Write what you are looking for and press enter to begin your search!

Logo
live-news-icon

Live News

PureArts & Bandai Namco Announce Official Life-Sized Elden Ring Collectible: In an intense match, the Lone Wolves came out victorious. Read all about the big night here // Idol Showdown Surpasses 1 Million Downloads Milestone: In an intense match, the Lone Wolves came out victorious. Read all about the big night here // River City Girls 2 To Get Double Dragon DLC This Summer: In an intense match, the Lone Wolves came out victorious. Read all about the big night here
post-16 post-13

Does Anthem Deserve Redemption?

Bioware is a classic case of how the mighty has fallen. Before, it was a juggernaut with games and franchises like Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, the Mass Effect trilogy and the Dragon Age titles. The developer’s fall from grace began with 2017’s Mass Effect Andromeda, the last straw of which was 2019’s Anthem.

Anthem was dead on arrival last year, criticized for its shallow and repetitive gameplay with none of the developer’s once trademark genius for epic RPG games. One year from its initial launch, Bioware has announced that they are currently hard at work ‘redesigning’ or ‘reinventing’ the game, planning for a ‘relaunch’ in an attempt to emulate Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 14.

According to the blog post, the developer said that they will be:

“…focusing on a longer-term redesign of the experience, specifically working to reinvent the core gameplay loop with clear goals, motivating challenges and progression with meaningful rewards

– while preserving the fun of flying and fighting in a vast science-fantasy setting.”

For this reinvention of Anthem to happen, Bioware admits that it will be stopping new seasonal content for now, though players can still look forward to events, store refreshes, and the recycling of past seasonal content.

Unfortunately, Bioware doesn’t even give a vague release window for this Anthem redesign, but they do mention that the project will probably take “months”. A major overhaul of a game like will realistically take a long time, especially if the studio is still working on other games at the same time.

I predict that the earliest (and best) potential release window for this redesigned Anthem is near (either before or after) the official launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. By doing that, Bioware can capitalize and take advantage of the hype surrounding the next-gen consoles.

What Now?

Anthem Redesign

However, the question remains: Does anyone even still care about Anthem at this point? The game (and Mass Effect Andromeda) made gamers lose faith in the developer, and that’s not going to change with a redesign or complete overhaul. It’s essentially a waste of precious time and resources at this point.

They would be better off just working on an entirely new game which gamers are actually passionate about, like a new entry in the Dragon Age franchise (which they’ve actually been teasing since 2018).

Other smaller developers are even picking up the slack left behind by Bioware, like Spiders with GreedFall (check out my full review of that game here). If they’re not careful, Bioware’s crumbling legacy will be all that’s left of the once-great developer.


 

Related News

post-07
Little Red Dot To Host Dota 2's T11

Dota 2 developer Valve has announced that The International 11 (also known as TI11 or The International 2022), which will be this year's iteration of ...

post-07
Jared Leto Has Just Found Out About The Covid-19 Pandemic

While the Covid-19 pandemic is dominating our news, there are still some who are unaware of it. The guests on Big Brother, for instance, are largely s...

post-07
Justice League Snyder Cut Is Coming To HBO GO Asia In March 2021

(Updated on 17 March 2021) It's been officially confirmed. Zack Snyder's Justice League will also debut on HBO GO Asia in the following countrie...

Write a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Tournament Tool Kit

Kakuchopurei Community