Just one of the best RPG games ever made.And its going to be so until a game this good comes out again.
In Guild Wars you play as a hero from Ascolon, a typical fantasy province that has fallen into hard times thanks to the Charr attacks. The world where you play is just huge,its called Tyria, the games content will be making quests alone or with a group of players. You can have either computer controlled “henchmens” or with others players around tyria. You meet them in cities and outposts where you can sell or buy things (weapons, armor and much more).In cities or outpost you also have computer controlled merchants, crafters and diffrents sellers. They can sell you a basic weapon to start your game. The best way to get a good weapon is to trade or buy from one person. Every player in Guild Wars has his own copy of the game, so if he goes through a portal he lands in his own portion of the game, he can as already said go alone or with a group. To make a party(a group of characters) you just have to talk to him in chat that is very well made, the best way is in “whisper” chat, so you are talking alone,1on1 talk. Of course you don’t have to chat with a henchmen,you just click on him and add him to your party. Henchmens are available on every outpost or city near the portal your own copy of the game.In that own copy of the game you play different quests and you get them with talking to certain persons in the game. They give you a mission that you can or don’t have to do, so quest are there to be made or if you don’t want to make them then just don’t. But my strong advice is that you make the quest because with that you earn gold and gather different thing-you get them when you kill a creature(weapons, shield and tons of different items).The firs portion of the game is a nice, beautiful and peaceful world Tyria but with making quest you get to a point when some important hero of Ascolon gives you the quest to come with them to a long journey, the journey is quick over but the Charr finds a way to brake down the great wall and then the beautiful, peaceful Ascolon-Tyria is no more.Every where sand deserts, nothing grows anymore. Its also a nice thing, with that you get new quest, new friends and you become more powerful because the creatures in this portion of the game are also a lot stronger. At the cities crafter you can also customize your weapon to your character style so it would be a lot stronger.
The other mode is for those that don’t want to play the role-playing character, also for anyone-the player versus player mode. You make a character that is already the highest level that it can be-level 20.You play 4vs4 or more in good made fights with other live persons. You can either play with your guild on a tournament way or just with a random group of players. Playing either as a role-playing character or on the player versus player mode is really totally cool, make sure you play it all or you will not discover the whole potential of the game. Hundred of hours of game-play awaits you in both sections.
The camera perspective is a third-person view. With the option to zoom out and in with your mouse you can either play your character with a firs-person or with third-person behind the back angle. The better perspective seems to be the third-person way because it’s the best way to see the really magic of the Graphics in Guild Wars that is really stunning. You attack with your primary or secondary attack with your mouse or the hotkey. The real damage you will do is with the different skills, so the weapon is a important, but not as the skills.
You can have exactly have eight skills at a time. Every of the six characters have 150 unique skills that you get with completing quest. The skills are icons on the bottom of the screen and all deliver a beautiful graphic effect. The skills are the hart of the game so you will have to choose your proper skills to defeat your enemy’s easier. With getting levels by killing enemy’s you get attribute point and you use it to upgrade your self. Every of the six characters classes have its own attributes(a warrior has strength, hammer mastery, etc. a elementalist have fire magic, water magic etc.)you get the point. The higher are the attributes the better it is. If young start of the game you get a chance to get a second profession-you can be warrior/elementalis or elementalist/warrior etc. So with two profession is really easier because you have more attributes and skills, but still always is in the front the first profession.
Making a character is quick and easy, not like by World of Warcraft for instance. You wont be choosing classes and profession for hours like in WoW, here you will be able to be quick. There are six professions that all have its own unique style. Warrior, Monk, Elementalist, Mesmer , Ranger , Necromancer. You can have a total of four character, role-playing or PvP. Yes, maybe it will be a hard choice at first but having a total of four character you can easy delete one and make a new one if you think that your choice was wrong.
Though you can just simple do not go to the role-playing and instead go direct to the PvP mode that would be a good idea. Its good to know the game first , to wet you leg in the role-playing fantasy level-up adventure. Guild Wars want you to experience both sides of it and you wont be disappointing. Yes, firs you will be a “noob” like we are were, you wont have tons of gold, good weapon but with time you will own them all. Practice makes perfect, so be sure to play it because if you will miss the fun in role-playing portion you will be half satisfied with the game. The weapons are not the only thing to sell or buy, there are also shield, other items like-different dys(coloring shield)-but most of it you will hear selling weapons.
Saving game in Guild Wars is not necessary, you cant save it. Its saves the progress every time you log of and when you log in again you will start off in the nearest outpost, city where you log loff. When being killed you think “no i died, what now”, that’s no problem-you respawn at the respawn gate. The penalty for that is nothing serious- just a temporary hit to your maximum health and energy levels that goes away when you get back to town. The games loading times are seconds, so if you are in a hurry you wont need to wait a long time. A nice thing in Guild Wars is the map, you cant travel quicker with the map with just a slick on the outpost, city or whatsoever to get there in second. The location of the city, town saves its self when entering it so quickness is in this game.
With friends or just some other player you can form a guild. customize a unique insignia that all your guildmates may proudly wear on their flowing cloaks. With the guild you create tactics how to fight against opponents, becoming more and more stronger with time and also becoming the best . Being a member of a guild also allows you to get the most out of the game's PvP elements. International PvP competitions between guilds are already taking place, as players from all around the world battle it out in multi-team skirmishes, pitting their best combinations of skills and tactics against each other. When spells and counterspells are flying, as melee fighters close the distance with ranged assailants and supporting forces, the action can get hectic and very exciting.
Guild Wars just looks great as inside-gameplay as outside-the graphics are the best of the best that could be in a role-playing game. The environment looks just super, the spells- abilities- are looking so real that i can not tell you, you will have to play it. Its definitely worth every penny. Again three cheers for the graphics, ArenaNet really does it! The game is incredible and you will have to play it. So much to do, ton of tons of quest, weapons, looks and different item. The game all-in-all is one of the best role-play game and the best role-play game for me.
Graphics-Just outstanding, no other RPG could follow that graphics
Sound-I little softy, it could be better, but whatever i like it!
Value-So much to offer at that price, don’t know why some games that don’t offer half as Guild Wars are for fee. Guild Wars just offers hundreds of hundreds hours of fun.