World of Warcraft is excellent and I sometimes feel as if Gamespot didnt give it the 10 it deserved-Truly Revolutionary!
I believe that everyone deserves a chance to experience this game, but I won’t feed you BS. I will be honest in telling you that there are some things Blizzard needs to work on. Things that can range from server issues, economy problems, and overall negative players, but in the end this all combines to give you the idea that these are real worlds with real people.
Now, World of Warcraft has way too many things to write about in this review, but I can guarantee you will enjoy the game by just experimenting with the leveling and PVP (player versus player) system. Also things like the immersive environments you are placed in is incredible, it takes you 1½ hrs to get from the south side of Kalimdor (western continent) to the northern side, this is if you don’t get stopped by a monster or side tracked. Plus imagine there’s another continent on the eastern part of the world adding a another 1½ hours of straight walking. Incredible enough there’s a new expansion in the works (Burning Crusades) which will be adding 25% more land. So if your like me, who worries about the game feeling small, World of Warcraft wont be the case.
Another great thing about World of Warcraft is that it runs in real time, and has no loading time excluding the loading of the game, and getting from one continent to the other. These loads consist of no more than 20-30 seconds waits. Now if by reading this gives you the idea that this game is way too immersive for you and your not going to find the time to explore/level in time don’t worry. Blizzard has set up a “forgiveness system” so when your off line the game starts to give you double experience so you can catch up to your friends or play at your own pace.
In overall this game is one for the records, I disagree with Gamespot’s 9.5, this game deserves a 10. The overall feeling of achievement which you receive from this game is worth your time and dedication, since you feel as if you were next to your character giving him step by step instructions. To close things off, I won’t be surprised if World of Warcraft is named along side Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy or Halo five years from now.
Thanks for Reading!
Written By Matias J. Ocner