10 UNACCEPTABLE Video Games

3. Anthem

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Bioware

Admittedly, there’s not much to say about Anthem that hasn’t already been said but to make a list about unacceptable video games and not throw this disappointing disaster on there also seemed like a huge oversight so here it is.

The main thing that made Anthem so unacceptable wasn’t it’s dull story, repetitive gameplay, or even its unfinished nature. Instead it’s really the fact that it was made by BioWare and EA.

That is to say, there is no reason Anthem should have been so bad. In the year 2019 after so many fan favourite slam dunks from the developer and publisher it was unthinkable, and in retrospect unacceptable, that a AAA game could arrive this broken, disappointing, and borderline unplayable if we’re going by how many players couldn’t be bothered to persist with it.

We know Anthem is a mess and from any other developer it might have just been a middling action adventure offering soon forgotten but from such prestigious studios it was downright atrocious.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.