Guild Wars has some lore and the first game issued a ton of it. It has made some of the raids extremely interesting and even some zones were made better by bringing the long established lore in. The only advantage I’ll give World of Warcraft is that the lore for the game and franchise is gigantic, detailed, and fun to read. To give this to either side would be a travesty based on this alone. Guild Wars and Warcraft aren’t the first to share similar storylines and they won’t be the last. Most fantasy worlds like this overlap in similarities often. I could go on but honestly, it isn’t a big enough issue to press. As time went on, the beasts and man fight side by side against world threatening foes. There was once a big war between savage beasts and man. The leaders of each race are key important NPCs.
The races themselves don’t fully trust each other. You have dragons and hellspawn-like creatures tormenting the races. Tyria and Azeroth really aren’t that different. Two storied worlds always at the brink of war and destruction. From the launcher to the character selection screen to the world, Guild Wars 2 will wow your eyes.
Guild Wars 2 does just a damn good job at looking beautiful in menus and UI, working fluidly, and being easy to figure out. That being said, I can’t give this to WoW. With every expansion menus get better, things get easier, and let’s face it, Blizzard has used these last eight years as a learning experience and they haven’t been afraid to employ what they’ve learned with every release of a new expansion. At this point in WoW’s life cycle, the game looks and feels very nice. Although the menus and UI are standard fare, over the years Blizzard has added ways to help the game flow very fluidly. That isn’t to say WoW is lacking in this regard. The splatter style and use of pastel colors is absolutely gorgeous and helps GW2 stand out in a very unique way. If you read my review, the Design section details exactly what I’m talking about.
It’s going to be extremely hard to find a game with better presentation than Guild Wars 2. Let’s see who takes the cake in this battle of the titans. The hype has been ridiculous and the battlefield set. That’s why it was so surprising that Guild Wars 2 was able to match it. No one can question the quality of the product that WoW delivers. World of Warcraft is one of the last remaining top tier subscription games and for all intent and purposes, it will likely stay that way for a few more years. Guild Wars 2 represents a huge shift in the genre as a game that can rival the quality of the king of MMOs and still only charge you an initial retail price. So this question is viable among the MMO crowd. However, a lot of people can’t maintain two giant games at once. After all, Guild Wars 2 doesn’t have a monthly fee. The argument can be made that you can play both.
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