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Blizzard sold their souls to the devil
Ever since Blizzard started out way back when with titles such
as Blackthorne and the first Warcraft, any intelligent gamer
knew that this young company had some serious potential. And,
unlike many other companies, they knew to tap into that. Hit
after hit with titles such Warcraft II and III and Starcraft, it
became known that Blizzard truly has what it takes to make a
game.
And now they've proved that yet again with their first MMORPG
(Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game): World Of
Warcraft.
Graphics
These are, by far, the best I've seen for a MMORPG. Beautiful
lighting, great atmospheres, nicely done anti-aliasing. You
don't get graphics like this on any other game in its genre. Of
course, you'll need a pretty high-end computer to see World Of
Warcraft in its full glory, but even on low to medium settings,
the graphics still shine.
Now, there are games which have far better graphics than this
(Half-Life 2, Doom 3), but as I said, this being a MMORPG, it
has to sacrifice a bit on the graphics department to avoid big
laggspikes.
This easily gets an 8/10
Sound
Now, there's already a beautiful atmosphere set by the
landscapes, but the sound is simply perfectly added. From
soothing music in the forests of Ashenvale to almost tribal
music in the almost deserted Thousand Needles, everything has
fitting music to further emphasize the atmosphere. Very nicely
done.
Sound effects are the basics. Sword swooshes, some sound effects
for your special skills, and some grunting. Nothing new on this
department, yet it gets the job done.
This gets a 7.5/10
Gameplay
This is the essential part. What good are graphics and sound, if
you have a terrible game to put it in? Well, don't worry about
that.
In total, there are 8 races divided over 2 factions, and you'll
have a total of 9 classes to choose from. Each class is unique
to play as, and some can even summon a minion or pet to help.
Contrary to most MMORPGs, the quests you'll receive are
instructed properly, so you'll know what you'll have to do.
These are also nicely varied, ranging from simply killing a
number of beasts to performing a test of faith by jumping off a
cliff.
The quests also give you a decent reward most of the time,
ranging from cash to useful items, or sometimes even both. Of
course, the reward is always coupled with a lot of experience
you'll receive for completing the quest.
Speaking of experience, this is the fundamental part of the
game. Fight a lot, complete quests, and you'll get experience.
The more you get, the more you'll level up, and of course the
stronger you'll become. Each 2 levels, you'll be able to buy
skills or spells for your character. Also a nice perk are the
Talents which you'll receive once you hit level 10. These are
sometimes minor, sometimes major boosts to some of your skills.
You don't have to buy these, but you only get one talent point
to distribute each time you level up. Now, you can't distribute
into all of your talents (seeing as how the max level you can
get is 60), so think wisely about what you want to make
stronger.
Aside from the experience and quests, there are also
professions. You can learn 2 primary professions out of a total
of 9, and as much secondary professions as you want, out of a
total of 3. These vary from enchanting your items to make them
stronger, or even making your own armor/weapon sets.
Now, all this is nice and all, but they're not much fun if you
have a cramped up world to be roaming around in. Again, not the
case. World Of Warcraft's play area is HUGE. There are 2
continents, both divided into zones, of which some are Alliance
territory, some Horde territory, and some Contested territory.
Which brings me to another beautiful part of the gameplay: PvP
(Player versus Player). On Normal servers, you have the choice
whether you want to enable this or not. On PvP servers, you
don't. At least, you don't have that choice if you're in
Contested or in the opposing faction's territory. When PvP is
enabled, members of opposing factions duke it out for something
called Honor Points. The more you get of these, the higher rank
you'll become, and the more special goodies you can buy at a
reasonably low price.. .
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