I'm glad someone is still playing this game because Anthem is a game that is really, really good just implemented poorly. Flying around Iron Man style while exploring an alien world is peak game design and something that more studios should do. It's creative. The problems come from the looter-shooter aspect of the game and how it deters you from playing. You're constantly on the hunt for bigger and better guns; the problem is that it doesn't feel like you're improving much. The upgrades in the guns change little with your overall damage output. Because of that the game ends up becoming a grindy mess; going up against enemies, even at similar levels, is a slog rather than being fun. Oddly enough the smaller, multiple enemy engagements are more fun but because they are the only engagements you can reliably do so you end up doing them constantly which also drains the fun out of them. I had more fun _between_ engagements where I could just fly around and explore the world. Because the lore and story of the game is super fun to figure out... I just wish the story had been better told. It's narrated in a way that bogs you down because at some points it gives you an exposition dump instead of doing things in a natural way. This is an example of a game that could have really taken off if the gameplay aspect was done better. I still like it though and hope it's seen a stepping stone to making a similar game but better.
I'm glad someone is still playing this game because Anthem is a game that is really, really good just implemented poorly. Flying around Iron Man style while exploring an alien world is peak game design and something that more studios should do. It's creative. The problems come from the looter-shooter aspect of the game and how it deters you from playing. You're constantly on the hunt for bigger and better guns; the problem is that it doesn't feel like you're improving much. The upgrades in the guns change little with your overall damage output. Because of that the game ends up becoming a grindy mess; going up against enemies, even at similar levels, is a slog rather than being fun. Oddly enough the smaller, multiple enemy engagements are more fun but because they are the only engagements you can reliably do so you end up doing them constantly which also drains the fun out of them.
I had more fun _between_ engagements where I could just fly around and explore the world. Because the lore and story of the game is super fun to figure out... I just wish the story had been better told. It's narrated in a way that bogs you down because at some points it gives you an exposition dump instead of doing things in a natural way. This is an example of a game that could have really taken off if the gameplay aspect was done better.
I still like it though and hope it's seen a stepping stone to making a similar game but better.