My First Review of ANTHEM *Contains mild spoilers*

Good morning, all.  I finally finished the main story of ANTHEM yesterday afternoon around 4:30, it took me 42 hours.  I thought I would post my own review of the game having now completed the main story.

By and large I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed the main story.  The combat is incredible, from the versatility in the flight, to the power and punch of each weapon, to the unique feel of each Javelin.  The story was interesting, mysterious, intriguing; I felt as though I laways wanted to find out what happened next and the story kept me hooked from beginning to end.  I liked all the characters and even the NPCs, and I was even shocked at (a certain twist), then that shock wore off and it turned to anger, a need to 'get even'.  I enjoyed that the story and characters could make me feel such a mix of feelings.

Honestly, my one gripe (and this might not even be a big one, or even valid...If somone else has a different view on this topic or can explain things to me in a different way, I might feel diferently about what I first perceived to be a shortcoming).  But, having followed the development from start to finish, watched all the trailers etc (speaking specifically about the LOD trailer)....There was a certain air of mystery, a deep sense of lore and importance to the character of General Tarsis, her Legion of Dawn and specifically her armor set that played out in that trailer.  It was talked about in reverence all throughout the game and certain characters seemed to stress the importance of the Freelancer wearing her armor to return to where it all began.  The armor was key to success. 

Now, to have it stolen and then have to go after the person who stole it....That adds some tension and drama to the mix and it further stresses just how crucial the General's armor is.  This is good.  My complaint is when you're simply left to "build your own replica".  It cheapens the impact of the original, real piece.  And further more, you don't even actually need that particular armor set to get back to the Heart of Rage.  I played the entire game decked out in the N7 armor set for my Ranger Javelin (and it looked really cool....almost made me nostalgic for Mass Effect and my Cmdr. Shepard ).  So the inclusion of the LOD armor sets become merely a cosmetic vanity piece rather than a plot device (especially since you can claim your LOD armor pieces right from the start in the store near the Forge).  But again, you're then walking around in a replica, a knock-off. Not the real thing.   And I just wish they would have followed through on playing-up the lore and importance of the actual armor, rather than shrugging it off and reducing it all to some cosmetic piece.