Anthem: 10 Things Bioware Must Deliver

10. That Cool Middle-Eastern Aesthetic

Anthem’s teaser gave us a tantalising hint of a heavily atmospheric city setting reminiscent of a Middle Eastern souk.

It’s a refreshingly different aesthetic for a science fiction game after the rusty junkyard look or the military-industrial spaceship schtick too common to science fiction games. In a gaming future full of ruined cities, factories and military bases, Anthem has the opportunity to present a different vision.

For Anthem to stand out and create a world in the minds of its players, a distinctive and well-realised aesthetic is essential in a crowded marketplace, and the spice-laden feel of an Arab or North African-inspired city would help make it feel unique.

All we've seen is a grimy market, but the possibility of handsome minaret-laden cityscapes, colourful silks, teeming streets and other distinctive future-Arabic locales is tantalising so far.