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New World: The Final Preview - IGN - IGN

New World: The Final Preview - IGN - IGN

Jul 19, 2021 1 min, 52 secs

And that wait is almost over, given that New World is finally launching to the public next month on August 31st.

As a quick rundown, this is an action-focused MMO that features everything from faction warfare to a rich open world that’s dotted with quests, treasures, and discoverable locations and settlements, and having spent some time with it now, I’m confident in saying that it’s coming together nicely.

There are plenty of discoverable locations that pop up on your compass as you approach them - I casually stumbled upon plenty of caves and abandoned farmlands, and of course there’s the rustic yet thoroughly lived-in Windsward settlement, which seamlessly fits into the open world.

It's not the first time I've seen this concept work in an MMO, but New World definitely goes above and beyond to make it feel like you're directly tapping into - and changing - its realistic and detailed world.

As an avid Elder Scrolls Online player, this kind of reminded me of some of ESO's more recent dungeons like Scalecaller Peak, where it's very easy to wipe unless each party member does the right thing at the right time - but finally getting through that pesky boss or that really challenging puzzle for the first time feels like a well-earned victory.

If you don’t know what that means, it basically translates to a one or two-bar signal at any given time, which is unacceptably low for most online games.

Every player can collect materials and craft things to contribute to a settlement, which makes it level up and offer more services and amenities, but it sounds like Corruption will gradually progress through a zone, resulting in invasions where, if the forces of Corruption are successful, that’ll actually make the settlement level back down again.

This sounds like a potent combination that could lead to an interesting tug-of-war for dominance of the open world between you, your faction, and the Corruption.

If you're into ARPGs or action-focused open-world games, and you’re also a fan of MMORPGs with a faster-paced feel to them, then New World is likely to be your cup of tea.

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