I just finished the main story line this morning. It took me 25 hours and I am level 27. It was a great journey and the finish (last quest) was really well done – it brought us back to the intro mission and was a redemption from the failure we faced there. Full circle and…
Month: February 2019
Bad Habits of Looter Shooter Design
I see a lot of “common” complaints about Anthem and there is a lot of legitimacy to many of them – the challenge is defining how “bad” they actually are – which is entirely subjective by the user. There is, however, some common themes I have noticed – and have even complained about them myself…
Anthem : Blogging in a Video World
I’m not going to spend much time talking about the review bombs, legitimate concerns, legitimate available fun, or all the same things most people are talking about with Anthem these days. It’s clear there is an unfair bias in the review scores (lower than Fallout 76? Really?) and it’s a good research project to show…
Extended Absence
Not because I will be spending hours in Anthem. It does a lot right, but also (even in the honeymoon period) does a lot wrong. A outweighs B on the outset and curious by how much, for how long. No, I am going on a 6 day trip on a long trek that will have…
Anthem Launch Day – Quick Impressions
GOOD: Logged in at 10:01 AM EST without issue Only one graphical gameplay bug (Forge, Javelin screen) No lags/bugs/disconnects Lots of people to play with Missions are coherent, varied, and fun Backstory cut-scenes exciting. Helps set the stage. Got to meet the big bad guy early on. Good introduction, way stronger than you, something to…
Anthem Conviction Live Action Short
It’s live, it’s pretty cool, and even for those of us who have been paying some sort of attention to what minimal lore and story that has been released, doesn’t provide much clarity. Spoiler alert (which is a guess) – I think this is the origin story of The Monitor, the big bad guy in…
Anthem – Nothing Left but the Launching
I spent an equal amount of time in Anthem Demo weekend as I did in the VIP weekend – which actually surprised me a bit because my pilot and Javelins carried over meaning I only had two events I could do – Freeplay and the Stronghold. Yes, the same stronghold I had done for 12+hours…
Disincentive To Play
I’m struggling with the EA model of “Games as service” as I play through (and largely enjoy) my time in Battlefield V. I know that sounds confusing and bear with me as I try to explain. Instead of DLC packs BFV went for periodic events, that last a determined amount of time (and that reward…