I’m playing Guild Wars again for a little bit. Haven’t touched it in quite a while. Had some fun with the Quarter to Three guild for a bit when the game was new, but they…. well, they don’t have a great attention span (myself included). My character was in a screenshot in Computer Gaming World though: I just happened to be playing with Tom and Bruce the day they were writing their article about the game. (Note that my dude is not in the 1up article, but was in the print version).

That’s right: I was an extra in a game review. I was also an extra in a Ben Affleck movie, it turns out. Haven’t seen the movie, but I’m pretty sure that’s me behind Megan Ward at 1:23 in this trailer. Just don’t ask about the hair, please.

Was I going anywhere with this? Uh…. Yeah. Guild Wars. Still fun, and still no monthly fees. It’s also a reminder that a game with good art direction will hold up much longer than one shooting for realism. ArenaNet really made an MMO that wasn’t EverQuest But Different, and I think it’s probably done a lot for their game. I’m really looking forward to seeing what they do with the sequel.

Posted on February 6th, 2010 by Nathan
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