Abstract: We're entering a brave new era of MMO-inspired shooters.After myriad contenders like Destiny and The Division, folks who weren't otherwise accustomed to terms like "endgame" and expansive amounts of loot grinding have found their footing.Anthem most defin...
Published: 2019-01-24, Author: Dean , review by: venturebeat.com
Abstract: BioWare and Electronic Arts opened the doors for hands-on play with Anthem, the four-player co-op shooter set in EA's first new game world in a decade.The online game will keep evolving over time, but it has a campaign with a main story that a single or u...
Published: 2019-01-24, Author: Dean , review by: venturebeat.com
Above: Darth Vader, I mean The Monitor, in Anthem.Image Credit: EAAnthem has hints of other worlds we've seen, but there's enough original in it to be enticing. I enjoyed the freedom of flying and wandering through the dangerous world during my freeplay s...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Derek StricklandDerek is absorbed with the intersection of technology and gaming, and is always looking forward to new advancements. With over six years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector...
And now for the catch-all caveat: Anthem is an ongoing game. Like Destiny 2, like The Division, like even Rainbow Six Siege, there's the potential for EA to build on this foundation, address the problems I've noted here, add in new loot and new enemies an...
Abstract: Should a good game end?Intense, cinematic fare like The Last of Us, Bioshock and Hellblade would argue so. All things are finite and, besides that, endings have power. They allow you to offer closure and put a bow on things. Better to craft an experience...
Despite its myriad of issues, I still enjoyed the fun gameplay of Anthem and plan to revisit the game after it has developed a larger suite of content and events for me to experience...
And now for the catch-all caveat: Anthem is an ongoing game. Like Destiny 2, like The Division, like even Rainbow Six Siege, there's the potential for EA to build on this foundation, address the problems I've noted here, add in new loot and new enemies an...
If the expectations you afford to a modern Bioware game is one with consistently-compelling gameplay, a world you want to lose yourself in and a ton of polish, then Anthem makes for a tenuous fit. It's not an outright failure but it falls far short of wha...
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