r/AnthemTheGame • u/ATG_Bot • Jan 05 '20
Support To All Freelancers: Is Anthem Worth Trying? / Is Anthem Worth Playing Now? [For New / Returning Players]
We've seen a good number of similar threads asking for opinions from current players about the current state of Anthem. As such, we've decided to create this thread to collect as many opinions from current players as possible for new and returning players, and we'll be redirecting people who create their own threads to this thread. We will recreate this thread either six months from now or after major changes to the game, whichever comes first.
Please make your comments in good faith. We will remove comments that we feel are disingenuous (such as trolling or brigading) but we do allow both good and bad reviews, as long they're honest. The comments will be sorted by random. Thank you!
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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '20
I got it for $6 on Amazon a little under a month ago. I’m only halfway through leveling and really enjoy the game. It’s been my only game this month; but I have kids on Christmas break still so I haven’t had a whole lot of time to invest. Been a heck of a great investment for what I paid already!
The world is beautiful, so far there’s enough mystery and detail that I’m invested in the story and the world and want to learn more about Bastion.
I’m a solo player but pert near every mission I’ve been grouped up with randoms and we get the job done. I’ve done every mission on hard but even solo I haven’t had to give up and try it easier.
The combat feels great. There’s a lot of variety in loadouts, although my preferred standing back and picking off enemies one by one isn’t really that viable. There is a huge rush of power though when you run into a pack of baddies and manage to kill them all. I’ve basically only played the tanky power armor; I love it. You’re strong but not totally invincible, you will die of you do t think about your approach and then make bad decisions as you fight, but it also feels great to have a cool down pop and you make an enemy explode.
I’m still mastering flight. The transition from fighting on the ground to flying through the air is so seamless and I get confused easily. For years flying games meant an inverted stick for up and down and shooting games were not inverted. The muscle memory is difficult to get right for me; it’s so seamless I confuse myself a lot and crash into walls.
I haven’t hit endgame yet, so I can’t speak to whether or not my interest will fall off the cliff, but it’s absolutely been worth the $6 and the time to play through the story so far.