ON THE COVER We want to make sure that you can
apply the style that you want Jonathan Warner, Director
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Mech and call 1 Cosmetics and stat-aff ecting items are kept separate – so you can always look the way you want, whatever build you’re playing. 2 Javelins are equipped with powerful jetpacks, lending an acrobatic, hyper-mobile feel to the combat. 3 The sooner jetpack-equipped exo suits are available on Britain’s high streets, the better.
layers in Anthem take on the role of ‘Freelancers’, whose near- mythical Javelin
mech suits allow them to venture out into the hostile wilds and strike at threats to humanity’s survival. Their world is oddly half-formed – abandoned by its creators, it’s like a sandbox littered with discarded toys. It just happens that the toys in question are artifacts of god- like technology. It’s a truly
dangerous planet, where at any moment huge ancient relics can warp the landscape and mutate the wildlife around them. That’s if nefarious forces don’t claim them fi rst for even worse ends. Unarmed and unprepared, a mere human barely stands a chance – but in a Javelin, all things become possible. As a Freelancer, you’re able to switch between four suits as
3 The Colossus is the
perfect tank class for any team
needed for each mission, as well as adjusting each to your exacting specifi cations. Both playstyle and looks are up to you, thanks to remarkably deep customisation systems.
Born free “We felt like one of the most
compelling things we could do is to increase the amount of freedom and agency that we’re giving to our players,” explains the game’s director, Jonathan Warner. Throughout our conversation,
he’s keen to stress that player choice is central to what BioWare
want to achieve with Anthem. Each Javelin boasts its own
gameplay style. Rangers are the well-rounded, balanced choice, able to move between combat roles on the fl y and control the battlefi eld with their versatile selection of grenades. The Colossus excels at leading from the front, soaking up
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