I'm not surprised, but I was hoping they would get a chance to turn Anthem around.
Anthem is the first original IP BioWare has created completely under EA (Dragon Age was in development long before the acquisition, and Mass Effect was with Microsoft), so it's a shame to see it be a failure. I hope it doesn't deter them from making new IPs in the future.
Anthem is the first original IP BioWare has created completely under EA (Dragon Age was in development long before the acquisition, and Mass Effect was with Microsoft), so it's a shame to see it be a failure. I hope it doesn't deter them from making new IPs in the future.
Shame. I liked Anthem. I did have fun with that game. It wasn't great, but it had some potential to be.
I really wanted this game to make a "A Realm Reborn" type of comeback. Anthem is a beautiful game with obvious flaws but I had lots of fun the time I played it.
They did the Cataclysm for a season which was received positively, but other than that no. Notably, no continuation of the story after the vanilla cliffhanger.
As someone who bought Anthem day 1, this is probably for the best. Besides the combat mechanics, the game would have required almost a total reboot and I just can't see the audience being there for that.
I'm glad the devs are moving to Dragon Age and Mass Effect and, along with SWTOR, focusing the scope of their projects there.
That's a damn shame honestly. Anthem was a fun and casual game, I would have loved to seen it continue
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that was pretty expected after the announcement that ea would evaluate anthems progess, right?
that was pretty expected after the announcement that ea would evaluate anthems progess, right?
What kind of blows my mind is the idea that a "small team" has been working on this since 2019.
The idea was that this would be more than a simply update to the game. It was supposed to drastically rework it. How is an ambitious goal like that something that only a small team was working on? This never had a chance.
The output Biowares had since? To some of us it already happened.
As for Anthem, think it's better that they shutter it and consider it lesson learned for the next original project. Much rather that than talented people get wasted trying to resuscitate it, even if it did work.
Similar with Fallout 76, would have much prefered they moved on and created the next big thing than bring a terribad game to mildly enjoyable status after a few years of dedicated work. Worked for Rainbow Six and FFXIV but I don't think it's always worth it.
This, avengers, or cyperpunk depending on how much sells it for all ready becuase that game flew off a cliff when it comes to hype and I don't think cyperpunk will be able to redeem themselves being a single player game
And thus closes another chapter in EA's massive book about their failiures.
Hope all those devs are ok though.
Hope all those devs are ok though.
I mean the good news is I think in that case EA would have the rights to both, so they could still make games using the IPs.
...okay maybe that isn't good news.
Man, it was a really cool premise. I remember being so amazed at the reveal trailer. Too bad it never stuck the landing.
Unfortunately, I have no confidence that EA will not attempt to integrate GAAS mechanics into the next Dragon Age & Mass Effect. You'd hope the tremendous failure of Anthem would be a sign that Bioware Edmonton should stick to making games that they were "born" to make - singleplayer RPGs focused on impactful narrative and amazing characters.
I hope, they put the flying- and dashing mechanics in the next Mass Effect. Anthem had its` flaws but the movement was great.
I enjoyed the time I had with it. It needed more content and never got the appropriate resources to get there.
Griffons are back from extinction in the Dragon Age universe, just sayin'.
There's already enough GaaS games running about, this was just one of the inevitable victims of over saturation because it failed to draw an audience. It won't be the last.
Shame, I wanted it to be good.
Hope the people working on it will be able to do a game that will be well received. Working at Bioware must be hard for the morale right now, hoping the best for the folks.
Hope the people working on it will be able to do a game that will be well received. Working at Bioware must be hard for the morale right now, hoping the best for the folks.
If they don't yoink the flight controls and general controls of the Javelins for some kind of suit or armor mod in the next ME they're lost on the plot.
I'll never get over how good it felt to fly around and fight in this game. Damn shame.
I'll never get over how good it felt to fly around and fight in this game. Damn shame.
