New World

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5.6

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  1. Dikano
    Oct 9, 2021
    3
    Remarkably derivative and devoid of new ideas, creativity and innovation. What a waste.
  2. JMHenry
    Oct 1, 2021
    1
    Bought the game and for several days I cannot play it... always servers full! This is the most basic thing to avoid (specially being amazon). its just a confirmation that the studio doesn't care about players and only about profit.

    Worst of all they don't have have support! Live chat is disable and they "advise" to ask in the forums! Anything but turn the responsibility for themselves.    Bought the game and for several days I cannot play it... always servers full! This is the most basic thing to avoid (specially being amazon). its just a confirmation that the studio doesn't care about players and only about profit.

    Worst of all they don't have have support! Live chat is disable and they "advise" to ask in the forums! Anything but turn the responsibility for themselves.

    Even if the game is good I will don't try to play it again simply because they don't deserve it. Already uninstalled!    … Expand
  3. OopsieDoopsie
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    Probably one of the worst starts of MMORPG in a history of MMORPGs. Absurd queues and lack of anti-AFK measures makes this game LITERALLY unplayable due to impossibility for most players to connect. 2000 player limit per server is a disaster. It shows that Amazon Games have no clue about how MMORPG should work or be maintained. Do not think they will ever fix it. They won't.
  4. 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
  5. 2random
    Nov 3, 2021
    1
    The game is perfect for those who like writing cheats, hacking around network code, finding exploits and abusing bugs.
    People were cheating for weeks, getting like 1bln coins, maxing out all their skills, getting the best gear, obliterating everyone in pvp and capturing all the cities. And all of this resulted in getting a temporary 24h ban.
    There are exploits for everything: duping    The game is perfect for those who like writing cheats, hacking around network code, finding exploits and abusing bugs.
    People were cheating for weeks, getting like 1bln coins, maxing out all their skills, getting the best gear, obliterating everyone in pvp and capturing all the cities. And all of this resulted in getting a temporary 24h ban.
    There are exploits for everything: duping gold, invulnerability, enormous weapon damage, instant skill cooldowns, instant healing, etc.
    If you're into cheating, this game is for you. If you're extremely unlucky, in the worst case scenario (you run a twitch stream while using an exploit), you might get banned... for a day or two, just to come back and continue to abuse exploits.
    Anyway, let's get to the gameplay.
    - Character creator. It's just non existent. There are like 2 body types, 10 faces and 10 hair styles to choose from. And that's it! There's no way to change race, height, hair length, voice or boob size. To be fair you'll be wearing armor and helmets so you wouldn't even see your character that much.
    - Hair animations are not there. The hair is just stuck to the head. It will go right through theirs helmet and body, so the bolder- the better.
    - No swimming. There is none. The character will just walk under water until they die.
    - No mounts. Lets say, there's a quest on the other side of the map. You'll have to run there on foot for like 20 minutes of real time. It's good for pvp- there is no way a raid would just warp behind your back, and you can just control all roads to the city. I'd totally love to have some kind of mount just to move faster.
    - Fast travel is... weird. You can warp to any city once per hour. You can also walk into the teleport and warp anywhere by spending a specific type of currency that's also needed to improve crafting results. It's either you teleport once a day, or you craft like 10 great items.
    - PVP factions system. It feels rather dated. There are like 6 repetitive quests u can do to get some gear and ranks. You can also fight for castles... but u can't unless you're in top 50 pvp in your faction. So, most likely, you will never get to play huge scale pvp. Oh, and there is no equalizing of factions. So, everyone just joins 1 faction and the other two are outnumbered like 10 to 1. Anyway, I've cooperated with random guys, joined a group and did get some frags.
    - Guilds. There seems to be no way to apply for a guild unless you create your own, or yell in chat and get invited... They didn't let me join, so there's not much I can say about it.
    - Crafting. I like it. You got to spend hours running around chopping wood, fishing, hunting and collecting herbs. Then you just come back into town and craft the hell out of it. Lotsa components are interchangeable, so you will be able to craft a ton of stuff at once.
    - Classes. There are no classes, and that's great! You can pick up any weapon you want and just use it. The more enemies you kill- the better you get. You unlock skills and perks of a specific weapon. There are 2 sets of weapons you can carry simultaneously. So, you can shoot enemies with a gun, and switch to shield and sword when they get close. Oh, and armor is fully independent. One can create a heavy armored close combat healer. Skill cooldowns are rather long (about 20s), so you can switch between weapons and use skills from both. There are only 3 skill slots per weapon, but it's not a big deal. Combat is still fun- you have to aim, block and evade, not just press LMB to win.
    - Optimization. The game is running at around 144fps on a 3080, all settings maxed out. In towns, when there are like 100 players running around on screen, it drops to about 80fps. And the game looks absolutely awesome!
    - There seems to be no way to sell stuff to NPCs, only to players.

    All in all, New World is fun to play. It might not have the best character creator or the best quests, but the gameplay is good. It offers a ton of stuff to do. You wouldn't be running around talking to NPCs and reading some boring dialogues for 3 months like in FF14. Though I hope they'll add some stuff to polish the game here and there. And once you beat the game and get bored of pointless farming (took me about 3 weeks), you can just turn on one of hundreds exploits out there and start hacking with no risk of getting banned. Just cause that's what everyone does.    … Expand
  6. Ukmanimal
    Apr 19, 2022
    2
    Fate has summoned you to the shores of Aeternum, the Eternal Isle. Overcome the brutal legions of The Corrupted and draw battle lines with competing players in this land of danger and opportunity. JUST SAVE YOUR MONEY GUYS DONT BOTHER DEAD GAME ALREADY !!
  7. Eilanzer
    Sep 29, 2021
    5
    I found the game to be mediocre at best, nothing new in comparison to anything in the genre...the combat is clunky and too simple and the queue right now don´t help.

    The combat feels clunky, the animation is strange when your hit confirm and when there are multiple people together melee feels horrible. The worst part for me tough is the generic monster that you see all the time...    I found the game to be mediocre at best, nothing new in comparison to anything in the genre...the combat is clunky and too simple and the queue right now don´t help.

    The combat feels clunky, the animation is strange when your hit confirm and when there are multiple people together melee feels horrible.

    The worst part for me tough is the generic monster that you see all the time...

    the gathering is good tough, and maybe the only saving grace. (if you like to walk without much to explore in a souless world theres that too)    … Expand
  8. Sieur
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    Smooth gameplay, fluid combat, amaizing and complex graphics, the fauna and foliage are abundant and on point. The sky is really well done. The moving particles are also on point. Class customization is all up to you! Very enjoyable as a solo. Regions can be overtaken by a npc faction called the Corrupted!! Take your time and enjoy this game. It's just up hill from here!!
  9. 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
  10. Generalgameman
    Oct 11, 2021
    1
    One point! And that's being kind and only because it looks good and crafting is quite good. The gameplay is boring, the story is worse ("We've found an island, it's cursed, now go kill each other over who controls the towns!" ...yup, makes perfect sense!).
    Crafting is well done, and some gathering is very nicely made (Tree chopping & Fishing).
    PvE feels very rushed out the door, PvP is    One point! And that's being kind and only because it looks good and crafting is quite good. The gameplay is boring, the story is worse ("We've found an island, it's cursed, now go kill each other over who controls the towns!" ...yup, makes perfect sense!).
    Crafting is well done, and some gathering is very nicely made (Tree chopping & Fishing).
    PvE feels very rushed out the door, PvP is boring with no real drive/goal, dungeons are awful, and forget it if you liked playing as a healer in any other MMO as this game has the worst healing/targetting in any MMO I've ever seen.
    Add to this the total mess of a launch with mental queue times, players using other regions just to end up messing them up once their own opened. and a mountain of login issues.
    If this game (term used loosely) is still alive in 6 months time, then there is no hope for humanity (or future MMOs).
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  11. LeshaDixis
    Oct 3, 2021
    0
    This game is completely a scam. You can't play because of queue for 15 hrs~. You can't refund because of 2hrs already played.
  12. Likan
    Oct 4, 2021
    4
    4 hours in and... nope I'm out.

    Now dont get me wrong, it has a lot of things going for it. UI is super clean, gathering / crafting works well, and although the whole Spanish Conquistador-type design is not my cup of tea, the artistic direction is nice, graphics are pleasing and the draw distance is certainly impressive (despite being nothing new in this day and age). I could have    4 hours in and... nope I'm out.

    Now dont get me wrong, it has a lot of things going for it. UI is super clean, gathering / crafting works well, and although the whole Spanish Conquistador-type design is not my cup of tea, the artistic direction is nice, graphics are pleasing and the draw distance is certainly impressive (despite being nothing new in this day and age).

    I could have endured the soporific questing and total absence of PvE stakes or story - I usually dont care much about them - but the two things that are really a no-go for me are the combat and world travel.

    Regarding combat, I've only tried PVE (obviously with so few hours in), and I know it's a hit or miss ; I usually (vastly) prefer action combat style over tab targeting, but here the implementation feels too clunky. Too few skills, huge CDs, weird hitbox registration, turning around feels sluggish due to lackluster performance (and you pretty much need to turn around all the time), zone cast feels imprecise. The two weapon slot system (and leveling) is a good idea, but in the end it all boils down to magic range for pulling then melee with very little motivation to switch again once engaged (unless you play melee / life staff, in which case you indeed swap back to LS, to alleviate some of the potion-chugging that would go on otherwise, and it seems to be the meta). Mob attacks have no meaningful telegraphs (apart from heavy attacks) meaning any over-aggro will remove any strategy and turn fights into hopeless and frentic button mashing (well, mouse-clicking to be precise, as you'll be waiting for your next 10s CD to come off).

    And then there's the travel. Not much to say here : you'll walk. A lot. A LOT. Now I know, I know, it is supposed to be a PvP-centric game and having people fast traveling around all the time would have defeated the purpose. I fail to see why it couldnt have been made more lenient in starting zones, because as it stands, you'll walk almost 10 minutes to your designated quest spot then back (unless your inn recall is off its 60m CD or you have enough fast travel currency), only to realize that the new quest you got is in the exact same place (in which case you either wasted time, currency, or both). Here you go again, have fun !

    As others have stated (and better than I did), the game feels like it doesn't really know what it wants to be. PvE-wise, it's atrocious. I like PvP as well, so I could have endured, but not when coupled with the (imho) far too lackluster combat. I'm afraid I will pass for the time being, and I'll check it out again in a couple months :)    … Expand
  13. Kralon
    Oct 2, 2021
    3
    World is pretty. That's where it ends. World is tiny compared to other mmorpgs on launch which is why there are no mounts as a way to try to hide it but you'll soon realize the ingame map makes things look a lot further away than they really are, story is damn near non-existent compared to other mmorpg on launch, the majority of "questing" is repeatable fetch tasks. Oh, and do not use theWorld is pretty. That's where it ends. World is tiny compared to other mmorpgs on launch which is why there are no mounts as a way to try to hide it but you'll soon realize the ingame map makes things look a lot further away than they really are, story is damn near non-existent compared to other mmorpg on launch, the majority of "questing" is repeatable fetch tasks. Oh, and do not use the ingame chat for text or speech, Amazon will ban you for literally anything. Banning for racism or hate speech I can get behind, but Amazon will ban for literally nothing more than you said a bad word once. Players have also learned mass reporting someone for anything gets them banned and are gleefully doing so. Opposing Governors get their companies and friends to mass report enemy Governors and their Company members to get them auto banned, making taking their territory in PVP a cakewalk. AGS says they do not have an autoban system, but it's pretty apparent to everyone by now they do. People have literally been banned for asking for a group in text chat. And the developer/moderators, like Windsward, are virtue signalers on steroids. rofl They haven't banned me and won't because 1.) I took the heads up to stay out of their chat system and use Discord instead and 2.) I've went back to games that actually hold more than 2000 people on a server with no ridiculous queues and have actual story and content. But their forums both official and Steam as well as Reddit are full of reports and Windsward and his cronies are going to be famous for running all customers away who don't comply with his thought policing. Twitch and player numbers are already dropping. Games done.… Expand
  14. 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
  15. EevieRoseAmalee
    Oct 10, 2021
    0
    Terrible MMO. This has to be one of the worst MMO experiences I have played. The game is trying to copy the addictive formula that many love about Runescape but it fails on all levels.
  16. aderpaderp
    Oct 6, 2021
    1
    Servers are not properly loading and many are unable to play with friends. Issues with game functionality such as Iron Veins not disappearing after being mined. The server issue alone defeats the purpose of owning this game. 1/10
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  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. 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
  22. Arcee7321
    Oct 12, 2021
    0
    Bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs and 0 content.

    Bugs from alpha, graphic bugs, translation bugs, animation bugs, no swimming animation (who the fck released this game in this state?). Bugs in quests.

    Zero content, you will farm materials and same mobs over and over and over again until you realise there is no real end game.
  23. SBLE
    Oct 5, 2021
    0
    Game is beyond a joke. Lots of waiting not a lot of playing, you queue to get in and it just go's on and i didn't find the refresh rate particularly fast and there is nothing new. Just a waste of £35 yet you look at the disparity between users and critics and it makes you wonder what game they were playing, binning it off. Just renewed my WoW subscription.
  24. 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?
  25. disy94
    Oct 12, 2021
    0
    I can’t play with my friend in a mmo Coop game. Worst mmo right now, server with 2000 people
  26. Petahmillo
    Oct 17, 2021
    3
    Very bland and generic. The combat is extremely bland, the world is boring, quests are boring, This game is bad.
  27. sneakypepper
    Sep 11, 2022
    8
    Lots to do. I enjoy the farming loop, keeps me engaged, especially when trying to beat other players to recourses. Story is.. ok. Also get fable vibes from it which I like.
  28. jarvitom
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    I expected something more from Amazon, graphics and design are 10/10 but the gameplay is lacking much, quests are very repetitive, combat could be OK but it gets repetitive because of few skills.
  29. SnackingSlizzy
    Oct 29, 2021
    5
    New world has a great foundation but feels like it was made with no heart or maybe by someone who has never put real time into an mmo?

    PROS: Game looks great. The environment is pretty cool most of the time. The gathering/crafting is excellent and the combat (when it works) is "good". The structured pvp is decent but the open world pvp leaves much to be desired. Thats about all I have    New world has a great foundation but feels like it was made with no heart or maybe by someone who has never put real time into an mmo?

    PROS:
    Game looks great. The environment is pretty cool most of the time. The gathering/crafting is excellent and the combat (when it works) is "good". The structured pvp is decent but the open world pvp leaves much to be desired. Thats about all I have to say about the good stuff....

    CONS:
    The questing is AWFUL and padded as all hell. ZERO writing effort. Again, ZERO heart into the questing and story!!! The enemies almost all look the same and there are a billion reused assets. Most of the towns look they same but the unique ones are pretty cool. Open world pvp is spotty. Its just people toggling it for 10% exp and constantly getting 1 shot or one shotting others. I wont complain about the bugs because they seem to be slowly ironing those out.

    overall the game feels like it has a good base. The things they did right are good. However, they really missed the mark on world building, lore/story, any semblance of uniqueness at all etc. It just doesn't feel like the game has any heart. 286.6 hours in according to steam and Ive really just been forcing myself to play the last 150+ hours. Im just not having a good time.    … Expand
  30. W4rstar
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I returned to the game after a year, and was very surprised. The game has changed a lot for the better. I'm pleasantly surprised. Every evening after work I spend a little time in the game, and now it's enough to take a cap. I recommend to return to this wonderful New World… Expand
  31. jclink
    Oct 12, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really wanted to love this game- but ultimately I can't. I'm going to tell you what's good first so that I can get to my issues:

    GOOD:
    The world itself is absolutely stunning.
    The sound design is out of this world incredible.
    Gathering utilities and combat feels like it has weight behind it. (Actual impact)

    BAD:
    Questing is terribly repetitive and grindy
    What in the hell even is the character creator in this game? 2021 -- there is no excuse for this. Not only is the character creator bad- my character doesn't even look like the (One not hideous) face I selected when in game.
    Questing takes you back to the same locations over and over again.
    By level 20(ish) you've really seen everything the game has to offer for leveling PVE
    Toxic crowd- more than any MMO I've ever seen. Amazon Studios allows players to abuse the reporting system to target enemy factions before wars causing players to get banned right before a fwar.
    Craft grind is wildly inconsistent depending on where you spawn.
    Questing takes you a 20 minute run to a location to kill a group of mobs, to have you return, to have you go right back out to the same place and repeat the quest. Over. And. Over. And. Over. I've mentioned the quest repetition already, but this is more geared to the 20 minutes there and back that is required to do the questing.
    PVP: There is no real pvp outside of a war which most won't participate in. Open world is 100% opportunism on lower levels. Not fun, especially when... it's tied to a quest you're doing and PVP death automatically fails the mission causing you to have respawn, run 20 minutes back to get the quest, run back to the pvp quest location and try again. Not fun.

    Overall, this game is sloppy. Just not fun. And after two weeks of playing- I an honestly say I'm done.    … Expand
  32. Fallenlive
    Oct 12, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good day. I was playing everything was fine, there was a queue, I was happy. But suddenly the game stopped working "refreshed credentials already expired". I contacted the support service, where you need to wait 90 minutes to get help. After the recommendations of the "helper", I had to reboot. After that, wait again for up to 90 minutes to say what did not work and explain the problem again. This has been going on for a week now. The second time my problem is passed on to the developers. Nothing changes.… Expand
  33. Zukias
    Oct 19, 2021
    4
    This game had me hooked to begin with. The graphics and hit-boxes are incredible. There are certainly some wow factors to this game, but in the end, that's all stuff that gets boring after a while. Once the honeymoon period of the game had ended for me, I started becoming really bored because there's very little to do, and everything is so repetitive. It's not a game that makes me want toThis game had me hooked to begin with. The graphics and hit-boxes are incredible. There are certainly some wow factors to this game, but in the end, that's all stuff that gets boring after a while. Once the honeymoon period of the game had ended for me, I started becoming really bored because there's very little to do, and everything is so repetitive. It's not a game that makes me want to come back for more.

    In summary, this game is great from a technical perspective, but below average in just about every other way. I believe it has potential, but right now it has a severe lack of variety and content.    … Expand
  34. VeryCriticUser
    Nov 2, 2021
    5
    I spent 300 hours more o less and i can say the game is full of game breaking bugs,items dupe exploits,gold dupe exploits,PVP invincibility exploit,half of the spell/abilities for the weapons aren't working properly,equip stats are a joke,animation cancels make you deal 4 times the damage,what else? Overall decent graphics,gathering is well made and addictive but besides that there is lotsI spent 300 hours more o less and i can say the game is full of game breaking bugs,items dupe exploits,gold dupe exploits,PVP invincibility exploit,half of the spell/abilities for the weapons aren't working properly,equip stats are a joke,animation cancels make you deal 4 times the damage,what else? Overall decent graphics,gathering is well made and addictive but besides that there is lots of work to do.It has potential but as the "new" industry standard is an unfinished product released with tons of issues.… Expand
  35. darkhole96
    Nov 13, 2021
    5
    was fun for like 2 weeks, but everything quickly gets repetitive with no fun content to keep you going once you hit around level 40. needed more work before being released
  36. Vinxek
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    This game should be free to play and not buy to play. The game is generic at best, same enemies, same quests. NPC are dull nothing special. It's not worth the money. Play anything else instead.
  37. Chad_Xavieh
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Pre-alpha released for 40€ with so many bugs. I hold ingame while my mates kept leaving the game because I had hope in its potential.
    I got banned for no reason, appealed the ban and a machine answered back 4 following times. After appealing through Amazon directly supported by an Amazon employee that re-directed me to a New World's employee, they reviewed my case and lifted my ban:    Pre-alpha released for 40€ with so many bugs. I hold ingame while my mates kept leaving the game because I had hope in its potential.
    I got banned for no reason, appealed the ban and a machine answered back 4 following times. After appealing through Amazon directly supported by an Amazon employee that re-directed me to a New World's employee, they reviewed my case and lifted my ban: aparently I was gathering nodes too fast.

    One of my friends got banned after spending like 200$ in skins just because he used the Tradepost to buy stuff. He doesn't have an answer on his request yet.

    I had hope in this game; I am afraid of playing it as I have seen so many people getting falsely banned; farming too fast, using the outpost or just getting randomly reported.

    A nonsense. I'm just quitting this and I don't recommend you to spend a single minute nor $ on this game.    … Expand
  38. Dethstarr
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    Terrible design and gameplay choices killed off a promising game with a great world and nice engine.

    You can spend days trying to get a group together and it is likely they will be trying something they have no chance of doing because the competent tanks quit out of frustration or boredom. Those that can dps stay quiet and instead go dps. Being a tank is boring and thankless. It is one    Terrible design and gameplay choices killed off a promising game with a great world and nice engine.

    You can spend days trying to get a group together and it is likely they will be trying something they have no chance of doing because the competent tanks quit out of frustration or boredom. Those that can dps stay quiet and instead go dps. Being a tank is boring and thankless. It is one of 2 classes that cant participate in PVP effectively because pvp has become so divergent that it is a separate game and dps, in comparison with tanks and healers are massively out of balance with them. So they become largely pve classes. But with no tanks, there is no pve and no groups. You can spend days waiting for nothing. Everyone is so bored with minute amount of end game content and the cheap and low effort repetitiveness of the same dungeons over and over and none more so than tanks (in particular) and healers. You could make other characters but the way they made the game is so badly designed that you need banks and banks full of equipment for equip one (Angry Earth Ward, Corruption Ward, Ancient Ward, Lost Ward and PVP if you aren't a tank or healer or just want to do it anyway. Trying managing that lot. It is bad enough for one, let alone two or three classes. So they managed to push enough tanks out that it is no longer viable at all and nothing left to do. It has been talked about for a year and they did nothing to stop it even as more and more left or respecced.

    Not region locking is huge. When you don't have any ability to communicate with anyone else it is making it feel like you are basically playing with bots. That is the number one flaw and it effects everything else.

    I love the world they created. It is amazing. I played a lot of hours but a lot of it I am just farming while watching netflix or amazon to be honest. Though it is nice to have it open and craft etc while doing something else. To be honest, it badly lacks content otherwise.

    On a gaming level. I have literally played almost every online MMO since everquest 1 beta onward and this is the most obviously class delineated pvp game since then. There are pvp classes, and those that are nerfed into oblivion. Unfortunately, several classes are really tedious to play because they are at a disadvantage in pvp (healer/tanks). Yet the game needs more healers and tanks to survive. Because they didn't fix this, getting groups is a real nightmare and I have been through three servers now because they merged following a server population crash. Every one of them you lose friends and concentrates the bot population and off service sellers.

    Massive amounts of different armour sets for each role you play. It is sheer hell and very quickly becomes unwieldy and boring to manage switching and endless managing of your various banks.

    Fortunately, though it takes a huge amount of time and grind, you could respec. ( Most just leave ). It is just generally a massively repetitive grinding experience.

    I do like the style and the graphics, big time. It is beautiful. The crafting is also very broad yet in some ways just not worth it for some skills (armourer). But the content was designed by folk without seemingly understanding how normal people might engage with it or appreciate a forced and tedious grind without new things to do in the end.

    PvP is a stun locking affair and in the main, it is as much down to which class you are and whether you kept up to date with the youtube and so on sites telling you what the current meta is. The focus on ranged is an obvious one and it is disappointing that they don't seem to get that this is a problem as old as Everquest 1!.
    It begins with creating the right sort of build and gear and understanding the skills and builds you are likely to be fighting. But it is not very rewarding in practical terms either, so pvp feels a bit pointless half the time as it is a side show and limited by class and the very repetitive and unrewarding battlegrounds. It's almost like 2 separate games.    … Expand
  39. Dan9el99
    Dec 27, 2021
    4
    Dieses MMORPG sieht zwar schön aus und hat ein spannendes Konzept, aber das Gameplay und die Missionen sind mittelmäßig. Viele Quests sind repetitive und bleiben auf Dauer langweilig. Es wird das Grundkonzept eines MMOs verfehlt, da die Langzeitmotivation außen vor bleibt (4/10).
  40. Vanrath
    Jun 29, 2022
    8
    Despite a lot of issues, new world is a lot of fun to play. Especially the first 300 hours are a real pleasure.

    Lategame is lacking, however devs are giving their best to improve the game.
  41. 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
  42. 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.
  43. flame322
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    To begin with, the game is a complete ****
    As a consumer, I really do not like
    a) Lack of the Russian language. (disrespect for my homeland) b) Leftist views of the game developers. c) Lack of adequate optimization d) and many more raw materials that you will see during the game. The gameplay is poor. The mob variety is very bad. Both animals and humanoids. Few abilities, in fact, 3    To begin with, the game is a complete ****
    As a consumer, I really do not like
    a) Lack of the Russian language. (disrespect for my homeland)
    b) Leftist views of the game developers.
    c) Lack of adequate optimization
    d) and many more raw materials that you will see during the game.
    The gameplay is poor. The mob variety is very bad. Both animals and humanoids.
    Few abilities, in fact, 3 for each gun, this is weak.
    Quests are as boring and miserable as possible. There are two types of quests:
    Go open the chests / Go kill the mobs. If quests with chests are still tolerable, then quests where you need to kill rare mobs (not minibosses) are disgusting. You will have to run around the location like a moron for 15 minutes and wait until the cherished creature spawns. And so about 6 times.

    And finally the queue. Developed, are you serious? I haven't seen such a lousy attitude towards players for a long time. If you want to play more than one, then please go to the server for 3 hours, but this was not enough for the developers and they decided that it would be nice to knock out some kind of connection error every half an hour so that everything would start anew. A queue simulator, not otherwise.    … Expand
  44. FarterMcgee
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Awesome modern take on the MMORPG - I’ve finally found a replacement for World of Warcraft.

    Great graphics, and even runs smoothly on lower spec computers. Combat is fun and engaging too.
  45. cyberlaw4
    Oct 4, 2021
    8
    + No Pay to Win, only cosmetics in shop
    + No stupid battlepasses or season passes
    + No lootboxes + No f subscription - bad launch, but nowit's OK - some gamebraking bugs, like endless cooldown on some skills (Glove's Pylon) - too much walking, yes you can teleport but Azoth can be depleted - same quests over and over Hope Amazon will make it better in future=) PS: F Blizzard    + No Pay to Win, only cosmetics in shop
    + No stupid battlepasses or season passes
    + No lootboxes
    + No f subscription

    - bad launch, but nowit's OK
    - some gamebraking bugs, like endless cooldown on some skills (Glove's Pylon)
    - too much walking, yes you can teleport but Azoth can be depleted
    - same quests over and over

    Hope Amazon will make it better in future=)
    PS: F Blizzard and F Square Enix!=)    … Expand
  46. Malgarios
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    The game is empty of content
    no races
    no tool to search group
    not assorted enemies
    no mounts
    no raids
    no world enemies
    simple story the game is unfinished wait at least 2 years to be playable
  47. PHDIKOULAS
    Oct 19, 2021
    0
    A game which you pay taxes made by a company that skips paying taxes xD

    That said keep your 40 bucks, it will be the best decision of your life. when it goes f2p you will see why and thank me

    Heres a 0 Jeff you earned it :D
  48. Glennman8
    Oct 3, 2021
    10
    Best MMO I have played since WoW originally launched, and I have played them all. These folks bashing the game, I honestly have no idea what they were doing in game when they played because the game is amazing. PvP, PvE, crafting, wars, territory control, intrigue, politics, etc. It's all already happened on my server this week so far. People complaining about running didn't take the timeBest MMO I have played since WoW originally launched, and I have played them all. These folks bashing the game, I honestly have no idea what they were doing in game when they played because the game is amazing. PvP, PvE, crafting, wars, territory control, intrigue, politics, etc. It's all already happened on my server this week so far. People complaining about running didn't take the time to actually learn how the fast travel system works. People complaining about PvP probably never actually joined a guild (called "Companies" in NW), because PvP is a freaking blast with friends. People complaining about PvE likely did not actually play through the early dungeons or explore the awesome areas post level 20. The game is freaking awesome. Period. Sad to see so many people bashing it who I honestly think never actually played it.… Expand
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. Nobilis1984
    Oct 3, 2021
    3
    I don't understand the hype surrounding the game. Either the market is so empty that everyone has to pounce on it or it is still a good game later.
    But at the moment that is not much what Amazon offers here. It reminds me of the principle and the gameplay of Wow and that is hopelessly out of date.
    If you are not online for hours and every day you have no chance. And there we are with the    I don't understand the hype surrounding the game. Either the market is so empty that everyone has to pounce on it or it is still a good game later.
    But at the moment that is not much what Amazon offers here. It reminds me of the principle and the gameplay of Wow and that is hopelessly out of date.
    If you are not online for hours and every day you have no chance. And there we are with the servers. Hours pass before you can play. Well done Amazon.
    So far, New World is not the surprise we were hoping for and not worth the high price.    … Expand
  52. Grum84
    Oct 3, 2021
    0
    Group of 4 player play each of another server becous we just can enter in one server to play together. first 3 days we just waiting i quen
  53. Dronnian
    Oct 15, 2021
    1
    Same thing over and over again. Same mobs. When you get aggro of'em they follow you like across the map. . Same quests. Even maps are similar. Example of how to ruin a promising game. It's like they forced a trainee to make this game.
  54. Galliga
    Oct 1, 2021
    5
    If only Amazon put as much money into the game as they did paying off streamers to give away thousands of free copies to boost launch player and viewcounts we'd have something a little more than mediocrity posed as brilliance but alas

    Shills on here will tell you to ignore valid criticism much like they told you to ignore asmongold when he rightly criticized aspects of the game, but    If only Amazon put as much money into the game as they did paying off streamers to give away thousands of free copies to boost launch player and viewcounts we'd have something a little more than mediocrity posed as brilliance but alas

    Shills on here will tell you to ignore valid criticism much like they told you to ignore asmongold when he rightly criticized aspects of the game, but then they themselves leave single sentence positive spam reviews most of which have absolutely nothing to do with the game itself. They post memes and one liners and have the audacity to moan about legitimate criticism in negative reviews, hmmm. Shills out in full force. Even worse are those pretending "queues" are this games only faults.

    I played this game in beta, found it to be mediocre then, but decided to give the full release a chance, and it hasen't really improved at all. Forget the queue's, forget the crashing that's beside the point and anyone using that to cope about the negative reviews is missing the point, the game is just mediocre. What if you took ESO's format, mixed it with a little runescape, slapped Dragon Age Inquisition's dog crap combat onto it, created the most generic world you could create with the most generic concept you could create, took every early access survival game of the past 5 years and tossed it into a boiling pot that you left stewing on the stove unattended to. That's this game, a confused lot of conflicting concepts

    The gameplay has got to be some of the jankiest garbage i've played in an MMO yet. It plays like a worse Eso, same two weapon switching and everything only with more uninspired abilities. For some strange reason they opted to imitate Dragon Age inquisition, same auto-attack, design philosophy and all. What a strange choice, the worst installment of the franchise, that's the one you want to be like, interesting. Gone is the fun combat and fluidity you've seen in WoW or FFXIV, no we're Dragon Age Inquisition now with even less abilities. I'm sorry but I read one review here calling New World's combat complex and I just had to chuckle, it is by far the most casual combat in a mainstream MMO, bar none, it's just serviceable. Hell even ESO does combat better and that's saying a lot because that's one of the things ESO doesn't nail that well. You can tell the developers have no idea what they're doing, are very inexperienced and just looked at a bunch of different concepts from other games and copy pasted them horribly.

    I've seen some people raving about crafting in this game, it's nothing we haven't seen before you collect the material by pressing E, you craft it just like that, all automated. This is something even most standard single player titles do. Far Cry comes to mind, there's many others, it's a staple in video games now. It's very streamlined for an MMO. Whereas in other competitor mmos one of them being FFXIV you have entire classes and skills and items hell even side content and mini games and activities dedicated to crafting. Now I don't want to compare games so much, but when you're raving about certain aspects of a game, atleast they should be distinct, unique, different from everything else enough to warrant such ravings, and it's just not. Compared to other MMO's in this genre, the crafting is bare bones.

    The questing? NON-EXISTENT, well it exist, you'll just wish it hadn't. You wanted to copy the ESO format, you could have at least taken some pointers on their questing. It's very clear to anyone that they slapped these quest on last minute because people complained. It is so obvious.

    The boss fights? just as janky as you would expect them to be from an already janky combat system. It gives you insight on just how the endgame for this game will be, a janky cluster F, but i'm sure you've already witnessed this whenever you saw 40+ players farming a tree. Pure jank orgy. The enemy variety? there isn't much, you fight zombies, and zombies, and zombies and more zombies even at higher levels this does not change. For a game called New World, everything in it from the terrain to the enemies seem very old and uninspired.

    I wanted to have hope in this game, but here we have another soulless cash grab. Looking for a good MMO instead I got a recycled early access survival game I played in multiple incarnations before. What is it with these devs and especially from the West as of late and being devoid of any and all creativity. Copy paste, sell the same game.

    5/10 the game atleast looks shiny, but a better game in this format exist already, it's called Eso, and i'm quite ashamed I spent $40 just to play a lesser Eso.    … Expand
  55. Tilbert
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Хорошая игра. Главное новая и не идущая стандартными дорогами.
    Игра не без минусов. Есть баги, но такое у всех игр на запуске, не хватает кастомизации, мало серверов. Но это всё пройдет.
  56. Akumakax
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    An original world set in a sparsely-used time period in games, I've found New World to be a fun and refreshing take on the MMO genre.
  57. d1versify
    Oct 3, 2021
    5
    After 15 years of WOW, I tried a new game. It's fresh, modern (compared to WOW ofc which is way outdated) , very fun to farm and craft. At first I didn't like the idea of the "god of war" playstyle but now I think this is how MMOs should be from now on. I would love some more spells and hotkeys but that's the way it is.
    I didn't and don't have high expectations from this so I guess I will    After 15 years of WOW, I tried a new game. It's fresh, modern (compared to WOW ofc which is way outdated) , very fun to farm and craft. At first I didn't like the idea of the "god of war" playstyle but now I think this is how MMOs should be from now on. I would love some more spells and hotkeys but that's the way it is.
    I didn't and don't have high expectations from this so I guess I will enjoy it. Start with low expectations and move on.
    About the Queues : Yes it's unacceptable. I really didn't have a problem because I remote log my PC while I'm at work 3 hours before I come home. So when I get home it's about to login. But it's unacceptable to having paid for a game and not be able to play it. Imagine all the people that come home from work, wanna chill with the game they bought and they have to wait for 3 to 4 hours. And they also cannot refund it because waiting in Queue surpasses the 2 hour threshold needed for a game to not be refundable. I don't know about consumer rights and stuff but I guess this is against a law or something and could sue the company. But who's gonna sue Amazon lol
    The dungeons : Really laggy and bugged. Attacks not registering 50-70% of the time,which is really bad for a game. Huge issue. If a SINGLE attack or spell in World of Warcraft didn't register, people would go nuts in the forums. This is huge.
    Sound : Sound is very good. Good sound effects. Music just decent.
    Graphics : Not something great, but acceptable.
    The game has potential, it has many bugs and flaws, but I hope it will be fixed a lot from time to time. ( i hope) .    … Expand
  58. HollidayMan
    Oct 3, 2021
    4
    No lifed this game and clocked around 40 hours while recovering from an injury. The game has a lot of potential but falls short in many areas. It really feels like an unfinish product from the start (you cant even swim you just walk under the water like some pirates of the Caribbean zombie pirate)

    Questing - has to be the worst part about this game, it is just gets unbelievably    No lifed this game and clocked around 40 hours while recovering from an injury. The game has a lot of potential but falls short in many areas. It really feels like an unfinish product from the start (you cant even swim you just walk under the water like some pirates of the Caribbean zombie pirate)

    Questing - has to be the worst part about this game, it is just gets unbelievably monotonous and boring. Endless go here loot x chests, kill x enemy quests that would normally be ok but you end up going to the same places over and over again making it seem like some dumb radiant quest from fallout 4 or Skyrim. In order to level you will be doing this just doing endless world events until your brain melts. The game mostly feels like the hinterlands from dragon age inquisition where you are constantly stuck doing some dumb monotonous task for little reward. Very minimal story/lore almost seems like an afterthought.

    Graphics - i personally think this is where the game shines, the game looks absolutely awesome for an MMO and might have the best graphics out of any MMO today. The one problem I have is that a lot of the areas are literal copy pastes from each other and when you enter the same type of house for the 100x time it's kind of bothering.

    Combat - very basic combat system where you only get 6 total spells. Enemies hit pretty hard and the defensive options are mainly based on dark souls with the combat dodge and blocking. Animations are well done and satisfying, but due to the low amount of available skills combat can get pretty boring fast.

    PVP - Lots of cool moments defending forts or getting into 2v2s and you get decently rewarded. There are some problems like not being able to catch any fleeing enemies but overall it's pretty fun and worth a try.

    Social Aspect - This is what disappointed me the most, there is very little incentive to actually interact with friends/other people other than go to dungeons and take forts. Personally, i started a character around the same time as my friends but since there are different spawn locations we weren't able to quest together from the start, so we ended up just questing in different areas never really seeing each other until lvl 20 when you get to enter your first dungeon. So after about 10 hours of gameplay we see each other once for some dungeon quest then we split up and go our separate ways again because there isn't really any reason to stay in a group. This is an MMO, interacting with other players should be a huge part of the game, but unfortunately there is not much incentive to do so.

    Crafting/Gathering - really well done, it feels rewarding when you finally get enough skill to harvest that really cool looking rock/tree/plant then taking it back to craft a cool item. Leveling the crafting skills is rewarding because you can make a really cool item that you can either sell or give to your friends. Really enjoyable, one of the highlights of the game.

    This game COULD be really good if they spent some dev time fixing some of the glaring problems with the game, but for now I would stay away until they make some progress as the monotony just becomes too much after about a week of gameplay. Personally, i will be taking a long break until the game becomes more developed.    … Expand
  59. Cumbuca
    Oct 14, 2021
    0
    Another 2021 generic MMORPG, nothing new.
    Poor fight mechanics, repetitive quests and content.
    Money and time waste, for free is expensive.
  60. Slayver
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    Amazon poured so much money into it that you never dreamed of it. They brought suitcases of money to everyone who could. From each iron there is an advertisement for this craft.
  61. kanuck
    Oct 2, 2021
    0
    50 dollars and 1 hour spent just to get the game running and my friends server is full. They cant move their character to a new server either so I'm just supposed to play this game which is meant to be played with other people with my friends. This game shouldn't have been released yet, just another early access game accept this game doesn't have the decency to admit that.
  62. Diamonic
    Oct 3, 2021
    3
    Absolutely no story line whatsoever, the journals are essentially a copy paste between all of them. During launch the que times are horrendous, but now they added more servers and locked the older ones, meaning that your friends who want to ply must start on a different server for the time being until their “free” transfers start in 2 weeks. The PvE in the game is alright, definitelyAbsolutely no story line whatsoever, the journals are essentially a copy paste between all of them. During launch the que times are horrendous, but now they added more servers and locked the older ones, meaning that your friends who want to ply must start on a different server for the time being until their “free” transfers start in 2 weeks. The PvE in the game is alright, definitely subpar compared to others in the genre. “Dungeons” are super easy and blown through with a competent group. This game is focused on PvP and honestly I hate it, so I avoid it. The gathering and crafting are in my opinion the shining stars of the game. Good RuneScape vibe and it’s fun to explore and chop down or mine some rocks. My biggest gripe about the game though is the fact that you can get a quest to kill “mob” and skin it for “materials”. Now this is almost impossible when there are about 20+ players all farming that same mob. Grouping doesn’t share or duplicate materials so you have to kill that mob “X” amount of times and hope your team makes it in time to skin the mob before someone else. Bezos said that after multiple failures, they have finally had success. This is only partially true. If it wasn’t for the fact that WoW is dead and FFXIV players are also leaving due to micro transactions, it’s only logical to assume that the reason the game is doing good, is because it is new. If Amazon wants to keep this game going they will need a good story, which from how it is now seems like they have no ability to do so. They need better questing systems with more impact with the story line.… Expand
  63. Hitty
    Oct 4, 2021
    0
    No proper coop content, no mounts, no lore, no minimap, no convenient interface, just nothing, no any point to play this crap. Don’t waste ur money on it!
  64. skittlebrew
    Oct 5, 2021
    0
    Bought the game only to discover that the server that all my friends were playing on is already full 4 days after launch. The devs claim that free server transfers will be available soon, but have been vague on timing and whether or not you will be able to transfer into a full server. Got a refund after an hour of playtime.
  65. 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
  66. malefo666
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    Queues, all-day patches (~100MB patch took ~10h), small world, nothing special, game will die in few months.
  67. Pyrok
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    first long queues so you cant play a game, cant get a refund becaouse queue time was too long for steam to get a refund

    now 10h maintanence in eu prime time

    it would be acceptable for small indie comapany with like 1-10devs not multimilion company with thousents of servers, new tehnologies and other stuff amazon is doing
  68. premium_sauce
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    Extraordinarily surprised to read so many bad reviews. Yes day launch was touch. Yes servers were limited. Yes queuing was long. It's all sorted now people. get over it. Or play on a low populated server? Servers will merge for free later on + free character transfer anyways.

    Really sad to see many players here not liking the game. I can tell you however that players IN GAME are loving    Extraordinarily surprised to read so many bad reviews. Yes day launch was touch. Yes servers were limited. Yes queuing was long. It's all sorted now people. get over it. Or play on a low populated server? Servers will merge for free later on + free character transfer anyways.

    Really sad to see many players here not liking the game. I can tell you however that players IN GAME are loving it. And so does everyone around me.

    For someone who has been playing video games/MMO for 20 years including WoW, FF11/14, AION, Runescape, BOD and GW. New World is high quality. Yes not perfect but no major issues.

    Combat is fun. PvE for once is not dull. The game feels alive and crafting is amazing.

    Giving it a 10 because it represents what the game is worth. Not to counter bad critics. Clearly a lot of minecraft and forntight players here - sorry kiddos, mummy and daddy spoilt you too much    … Expand
  69. salma
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    Good game , Fun exploring the world. The Crafting system is complex and engaging. Didn't try PVP but the PVE aspects are fulfilling. The game didn't add anything new to the formula, But that's OK , My only complaint is the long queue times. Hopefully that's something the company will address soon.
  70. 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.
  71. sex69
    Oct 5, 2021
    0
    Don't play this game.. your graphics card will **** faster. My graphics card is **** And it's not a fun game.
  72. XramLC
    Nov 9, 2021
    5
    I've played all the betas and pre ordered the game but I'm kinda disappointed. There is no weather system, character creation is a joke, you can't start the game with your friends (and even if you meet with them, you can't do the initial quests on other starting areas...), the grind starts real soon. There are good things, graphics are awesome (not the characters tho), combat is nice, theI've played all the betas and pre ordered the game but I'm kinda disappointed. There is no weather system, character creation is a joke, you can't start the game with your friends (and even if you meet with them, you can't do the initial quests on other starting areas...), the grind starts real soon. There are good things, graphics are awesome (not the characters tho), combat is nice, the classless system. The only real advantage is that you only pay once (there are microtransactions, but mostly cosmetic), there's no subscription, but I would wait for a sale to buy it.

    Edit: I have now reached lvl 60 and I have to say... it's not worth it. Craft is a huge GRIND, leveling is boring because all you do is run around, doing the same quests, at the same places, full of bugs (some of them gamebreaking), almost no PvE content (I don't know about PvP as I don't care about it), ugly gear (even the skins sold at the store) and the population has dropped 70% or more from day one. I am only giving it a five because I still think the combat is innovative and the graphics are awesome.    … Expand
  73. 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.
  74. xenz
    Oct 4, 2021
    9
    I expected the queues to be quite bad at launch - which they are. However, once you get in there are a lot of fun to be had. Servers are stable, combat is alright and the crafting and everything in between is excellent. Highly addicting game. Graphics are gorgeous aswell for an MMO. Highly recommend it.
  75. Synzo
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    The pvp feels great and involved, theres a real server feel like there used to be in WoW. Customization needs some work and I think the game is closer to an 8 but I'm putting 10 to offset all the autistic 1's here. Combat is fun, the quests are a bit basic but the PVE side of the game has only been in development for a year and a half. The devs seem to be taking a good look at playerThe pvp feels great and involved, theres a real server feel like there used to be in WoW. Customization needs some work and I think the game is closer to an 8 but I'm putting 10 to offset all the autistic 1's here. Combat is fun, the quests are a bit basic but the PVE side of the game has only been in development for a year and a half. The devs seem to be taking a good look at player feedback and if this continues they have a hit on their hands. The foundation to this game is incredibly solid and within a year of updates going in the right direction its probably the best MMO out there. The pvp is a major focus and is great, PVE is in the works. It's launched better than most other MMORPGS out there and I'm having a great time with it. Everything feels worth doing and the crafting ( which is hate in just about every other game) just feels so connected and right in this game that I am actually bothering with it, just like in the TBC and WOTLK WoW days.… Expand
  76. CallOfTheVoid88
    Nov 1, 2021
    5
    The game is ok, it doesn't really do much new. MMO with a more traditional RPG combat system
  77. KristerFister
    Oct 4, 2021
    9
    There is sadly alot of negativity around the game because of the queues and stuff like that.
    But i really think the game deserves a try.
    Playing it is really fun, you can get sidetracked alot. Gather alot of stuff ect,
    I really enjoyed my time so far. I just hope for good endgame.
  78. 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
  79. inqus
    Oct 13, 2021
    1
    Провал года. По всем тестам было видно и понятно что будут огромные очереди ибо 2000 человек на сервер это очень мало. И за год НИЧЕГО не сделали с этим... А могли бы сделал сразу больше серверов и систему удержания места при вылете с сервера или из очереди.
    Обещали сделать трансферы, прошло 3 недели и ничего. Да и очереди уже пропали почти, люди массово бросают играть.
    Квесты так же    Провал года. По всем тестам было видно и понятно что будут огромные очереди ибо 2000 человек на сервер это очень мало. И за год НИЧЕГО не сделали с этим... А могли бы сделал сразу больше серверов и систему удержания места при вылете с сервера или из очереди.
    Обещали сделать трансферы, прошло 3 недели и ничего. Да и очереди уже пропали почти, люди массово бросают играть.
    Квесты так же рандомно разбросаны, в одно место можно по 5-6 раз сбегать и это очень сильно бесит.    … Expand
  80. lordcool
    Oct 3, 2021
    6
    Combat isn’t very impactful. Lots of running back and forth. And to borrow a line from the Cod Father: The game is BOARING!
  81. zenjorako
    Oct 14, 2021
    0
    does not have Russian localization
    There are languages Portuguese, French, Polish, but wait ... the Russian-speaking community has more than 300 million people and there is no Russian localization. Thank you, bought, looked, returned.
  82. Jacome_Bomfim
    Mar 27, 2022
    7
    A great game, with big potential, but with little content. The game is amazing to play, but as soon as you pass early game, there is no much more to see.
  83. CrowTheViking
    Apr 14, 2022
    8
    New World is one of the better MMO games that I've played, and I've played several. It definitely has its fair share of bugs, but Amazon Games is very quick about patching and does a good job communicating with the players. The combat is one of its best features. Compared to similar MMO games (Elder Scrolls Online, Blessed, Neverwinter, etc) the combat is smooth and fun. Movement feelsNew World is one of the better MMO games that I've played, and I've played several. It definitely has its fair share of bugs, but Amazon Games is very quick about patching and does a good job communicating with the players. The combat is one of its best features. Compared to similar MMO games (Elder Scrolls Online, Blessed, Neverwinter, etc) the combat is smooth and fun. Movement feels real. From swinging weapons to harvesting resources. It doesn't feel cheap, cartoony, or arcade-ish. The graphics are awesome. The world looks and feels alive, especially if you're on a server that isn't super low population. The game has huge potential. Now to the not so great stuff.

    Leveling isn't too hard, but it is a slight grind. But if you've ever played literally any MMO, then this shouldn't surprise you. The crafting system needs work. The good thing is that you can potentially craft the best gear in the game. The bad thing is that its nearly impossible because of the way they have it set up currently (trophies, crafting gear, food buffs). The grind to max certain crafting skills is also extremely hard and tedious. There is a lack of good pvp content at the moment. The wars are pretty fun overall, but they aren't really something that happen enough to consider true pvp. They have Outpost Rush, but its really not great, and if you're on a low population server its hard to get matches going. They recently introduced a 3v3 pvp arena mode, and I think that is going to be the first step in a good direction for New World pvp. My one and only true gripe with the game is the lack of content currently. Once you've maxed your character the only thing left to do is the repetitive grind to max your gear score. Once Amazon has added more content (pve and pvp) I really think the game will be great.    … Expand
  84. fishT
    Jun 18, 2022
    10
    People who continually talk bad about this game know nothing about game development or just want to join a bandwagon of monkeys... or both
  85. gamgam
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    Bad PvP. Bad PvE. Broken bans. Also, come on, it's Amazon trying to break into the gaming arena. GL after this Amazon; the public no longer trusts you.
  86. SypherZ
    Oct 3, 2021
    10
    A very fund, beautiful and satisfying game.

    Everything you do in this game seems to be worth doing, gathering, crafting, questing or just exploring, all works towards making you stronger. The game works on a very social level, being very pvp focused. It is very refreshing seeing people actually talking in the chats, even if its memes or trash talking the game forces you to actually    A very fund, beautiful and satisfying game.

    Everything you do in this game seems to be worth doing, gathering, crafting, questing or just exploring, all works towards making you stronger.
    The game works on a very social level, being very pvp focused.

    It is very refreshing seeing people actually talking in the chats, even if its memes or trash talking the game forces you to actually talk to others if you want to find a group for whatever quest, dungeon or defending / attacking a fort.

    Begone thy dungeon finder!

    I understand people leaving negative reviews when they are used to clicking a button in a dungeon finder, waiting in queue and watching youtube.
    Or just slashing through mobs being OP because you bought the BIS gear from AH with the Token you bought for real money.
    None of that **** here though, you gotta actually work for your leveling and gear.

    And people complaining about having running through the world? wtf...    … Expand
  87. Khax
    Oct 4, 2021
    10
    Amazing game, if you can at least play... I can´t understand how Amazon can have these issues with the servers...
  88. jksummerjkl
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    I love every moment of this game. It always finds the way keeping you hooked up. Spent hours gathering and crafting and it was actually fun for once. Its still in the beginnings, of course there is many negative sides of it. but when you consider other mmo's launch days, this one can take the win of it. The que times getting better everyday with the hype fading away, Its gonna find itsI love every moment of this game. It always finds the way keeping you hooked up. Spent hours gathering and crafting and it was actually fun for once. Its still in the beginnings, of course there is many negative sides of it. but when you consider other mmo's launch days, this one can take the win of it. The que times getting better everyday with the hype fading away, Its gonna find its balance and I am sure there is gonna be a good chunk of many new content in the future.… Expand
  89. Diablopepe
    Oct 6, 2021
    7
    I have played 100 hours of New World at this point.

    Good: New World is a great new MMO. The action is fantastic and is what really stands out about the game and makes the game different from most of its MMO counterparts. If you like crafting then New World will make you very happy. Tons and Tons of crafting. Also, the competition for land/property has been pretty fun. Bad:    I have played 100 hours of New World at this point.

    Good: New World is a great new MMO. The action is fantastic and is what really stands out about the game and makes the game different from most of its MMO counterparts. If you like crafting then New World will make you very happy. Tons and Tons of crafting. Also, the competition for land/property has been pretty fun.

    Bad: New World, like most MMOs now, is very grindy. Although the grinds are varied. For some people this will not be a thing, but for some looking for a "less MMO-like MMO" then this is not the game for you.

    As long as Amazon keeps making improvements to the game, makes sure the endgame is fun, and tries to keep the property obtaining fair then this game should have some legs for some years.    … Expand
  90. Hotdog713
    Jan 10, 2022
    10
    Absolutely love the game, cant wait to see what the future brings. At 600 hours and I still never run out of things I want to do
  91. Manbuddy
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    This game is extremely addicting. As for the long queues? I onky really experienced it the first day of launch, but everything ran extremely smooth as I immersed myself in Aeternum after the 1600 player queue. The next day, the queue was near instant.
  92. Joseluy
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    Es un buen juego:
    - No hay que realizar pagos mensuales.
    - Aporta muchas horas de juego.
    - Nuevas mecánicas para el género.
    - Gráficos y banda sonora agradables.
    - Sistema intuitivo y con una curva de aprendizaje baja, no por ello pierde complejidad
  93. Adenila
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    So many things done right in this game. Huge variation in things to do when leveling up. PvE and crafting (2 things i swore never to grind again in an mmo) is actually quite enjoyable. Time will tell if endgame PvP can sustain the game longterm.
  94. redfrick
    Dec 11, 2021
    8
    It's fun. I like the combat, the no classes and the crafting. Not sure why there is so much hatred for this game and don't really care. Why? It's fun.
  95. BaBka_YaGGa
    Oct 8, 2021
    0
    Каличный, донатный трэш от амазон, на кого эта масса рассчитана остается загадкой.
  96. DedNazgul
    Oct 3, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wonderful queue emulator. Stood for a day, never went in. I took the money, which I advise everyone.… Expand
  97. CrazyMii
    Oct 6, 2021
    5
    The game absolutely has its moments, such as open world pvp (even tho im not a pvper) it was actually a nice unexpected treat to see the way it was executed.. but it does have drawbacks, the game seems to suffer from what some might call an identity crisis where it wants to be several of the most popular genres rolled in to one, so instead of doing 1-2 things incredibly well, it winds upThe game absolutely has its moments, such as open world pvp (even tho im not a pvper) it was actually a nice unexpected treat to see the way it was executed.. but it does have drawbacks, the game seems to suffer from what some might call an identity crisis where it wants to be several of the most popular genres rolled in to one, so instead of doing 1-2 things incredibly well, it winds up falling short and doing about 50 things half-assed or mediocre at best. I did have buyers remorse almost instantly after purchasing the game, but that kind of faded after a while.. by no stretch is it a terrible game.. but if you really truly hate grinding, you WILL hate this one.. if I had no previous experience with other mmo's, I would most likely love this one.. it's a good (acceptable) not great. but worth checking out!… Expand
  98. Dobermann917
    Oct 8, 2021
    5
    I found it a fun, rnjoyable, relaxing experience exploring the zones. Yes there are repeat rep quests that you encounter straight away. however it has some bonuses, it has more of a skill cap to killing monsters and players compsred to FFXIV and WoW as there is dodge/block + 2 wep and weapon ability. I look foward to the future of this MMO Reviews way too harsh, it is early days and II found it a fun, rnjoyable, relaxing experience exploring the zones. Yes there are repeat rep quests that you encounter straight away. however it has some bonuses, it has more of a skill cap to killing monsters and players compsred to FFXIV and WoW as there is dodge/block + 2 wep and weapon ability. I look foward to the future of this MMO Reviews way too harsh, it is early days and I think at its current state with updates coming in the future it is worth the £35. Do not rate a game 0 because of load queues on launch day I have played WoW and FFXIV to max level and have done endgame content.… Expand
  99. Gwimpon
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    Game is great fun but held back buy a metric **** load of flaws and bugs and gold dupes, glitches and exploits that threaten to ruin the game. AGS also constantly communicates with the community and updates the game with QOL and bug fixes but every update seems to bring another problem to the game. If Amazon game studios can figure out the right way forward with this game and expand theGame is great fun but held back buy a metric **** load of flaws and bugs and gold dupes, glitches and exploits that threaten to ruin the game. AGS also constantly communicates with the community and updates the game with QOL and bug fixes but every update seems to bring another problem to the game. If Amazon game studios can figure out the right way forward with this game and expand the end game it can be truly an amazing MMO… Expand
  100. LuzipherMST
    Nov 23, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es ist unfassbar schwer für dieses Game eine Review zu schreiben und es ordentlich zu bewerten. Eine ausführliche Bewertung habe ich bereits auf Steam geschrieben.

    Hier allerdings fix pro/contras

    Pro:
    - Grafik
    - Ambiente
    - Ton
    - Leveling-Progress
    - Einbindung des Handwerks
    - PVP
    - Konzept

    Negativ:
    - Wiederholende Gegner
    - Wiederholende Gebiete/Orte/Höhlen
    - BUGS/EXPLOITS
    - Fehlende Roadmap    … Expand
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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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