Anthem reviews

[Terminal Blue]

Didn?t mean to assume, you just hit so many of the same points I thought you must have.

Yeah, the more I think about it.. it's pretty crazy how memes work, isn't it. I probably picked these points up from talking to my friends, who probably had seen the video.

That said, I don't agree with everything. I think she's too soft on people generally, which is charitable but not necessary.

The central point is still mine, and it's one I've been thinking about actively for a long time now. Bad representation is genuinely better than no representation, and it really bothers me when people whom the representation isn't "for" suddenly care deeply about the quality of representation. Heck, it bothers me a little when people who the representation is "for" do the same, but I can understand it because any form of marginalization tends to make you a bit cynical.

Like, I actually don't even know what "good" trans representation would look like, at this stage. As I said in a post a while back, I think that's something which will emerge as we start to get more of a "trans gaze" in media (i.e. more trans people actually involved in creating media and bringing their own perspective informed by one another). For now though, it isn't going to happen, so if all we're going to get is "special issue" episodes and well meanining but goofy representation, I still think that's something to celebrate compared to.. you know.. nothing.

 

[BrawlMan]

I do find it funny nobody is talking about Anthem anymore on this topic (I don't have problem with it). This shows that the game ain't gonna leave much of an impact. People like talking more about Anthem than playing it. And this case, we're not even having much conversation about it, but other things involving Bioware or EA.

 

[Dalisclock]

I do find it funny nobody is talking about Anthem anymore on this topic (I don't have problem with it). This shows that the game ain't gonna leave much of an impact. People like talking more about Anthem than playing it. And this case, we're not even having much conversation about it, but other things involving Bioware or EA.

Honestly, from what I've heard and read, there's not much to talk about. Once you get past the "Jetpacks are fun" part of it, there apparently isn't much that stands out about it, other then loading screens apparently.

Andromeda had people talking about its many flaws more then what strengths it may have had(apparently it was good at shooting and little else), not to mention all the memetic animation problems. Mass Effect 3 had the ending(and we'll say no more about it for the moment). Anthem seems to fall in that zone of "It's okay" but it doesn't really stand out in an already crowded field other then the jetpacks. A Bad game or a game with major flaws/controversies might go down in infamy(Fallout 76 seems destined for this). Anthem will likely be forgotten by the end of the year. It's possible that Bioware might be able to find a way to get people interested but they need to figure out a way soon before it drowns in the ocean of other games trying fill the same niche.

 

[sXeth]

https://www.gamesradar.com/latest-anthem-bug-is-causing-consoles-to-fully-shut-down-and-people-are-scared-its-going-to-brick-their-console/

Well I guess the reporting has caught up to where I was at the first demo now.

Which is to say, Anthem well on their way to ending up with their game pulled from console storefronts. Or potentially in a class action thats not just internet d*** waving nonsense.

 

[CritialGaming]

https://www.gamesradar.com/latest-anthem-bug-is-causing-consoles-to-fully-shut-down-and-people-are-scared-its-going-to-brick-their-console/

Well I guess the reporting has caught up to where I was at the first demo now.

Which is to say, Anthem well on their way to ending up with their game pulled from console storefronts. Or potentially in a class action thats not just internet d*** waving nonsense.

I don't think this is going to lead to pulling it off consoles, they will patch the game and leave it there.

Also I've finally spent some time playing Anthem this weekend, and holy shit the game is utterly boring! The loot sucks, the combat is lame, the overworld map is small and not very interesting, but the flying is cool or it would be cool if they didn't make the overheat mechanic ruin the only fun part of the game.

Anthem feels like a game that they spent 6 years making, but at no point during that six year development cycle did a single person actually play the game. Because if they did, they would have realized a lot of this junk.

Junk is actually a good word for this game. It's Junk yo!

 

[sXeth]

https://www.gamesradar.com/latest-anthem-bug-is-causing-consoles-to-fully-shut-down-and-people-are-scared-its-going-to-brick-their-console/

Well I guess the reporting has caught up to where I was at the first demo now.

Which is to say, Anthem well on their way to ending up with their game pulled from console storefronts. Or potentially in a class action thats not just internet d*** waving nonsense.

I don't think this is going to lead to pulling it off consoles, they will patch the game and leave it there.

Also I've finally spent some time playing Anthem this weekend, and holy shit the game is utterly boring! The loot sucks, the combat is lame, the overworld map is small and not very interesting, but the flying is cool or it would be cool if they didn't make the overheat mechanic ruin the only fun part of the game.

Anthem feels like a game that they spent 6 years making, but at no point during that six year development cycle did a single person actually play the game. Because if they did, they would have realized a lot of this junk.

Junk is actually a good word for this game. It's Junk yo!

Assuming they can patch it, they've had a month and apparently only made it worse.

If Sony (or MS) is getting inundated with tech support demands/refund requests because the game is screwing up that badly (nevermind if it actually does damage a console beyond a few corrupted blocks of disk space), I could see them pulling the plug on at least the digital versions until its fixed.


Even the other big crash juggernaut game in recent memory (Skyrim PS3 for about the first 8 months) never managed a forced powerdown with a safe mode restart. Its something of new territory, but I suspect console certifications do have an option to revoke, and given that the game is online-only, the platform holders can just disable its ability to authenticate with the same method that stops you logging on with an unpatched game.

 

[CritialGaming]

https://www.gamesradar.com/latest-anthem-bug-is-causing-consoles-to-fully-shut-down-and-people-are-scared-its-going-to-brick-their-console/

Well I guess the reporting has caught up to where I was at the first demo now.

Which is to say, Anthem well on their way to ending up with their game pulled from console storefronts. Or potentially in a class action thats not just internet d*** waving nonsense.

I don't think this is going to lead to pulling it off consoles, they will patch the game and leave it there.

Also I've finally spent some time playing Anthem this weekend, and holy shit the game is utterly boring! The loot sucks, the combat is lame, the overworld map is small and not very interesting, but the flying is cool or it would be cool if they didn't make the overheat mechanic ruin the only fun part of the game.

Anthem feels like a game that they spent 6 years making, but at no point during that six year development cycle did a single person actually play the game. Because if they did, they would have realized a lot of this junk.

Junk is actually a good word for this game. It's Junk yo!

Assuming they can patch it, they've had a month and apparently only made it worse.

If Sony (or MS) is getting inundated with tech support demands/refund requests because the game is screwing up that badly (nevermind if it actually does damage a console beyond a few corrupted blocks of disk space), I could see them pulling the plug on at least the digital versions until its fixed.


Even the other big crash juggernaut game in recent memory (Skyrim PS3 for about the first 8 months) never managed a forced powerdown with a safe mode restart. Its something of new territory, but I suspect console certifications do have an option to revoke, and given that the game is online-only, the platform holders can just disable its ability to authenticate with the same method that stops you logging on with an unpatched game.

I suppose it's possible, but I can't recall a game ever getting pulled from sale on a console outside of a licensing issue (which happened to the Deadpool game iirc).

 

[Kwak]

They acccidently made the game fun by increasing the rate of drops of higher gear, till they realised and made it terrible again despite pleas from the players to leave it as it was. Real masters of their sphere.

or a short while over the weekend, Anthem was practically showering players with loot. Players thought this might be the result of changes that came in Saturday?s big 1.0.3 patch, but it turned out it was a bug. Now, despite welcome improvements from the new update, players are back to the same toilsome grind, with some even threatening to boycott the game.

On Friday night, players started to realise something was different when they began getting multiple Masterwork and sometimes even Legendary items in a single end-game Stronghold mission. Whereas Anthem had before been stingy, it was now raining loot.

Players on the game?s subreddit, unsure whether the new loot changes were intentional or just a bug, begged BioWare to keep them. Then patch 1.0.3 went live a few hours later and the spigot shut back off.

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/for-a-brief-period-anthems-loot-system-was-much-better-then-bioware-fixed-a-bug/

 

[Hawki]

They acccidently made the game fun by increasing the rate of drops of higher gear, till they realised and made it terrible again despite pleas from the players to leave it as it was. Real masters of their sphere.

or a short while over the weekend, Anthem was practically showering players with loot. Players thought this might be the result of changes that came in Saturday?s big 1.0.3 patch, but it turned out it was a bug. Now, despite welcome improvements from the new update, players are back to the same toilsome grind, with some even threatening to boycott the game.

On Friday night, players started to realise something was different when they began getting multiple Masterwork and sometimes even Legendary items in a single end-game Stronghold mission. Whereas Anthem had before been stingy, it was now raining loot.

Players on the game?s subreddit, unsure whether the new loot changes were intentional or just a bug, begged BioWare to keep them. Then patch 1.0.3 went live a few hours later and the spigot shut back off.

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/for-a-brief-period-anthems-loot-system-was-much-better-then-bioware-fixed-a-bug/

In fairness, it sounds like the new patch was ready to be implemented before BioWare had a chance to hear complaints.

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

They acccidently made the game fun by increasing the rate of drops of higher gear, till they realised and made it terrible again despite pleas from the players to leave it as it was. Real masters of their sphere.

or a short while over the weekend, Anthem was practically showering players with loot. Players thought this might be the result of changes that came in Saturday?s big 1.0.3 patch, but it turned out it was a bug. Now, despite welcome improvements from the new update, players are back to the same toilsome grind, with some even threatening to boycott the game.

On Friday night, players started to realise something was different when they began getting multiple Masterwork and sometimes even Legendary items in a single end-game Stronghold mission. Whereas Anthem had before been stingy, it was now raining loot.

Players on the game?s subreddit, unsure whether the new loot changes were intentional or just a bug, begged BioWare to keep them. Then patch 1.0.3 went live a few hours later and the spigot shut back off.

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/for-a-brief-period-anthems-loot-system-was-much-better-then-bioware-fixed-a-bug/

obligatory Sterling accompaniment shill moment

 

[Dalisclock]

https://www.gamesradar.com/latest-anthem-bug-is-causing-consoles-to-fully-shut-down-and-people-are-scared-its-going-to-brick-their-console/

Well I guess the reporting has caught up to where I was at the first demo now.

Which is to say, Anthem well on their way to ending up with their game pulled from console storefronts. Or potentially in a class action thats not just internet d*** waving nonsense.

I don't think this is going to lead to pulling it off consoles, they will patch the game and leave it there.

Also I've finally spent some time playing Anthem this weekend, and holy shit the game is utterly boring! The loot sucks, the combat is lame, the overworld map is small and not very interesting, but the flying is cool or it would be cool if they didn't make the overheat mechanic ruin the only fun part of the game.

Anthem feels like a game that they spent 6 years making, but at no point during that six year development cycle did a single person actually play the game. Because if they did, they would have realized a lot of this junk.

Junk is actually a good word for this game. It's Junk yo!

Apparently EA was asking for people to Beta Test the game like a day ago. Which comes across....particular when the game has been out for like a month at this point. Is it still in Early Access or something.....don't answer that.

 

[CritialGaming]

Apparently EA was asking for people to Beta Test the game like a day ago. Which comes across....particular when the game has been out for like a month at this point. Is it still in Early Access or something.....don't answer that.

Wow fucking really!? I dunno is the game actually out? The flow chart is really confusing.

God everything EA touches just rots literally right before your eyes doesn't it.

 

[Kerg3927]

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/anthem

Bah! I was 5 points off on my prediction of a 65 meta.

Oooh, ooh! Let?s do Sekiro next!

I predict a

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94

Seems about right based on all the positive early impressions as a fresh improvement over the aging SoulsBorne formula and the fact that only Rockstar and Nintendo games score much higher.

 

[CritialGaming]

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Put me down for an 86 on Sekiro.

 

[Kerg3927]

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Put me down for an 86 on Sekiro.

Ha. It?ll probably sit right in between at a 90 due to being ?like Souls but different? again; although I think Bloodborne has the highest out of all of them at a 93, and this will be even more ?different? for what it?s worth.

 

[CritialGaming]

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Put me down for an 86 on Sekiro.

Ha. It?ll probably sit right in between at a 90 due to being ?like Souls but different? again; although I think Bloodborne has the highest out of all of them at a 93, and this will be even more ?different? for what it?s worth.

I have no faith in games media. And Sekiro is fucking HARD. Which alone might harm review scores because I don't know how many reviews will be fully reviewing the game. Let alone able to get far enough TO review.

Dark Souls is one of Yathzee's favs, but his first review of the series had him saying "Fuck that game."

 

[Kerg3927]

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Put me down for an 86 on Sekiro.

Ha. It?ll probably sit right in between at a 90 due to being ?like Souls but different? again; although I think Bloodborne has the highest out of all of them at a 93, and this will be even more ?different? for what it?s worth.

Ha. How about that [https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/sekiro-shadows-die-twice/critic-reviews] (at least so far).

 

[Hawki]

Poor Anthem. Thread gets revived, only for people to talk about Sekiro.

 

[sXeth]

Apparently EA was asking for people to Beta Test the game like a day ago. Which comes across....particular when the game has been out for like a month at this point. Is it still in Early Access or something.....don't answer that.

There's a Live Test environment/servers for most online games (or services) to test updates before they come out.

Often its internal, or contracted testers only. But there's some around you can opt in or whatever.

I don't know why anyone would sign up for these unless paid (I've had a couple of chances to join the Sony PS4 one myself), but hype or curiosity I guess.

 

[CritialGaming]

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Put me down for an 86 on Sekiro.

Ha. It?ll probably sit right in between at a 90 due to being ?like Souls but different? again; although I think Bloodborne has the highest out of all of them at a 93, and this will be even more ?different? for what it?s worth.

Ha. How about that [https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/sekiro-shadows-die-twice/critic-reviews] (at least so far).

We called it!!! High five!