{"id":187219,"date":"2021-02-06T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/recent-bioware-silence-anthem-2-0-seems-like-final-nail-coffin-hopefully-not\/"},"modified":"2021-02-06T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T15:54:17","slug":"recent-bioware-silence-on-anthem-2-0-seems-like-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-but-hopefully-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/06\/recent-bioware-silence-on-anthem-2-0-seems-like-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-but-hopefully-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent BioWare Silence on Anthem 2.0 Seems Like the Final Nail in the Coffin, But Hopefully Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anthem<\/em><\/strong> has had a rough history, to say the least. The game launched in an incredibly buggy and empty state, landing squarely as the worst AAA title developer BioWare has ever released<\/a>. The studio and EA have since maintained a stance that it will continue to support the game to ensure that Anthem <\/em>realizes its original potential, but its long and difficult road may\u00a0be\u00a0coming to an unceremonious end, as BioWare\u2019s continued silence speaks volumes.<\/p>\n

Anthem<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>was first unveiled at E3 2017, and while the game looked to have promise as a cooperative 3rd person action-adventure shooter, development was struggling behind the scenes. The game would come out in February 2019 with a litany of bugs and a severe lack of content, particularly in the area of a cohesive narrative, something that BioWare is traditionally renowned for.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>Cyberpunk 2077 and Anthem Had a Very Similar Development<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

An in-depth report released after Anthem<\/em>\u2019s disastrous launch revealed that a large swath of Anthem<\/em> was only developed in the 18 months<\/a> prior to its release, and that constantly changing management and game direction led to a lackluster game. That same management struggle was consistent across BioWare during the development of 2017\u2019s Mass Effect Andromeda<\/em>, which caused further trouble for Anthem,<\/em> as many were pulled off of Anthem <\/em>in order to work on fixing many of Andromeda\u2019s <\/em>issues post-release.<\/p>\n

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After a few months of delays to fix some of the most glaring bugs and issues, Anthem<\/em>\u2019s first piece of post-release content, Cataclysm, was released to a fairly positive reception in August of 2019. The following month, however, BioWare released a statement saying that Cataclysm wouldn\u2019t be receiving a follow-up<\/a>, and instead the developer would be focusing on \u201cseasonal updates\u201d to work more on fixing more core elements of the game first.<\/p>\n

Those \u201cseasonal updates\u201d then turned into a full blown \u201creinvention\u201d of Anthem<\/em> in February of 2020. BioWare\u2019s then-General Manager, Casey Hudson, released a statement saying that the studio wanted to focus on changing the fundamentals of Anthem<\/em>\u2019s core gameplay<\/a>, including overhauling the loot and progression systems, instead of just adding more content.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/strong>BioWare Gives Update on Anthem Overhaul<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

In May, it was revealed that only 30 developers are currently working on Anthem<\/em> and are testing out different things that could fix Anthem<\/em>. There have a few posts to BioWare\u2019s blog on changes the small team are testing out, like a possible revamp to Anthem<\/em>‘s skill tree system<\/a>, but none of the already few changes BioWare has mentioned have actually been implemented into the game. It’s unknown when this revamp would release or what form it would even take, but the silence around is suggests\u00a0that BioWare’s other projects\u00a0likely take precedent.<\/p>\n

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BioWare\u2019s first priority at the moment is getting the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition<\/em> remaster out the door. And while remasters don\u2019t typically require as much staff, the effort being put into remastering the Mass Effect <\/em>trilogy is considerable<\/a>. More than just updating texture resolutions, BioWare is changing controls, UI, character models, lighting, camera placings, gameplay balancing, and more.<\/p>\n

And that is not the only Mass Effect <\/em>project happening either. The next entry in the Mass Effect <\/em>franchise was officially announced last December<\/a>. The game is still likely in pre-production, but that may change after\u00a0Legendary Edition <\/em>and BioWare\u2019s most pressing release are completed. If Mass Effect wasn’t enough for fans of this franchise, then Dragon Age 4<\/em> is in the works.<\/p>\n

After its own tumultuous start, Dragon Age 4<\/em> has begun to pick up momentum. There was silence around it for a full year, but BioWare is seemingly and slowly becoming more forward with it. Its release is likely still far off, but if anything, that’s more concerning for Anthem<\/em>. BioWare is teasing and testing the waters with DA4<\/em> material, which is odd, it seems, for Anthem.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The work on Mass Effect:<\/em> Legendary Edition <\/em>is likely nearly complete as it nears its May 14 release date, and then Dragon Age <\/em>will most certainly be BioWare\u2019s next priority, having revealed a new story trailer in December at The Game Awards<\/a>. When both of those projects are complete, it would make sense for BioWare to strike while the iron is hot thanks to Legendary Edition<\/em> renewing interest in the Mass Effect <\/em>series and focus on Mass Effect 5<\/em>\u00a0next. But maybe that project will\u00a0allow BioWare to return to\u00a0Anthem<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, that 30-person team left to solve Anthem<\/em>\u2019s issues is still mostly intact and will have the answers by the time the aforementioned games are finished, and then BioWare can give Anthem<\/em>\u00a0the attention it needs to reinvent it and put the game\u2019s checkered past behind it.<\/p>\n

Dragon Age 4<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is in development.<\/p>\n

MORE: Should BioWare Ditch Anthem 2.0 to Focus on Mass Effect and Dragon Age?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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