Guild Wars Gets a Bad Review

Lonesamurai

Lonesamurai

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Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

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06 Dec 2007 at 21:26 - 81
Could be worse, they could be having Auran's potential financial troubles after a bad release...

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...ncial-Troubles

Mordakai

Mordakai

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

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06 Dec 2007 at 21:30 - 82
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonesamurai
Could be worse, they could be having Auran's potential financial troubles after a bad release...

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...ncial-Troubles
Ouch. Has anyone here played Fury?

NM, found this review:

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There's likely a breed of PvP aficionado out there who loves what Fury has to offer. We salute you, whatever kind of statistic-obsessed, spreadsheet-worshipper you are. For us, the biggest problem we kept running into was boredom. Fury never once grabbed us like other MMOs or arena shooters. We weren't compelled to keep queuing up for deathmatches, or sprint back to vendors to upgrade our equipment or skills. So while it's a competent game, we simply couldn't get into it. The Casio keyboard-like sound effects and hit-or-miss fantasy graphics don't help. While some of the level designs are cool, there's not much of a feel to this game world. Auran's Fury was advertised as an MMO without the useless, fatty bits. A game that, allegedly, offers players the only part they want out of the online experience, which apparently means PvP. Turns out the game just offers too little to keep us interested, and some of what is there shouldn't have been included to begin with.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/830/830124p2.html

Eviance

Eviance

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Join Date: Nov 2005

Eh I forget... o_O

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06 Dec 2007 at 21:38 - 83
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Originally Posted by Mordakai
Ouch. Has anyone here played Fury?
I played the closed beta, it was just kinda eww. In the end after only a few hours it ate my computer.. After, I got it regurgitated and quickly squished Fury's life out of my computer. However my PC is still suffering some of the after effects Q_Q

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

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Join Date: Feb 2006

06 Dec 2007 at 21:51 - 84
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Originally Posted by IlikeGW
I don't think any MMO or MMO-alike deserves that great a rating at the end of the day, because they are what they are... dumbed down gameplay with a 'casino drop' aspect to try to keep people hooked.
Or there are actually people who like to play them.

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Originally Posted by IlikeGW
Guild Wars is not above that at all.
GW isn't an MMO. It's just an Online RPG.

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Originally Posted by Martin Firestorm
WoW fanboy strikes again. Must you insert this stuff in every thread here? You know, there are probably a couple other sites that would be more conducive to your WoW fanboyism--like a WoW site maybe?
Sad that you had to attack him for speaking up for WoW. He didn't speak against GW at all.

Nyktos

Nyktos

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Join Date: Jun 2007

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06 Dec 2007 at 21:51 - 85
WoW graphics are good, but ugly. When I play RPGs, I don't want them to look like Pixar movies.

On topic: It's an idiot writing a game review. What else is new?

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

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Join Date: Feb 2006

06 Dec 2007 at 21:53 - 86
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Originally Posted by Nyktos
WoW graphics are good, but ugly. When I play RPGs, I don't want them to look like Pixar movies.
That's actually a good reason why a lot of people like WoW's style: It's different.

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Originally Posted by Nyktos
On topic: It's an idiot writing a game review. What else is new?
I'm actually wondering if this review is a joke...I mean come on, this is the Guru. We suck at detecting sarcasm.

warcrap

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Join Date: Sep 2007

somewhere on earth!

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06 Dec 2007 at 21:55 - 87
its just a nerdy WoW fan trying to drive away buisness from arenanet dont worry he'll die pretty soon in his moms basement.

Mordakai

Mordakai

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

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06 Dec 2007 at 22:00 - 88
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Originally Posted by Bryant Again

I'm actually wondering if this review is a joke...I mean come on, this is the Guru. We suck at detecting sarcasm.
If it's sarcasm, it's even worse. I mean, it's not even remotely funny.

I find the whole scenario hard to believe: His friends recommended it, but he never tried it out? Went over to someone's house to take a look?

And on blind faith he bought every Chapter?

Meh, I'm probably giving this guy more attention than he deserves.

Martin Firestorm

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Join Date: Dec 2005

Louisiana

E/Me

06 Dec 2007 at 22:23 - 89
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryant Again

Sad that you had to attack him for speaking up for WoW. He didn't speak against GW at all.
I've noticed that you jump in after these toxage inspired WoW discussions to approve or not based on whether GW attacks are included in the WoW praise. I don't care about that--its all obvioulsy intended to get a rise. What's sad is you allow your own WoW fanboyism to blind you to that. I've been running into these posts in multiple threads just today. What's really sad is someone who posts so much about one game in a forum devoted to one of its competitors.

unienaule

unienaule

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Join Date: Aug 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

06 Dec 2007 at 23:27 - 90
I think the main premise that "this review was written by someone who did not, in fact, actually play Guild Wars for more than 30 minutes" has been beaten to death, and the WoW vs GW crap can go find some lonely corner to die in. Closed.