Everytime I see Anthem I remember this video:



I'm definitely keeping an eye on it, but cautiously.

I think it will probably looks as good as the E3 showcase. EA is better at showing how the game will look when it's out than Ubisoft. I would like to see gameplay of it running on base consoles though than the Xbox One X version.

I'm not really excited for it since its a Destiny clone. I'm just going to stick with Destiny and i could care less for Anthem.

I agree with you CGI, the game looks pretty but nothing beyond what we've seen other current gen titles to do. Especially given Multiplat games from other frostbite titles, like battlefield 1 or battlefront. The division looks really good technically for an open world loot shooter as well.

Well ... I wouldn't say "fake" or anything like that but, as I understand it, a lot of early game-play videos are mock-ups where the developers are making guesses about the level of detail they can reach. That means unexpected changes or additions might result in the dreaded "downgrade" label from the internet. I've heard some developers dislike them for that reason.

Personally, I don't obsess over the details at this stage. I judge when it actually releases.

Oh, another sci fi futuristic shooter rpg game involving a bunch of names, planets, an cultures that none of us know and it just all sounds like a bunch of made up nonsense? Booooring. ME was their new series, and it ended up getting worse after 2, and now they want to make another new series. Then again, I shouldn't even care cause all Bioware does now days is make horrible mmos instead of a proper KOTOR sequel, focus on political agenda in their games, and design every freaking eye ball to look super creepy in their games; seriously, their characters literally creep me out in this game and especially Andromeda. Also, the character design of ME3 was disturbing and bland compared to 1 and 2.

This is the circle of things though. RARE died years ago and some thing took over its body. Same with Bioware.

Yes of course! The game is designed so you can enjoy an amazing BioWare story and explore an incredible open world alone or with friends.

— Corey Gaspur (@CGaspur) June 11, 2017

Anthem is mainly being developed by a team in Bioware Austin with a smaller contingent working on it from Edmonton. This game was not supposed to be announced at E3, but MS paid EA tens of millions of dollars to get this to a point so MS could announce this during their conference. This game was running like hot garbage weeks before E3, and EA actually flew in some specialists from DICE to work on the game for a few weeks with the development team to turn things around and get it ready. Swimming and flying were completely broken before they got involved. The only part of the game that is as good as the E3 demo are the parts shown in the E3 demo, and that came by making a bunch of temporary shortcuts in order to make this game presentable. Practically everything else has to be re-done or completely reworked, and they have a lot of work to do in order to try and match the bar they set for themselves at E3. Do not be surprised if this game looks worse at launch.

The development of this game got off to a very rocky start due to some key personnel being in over their heads. Heads have rolled at EA over this game already and there will probably be more to follow. They're looking to change some development processes to be more like the DICE crew's work processes but that might require a shift in the makeup the development to make it happen.

This game might turn out great but the E3 presentation was a whole lot of makeup on a pig. That's not a lot of time considering they're aiming for a fall 2018 release. You can expect MS timed exclusive content for Anthem in response to Sony's deal with Destiny.

This post genuinely made me shudder.  Demanding that writers throw away new ideas and worlds just so they can keep churning out more Star Wars or whatever is repulsive to me.  

If that is in fact true, then the reveal was the biggest disaster they could have pulled.

All we've seen is a multiplayer game so far. That makes me think that multiplayer is the main focus. As such i expect single player elements, like story to be lacking severely. So, it's on them to show us otherwise.

I fully expect it to perform and play exactly as it did in the trailer. It will look very sexy, it will have great moment-to-moment gameplay, and it will gradually degenerate into a tedious, grind-y slog. After playing games like Evolve, The Division, and Destiny, I've become bearish on these shared-world, multiplayer-focused shooters.

Take a quote from EA vice president Patrick Soderlund:

"[Anthem is] a social game where you and your friends go out on quests and journeys. It's a game that we've been working on for almost four years now. And it's a game that - once we launch it next year - will be the start of maybe a 10-year journey for us."

I don't want to take a 10-year journey with Anthem. I want a game with a clearly defined beginning, middle, and end, or, at the very least, a game that comes complete at launch. There are far too many similarities to Destiny here, which raise a lot of red flags for me.

Just my two cents. I'm glad for folks who will enjoy it.