New gameplay videos for Anthem have been released by various YouTubers, showcasing Freeplay. One video features a mission that has nothing to do with killing enemies: a parkour challenge where you race against the clock.
What is this new mission type? YouTuber Ashe begins a parkour mission in her video. After activating a Vault shrine, green energy bubbles appear around her. Ashe runs and flies through the bubbles using the Interceptor Javelin. She must pass through a total of eight bubbles within 55 seconds.
This parkour mission suggests that there is more to do in Anthem than just “Go to point A and kill enemy B.”
The mission starts in the video at minute 0:40.
The video demonstrates Freeplay particularly well: It is worth watching Ashe’s entire video if you want to get a feel for the Freeplay in Anthem. Here, players move freely around the open world map and can explore the world. Random world events appear on the map, which you can engage with to start missions.
Features in Freeplay: The underwater gameplay is particularly impressive in the video. The Javelins of Anthem are capable of diving and require water to cool down; otherwise, they malfunction in flight. According to Ashe, the water is not a threat, and you can retreat to safety there.
Ashe also noticed that every creature in Anthem seems to have a backstory. You can find the stories hidden in Codex entries scattered across the world map. If you are just on the lookout for new entries, you might get attacked.
What other new videos show in Freeplay
More YouTubers have released gameplay in Freeplay, including Datto and Arekkz Gaming, who are already recognized as trusted figures in Destiny.
What Datto’s video shows: You can observe gameplay from Storm, the Storm Javelin. Datto describes how important flying with Storm is, as its shields are much stronger here. The YouTuber also highlights that the difficulty level in Freeplay can be adjusted.
The world event missions seem to build upon each other. Datto had to complete a specific mission before he could enter ruins.
What Arekkz Gaming’s video shows: Arekkz focuses on fights with monsters in Freeplay in his video. You can observe a massive Titan and the Ursix, which looks a bit like a mutated gorilla.
Arekkz mentions in his video that he had about 20 hours of playtime with Anthem at this point. He says he would never get tired of simply flying. The feeling is fantastic. Flying is how Anthem aims to distinguish itself from the competition.
Try out Anthem with the demo: The VIP demo for Anthem starts soon, followed by a free demo that will be accessible to everyone. Freeplay will also be part of the demo, along with a raid and Fort Tarsis.
A special thanks goes to our reader Kinobesucher, who alerted me to the video in our MeinMMO Community Discord.
