Codex 003: Bad Anthem Energy

Podcast May 16, 2024

Today's episode is about the Anthem of Creation from Bioware's 2019 flop, Anthem. It is not about Party Rock Anthem, a different music thing that we collectively don't talk about anymore either.

Discussed
Anthem, energy, BioWare, failed games, Iron Man suits.

Chapters
00:41: Intro
01:00: Bright Spots
04:34: Guess that game!
06:31: Anthem Overview
08:44: A new creation myth
13:50: How did Anthem happen?
19:00 Anthem Lore
28:46: A Break!
37:22: A brief MTG diversion
38:01: Back on (different) tracks
46:10: Loose Threads
49:12: Lore in modern games
51:49: Should you play Anthem?
55:21: HP Touchpad Jump scare
55:50: Wrapping up
56:11: Gordon Hamburger dot com

Links
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