![]() ![]() “It’s probably safe to say that the people of this world don’t necessarily know which came first – which is the chicken and which is the egg. “The Anthem and the Shapers exist together,” Rootsaert tells me. "The unfinished world of Anthem was the Shapers trying to work with the Anthem of Creation." Cathleen Rootsaert, Lead Writer Most powerful of all Shaper artifacts is the Anthem of Creation – a technology with the capacity for two things: to create, and to destroy. Those mysterious gods are known as the Shapers, and their relics are the primary force of change and even violence in Anthem’s open-world environments. The titular elephant in the room, of course, is something called the Anthem of Creation.Ĭentral to the game’s story is the ancient machinery left behind by the “gods” who have forsaken this world. But we shouldn’t assume they’re the only examples of human society in Anthem’s lore. It was after General Tarsis died that the Legion of Dawn split into its three sub-factions – the Freelancers, the Sentinels, and the Dominion.” All three of these factions are human, and all tied to the history of the Legion of Dawn. “The Dominion,” lead writer Cathleen Rootsaert tells us, “are also heirs to General Tarsis. And so she’s sort of revered as this hero because she was able to gather everyone under her, and able to overthrow this oppressive group that had been keeping humanity down and using humanity as tools.” “Using a variety of innovations and technologies that they had at their disposal, and a little secret underground labwork by the Arcanists (opens in new tab), they were able to put together a suit that – while maybe it didn’t level the playing field – at least gave humanity a fighting chance against this group. “One of the chief tools that was developed at that time was the first-ever javelin suit,” he adds. "They were able to put together a suit that at least gave humanity a fighting chance." Jay Watamaniuk, Lead Writer That place is home to the Dominion, “ a ferocious militaristic society (opens in new tab)” rightly feared by the people of Fort Tarsis. ![]() But I digress.) To the north of Bastion, in the mountains, lies Stralheim. However, this could just as easily be the name of an as-yet-unrevealed villain. (A news item (opens in new tab) on the official Mass Effect website seems to suggest that the world of Anthem is called Mirrus. But it’s not the only place humankind dwells on this hellish, albeit beautiful, alien planet. This is where Fort Tarsis, the fortified city the Freelancers call home, is located. The setting for Anthem’s first era of storytelling is a warm, verdant region called Bastion. Using armored exoskeletons called javelins, which grant superheroic movement and combat abilities, Freelancers are uniquely qualified to take on the unpredictable horrors of the game’s hostile alien world. The On The Radar: Anthem (opens in new tab) hub is where you will find all of our in-depth and exclusive coverage of BioWare's latest.Īnthem players will take on the role of Freelancers, scrappy guns for hire who work together to protect humanity from the chaos that unfolds beyond the walls of its cities. Over the next two weeks, GamesRadar is delivering all of the information that you could ever need to know about Anthem.
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