There are some heart wrenching conversations in, if you go lookin’ for them. “So it really does depends on who you are talking to.
Not real, because it's isn’t real.,” he says, laughing. “We want it to feel authentic – not real. On a larger level, characters inside the hub could even live or die based on your decisions if you aren’t careful.įor Darrah, it was all about creating a space that feels authentic in its presentation – if the space feels authentic, he suggests, then you’ll be better prepared to form relationships on a more human level with the people that inhabit it. At a smaller level, you may hear NPCs react to aesthetic changes in Fort Tarsis or comment on the state of the world following story missions characters you befriend may dish out a tale to further flesh out the story, while those you upset my shut off from you entirely. In fact, there’s a strict “no take backsies” rule in place for many of the conversation choices you’ll make in Anthem, Darrah tells us with a chuckle.įort Tarsis is designed to be an ever-evolving space for authored storytelling that can change just as constantly and reactively as the world outside of its protective walls can. Of course, that isn’t to say that the decisions you make through Anthem’s authored story won’t have an impact, that your actions won’t have consequences. Perhaps that’s why there’s a bigger focus on friendships between you and the NPC characters that live in Fort Tarsis – it reflects the way BioWare wants you to engage with the game world and the other players that inhabit it. As you recall your adventures out in the real world to friends, they will be yours and yours alone to tell BioWare is used to players recounting specific moments about specific characters that its writers once scripted, and now it wants you to be at the heart of the storytelling experience. but it's storytelling through the people you're playing with – so it emerges from the experience that you're having.”Īs you play Anthem you will write your own stories. “It's storytelling in a way that we haven't traditionally done. “If you're willing to engage in the social experience, that's really where a lot of the storytelling comes through,” Darrah continues. In the sense that strong characters and storytelling are at the heart of all of the action – just not necessarily in a way that you may be used to registering it, particularly if Mass Effect and Dragon Age are your touchstones for the studio.
"It's more about exploring their stories, exploring their needs and their challenges" Mark Darrah, Lead ProducerĪnthem is a still a BioWare game. Since then, however, BioWare general manager Casey Hudson has backpedalled, noting that the opportunity to form special relationships with characters could be "in the cards for the future."īioWare has, in the past, cited Anthem’s position as an action-RPG in an ever-evolving, always online world as one of the key reasons that the studio steered clear of letting you jump into bed with any of the NPCs this time out, but in our discussion with Darrah we get the sense that there’s more to it than that. Previously, Anthem’s lead producer Mike Gamble told Game Informer flat-out that there were "no romances" in the game, but instead the focus would be on forming "friendships" and expanding on some of the themes and systems that were introduced back in Mass Effect 3’s Citadel DLC – which makes sense, given that Anthem went into pre-production shortly after BioWare shipped the 2013 expansion. Rather than giving us the opportunity to build complex relationships – relationships that can ultimately culminate in romantic encounters or intimate interactions – the studio has opted instead to focus on us forming friendships with the denizens of Fort Tarsis, the fortified human settlement where Anthem’s core cast of scripted characters are contained, while simultaneously letting us build intimate relationships with our fellow Freelancers out in the open world.
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Both of these series let us experience meaningful moments and passionate trysts with a cast of ever-developing characters – it's a little jarring to think that BioWare has dropped this element entirely. Check out the On The Radar hub to find all of our in-depth Anthem coverage.Īnthem certainly won’t be the first BioWare game to shy away from romance, but the impression that Dragon Age and Mass Effect left on players is hard to shake.
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