New World

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 929 Ratings

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  1. Dikano
    Oct 9, 2021
    3
    Remarkably derivative and devoid of new ideas, creativity and innovation. What a waste.
  2. bigdaddylove
    Oct 9, 2021
    0
    Launch headaches aside, the game is empty and boring after the first 20 levels. Nothing in the new world that makes me actually care about the new world. Wish I could get my money back.
  3. Snozzle
    Oct 9, 2021
    9
    When will Metacritic stop allowing people to post 0 score reviews which are totally miss leading and likely knee jerk reactions which are clearly totally unfair and not indicative of the actual product?

    Anyway, in response to this (and looking at you Steam Reviews as well) I decided to create a Metacritic account to post my review which up to level 36 is a strong 8 which I upgraded to a    When will Metacritic stop allowing people to post 0 score reviews which are totally miss leading and likely knee jerk reactions which are clearly totally unfair and not indicative of the actual product?

    Anyway, in response to this (and looking at you Steam Reviews as well) I decided to create a Metacritic account to post my review which up to level 36 is a strong 8 which I upgraded to a strong 9 in response to all the obvious trolls here. Frankly I wanted to give it a 10 but there are a few small flaws which mean this game is yet a Masterpiece, and unlike the 150 Negative reviews at the time of writing I want to be somewhat objective.

    Rant over. Let the review begin.

    Once you beat the queue which we all acknowledge was/is an issue, the server I played on was rock solid until a few lag issues in dungeons materialised over the last few days. Really, for an MMO launch I thought this was very smooth in general and the polish of New World is immediately apparent and the onboarding is great.

    On my RX580 with a Ryzen 5 2600 and 16 gig of ram I enjoyed a rock steady 30-40 FPS on my 1440p monitor and I am still blown away by the beauty of this game. Similarly to Vanaheim earlier this year the hues and ocres provide a visual feast. My one complaint is a lack of a weather system as each zone has its own unique biome. I would have preferred dynamic weather effects.

    It feels apparent this game took many design ques from the brilliant and under appreciated Conan: Exiles, and I find the world similar in some of their design aesthetics and concepts. The more commonly referred to combat system of Dark Souls is oft mentioned but I felt at home here as my last PvP MMO/Survival game was Conan.

    The story line if you bother is actually reasonable. Very ironic as you read the threads on blue tinted notes and feels as though you have seen it all before (in a good way) with very similar troupes used in our favourite games to date.

    You wake on a beach and head towards the First Light encampment, along the way fighting Lost, Undead and Pirates, steadily moving forward with a multitude of interesting distractions as you unravel the mystery's of Aeternum and become more powerful.

    I wont say much more, but if you love crafting, exploration, PvE questing (which serves to showcase the beautiful world and engaging combat) you become ready for the Expeditions (PvE Dungeons), PvP, Housing and general casual chill of this game or all out PvP if thats your thing too.

    No complaints what so ever for the price of entry and what a beautiful canvass to build on.    … Expand
  4. digitalbeachbum
    Oct 9, 2021
    1
    The game sucks. Period. This is the worst purchase I've made in years. The game is slow, the graphics are subpar, crafting is terrible, character creator sucks, it doesn't play like an MMORPG, the number of characters allowed is too low, the servers are always full, it costs too much to move characters, the list goes on and on. I'll never purchase another Amazon Games product again. I'mThe game sucks. Period. This is the worst purchase I've made in years. The game is slow, the graphics are subpar, crafting is terrible, character creator sucks, it doesn't play like an MMORPG, the number of characters allowed is too low, the servers are always full, it costs too much to move characters, the list goes on and on. I'll never purchase another Amazon Games product again. I'm blacklisting them. They put this out knowing the problems they had and they didn't give a crap about the users.

    And while it says 19 hours played, I've only played 2-3 hours. Most of the time the game was locking up on me and hanging. I had to reboot my PC every time it locked up and far too many times when I logged back in the character had died.

    I was able to get a refund from Amazon. If you don't like this game and use Amazon a lot, I highly recommend getting a refund before it is too late. I had to get in to chat using one of my other orders, but then they had to transfer me to a service rep who handled digital orders.

    I told them all the problems I was having and since I was a "valued customer" they gave me a full refund.    … Expand
  5. Nepherious
    Oct 9, 2021
    10
    Don't listen to the bad reviews on Q time, that's virtually done with. It has been so long...WoW was my last love over 13 years ago and you never get over that feeling, but....somehow this game is like a nostalgic run through all the good times you had in the past. It feels just right, like a bath that's not too hot or cold. Its slow, and repetitious at times, and that's just what youDon't listen to the bad reviews on Q time, that's virtually done with. It has been so long...WoW was my last love over 13 years ago and you never get over that feeling, but....somehow this game is like a nostalgic run through all the good times you had in the past. It feels just right, like a bath that's not too hot or cold. Its slow, and repetitious at times, and that's just what you didn't know you needed. Traveling the world with the atmosphere and music and lighting, New World is not just something you play, you experience it and I think I might be falling in love.… Expand
  6. crnppscls
    Oct 9, 2021
    7
    I like it. You have to allow for the fact that this is a game in its infancy, with plenty of scope for improvement.
    On the flip side of that, I wonder whether this was designed as a poster child for lumberyard. With the engine now being defunct, no one really knows how good it is where it counts. Graphically, it’s superb but the underbelly feels exposed, nothing else of worth has been    I like it. You have to allow for the fact that this is a game in its infancy, with plenty of scope for improvement.
    On the flip side of that, I wonder whether this was designed as a poster child for lumberyard. With the engine now being defunct, no one really knows how good it is where it counts. Graphically, it’s superb but the underbelly feels exposed, nothing else of worth has been developed on Lumberyard, so I guess we’ll find out.
    The crafting is cool and I suspect it feels extra grindy because you can basically level all your professions to max in the starting area. I have no idea why they didn’t area gait this.
    The combat is ok, there aren’t many weapons with most people not using dex (ranged) builds because of manual aiming.
    I used sword/board•life staff and found that when I came to the first dungeon, I could go tank/healer/dps. I had to craft separate armours but it was still a good decision.
    Haven’t touched pvp yet so can’t comment first hand.
    Pve questing is what you’d expect, nothing original there.
    Gold is scarce and there’s loads plenty of flipping going on via the trading post, which is a shame.
    It’s worth a buy. It’s pretty simple and will be lacking the qol stuff you might find in other mmo’s    … Expand
  7. Cannily
    Oct 9, 2021
    2
    New Worlds is like it is made from an inexperienced game dev with 5 people, who never played a MMO before.
    The graphics are fine, the UI and crafting system is great, but it is seriously lacking content and polish everywhere else. This issue is especially noticeable with the questing system, where you have the same fetch/kill quest only. Together with the three group dungeons, this is    New Worlds is like it is made from an inexperienced game dev with 5 people, who never played a MMO before.
    The graphics are fine, the UI and crafting system is great, but it is seriously lacking content and polish everywhere else. This issue is especially noticeable with the questing system, where you have the same fetch/kill quest only. Together with the three group dungeons, this is more or less the PvE content of the game. Sadly, in all PvE encounters, you have only the same reskinned enemy types.
    But maybe I am unfair. Maybe, besides the advertisement, New World is meant for PvP not PvE. Well, PvP sucks. One faction usually controls the server (syndicate, if you didn't know) and gets all the benefits from it. You can do the literally same three quests for each city to try to steal the control away from the overpowered faction. If you then control their fort, you can declare war on them. In the war, the fifty best people from the faction can fight for dominance over the city. Cool and all, but it is not likely that you are chosen for the fight with 2000 players on the server possible competing for the positions.
    Open world PvP is imho pointless. Even though your attributes are adjusted when you fight higher players, the benefits from their weapons skill points and equipment is unreal. If you are not with a strong group, you often get ganked, if you don't manage to run away. As a "motivation" you get 5% more XP. Why bother.
    Running is the next point. Fast travel is expensive and there are no mounts. You will run a lot, since the quests, your way of levelling, making you run non-stop from point to point for minutes. Once, I had to travel for half an hour because of a quest. I kid you not. It is a ridiculous waste and disrespect of your time.

    Tl;dr
    I think all the money went into marketing to try to make a win of a failed game. They succeeded. Don't add to it and buy it. It disrespects your time and is just not worth it. Play ESO, if you like Story, GW2, if you like PvP and fantastic mounts, or any other MMO.    … Expand
  8. Drascian
    Oct 8, 2021
    0
    I'm a little disappointed in how this game turned out. It's limited and boring. It doesn't use class or race mechanics so you're stuck with being human with a range of different weapons and skills. It does look visually appealing, but it lacks the immersive fantasy vibe that we've come to love and expect from MMO's. Once you play about 3 days worth of this game you're pretty much grindingI'm a little disappointed in how this game turned out. It's limited and boring. It doesn't use class or race mechanics so you're stuck with being human with a range of different weapons and skills. It does look visually appealing, but it lacks the immersive fantasy vibe that we've come to love and expect from MMO's. Once you play about 3 days worth of this game you're pretty much grinding everything. The quests are boring and there aren't any mounts so you're hoofing it everywhere you go. If this was paid to play I would have canceled my subscription. From a company like Amazon I just expected more.… Expand
  9. zvos2009
    Oct 4, 2021
    10
    It is a very fun and easy game to learn with great graphics and design it felt so familiar from the other MMO’s that I have played
  10. Heatsink
    Oct 8, 2021
    3
    Combat is awful. Animations tend to be long and lock characters into them, move them around, and generally cause problems for placement. PVE gameplay tends to be repetitive. Crafting is okay since there's plenty to gather and make, but selling anything produced is a challenge. Group combat has collisions between group members so it's terrible combined with the animation locks and forced movement.
  11. IronEarth
    Oct 8, 2021
    9
    New World is a well-made MMO with a huge amount of potential and the backing of an industry giant. The sound design, lighting, crafting and weapon systems are best on the mmo market. The servers are stable, the combat is fun and exploring is great. Questing is lacklustre, but if you're looking for a game with a deep story, rich lore and straight-forward (theme park) progression I insteadNew World is a well-made MMO with a huge amount of potential and the backing of an industry giant. The sound design, lighting, crafting and weapon systems are best on the mmo market. The servers are stable, the combat is fun and exploring is great. Questing is lacklustre, but if you're looking for a game with a deep story, rich lore and straight-forward (theme park) progression I instead suggest playing Final Fantasy XIV. PvP & dungeons are fun also, but hopefully will be further developed.

    Queue times are fixed now (less than a week after launch). Most of the negative Metacritic User Reviews come from an extremely small minority of angsty WoW players and should be ignored. Whether you want a tranquil 'Stardue Valley' experience or a sweaty constant state of War experience, New World has you covered. The majority of us (almost 1 million concurrent players) are having a great time in game.    … Expand
  12. Dagathon
    Oct 8, 2021
    0
    Boring, repetitive grind to the end... Feel sad for it...
    Graphics are realy good. Its a nice but empty box.
  13. Megamanxxx
    Oct 8, 2021
    0
    The game its boring with boring quest and the same stuff to do all the time its good at the beggining but whene you go 30 lvl the game have nothing else to offer you the 3 skill per weapon its boring and need to remake the talents need ramake the world need rework becose its the same with smoll difference.at the current state its not worf to play needs more updates and add more things
  14. Akritar1970
    Oct 8, 2021
    1
    Took fifteen minutes to request a refund. A generic game, less than palatable, banking on a blend of winning mechanics from other games, but bringing nothing new or innovative to the genre as it is. Even the server login issues at launch, were predictable and preventable. This isn't a game, it's an Amazon cash grab with a lot of luster put to it, but aside from the intro movie, beyondTook fifteen minutes to request a refund. A generic game, less than palatable, banking on a blend of winning mechanics from other games, but bringing nothing new or innovative to the genre as it is. Even the server login issues at launch, were predictable and preventable. This isn't a game, it's an Amazon cash grab with a lot of luster put to it, but aside from the intro movie, beyond that point, it goes downhill within a few minutes. Spare yourself the misery, move on.… Expand
  15. BaBka_YaGGa
    Oct 8, 2021
    0
    Каличный, донатный трэш от амазон, на кого эта масса рассчитана остается загадкой.
  16. Mojazonka2017
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have so much fun playing NW when i had first time in WoW Vanilla. Hope NW will add instanced pvp in the future.… Expand
  17. CaseyMoe
    Oct 7, 2021
    8
    It's been extremely enjoyable so far. I wasn't going to make a review for it, but a lot of the negative reviews only point to the server issues at launch and the score here doesn't reflect the current game fairly. Most of that has been resolved, it's a fine new addition to the mmo genre and is a great foundation to build off of.
  18. KarolN
    Oct 7, 2021
    3
    I'm not judging playability, just pure idea of combining magic and colonial era things, big big no from me.
  19. bagger288
    Oct 7, 2021
    1
    Boring gameplay. Big but absolutely dead world. Repetitive quests. Clumsy combat that turns PvP into clown fiesta. All player characters looks like clones. No content. Poor optimisation - game runs bad even on high end PC.
  20. insertrandomnam
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    This game is an absolute mess. I played till level 30 (which took a lot of time, doing every single side quest and still being under leveled) and couldn't find anything in this game that was enjoyable. What did they thin when they released a RPG with zero Progression? You have the same 3 clunky skills from level 1 to level 60 and there are like 4 dungeons in the entire game.
  21. Satus
    Oct 7, 2021
    8
    Do Not trust the troll Ratings. Game is a solid medicore Sandbox MMO. Combat PvP and Crafting and Exploring is fun
  22. kiyoff
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    The game has no sense and it is very boring. There are no goals and you cannot looking foward. Alot of time expended crafting, collecting and coming back to town. You will not do anything good in the game, just collecting.
  23. KingWesleyIV
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    A genuine grind of patience and mental fortitude. Imagine paying $40 for an incomplete game. Now imagine that game is unbeatable, and I mean, you can play it for 60 years and not be able to grind to max unbeatable. Now imagine that same game is owned by Amazon. That's about it. They want your money, you payed $40 up front for a grindy MMO curve, and there are already paid DLC on theA genuine grind of patience and mental fortitude. Imagine paying $40 for an incomplete game. Now imagine that game is unbeatable, and I mean, you can play it for 60 years and not be able to grind to max unbeatable. Now imagine that same game is owned by Amazon. That's about it. They want your money, you payed $40 up front for a grindy MMO curve, and there are already paid DLC on the horizon. The stuffed servers are also a laughing stock.… Expand
  24. nurii29
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    40 dollar for mmo game just to wait 2 hour que.... bruh
    richest company in the world

    I guess this is what they called new world
  25. dogboy
    Oct 6, 2021
    5
    I will not address the launch issues with this game as they are/were temporary in nature.
    My assessment of the game:
    - Graphics - 9/10. This game looks simply stunning. Too bad they didn't invest more in the character designs though. - Combat - 6/10. It is ok but don't expect dark souls like gameplay. I find it quite laggy in this game. - Quests - 2/10. They are all pretty boring    I will not address the launch issues with this game as they are/were temporary in nature.
    My assessment of the game:
    - Graphics - 9/10. This game looks simply stunning. Too bad they didn't invest more in the character designs though.
    - Combat - 6/10. It is ok but don't expect dark souls like gameplay. I find it quite laggy in this game.
    - Quests - 2/10. They are all pretty boring quests that are repeated in every province.
    - Gathering/Crafting - 1/10. This is where the game fails for me. The amount of grinding needed to get your gathering skills up can be summarised in one word - painful. The crafting looks pretty cool but becomes quite boring after a while as you are just doing the same things over and over.    … Expand
  26. CheesePants
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    This one is going to make a lot of classic MMO players angry. This is not a good game if you like to skip the leveling process and starting playing higher level content immediately.

    New world has a huge focus on PVP and Crafting. Pvp is unique and a lot more involved than most MMOs. You'll find yourself fighting for land, forts and missions to try and overtake one another. Also being    This one is going to make a lot of classic MMO players angry. This is not a good game if you like to skip the leveling process and starting playing higher level content immediately.

    New world has a huge focus on PVP and Crafting. Pvp is unique and a lot more involved than most MMOs. You'll find yourself fighting for land, forts and missions to try and overtake one another. Also being able to flag up for pvp rather than just having pvp dedicated servers is a great way to handle it.

    Crafting is amazingly in depth with this game. Not only do you need to gather materials to level up each crafting attribute, the crafting tables in the towns themselves have to be leveled up to make higher tier loot. Makes it a faction project to start getting the next tier loot rather than just grinding for endless hours.

    Where this game does fail is in PvE. The combat is fun enough, and some of the enemies are cool. In general though, enemy variation is some what lacking, and quest can be bland. Very rarely do I get a quest that I am excited to do. When a good quest does come along, it's great! Ive only had that happen a hand full of times though.

    In the end, this is one of the best MMO launches I have seen in a long time, and an amazing base to build off of. As more content gets added to this one, it'll easily be one of the best MMO's out there. Till then, I will just call it a good start. So if your in it for nothing but PvE, I would hold off till the first DLC is released. If you love crafting and PvP, this is a great game for you already.

    (P.S. Not an Amazon fan boy. Really don't care for their company all too much. Just can't deny that this is a good game.)    … Expand
  27. keithianw
    Oct 6, 2021
    1
    I'm rating this game as a PVE player, not a crafter, not a PVPer, as this game was marketed to the PVE folks as well. This is the most bland, generic, and detached questing system I have ever played in an MMO. Even WOW felt like you were part of something bigger. The lore in this game is just horribly written. I feel nothing for it while I'm playing. The quests feel the same over and overI'm rating this game as a PVE player, not a crafter, not a PVPer, as this game was marketed to the PVE folks as well. This is the most bland, generic, and detached questing system I have ever played in an MMO. Even WOW felt like you were part of something bigger. The lore in this game is just horribly written. I feel nothing for it while I'm playing. The quests feel the same over and over again. Yes, the world looks great. Yes, the combat is good. The PVE feels like it was written by someone with a hangover. Maybe in a couple of years if they get their PVE act together I'll try again. It's shocking that they would ignore the importance of such a huge player base.… Expand
  28. vaDICK
    Oct 6, 2021
    4
    I can play the queue simulator for free. returned the money back in the beta test. nothing has changed at the release, and in such a period it was impossible to globally change all the disadvantages of the game
  29. Digger9000
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    Я слышал, что если купить эту игру, то придётся долго ждать в очереди пока пустит на сервер, а могут вообще из очереди удалить спустя несколько часов ожидания. Сам не проверял, мне что делать больше нечего?
  30. Matty1212
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    Garbage game do not buy.

    This game is soulless. Entirely bland and does absolutely nothing new. Give this game just a little bit of time and you can tell it was only made to make money, theres nothing of substance to it ,no passion, no love.... It's almost as if amazon put more money into promoting the game than they did creating it.. Story is empty , combat is atrocious and clunky. The    Garbage game do not buy.

    This game is soulless. Entirely bland and does absolutely nothing new. Give this game just a little bit of time and you can tell it was only made to make money, theres nothing of substance to it ,no passion, no love.... It's almost as if amazon put more money into promoting the game than they did creating it.. Story is empty , combat is atrocious and clunky. The quests are so far apart you spend more time running to them than actually doing them. Everyone looks exactly the same , they couldnt be bothered to make any characters unique. They couldnt even give you a swim animation you literally walk on the bottom of the river... ffs.

    Bought the game. Waited in que so long I couldnt return it after I found out how bad it was.. F    … Expand
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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Games.cz
    Nov 30, 2021
    60
    An MMORPG with great potential - but there’s so much work to be done. It is, however, already highly addictive for those who are patient and forgiving.
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  2. Gamer.nl
    Nov 22, 2021
    65
    New World is an mmo that could be straight out of 2010. It hardly adds any new ideas to the genre and therefore feels dated in content. The faction system offers interesting possibilities for wars between players, but is not yet balanced. New World demands a lot of time from its players, but does not actually give anything in return that we have not seen before. Graphically, everything is fine, and although the game has microtransactions, they are only of a cosmetic nature. There is no subscription: for the entrance fee, the entire base game is open to you.
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  3. MGG Spain
    Nov 22, 2021
    80
    New World is such a large MMO that we will have to spend our time in the vast world of Aethernum. While some mechanics or functionalities don't have much of a place nowadays, it has other things that seem to me to be genuine and cutting edge in terms of massively multiplayer online development.
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