Guild Wars Factions
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Video Game Reviews of Guild Wars Factions
Customer Review: Guild Wars Rocks
Summary: 5 Stars
This is arguably the best game of the Guild Wars series. Not only does it have great graphics like all the other games, the storyline is unique and it takes very surprising, unexpected turns...kinda like in a good book. The new content in this game is amazing, and the end-game gear is awesome.Customer Review: Even better than the original
Summary: 5 Stars
When I got tired of paying monthly fees for MMORPGs I gave the original Guild Wars a try. I was quickly pulled in to the story and the fact that this game is significantly more challenging than the MMOs I've played in the past. Factions steps that up another notch completely. Although I enjoy Prophecies, I found the first 1/3 of the game a bit slow and drawn out. Factions is has a much quicker pace, which I really appreciate. I totally recommend this game for both newcomers and returning guildies.Customer Review: GW factions
Summary: 5 Stars
The most exciting and fun game in the series, you should definitely buy this one first. It has one of the most fun to play classes in the game, assassin, with it, and a new way of dealing with missions. You get tons of exp early on in the game, and gold is easy to get.Customer Review: A review for mmorpg n00b's
Summary: 5 Stars
Bored of single-player games, and the direction they've taken lately, I began looking into mmorpg games. The Guild Wars series intrigued me with it's fantasy setting, and it's no-fee service. (That's right! No monthly service fee!) The primary problem then, is deciding which version to purchase.
1.) Most fan sites recommend Prophecy (the 1st of the Guild Wars series) which is currently available in the Game of the Year edition (which gives you super weapons to start out with) and a version with the Eye of the North expansion included.
--The problem's I encountered with Prophecy primarily relate to the length of the story, and your ability to level-up. The story is the longest in the series, and most of it requires a level 20 character. My highest character, slightly over half the way through, is only level 17.
2.) Eye of the North is the latest addition, and is an expansion, not a chapter as the other three. As such, you HAVE to own one of the three chapters. It's primarily a dungeon crawler, adds heros (henchmen you can train and actually equip and control,) and has a "Hall of Monuments" to store your character's equipment/data for transfer to the upcoming Guild Wars 2.
3.) Factions is my favorite of the series, although I must admit I haven't tried Nightfall, yet. My reasons are, short story, easier to level up, equipment, skills, crafting items, etc are available in the tutorial area, and if you have another chapter in the series, you can transfer gold/items to your new characters, giving them huge boosts early on, when they really need them. Add to that, the fact that your skills, how to use them, why and when to use them is actually explained, helping you to chose more wisely. And Factions actually has a manual in the box, prophecy's has to be downloaded.
Customer Review: Oriental Feel
Summary: 4 Stars
I will keep this short since I have written a more extensive review for the Guild Wars product. Factions is one of the three storylines that can be played in Guild Wars. One need not own Guild Wars (known as "Prophesies") or the other title ("Nightfall") to play Factions, though owning all three means you can play your character in each of the three stories.
Factions has is a more Oriental feel; though it seems to be more of a mish-mash of western medieval and oriental. I would have liked to see the character appearance options allow for such things as white faced geisha girls - though I did see at least one NPC that had this look. Otherwise, Factions builds on the Guild Wars feel and is an excellent choice.