Comments on: For those (not) about to BioShock

By: GW: EN Preview Weekend | Acid for Blood

GW: EN Preview Weekend | Acid for Blood — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:32:27 +0000

[...] 22 August 2007If you like Guild Wars, but can't make it to the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend and aren't playing Bioshock, you do have another option: the Guild Wars: Eye of the North Sneak Peek Weekend, from 24 – 26 [...]

By: SwiftRanger

SwiftRanger — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:35:57 +0000

The thing most people perhaps should realise is that the Guild Wars games aren’t exactly MMORPG’s. GW could have been Diablo 3 in certain aspects (instances only) although it does add a lot of its own goodieness (extensive PvP, no levelgrindcliché but instead a cardgame-like skill setup which turned out to be one of the most addictive action RPG game mechanics ever).

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:48:32 +0000

For a description of what I like about Guild Wars, I’ll point you towards my review of the first game:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=59083

One of the better things about Nightfall is your fellow adventurers. Rather than the mute and fairly useless henchmen, you essentially gather a party and get to fiddle around with their equipment. It pushes it another step towards a more trad single player RPG. That Nightfall has the best plot of the three helps here too.

By: John P

John P — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:44:48 +0000

I loved guild wars when it first came out, played through the whole campaign as a Mesmer with my mate playing an Elementalist. Such a BEAUTIFUL game, and the soundtrack by Jeremy Soule fits the aesthetic perfectly.

Alas, I lost my playing partners to WoW, and It just isn’t the same playing it solo. Bought Factions and Nightfall but never got very far without anyone to play with. Boo hoo. Woe is me.

By: Acosta

Acosta — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:20:52 +0000

I tried to play the original Guild Wars being a WoW player and it didn´t work for me, I felt detached from the world. I think that Guild Wars is more team based than WoW and I am more a solo player most of the times.

And is a shame because I really like many things of Guild Wars, especially its mixed class system. For what I have read, there is a fair chance that I can get into Guild Wars 2, something I will try for sure.

By: Jim Rossignol

Jim Rossignol — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:11:22 +0000

Kieron is a big Guild Wars fan. I enjoy it, but my appreciation is rather more limited.

By: Brinstar

Brinstar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:06:05 +0000

I’ve already pre-ordered it through the Guild Wars online store. I’m very excited for the expansion.

I might be able to squeeze in some Guild Wars time this weekend, though I’ll be at the Penny Arcade Expo, which is not a bad trade-off at all, since I’ll be chatting to the Guild Wars dev team and such.

And then next week is the full release! Good stuff!

By: Nordhus

Nordhus — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:04:36 +0000

The World In Conflict demo is also due out this friday.

By: Simon Westlake

Simon Westlake — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:55:08 +0000

What do you find to be excellent about Guild Wars? I tried it a few days ago and came away pretty unimpressed.