I think at some point we'll all be pushed that way. That is definitely a nice perk of being all digital though.Quote:
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I think at some point we'll all be pushed that way. That is definitely a nice perk of being all digital though.Quote:
Originally Posted by bdoughty
Some controversy over combos and how the game doesn't explain how to do them. A reviewer kind of blasted the dev while other people are saying you can find instructions on Youtube. I personally felt that MEA was too confusing with builds and combos and didn't do a good enough job of teaching the gamers on the moves as the game went forward. I think GOW was excellent with it's way of moving forward and explaining moves. HZD and MEA not so much.
Yikes, I was expecting Crackdown 3 to be in the low 60's but Anthem is sitting at a whopping 63 right next to it.
https://opencritic.com/game/7084/anthem
Yeah, this needed to be thrown back out.
https://i.imgur.com/GLSUifr.jpg
Below is a really good review, not only of the game but how far Bioware has fallen in terms of a meaningful story and how that story used to have an impact on the game with choices. Plus a bunch of other stuff.
There are some spoilers, just FYI. If anything just jump to 12:00 and realize that someone got paid to write that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhe76p6Tiro
Ouch. Those are low review scores. I thought for sure it would be at least in the 70s and was expecting 80+. I read the Polygon review that basically said the devs tried a build a MOBA game with a story and it fights itself. With longer load times and narratives stuck where you don't want it can get frustrating. That's where Destiny was good. Just jump in and play. Hopefully they improve upon things.
Still picking it up tomorrow, largely for my son who really liked it. But I want to give it a go too.
Just dropped below 60. This is officially EA's Fallout 76.
https://opencritic.com/game/7084/anthem
Even the Onion has joined in on the sand kicking. When Satire and Reality come face to face.
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— The Onion (@TheOnion) February 21, 2019
I’m still getting it. I found the demo to be fun. I don’t need my games to be perfect. Just not broken. From all the reviews I seen or read, the things it’s getting dinged for like repetitive mission structure and lack of endgame content are not things that bother me.
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Reading impressions online and at OS and it seems that the game does have issues but that generally speaking gamers are enjoying it. The low 60s seems harsh.
https://youtu.be/PSaa9andH1g
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Man, I’m really enjoying this game thus far. I’m still early into it but to me, this game is really fun.
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Man, I don’t want to discount anyone’s opinion or criticism but man, this game is really fun to me. I don’t know how to quantify it with a number score but I really like it.
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The 90-day road map for Anthem:
https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/acts
I enjoyed playing for an hour this morning. Played the intro and unlocked Colossus. I still feel like I don’t have the controls down. When I hold L3 I sometimes stop flying. Getting used to grenade for L1 and homing mission for R1 but I never used my ultimate properly and am still clueless about combos. Will play some more later hopefully.
Adulting is gonna keep me from ever being able to get into all this stuff but that’s exciting to see.Quote:
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I like how strangers can come in and help my story. Game looks really good. Load times are overly long though.
Yeah, I do wish load times were better but that’s far from being a gripe for me. Honestly, the one complaint I have is that they should have just made flight infinite. Flying is hella cool and hella fun and I would rather not be looking for waterfalls and rivers while I’m flight because I want to stay in the air.Quote:
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I've read a lot of people complain about that. Maybe they could simply reduce the overheat time.
I'm rolling with a Colossus. Just hit level 5 so I'm still a newbie. The L1 and R1 weapons work differently for some things. Sometimes I have to hold the button down. I've done a couple missions now with strangers although this last one I didn't know where I was supposed to go sometimes and at least twice got warped back with them. Very Destiny style feel with coop this way. That's a good thing.
I don't completely understand all the different guns and what to look for. Damage & RPM combo is hard to figure out what is the best sometimes.
A lot of this game reminds me of Destiny. The World events you can join although they are harder to find than in Destiny and harder to complete. I need to complete 5 of them to get into the Tombs. Also I just discovered the other day I have an L1+R1 combo. Is there a way to change what that does? Doesn't seem to do much. For my Colossus it's like a very close repel shield or something.
The L1+R1 is class specific. For Ranger, it’s a protective bubble. I’m not sure about Storm and Inteceptor because I haven’t touched them yet (I love Ranger). I do know that you can change it somewhat in the support gear section in the forge.Quote:
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I wasn't sure what the Support Gear did lol. That makes sense.Quote:
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Have you taken on a Stronghold yet? I think it just unlocked as an option for me but I haven't tried it.
It’s unlocked for me too but I’m at the same point where I have to do Freeplay stuff to advance. This should be post-game stuff, not mid-game. That’s a downer but it is what it is. I’ve been doing the Sentinel, Freelancer, and Archanists missions. I have the stronghold unlocked but haven’t tried it yet.Quote:
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Some early tips for people. I have been crafting some things but the author is correct in that you will get some random drops just as good or better relatively quickly. However if you want a specific gun a blueprint can have value.
https://www.inverse.com/article/5357...ombos-and-more
Detonator and Primer chart:
https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f7/65/11/f...ss&dpr=2&w=650
I wish they had more people in freeplay. I run around and find a World Event and then I'm the only one in it. Not much of a World Event if I'm doing it solo. And since it's harder if I die there is nobody around to revive me.
Are you free Sunday? We can Freeplay together.Quote:
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I should be free Sunday. Don't think I have plans. Now I just need to kick my kids off the PS4 lol.
At least in the UK, Anthem only sold half as many physical copies as Andromeda:
Anthem topped the UK boxed game sales chart during its first week of release, but with half the physical sales of BioWare's previous game Mass Effect Andromeda.
Without digital sales through EA's Origin service on PC, or download sales on PlayStation or Xbox, it's difficult to draw exact comparisons. But from the comparisons we can make, Anthem's sales do not paint a hugely positive picture.
Anthem only managing half the launch week sales of Andromeda is disappointing, as Andromeda only managed half the launch week sales of Mass Effect 3.
Again, we're talking boxed sales here - which will have dipped over time in favour of a growing number of people downloading their games digitally. But it seems near impossible Anthem made up that sales gap with Andromeda. The last Mass Effect game launched at the same time only two years ago and through the same methods (including EA Access, which offered an early trial).
Courtesy: Eurogamer
I do sense an anti EA thing going on. Maybe the bad reception to MEA hurt but I don’t think the criticism towards Anthem is justified at the level I’m seeing.
Just wasted 15 minutes trying my first Stronghold. It was bugged. Bunch of us went in. Followed directions to a door that never opened. Just shot at it and flew around but nothing. Ugh.
That’s how I feel. This may not be the greatest game ever made but it’s pretty solid and I’m finding it fun to play.Quote:
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I've got enough World Events done now that I can go to the Tombs. Still don't know what happened in that Stronghold. I sat there doing nothing and looking up Youtube videos but all those videos had action right away. We had nothing. I'm assuming it was just bugged this morning. I'd like to try a Stronghold later. Hopefully they don't take too long.
I took down a big baddy in Freeplay after that this morning though. I tried to take down some beast the other day. Hit it with all I had and I barely dented his health bar. I was by myself and promptly flew away lol.
I just played about 15 minutes on my lunch on my PS4 Slim since my son was playing on the Pro (kids home since buses not running due to snow). Big difference in graphics. Anthem really looks good on the Pro. The Slim lacks in detail and pretty much everything. Maybe the biggest difference in quality I've seen.
I have Andromeda on PS4 (Pro) and Xbox One (S). The graphical fidelity on the Pro vs. the S is so drastic that I bought one of those Upres-ing M cables to help the Xbox out. It helped some but the Pro still kills it.Quote:
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It would be nice to have waypoints in the game. Not sure why it’s not in there. It would also be nice to change gear in the world and not just at the forge.
Today's patch notes:
Hey Freelancers,
This morning we will be deploying a patch with the following changes:
- The tethering timer for missions has been increased. Players should now have more time to catch up to their Squad before seeing a countdown timer.
- The Swarm Tyrant encounter in the Tyrant Mine Stronghold can no longer be reset by the entire Squad exiting to the main menu and rejoining the session in progress.
- Players are no longer able to reopen chests that have already been looted in Strongholds.
NOTE: This patch does not include the loot updates that were mentioned HERE last night. The loot updates will still roll out later today (Feb. 28) or tomorrow (Mar. 1).
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGa...s_for_2282019/
Damn it! I did some Freeplay this morning for almost half an hour. Complete two world events and just after the last one finished I was going to back out, check my gear and get ready for work. Then EA servers crashed and booted me! I don't think I got credit for anything. Went to the forge and no new weapons or components. Boo!!!
I did a Stronghold last night and had fun. I think it took around 30 minutes working with randoms.
I am definitely finding myself liking certain weapons over others. And that leads me to crafting things probably a little too much. One of the recommendations was to not craft early on but screw it! I want what I want.
There are a ton of people to talk to in Fort Tarsis. It’s less than DAI and for that I’m thankful. Although BioWare loves large hubs where it can be confusing to figure out how to find someone until you learn it. Waypoints would be nice everywhere. I do find most missions on Normal are fairly easy like Destiny. Not a bad thing with the loot drop type of game. Still like my Colossus. Had the first story twist hit me after doing a story mission.
Bill. I may try and be online later but today kind of sucks. My daughter has a long free throw shooting competition this afternoon. She won the first two rounds in this poorly organized event and now I’m stuck to driving 30 minutes away so she can shoot 25 shots in 5 minutes while we sit around for 2 hours. That’s how the last one went. But if she doesn’t finish first I told her we aren’t sticking around for 2 hours for their final presentations and get a handshake or lousy medal. They should stratify by age but try to do everyone all at the same time.
And my Pistons do take on the Raptors at 6. Will watch that tonight. May before of after that game.
I don't get the perception this is widespread, but apparently Anthem is now bricking PS4 consoles.
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This game just can’t win.
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I didn’t play long. I’m out of missions that can be done so I’m forced to do this dumb Freeplay stuff. I put the difficulty on easy just to get though it (I was playing on hard). Now with the bricking issue, I may not play for awhile.Quote:
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How has "hard" difficulty been? I've been playing on Normal and for the most part we breeze through. I die every once in awhile. I'm afraid if I try Hard people will get mad at me since I'm not really that good lol. I still have a lot of story missions to do. Just recovered the Tarsis Javelin and am working on getting my Dawn Shield.
Can you not replay older missions when you are done?