The skills you learn depend on the Javelin you choose. You’ll be learning new skills and looting new equipment as you play through the game, with some of that equipment adding various boosts to your stats such as damage, shields, or pickup range. Equipped with two primary weapons and three primary skills, you’ll sometimes feel like an unstoppable flying, war machine. Tied to the flying is the combat, which is equally rewarding – at first. While flying, you’ll need to maintain your Javelin’s temperature by flying near water and taking breaks, but it doesn’t take away from the unique experience of living life as a flying metal warrior. Even compared to recently released The Avengers (Square Enix, 2020), the experience of launching off the ground and firing into the air takes a while to get old. If you’ve ever dreamed of flying around an open world as Ironman, this is most likely the best version of that. Luckily, you’re in for a treat at first with the gameplay of Anthem. We’ve been here before and it’s nothing new. Once again, this harks back to the aforementioned comparison of another online-multiplayer action-RPG – Destiny. It’s a been-told tale of an evil faction that wants control of an energy source that has untold amounts of power. Their performances are quite compelling, but the story that surrounds them is unfortunately cookie-cutter. Along the way, you’ll meet charismatic characters such as the veteran freelancer Haluk or Faye. Choices are what make you invest into BioWare stories so deeply, but Anthem doesn’t go down that route.
Part of this is due to the fact that there is a lack of choices that alter the course of the narrative. For a game designed by a legendary studio known for their epic tales, Anthem will fall short of capturing your mind and heart. Now that we have a good understanding of the setting, we can dive into the story - or lack thereof.
These advanced technological relics are what hold the power of the Anthem of Creation, which is this magical energy that humanity understands very little of. As you play through the story missions, you’ll learn that your main antagonists are the Dominion, an authoritarian faction that is seeking Shaper relics. You play as one of the rookie freelancers who joins a team of veteran freelancers.
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