Gametrailers review seems fair

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27581.html

It's what most people think about it i guess. But notice how the footage they show is largely from Pre sear...

I stopped taking gametrailer reviews seriously a long time ago. This pretty much sums my feelings up.

Posted by Suiadan
This "review" is a complete and utter J.O.K.E!

For starters, they showed 2% of footage from the Eye of The North expansion itself, which where part of a preview given out by Arena Net ages before the game came out. All they really showed was them running around with starter character is the starter-areas of the game.

Secondly, how did they miss out on the 18 new multi-level dungeons added and the "few"- meaning, 150, new skills, and 40 new armor sets? Oh right, they didn't play it thats how.

Seeing as the game has been out for months now, and yet they decided to review it- they should've done their job. There's no mentioning the new sound-mechanics, which makes music in-game score to what you are experiencing seamlessly.

Take an example: your group heads off, and meet a large group of enemies. The music scores the scene as nothing yet, because you haven't engaged in battle. When you do, it changes- as in every other MMO/RPG. But, the sound/music-engine also monitors how your group does in th battle. If your having a really hard time beating the enemy, people are dieing and such, the music get's louder heavier. Adding more drums and such, to nail the scene- brilliant!

It looks as if they based their review on basic information found around the internet, and gave it an OK score. (Still can't believe they missed the 18 multi-level Dungeons part tho..)

Everyone, that loves, hates or doesn't have an opinion on this game, should atleast change their view on GT as a gamesite somewhat. To actually release such an unprofessional review on a site that usually get's does a good job on their reviews, is a shame.

I hope I don't e.v.e.r. see this again, do your job!

Agreed. Almost every time he mentioned the words "elite" or "high-end" the video was displaying Shing Jea Island or Ascalon. The score is fair enough but the way the review is done gives it very little credibility. It's funny how they neglected to mention some important parts of the game, like... I dunno, Dungeons?

"Not a top of the line game, visually" What!? This game has the prettiest graphics I've ever seen in a MMO. Then he follows up by saying that the character costumization is pretty bad... hello? You can't create a new character in this expansion.
I doubt he even played the game, lol.

Nice armchair review.

Yeah the new expansion is all set in Pre Searing, thanks for that terrible review.

Not only was he bad at GW (quick empathy on the dieing enemies!) but he was bad at telling people what GW is about. He simply took what people were saying on forums and put it into a video of pre searing content.

I love his line about how GW is all about getting you to Level 20 so you can do PvP, as if PvP was the only thing in GW that mattered. If you want to get to level 20 fast to do PvP, you do a PvP character, which starts there. If you pick a roleplaying sharacter, it's probably because you want to play PvE. The great thing about the PvE skills is not having to worry as much about balance issues. EotN was never meant to have a big PvP impact, and he acted like it was the whole focus of GW.

So many things are going through my head.. but one stands out..

THIS GUY SHOULD LOSE HIS JOB

Quote of the week right there
Couldn't agree more, that was the worst review i have seen/read in a long time

I loved how he said this expansion doesn't add new gameplay just new missions and quests
duh yea its an expansion thats what they tend to do, also i'd call the mini-games and dungeons a new style of gameplay so personally i think its got more than the average expansion gives

He completely missed the point that the main attraction of EOTN is th engaging storyline not the 'grind for loot'. Agreed, what an awful and unresearched review.

Just like most such sites, this guy doesn't have a job to lose, since almost all such positions are voluntary.

No, the "grind" and "loot" parts are quite right. There's nothing else in GW:EN besides that.

That review's hilarious, whatever you think of EotN, I don't see the point in critting the cut scenes and graphics while showing pre-searing.

Someone couldn't be bothered to lvl up to 20 and play it methinks.

the game doesn't do anything new??? thats so offensive --- the reviewer must be blind.

it looks like the guy didn't even PLAY gw:en. u can see this since A LOT the clips are from the trailers...the ones that belong to him are from the previous games mostly...and mostly from the starter areas. (he was probably trying to get to gw:en from lv zero XD)

man...this just doesnt seem like a fair review imo.

I kept laughing at his skillbars and equipped weapons.

I laughed at his placement and talking about high end things.

Then he empathied a dying carrion.

lol.

What a fool, anet get out the ban hammer and smite this fool.

Like others have said....

THIS REVIEW IS TERRIBLE!

Um. No. Eve Online has substantially nicer visuals.

That's the way Guild Wars was originally designed. Back in the olden days the only purpose PvE served (unless you were enjoying the storyline) was to unlock runes, skills, and weapon upgrades on PvP goons. You had no choice: you played PvE, or you sucked at PvP.

They tried to get away from that somewhat with some Proph updates, then tried to jam it back down everyone's throats again with Factions, then tried to get away from it entirely with Nightfall. But you still see a nasty legacy of that horrible design decision every time they make a "skill balance" for PvP players: it often breaks legitimate PvE builds because, originally, the only significant reason to unlock skills in PvE was to use them on PvP characters.

I'm gonna have to say FAIL.

The EoTN storyline is not particularly attractive, IMHO (better than Factions though, at least). Furthermore, the complication of moving that storyline along as you get farther on for non-hardcore players is just too frustrating. EoTN is all about the grind, baby. Grind for titles and prestige items, run instances to try and get nifty loot, little more. The "Destroyers" storyline is just a rehash of the Titans storyline from Proph with different characters and less compelling personalities (way to make one of the primary protagonists and the source of the games moniker a whiny imbecile that nobody in their right mind could conceivably relate to).

Anyway, I can't see the review. I use Flashblock on Firefox and when I click the icon to load it, it just goes white. So, fail for crappy flash applet.

What complications of moving through the GWEN storyline? There are 0 title requirements and 0 restrictions to continue any primary mission.

I was a very casual player when I began and finished GWEN, and all this hullabaloo about it being hard for "non-hardcore players" is absolute bull.

MOST PEOPLE REVIEW LIKE THIS, HENCE WHY THE GAME GETS REALLY HIGH REVIEWS, THEY EITHER PLAY FOR 2 HOURS AND SAY IT'S GOOD OR GET THE INFO OFF ARENANET AND SAY IT'S GOOD.

It'd also be nice if the review actually worked :\

There are good things and bad things in GWEN. However, this guy didn't actually play GWEN, so his review is pointless.