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[Kyoufu]

...Did you not read the title or is this a joke?

I thought the sarcasm was obvious

 

[Kssio_Aug]

I can't believe this is Xbox One exclusive. Amazing get for Phil Spencer. Hope he wears an Anthem shirt tomorrow.

Edit: Aaaah, okay, it was sarcasm.

 

[Draft]

All the creativity in the world and you chose robot men fighting monsters.

 

[DangerMouse]

For those hoping for a single-player rpg with story focus, I have bad news.

From Ars Technia

So through all the dry corporate mumbo jumbo, Anthem is going to be a "games as service" type of game.

Welp, guess that makes it extremely unlikely for even a story mode. So much for single-player RPG Bioware (at least for a while)...

 

[sflufan]

You don't even need to cite Shinobi. BioWare's director of marketing himself came into the thread and said so.

I was unaware of that statement from an official source

 

[FUNKNOWN iXi]

Why, I wonder where they got the idea of gigantic Wall that protects people from monsters. Where indeed.

World War Z

 

[orangecoke]

Love that name.

Love it.

Sweet, great to hear!

 

[veloxStrix]

Certainly hope not.

Massive red flags from the writing already.

Do we judge writing based on 1 minute trailers now? Unless by the "massive red flags" you mean it is made by Bioware, then sure.

All the creativity in the world and you chose robot men fighting monsters.

Anna Karenina is a story about a woman cheating on her husband.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Can I turn the monsters into robot armour though?

 

[BleedOrange]

All the creativity in the world and you chose robot men fighting monsters.

??? Am I missing something or do some of the most popular games on the planet consist of robot men fighting monsters?

 

[JeffZero]

Sweet, great to hear!

I'll add that while I have concerns over whether I'll be interested in a live service type game (I'm hoping for a good story and other "BioWare-esque" beats), you folks did come out strongly with a good name.

 

[Jaraghan]

Need to see the gameplay for my decision. Got burned on Inquisition and Andromeda; not sure I want to buy a Bioware game day 1 anymore.

 

[orangecoke]

that's an ameazing image tho.

if it was able to hold that level of detail in game how that shot works = eyegasm

You are in for a treat tomorrow

 

[FinaruDensetsu]

Wow this is just about the most generic ass shit I've ever seen.

 

[A.J.]

Will there be kneeling for this Anthem?

 

[SDMG]

hmmmmm

 

[Fat4all]

??? Am I missing something or do some of the most popular games on the planet consist of robot men fighting monsters?

i think that's their point

 

[What did he mean by this?]

Not a good first impression for me. Very generic designs

 

[veloxStrix]

hmmmmm

I bet if you think hard enough you can figure out why that is.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Interest perked.


Definitely not exclusive and probably just exclusive marketing deal.

 

[JeffZero]

hmmmmm

You have quite a few notifications.

 

[Kyoufu]

Not a good first impression for me. Very generic designs

I don't mind the designs. It's all about the gameplay and itemisation in this kind of game for me. Hope it's good.

 

[Nirolak]

hmmmmm

Were you expecting 4K resolution on the PS4 and XB1?

 

[SDMG]

You have quite a few notifications.

lol not my phone

 

[CGwizz]

I can see this already tomorrow, fight generic monsters with your cool generic armor in a cool generic post apocalipt world across that generic big wall in 4K but only on xbawxxx the most powerfull console on the planet !!!

 

[george_us]

...Did you not read the title or is this a joke?

The "hope he wears an Anthem shirt" part should be a dead giveaway that it was a joke.

 

[SDMG]

Were you expecting 4K resolution on the PS4 and XB1?

Thanks I was wondering seriously lol, fresh off work and tired

 

[Trago]

New game announcement AND a release window?

Very good Bioware. Very good.

 

[watershed]

Do we know enough about this game yet to understand what is special about it? The quote we got on Project Dylan was that Bioware wanted to make a game that would influence videogames like Bob Dylan influenced music; something that would be referenced and talked about for decades. Of course, that's hype talk but I do wonder what about this game is supposed to be revolutionary.

 

[shandy706]

I can see this already tomorrow, fight generic monsters with your cool generic armor in a cool generic post apocalipt world across that generic big wall in 4K but only on xbawxxx the most powerfull console on the planet !!!

Are you making a sarcastic post about people in the future thread posting and trying to downplay it by calling it generic, or are you saying it is?

 

[JeffZero]

Do we know enough about this game yet to understand what is special about it? The quote we got on Project Dylan was that Bioware wanted to make a game that would influence videogames like Bob Dylan influenced music; something that would be referenced and talked about for decades. Of course, that's hype talk but I do wonder what about this game is supposed to be revolutionary.

What we know for a fact is that it's a "live service" game with "disruptive social elements".

 

[orangecoke]

I'll have to be careful not to say too much and get in trouble, but: the game is actually not very similar to Attack on Titan or Titanfall, imho. There's so much more to the IP than what's in the teaser or even what we are revealing with this E3 beat.

And, again, it's not exclusive.

About the name: it's more a metaphor, not to be taken literally lol.

 

[CGwizz]

Are you making a sarcastic post about people in the future thread posting and trying to downplay it by calling it generic, or are you saying it is?

That teaser has nothing generic in it , nothing !!!

Wall protecting people from monsters in a post apocalipt world with your battle armor is the pinnacle of originality.

 

[BleedOrange]

I'll have to be careful not to say too much and get in trouble, but: the game is actually not very similar to Attack on Titan or Titanfall, imho. There's so much more to the IP than what's in the teaser or even what we are revealing with this E3 beat.

And, again, it's not exclusive.

About the name: it's more a metaphor, not to be taken literally lol.

Don't let GAF get you down dude. Most of the people dont get excited unless its a 90 hour JRPG, but we don't really represent the gaming population at large. The teaser was dope!

 

[Servbot24]

The designs look very generic sci-fi so far, but hopefully we see some kind of twist in the full presentation.

Edit: Didn't see all the posts about that, lol. Sorry but it looks like it was designed by a committee. It's okay, the game could still look pretty and be good.

 

[Brine]

For those hoping for a single-player rpg with story focus, I have bad news.



From Ars Technia

So through all the dry corporate mumbo jumbo, Anthem is going to be a "games as service" type of game.

Well that killed my hype. Hopefully gameplay brings it back.

 

[bluexy]

Just on paper it's difficult not to be excited for Anthem. BioWare's Mass Effect team having the opportunity to make a cooperative, social, always online shooter (RPG?) sounds great. The comparisons to Destiny are inevitable, but a great game is a great game and Anthem will stand apart if it's deserving.

That said, it was a bit weak of a debut trailer. I didn't particularly feel introduced to any aspect of the game beyond maybe a King Kong-esque feeling from the endless wilderness.

BUT, that one keyart (any chance that's a screenshot?) made up for it. That one screenshot told us more about the game than the trailer. The four unique looking badasses in mech-armor flying off, or down, into the world? Now that's an exciting glimpse into whatever Anthem is. Class-based? Open world? I call dibs on the hulking dude on the left with the Predator-style laser/rocket launcher hanging behind his shoulder.

 

[orangecoke]

Don't let GAF get you down dude. Most of the people dont get excited unless its a 90 hour JRPG, but we don't really represent the gaming population at large. The teaser was dope!

All good, I've been on these boards (or reading them a long time)

Glad you liked it.

I feel exposed now that my profile acrually shows I'm the Marketing guy up there!

 

[rgoulart]

If I heard this 10 years ago, I'd be hyped purely from this being a new Bioware IP. After their recent record in kinda like... Mehhh.

Anyone else feel the same?

After Inquisition and Andromeda, I'm not going anywhere near a BioWare game.

 

[Zackat]

All good, I've been on these boards (or reading them a long time)

Glad you liked it.

I feel exposed now that my profile acrually shows I'm the Marketing guy up there!

I thought it looked pretty rad. I like anything with exo suits


the more important question is how do you feel about Orange Coke from Coke freestyle machines?

 

[K.Jack]

Just on paper it's difficult not to be excited for Anthem. BioWare's Mass Effect team

That right there is enough for a lot of people.

A lot has happened since they made Mass Effect 1.

 

[Gordon0Freeman]

hopefully its 3rd person....

 

[cakely]

Wait wait wait?

You have Jetpacks in this game...and they actually work like...jetpacks that let you FLY rather then the stupid "hover" that almost every game does???

Yes, instant buy!

That poor man's legs.

 

[timberger]

lmao, people thought this might have been Xbox exclusive? EA have already learned that hard lesson more than once this gen.

 

[RiccochetJ]

lmao, people thought this might have been Xbox exclusive? EA have already learned that hard lesson more than once this gen.

What are you talking about?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Multiplatform game reveals on a specific platform holder's conferenrece have been a thing for so long now that I'm surprised this was so confusing for people. Of fucking course a big AAA online EA/Bioware game is not going to be exclusive to one platform (let alone the lowest selling one).

 

[Hatefilled Vengeance]

Looks promising enough. Even if it's just Destiny but with a better (actual) story + more RPG elements, I'm in.

 

[Obliterator]

Big games as a service titles are among my favorites so needless to say I'm pretty damn excited to see more of this

 

[Uno Venova]

For those hoping for a single-player rpg with story focus, I have bad news.



From Ars Technia

So through all the dry corporate mumbo jumbo, Anthem is going to be a "games as service" type of game.

god damn, my interest in this game just turned into a cloud of dust

there it goes, just slowly dispersing away into the ether

 

[Jumeira]

lmao, people thought this might have been Xbox exclusive? EA have already learned that hard lesson more than once this gen.

Yah, that thier exclusive Xbox game done well, really well