https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2018-anthem-is-an-exciting-new-direction-for-bi/1100-6459572/ > While trying out Anthem, I had to keep reminding myself that I was playing a BioWare game. It’s the first new IP from the veteran RPG developer in a decade, and although it falls into that particular style of role-playing and shooter hybrid the studio honed with Jade Empire and the Mass Effect franchises, this is the hardest it has leaned into the gameplay style. With the Anthem, we're seeing a major shift in what BioWare is capable of with its. Although it still exhibits some of the studio's role-playing pedigree, it's the vast online open-world that distinguishes its newest project. > In the vein of Bungie's Destiny and Ubisoft's The Division, Anthem is a shared-world online shooter focusing on groups of players taking on new challenges and acquiring new loot. But in familiar BioWare fashion, your particular Freelancer will make important choices throughout the game's main campaign, altering their relationships with allies and other factions. While this sounds pretty standard, this is all housed within the space of an online world where other players are making similar or conflicting choices in their own story.