Anthem has just been released and while it’s one of the most beautiful games today on the PC, we can confirm that it was downgraded and it’s not looking as incredible as its E3 2017 trailer. And below, you can find a video that compares these two builds and shows the graphical differences between them.
YouTube’s ‘Nick930’ has used the PC version on Ultra settings and while Bioware claimed that the E3 2017 build was running on Xbox One, we can safely say now that it was unlikely. Even on Ultra settings, the PC version of Anthem cannot come close to what Bioware and EA showcased back in E3 2017.
The first that most players will notice when they play Anthem is how lifeless (at least compared to its E3 2017 version) Fort Tarsis actually feels like. In the E3 2017 build, the city was full of NPCs. Furthermore, the market area had more objects on-screen, and its lighting has also been downgraded.
One of the worst features of the retail version is the loading screens. In E3 2017, Bioware was promising a proper and seamless open-worth environment and that’s not the case in the final version. Similarly to its demos (that I’m pretty sure everyone has played at this point), the final version features multiple loading screens, however the loading times have been reduced (compared to those featured in the demo).
There are a lot of things that have been removed from the final/retail version and the game’s scope has been reduced. As this comparison shows, Anthem was way too ambitious back in 2017 and felt like a proper next-gen experience. What we got in 2019, however, visually is an amazing current-gen experience. Again, it looks spectacular, however it’s not mind-blowing as its E3 2017 trailer.
Enjoy!
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one look at the animations in E3 2017 and you can directly tell it’s CG/Pre-Rendered
This.
Not really, you can see its ingame it was just a very high quality target render
lol what ?
No.
Running with higher quality effects and features, more NPCs, sure.
CG ? No lol. That was obviously running in realtime on a high end PC.
Time for Bioware to die.
This is damn right sad. I have had no love for EA for many years I was impressed with the E3 demo of this game though. It is pretty pathetic to see how they nerfed this game so much. The wait for Cyber Punk continues.
Conslows have to run it with acceptable fps so no wonder!
But this game problem is something else….
Dynamic 900p as low as 720p on xbox1, sub 30fps so yeah no wonder.
I’m afraid Bioware’s fate gonna be like Maxis 🙁
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And this is a bad thing? BioWare, has been utter garbage for about 10 years now. Let it go already.
Mass effect 2 was great and also mass effect 3 was pretty good apart the dreadful ending that made me cancel replaying the whole trilogy again.
ME 2 was BW’s last great game, which was unanimously praised by critics and gamers alike. That was in 2010 (pretty much 2009, as it was January 2010). Nearly 10 years ago.
ME 3, though fairly good overall, was a huge step down from ME 2, and was really the clear indication that EA, was “EA’ng” BioWare. The DLC alone was hugely insulting, to say nothing of its cosmically lazy and effortless ending.
Then came SWTOR…… enough said.
Once Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk left the company, everyone knew it was just a husk of its former self. It was gutting and dismantling from then, until now.
No way, Bioware is releasing a great and memorable game like Baldur’s Gate or KotOR any day now!
I like your spelling for consoles. When ever I think about buying a console for an exclusive title, I remember that I will have to buy it over and over again for every console generation, and then I just wait for a pc version. I can still install Oregon Trail and Wolf3d from their floppies 🙂 My heart goes out to pc.
Some stills from the video, not even close. Quality explosions replaced by fireworks, busy area replaced by a dead lifeless feeling area.
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LMAO, nice loading times
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Fascinating video. On a relative scale of ‘downgradation’ Anthem perhaps appears to fall somewhere between The Witcher III and Watch_Dogs.
When is it going to become illegal for this s**t industry to bait and switch, with utterly false advertising? Does gaming have ZERO standards for integrity?
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Need I say more?
Worse than I expected actually…
One amusing aspect of those two figures is that while even the shill media recognised the game as being bad they still nevertheless rate it as being twice as good as what 218 supposed users did.
You’re a known SJW so your default NPC hive mind dictates that you’re anti-consumer and will distrust what freethinking people have to say outside of the strictly controlled safe space that is the mainstream gaming media nowadays.
As can be observed with the media response to user feedback on numerous recent SJW-infected movies (Captain Marvel, Star Wars The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ghostbusters (2016), etc) all those who stray from the NPC narrative are branded “trolls” and “toxic” and some more of the meaningless buzzwords your type spew.
With your politics and associated anti-consumer attitude then perhaps you ought to consider applying to freelance for PC Gamer or Polygon.
IGN, which is the king of shill media in the gaming industry, gave it a 6.5. That’s pretty bad by IGN standards imho, considering they gave ME: Andromeda a 7.7. O_o
Aside from the shill media which have kinda lost all of their influence power…on YouTube, Anthem is being torn to shreds by major game reviewers/channels.
At this point I feel that if Anthem doesn’t meet EA’s sales expectations…they will quite probably axe Bioware.
Indeed. There’s also been some drama with EA’s own access-journalism-based ‘Game Changer Network’ with numerous sites reporting EA took down an unfavourable review from a paid reviewer, lol. The full story isn’t quite that simple but it’s nevertheless added to the groundswell of negativity surrounding the game.
It has risen to 4.0 since then with 1597 user reviews, as of the time of this post. I guess it is growing on some? Or maybe some people are just really forgiving. I cannot give an opinion, as I have played full game, only Beta, which I was not fond of.
A lot of the positive (9 and 10 votes) reviews are from freshly made double accounts, since most of them have reviewed only Anthem. See for yourself (just click reviewer name).
and 99 percent of the user reviews are from people that never even touched the game.
Well that is really deceptive, and once found out will only further the games bad reputation. Lies only beget more lies.
With the huge roadmap i wonder what it’ll look like in 6months. R6 is a good example on how a dev/publisher can turn thingd around. My biggest grudge is why do they even release games in this state.. if they would’ve release the game with the whole Act1 included and all the tweaks etc we’d be seeing such a different score.
Hmmm. It’s like they want to fail. First impression is always important and they failed. BUT like i said R6 turned around and nothing is impossible. If they put the manhours and listen to their customers this game can become very good.
If they listen to their customers… and commonsense.
I actually like and 90 percent of the User Scores never even touch the game. Welcome to Negative Hive Mind Thinking. The people currently playing that actually played the full release of the game and gave more than 5 minutes actually love the game. I think it’s incredibly sad to flock to articles on things that you don’t like. It’s kind of sad and pathetic. I mean even commenting back at my statement is sad. Why are you here LMAO.
What can I say, except mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people.
Here is what EA/BioWare released initially:
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And this is is where the game stands today:
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Apparently in Germany it’s already in the bargain bin.
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Jim Carrey squeezed through that guy at one point…
No more pics of Amy Schumer, thank you.
That’s landfill site section B at full capacity courtesy of BioWare, Bethesda, Blizzard, Bluehole, Boss Key Productions and Bungie.
It’s just pre-alpha guys and not the final build.
You just hate EA because it is cool to hate EA.
You have to play the game then judge it.
Haters gonna hate.
I don’t know what are you talking about, i’m having a blast with this game.
Wait till they release some patches, it’s just a bug.
Wait a year, they will add FREE content.
Wait another year for Anthem 2, i’m sure they will address all of these problems.
Gamers are a bunch of entitled babies, they want a game to work in it’s first year.
And your argument is ?
It’s just of compiled quotes from people with different beliefs and judgement.
Oh, I get it, it’s because they different from yours.
So by default that means wrong and normies.
he is being sarcastic…
Nah, I’m pretty sure the outcome that everyone sees unfolding before their eyes, means they were wrong. I dunno…. logic?
Simple, these people are re*ards, free shills and cancer to the industry. same people who said “It’s just cosmetic” and defend it and made microtransactions normal.
>people with different beliefs and judgement.
No, people with wrong beliefs and judgement. defending something bad is wrong, it’s not different opinion, it’s a fact.
>And your argument is ?
They have to code you better to understand. your programing is as backward as an NPC in Anthem.
And as expected the game turned out to be rubbish and built around microtransations. SJW Ware, good riddance, I hope they shut down this pathetic excuse for a video game studio.
I do not mind the microtransactions for cosmetics only, as I have the demeanor to “just say no” and not fall into the trap. But it would be nice if they showed how the money gained from these transactions actually helps fund anything to better the overall quality of life for the game, rather than just lining CEO pockets. I love my friend that has already spent over 80 bucks on the “free to play” Apex Legends, and got nothing that I consider of value. But go him, if he wants to blow money on something that he perceives as valuable, just don’t complain if and when you ever regret your purchase.
And defending something bad is not always wrong, as long as you are actively working on improving and fixing it in the process. If Defending bad things was wrong, we would not have Alcohol, or Criminal Lawyers, or butter, or fast food, or America, since we are all sinners, we would not have reason to live, if you take it to the extreme. So please state where this fact lies to be cited.
The last part confuses me, but maybe consoles better understand the game with loser NPC’s and lack of E3 2017 Shine and shimmer, to be able to look and play decent without having to delay the game to next generation. It is only unfortunate that PC games suffer in order to make Console versions that are “the same” in order to keep consoles relevant and in our marketplace.
>And defending something bad is not always wrong.
In this case it is. you are defending a bad product with anti-consumer practices, nothing good will came out of this like ever.
>But go him.
No, he made this practice normal, when it’s normal it’s on all games, when it’s in all games they go a step forward and it’s not just cosmetic only. you see, it hurt others in the long run, as it is now.
>we would not have Alcohol.
That’s personal, like cigars. it’s not bad for people, it has bad side effects on user who willingly uses it.
>Criminal Lawyers.
Yes, you have to be able to defend yourself, maybe you are innocent, none of these are related to the point.
>The last part confuses me.
It’s an NPC meme. not related to consoles or PC games.
watch upper echelon gaming review of this, he points out how the fanboys kept saying that “oh its just the beta they will fix it in the full game” and then it became “it just came out” and now it is “well it will be fixed in the next patch why you are complaining?”
Guy has a nice channel, i subbed.
Im a pretty forgiving dude, but even i cannot give a free pass to anthem, apart the the mobility and flying around the rest is worst than its competitors(the division,destiny 2,warframe) and this downgrade is shamefull
“pre-alpha guys”
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Do you release a car to the market without it working in the first year? How bout food, or a tv? Should games really be exempt? People have to use their purchasing power to demand higher quality. And developers should know the golden rule to a good video game, “under promise and over deliver.” You always want people to fell like they got more than expected, not less, or else they will always be dissatisfied. Customer service 101, yo.
messing with reshade kind of blurry becuase i capture it with screen print lol
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I love how EA is eating sh.t 😀
Its like PreOdering Louis Vuitton shoes and you get a pair from Walmart instead
Congrats on pointing out that a game looks different than the original trailer. Can we just stop this now. Almost every AAA game looks different from the original trailer.
“Can we just stop this now. Almost every AAA game looks different from the original trailer.”
How astute of you to show why we “can’t just stop this now”. Quite simply, because morons like you, are perfectly okay with being misled and lied to, and you’re propagating the ruination of this industry. Well done.
Dudes need to get a life. I don’t go to other game forums and crap on them because I don’t like them. It’s super pathetic. I guess Negative culture sells.
Aliens: Colonial Marines was greatly improved by changing one letter in an ini file. I doubt that a typo is what is holding Anthem back from being almost decent lol.