10 Video Games With The Biggest Downgrade From Reveal To Launch

10. Anthem

Anthem has been dragged across the coals for a lot of reasons since it launched, from a dearth of content to long loading screens, but graphics have not been one of the issues.

That is, until you go back to the E3 2017 reveal trailer.

Bioware showcased a bustling Fort Tarsis with incredible lighting and lots of NPCs. Those NPC's were moving around, talking to each other... living, essentially. In the final product, Fort Tarsis is a dull, uninspired hub area with a handful of NPC's that only spring to life when you hit a button to interact.

Then there's the open world; massive and jaw-droppingly gorgeous with giant AT-AT-like machines, hordes of creatures, striking landscapes, and vast underwater areas worth exploring. What we actually got was a good looking game with a less alive world, no active mechs, downsized landscapes, and no underwater areas worth talking about.

And that's not even taking into account things like animated load screens that were removed, more dynamic monsters, and a larger landmass. Anthem has a lot of gameplay issues that absolutely warrant the criticisms thrown at it, but that shouldn't mean its big graphical downgrade gets a pass.