Anthem has launched in early access on PC and Xbox One. Here, we summarize what the MeinMMO community thinks of BioWare’s action RPG.
Launch Overview: On February 15, Anthem launched in early access for players on Xbox One and PC. Unfortunately, PS4 players are left out, as there is no early access for them, meaning they have to wait until the official release on February 22.
This is what you say about the early access of Anthem
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Many enjoy Anthem
Zukolada: “No comparison to the demo, just top-notch. I play on the Xbox One X. There are significantly better FPS, much shorter loading times. It’s really fun. I’m not yet thinking about an endless endgame. As it is currently, they’ve done everything right so far. Otherwise, I’ll just juggle between Anthem, Division 2, and Destiny 2 next month. There’s just no variety.”
Christoph Bauer: “Unbelievable, I was positively surprised again. The world is spectacular. We keep discovering new dungeons. I mean the instanced little dungeons in the open world. So many underwater caves and various flora and fauna, I didn’t expect that.
The NPCs, what can I say: there are the funny ones, the interesting ones, and the annoying ones – just like in the real world, you really feel absorbed. The immersion is real. The animations, cutscenes, texts, everything is flawless. Playing in a group definitely adds something special, especially when you have to save a Colossus. Negatively, I noticed: sound bug, server went down, randoms doing what they want. Opinion from a newly gained fanboy”
Neofight86: I haven’t looked forward to a game like Anthem in a long time. The feeling of logging in on Friday at 4:01 PM and getting started was amazing. Now to the game: it somehow feels great to jump into the Javelin and get started!
The gameplay is simply brilliant for my requirements, just the number of times I’ve redesigned the Colossus in almost 30 hours to test how different things play is amazing. I’m now level 24 and GS304. I also had issues with sound or got disconnected from the server.
I also noticed the FPS dropping here and there, but with the fireworks that sometimes go off, I can understand it. In the end, I can say for myself that I don’t regret getting it. I’ve experienced worse in the past. It’s time to team up in four-person squads and just enjoy the game!”
Skyrak: “So far, everything has gone almost smoothly. I am on PC. I started exactly at 4 PM and was actually prepared for the worst: queues, endless loading screens, crashes, disconnects. I must say that everything went very well at launch. A colleague had worse luck.”
Some of you also express criticism about Anthem
Capscreen: “After we have now completed the main story and are approaching GS 300 [Note from the editor: Gear Score, the strength of the character], I must say that the game probably cannot offer for most MMO players what they expect.
As suspected, the game feels a bit unfinished. Technically speaking, yes, there are bugs, occasionally you get kicked out of a stronghold because you can’t move or fly due to a bug. But other than that, there’s nothing really noticeable gameplay-wise.
The game itself can shine due to its setting, the incredibly beautiful environments, and refreshing combat. Although the latter can indeed get very repetitive over time.
The presentation of the story is brilliant, but you probably expect that from BioWare as well. The content of the story is likely a matter of taste. A rather unspectacular progression, playing into clichés, and typical mainstream story structure.
However, that doesn’t change the fact that I enjoyed the progression of the main story very much and it always felt interesting overall.
Unfortunately, the endgame confirms all of the fears. Too little complexity, no real goals. The story is over and one wonders, why exactly should I play on now?
GM is basically all that exists now, but let’s be honest, you don’t grind just to replay the same content over and over again at increasing difficulty. Yes, that can work if there is a really smart character progression or a bigger goal. Both are not present here.
Honestly, I haven’t had the feeling that the game could convince beyond the story and there are indeed one or two stumbling blocks that could be identified as content fillers, if one wanted to think so.”
This is what PC players say about the controls
In the demos, some PC players had issues with the controls. Particularly, flying and swimming felt “sluggish”. BioWare promised to improve this, and according to some readers, they have done so.
Loken: “For the flight controls, Bioware kept their word, it feels very good on PC. Underwater, it is now much better too.”
Venrai: “I must say the tutorial is very well done, there’s a nice touch of humor in it, and the controls on PC are worlds better than in the demo.”
This is your opinion on the cash shop
Anthem has an in-game shop where you can buy cosmetic items that do not make you stronger in the game. This is done either via the in-game currency coins or for shards, which you can purchase for real money. This is what you say about Anthem’s shop and prices:
Lygras Hypocrit: “Although it’s better than the prices on the leaked screenshot, 8.50€ for a full-price game is still ridiculous. For around €5, I might have considered, but not like this. I won’t buy anything for sure. However, I found it positive: It didn’t feel like you had to grind forever for in-game currency. I played a mission yesterday and was in Free Play for about 2-3 hours and did world events. Afterwards, I had about 40k.”
MrTriggahigga: “The prices are fine, yes. I just don’t see how BioWare will survive in the long term with this. I now have around 50k coins earned alongside the 40k starting coins, so there’s no reason to buy shards.”
Belpherus: “What should also be mentioned is that some things can only be purchased with coins. The N7 vinyl, for example, was only available for 36,000 coins.”
