As Anthem’s servers go dark, executive producer Mark Darrah has delivered an exhaustive, nearly four-hour post-mortem that traces the game’s entire journey from its earliest days in 2011 up through this week’s shutdown. The detailed breakdown offers a rare glimpse into the many twists and turns that shaped BioWare’s ambitious but ultimately troubled sci-fi shooter. Darrah walks through the project’s initial vision, the shifting design goals, and the challenges that piled up over development and after launch. For anyone curious about what went wrong, this candid account provides valuable context on the creative struggles behind Anthem’s rise and fall.
Source: videogameschronicle.com
