPC wants to talk to me anymore and give me new content. I'm sure it's been patched by now, but I haven't touched the game in months. Everything on my YouTube channel of this game is all that I've played for the story and other missions. Other than the server problems, I didn't notice glitches. Loading is a huge problem. The "social hub" often loads after entering an area, dropping in NPC's and shops seconds after entering the market. Some might call this loading screen simulator, and you'd be right because I've spent two or more minutes most of the time in loading screens. The time played does not justify the loading screens. It does not matter what you're loading, it loads SLOWLY. Probably the biggest redeeming feature about this game is flying. I'd say that this game is worth the $10 that many pawn shops sell this game for if you want something that makes you feel like Iron Man with a gun. Player controls feel good. Enemies are bullet sponges if they are a miniboss or an actual boss. I personally don't mind the pointless decisions made in the social hub, but I know that others do.… Expand
  13. DrYamy
    Apr 8, 2021
    2
    A year ago, I bought Hbox One S and installed Anthem with a gamepass.
    There were long downloads of the game network, crashes, bugs. I uninstalled the game. A year passed, I thought the game had been improved, and I bought today the disc at a sale store.
    Xbox Installed the game, downloaded the update, i starting game and what do I see? A picture with music on the TV screen, and the    A year ago, I bought Hbox One S and installed Anthem with a gamepass.
    There were long downloads of the game network, crashes, bugs. I uninstalled the game. A year passed, I thought the game had been improved, and I bought today the disc at a sale store.
    Xbox Installed the game, downloaded the update, i starting game and what do I see?
    A picture with music on the TV screen, and the inscription "connect to network services" for an hour!
    For what I give the money ? To enjoy the game, or to infinitely look at "connecting to online services"?
    Anthem is the worst game not even worth the buying for 80% sale.    … Expand
  14. vaulttec
    Feb 26, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now that the game is getting no more updates, I will review the (not) finished Anthem.

    To no ones surprise, the release of this game was a mess, it was an empty open world, ridden by bugs.
    The Story is boring, and almost non existent, and it honestly is a shame, because in the open world of Anthem, there is potential for a great story, and considering that this is BioWare, the people who made Mass Effect and Dragon Age, the story is a big disappointment. Not to mention, that you will have to sit through countless loading screens while playing Anthem. The Crafting System of the game sucks, because it goes beyond human logic, and requires much more items for a legendary version of a weapon than for the epic one. And since we are talking about loot, the loot in anthem still sucks, because it gives absolutely no reason to grind for better versions of the weapon, since it almost improves nothing.
    The Endgame, which is supposed to give better loot and tougher enemies, is non existent, and sometimes you can beat a boss on hard in 2 minutes with a squad, and sometimes it takes 20 minutes.
    The Menu also is a goddamn mess, with menus being inside of menus inside of menus, which also makes it difficult to find your friends who are also playing the game. With having no main story, it all feels lifeless and boring and is in total an uninteresting and forgettable story. Some NPCs have good lip synchronization, while others have absolutely awful. And of course, still, bugs galore.
    Where Anthem shines is its Flight,Graphics and Gameplay.
    Flying over the world is a glorious experience, combined with some amazing Graphics. And, besides the absolute disaster which is the loot, I have no complaints about the gameplay itself, its solid.

    Well, in Overall, the game is a 3/10 alone and a 5/10 with friends. Yet the lifeless story and the boredom of it are things which are ruining the experience,whoever you are playing with. This game has potential, it always had, and if Anthem NEXT would improve on the Mistakes of Anthem, it would have been a worthy redesign which would be worth coming back to, yet sadly these are all piping dreams.
    While I think BioWare should of course not screw up and focus on ME Legendary Edition and Dragon Age 4, Anthem is still unfinished and a slap to the face to everyone who paid 10$+ for this. It remains a dead game, and BioWares biggest failure to date.    … Expand
  15. Juicemaster42
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    Best gameplay I've ever experienced for real, now if they can make more places to use that awesome gameplay. This would be a great game.
  16. n0061e
    Feb 18, 2021
    9
    good game! Great flights! Great action!
    The game captured from day one. Upon reaching level 30, interest only increased. I've been playing since January 2021 and regret not starting earlier.

    Translated via google translator. =)
  17. Kuchir9vei
    Feb 9, 2021
    9
    It’s better then Destiny 2. EA please doesn’t kill this game. It must live.
  18. C4S44
    Jan 3, 2021
    3
    Çok büyük bir hevesle indirmeme rağmen bu kadar kötü olmasını beklemiyordum. Destiny kalitesinin bile çok altında. Meka kullanmak ve grafikler harici çok kötü .
  19. Nerevarinho
    Dec 28, 2020
    3
    Starts pretty interesting, until it slams the first "collect 12 orbs" fetchquest in your face, revealing the true nature of the game, then it remains such a trashmob-fetchquest-shooter. And this still almost 2 years after release.
  20. TheWaffle
    Dec 25, 2020
    5
    Paid $7 for this on the Xbox store, and that feels about the right price. It's not exactly a Destiny clone, but it's pretty close. This weird hybrid MMO looter-shooter model just doesn't work for me. MMOs sacrifice compelling story and immersion for a more dynamic gameplay experience, but unlike WoW where your party composition dramatically changes how you approach a problem, inPaid $7 for this on the Xbox store, and that feels about the right price. It's not exactly a Destiny clone, but it's pretty close. This weird hybrid MMO looter-shooter model just doesn't work for me. MMOs sacrifice compelling story and immersion for a more dynamic gameplay experience, but unlike WoW where your party composition dramatically changes how you approach a problem, in Destiny/Anthem it's just slightly different particle effects around each character. Either make an open-world MMO or don't, instanced CO-OP missions are just the worst elements of both 3PS and MMOs.

    Too much is lost in the process of going from a single-player campaign like Titanfall 2 into something like Anthem. You lose all of the heart of a single-player game, and don't gain much in gameplay. Flying around is nifty for about two minutes, until you realize it's still just about ADS and circling enemies over and over.    … Expand
  21. rombecchi
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    I love this game. I love the storytelling and the free roaming.
    I was worried about all the 0-rating reviews but fortunately was only angry users with EA without any hours played in game.
    There will be a lot of contents in the near future so I'll waiting for these ...
  22. ParAutumn81
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Jogabilidade do jogo muito bom, um dos melhor jogos que já joguei nessa questão, só fica um pouco repetitivo com o tempo, mas jogando com os amigos vc nem repara
  23. PolarizedOrange
    Nov 25, 2020
    6
    This game gets a mixed review for me, let me explain. Although this game was a bit of a flop, I kind of enjoyed it, the graphics are nice, the terrain is nice, and the stuff looks nice, however, the game is filled with bugs galore. I had some bugs when doing some missions, I attempted to finish a level but got hit with a invisible wall and had to restart the game. There isn't much endgameThis game gets a mixed review for me, let me explain. Although this game was a bit of a flop, I kind of enjoyed it, the graphics are nice, the terrain is nice, and the stuff looks nice, however, the game is filled with bugs galore. I had some bugs when doing some missions, I attempted to finish a level but got hit with a invisible wall and had to restart the game. There isn't much endgame content to do and yeah... Honestly, they should've just delayed the game a few years, and did some testing before launching it.… Expand
  24. beastmode2449
    Nov 3, 2020
    6
    It is like Destiny but better. I actually really love this game, and I hope it stays at it! They don't update it enough.
  25. Tbrown5
    Oct 5, 2020
    2
    this game is someone worst then andromeda, it looks great however everything about the game sucks, what a disappointment
  26. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    2
    Um dos piores jogos já feitos por uma grande produtora, típico da EA Games querer enfiar isso no consumidor e depois dizer que foi culpa da Bioware, já passou da hora dessa empresa lixo tomar vergonha na cara e começar a produzir jogos de verdade e não FIFAs.
  27. DzmitryBoston
    Aug 5, 2020
    4
    I really think it is would be a good enough game even considering the missions kind of repetitive. It's kind of like 3rd person only Destiny game. But the game was never finished. Shame. Roadblocks are super annoying.
  28. Marlim
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    The game may have had problems at launch, but it's playing now and loving it. Fun mechanics and gameplay. The impressive details in the armor drew attention. The game has some problems of course, it had enormous potential to be perfect: too much information in the lore, uninteresting story, and a more solid world would make it a top 10 gam
  29. EdgarMttz
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    Anthem es un juego de aspecto hermoso y mediocre que necesita un cambio de imagen importante antes de que pueda durar años, no es un mal juego, pero no lo suficientemente bueno como para destacarse de otros, mejores, aparte que sus pantallas de carga son j*didamente eternas.
  30. PoppaOneshot
    Apr 26, 2020
    4
    I love BioWare Edmonton with a passion from all their other previous games but this... Is sad.... Endgame sucks, customizing is bland... Not many prices to choose from, story is stupidly-short... Sure, the game is pretty an flying is awesome... BioWare you can do better
  31. EIIsworth
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    I paid the full price when it launched to ENJOY the following points in minutes:
    - 60 mins flying like Iron Man
    - 30 mins of finding out the variety of story and quests
    - 60 mins of dialogues

    So after 2 1/2 hours I saw enough of this game.
  32. Njk64876
    Mar 28, 2020
    5
    Ok this game is mildly execessive yes the controls suck and the stoy is ingaging lake a pile of **** but biowear really did try to make this a good game so i think if the game in in developent for 2 more years i think we could a really good game but we ended up with any ok piece of ****
  33. epicwinpt
    Mar 27, 2020
    5
    This game had potential. It was mismanaged and rushed and the lack of content and real focus shows. The gameplay itself is basically Mass Effect Andromeda.. with flying. Andromeda being the game that was sacrificed so that EA could have a looter-shooter.
    There is no point going on much further with this review. The grind is slow and gives you minimal reason to keep going. There is nowhere    This game had potential. It was mismanaged and rushed and the lack of content and real focus shows. The gameplay itself is basically Mass Effect Andromeda.. with flying. Andromeda being the game that was sacrificed so that EA could have a looter-shooter.
    There is no point going on much further with this review. The grind is slow and gives you minimal reason to keep going. There is nowhere near enough content and Bioware should just get back to putting their full focus into single story gaming.    … Expand
  34. Xudaiokojima
    Feb 17, 2020
    10
    The best game im waiting the whole update that will be reborn again on Xbox one X im play of course me and my friend's we enjoy it but need open world not semi open when you are in base it reminds me
  35. LichkingG
    Feb 16, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best game ever with realistic physics graphics and perfect GamePlay i hope to add more players than 4 and add more story or quests and side quests… Expand
  36. turkayngravay
    Jan 7, 2020
    2
    Anthem may have been the most disappointing game I've played in the past 10 years. The concept of this game is great, the combat is at times fun, and the suits look cool. That's about all i can say that works in this game. This is the most repetitive, tedious, and broken game released in 2019. Walking - and only walking because its all thats allowed - in the main hub while going fromAnthem may have been the most disappointing game I've played in the past 10 years. The concept of this game is great, the combat is at times fun, and the suits look cool. That's about all i can say that works in this game. This is the most repetitive, tedious, and broken game released in 2019. Walking - and only walking because its all thats allowed - in the main hub while going from quest giver to quest giver to hear a confusing story about a problem facing all of humanity that only you can solve, only to be thrown into a cookie cutter shooting range somewhere on the large but uncreative world is all that you'll experience during this game. The difficulty is solely based on how much health the enemies have, but the actual combat stay exactly the same. Every single mission is exactly the same, with minimal changes in scenery. Load times are absolutely insane. Story is bland, and just ad-libbed sci fi nonsense that does not do a good job of immersing the user in the world at all. I'm giving this game a 2/10 simply for the 20 mins of fun that I had initially.… Expand
  37. Ryan999999
    Dec 27, 2019
    0
    Absolutely the most overhyped game I’ve ever played and absolutely the worst launch in history never worked right and then once it does it has no personality I have never genuinely hated a video game till anthem came out I want my money back there about 20 hrs of content and you keep thinking can’t wait till the end game till I get to the good stuff never happens it’s awful andromeda wasAbsolutely the most overhyped game I’ve ever played and absolutely the worst launch in history never worked right and then once it does it has no personality I have never genuinely hated a video game till anthem came out I want my money back there about 20 hrs of content and you keep thinking can’t wait till the end game till I get to the good stuff never happens it’s awful andromeda was way better and most people consider that a fail also screw ea I jumped through so many hoops because I was pumped for this game only got to play for an hr for 20 bucks ! Wow thanks for nothing you should refund your players if you ever expect anyone to by another BioWare game again !… Expand
  38. SenorKoquonfaes
    Nov 27, 2019
    0
    Anthem represents everything that is wrong with the triple-A games industry: Monetization above all else, grindy, repetitive gameplay, terrible loot/rewards for players, lacklustre endgame content, a fake E3 gameplay trailer and releasing a broken, barely tested game with a "we'll patch it later" mentality.

    The game supposedly spent 6 years in development, however the majority of the    Anthem represents everything that is wrong with the triple-A games industry: Monetization above all else, grindy, repetitive gameplay, terrible loot/rewards for players, lacklustre endgame content, a fake E3 gameplay trailer and releasing a broken, barely tested game with a "we'll patch it later" mentality.

    The game supposedly spent 6 years in development, however the majority of the game only came together in the last 18 months or so and it's clear by the state of which it was released in. BioWare are absolutely inept. They had no creative vision for this game, no abilities to make key decisions for this game's direction and frankly, barely any experience building a looter shooter.

    The whole "10 year plan" and "Destiny killer" claims are turning out to be nothing more than memes! I'd be shocked if Anthem survives for another 2 years, forget 10 years.

    Seriously, screw BioWare and screw EA.    … Expand
  39. ViniciusLobato
    Nov 26, 2019
    7
    Potencial enorme, mas fracassaram em aplica-lo ao jogo. Fora a imensa quantidade de bugs
  40. Honoredoak
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    Like or not a game is a particular thing. I liked this game and i don't saw any problem in the xbox one x. But it's possible problems in others platforms.
  41. Saul_B
    Nov 6, 2019
    8
    Great flight mechanics and presentation. Enjoyable for up to 50 hours, but eventually the meta-game feels shallow. Don't set your expectations too high, and you may be satisfied with the experience.
  42. kaspars222
    Oct 28, 2019
    0
    When I first saw E3 2017 gameplay game looked amazing, skip to the 2019 and it is NOTHING like it was promised to be, on top of that E3 gameplay was FAKE game wasn't even in pre production at the time, so they basically built the game around the demo.
  43. kaan0101
    Sep 14, 2019
    1
    optimization is very bad . crash, crash , crash
    play game torture


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  44. Midway7Monster
    Sep 11, 2019
    7
    This is 9/11/19- Yes the initial release was lacking. Bioware is slowly adding content to this game and making the forge accessible with the hold of a button was a time saver. Load times are considerably shorter as well! I always felt the controls and feel of the weapons and explosions felt great and were always great. Give Anthem another play through if you haven't touched it in awhile.
  45. mjwburt
    Sep 11, 2019
    0
    Waited for this game for some time and, in true EA fashion, the dropped the ball by assiging a team that makes story-based single player RPGs deliver a janky, thrown-together, poorly-optimised, poorly QA'd mess. What an immense disappointment. $80 of my money I'll never get back. Avoid
  46. Hazel24
    Sep 8, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Addictive game! Beautiful graphics, and game play, well after 7 months but it’s pretty good… Expand
  47. ActualReviewer2
    Sep 2, 2019
    0
    Terrbible, EA quality at it's best. Release a game, make promises, deliver on NONE of them. EA style.
  48. Oleratos
    Aug 18, 2019
    10
    I'm from Russia. I really liked the game its gameplay and setting. The potential of the game is huge waiting for the support of the game.
    I didn’t notice any special bugs; Downloads are faster, I hope the game will flourish in the long run).
  49. justmkomsk
    Aug 6, 2019
    0
    I believed in Bioware. I pretty love Mass Effect 1-3, Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age Inquisition.
    But this is... overwhelmingly, surprisingly bad. These are awesome games with awesome narrative, music, gameplay, visuals.
    But this is... Ultra Pro-feminist game with boring shooting, boring world, boring quests, boring hub-location and nice visuals. Male characters are weak, female    I believed in Bioware. I pretty love Mass Effect 1-3, Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age Inquisition.
    But this is... overwhelmingly, surprisingly bad. These are awesome games with awesome narrative, music, gameplay, visuals.
    But this is... Ultra Pro-feminist game with boring shooting, boring world, boring quests, boring hub-location and nice visuals.
    Male characters are weak, female characters are ugly. Is that future we deserve to see?    … Expand
  50. velo84
    Aug 4, 2019
    0
    A concept that had such potential - squandered by a rush to get it out the door. If this game had another YEAR of ACTUAL development - it might have been something. The combat felt right, the world building was pretty cool, the art was fantastic.

    But what it had in potential, it had 100x more problems. Long loading screens, empty free play world, Loading screens, lack of gameplay    A concept that had such potential - squandered by a rush to get it out the door. If this game had another YEAR of ACTUAL development - it might have been something. The combat felt right, the world building was pretty cool, the art was fantastic.

    But what it had in potential, it had 100x more problems. Long loading screens, empty free play world, Loading screens, lack of gameplay loop, loading screens, bugs, loading screens, only 3 (now 4) endgame strikes, loading screens, lack of loot, loading screens, meaningless stats, loading screens, abandoned road map, loading screens, frequent disconnects, loading screens, expensive MTC, loading screens, NPC's that won't shut up, loading screens.

    If you can get this game for $5-10 USD, go for it - but it won't be anything you come back to.    … Expand
  51. Kizertas
    Jul 24, 2019
    3
    Anthem SUCKS!
    I can't believe I Pre-ordered it!
    The game has tons of bugs, A bad story and NO endgame!
    It only does 3 things right, The flying, The music and the graphics!
  52. pacific1
    Jun 25, 2019
    1
    Bought this game June 2019, I played through the whole campaign and all of the strongholds. Missions all feel largely the same and uncreative. Graphics are decent but not mind blowing even on xbox one x. I would say that the game crashed back to the opening screen approximately 50% of the time after mission end leading to even longer load times to get back in than they already are. TheBought this game June 2019, I played through the whole campaign and all of the strongholds. Missions all feel largely the same and uncreative. Graphics are decent but not mind blowing even on xbox one x. I would say that the game crashed back to the opening screen approximately 50% of the time after mission end leading to even longer load times to get back in than they already are. The story is uninteresting generic sci-fi loaded with overt and subliminal SJW propaganda (like most EA games) which you may or may not enjoy. I never felt the desire to customize my character at all after the initial build. The guns are generic as well, I found the LMG to be the only useful one. The character voice acting is good but it's hard to care about any of it and the choices made in the conversations do not seem to greatly impact anything. It is unclear what the motivation is to continue playing this after the credits role. It was a chore just to get that far.… Expand
  53. Raging
    Jun 18, 2019
    6
    Gameplay: Anthem is a very fun looter-shooter. Personally, my favorite javelin is the Colossal, but they are all awesome in their own ways. The gameplay is fun and flying is smooth. You can feel some intense moments when playing, especially when you're fighting Titans and some of the other bosses. The missions are fun though some can seem unnecessary at times.
    NPCs: The NPCs they want you    Gameplay: Anthem is a very fun looter-shooter. Personally, my favorite javelin is the Colossal, but they are all awesome in their own ways. The gameplay is fun and flying is smooth. You can feel some intense moments when playing, especially when you're fighting Titans and some of the other bosses. The missions are fun though some can seem unnecessary at times.
    NPCs: The NPCs they want you to feel for and have emotions towards aren't that interesting and I can't feel any attachment to them or really care what anybody has to say. after you're introduced to a few of them it just seems like a chore to talk to NPCs more than you have too. You'll find yourself only wanting to talk to quest givers within a few hours.
    PS... While it is lacking some content like more in-depth customization, it is pretty fun. I'm looking forward to seeing what Bioware has to offer in the future.    … Expand
  54. Yendys
    Jun 15, 2019
    1
    $60 was a lot of money for a plastic case wothout any redeeming use. Lesson learned.
  55. douglasg765
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    graficos muito bons. bela historia, ate deve numa boa jogabilidade mas é um game incrivel
  56. Dunxy
    Jun 2, 2019
    3
    Buggy,incomplete half baked game full of broken promises.A polished turd if ever there has been one, a looter shooter without the LOOT...
    I think even a 3 is generous but i wont lower myself to the levels of the haters who rate much better games 0 just because they don't like it and probably haven't even played it.
    I don't hate Anthem at all, i really enjoyed it right up until end game    Buggy,incomplete half baked game full of broken promises.A polished turd if ever there has been one, a looter shooter without the LOOT...
    I think even a 3 is generous but i wont lower myself to the levels of the haters who rate much better games 0 just because they don't like it and probably haven't even played it.
    I don't hate Anthem at all, i really enjoyed it right up until end game when there is simply NOTHING to do but endless runs of HOR at gm1 difficulty, the loot scales so poorly with difficulty that nobody bothers doing gm2 or 3 and when your at 700+ power gm1 is soloable! I have around 80 hours playtime and in the last 20 i did not receive a single worthwhile drop,a complete joke! The devs totally ignore repeated cries from the community(when there was one) to fix the loot,infact they went out of their way to not fix the loot by fixing a "bug" that had increased drops to a respectable rate.It appears there is only one table of roll for all items, so you may get a buff for say an assault rifle rolling onto a sniper rifle! So to actually get a set with decent rolls will take a stupid amount of time, probably even still unreasonable with a better drop rate but as it is now its just awful!
    Now the roadmap has been totally removed from view,like it never existed! Wonder how many prior reviews will change? Most knew it was just pretend,player base has dwindled to the point that more people are playing xbox360 games than this,its dropped out of the top 50 played games on xbox, considering bf1 is still in there and ony has a few thousand players its safe to assume Anthem has considerably less, probably a mere 1500 on xbox id say,matchmaking has become a real problem for the handful of people still left.They have tried to save it somewhat by rushing this thing through they are trying to pass of as the "cataclysm" that was on the roadmap,thing is that its nothing at all like what they described the cataclysms to be! Instead it appears to be nothing more than a separate stronghold/s that they had in the works already that they simply whacked a filter on and added some wind in a desperate attempt to try and keep the community but it is far too little far too late and the fact that its obviously nothing at all what was shown at e3 is probbably more damaging than releasing nothing.I didn't pay for this game,it was bundled with a console,had i however i would have gotten a refund ages ago, false advertising and broken promises %100.Anyone who paid for this trash should be fighting hard to get a refund, its never going to be even %25 of what they promised.The pretty graphics and decent flying mechanics are not enough by themselves.Even if it didn't have stupidly long loading scenes and crashes galore, it still wouldn't be worth buying.It honestly feels like a f2p game and i wont be at all surprised if that's what ends up happening to it.If it doesn't go f2p,expect the servers to be turned of within 12months, no way EA will keep hosting servers for the maybe 2 or 3 people who will still be playing it at that stage.    … Expand
  57. haloboyscp
    May 29, 2019
    10
    By today (end of May) the game definitely doesnt deserve all the hate you will find below.
    I give a 10 now in order to balance things regarding all the hatrage.
    It's a solid 7/8 though. Gameplay is really fun and solid. It's the best graphics of the generation, while the plot is actually quite solid and enjoyable. Basically the game is fun to play I believe most of the bugs have been    By today (end of May) the game definitely doesnt deserve all the hate you will find below.
    I give a 10 now in order to balance things regarding all the hatrage.
    It's a solid 7/8 though. Gameplay is really fun and solid. It's the best graphics of the generation, while the plot is actually quite solid and enjoyable. Basically the game is fun to play
    I believe most of the bugs have been solved by now, so this game ends being really worth to try.

    The only cons I found so far is the missions can really feel a bit repetitive. But will you tell me you don't find Division 2 at least a bit repetitive (It's the looting concept to be honest).    … Expand
  58. AxeFire
    May 28, 2019
    8
    This game is tons of fun. I love the idea of open world with multiplayer and single player option. The graphics are beautiful and playing this game is not difficult at all. It's easy to learn and the controls are not too complicated. The voice acting is phenomenal and actually sounds like real conversation. I don't get bored listening to cut scenes. I love Owen and his snarky littleThis game is tons of fun. I love the idea of open world with multiplayer and single player option. The graphics are beautiful and playing this game is not difficult at all. It's easy to learn and the controls are not too complicated. The voice acting is phenomenal and actually sounds like real conversation. I don't get bored listening to cut scenes. I love Owen and his snarky little attitude. The reason I did not give this game a 10/10 is because of a few minor issues that just bug me a bit. Loading into the game and into different parts of the world take a long time. It gets irritating just sitting there while it loads. I get it's a big game , but there has to be some way to make it load quicker. The other thing is that when the loading screen is up, you're cut off from your squad. You're in the middle of a mission, you get to a loading point, and BAM...cut off from communication. Of course you could always use console parties, but some people I don't really want to add to a friend's list.

    Other than these little irritating things, I love this game and hope to see more of it in the future.    … Expand
  59. whitewi666
    Apr 29, 2019
    5
    Let me start by saying I didn’t want to buy Anthem before I played EA Access trail for 5-6 hours and boy it was fun. Xbox X Visuals and effects are glorious as well as sound. I am glad they added nice story and mission interaction so it doesn’t feel soulless like Destiny one was. Now Day One patch broke HDR (they r working on the fix) and loading times are really start to piss me off. ILet me start by saying I didn’t want to buy Anthem before I played EA Access trail for 5-6 hours and boy it was fun. Xbox X Visuals and effects are glorious as well as sound. I am glad they added nice story and mission interaction so it doesn’t feel soulless like Destiny one was. Now Day One patch broke HDR (they r working on the fix) and loading times are really start to piss me off. I also experience hard locks when talkin to one preticular character and few connections drops but nothing game breaking. It is not 0-3 score for sure ignore the haters and trolls. Flying is mega fun, customizing your mech too, shooting and kicking your enemies is very satisfying. Auto matchmaking for all activities is the big plus for me too. All I can say is if you are mech fan you won’t be disappointed! And even if you are not it still tons of fun. And I don’t even like EA as company so that must tell you something. Okey back to Bastion to uncover the secrets of the relics and creators ;) To arms Freelancers!
    P.S.
    It gets boring after while, not enough stuff to do and Strongholds are boredom. EA drops the ball once again. Score adjusted accordingly    … Expand
  60. Maverickneo
    Apr 20, 2019
    3
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Lucky for me I got my money back. The gameplay is great. Flight controls are great. Graphics are great. Everything else is terrible. Game is incomplete. Loot system is terrible. Loot drop rates are the worst out of all looter shooters. Game has little to no content.
  61. Armywild
    Apr 8, 2019
    5
    Gamertag Afonspartan,+ 50hrs jugadas, 10 años miembro xbox,
    Negativos: Mi opinion de este juego en general solo merece criticas en algunos aspectos, un 5 de calificacion en la calidad de los servidores(desconexiones muy seguidas), tiempos de carga muy lentos, similares a RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2, Se vuelve muy repetitivo despues de un par de hrs de juego(como cualquier juego de esta    Gamertag Afonspartan,+ 50hrs jugadas, 10 años miembro xbox,
    Negativos: Mi opinion de este juego en general solo merece criticas en algunos aspectos, un 5 de calificacion en la calidad de los servidores(desconexiones muy seguidas), tiempos de carga muy lentos, similares a RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2, Se vuelve muy repetitivo despues de un par de hrs de juego(como cualquier juego de esta categoria). Las misiones muy cortas aunque se vuelven desafiantes en la mayor dificultad.
    Pros: hay venta de materiales,skin y movimientos, que se pueden comprar CRISTALES de venta por dinero real, pero se pueden comprar con monedas que se ganan durante las misiones, asi que la progresion es lenta pero real, subes de nivel adquiriendo armas de mejor valor. El apartado tecnico y visual es una joya, ambirntado en escenarios ideales para combates, solucionando lo anterior es un juego muy prometedor, merece la pena? Para mi es mejor esperar a los proximos parches y si solucionan lo demas, pues a comprarlo    … Expand
  62. SpartanEdge
    Apr 5, 2019
    8
    While there is room for improvement here, I have to say I'm not understanding the hate for this game, and don't get me wrong, i understand the hate for games where it's due, such as Fallout 76 etc, but it baffles me how people can hate this as i'm really enjoying the game, it plays really well and the action and gameplay is satisfying, and i can see myself putting lots of time into this,While there is room for improvement here, I have to say I'm not understanding the hate for this game, and don't get me wrong, i understand the hate for games where it's due, such as Fallout 76 etc, but it baffles me how people can hate this as i'm really enjoying the game, it plays really well and the action and gameplay is satisfying, and i can see myself putting lots of time into this, and all the stuff you can buy in the game, can be bought through credits you can earn on the game, and seem forgiving to earn compared to most grindy games, and even then it's only cosmetic items, nothing that effects gameplay, so no pay to win, so i really don't see the problem here.

    That said, I'm playing it on Xbox X which it plays very nicely on, and I've heard it doesn't feel as smooth currently on vanilla Xbone, and while i say i am enjoying the game greatly, there are a couple of thing's i should mention i don't like. Firstly, the fact that it can't be played offline, i hate it when games have an online reliance for seemingly no reason, i don't like my games having a shelf life. Secondly, and secondly, it doesn't live up to the visuals of the E3 reveal, but that said, it's still a great looking game. nonetheless.    … Expand
  63. TheEngine_Oscar
    Apr 3, 2019
    2
    I *really* wanted to like this game. After 40h it has had some neat moments, but in the end it is simply too janky for the very thin amount of content to be any fun. I was willing to accept that you have to play the same one or two missions over and over to collect enough endgame loot in order to try and survive the highest difficulty; but when I finally got a decent run, defeated theI *really* wanted to like this game. After 40h it has had some neat moments, but in the end it is simply too janky for the very thin amount of content to be any fun. I was willing to accept that you have to play the same one or two missions over and over to collect enough endgame loot in order to try and survive the highest difficulty; but when I finally got a decent run, defeated the final boss and picked up 5 exciting new pieces, the stupid game crashed loading the victory screen and kicked me to the main menu because there had been some connection error. When I got back in, it acted like I hadn't even played that mission. Poof. No loot for you.

    It looks really good, I guess. It's fun to zip around like Iron Man and launch missiles at monsters, sure. Of course, you have to stop flying every 30s or you'll crash when your thrusters overheat. I guess they wanted you to have to stop and look around or something? Sometimes you can fly under a waterfall or into a lake and get another 30s without having to land a wait awhile though. Get ready to live for those moments.

    Also, can we agree that there's a difference between challenging gameplay and wildly lopsided numerical contests? Turn the difficulty up to "maybe you'll get one or two nice drops" and watch your previously effective war machine suddenly rendered almost instantly kill-able by virtually every badguy on the map, while even the lightest of enemies can soak up 3 magazines from your favorite assault rifle with a smile. You're supposed to use your suits other abilities to create damage multipliers called "combos", but good luck with that when you've got two or three aggros. Once you've suffered through enough of that for your buddies to hate you for all the time they spent reviving your busted ass, be ready to have your precious winnings utterly forgotten about by the duct-taped hackery holding the whole damn thing together.

    Easily the thing I hate the most is that it's simply inexcusable to have ruined what could have been such a great thing with technical problems. It's like taking delivery of your new Porsche only to find the leather is attached with Elmer's glue and they lubed the transmission with peanut butter.

    I gave this game a chance because it seemed like a really neat concept and a way to fill the loot-shooter shaped hole in my life left by the Borderlands drought. Do yourself a favor and don't be like me. Wait for the real thing.    … Expand
  64. AnthemSuksBawlz
    Apr 3, 2019
    0
    FYI I made this account specifically to review this game and give it a ZERO.

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

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

    The game:

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

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

    Do NOT spend your money on Anthem. And I HIGHLY recommend not buying any more BioWare or EA games ever again unless you want to be looked at as a cash cow meant to be strung along to pay for low-effort DLC, loot boxes, and low-effort cosmetics that aren't even what the players want.    … Expand
  65. bongocat
    Mar 30, 2019
    1
    Anthem is one of the worst games I have ever had the chance to play in my entire life. As a fellow BioWare fan (since 2013), Anthem was an absolute disappointment. This game is not worth $60. Using the excuse that certain issues will be fixed in the future doesn't make sense at all given that the game was six years in development, and BioWare's been making games for 20 years. Everything inAnthem is one of the worst games I have ever had the chance to play in my entire life. As a fellow BioWare fan (since 2013), Anthem was an absolute disappointment. This game is not worth $60. Using the excuse that certain issues will be fixed in the future doesn't make sense at all given that the game was six years in development, and BioWare's been making games for 20 years. Everything in this game is poorly executed, the combat is dry, the enemies are bullet sponges, the characters are bland with no sort of character development or meaningful choices, the level design is also poorly designed, areas are made specifically to anticipate combat, and the story itself is your usual bad guy is bad, kill him, save the world, everyone's happy. There's no valuable meaning in this game. It's absolute garbage. Don't buy it.… Expand
  66. sublimate
    Mar 24, 2019
    0
    F*ck your multiplayer. F*ck your non-story driven games. F*ck your blatant attempts to milk gamers for cash by passing absolute CRAP devoid of any actual meaning as games. These games you are all hellbent on serving us are a disgrace to your legacy. Also, keep your F*cken politics to yourselves, we don't wan't that **** We just want more single player open world action rpgs.
  67. XDashRipRockX
    Mar 22, 2019
    6
    Anthem is fun for children and those who are super casual. Flying is fun and neat to visually see. The different classes make it a bit interesting.

    Anthem was made for the big boy crowd however - the crowd that wants a challenge and deeper fights. For this one reason Anthem will not overcome much of the negativity. Personally for me, the loading times Alone is the reason why the    Anthem is fun for children and those who are super casual. Flying is fun and neat to visually see. The different classes make it a bit interesting.

    Anthem was made for the big boy crowd however - the crowd that wants a challenge and deeper fights. For this one reason Anthem will not overcome much of the negativity.

    Personally for me, the loading times Alone is the reason why the scores is a 6.

    You could literally ponder the worlds greatest philosophies or worry about what you got to do in your real life day - While the loading takes a Good while. Recently updated made this only quicker to view your mission tabs from anywhere in the hub yet still anytime you venture out will be tempted to do something else while the load screen goes on... totally kills any immersion - period.

    The loads alone kill it, the game looks great and the developers Will fix the fun factor in the missions and content - but you’ll just have to wait for it ... every load screen.    … Expand
  68. Liari
    Mar 22, 2019
    1
    A boring game of technical low quality with an uninspired story. The one positive aspect of the game is a beautifully rendered world, which is nicely interrupted by a lot of loading screens.
  69. Airufino23
    Mar 22, 2019
    10
    bIOWARE a vuelto con un juego superadictivo y con un sistema de control que es genial.Y disfrutarlo a 4k y 60fps en mi one x es increible.
  70. rusyn
    Mar 19, 2019
    2
    Novel idea, terrible execution. The times this game feels great to play are far outnumbered by the times it feels like a chore. It shouldn't be priced at more than $20 in this buggy, incomplete and unfulfilling state.
  71. Cul
    Mar 19, 2019
    0
    Should be Laws against releasing games in this state. Its wrong to take our money for a product that clearly doesn't work. Using the Gaming community as QA seems to be the going trend these days
  72. HanChollo
    Mar 18, 2019
    10
    Someone has to be the voice of reasoning on these forums, first of all the patch's have fixed what most are calling detrimental to the function of this game, load times have significantly improved and game freezes are few and far between. As if no game ever freezes and load times are pretty much common on most games.

    The Story content, the smooth gameplay and the environment where this    Someone has to be the voice of reasoning on these forums, first of all the patch's have fixed what most are calling detrimental to the function of this game, load times have significantly improved and game freezes are few and far between. As if no game ever freezes and load times are pretty much common on most games.

    The Story content, the smooth gameplay and the environment where this takes place is stunning to say the lease. On Free Play missions I hardly fire a shot because I am so overtaken by the rich detail in this game, from exploring the bottom of lakes to taking it to the skies. Each Javelin has loads of weapons, components and appearance attachments to experiment with that will keep you busy with the best set up.

    This world is constantly expanding so each time you go out its something different. Honestly I am I have followed this game sometime, and the reviews are un-called for and down right rude and embarrassing as member of the gaming community.

    A lot of work and effort went into this production, and BIO WARE is fully committed, accessible on social media to listen and address what's wrong. I created an account just to defend this game, some of the comments are not even warranted, especially when the last patch that came out resolved a lot of the major issues. Give it a chance this game rocks! I have played Destiny, COD, Tom Clancy, SOCOM, Titan Fall blah blah. This game stands on its own as a rare achievement.    … Expand
  73. Moonship85
    Mar 17, 2019
    6
    "More than 90 Awards" EA , "best Action Game" , EA? Where in the hell live u EA? This game is so boring and the loot....wait...all the same weapons just with differnt numbers on it? The cash shop...wait...just 2 armour pieces to buy? What the f. How can u say its the best Action Game when everything in the game is buggy,broken or frustrating me while i am experiecing loading screens and"More than 90 Awards" EA , "best Action Game" , EA? Where in the hell live u EA? This game is so boring and the loot....wait...all the same weapons just with differnt numbers on it? The cash shop...wait...just 2 armour pieces to buy? What the f. How can u say its the best Action Game when everything in the game is buggy,broken or frustrating me while i am experiecing loading screens and lame graphics in the hub. The story is trash. While flying and shooting makes fun the entirely rest of the game is trash. Funfactor 3/5… Expand
  74. JimmyVoorhees
    Mar 16, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Actual 8/10. Gave 10 to help offset trolls.

    Anthem is a solid foundation. The gameplay is top notch and highly enjoyable and as you grow in power, you notice. Unlike other looters where you constantly get beat up regardless of how powerful you're supposed to be, anthem let's you actually be awesome. Top tier weapons feel that way, and after you hit over 600 power your going to notice.

    Story is so-so, could be better, more interactive, and deeper, but once again feels like a solid foundation to build on. Not too fond of 90% of the lore being textual, but at least it's in the game. My only real complaint with this aspect is the lack of any meaningful character interaction in the end game. There's none. I don't even go to the fort anymore, just use the launch Bay, it's faster.

    Graphics are amazing. I can't say anything negative here. Game is beautiful and a lot of enjoyment is in the presentation of the combat and the world. Truly amazing.

    The Javelins don't really shine their roles until you masterwork and beyond. Once you get those class perks, you really get to see them shine, so if you haven't gotten a masterwork, you've not really played anthem.

    Needed additions.

    A stat page. 20% added damage means nothing when you need to figure it out yourself. Bioware: talk to Blizzard.

    Endgame quests

    More variance in weapons. Looks like there's about 3 or 4 of each. Not good.

    Loot and inventory needs to be reworked. You should be able to pick something up and equip it. You should be able to change weapons in the field, you should basically copy every other looter made before this.

    My overall impression of anthem is that Bioware did a Blizzard; they made a very great game akin to Blizzards Diablo series. The problem with that is the generation of gamers currently screaming loudly doesn't have the attention span of a goldfish. They don't want slow grinds, they want instant gratification. I call them the fortnite generation. They're big on games that allow them to feel amazing every 10 minutes or so, and when an objective takes them days or even weeks, they literally lose their minds. I was a huge fan of Diablo growing up, so I love the long grind to godliness. Sadly the younger generation does not have enough Adderall to get through that. Look at destiny. That went from long grind to 5min acquisition real quick. Ruined the game too.

    Anthem is trying to bring that long grind back. The only problem is the baby carrots on the strings. While I don't mind working 2 weeks or more on an objective, make the reward more than a sticker that is placed horribly on my Javelins and can't be moved or resized. Make it a new ability. A unique weapon. Something special. And don't cave when the vocal minority cries that it's too hard or not fair. That's life. They get so much so easy as is.

    Bottom line is anthem COULD be one of the greatest games ever made. It could be a Diablo, a borderlands. But Bioware needs to be committed to that and listen to those that pay the game the most, not those who scream the loudest. They're not your audience. They're not your revenue stream. Your high level freelancers are. Listen to them and reward them and you'll have a legendary title here.    … Expand
  75. Drayden
    Mar 15, 2019
    3
    Pros: It's pretty

    Cons: Stability is awful, as the game crashes crashes a few times an hour. Performance is meh, even on the One X. The damage numbers in the game don't matter due to scaling. None of the systems in game work as they should.
  76. Oldsaltygamer
    Mar 13, 2019
    9
    Bioware's Anthem is truly a beautiful game. The developers pushed their imagination in the right direction. At the center of the lore within Anthem's universe vibrations are the source of creation and the music tonality of the game brings this idea to life. Some people say that there is lack of content. That is just straight rubbish. The contracts, main story line and free play worldBioware's Anthem is truly a beautiful game. The developers pushed their imagination in the right direction. At the center of the lore within Anthem's universe vibrations are the source of creation and the music tonality of the game brings this idea to life. Some people say that there is lack of content. That is just straight rubbish. The contracts, main story line and free play world events feel connected together. People say that its lacking because you do the same things over and over again. I have over 60+ hours in game and love the contracts, each one feels unique in the sense that it progress an NPC story along.
    The character dialog and the story are well crafted and each NPC in the game seems unique in their own way. It is a delight to see this level of writing mixed in with a looter shooter. You just dont talk to toons. You interact with them on a level that is engaging and enjoyable. Plus the dialog trees effect Fort Tarsis as it transforms along your journey. This only happens if the player takes their time and really fleshes out all the details by talking to everyone. I love this because it feel like you are rewarded for taking your time and talking to everyone. Even the maintance guy Prindel Blatch is one of the most noteable side dudes you can chat with. He is so focused on safety like mama with her first borne child.
    Anthems environment is well crafted and a beautiful work of art. The attention to details in the game demonstrate the sheer care the BioWare took in creating this world. The color pallet of the game is bright and vivid with trace amounts of gritty detail that make the world feel chaotic. The player feels they are quite literally at the mercy of the of the Anthem. The wild life is beautiful and fascinating to discover. It feels like a living breathing world. The game play is wonderful and feels new, flying around in a huge suite of armor that is equipped with quite literally weapons of mass destruction.
    Finally, the game play. It is without a doubt amazing and fun. The special effects are over the top sometimes and I feel as if i might get a seizure at times, but it is blast to play and watch. Each of the 4 javelin's have their own unique play style, the colossus is a huge hulking brute that takes and dishes out a tremendous amount of damage. The Storm is like the mage of the group focusing on using elemental powers, hovering in the air out of danger and bringing down the pain from above like a boss. The interceptor is your fast moving hard hitting rouge. Quick and agile this suit is for those who like to be up in your face faster than Bruce Lee could punch. Lastly we have the ranger javelin, good with sniper rifles and marksmen rifles. Haven't played it much, but like all the suits, each one has unique play style that can be geared up with all sorts of loot. The loot drops are causing many issues with players lately and I hate it. I played for roughly 6 hours on Sunday March 10, the day after patch 1.0.3 and I managed to get a ton of Master Works and a few legendary items on Grand Master 1. I felt very satisfied with this drop arrangement. The game is engaging enough that loot is second to me, because their is nothing like killing a massive group of enemies with a hulk smash move with the colossus. Or like using the storms special ability on the Titans because well... it becomes a marvelous display of destruction. In closing I would urge people on the fence about dumping their hard earned money into to the game to do so. Support these devs because they are people too! They have created a wonderful work of art that tells a gripping story in a beautifully crafted world and well the game play is as the surfer's in Huntington Beach California say, it's Gnar Gnar and totally worth your money, If you play it for more than 100 hours you've got your moneys worth! Peace hope you found this review good and informative. Remember if your enemies materialize in front of you while the Anthem is going, its part of the lore because at lifes core, we are all nothing more than vibrations. So sayith the physics!    … Expand
  77. Tn_Dev
    Mar 13, 2019
    3
    This game is just a mess. There's no way around it. Everything from the AI, to something simple like the UI was completely butchered. The loot and shoot genre has had all eyes on it since the release of Borderlands 2 and we've seen conflicting things from the genre, some good, some bad, some messy. This is just messy. The open world is beautiful, yet somehow still generic and bland, it'sThis game is just a mess. There's no way around it. Everything from the AI, to something simple like the UI was completely butchered. The loot and shoot genre has had all eyes on it since the release of Borderlands 2 and we've seen conflicting things from the genre, some good, some bad, some messy. This is just messy. The open world is beautiful, yet somehow still generic and bland, it's also baren. There are a few interesting things like beasties roaming around and some **** chests but that's about it. The story is uninspired and debatably worse than Destiny's, the Voice acting is uninteresting and the most important part, THE LOOT is just the same few guns repeated over and over. Don't waste your time with this. Please don't. The division 2 is much better.… Expand
  78. Alfre221
    Mar 12, 2019
    1
    Beware of this game and the analyses that are here several are fake, example ( EVERYEYE.IT ) the analysis is from another game (DEVIL MAY CRY 5 ) . Update one day after saying this they have deleted the account . Cuidado con este juego y los analisis que estan aqui varios son falsos ,ejemplo ( EVERYEYE.IT ) el analisis es de otro juego de ( DEVIL MAY CRY 5 ) no puedo creer a esteBeware of this game and the analyses that are here several are fake, example ( EVERYEYE.IT ) the analysis is from another game (DEVIL MAY CRY 5 ) . Update one day after saying this they have deleted the account . Cuidado con este juego y los analisis que estan aqui varios son falsos ,ejemplo ( EVERYEYE.IT ) el analisis es de otro juego de ( DEVIL MAY CRY 5 ) no puedo creer a este nivel que ha llegado de agarrar analisis de otros juegos y ponerlos aqui en este. El juego es tan malo que ya robar y hace cuentas falsas para poner en positivos ,el juego le faltan contenido, tiene muchos problemas tecnicos y muy repetitivo en las misiones .Actualizacion un dia despues de decir esto ellos ha borrado la cuenta ,por lo bueno hay un video de esto con un youtube JinoGamerHC.… Expand
  79. Nimzabaat
    Mar 12, 2019
    7
    Anthem is the worst Bioware game so far. That being said, it is still a fun game with beautiful graphics and an interesting world. The javelins are not exactly one trick ponies but you unlock all of the abilities very early and then it's just increasing numbers. There are some baffling design decisions such as only being able to free play with four players. I found that unless you haveAnthem is the worst Bioware game so far. That being said, it is still a fun game with beautiful graphics and an interesting world. The javelins are not exactly one trick ponies but you unlock all of the abilities very early and then it's just increasing numbers. There are some baffling design decisions such as only being able to free play with four players. I found that unless you have exactly three friends to play with, you end up scattered all over the map. Also, the first person sections versus third person sections feel very disconnected.… Expand
  80. Meth-Weasel
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    TO READ THIS REVIEW= LOADING SCREEN
    *Clap* *Clap* *Clap* Bioware has done it with this one. This won't get better. This is is a beautiful failure that defies logic or reasoning (Unless you're EA and want to do everything short of scam players). So, here's a few positives:
    1. Gameplay is fun-ish? 2. See point 1. It is absolutely staggering to try and understand what Bioware was thinking    TO READ THIS REVIEW= LOADING SCREEN
    *Clap* *Clap* *Clap* Bioware has done it with this one. This won't get better. This is is a beautiful failure that defies logic or reasoning (Unless you're EA and want to do everything short of scam players). So, here's a few positives:
    1. Gameplay is fun-ish?
    2. See point 1.
    It is absolutely staggering to try and understand what Bioware was thinking with this game. EAs handling pervades the game like watching a kid that didn't get vaccinated for Polio, you know it's only going to get worse after the diagnosis. Do not buy this game. This is EAs bull**** because the video game industry is so unregulated i'm waiting for the Russian Oligarchs to take it over. If you buy it, if you spend your money on their microtransactions, then they will just keep doing it, ruining more games, and probably in a few years kill off the console gaming industry as a whole.

    I will note a further positive to Anthem, after playing this game, I am no longer pro-life. Because this game with it's 10 year plan is metaphorically a fetus with down syndrome.    … Expand
  81. eoliveira1988
    Mar 8, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good and fun game to play with friends, despite the bugs.
    As the world is giant, it is acceptable until the release of patch fixes.    … Expand
  82. 80sChild
    Mar 7, 2019
    0
    Massively disappointing. 4 player co-op open world looter shooter that's full of bugs, lacks content, has zero traces of Biowares storytelling, no waypoint system and has severe tethering issues in its open world.

    Looks nothing, absolutely nothing like the E3 demo and there aren't any story moments remotely like what they showed. Also, you can't see your loot when you acquire it (even    Massively disappointing. 4 player co-op open world looter shooter that's full of bugs, lacks content, has zero traces of Biowares storytelling, no waypoint system and has severe tethering issues in its open world.

    Looks nothing, absolutely nothing like the E3 demo and there aren't any story moments remotely like what they showed. Also, you can't see your loot when you acquire it (even though that was a thing in the E3 demo). Story is on par with Destiny 2 and from any other dev this would be forgivable but this is Bioware. Honestly, this makes the story of Mass Effect Andromeda more appealing by far.

    Why is everything so tiny? The trees are small, the buildings are small, the enemies are small, the mech things look too small to hold people even the environment looks severely scaled down to "miniature" levels. The scope is nowhere near what was shown. Someone at Bioware needs to learn about proper 3D scaling

    Core gameplay loop is fun, at least for a while. Enemies are tiny on screen and difficult to distinguish from each other and can range from brainless hordes or one-shot auto cannons with legs. Shooting is good, abilities are great but there's no variation in the weapon design at all. All you get is better versions of what you already have. A lot of the loot is garbage tier, simply there to pad out the illusion that there's "loot" in the game.

    Post patch there's still issues (its a modded version of the Andromeda engine, of course its janky). Glitches galore and loading screens everywhere and often. You'll spend most of your time looking at these loading screens. There's only one (somewhat small) zone/map and it all looks the same. No desert area, no snow area, literally nothing different in terms of environmental design. World is empty and lifeless. Fort Tarsis is worse, nothing like the bustling hub from the reveal trailer.

    The death of the last boss just cannot be excused. "Anti-climactic" isn't a strong enough word. The demise of the final boss has about as much impact and visual flair as watching a Tonka truck gently glide into an action figure. I had to pull up the scene on YouTube so I could rewind it a few times and make sure I wasn't imagining things. You thought Ghaul was bad? Archon from ME:A? The Monitor is a new low for gaming villains. I cannot believe this game came from Bioware.

    I could go on, but why? It's an unfinished game. It was not ready for prime time. It's as wide as an ocean and not even as deep as a puddle. Bioware had 6 years to make this game. 6 years. There is no reality where this game on day one is representative of 6 years of work. This was your last chance Bioware and you failed. Six. Years. What happened? Where's the content? I'll tell you: It's being drip fed as "improvements" and "add ons" or "DLC" ripped straight from Bungies play book.    … Expand
  83. PhoenixRiising
    Mar 7, 2019
    8
    I think this game is a solid 8, I have played mostly as the colossus and I have really enjoyed it. People expected the story line to rival that of past bioware games which is why I think its taking such a hard hit. Flight management, game play, graphics are all amazing. It does need a wider variety of enemies and titans do need use all of their attack variations more but I would recommend,I think this game is a solid 8, I have played mostly as the colossus and I have really enjoyed it. People expected the story line to rival that of past bioware games which is why I think its taking such a hard hit. Flight management, game play, graphics are all amazing. It does need a wider variety of enemies and titans do need use all of their attack variations more but I would recommend, know that its a loot shooter and not a ME type story line driven game.… Expand
  84. NeuroShock
    Mar 7, 2019
    1
    The game is crashing, and destroying gaming council.

    The story is crap.

    The guns all suck and for a looter there is nothing to loot.
  85. Burren81
    Mar 6, 2019
    10
    Doy un 10 por la falta de objetividad y la mala intención de muchos de los que han puntuado.

    El juego tiene fallos, muchos de ellos se irán arreglando de la misma manera que se ha hecho en otros juegos del mismo género. Tiene algunos fallos de diseño de misiones y parece que no han podido implementar algunos detalles que hubiesen mejorado la experiencia de juego. El contenido más que    Doy un 10 por la falta de objetividad y la mala intención de muchos de los que han puntuado.

    El juego tiene fallos, muchos de ellos se irán arreglando de la misma manera que se ha hecho en otros juegos del mismo género. Tiene algunos fallos de diseño de misiones y parece que no han podido implementar algunos detalles que hubiesen mejorado la experiencia de juego. El contenido más que escaso es poco variado, para un jugador casual (20 horas semanales aprox.) hay contenido suficiente para casi un mes. Las historias secundarias están poco aprovechadas.

    Para mi es un juego de 7,5 pero me revienta el linchamiento que está sufriendo por una parte de la comunidad y de los creadores de contenido que aprovechan el tirón para generar visitas a sus canales de forma gratuita.

    A pesar de todo los fallos, el juego en lo esencial cumple...ES UN JUEGO DIVERTIDO y además luce espectacular en el apartado visual y bastante bien en el sonoro. A la historia no le darán un premio pero cumple con lo que se espera de una historia de ciencia ficción y aventuras.

    Recomendación.
    Si no lo has comprado de inicio porque tenías dudas mejor esperar unos meses que seguro estará más pulido y con más variedad de contenido. Si ya lo tienes, disfrútalo y no te dejes acomplejar por la moda de criticar a Anthem.    … Expand
  86. NyteX
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    Let me start by saying that I went into this game with an open mind despite what reviewers were saying. I really really wanted to like this game. I've been playing it for over a week straight. It was cool to fly around an open world, land, shoot enemies, complete various objectives, etc. The story is kinda forgettable. The main hub/fort is vibrant but also kinda lacking at the same time.Let me start by saying that I went into this game with an open mind despite what reviewers were saying. I really really wanted to like this game. I've been playing it for over a week straight. It was cool to fly around an open world, land, shoot enemies, complete various objectives, etc. The story is kinda forgettable. The main hub/fort is vibrant but also kinda lacking at the same time. Comparing what was released to what was shown a few times at E3 is really disturbing. It looks and plays nothing like that. That "gameplay" trailer was a complete lie.

    This game has bugs.....LOTS OF THEM. Bugs ranging from the sound completely going out, to mission objectives that never appear causing an entire mission to have to be quit and redone, to constant crashes to the games title screen, crashes to Xbox home, and times when the game just completely freezes. This game in all honesty is a godforsaken mess. What the hell happened Bioware? Oh yeah, thats right, EA happened.

    Lets also talk about the loot system and drop rate. It is for the most part broken and complete garbage. Playing on Grandmaster 1 will still drop some common items laughably and 99% of what you get ranges from Uncommon to Epic. Very rarely and I mean VERY VERY rarely you may get a Masterwork item (Better than Epics). Which comes to the reason I am here reviewing this game and ceasing any more play time with this horrendous piece of trash. Tonight, after pouring hours and hours playing and doing missions and strongholds......Finally, a LEGENDARY dropped. MY FIRST ONE IN ABOUT 60-70 hours. These things never ever drop, I mean never. The planets must have been aligned for me to actually get one. I finished up Freeplay, which is where I got it, quit the expedition. While its loading guess what happens, CRASH TO XBOX HOME. Everything I had just done and received.....GONE. The game doesn't save until the end of a mission. In a buggy disgusting mess like this, you dumb as **** developers put the save at the very end!? I was in complete shock and could not believe it. I also think the game is partly rigged to do that when you get good drops so you have to grind this garbage forever with no reward.

    Do yourselves a favor people, avoid this game and stay very far. Don't accept it as a gift and don't even take it for free. We should be getting paid by Bioware and EA for play testing and putting up with this no-where-near-finished shell of a "game". Instead we paid top dollar for pure crap. I haven't bought EA games in a long time and gave this a chance. You screwed me EA, you screwed us all. Done with EA and Bioware, never spending a dime on their half-assed games again. Hope both go bankrupt.    … Expand
  87. L1GHTN1N2STR1K3
    Mar 5, 2019
    1
    I have to say this. People who are saying this game isnt bad are getting hella views because the majority of gamers are not tackling more positively instead of negatively in which this game deserves. However even EA game changers are getting exposed just as bad as EA who paid them. Mass Effect Andromeda was my first Boware game.The first hour of the game was soooo boring. If you havntI have to say this. People who are saying this game isnt bad are getting hella views because the majority of gamers are not tackling more positively instead of negatively in which this game deserves. However even EA game changers are getting exposed just as bad as EA who paid them. Mass Effect Andromeda was my first Boware game.The first hour of the game was soooo boring. If you havnt played Gears Of War, Destiny,Warframe, Octopath Traveler on the switch then you should play this game. The only reason why its easy for me to play this game because its basically octopath traveler but with more mobility, realism, and futurism thats it. What Anthem was inspired by decided to basically steal similar grindy missions like other boring games. I knew this generation console was going to be more about graphics than the actual game itself. This is 6 years of trash and inspired by other disaster games even though its graphically better but thats it. I guess ill stay stuck to overwatch. I dont want to bash anthem but I thought this was the year I can get off overwatch, destiny2,Call of Duty,Fortnite,Forza but due to anthem and many other let downs Im sadly to say I sold my console. How do you expect me to play games with major patch issues but yet you decide to make microtransaction purchases. Im disgusted with this and the Entire developers of gaming. This game speaks for the next generation console as well. I hope EA,BIOWARE,ACTIVISION,BETHESDA,heck even UBISOFT changes a lot by then. Due to faulty production I do not want my xbox one x to crash therefore I do not want to trade in this game so people can get bricked. I really want to finish this game but due to too many glitches and annoying gameplay I dont see how people are giving this a 6 7 8 9 10. In fact theyre ignoring it because the iron man suit if thats not depressing then I dont know what else is. FIX YOUR GAME PLEASE. Im on switch and pc games like sims and planet coaster until the next gen console.… Expand
  88. Bhoytie
    Mar 5, 2019
    1
    The fact that this game took 6 years to develop blows my mind. The only thing it has going for it is the gameplay. But immediately that is limited by the crappy, and lazy structure of the game. Flying is the best part of the game, yet more than half of the missions force you to sit in a circle to fill a percentage while enemies appear out of thin air in front of you. It constantly screamsThe fact that this game took 6 years to develop blows my mind. The only thing it has going for it is the gameplay. But immediately that is limited by the crappy, and lazy structure of the game. Flying is the best part of the game, yet more than half of the missions force you to sit in a circle to fill a percentage while enemies appear out of thin air in front of you. It constantly screams laziness.

    The game is full of bugs, at times making it unplayable, or at the very least extremely frustrating.

    Loading screens for EVERYTHING.

    A game that was in development for 6 years should be polished, and well thought out. This game clearly had no player testing. Just to name a few quality of life issues: no waypoints on the map, locating teammates during free play is a joke, there is no stat page, you move like a snail at the fort, you can’t see or equip loot until you get back to the fort, which requires multiple loading screens first, the world feels empty until enemies apparate out of thin air, there is almost no endgame (only 3 strongholds which are recycled content), there is no point to get past grandmaster 1 difficulty because the loot doesn’t increase. I could go on.

    And to top it all off this is a loot based game, yet the loot is completely unrewarding. Half of the loot is bugged or doesn’t even work right in the end game.    … Expand
  89. 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
  90. jstdude
    Mar 4, 2019
    8
    Don't trust the official reviews on this one. It seems to me that some magazines/blogs had certain expectations and basically rated the game on their expectations not being met.
    Let's get started with my review. This is a good game that introduces some improvements over Destiny 2. It comes with an immersive story that add some depth to the game play. That said, the story doesn't have the    Don't trust the official reviews on this one. It seems to me that some magazines/blogs had certain expectations and basically rated the game on their expectations not being met.
    Let's get started with my review. This is a good game that introduces some improvements over Destiny 2. It comes with an immersive story that add some depth to the game play. That said, the story doesn't have the depth we are used to see from Bioware. Graphics and game play itself are amazing on XBox One X. It runs 4K very smoothly and gives a great amount of depth of view when I am flying around in my javelin. Combat is somewhat tactic. So, you can't just storm into combat head-on. I also love the exploration aspect and believe that many reviewers don't understand free play missions very well. For me, exploring new areas without having a mission on hand feels very satisfying when you suddenly discover a new cave with some good loot in it.
    I also love combat in this game. Similar to Destiny 2, you can create characters that excel in melee combat, ranged combat or a mix of both. So, you can customize and grow your character based on your personal preference.
    Overall, this game is good and entertaining in its current state, but it has a lot of potential to get even better with future content upgrades. I know some people like to have "everything on day one", but I have played a bunch of games that were good on day one and then grew into a great game over time (The Division, Sea of Thieves, etc.). I mean isn't it better if a game gets continuously developed after it has been released instead of just releasing it and moving on?
    Anyhow, if you haven't tried it yet, you should give it a chance and experience something new.    … Expand
  91. 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.
  92. jkerley17
    Mar 4, 2019
    8
    This game is getting far too much hate. Gameplay is fun, story is pretty good, and if they continue to support episodic story releases as they have stated they will it will keep me playing. I played the Division 2 beta over the weekend and kept coming back to Anthem. To be fair, they are very different games, but the same stuff that annoyed me about the first Division (bullet spongeThis game is getting far too much hate. Gameplay is fun, story is pretty good, and if they continue to support episodic story releases as they have stated they will it will keep me playing. I played the Division 2 beta over the weekend and kept coming back to Anthem. To be fair, they are very different games, but the same stuff that annoyed me about the first Division (bullet sponge enemies, bugs with the controller feedback that get me killed all the time, awkward cover/running/getting caught on walls causing death) are making me question whether I even want to buy I when I am still having fun in Anthem. I completed the main arc last week and just got to 30 so maybe hat will change but so far I don't think so. They MUST keep content coming though as that is hat burned me out on both Destiny games and fix the bugs that are left. Even without that though I'd still rate it as good.… Expand
  93. Borat
    Mar 3, 2019
    1
    Do not buy this game. Honestly.

    The game is a boring mess. You'll waste 4 or 5 hours before you realize the story isn't going anywhere, your loot consists of lame guns that you have to leave missions to use, you'll watch more loading screens than actually playing (no, seriously) and the enemies..... Wow, the same enimies over and over and over.....

    Please do not support this kind of garbage.
  94. As5Hat
    Mar 3, 2019
    1
    It gets a +1 for graphics. Bad story, no original game play, was hyped way too much with excessive advertising and misleading videos, they banned people for playing the game within its boundaries (google it, many people got banned for farming....Farming?!?!?!), the game is so empty it hurts, the same like 3 enemy types over and over, rinse and repeat repetitive tactics....man this listIt gets a +1 for graphics. Bad story, no original game play, was hyped way too much with excessive advertising and misleading videos, they banned people for playing the game within its boundaries (google it, many people got banned for farming....Farming?!?!?!), the game is so empty it hurts, the same like 3 enemy types over and over, rinse and repeat repetitive tactics....man this list just goes on i could literally keep naming horrible game design. Shame on you bio and EA, fo' shame. This is 2019 and its is extremely obvious what makes a good game now. i really hope they just let this game die and don't make any DLC. just say sorry and abandon it and give everyone refunds. If this game came out maybe 6-7 years ago it wouldn't have been so bad i think. but it didn't, and look where we are. Get your act together Bioware and make another dragon age or Good mass effect. Stick to what you do well if it's tried and true. Not one like ME Andromeda though...… Expand
  95. Molrok
    Mar 3, 2019
    10
    Great game! Such enjoyable combat, great graphics and a really good story, despite what you read! The EA haters can't look past EA's bad history but this game is so so so much fun to play. Plus there is at least 30h of content and more to come soon.
  96. roaminggamer
    Mar 3, 2019
    6
    This game is only worthy of a 6/10 at the moment.

    For most games that is okay and acceptable, but for a game that I had high anticipation for since its announcement last year, Anthem was disappointing due to terribly executed elements like lack of informational tooltips that explained some of the mechanics, such as retrieving your challenge rewards or how to perform combos, and a    This game is only worthy of a 6/10 at the moment.

    For most games that is okay and acceptable, but for a game that I had high anticipation for since its announcement last year, Anthem was disappointing due to terribly executed elements like lack of informational tooltips that explained some of the mechanics, such as retrieving your challenge rewards or how to perform combos, and a myriad of bugs that include incompletable missions, failed quick plays and very long loading screens. On top of this, EA's influence over this game is very obvious, with the nonchalant placements of purchasable, with real or in-game currency, cosmetic items, purchasable materials for craftables, and the in-game special item known as shards, which are normally obtained through special end-game missions and can be bought using real money.

    In addition, sometimes the long-loading screen would not complete and stay on the loading screen.

    This leads to a need to quit the game and restart the game. On top of these frustrations, successful quickplay missions since the update that rolled out recently (February 1 or 2), have introduced a new bug where it says that your internet connection has been interrupted or lost, resulting in an infinite "search for new host". This again, means that you have to close the game and start it again.

    Moving into the game, the city Tarsis is gorgeous but left much more to be desired. It is free-roam but you are locked to the corridors and spaces that Anthem want you to be in. For example, navigating to your Anthem, you are locked to what could be an immensely immersive and astounding experience especially with the market stalls that are there. It's linear and after the first time going through, you'll quickly get tired of it, as your game will most likely have to restart and you'll load into the default location where you have to walk up a set of stairs and then down the linear path towards your Anthem. Although there are additional areas to explore, they are empty and lack any reason to be there at all.

    I couldn't help but be nostalgic about Skyhold from Dragon Age: Inquisition. But through nostalgia, I realised that there is too much familiarity with past games within Anthem. Specifically, the special effects, the linearity and locked-to-a-certain-path environment, and some game play were heavily reminiscent of Inquisition. Especially with the Storm Javelin and its effects. There were times where the shooting felt like Mass Effect.

    They are recycled effects.

    The in-game store is an ongoing problem as they will offer unique materials and animations which you can buy with coins. It appears that this changes the dynamic of the game and if you want a more unique Anthem, you are almost manipulated into buying packs or items that allow you to make it a little more unique. The loot is pretty locked and the weaponry is recycled items that just scale with your level and add a different special effect here and there.

    However.

    You put all the bugs, all the disappointments, the annoying fact that you are left to figure things on your own, the lack of cosmetic upgrades and the annoying EA styled store, it is hard to absolutely hate the game, and you can't help but enjoy the game when it actually works.

    The game play mechanics allow for a solid and exciting grounds for firefights, which happen every time there is an encounter on the hard difficulty. If you are to play this game, make sure you only play on Hard. Having to be wary of your health and shields while carefully strafing or flying away from the devastating burst of shots or hits on you during those firefights, adds an element that you won't get in the normal mode. However, I would recommend Normal mode when you're starting out and gearing up.

    Flying around is one of the most fun I've had in a game. I think this mechanic is one of the few that Anthem got spot on. Being able to control the flight into a hover and being able to launch into flight at the top of a button is an amazing experience, one that I was looking for in a lot of the games that I've played that were a sci-fi style genre, such as Mass Effect.

    Overall, the game has an abundance of issues, such as the obvious influence from EA over this game with the store, the somewhat poor likability of the NPC's due to dry conversations with little personality, and the lack of likability from the player character as well, and the almost-game-breaking bugs that have made me curse the companies involved with this game and that I can't believe I paid full price for this game. Put the negatives aside (again, a lot), when your game works as intended, you love every little bit of it as it gets almost every aspect right and you keep wanting to play and play...

    Until the mission ends and a system message comes up that says your connection has been lost so it's helping you look for and migrate to a new host. And then you have to start everything again. And again.

    And again.    … Expand
  97. Prizem
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    Looks nothing like the E3 demo. Gameplay is boring, and character models look so basic and boring.
  98. dullboy10
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    I, for one, am glad I didn't listen to all the negative reviews. I usually don't listen anyway, when I see this level of nitpicking. I'm enjoying the game. It does have a few flaws. I usually don't follow the tastes of other gamers. Try it for yourself.
  99. Leindo
    Mar 1, 2019
    2
    Highly anticipated since its reveal at E3 I was drawn to the appealing aspect of Mecha flight, fight and the delicious details surrounding the graphics and immerse depth of game play promised. I went full speed ahead and purchased the Legion Of Dawn edition of the game in expectations that I would get exclusive in game content; a banner, some armor, shaders and a weapon. I was overlyHighly anticipated since its reveal at E3 I was drawn to the appealing aspect of Mecha flight, fight and the delicious details surrounding the graphics and immerse depth of game play promised. I went full speed ahead and purchased the Legion Of Dawn edition of the game in expectations that I would get exclusive in game content; a banner, some armor, shaders and a weapon. I was overly disappointed in the lack of use for the banner, the lack-luster of the LOD shader and how quickly (1 hour) I tossed the Legendary weapon aside for a common one (grey).

    Overall the graphics are great, minus the many many cuts, removals and drawbacks from the many game play reveals on the hype-train. The story is more or less, not needed; UNLESS you are a lore hunter and want to delve into the side stories, monologue and "interactive" conversations with NPCs throughout this 1st part of the game.

    That's right I said 1st part of the game, I'm looking forward to the rest.

    The replay-ability of the game is based on the many numerous fighting styles you can learn and master throughout each mission rewarding randomly generated equipment, sometimes closely related to your Javelin. Javelin's are very different which is appreciated. I often see game comparisons online, in chat and in reviews; however how can you really compare a game based on its structure? The story is drastically different and refreshing, however the bad part is the fever pitch in how you begin and how "to be continued" happens.

    I remain skeptical on the "Free content" that is going to tie up loose ends and continually be offered. I've been told this promise before. However because of the reply-ability however monotonous it is, although still fun, I will more than likely drop whatever price they list later in the Xbox Store for the future DLCs and content, purely so I can have a sense of completeness from my experience, versus being left on a cliff hanger as many gamers like me are.

    and before you push aside this review like many others as "another no-lifer playing the game too hard" I am clearly not.

    Hard truth - Do not buy, rent.

    Cons:
    server disconnections, long boring loading screens, careless matchmaking algorithm, clumsy in game interfacing and interactions with objects, RNG lootbased system, lack of economic system (coins are useless), walk speed in fort tarsis, LOD edition items (fail)

    Pros: Graphics, Story, Challenges, Teamplay potential.

    If possible I will update this review later on.    … Expand
  100. cal123Baz123
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Simply put its boring. Waste of money, not what I paid for. Could of been so much better.
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  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 9, 2019
    60
    In comparison with even the base Destiny 2 – let alone that game expanded by all its excellent DLC – Anthem feels not so much unfinished as barely started. It contains some good ideas which it fails to develop, and some of its basic pillars, such as the insistence on fourplayer co-op, somehow convey the impression of being tacked on rather than fundamental. And even with the huge early patch, it’s still glitchy – we had to play three quarters of a 45-minute Stronghold without sound, for example, which was disconcerting.
  2. New York Daily News
    Mar 18, 2019
    60
    As a multiplayer game, the combat here is fun, but heading back to Fort Tarsis to grab the next quest becomes a chore; I found myself fast-forwarding as much dialogue as possible so I could get back into battle. There are likable characters in Anthem if you pay attention, and Bioware’s depth of story does shine if you’re interested. You won’t always be interested, though.
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  3. Gamers' Temple
    Mar 18, 2019
    65
    A game with a lot of potential that was released before it was ready.
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