A word likely to appear frequently in generous reviews ofAnthemis “potential.”
Flaws aside,Anthemconsistently displays gleams of promise beneath the detritus of repetitive missions and nondescript enemies.
In a few months,Anthemwill probably be a much more streamlined and enjoyable experience.

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Both technically and mechanically, the game is incredibly clean.
Since its surprise launch, there have been no notable bugs or glitches.
The classes and personalities of the Legends take a page out of Overwatch’s book to great success.

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Now here’s the long answer.
So you’re already starting off with the handicaps of no binoculars and few weapon options.
Resource hoarding barons: check) and an uncomfortable frequency of damsel-in-distress missions.

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Some of that discomfort is no doubt by design.
as he then propels into a double jump.
That seems to be all it has going for it, which isn’t the worst thing.

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The latest in theCrackdownfranchise takes you to the epicenter of a mysterious blackout.
(Take back a subway station, dismantle enemy operations, face the boss, repeat.)
But some of this doesn’t translate to single player.

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ButCrackdown 3is gonna do whatCrackdown 3’s gonna do.
Visually, the game is also very much inspired by the days of the Game Boy Advance.

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