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GW rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game sets the bar for all RPGs. It looks great, plays great, and has tons of good content werth perchasing.

Next best thing to WoW.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Like so many others out there, I'm not made of money and paying for an online game every month is just out of the question. I'd read about this game and its unheard of free online pay, so I'd been eyeing it for a few years. I finally bought it a couple weeks ago and wow. It's pretty darn good RPG.

There's a huge world to explore, quests to take on, big (and small) decisions to make, and you can always add more on to it with the sequels and expansions. Whether your thing is tossing spells left and right or bashing bad guys over the head, it's all catered to pretty well here. You're required to have two professions, so you can do both if you want to (personally, I prefer a ranger/spell caster combo, but that's just my own taste).

This is really supposed to be a group thing, joining up with other players to make your way through the world. Teambuilding, cooperative gameplay, etc., but -- and the reason it didn't get five stars from me -- you can get around that fairly easily. Run across a quest that takes more than one player? No problem, just hit the public area and ask and/or hire someone to help you complete it, then go your separate ways. It gets a little bit lonely that way. Then again, if you feel the need to connect, you can just hang out in an active zone and chat. Still, it might be better if having a group was required, and not something you could get around.

That aside, this is definitely worth the money and I really recommend it. Is WoW better? Probably. But if you don't have that kind of money, this is a more than decent substitute.

Older gamer loves this game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

"GW" is my first foray into the world of online gaming.I was a little intimidated at first,what with the zillions of people running around all over the place,but I quickly found that other,more experienced players were more than happy to help a newbie such as I.
I soon became immersed in the huge GW lands and have been having such a good time with the characters I created.I am a Ranger/Elementalist in this game,and it is really fun to add skills,and win battles,complete quests,and a myriad of other stuff.I was invited to join a guild,which I did,and the people in the guild are helpful,funny,and obviously in love with this game as much as I am.
I am currently playing GW and Factions at the same time.Tonight I load Nightfall and have more fun!!!
This kind of game is perfect for someone who has been a fan of RPG's since Diablo.The advances these kinds of games have made are incredible.
Prepare to have your slippers knocked off!!

Guild Wars Rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game! Not only are there great graphics and amazing gameplay, the storyline is amazing and well thought out. This game should be played by everyone around the globe. Even if you don't like MMORPG's, you will after this game!

If you are looking at this, why haven't you bought it already?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Do you hate online RPGs because you have to pay money? do you want a good looking game with a solid gameplay system? Look no further.

You may be trying to compare this to World of Warcraft, but they aren't really compareable. Guild Wars defines a genre somewhere between multi and single player, and has no known clones.

There are two modes in the game, PvP and Cooperative. In my opinion PvP is better, yet cooperative is also very fun with a good story.

There are six characters to choose from (eight if you have factions, ten if you have nightfall). Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. For example, the elementalist has the most mana of any class, his spells are also the most powerfull. Yet, the elementalist has a low health capacity and bad armor. The warrior, on the other hand, has next to no mana, yet he does not need it for his abilities, he also has the best weapons and armor.

The game is very balanced, and easy to dive into, it also seems to satisfy the wants of both the casual and hardcore gammer. A casual gammer can dive into Guild Wars for fifteen minutes at a time and still have fun in PvP. The hardcore gammer will play throught the cooperative mode and then find alot of fun in PvP.

The graphics are great, clean, beautiful, and fast. The sound is equally as good. This game will keep you occupied for a long time. Yet, for me, I seem to play it for a consistant month or so and then stop. The addiction of this game always returns.

And yes, you do need internet connection.

Graphics 9/10
Gameplay 10/10
Story 10/10
Sound 9/10
Presentation 10/10
Length 9/10
Stability: Perfect, Polished, No Lag

Score 10/10 - Revolutionary

Guild Wars Revisited

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

All my nephews are on this game, and so I decided to plunk down some cash to see what all the fuss was about. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the graphics were better than anyting WOW has to offer, and there is good multi-player interaction. As others have written, it really is meant to be played with a group of like-minded cadres because there are situations where you cannot pass on your own (for example, a friend has to hold a gate open for you). This actually caused me to give it 3 stars for fun, since I grew up with games like Wizardry, Betrayal at Krondor, and Baldur's Gate that allowed me to adventure by myself. Still, for an older game, Guildwars is masterfully done and deserves praise. The only real addition that could be made is linking via headsets, if this hasn't already been incorporated.

Excellent Beginner RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is the first Guild Wars RPG online game. It is not as challenging as Factions, Nightfall, etc. so this is perfect for those interested in online gaming. What's more, unlike World of Warcraft, all the Guild Wars games are played online completely free of charges. Internet service you obviously have to pay to your Internet provider. Additionally appealing is if you paid for any of the other Guild Wars games, your RPG character(s) can travel between them without losing what they gained (ex. inventory, skills, etc.). However, in order to do so, you have to earn this added feature by completing quests. Ideally, if you have Guild Wars Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, etc. you can play all of them as one huge game. I've been able to get my Nightfall character to make its way to the Prophecies campaign, specifically Ascalon City. It was a long tedious task even with my maxed out Level 20 character.

fun time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

a great game for the whole family (if everyone has their own computer!) but especially for the extended family- children can play with grandma a great way to keep connected

Yippee For No Monthly Fees

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a really nicely done game for the money. The character creation is better than WOW but not as good as City Of Heroes.

I like that I can travel to one of the main cities by pushing the M button and clicking on the city. No cool down times needed. No specific city that you can only travel to. Just click and go.

I also like that it will give you hints on where to go for your quests. Just look at your mini map.

Overall it is a great product. I am sorry I let others talk me out of buying this because real people pay monthly fees. Well Smart people do not pay monthly fees.

Nice Visual Environment, Fun Playability, Bad People.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Guild Wars is a well-written, intellectually interesting, visually appealing, beautiful game that really comes together to create a nice interactive environment that's fun to explore. It's a lot like running around in a Thomas Kinkade scene... Killing things that disturb its serenity. The programming runs very well, with few snags. And you've already paid to play. So for game construction & playability, 5 Stars would be easy to give.

But the real downer for this game--is the people. There are some very good, friendly, knowledgeable, experienced players--but the great majority of the people logged in constitute a kind of "what's underneath the bottom of the barrel" social atmosphere, worse than Yahoo chat rooms. It really is that bad, & at times, it makes me wonder why I paid $30 to be treated like absolute trash or less in the interactive online atmosphere. NC Soft indicates in their TOS that profanity & abuse will not be tolerated & are grounds for getting your account deleted, but apparently they could care less, because no one monitors any of the town chats, whatsoever. If I had kids, I don't think I would want them in there, at all. No way. The social aspect of the game, I give .5 Stars... It really is just absolutely disgusting. If you're at all familiar with what characterizes the "lower astral plane", this needs no further explanation... It's just like that. And the consistency of this social atmosphere really presents a corrosive effect that becomes serious buzz kill for the entire game. Consequently, many decent people may leave the game--leaving the lowest common denominators behind in their wake, for whom like attracts like.

My recommendation to people considering buying Guild Wars is to round up the people you know who would like to play, form your own Guild primarily comprised of your personal & online friends, family, & colleagues, be selective about the Guilds & players you will & won't interact with, & go do your own thing together in this game. Decide what you want out of the game, & go after it together to make your own happiness. Because if you have any measure of maturity, integrity, intelligence, sophistication, or class--you will not be too pleased with what you'll have to pick from within the general Guild Wars milieu.

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