Anthem Feels Broken And Unfinished
Kotaku Splitscreen
Kotaku
4.6 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2019
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Episode 168: BioWare's Anthem is out! But is it any good? First up, the Splitscreen crew talks about the games they've been playing, like Bloodborne, Tetris 99, and Far Cry New Dawn. Then it's time for a breakdown of BioWare's new loot shooter (31:16), which Kirk and Jason have both been playing. They discuss Anthem's many bugs, the problems with EA's early access program, and how the game generally looks and feels. Finally, off-topic chat on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Russian Doll, and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Show notes
Music pick of the week: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen from their 1975 album A Night At The OperaLindsay Ellis - 'Independence Day vs. War of the Worlds': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KioF1sTQFtEJake Kaufman & Tommy Pedrini - Final Fantasy VI 'The Impresario': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xFhULStbkQ
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| 1:06.8 | It's February 21st, 2019, and we're talking about polished and unpolished AAA video games this week. |
| 1:13.9 | Kirk is playing Far Cry New Dawn, the lute shooter that satisfies. |
| 1:17.7 | And he and Jason are also playing Anthem, a lute shooter that has left everyone cold. |
| 1:22.3 | Meanwhile, Jason and I talk about the benefits of not using target locking in Bloodbourne and Kingdom Hearts to |
| 1:27.9 | very similar games, and we all bond over Wayne's World memories during Kirk's music pick |
| 1:32.9 | of the week. The Elzebub has a devil put aside for me. |
| 1:49.2 | And welcome back to another episode of Kotaku Split Screen. |
| 1:54.0 | I'm Maddie Myers, and I'm joined by Kirk Hamilton. |
| 1:54.9 | All right. |
| 1:55.5 | What's up? |
| 1:56.3 | Hello, Maddie. |
| 1:57.1 | Nice to see you. |
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