History YMMV / Anthem2019

** The initial set of 3 strongholds in the release version of the game were disappointing to say the least. One stronghold is a repeat of a story mission you already played in the campaign, the second is a repeat of the final boss fight, and third simply recycles a boss that you had fought previously in the campaign.

** The [[https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/acts 90-day roadmap]] was not received well by some players. The game at launch was fairly content-bare, but some were willing to give BioWare some slack because the first content drop, Echoes of Reality, was a three-part expansion, starting release in March 2019, according to the general roadmap released before the game. However, when BioWare released the 90-day Roadmap, many players were quite disappointed, as only Part One of Echoes of Reality is coming in March. With part Two in April and Part three in May. On top of that, most of the content seems to just consist of Freeplay Events or stuff like the expanded progression system, guilds, leaderboards, Legendary Missions, and Stronghold Challenges that all feel like they should have been in the game when it launched. All told, the only actual new content in the 90-day roadmap is a single Stronghold coming in April, and the Cataclysm coming in May. For a game that many feel is very light on content already, the fact that the next ninety days hold very little in terms of content is very worrying, and only furthers concerns that the game was rushed out by EA in order to come out before their 2019 fiscal year ended in March. The Cataclysm being released in May is a point of particular contention because many players feel like three months is way too long to wait for the game to release what is supposed to be the Pinnacle Endgame Activity.

* SoOkayItsAverage: While the game is solid and competently put together overall, many felt that it lacked the charm of Bioware's storytelling and romance, and that it doesn't really manage to differentiate itself from its competitors within the genre, such as the ''VideoGame/Destiny'' series.

* SoOkayItsAverage: While the game is solid and competent overall, many felt that it lacked the charm of Bioware's storytelling and romance, and that it doesn't really manage to differentiate itself from its competitors within the genre, such as the ''VideoGame/Destiny'' series.

* SoOkayItsAverage: While the game is solid overall, many felt that it lacked the charm of Bioware's storytelling and romance.

* BrokenBase: Reception from both fans and critics has been very mixed; some enjoyed the story, others hated it. Some found the gameplay perfect, others not so much. Even those who love the game will generally admit that, yes, Anthem is flawed and needs a lot of love, and that Bioware and/or EA made a mistake with the demo builds that certainly cost them some sales. Major issues include load times (an [=SSD=] is practically mandatory) and number of load screens, a certain poorly-thought out (but now somewhat-fixed) 'roadblock' stage in the main story, general connectivity problems, and poor optimization (subpar [=FPS=] even on very high end rigs) and more. But despite all that, many will also admit there's a lot of potential that Bioware can polish up and probably should have been given far more time to work on. Also see ''Internet Backdraft'', ''Tainted By The Preview'', and ''Win The Crowd'' below for further information.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BAejtiiiF4 ''Uprising'']] by Muse that was used in the 2018 trailer.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EflyUGTFKiw Valor]], the main theme of the Freelancers, is a sweeping orchestral track that sounds like something you would hear out of a sci-fi version of ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

* ScrappyMechanic: Free Play mode is seen as one of the weakest parts of the game, since it essentially boils down to aimlessly wandering around the large but rather barren open world hoping you'll stumble across a world event or rare boss.

* ThatOneLevel: The "Tombs of the Legionnaires" quest in particular has been picking up heavy criticism. Rather than following a traditional mission structure, the Tomb quest is instead a set of achievements the player must complete in the Free Play mode in order to unlock four tombs and progress the story. While most of the achievements are easy to complete, there are a few that are incredibly difficult or time consuming to complete. For example, some of the objective require you to kill a legendary enemy or open a chest, except credit only goes to the person who scores the killing shot or actually physically opens the chest. Another objective is to find 10 secret collectibles hidden throughout the game world. Suffice to say, many players were angry at the level of grind needed to complete a '''required story mission''', which brought the pacing of the entire campaign to a screeching halt.

** The first few images and revelations of ''Anthem'' made on 2018's E3 really soured possible fans to it. The reveal that there would be no companions or romance in this game -- two things that have been a staple for Bioware and one of the fans favorite mechanics -- resulted in fans deciding that Bioware has lost contact with them and don't know what they want anymore, while gameplay footage caused the game to be accused of being a ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' knock-off.

** The first few images and revelations of ''Anthem'' made on 2018's E3 really soured possible fans to it. The reveal that there would be no companions or romance in this game -- two things that have been a staple for Bioware and one of the fans favorite mechanics -- resulted in fans deciding that Bioware has lost contact with fans and don't know what they want anymore, while gameplay footage caused the game to be accused of being a ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' knock-off.

%% * AudienceAlienatingPremise: The fact that Bioware is creating an Action Multiplayer Game instead of an RPG was enough to turn many fans off immediately when it was announced. The fact that it is a completely new IP instead of another Dragon Age or Mass Effect didn't help matters.

** "It's not a Delay." [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the announcement that EA had delayed Anthem to early 2019, EA CEO Blake Jorgensen tried to tell people that it "Wasn't a delay." He offered the explanation that they were trying to release Anthem during a quieter quarter so the game wouldn't have to compete with other games like Call of Duty or their upcoming Battlefield game. Many people pointed out the ridiculousness of the statement, as regardless of the reason, it is a delay.[[/labelnote]]

%% * AudienceAlienatingPremise: The fact that Bioware is creating an Action Multiplayer Game instead of an RPG was enough to turn many fans off immidiately when it was announced. The fact that it is a completely new IP instead of another Dragon Age or Mass Effect didn't help matters.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The version of ''Uprising'' by Muse that was used in the 2018 trailer.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EflyUGTFKiw Valor]], the main theme of the Freelancers, is a sweeping orchestral track that sounds like something you would hear out of a sci-fi version of ''Series/GameOfThrones.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EflyUGTFKiw Valor]], the main theme of the Freelancers, is a sweeping orchestral track that sounds like something you would hear out of a sci-fi version of Game of Thrones.

** After a leaked screenshot showing off the game's microtransaction store made its way online, quite a few people were upset. The screen showed armor sets (cosmetic items) being sold for 2000 shards, the game's premium currency. While how much 2000 shards cost is still up in the air, most are assuming that their equal to about twenty dollars, both because that's how these microtransaction systems usually work and because [=EA=] is involved. The fact that [=BioWare=] only released a vague statement about how they're continuing to "iterate" on the in-game store, combined with the fact that neither [=EA=] nor [=BioWare=] have released any sort of statement that says exactly how much the microtransactions actually cost when that exact thing could put an end to the controversy has only added fuel to the fire.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The fact that Bioware is creating an Action Multiplayer Game instead of an RPG was enough to turn many fans off immidiately when it was announced. The fact that it is a completely new IP instead of another Dragon Age or Mass Effect didn't help matters.

** After a leaked screenshot showing off the games Microtransaction Store made its way online, quite a few people were upset. The screen showed armor sets (cosmetic items) being sold for 2000 shards, the game's premium currency. While how much 2000 shards cost is still up in the air, most are assuming that their equal to about twenty dollars, both because that's how these microtransaction systems usually work and because [=EA=] is involved. The fact that [=BioWare=] only released a vague statement about how they're continuing to "iterate" on the in-game store, combined with the fact that neither [=EA=] nor [=BioWare=] have released any sort of statement that says exactly how much the microtransactions actually cost when that exact thing could put an end to the controversy has only added fuel to the fire.