In fact, after a dozen hours with it, I've come to the conclusion that if I had to choose, I'd rather be playing the most maligned game in BioWare's catalog: Anthem. Now, that may seem unhinged.

My favorite thing about Dragon Age: The Veilguard is also my favorite thing about Anthem. I didn't play Mass Effect: Andromeda, but it's also the same thing that its fans and critics seemed to ...