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Anthem Review Thread
- Thread starter Earvin Infinity
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The charge up sniper rifle did decent damage in the demo, but it was still a 2 hit kill on elites (which are just the tier above regular trash) and long ass reload times, poor ammo capacity and on hard when there are still 3 difficulties above it. Read reports of freeplay bosses taking 25 to 30 minutes, with gear check enrage mechanics that didn't even give out decent loot.
I still think it will land there. Tons of reviews left to go.
I'm also starting to think darkwing is right and it will sell tons of copies.
Man, I just feel real bad for all the people at BioWare that worked on this now. Its never really looked like a game I would like but as someone who puts some of BioWare's older, pre ME2 era games as some of the best ever, this is just really sad to see. Get back to your roots BioWare.
with that day one patch .... i think it will get worse... way worse...
https://opencritic.com/outlet/269/the-angry-joe-show
Sort by score twice and his lowest score reviews show up at the top.
He's given out a few 1/10s and 2/10s
Fallout 76 was 3/10
I cancelled the Dawn edition and got the normal edition for now.
Friends still want to play it despite all the bad receptions.
Friends still want to play it despite all the bad receptions.
I mean... People come and go at every organisation.
Part of any company's job is to hire newcomers, build up new talent, and elevate the right kind of leadership that would ensure a continuity of the company's legacy and culture of excellence as the 'ones that mattered' pass the torch to the next-generation of leaders.
there are people reporting save data loss on console after the update..
does this mean the character data isn´t even stored on their servers? if so then holy hell....
does this mean the character data isn´t even stored on their servers? if so then holy hell....
Yeah, that is true.
I expect it to at least have a fairly big opening. I just don't know if it will sustain itself afterward.
I know not many here liked Inquisition as much as i did but how are they regressing with frostbite. It had its issues but it seemed like they had put in the foundation work to build off of for future games.
I also liked Inquisition. It was my favorite game of 2014.
aside from pre loading, why pre order a digital copy
when reviews come out a week or days before you can just pre order/load there
Speeds have improved a bit
Pretty disappointed in the reviews, had high hopes but I'll definitely get the game when it hits a price drop
when reviews come out a week or days before you can just pre order/load there
Speeds have improved a bit
Pretty disappointed in the reviews, had high hopes but I'll definitely get the game when it hits a price drop
I'm crazy and still considering getting this. I'm itching to buy a new game and I'll be interested in the journey (or possibe lack of) to see how BioWare improves the game.
Man Borderlands is really what BW should have been looking at in terms of marrying lootin and story and online. Instead they made some patched together Frankenstein game of lootin and story. Shit they have a better example themselves in The Old Republic.
What happened
Fair enough, my first real experience was with Destiny, but Ive played Borderlands and some of Diablo which I liked. But it feels as if this generations games don't match up to that of last gen. Is that because these games are struggling with the online mechanics? It feels as if the big 3 this gen are all expensive looking games that don't seem to have what the older gen games have. Though you are right, the games are not for me but they are clearly successful. It just feels like they were going to be bigger deals than they ended up being.
The best part of this video is when Joe had to sit through a loading screen only to be told that connection to the server was lost.
I can't.
It seems like interrupted session > load state_out_of_session > inform user, with a priority to load the proper state instead of actually addressing the user.
The engine doesn't seem to be able to handle simple solved problems like this.
It was hilarious and sad.
And then we get people that attempt to normalize it as the reality of these types of games and will get fixed eventually.
I really hate that handwaive... I really do.
Christ, I miss old bioware!
wow, if that's true then a lot of people will have Division 1 flashbacks lol.
See that's so baffling to me. Why do they still want to play? Is this genre completely critique-proof?
It even breaks me that they didn't even think of contextual loading screens. Some data about the mission or area you are about to enter? More story context? A map maybe or other useful information... if you must have them and obviously realized through testing that your game would be filled with them at least make them more pallatable... Nope. Just generic hints and pics of your generic enemies.
Don't want to sound too intense here, but when your head is on the game and you are probably not pressured by having to ship an incomplete mess, those are the kind of things that probably spring to mind to at least include.
Don't want to sound too intense here, but when your head is on the game and you are probably not pressured by having to ship an incomplete mess, those are the kind of things that probably spring to mind to at least include.
I still find the gameplay loop pretty enjoyable when the damn game works.
Even destiny 1 gave us that stupid flying ship load screen.
There was a time when local save data/progression being lost or overwritten on your local machine meant you wouldn't pass cert or be allowed to release.
Games sure have changed.
Just wanted to chime in and say I really feel so bad for Bioware but this is inexcusable. The amount of content they put out for launch doesnt make me want to even touch this game. I may not even buy it given it's a buggy mess and seems to have less content than both Destiny games at launch. I'm so disappointed.
Have been burned twice by bioware. First andromeda and now this , both preorders . I guess its time to wait for reviews now . Mass effect trilogy was so good. How can they go from that to this junk . Has the studio radically changed in personnel from that time or EA instructed them to go after audience ? Well I'll wait for jason to write something about it
I can't...
The Reskin fucking HURT. And then the literal brain dead enemy...
I can't really believe the local save progression loss bugs reports. There must be something else. Character data saved locally for this kind of game must be 101 of no-nos. We all know it leads to people modifying those saves and breaking the game... I just don't believe they would do that.
Different kinds of games and all, but I remember a bit of a trend of games doing story recaps and lore through loading screens. They don't even have to be interactive. I was always impressed with games like Arkham Knight and The Witcher for the amount of different contextual loading screens they had, some that you would never see if you binged the game and moved the plot forward. But again, I guess that's the kind of thing you get to when your priorities aren't making sure the game runs at all...
The bizarre thing is the lack of loot and unique gun models. Modeling weapons, especially when you're paying artists to come up with art, is considerably easier than designing the rest of the game. To just have the same basic model with a few color variations is absolutely crazy.
People find it fun. Again i'll say it, the gameplay, the mech gameplay is super fun. DESPITE the problems, I thoroughly enjoy the game once i get going. And there is something about mechs/ironman suits people like.
I absolutely agree with everything you said. The moment I read "diablo" I heard the sound in my head, completely pavlovian at this point ^^
