I wasn't expecting anything like a CRPG from Anthem, I was expecting a fun looter-shooter in the vein of Destiny or the Division, when instead I got a game where the combat became dull within literal minutes. Like I said in the demo thread, the worst thing I can say about Anthem is that after 5 minutes of the rote gameplay all I could think is "I should go play Warframe..." when a 6 year old free to play game has better feeling combat than your new AAA effort you've got some serious problems. Not to mention it literally does everything that Anthem is attempting to do.
Although I did play anthem only on KB/M, so maybe it just feels awful on keyboard, I suspect it doesn't feel too bad on gamepad but I was so disinterested after that first mission of "Hey go fly here, hey kill this, hey do it again x3" and seeing that every other mission is a variation on the same thing? Nah I'm checking out. I wish the game had something in it for me, on paper it sounds right up my alley, but the execution is far, far off the mark, and I suspect you'll be hearing a ton of disappointed voices speaking up in the next few days. Destiny is guilty of the same repetitive mission design, but at least it's gameplay is among the best in class, fluid, responsive and takes a loooong time to wear out it's welcome.
The Snakes revenge allegory is preposterous by the way, not really comparative at all and you know it's a massive reach.
