Gaming

Today's post is about gaming. Specifically about Guild Wars 2.

Now, I don't really like - nay, I strongly dislike MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game for the noobs) and that reaction comes from my experience with WoW (World of Warcraft), EVE Online and others I've played in the past but can't remember their names. WoW in particular is praised by thousands of people; so many are obsessed with it, sacrificing hours on it. This is the reason I tried to play it not once, not twice, but four times (The Starter Edition of course, because I wouldn't be as dumb as to buy a game I haven't tested before). My reaction was the same all four times: disappointment. The game itself had very limited character customisation (which eventually leads to all characters looking somewhat alike), outdated graphics, unrealistic and extremely simplified combat, no cutscenes, silly, errand-like quests...Literally I could talk about its flaws all day long. I'm sure though you don't want that.
Back to the topic then.
When I first heard about Guild Wars 2, a brand new MMORPG that came out just this August, I was both excited and cautious. I knew that I wasn't a fan of the genre, but after googling the game for a while, I saw pictures with amazing graphics on both landscape and characters as well as a multitude of option in the CC (Character Creation), even height adjustment! As I couldn't hold my excitement, I visited their website to check for a demo of the game. Unfortunately, there was no such thing - if you wanted to play the game, you had to buy the game. For 60$ !!! At first, the price tag was a kick in the balls (not that I have any). But, if you do your proper research, you'll find out there's no monthly, or in fact any (!) subscription fee.
For the unfamiliar with the gaming world, a subscription fee is money you pay, usually each month, to play an online game. To put it simply, you buy a game and then you pay (usually) every month to have access to its content.

Since the first game of the series, Guild Wars has shuttered this model to pieces, popularised by Blizzard Entertainment  (creator of WoW). By offering excellent quality graphics, a variety of classes and races, cutscenes, a personal story, voiced character, improved combat system and more they managed to gain a large, loyal fanbase and even make other companies drop their monthly subscription fee (like Funcom with the game Secret World).
Moreover, it's a huge value of money; think about it. Where you're playing subscription based games, you pay a tremendous amount of money just to keep playing it. GW2 on the other side, simply asks you to pay 60$ once and for all!

Before making my decision though, I needed a second opinion. And who else to ask than Angry Joe!
Here's the link to his YouTube channel if you're interested - his videos are legend - wait for it - dary!
http://www.youtube.com/user/AngryJoeShow
He gave the game a 10/10! He never does that!
And right at that moment, I knew I had to buy it.
It was my birthday present you guys.

Is the game worth is?
The answer is: absolutely.

Even if you're not a fan of MMORPGs, go buy it! Luckily, I got it on Christmas sale (my birthday is on December) for around 40$ got the Digital Deluxe Edition for free (yay!).
You need this game in your life. You know it.