Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons

 PC
  • Publisher: NCSOFT
  • Release Date: Feb 28, 2022
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GameSpace
    Mar 22, 2022
    90
    A marvelous new frontier for Guild Wars 2. End of Dragons crashes into Cantha and expands Tyria with more than jsut a new sandbox. It delivers an astounding new adventure on a stupendous scale. It isn't perfect but if this is where he end comes then it's a fitting epitaph for Guild Wars 2.
  2. MMORPG.com
    Mar 11, 2022
    90
    Overall, End of Dragons feels like ArenaNet has taken all the lessons of both Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire and honed their newest expansion into the best of both. The few areas where things aren't quite there, they are working hard at fixing them in the right way, which will be best over the long term, rather than quick kneejerk solutions. This is the perfect capstone to the story they have been telling for the last ten years, and this expansion makes me excited to see where they will go from here.
  3. GameStar
    Mar 25, 2022
    85
    Not as groundbreaking as Path of Fire, but a must-have expansion for fans of both the old and the new Guild Wars.
  5. Dexerto
    Feb 28, 2022
    85
    Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons blends everything I want in a game together: it’s got an eastern-inspired tech utopia, awesome Mastery lines that are so much fun to explore, and potentially powerful classes...Despite its futuristic vision, however, it seems that Guild Wars 2 is still a little stuck in the past, innovating very little on its core combat system and visuals. While this is great for those who know and love the game, I don’t know how many new players will choose to dive into the world of Cantha despite all of the wonders it contains. Only time will tell if ArenaNet’s MMORPG will rise back to prominence, and I truly hope it does. After all, Tyria was where my MMO adventure began, and it will always have my heart.
  6. PC Gamer
    Apr 4, 2022
    81
    A worthy send-off to Guild Wars 2's Elder Dragon saga, and a reason to be optimistic about the future of the game.
  7. RPG Fan
    May 16, 2022
    80
    Unlike other Guild Wars 2 expansions, End of Dragons doesn’t have one big feature to hang its hat on. Instead, it offers several smaller features and the game’s most enjoyable campaign yet. Factor in beautiful new maps and challenging but engaging late-game bosses, and there’s plenty of content for Guild Wars 2 fans to come back to.
  8. IGN Adria
    Mar 30, 2022
    80
    End of Dragons is a high quality addition to the Guild Wars 2 corpus. However, unless you're a returning player, it probably won't inspire to hop on the Guild Wars 2 just now.
  9. PC Invasion
    Mar 9, 2022
    80
    There was a lot riding on the return to Cantha in Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons. It's an iconic location steeped in the franchise's history. Fortunately, the latest expansion delivers an experience worthy of the hype. The end of the Dragon Cycle narrative will challenge you, teach you exciting new skills, and leave you feeling content. The story isn't overly long, but there are plenty of activities to keep you busy for many hours around Cantha.
  10. PCGamesN
    Feb 28, 2022
    80
    AreaNet's best expansion yet is brimming with all the detail and character that makes Guild Wars 2 so special, and its approachability to solo players means nobody has to miss out this time around.
  11. Meristation
    Apr 14, 2022
    75
    An expansion with lights and shadows but interesting for Guild Wars 2 players nonetheless. Too much time waiting for a content that looks hurried at some points.
  12. COGconnected
    Mar 9, 2022
    75
    The pressure is back on with GW2: EoD and it feels good. The main quest line and combat are engaging thanks to new elite specializations, unique characters, and interesting fight designs. Despite some lackluster parts of the main adventure, there is still a drive to keep going. If you love focused stories in MMORPG’s, End of Dragons is an expansion that not only adds to, but builds on, a well established world. With all the other content EoD adds, there is so much to do. Yet the story is the highlight, ushering you forth as the hero you want your character to be, if you’re brave enough to face the End of Dragons.
  13. Screen Rant
    Mar 10, 2022
    70
    Where the game goes from here remains to be seen, but Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons is exactly the kind of promising expansion the game needed to lay the foundation for its future in spite of these issues, with a core concept and some brilliant moments buoying it through the turbulence of some of its other changes.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 111 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 111
  3. Negative: 24 out of 111
  1. spike_sprf
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Shing jea and Kaineng introduce some new textures to the game. But most of the textures and models are recycled. The main story is not that great :(
    Also there a no side stories besides the main story. The majority of the additional content is just farming and not to exciting...    … Full Review »
  2. 5hg54h45h4h45h
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. The Starting Location Looks appealing, but they cant reproduce the Aura of factions. Most of the content is mindless grinding. I really wished they come up with a great story, but this Aurene Arc is mostly boring. Athough, I liked Mai as a Character, this is the only appealing Character to me.

    Also disconnects are really annoying. IF you disconnect during a mission and reconnect like 1 second later all mission progess is lost. This is a problem since the original gw2 came out...    … Full Review »
  3. awesinine
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    As a long time GW2 player, I'm disappointed to say this expansion feels incredibly unpolished and rough. The actual story content is decentAs a long time GW2 player, I'm disappointed to say this expansion feels incredibly unpolished and rough. The actual story content is decent (as always) but lasts only 8-10 hours. They want you to do the story on every character to unlock the ascended weapons this time around, so you can stretch that 10 hours to each of your characters! I hope you enjoy watching the same cutscenes and listening to the same dialogue multiple times.

    The new elite specs are clunky, balanced poorly without any real niches to fill, and generally look out of place (see mechanist with their giant jade robot. I hope you like green). The additional features for this xpac are fishing, which is insanely boring (see genshin
    impact for the same implementation), more strikes (which were all cleared day 1 and don't really add challenging content to the game), and of course: new buggy and laggy metas. The endgame still lives largely in the cash shop or grinding out 1000+ hrs for infusions/legendaries, which are better off just purchased with gold (which you can conveniently buy using gems). There's nothing new or innovate in this xpac.

    In 2022 the game runs poorly on even the best hardware. You can expect framerates between 30-50 in open world / populated areas using a 3090 and top tier processor using dx11 (beta). You can also expect the game to crash regularly when using dx11 (beta). The alternative dx9 is more stable but suffers from worse framerates and severe micro-stuttering. Make no mistake, the dx11 beta is an impressive addition to the game and the engineering team should be applauded for the work they've put it, but this poor of performance in 2022 shouldn't be acceptable for any live service game, even if you've been playing the guild wars franchise since GW1.

    There are so many great games out right now that do everything GW2 does, but better. The one area where it stays a leader in uniqueness is in it's WWW system. As of right now that system is being reworked in an ongoing series of beta rollouts independent of the xpac. If you like large scale battles, id say that its worth checking out. Otherwise for 2022 GW gets a 1/10.    … Full Review »
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