In a new BioWare blog post penned by general manager Casey Hudson, a little light is perhaps shed on ANTHEM, the studio's upcoming sci-fi title. In the post, Hudson writes about his return to the company and "refocusing BioWare's mission" after missteps with the disappointing Mass Effect: Andromeda.
"We need to delight players with new experiences and innovation, but we must stay focused on the importance of the world, character, and storytelling elements that players expect from our games. And our games must be designed to continue delivering new stories and experiences, in an ongoing relationship with players in the worlds we’re evolving together," Hudson explains.
Naturally, this leads into talk of ANTHEM. Since from the title's reveal trailer at E3 last year, we've seen nothing more of the project -- we're not even completely sure what kind of game it's ultimately going to be. "It’s in that spirit that we are working through production on ANTHEM – a game designed to create a whole new world of story and character that you can experience with friends in an ongoing series of adventures," Hudson writes, adding "It will be unlike anything you’ve played, but if we do it right, it will feel very distinctly BioWare."
"Distincly BioWare", eh? We don't know about you, but when we think "distinctly BioWare" we think character-based role-playing, like in Mass Effect or Dragon Age. Does that mean ANTHEM will have similar elements? We thought it was being billed as EA's answer to Destiny? If anything, this blog post has only raised more questions.
In any case, we'll be seeing ANTHEM this summer at E3 2018. Hopefully we get some answers.
[source blog.bioware.com]
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"Unlike anything you've ever played"
It LOOKS like a LOT of things I've played...not many of them GOOD.
Is it too early for the candle light vigil for BioWare?
They are going to start by adding a bunch of interesting species that you want to play as but can't, turn the single player into a MMO, add a Transgender that tells you about their past gender without anyone bringing it up, add microtransactions for in game items, then apologize and say they will do better on the next game.
like nothing we have ever played eh?
destiny says hello.
and for the "distincly bioware" part,well that's out the window with this game being an MMO instead of a SP RPG...
plus they could not be anymore vague,seems that they realy don't trust this game to do well.
Well I know I'm firmly in the minority, but I'm excited and optimistic about Anthem. Hope it turns out awesome! 🤷🏾
No single player, no buy.
Its always online isnt it?
Anthem: The game which will kill Bioware.
Ill be busy in the old west playing an epic single-player focussed game sorry Bioware. Not interested in your destiny-esque product
Did EA ruin Mass Effect on purpose?
@Nickolaidas Can't kill what's already dead.
I don't much care for EA hype despite Bioware being pretty great. I'll wait and see, also don't much care for third person shooters either.
@Tasuki True. But I guess it's time to become formal.
It will be destiny EA edition. EA saw all those mtx potential for games like destiny and just can help themself, why make single player rpg like dragon age or mass effect and get millions when they can make gaas games and receive more millions from all those mtx.
I'm sure as heck the first plan for anthem is like battlefront 2, a game created to drain all the money for its player using lootbox as progression.
I think bioware days are numbered if anthem didn't deliver, especially after papa EA has a new son (Respawn Entertainment) lol
@Xaessya Seems so real!
Bioware hasn't been Bioware for a long time. Hate to say it, but the last proper Bioware game was Mass Effect 2, and the glory days of Baldur's Gate/Kotor/Jade Empire are long gone
I don't have too much confidence in Bioware in this day and that is kind of sad considering they used to be the developer that I could always turn to for quality rpgs with deep stories and characters. This game could be good but ever since Mass Effect 2, though 3 was pretty good, I feel like Bioware isn't the same and I will be carefully optimistic about this one. If the game can be played and enjoyed completely by myself I will be more into it as I don't like games that force you to play with other players, the game world and story just feels more shallow when they do that.
I feel bad, they clearly read my previous comment about Anthem earlier today and felt it necessary to respond. That is just sad.
Whilst it may have the same basic formula that Destiny offers - these shared world co-op action RPG, loot type of thing, it doesn't ean that it will be the same. The Division was 'similar' in some ways too but also very different as well.
The 'Javelins' that allow you to fly also adds something different - especially if you can also engage in combat whilst flying, it could offer some 'Ace Combat' type aspect that adds something different to either Destiny or the Division. It may have some aspects of Combat that resemble Mass Effect too as well 'safe' zones for trade/crafting/upgrading etc - like Destiny and Division, with the ability to drop in/drop out co-op, maybe even regular events, things like Strikes/raids but it could still be 'different' from anything else. Most games though, if you look at the basic formula or game-play are not totally unique - NO GAME.
That's like saying games like Uncharted, Last of Us, Gears of War, the Division etc are all the same because they are all third person shooters...
"And our games must be designed to continue delivering new stories and experiences, in an ongoing relationship with players in the worlds we’re evolving together,"
Oh Jesus I have just been sick in my mouth.... Tell your what just stop talking about it and releasr a bloody good game, currently I have no confidence.
If only Femshep was still alive to save BioWare.
It will be unlike anything we have played. Like microtransactions for the good dialogue options.
Looks like something that will require a connexion, to me. An so, I will pass.
A microtransaction-riddled Destiny-like by EA & Bioware, the duo who brought us the likes of ME: Andromeda & Battlefront 2.
After (not) much deliberation, i'll pass.
The title had me skeptical, but Hudson's name sealed the deal; this is a giant puff of smoke being blown up our collective butts!
Im very keen to see what they put together
I personally can't wait to see what new microtransactions, lootboxes, and pay to win mechanics EA put into the game.
I've never played Bioware games before, but the game being online only and most likely no single player really turns me off.
Hopefully I'm wrong and there's still a single player element somehow.
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