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Guild Wars Nightfall Review
With an absence of monthly fees, stand-alone campaigns, and a
unique skill system, the Guild Wars series is a notable
departure from the norm for online RPGs. In fact, it departs
with so many conventions it's difficult to pin the game down.
Although the developers don't call it a MMORPG, it is often
classified as such, and it does feel like one at times. So far
they have released Prophecies (the original game), Factions, and
Nightfall. This time you must save Elona from Warmarshel Varesh,
who intends to awaken a long-forgotten god that will plunge the
lands into an epic apocalypse.
Like other Guild Wars titles, Nightfall is an entire game that
doesn't require the other campaigns. If you have more than one,
however, you will find that they tie together and your
characters can travel between them by completing certain quests.
Nightfall's setting stretches across jungles and deserts
inspired by Ancient Egypt, many of which are quite stunning. The
game's graphics have always been excellent, and Nightfall is at
least as visually appealing as its predecessors, if not more so.
ArenaNet, the developers, also deserve credit for their
outstanding game technology, which makes Guild Wars one of the
most streamlined multiplayer games on the market, from
installing the software and registering an account to
downloading updates and finding your friends. Server outages,
resets, and disconnects seem almost non-existent compared to
other games of this kind.
New Classes
Like Factions, Nightfall introduces 2 new professions, in this
case the Dervish and the Paragon, to the game's 6 main
professions. The Dervish is a scythe-weilding warrior with some
unique area of effect (AOE) attacks. Paragons throw spears and
have various health buffs to assist their teammates in battle.
It's evident that, the more professions they add to Guild Wars,
the more these professions are going to start resembling each
other. In the end it always comes back to the rudimentary
tank/healer dynamic, but the additional professions in Nightfall
are nicely implemented and fun to play. They appear to be more
popular than the professions that came with Factions.
Given that you can also choose a secondary profession for your
character, there are a lot of possibilities for character
builds, especially if you have both Nightfall and Factions. It
can be a little overwhelming for beginners, so researching a few
character builds before selecting a sub-class can be helpful.
More Skills
New classes mean new skills, of which there were already a
tremendous variety in Guild Wars. Since you can only take 8
skills at a time into combat, a significant part of the strategy
is deciding which skill sets your party should take into a
mission. Expect to spend some time twinking these choices,
because you have access to your Heroes attributes and skills as
well. !
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