Salut.
Gamespy vient de publier le top 10 des meilleurs jeux de toutes consoles / pc et quand je vais dan la catégorie PC je vois au top 10 - World of Warcraft puis top 6 - Guild Wars donc 4 places de différence puis comme commentaire :
When a mammoth game like World of Warcraft is unleashed upon the world, it´s hard to take in the long view of the MMO market. But its four-million-odd subscriber base be damned, there is a game out there that´s pushing the boundaries in more meaningful -- and, very likely, more far-reaching -- ways. That´s Guild Wars, which gets the nod here for a multitude of reasons. Primarily, it provides a gameplay experience that´s packed with topnotch content, well-designed underlying systems, and amazing visuals. And it provides all this without a monthly subscription. It´s a bold move for an MMO, and when you consider that the quality of Guild Wars´ experience is on par with the best pay-for-play MMOs out there, well, it´s bound to make splashes. And we´ll be feeling their effects soon.
What lends Guild Wars some much-needed distinction in the genre apart from this is its focus on PvP gameplay. True to its title, the focus of Guild Wars is to pit evenly-matched teams of players against each other in organized battles, and every aspect of the game seems designed to facilitate this. Leveling is a means to an end; the game´s design takes into account the fact that players will only level so that they can do the fun stuff -- in this case, take part in battles -- and as such, the process is comparatively painless, and abbreviated. In fact, players can create an end-game character from the get-go, and hop into PvP straightaway. Granted, these characters aren´t going to be able to compete against ones that were actually leveled there (skill disparities, anyone?), but if you just want to mess around, or try out other classes in high-end situations, it´s a wonderful feature.
That said, Guild Wars´ PvE game is no slouch. The core of the cooperative experience is a series of exciting, challenging missions that more often than not require the help of other players to complete. Think of them as Diablo but with some more, err, narrative substance. Through completing these missions, you´ll unlock key abilities for your characters, open up new areas of the world, and get to enjoy some genuinely great PvE content. And in many cases, you don´t have to do the LFG dance for hours -- if you´re short a player for a spot, you can always recruit one of the NPC hirelings. They´re always eager to serve, if not incredibly bright.
The short of it is that Guild Wars represents the form that MMOs will take in an ideal world. Great content, no monthly fees, and oodles of opportunities to interact (eviscerate?) your fellow man. It´s contributed to 2005 being a great year for MMOs, even in the shadow of World of Warcraft
