E3 2017: Anthem Gameplay Revealed at Xbox Conference

<p>After yesterday’s EA Play conference&comma; many of us were curious and excited about <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;e3-2017-biowares-new-ip-anthem-announced&sol;">Bioware’s latest IP<&sol;a>&comma; simply titled <em>Anthem<&sol;em>&period; Today it seems that Microsoft saved further details on <em>Anthem<&sol;em> for the end of the conference&comma; giving us all new gameplay and a vague look at what we can expect from the new IP when it releases at some point in 2018&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;EL5GSfs9fi4" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Before we get too deep into the details though&comma; I should point out that Bioware left out a crucial piece of information in their showcase&period; They mention that there is a cooperative&sol;multiplayer option&comma; where players can go out and undertake missions together&semi; however&comma; they do not state whether or not online multiplayer is required &lpar;a la <em>Destiny<&sol;em>&rpar; or if there is a single player campaign to experience &lpar;a la Bioware’s normal fare&period;&rpar; It is likely that there is some variety of single player element to it&comma; as Bioware doesn’t often venture into the multiplayer-only spectrum &lpar;aside from <em>Star Wars&colon; The Old Republic<&sol;em> and the canceled <em>Shadow Realms<&sol;em> IP&rpar; but it is too soon to be sure&period; The focus seems to be on co-op multiplayer&comma; but as previously stated we aren’t entirely sure yet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What we do know so far about <em>Anthem<&sol;em> is that players take on the role of Freelancers &&num;8211&semi; mercenaries for hire that protect the people of a fort-like town and venture out undertaking missions in Javelin exosuits&period; These exosuits seem to represent different classes&colon; the Ranger exosuit seems more well rounded&comma; while the Colossus exosuit is stated to be more of a tank class&period; Each player can own more than one Javelin exosuit at a time&comma; so they can try out different classes and figure out what works for them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the gameplay&comma; it is stated that players will explore the unknown&comma; protect humanity&comma; and experience a beautiful primeval world&comma; filled with creatures&comma; randomized weapons&comma; and loot&period; As you explore the world&comma; you will find yourself flying through the world&comma; swimming underwater&comma; and encountering both animals and robotic creatures&period; There are also large-scale world events&comma; like storms that are meant to draw you off the beaten path&comma; exploring the unknown&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There is so much to this six-minute sneak peek at <em>Anthem<&sol;em>’s gameplay footage&comma; and yet there are so many more questions&period; It seems like this might be Bioware’s answer to <em>Destiny<&sol;em>&comma; but does that mean there won’t be things like party member interaction&comma; RPG elements&comma; or so many other things that Bioware is known for&quest; It might be too soon to tell&comma; but Bioware fans should at least give <em>Anthem<&sol;em> a chance&comma; we might end up surprised by what we find&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; Microsoft E3 Conference<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;