Anthem

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  • Summary: Anthem is a shared-world action-RPG in which players delve into a vast world teeming with amazing technology and forgotten treasures. The world is also filled with savage beasts and ruthless marauders where Freelancers are called to defeat the forces plotting to conquer humanity. In Anthem,Anthem is a shared-world action-RPG in which players delve into a vast world teeming with amazing technology and forgotten treasures. The world is also filled with savage beasts and ruthless marauders where Freelancers are called to defeat the forces plotting to conquer humanity. In Anthem, up to 4 friends unravel the world’s mysteries and take on its most fearsome challenges together. Shared danger means shared glory, and successful Freelancers are all be richly rewarded for successful exploits. Throughout their adventure, players outfit their Freelancers with powerful Javelin exosuits, each of which are equipped with unique weapons and abilities. Players also customize their Javelin with gear they earn and craft throughout the adventure, and leave a lasting mark on the world. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 28
  3. Negative: 6 out of 28
  1. EGM
    Mar 1, 2019
    75
    Anthem is a beautiful car that is an absolute joy to drive, but so far, it only has enough gas to get you a couple miles. Also, the wheels will periodically fall off. Sold as a live-service game, fans of Anthem’s exhilarating gameplay have to hold out hope that things will improve, but there’s no denying the initial expedition was rough.
  2. Atomix
    Feb 26, 2019
    70
    Anthem is not a bad game as a whole, but rather an interesting project with wasted potential. It has really great gameplay mechanics and an awesome setting that, sadly, was negatively affected by bad choices and poorly-implemented ideas like a forgettable story with a horrible narrative, repetitive mission structures, painful loading screens and a multiplayer approach with null sense of cooperation.
  3. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Mar 1, 2019
    65
    As much as I personally wanted Anthem to be a runaway success, it ends up delivering an inconsistent experience that constantly waivers between mediocre and excellent.
  4. GameSpot
    Feb 25, 2019
    60
    This is what Anthem is like as a whole: a game where promising moments are bookended by frustration, where good ideas are undone before they can be fully realized.
  5. Worth Playing
    Mar 12, 2019
    50
    I will probably fire up Anthem more than a few times again, if only to experience the joyous nature of plopping down a Colossus in the middle of a firefight and unfurling fiery, shelled death upon the landscape. It's a wonderful distraction. But unfortunately, Anthem doesn't look like anything more than that. I can't recommend it.
  6. VideoGamer
    Mar 1, 2019
    50
    Anthem is gorgeous to look at and can be fun in places, but for now it feels decidedly half-baked.
  7. Variety
    Mar 5, 2019
    30
    It’s this user-unfriendly design that colors so much of Anthem”as “work.” Loading into a random quickplay mission only to be met with an objective lacking any in-world waypoint or trigger to progress imbues “Anthem” with the kind of high drama normally reserved for filing an invoice with a new company.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 131 out of 376
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 376
  3. Negative: 212 out of 376
  1. IIIALIKIII
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Great game, worth every ruble spent. If you like to play with friends and have fun, definitely for you. Do not compare with other games suchGreat game, worth every ruble spent. If you like to play with friends and have fun, definitely for you. Do not compare with other games such as Destiny or Division, Anthem is something else.
    Отличная игра, стоит каждого потраченного рубля. Если вам нравится играть с друзьями и весело проводить время, однозначно для вас. Не стоит сравнивать с другими играми типа Дестини или Дивижн, Антем это нечто другое.    … Expand
  2. JermVVarfare
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    No the game isn’t perfect, no game is. The 10 rating is based of the enjoyment and playtime I’m getting and plan to get from it. The combatNo the game isn’t perfect, no game is. The 10 rating is based of the enjoyment and playtime I’m getting and plan to get from it. The combat is deep and fun (combo system, status effects, damage types, etc), the classes are diverse and play nothing alike, the world is massive, beautiful and dying to be explored, and flight is tight and super cool and the high tier loot is powerful and fun. I’m around 80 hours in and haven’t scratched the surface. There are some bugs and the story is a little disjointed in how you deal with progressing through it but the characters and voice acting are top notch. I’m totally baffled by the negativity surrounding this game (could see it coming well before launch). I’m writing this from my phone and while busy/distracted so please forgive any mistakes or poor structure. But I feel the need to share my positive opinion of this game.… Expand
  4. botnd
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    honestly, I enjoy the gameplay, bullet sponges are ok for me, coming from WoW, as long as mechanics keep evolving
  5. baby2236
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    jogo mal feito.vale no maximo 50 e pronto.EA so lança jogo porcaria.tinha que falir essa porra.
  6. Madmojo
    Apr 29, 2019
    2
    I can;t add anything else that already hasn't been said. I paid $80 for an incomplete game that took me a few hours to get through theI can;t add anything else that already hasn't been said. I paid $80 for an incomplete game that took me a few hours to get through the content (If you don;t count the huge amounts of time sunk into the loading screen and crashes etc..)… Expand
  7. shootingstars99
    Aug 13, 2019
    0
    Have you ever wanted to trade your PS4 in for a paperweight? Now you don't have to, just buy Anthem and let the game brick your console! OnlyHave you ever wanted to trade your PS4 in for a paperweight? Now you don't have to, just buy Anthem and let the game brick your console! Only $59.99! You buy now!… Expand
  8. SvenLorenz
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    A complete waste of time for everybody involved, both Bioware and the players. If you want to play a bad version of Destiny, go and playA complete waste of time for everybody involved, both Bioware and the players. If you want to play a bad version of Destiny, go and play Destiny. I just hope that this failure doesn't kill Bioware and they can get back to making Dragon Age and Mass Effect games.… Expand

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