Anthem is an open-world third-person shooter that puts a pilot into one of four different Javelins, exo-suits that can fly, swim, and have a variety of weapons and abilities. Here's the trailer:


https://youtu.be/ZFwylDNpgFc

I've been following this guy's channel for his comprehensive coverage detailing Anthem:
https://www.youtube.com/user/CursedSnacks/videos

I know there are several people who played Destiny. Anthem has the look and feel of that game, but while I didn't play Destiny I'm looking forward to playing this game.

It will be available on PC, XBox One, and Playstation 4. I pre-ordered for PC and have 3 VIP demo invites for this weekend (January 25-27). First three people who post an interest in the demo will get an email from me with the invite code. (Please have a valid email in your profile, of course.)

There is also a second demo weekend which is open to everyone (February 1-3).

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I have this on preorder. Looks fun

Looks very intriguing.

I've been a casual player of Destiny and Destiny 2. I used to play CoD and Halo but they fell off my map.

My son (17) told me that I will need to quit Destiny and start Anthem as soon as it comes out. I told him maybe, as I have multiple unfinished quests still in Destiny and Calculus 2 this semester. I don't like leaving quests unfinished.

Then he tells me we also need to get ready for Halo: Infinite later this year.

And Cyberpunk 2077 next year? LOL

I'm currently downloading the preload for Friday's demo. It's 43GBs. There haven't been any official recommended game specs but I've got to think the full game is going to come in at 75GBs, at least.

Orguss, I'll take you up on the demo offer for this weekend.

I can only play so much PUBG!

Thanks Orguss!

I’ll hit you up on Saturday. Long live PC gameing!

Looking forward to it, Wino!

Played for a few hours. Since it's a demo, it's pretty limited in missions but it does provide a good selection of things to do and accomplish. One multi-part mission and one instanced dungeon is included in the demo. In town you can interact with several people, customize your loadout and appearance, do some crafting and purchase appearance mods with microtransaction currency provided by the demo.

I played missions both with matchmade groups and solo. You definitely feel like a badass accomplishing missions solo. In-game communication is disabled (or I couldn't figure out how to work it) so being in a group can be frustrating if people don't know how to accomplish mission objectives. Also, group fights can be confusing once people's javelin choices vary from the default version. All the different abilities being thrown around in a fight are visually stunning but also quite disorienting.

I played a tiny bit of the first Destiny and have to say I enjoy this much better. Learning to fly is simple and once mastered gives quite a rush. Flying above a group of mobs and hitting the melee button to smash down and send them flying in all directions is awesome. Casting the ultimate gives a sense of satisfaction when you see the devastation wrought by your javelin.

This is a great game and I look forward to continuing. I still have one invite available, if anyone wants to get in on this before the weekend is over. I neglected to point out that the invitation works for all platforms (XBox, Playstation, and PC). Of course, there is no cross-platform gaming--yet. It's been rumored. Let's hope!

Well Saturday started at a local brewery opening party, and ended with a bonfire at a friend's birthday party setting off fireworks too close to my eardrum. I'll start downloading when I stumble out of bed.

Anything Bioware is attached to has promise. Anything EA is attached to, could be shit, or a dead zone not long after release.

If it's great, great. Then EA will find some way to kill it.

Played for about an hour late morning.

Controls felt sluggish and the action is more arcade-like that I prefer. Not sure if it'll give it another chance yet.

Orguss, thanks again for the chance to give it a try!

You're welcome!