FIRST PLAY ANTHEM
GAMES
PS4, Xbox One, PC
On paper, Anthem is incredible. Take the endlessly moreish shoot-and-loot loop of a game like Destiny, put said formula in the hands of a developer with the narrative chops of RPG specialist BioWare, throw in some mates and you’re surely onto a winner.
Anthem’s gods, known as The Shapers, thoughtlessly abandoned the world they created before it was finished, resulting in more than occasional monster invasions and other cataclysms. In the game you play as a Freelancer, a protector of humankind who essentially turns into Iron Man when inside an exosuit.