{"id":7821,"date":"2019-02-22T17:53:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T17:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/anthem-video-game-set-for-tough-debut\/"},"modified":"2019-02-22T17:53:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T17:53:25","slug":"anthem-video-game-set-for-tough-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/anthem-video-game-set-for-tough-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthem video game set for tough debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Highly-anticipated video game Anthem launches on Friday.<\/p>\n

The squad-based shooter challenges players to complete a variety of missions to defeat a series of enemy aliens or “exos”.<\/p>\n

The online game is made by Bioware, which is best known for its stand-alone role-playing titles such as Mass Effect and Dragon Age.<\/p>\n

Some experts said the game may struggle to attract players, because competition in the industry is so fierce.<\/p>\n

Story time<\/h2>\n

The game is set on a lush planet infused with a strange creative energy force that has left it populated by a wide variety of strange and hostile creatures.<\/p>\n

In the far future, mankind has partially colonised the planet and players take on the role of a “freelancer” who seeks to help the colonies survive and prosper. Each freelancer wears a javelin exosuit that lets them fly, and holds the weapons and other gear used to fight the aggressive exos.<\/p>\n

Players tackle the various quests and missions in the game world in squads of four, each person using a javelin with a specific role. <\/p>\n

The game will be available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n

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Zachary Beaudoin, an associate producer at BioWare, who worked on Anthem, said the game’s six-year development effort had sought to make the title stand out.<\/p>\n

“It’s for players who are looking for a strong social experience, who also want to be part of a greater story they get to be the hero of,” he told the BBC. <\/p>\n

Mr Beaudoin said the game had “challenging” encounters that players would need to prepare carefully for, by equipping their javelin suit with a huge variety of upgrades and weapons.<\/p>\n

It also had a “compelling” background story that players could explore.<\/p>\n

“We want it to be a social game with players to tell stories and experiences over a longer period of time,” he said. “It’s not just launch and here you go.”<\/p>\n

Tough times<\/h2>\n

Game industry analyst Steve Bailey, from IHS Markit, said “Anthem is launching into a competitive landscape of unprecedented intensity.<\/p>\n

“Never have there been so many large-scale, live-operation action games vying for player attention across console and PC,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Bailey added that success in the form of a significant and dedicated player-base would be “hard won”.<\/p>\n

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Early reviews suggest Bioware has some work to do to get players interested and keep them coming back.<\/p>\n

“Anthem looks beautiful, its javelins are all fun to fly, and the fundamentals of its combat and character building are solid,” said Richard Scott-Jones from the PCGamesN review site. <\/p>\n

“But there’s little variety in its gameplay or mission design, which makes its campaign feel like a chore,” he told the BBC. “Its endgame is based on repeating that chore on higher difficulties, which I doubt will keep a broad audience engaged for the long term.”<\/p>\n

The popularity of rival games could also spell trouble, said Mr Scott-Jones<\/p>\n

“Hooking interest with a strong first impression is critical – Apex Legends has pulled it off – and Anthem is already looking shaky on this point,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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