In Anthem, everything revolves around the Anthem of Creation. But what is it and what can it do?
What is it about? Just before the release of Anthem on February 22, the two BioWare writers Cathleen Rootsaert and Jay Watamaniuk talked in an interview about the backstory of Anthem.
After story snippets about the Freelancers and Javelins, it now continues with the Anthem of Creation.
What does Anthem mean? At the center of the story is “Anthem of Creation” left behind by the Shapers. Not much is known about the Shapers, but they seem to be something like gods. The Shapers have left the world of Anthem.
What remains are their mysterious relics, which are the main force of change, but also of violence in Anthem. The most powerful of all Shaper artifacts is the Anthem of Creation – a technology with the ability to create and destroy.
Where does the Anthem come from? The authors state that the people of Fort Tarsis don’t really know what came first – the Shapers or the Anthem. Both existed together.
The unfinished world of Anthem arises from the Shapers trying to work with the Anthem of Creation. However, the Anthem could not be contained. It could not be shackled by the Shapers. The Shapers could not subjugate it to their will. The story of how this situation came to be was lost over time.
Players will encounter strange machines in the game, which may still be half-operational, completely dead, or coming back to life. A big point is to find out what the connection between the Anthem and the huge, dangerous machines is, says Jay Watamaniuk:
“Is there a connection? What kind of connection is it? And how do we try to survive in a world with these two huge forces?
According to the authors, this question is also something that motivates our potential main antagonists in the game, the Dominion.
More about the Anthem of Creation and the future plans of Anthem can be found here:
