Recording summary · September 2021
DO NOT BUY New World MMORPG - Terrible Game
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Overview
Daniel reviewed Amazon Gaming Studios' MMORPG New World, finding it generic, unoriginal, and overpriced at £35, assigning it an overall rating of 4 out of 10 and advising against purchasing it until price cuts or updates occur.
Daniel identified as an MMO enthusiast and a professional World of Warcraft player since 2004, critically assessing New World's systems including character creation, setting, tutorial, combat, graphics, questing, and crafting.
Themes
Criticisms of character creation and setting immersion, including limited facial adjustments, unattractive presets, taking an hour to create an Asian female character, and restricting playable and settlement populations exclusively to humans.
Critiques of gameplay systems, including unnecessary basic tutorial handholding, spammy combat lacking attack weight compared to Chivalry 2, unchallenging fetch-and-kill quests, and tedious, unneeded crafting mechanics.
Evaluation of visual presentation, including disappointing 2021 graphical fidelity, bland textures, and character models resembling The Sims during emotes.