GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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The artwork
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the Baroque over-doneness
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The user-friendly fighting syle
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Player created faction battles
Cons
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Vague
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rarely helpful quest log
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Lack of any chat or conversation
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Bad organization of the inventory
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Swishy hair, swashbuckling swordplay, extremely tight bodices, buoyant boobs, and 17th century aristocrats that dual-wield pistols welcome you to North America's colonial period, as seen through the eyes of Korean game developers.
Sword of the New World: Granado Espada features a new take to the old standard of massively multiplayer online games with plenty of animals to kill, lots of letters to deliver, and a gazillion little children who've lost their mother/sister/brother/sheep. But, instead of having to either go solo or hunt for a group, in SotNW you command a squad of three characters right from the start.
That's right, three. Right away, we could create four different classes - with assurances that we would be able to expand our "family" to up to 14 - and after a brief tutorial, were able to bring three characters in right away.
The class choices are fairly standard: there are fighters, elementals, scouts and wizards to start out and various other classes waiting to be discovered in game. Each class must choose a "stance" to level in - basically creating a specific skill set.
More info
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Description | Explore the semi-historical 17th century New World in this visually appealing MMO. |
| Platform | "PC" |
| US censor rating | "Teen" |
| UK censor rating | "Rating Pending" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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