While shared world games like the upcoming Anthem relies more on gamers teaming up to tackle missions and obtain loot, the main story campaign is also a main draw for those who want to know more about the lore, story, and something that ties everything together.

If you’re wondering about the Anthem game length (as most people surely have), BioWare doesn’t want to comment on it just yet. Over on Twitter Lead Producer Mike Gamble, and Lead Producer Ben Irving have both touched upon the Anthem game length question when asked by fans, but both have not given a hard number just yet.

According to Gamble, it will be “tough to answer” given the breadth of missions and stuff players can do in the game.

This is a good question, but tough to answer. Everyone is different. There’s a lot of side missions, but some folks will just want to rush the main story and then hit strongholds. It’s a lot, though. Personally, I’ve only played through everything a few times. https://t.co/uXe0cXVOrj

— Michael Gamble (@GambleMike) December 29, 2018

This is a good question, but tough to answer. Everyone is different. There’s a lot of side missions, but some folks will just want to rush the main story and then hit strongholds. It’s a lot, though. Personally, I’ve only played through everything a few times.

Irving was asked if the rumors floating around that Anthem will be as long as past BioWare games like Dragon Age and Mass Effect are true; Irving admits that it’s “a really hard thing to compare,” and that the dev team isn’t really commenting on the “crit (critical) path” for Anthem.

It’s a really hard thing to compare so we aren’t really commenting on the crit path length for Anthem. Depends how you play, etc https://t.co/Xit50f5thi

— Ben Irving (@BenIrvo) December 26, 2018

It’s a really hard thing to compare so we aren’t really commenting on the crit path length for Anthem. Depends how you play, etc

Chances are, BioWare will talk more about the Anthem game length as we get nearer to the game’s February 22, 2019 release date.

In other Anthem news, BioWare has announced the VIP and open demo schedules (start & end dates), which you can read about here. The activities players can do in the demo, as well as the demo max rank have also been revealed, too.

While we already know when the Anthem demo start dates will start for both VIP players and for everyone, we now know the exact Anthem demo schedule!

EA has announced the Anthem demo schedules for both the VIP demo and the public one, which you can see below.

• Anthem VIP Demo Schedule: January 25-27, 2019
• Anthem Public Demo Schedule: February 1-3, 2019

VIP demo players will also receive an exclusive VIP demo item that signifies how you were one of the first players to ever play the title. You can read up on how to be part of the Anthem VIP demo right here.

Both demo dates are for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

In other Anthem demo news, BioWare has confirmed that players will start at level 10 in the demo, and here’s a list of some of the stuff you can do in it. Note that any progress made in the demo WILL NOT carry over to the final game, per BioWare.

Anthem will be available this February 22, 2019. Make sure to bookmark our Anthem game hub for the latest and unfiltered Anthem news.

With January just a few days away, there’s one thing gamers should look forward to next month, and it’s the Anthem demo! While we already know that the demo will have players start at level 10, BioWare has shared a few more details regarding Anthem demo info on missions, demo progress and more.

Over on Twitter, Lead Producer Mike Gamble revealed that in the Anthem demo, players will be able to try some of the game’s missions, a Stronghold, some Tarsis navigation, and some freeplay. Gamble also revealed that no demo progress will carryover to the final version of the game, which is understandable.

A good cross section of stuff. Missions, a stronghold, some Tarsis, some freeplay. Start Level 10. No progress carried into release. https://t.co/eXFw6q1tqq

— Michael Gamble (@GambleMike) December 23, 2018

In a separate tweet, Gamble revealed that the Anthem demo max rank is set at level 15, which means players will have five levels to play around in the demo. As for the final game, the max rank is currently set at level 30, though BioWare has shared that they’re most likely going to increase it over time.

In other Anthem news, go check out the sample objectives list players can do in a Stronghold mission to see how varied it is.

Possibly one of the main concerns of gamers when it comes to shared world action games (like Destiny and The Division) is how some missions and objectives feel a tad too similar to each other. In the first Destiny game, most missions boiled down to guard something while your Ghost companion hacked or scanned an area, which didn’t sit well with some people.

It seems that might not be an issue with BioWare’s Anthem, as the Anthem mission variety seems to be in order even this early on. In the last BioWare livestream of the year, the studio showed off a Stronghold mission (think: Destiny’s Strikes), which involved the player doing different things. Over on the Anthem subreddit, user Anthem_Universe listed down the goals the group of players tackling the Stronghold had to do.

General theme in between goals was: Explore the Scar Nest and Locate Scelos

• Goal 1: Infiltrate the Scar Nest and Locate Scelos (general).
• Goal 2a: Secure the Nest’s Entrance
  • Destroy 3 Turrets
  • Defeat the Scar
• Goal 2b: Secure the Nest’s Entrance
  • Destroy 6 Alarms
  • Defeat the Scar
• Goal 3: Defeat Gatekeeper
  • Mike used Ultimate here
  • Gatekeeper appears to be a buffed Elite Scar Enforcer
• Goal 4: Restore Power to the Generator
  • Gather 3 Fuel Cells and place them
  • Get the thing…and…put it…in the thing
  • You cannot fly whilst carrying objects
  • Observation: Fall Damage is currently disabled
• Goal 5 : Destroy the Gate
  • Pick up and plant 5 Explosives
  • Defeat the Scar
• Goal 6 : Survive the Ambush
  • Defeat the Scars
• Goal 7: Follow the Sewer Path
  • There’s. Acid. Everywhere. Just ask Mike.
• Goal 8 : Destroy the Turrets
  • Destroy 4 Turrets
• Goal 9 : Explore the Scar Nest
  • Nope! Not today kids! 😉

As you can see, there are still “destroy X amount of stuff in order to progress” objectives, but it’s broken up by gathering, fighting waves, and more.

Go check out the gameplay video below to see the Anthem mission variety for yourself.

In other Anthem news, we now know that the in-game currency is called “Coins” thanks to the latest livestream. BioWare has also confirmed that the max rank currently set is at level 30, though the studio thinks this will be hiked up at some point.

What do you think of Anthem’s objectives within a mission so far? Do you think BioWare has enough ingenuity so each Stronghold mission doesn’t feel stale?

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