Anthem (for PC)

Anthem mimes shoot-and-loot games, but doesn't do enough to stand apart from the competition. Plus, bugs and tedious level design mar a potentially entertaining title.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • Team up with up to three other players in cooperative adventures that reward both teamwork and individual skill.
  • Choose from an arsenal of customizable Javelin exosuits – armor designed to provide its pilot with incredible offensive and defensive capabilities.
  • The Javelin exosuits – and accompanying gear, weapons, and equipment – can be heavily customized and personalized as you rank up and defeat powerful foes.
  • Anthem’s visually spectacular, evolving, and open world features unpredictable conditions, hazards, and enemies.

PROS

+ Fantastic graphics.
+ Great character models and facial animations.
+ Some fun gameplay moments.

CONS

- Serious server issues and bugs.
- Poorly paced story.
- Loot grind is tedious and feels pointless.
- End game has nothing interesting to keep players invested.
- Slow loading.
- Too many loading screens.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on March 19, 2019
Anthem mimes shoot-and-loot games, but doesn't do enough to stand apart from the competition. Plus, bugs and tedious level design mar a potentially entertaining title.
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