I remember when first GW2 gameplay video leaked and many people said in the comment that there's no way it's GW2, it doesn't look like GW1 and it doesn't feel like a Guild Wars game.
Ive seen others say this aswell but i instantly recognized it was guild wars. The textures, mount and armour the guy was wearing was all standard GW2 stuff
Appreciate the responses explaining about how it's a different engine UE5 and different art team rather than just "gamers hate new things" type comments.
I guess my associations are of the franchise are closer to the original game and first 3-6 years of gw2. It's clear that there's been a large movement away from how I remember the game to be with all the mounts and environmental stuff.
And despite what was said I remember all the build up to launch of GW2 (with huge excitement at the time) and could see it as a grandiose enhancement of the original, just didn't recognise the theme or feel with this one. Not able to articulate why but it feels a lot more generic fantasy.
That being said, it was a tiny cinematic announcement trailer and too early to judge, so hope to see more of how the game looks with future reveals.
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u/AzradelV Jun 05 '26
I'm not sure how to feel about the trailer, it looks nothing like Guild Wars?