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Should I Buy Anthem? Is It Any Good? A Quick and Brutal First Look • FinalBoss

Wondering if Anthem is the game for you? FinalBoss.io take a quick and honest look at the recent beta, to help you make up your mind!

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chris2351939d ago

hell, no. but this will not keep people from
buying it anyway ;-)

shammgod1939d ago

You’re right. People see mech suits and shooting and get an instant hard on.

All I see is a typical EA rush job, a bare bones game and micro transactions

Pantz1939d ago

I bought it because even with performance problems it was still fun and had good lore. It's still possible the full game will have better performance. If not, I believe it will be ironed out in time and I'm not afraid to enjoy it while they work to make that happen.

DarkOcelet1939d ago

While the demo was indeed fun and the story so far is interesting, its performance was downright garbage on PC. My 980ti/6700k couldn't maintain 60fps at 1080p on Ultra/High/Medium since the difference between the three settings was 5 and 8 fps respectively and the game on low settings looked really bad yet I was able to get only 70-80fps with drops below 50fps in heavy gunfights and the Stronghold boss.

And the number of loading screens and their awful times are some of the worst I have ever seen. Open the forge to upgrade your javelin or equip it with weapons, loading screen... Enter a small hallway corridor, loading screen... Exit the small hallway corridor after grabbing one item, loading screen...Your teammates are slightly ahead of you in the mission, loading screen... You die and respawn, loading screen... I would have been okay with the loading if it was a few seconds but they can literally go up to 4 minutes and lets not mention the number of times I was kicked off the server.

I am gonna hold off the purchase until they optimize the game but I won't hold my breath since its coming in two weeks and I doubt they will be able to fix all those issues by the time the game launches.

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Anthem Sold A Solid 5 Million Copies In Its Lifetime

The multiplayer action RPG shipped a whopping 2 million copies in its first week alone.

JEECE161d ago

A nice piece of proof-as if anymore was needed-that a game isn't automatically a success if it sells "millions of copies."

RiseNShine161d ago

I don't know if it's still possible, but if it still works, PLAY IT. It's a fantastic RPG on it's own, incredible graphics and story, well worth the Bioware name, i don't know how bad it was on release, but when i played years later it was a great single player RPG well worth playing.

ChasterMies161d ago

This a good example of why you should be hesitant to buy a game at launch.

--Onilink--161d ago

Its has been on sale multiple times for like $2-3… and even when not that aggressively dropped, it is usually in the under $10 category of any sale

BlackCountryBob161d ago

That’s good, but also worth pointing out that after maybe 3 months on sale, this game was selling for about a tenner. Reminds me a bit of Days Gone, good sales overall but only after huge discounts so unlikely to make large profit

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Worst Big Budget Games

GF365: "Among all the well-received and beloved video games, there are some that are horrendous. Here are our picks for the worst big budget games released since 2010."

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banger88505d ago

What a shitty f***** list! Most of the games on it were great fun. Bullshit list.

chantii_mmohaven504d ago

yep this is truly a b*tthurt list :/

MadLad504d ago

I think the only one I agreed on was Anthem, and even that isn't horrendous.

Knushwood Butt505d ago

Anthem; I'd forgotten that game existed. I remember thinking the trailer was BS though; turns out I was right.

Cueil503d ago

the game wasn't bad though

RavenWolfx504d ago

"Worst big budget games" and immediately lists Genshin Impact, a game that has $4 billion in revenue.

blackblades504d ago

$3 billion and counting along with alot of users. I disagree with that being on the list. This list is just a person opinion without merit

monkey602504d ago

I havent played Genshin Impact and Mafia 3 was alright. The rest though I kind of agree with.
I loved the 1st Kane and Lynch and I could not understand how the 2nd game was as bad as it was.

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PlayStation Summer Sale Gets Even Bigger

The PlayStation Summer sale expands with a load of new discounts.

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Aloymetal1029d ago (Edited 1029d ago )

Including indies I’ve bought like more than 20 games, good deals all around.

P_Bomb1029d ago

I’ve overindulged too! Gonna pump the brakes on this next round. Unless there’s a PS+ discount. Need a cheap sub for my kid so I’m not always changing primaries.

solideagle1029d ago (Edited 1029d ago )

could you please suggest good indie games (which are on sale)? I love JRPGs or action RPGs but I can play almost any genre e.g. Transistor is £3.74 which I think is a steal :)

shinoff21831029d ago

Check out earthlock. Its pretty good

Old school jrpg try cosmic star heroine I really like that one

Aloymetal1029d ago

Disco elysium, man eater, inside, limbo
Dead cells, observer, to name a few

LoveSpuds1028d ago

Don't sleep on Darkest Dungeon, Child of Morta or Spiritfarer.

Although it won't be on sale, the best indie I have ever played is release in a week or so, it may be 20 quid but you have to play Hades.

GhostofHorizon1029d ago

Told my partner to stop me from browsing. We'll see how that goes, the first part of the sale already got me.

ElvisHuxley1029d ago (Edited 1029d ago )

Anthem 85% off? Thought they went free to play. Has the game gotten any better?
Edit-Nvm, it's Europe anyway.

Hellcat20201029d ago

The second phase of sales is for all regions
It's just not yet showing up in the ps store

Servbot411029d ago

They abandoned Anthem. Typical EA.

CobraKai1028d ago

I can’t believe they’re still trying to sell it

BioShockGX1028d ago

Got Anthem for $5 last year. Not a bad game for that price lol

ElvisHuxley1027d ago

Appreciate the downvotes folks. I guess merely asking a question bothers the incredibly mature users here.

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anast1029d ago

I might finally go for Black Desert. I've been playing ESO (without MTing my characters) for some throw away entertainment, but the combat is so "#$&&%.

Servbot411029d ago

BDO sucks. Only good for the character creator.

anast1029d ago

Is the combat worth it?

Phoenixryu1029d ago

I tried BDO a few months ago. It's a decent game but I got bored of it pretty quickly. Combat is very action-based, it's fun but very repetitive. There are a lot of menus and most of the in-game systems are a bit more complicated than they needed to be. Some game modes won't let you buy and sell certain items until you convert to a different mode etc. Basically, the game is kind of convoluted.

phoenixwing1029d ago

The mobs barely react in bdo. You can kill half of a mob of enemies before they'll even attack. You'll basically be grinding mobs until you can fight a boss that will even react well. Don't recommend it

anast1028d ago

Thanks. Is there an alternative to ESO?

phoenixwing1028d ago

@anast I'd recommend playing the single player version of es if you haven't exhausted your playthroughs

EvertonFC1029d ago

Highly recommend the "metro saga bundle" £25 all 3 games and all DLC plus free upgrade for ps5 exodus 😊

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