ANTHEM's been out for a few weeks now, but it's safe to say that it's struggled to find its footing. From lukewarm critic reviews to increasingly prevalent gameplay issues, it feels like ANTHEM's barely had a chance to establish itself. However, BioWare says that it's still very much committed to the project, and will continue to improve it.
In a new statement from general manager Casey Hudson, the studio veteran outlines the current situation. "It’s been a wild ride these last few weeks. On the one hand it’s been a rougher launch than expected," Hudson writes. "As much as we tested and prepared to make sure everything was ready, we were also ready for the possibility that unexpected issues might arise at launch. And we continue to be committed to responding to them."
It comes as no surprise, but it clearly sounds like BioWare's had its hands full with ANTHEM. We imagine that launching a new property can't be easy, especially when it's something outside of your studio's traditional comfort zone. "With Anthem we’re trying something a little different than we’ve done before. And likewise our upcoming games will be different from Anthem. But with everything we do, we focus on staying true to our mission, creating worlds that inspire you to become the hero of your own story," Hudson explains.
He concludes: "We’re excited to prove that with Anthem, the best is yet to come." For the developer's sake as well as the game's, we certainly hope that's the case.
What do you see in store for ANTHEM? Will BioWare be given the time to try and set things straight, or is its looter shooter already a sinking ship? Go on a jungle expedition in the comments section below.
[source blog.bioware.com]
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well considering that fallout 76 managed to be kept alive (somewhat) then i'm sure this will be aswell.
anyway their real test will be the next dragon age,that game will decide if bioware will be kept around or not.
they must know this aswell,since i realy do think that they announced dragon age 4 or whatever it's called so early to still maintain the fan's hope just in case anthem did not.
That's good news for the entire Anthem fanbase, and I'm sure he'll be thrilled to hear it.
Imagine if The Last of Us was a broken, boring mess and Naughty Dog said; ''Well, it's a new IP and the first time doing this, and it was harder than we expected, we'll fix it soon, k, bye.''
I can understand that developing games isn't easy. But Bioware is one of the most respected developers out there, tied to a parent company with unlimited development resources. This shouldn't have happened the way it did. They should've worked on it for a little longer, and polished the game a lot more; but that fiscal year was coming to an end... so... yeah.
This goes beyond a new IP and unexpected issues. This is just unacceptable. Whether it’s Bioware’s or EA’s fault, this is full of it.
LMAO, desperate PR babbling. Anthem is dead. DEAD!
@Octane Yeah, imagine if CDPR said "OK, we are going to try something a bit different and create an open-world Witcher game. But this is our first crack at it so we'll see how it goes". Hell no! They got to work (not whining about how difficult it is to develop games) and created one of the BEST open-world RPGs the industry has ever seen. With a very limited budget and only about 200 people on their team.
What BioWare has done here is just absolutely pathetic. They should not be given a free pass just because they "tried something different."
Again, CDPR is "trying something different" making Cyberpunk 2077 and already we can see that the game will be nothing short of a masterpiece.
So BioWare....what is your excuse for being so incredibly mediocre?
I lie too when I'm under pressure.
Anthem is a great game, highly entertaining combat system especially in higher difficulties with a full squad of friends, the characters and the world itself have plenty of room to grow and evolve over the course of the live content that will be trickling out. I understand the criticisms of this game, but as someone who plays daily, and loves the world, lore, characters, combat, art direction, soundtrack, it'd be nice if people who don't play the game, and haven't played the game, to maybe just shut up if im being quite frank. @ me if you must.
@soracloud28 You're right to be fair. It's kinda entertaining reading comments from people chiming in who've never actually played it, though.
@kyleforrester87 to a certain extent yes haha. It's just that age old saying, "If you've got nothing nice to say and arent playing the game, do something better and more productive with your life than condemning and condescending upon a form of media/entertainment thoroughly enjoyed by many", or something like that, i forget how it goes exactly.
Phew. Was getting worried that we weren't going to receive our daily ANTHEM bashing article.
@soracloud28 People get afraid of things they don't like catching on, whether it be battle royal, streaming or whatever. So they just talk cr@p about it, as though it's the consensus.
I mean, Bioware could have played it safe and released the game around May, with a lot of problems fixed from another beta test prior to release, gathering more feedback to make the game as polished as possible.
After 70 or so hours this game needs some pretty major work in my opinion. Graphically and sound wise it's top notch, the shooting and actual gameplay is fun especially with friends, however there are so many absolutely glaring issues, it's going to take a lot of work to improve. Can't wait to pick it back up in 6 months and see how they've improved it!
@kyleforrester87 a good friend of mine loves anthem, hes one trophy away from plat. Hes usually a pretty good judge of games so i was surprised him liking it so much after all the negativity. So i would agree that alot of these opinions are from people who havent played it, or maybe just tried the beta. Or maybe my friend has just lost his mind.
Too late I already traded it in for Division 2
@ellsworth004 we all bash things without giving them a fair crack to be honest, like it’s easier to hate on Lady Gaga than it is to REALLLLLLY get into her history, music and what she’s all about. We all suck a bit 😂
Game was ok. Flying was fun, combat was crappy. I got my Storm full masterwork and stopped playing. I do believe the best is yet to come, since nothing can be worse than that launch.
@kyleforrester87 very good point, now i feel bad for disliking lady gaga!
@ellsworth004 haha I don’t know a thing about her myself. I know a couple of her songs and that she has some sort of chronic pain issue.
@kyleforrester87 when the moral to your fairytale is “we all suck”, you know your heart is in the right place 👌🏻
If they fix the loot, add more diverse weapons, give enemies more feedback when you're shooting them, add armor to the drop pool, drastically shorten the sheer amount of loading screens and their loading times, add some damn waypoints to the map in freeplay for events, and add some more abilities I might pick this up for 5 bucks or so...
I could barely stand the two days I did play it when it launched. It was the most irritating and boring experience I've played in the last twelve months or so, and I've played Fallout 76.
It's garbage. They're not going to fix it enough in so much as having the game they promised at E3. Bioware is dead at this point. Have nice day!
@clvr haha well I am including myself in that. Some people suck worse than others, mind you As for Anthem obviously I’m not saying it’s a great game, I think the reviews speak for themselves, it’s just you see the same old critics chipping in with their 2 cents as if they have ever given it the time of day, when they made their minds up about it the day it was announced.
You’re only allowed to do that with Ubisofts games, they are guaranteed trash on arrival!!
@kyleforrester87 ahahahah I know it could sound sarcastic, but don’t get me wrong mate, I totally agree with you!
It’s only when you remind yourself that we are all huge hypocrites, who believe (incorrectly) that coherence can be a human attribute, that you realize how trivial this kind of stuff is 😛
Window.... missed.
That apology has EA written all over it. It's the same apology given for battlefront. "We'll get the next one right." "We totally learned our lesson."
The problem is they launched after 76. 76 was such a mess it was the tipping point of what people will accept at launch. Gamers finally are tired of bad launches and Anthem took the anger from it. What was once acceptable no longer is. The market had forever changed.
@kyleforrester87 - You’re only allowed to do that with Ubisofts games, they are guaranteed trash on arrival!!
Sam Fisher and Rayman would like a word with you...
@kyleforrester87 does she sing poker face?
I noticed the sentence "With Anthem we’re trying something a little different than we’ve done before. And likewise our upcoming games will be different from Anthem.
I get the feeling they don’t particularly want to make another game like this. I’m sure they will continue to support it for a while but I’m not convinced we will see an Anthem 2.
I’ll keep an eye on Dragon Age but think I’ll probably have to look elsewhere for my story driven RPGs.
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