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Guild Wars 2 - Standard Edition (PC DVD) Reviews
Guild Wars 2 - Standard Edition (PC DVD) Reviews
| 45 of 46 people found the following review helpful  Very polished, very impressive, By Dancer (London) - See all my reviews = Fun:  This review is from: Guild Wars 2 - Standard Edition (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) This is the most impressive game launch in years, and is likely to prove to be the second MMO to reach the stature of World of Warcraft.GAMEPLAY You should find yourself familiar with many of the game mechanics - generate a character, go questing, level up, join battlegrounds to play some PvP. No player should have any difficulty in getting into the game and having a good time. That said there are nuances that really polish up the playing experience and make it better than anything we've seen before - for example in every zone there are 'points of interest' and 'viewpoints' marked on the map, and you're rewarded for visiting them - in practice this means that you're rewarded for taking a little time out exploring/puzzling how to get up to the top of the tower and appreciating the beautiful world that the developers have made for us. You don't have to talk to a quest giver, or hand the quest in (though you can for a little colour if you like) - just stroll into the... Read more 18 of 19 people found the following review helpful Tyria's troubles make for cracking entertainment, By = Fun: This review is from: Guild Wars 2 - Standard Edition (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) Are you sick of Loot drama? Hate having that node you're after taken while you're killing something? Loathe having a high level player running farming builds through the region you're carefully working through killing all the mobs you need for a quest? Tired of spawn camping? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the MMO for you. All of these major MMO headaches have been taken out of this game. No mob 'tapping', everyone can get kill-credit, quest gains and loot from mobs. If you can see a node on your map it will still be there when you get to it no matter how often it has been harvested from in the meantime. High level players are scaled down to appropriate level in lower level areas. It all works.The second of the Guild Wars games looks beautiful from the moment you hit install. Stunning graphics and character models that almost seem to leap from the screen add to an experience that is almost totally immersive. The first Guild Wars game... Read more 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful Simply the best game I've ever played, online or off., = Fun: This review is from: Guild Wars 2 - Standard Edition (PC DVD) (DVD-ROM) I'll put my cards on the table; I have played gw1 for 7 years, and of those 7...I have been waiting for guild wars 2 for five of them!! >.< Calling me a "fanboy" (well actually..fan girl..but meh) is probably quite accurate, so of course my review is going to be a positive one. However, I could argue that because of these five years of waiting, my expectations where *exceptionally* high, really, ridiculously so. Were all of my expectations fulfilled? No, not all. Is still the best game I have ever played? Absolutely. (yes I really am serious about that)I won't explain the gameplay mechanics here, it's too much for one little amazon review, seriously look at their website and other video reviews to get a grip of what this game is about. I cannot do it justice. I will say however, the style of "quests" is very friendly for NON mmo players, and very confusing (initially) for mmo veterans! There are very few things to do that we would recognise as traditional "quests", so... Read more |
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