Anthem had the bones for a fantastic game. If they put the work in to fix its issues I think it would've been quite the hit.
But it's definitely their fault for dicking around 7+ years waiting for "BioWare magic" to kick in instead of developing their game responsibly.
It's sad to see them go definitively but tbh most of the creative talent that they are referencing has gone and the quality of their games kept getting worse. It's a shame but not surprising at all.
Creating new IP with Anthem, given BioWare's existing IPs at the time, is by far the worst and most "studio-closing" type of decision BioWare ever made. Absolutely resulted in a decline of backing and trust from EA, and isolated existing fans from getting a future of the actual good IPs the studio should have 100% focused on. It made no sense at the time chasing that looter-shooter trend when story-driven games were BW's expertise
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u/derthric 9h ago edited 8h ago
The long slow decline and death at the hands of EA has finally come.
It sucks.
Also the fact they put stupid ass anthem on the list and not Jade Empire is exactly the type of mindset that is killing gaming.