http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1392294
So the alpha demo used checkerboard rendering, this rules out PC being used.
So the alpha demo used checkerboard rendering, this rules out PC being used.
What is the likelihood this game will include companions/squadmates like previous BioWare IPs? Slim, I guess?
There might be NPCs in the world that you can call on if you're going solo or something but probably nothing like what BW's SP IPs do. In the video there's the "Ally of the Week" Javelin we see so maybe something like that.
I do think and hope BioWare will fill the world with much more interesting NPCs than Bungie did.
There's so soooo much negativity around this game. Booo. Can't we just appreciate greatness?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1392294
So the alpha demo used checkerboard rendering, this rules out PC being used.
So the alpha demo used checkerboard rendering, this rules out PC being used.
Yeah, but:Not in a world in which the developer/publisher/platform-holder is well aware that the demo is going to be analyzed by DF, it doesn't.
Read the Kotaku story on Andromeda. EA had little to do with how fucked up Andromeda got.The game looks amazing. It also upsets me that Andromeda didn't get anywhere near the same amount of love. Don't get me wrong, I am still playing the game and I enjoy it, but Anthem makes me think of what Andromeda could have been.
You can have checkerboarding on PC. In fact, it's appeared on PC first.
I know I'm alone with this, but Anthem is totally a big budget AAA Earth Defense Force. And nothing is wrong with that
EA owns Bioware right? They had everything to do with it. It's called poor project management.Read the Kotaku story on Andromeda. EA had little to do with how fucked up Andromeda got.
So, how hard is this going to get downgraded?
They gave the huge freedom to make the game they want and they screwed it up.EA owns Bioware right? They had everything to do with it. It's called poor project management.
Any efficient/responsible organization keeps a pulse on their workflow and how projects are progressing to ensure things are moving smoothly and are on course. Creative freedom is one thing, being completely irresponsible is another.They gave the huge freedom to make the game they want and they screwed it up.
But EA can't win I guess.
So far only R6:S right? I'm gonna guess that's a one-off.You can have checkerboarding on PC. In fact, it's appeared on PC first.
Project management is lower level and technically should be owned by Bioware's team. I think maybe EA could be doing program management.EA owns Bioware right? They had everything to do with it. It's called poor project management.
Why use checkerboard if you can go native and have a cleaner bullshot PC image?
Honestly I dont see why this could not be possible on consoles.
So far only R6:S right? I'm gonna guess that's a one-off.
This game looked amazing at E3. Can't wait to see more.The studio hosted an internal milestone review meeting, with Game Director Jonathan Warner mentioning on his personal Twitter account that the event was amazing, and that writer Jay Watamaniuk enthralled the team with his storytelling prowess.
Anthem Developers Tease Amazing Work and Enthralling Storytelling Shown at Internal BioWare Meeting
https://www.dualshockers.com/anthem-bioware-amazing-work-enthralling-storytelling/
This game looked amazing at E3. Can't wait to see more.
Anthem Developers Tease Amazing Work and Enthralling Storytelling Shown at Internal BioWare Meeting
https://www.dualshockers.com/anthem-bioware-amazing-work-enthralling-storytelling/
This game looked amazing at E3. Can't wait to see more.
They are underrated when it comes to combat gameplay design - BG, DAO, ME2, etc. Though the open-world thing trips them up hard.Ill believe it when I see it.
Even at their height, Bioware were only ever competent storytellers.
It was their supporting characters and the way they and the player interacted that really raised the studio above their competitors, and I cant imagine thats going to be possible in a game built around loot grinding online multiplayer.
EA said this was delayed till Spring? I don't see this out until next holiday season. The hype train need a to start to roll.
Watching that trailer again, it looks soo good
Ill believe it when I see it.
Even at their height, Bioware were only ever competent storytellers.
It was their supporting characters and the way they and the player interacted that really raised the studio above their competitors, and I cant imagine thats going to be possible in a game built around loot grinding online multiplayer.
EA said this was delayed till Spring? I don't see this out until next holiday season. The hype train need a to start to roll.
Watching that trailer again, it looks soo good
If this comes out in 2018 my mind would be blown.
When was it ever considered "Delayed" let alone "Delayed til spring"?
Did I miss something? Even the OP states Fall 2018.
EA previously announced thatAnthem will be an action-adventure title that will work as a live service, similar to how games like Destiny are run. The publisher also said in May that, although BioWares project was originally set to launch by the end ofits current fiscal year, Anthem has since been delayed past March 2018. It will launch sometime during EAs 2019 fiscal year.
Bioware changed the release window on both YouTube and Twitter to Fall 2018, with the Director of Marketing confirming that typing Spring 2018 was a mistake on their end
EA said this was delayed till Spring? I don't see this out until next holiday season. The hype train need a to start to roll.
Watching that trailer again, it looks soo good
Maybe the NPD bros can correct me, but I think a game of this type doesn't need a big Fall launch (?).Yeah, no way will this drop Spring. I doubt it'll escape 2018, but can't see it dropping before E3 2018. 2018 holiday season, or Fall in September or October like Destiny does. And that way it wouldn't steal from next year's Battlefield, and the potential Star Wars game.
Maybe the NPD bros can correct me, but I think a game of this type doesn't need a big Fall launch (?).
I'm really afraid EA will fill this game with loot boxes.I just hope they will keep it cosmetics only.
I'm really afraid EA will fill this game with loot boxes.I just hope they will keep it cosmetics only.
There should be modes like Warzone in Halo 5 which is a mode for non-cosmetic loot. If games insist on having non-cosmetic lootboxes they should follow in its footsteps.
Im sorry, but this game is going to dissapoint everyone. I just know it.
Im sorry, but this game is going to dissapoint everyone. I just know it.
I suspect EA will follow Ubisoft's Spring-ish launches (Division, For Honor and Ghost Recon) for GAAS which had been financially successful.I don't think it needs it either. It's very likely EA will push Anthem with one of their largest and most expensive marketing campaigns ever given how important this is to them, so it's going to have an enormous launch regardless of when they release it.
I just feel past precedent has shown EA will gravitate toward a holiday season release for an investment like this, and given how it originally targeted 2017, an additional 9-12 months of development should see it completed around that time too; if it's ready for end of next year, EA won't let a 200-400 man team sit on it any longer without return.
I'm really afraid EA will fill this game with loot boxes.I just hope they will keep it cosmetics only.
Lootboxes filled with disposable one-time use cards is the absolute worst timeline. Fuuuuuuck that shit.
Im sorry, but this game is going to dissapoint everyone. I just know it.