Since my friends went and bought me Guild Wars 2, I've continued to play it and come to the conclusion that some of my initial impressions weren't entirely accurate. I still think it's got some sexism/genderedness issues that SW:TOR doesn't, and the story is less yours. But the actual gameplay is fun and I don't feel like I'm losing anything as a ( Read more... )

First, the nonspoilery review of the two classes I've finished (and they will come as a surprise to no one).

Agent: Totally awesome!  Epic fun spy fiction along the lines of James Bond (though less ruthless if you play Light Side).  Oddly enough, quite possibly the furthest to the Idealism side of the Sliding Scale of Idealism vs Cynicism, if played ( Read more... )

I don't remember exactly when last December I started playing. I know it was slightly after launch, though by game time I was in it from the beginning. I had to replace my computer in order to play (except for the video card) and I know we didn't get the new one made until after the game launched. In any event, I've been playing for about a year ( Read more... )

Don't get me wrong, I still love SW:TOR, but there are problems. (Okay, there are many problems, but we're just focusing on story telling for this post.)

As I play through Chapter Two, I'm increasingly frustrated by the fact that - while they explicitly let you be Light Side or Dark Side regardless of which faction you chose - they seem to have had ( Read more... )

Yep, going to blather more about SW:TOR.  I do that.

I've noted a time or two already that the factions of SW:TOR do not tidily break down to Good (the Republic) vs. Evil (the Empire).  Which is actually kind of nice and, at least in my opinion, better than the Protagonist-Centered Morality Good vs. Evil of the prequel movies.  (It's even better ( Read more... )

As I said in a previous post, I think SW:TOR has killed WoW for me. I am loving having a voice acted story so much that I don't think I can go back. I'll put up with it so I can hang out with my superheroes, but even that will be hard. The moment someone makes a superhero MMO along the lines of SW:TOR, I'm remaking Keith, Raizel, and Kit ( ( Read more... )