Michael Iantorno PhD Candidate, Game Designer, and Writer

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Personal Stories in Guild Wars 2

As I mentioned in my earlier article, I’ve recently dipped my feet into the MMO waters again by purchasing Guild Wars 2. Although I feel the game is a fine successor to World of Warcraft, it ultimately failed to hold my attention for longer than a month. It was initially difficult for me to deduce the reason for my disinterest, but I’ve concluded that what I’ve found off-putting about ArenaNet’s...

Guild Wars 2: First Impressions

There’s been a lot of huffing and puffing on the internet about Guild Wars 2. It seems all summer long message boards and blogs have been extolling the game as a revolution of its genre. The boldest of these pundits have even labeled it a World of Warcraft killer (a moniker that officially lost all meaning after it was applied to Star Wars: The Old Republic). At best these comments can be deemed...

Michael Iantorno PhD Candidate, Game Designer, and Writer