New "Bring Back Anthem" Petition Somehow Gets More Signatures Than Save Dragon Age

New "Bring Back Anthem" Petition Somehow Gets More Signatures Than Save Dragon Age

From TheGamer (Written by James Lucas) on | OpenCritic

With #SaveMassEffect going viral and reaching an impressive 280,000 signatures, it was hardly surprising that Dragon Age fans wanted in on the action, hammering home how short-sighted EA's decision to close BioWare really was. But what is surprising is that there's a new Anthem petition, and it has somehow surpassed #SaveDragonAge.

At the time of writing, "Save Mass Effect and Dragon Age — EA, Let BioWare's Legacy Live On!" has 3,433 signatures, whereas "Bring Back Anthem! Give this game a second chance" has 4,424. It's not the first petition to try and resurrect the shambling corpse of BioWare's most infamous game, but now that BioWare fans are rallying to save the studio—or at least, its most iconic franchises—Anthem fans are back to plead their case.

"To Electronic Arts: a large portion of gamers think Anthem deserved better," organizer Big BusterSword said. "And its community deserves to be heard. Despite its troubled launch, Anthem delivered something special. Its incredible flight mechanics, the Javelin combat, beautiful world, and cooperative gameplay offered an experience that many gamers still haven't found elsewhere. Many still think about and want to play this game again.

"We are calling on Electronic Arts to consider bringing Anthem back,...

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