82

A Solid MMO Romp

ElitistCuisine | May 19, 2013 | See all ElitistCuisine's reviews »

This game, when I played it, was a very well thought out MMO. It's combat felt unique, due to the dodge system, and the lore/missions were well thought out. The system that steals the show, however, is the event system that often brings many players together to complete an objective for, mostly, the same reward. This mechanic really kept me engaged.

The crafting system feels swift, imaginative, and very fun. I have lost countless coins just because I was immensly curious in what I could discover.

However, once reaching the highest level, I swiftly lost interest. I have never been a raiding sort of person, more enjoying the environment and general chaos of event battles.

All in all, a wonderful, beautiful game. It just appears to be difficult to stay engaged after a pro-longed period of time.

78

Deserves hype, but not as much as it's getting

Cooberstooge | May 6, 2013 | See all Cooberstooge's reviews »

For a game to look decent, have solid quests, and have only a one-time fee to play forever, that in itself makes Guild Wars 2 worth a look. But from my experience, it's nowhere near deserving of all the love it's been getting for being a "revolutionary" MMO.

GW2 is in many ways like id's "Rage", in that large parts of it look good, until you go close up - at that point, eye irritation may occur. A joke, yes, but stuffed in amongst the mostly gorgeous textures are ones straight out of 1998, which most likely explains why this game has a tendency to run insanely well during heavy combat and steady exploration as one doesn't have the time to check out the oft-shoddy textures due to something always trying to kill you.

Controls are for the most part good, once you reconfigure them. I don't know who did the default layout, but the original key placement screams of someone who uses a non-standard gaming keyboard. Audio is good, but the music is too relaxing at times - falling asleep when you're about to get owned can have...undesirable consequences.

My most-enjoyed part of GW2 is hunting for secrets, they're hidden everywhere, and whoever did said hiding put some serious thought into it. You might be able to see some loot, but getting to it can take hours, and more often than not someone or something decides to have you for dinner in the meantime.

Overall a decent title, but most of what Guild Wars 2 has to offer has been done numerous times elsewhere. For a one-time fee, prospective buyers are getting a solid MMO - those who are vets to the genre may wish to look elsewhere first, though.

91

From a person who hated MMOs in 2008

tusccar | May 5, 2013 | See all tusccar's reviews »

This was my first MMO and it won't be my last. I used to hate MMOs and never really "got" them. That is until I bought this.

Guild wars 2 is the embodiment of what an MMO should be. Deep and provoking plots for each character, great combat, great and vast community, and an array of quests.

The combat system is very simple yet intuitive and even beginners will get used to it very fast. Just a few simple clicks of the mouse and you could be on your own questing or with a group of 40 others, taking down a dragon.

There is much to do in this game besides just quest. There is crafting which will suck you into a world of discovering things to make and use, or sell. The trading post is a strong point of the game. Whether trying your luck with mystery items or flipping items to make more gold, it will have you busy for many hours to come.

World vs World will have you entertained and create a comradary between you and hundreds of other players.

A normal review of this game is tough due to the fact that it is massive. But it is well worth the $60. Not only is it subscription free, but there are massive content updates every few months. This is a great game for lovers and haters of MMOs. If you want a game to escape into then this is it. You will be sucked into the world of Tyria, and you will not regret it.

85

Solid MMO

Giltonnam | April 27, 2013 | See all Giltonnam's reviews »

This game is a very solid PvP focused MMO. It adds an active dodge mechanic to the game that you must activate in order to dodge (compared to other MMOs where it's pure chance whether you dodge or not) that will avoid all damage from all sources for the duration of the doge (usually 1-2 seconds long). Who your realm/server fights in PvP changes every week they swap around servers so to prevent everyone moving to just 1 server because it always dominates Realm v Realm PvP.

It's removed the annoyance of playing the PvE portion with friends who are lower level than you because the game will lower your level to a zone's level range if you're higher than it. Each zone has public quests/events that everyone can participate in and get xp and loot.

To learn your attacks you just use a certain weapon/weapon combo to learn the abilities useable with those weapons (instead of going to a trainer and paying them to learn abilities).

The game overall is very solid. Great art style, refreshing PvE and PvP mechanics, and decent story (based on your race).

90

Excellent MMO

codenamesky | April 24, 2013 | See all codenamesky's reviews »

I played the first GW and all its expansions for almost 4 years, it was a revolutionary MMO with a large scale world, great match making, PVP and amazing PVE story with a legit storyline and many great side quests. GW 2 is as great if not better, the world is more colorful, characters and classes are various and interesting and you cant go wrong with the no subscription formula.

The great thing about GW2 is that you don't get lost unlike many other MMOs that have so many irrelevant characters and quests, they make you cry for a linear story. all in all a great game. get it right away

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