Guild Wars 2

First of all, this is not a thread abaut, what i want, its more of a recollection, abaut the past, and how things are now.
(sorry for my bad english.)

So basically, if you browse the pictures under the thread, i am sure you by now realize, (if you think abaut a bit), that the artwork does not reflect the game truly.
I personally, joined the Gw2 fanclubb (5-6 years ago, fanatically i might add) because of those artworks. Ofc i played Gw1 and enjoyed it, and wanted to play, or atleast try the 2. (might also add, that even if i find the world of GW2 good, i find the gameplay, -exspecially the combat- lacking….compared to gw1, so it was a bit of dissapointment to me)

So basically, when i look at the pictures, i realize…they are the responsible for getting me dissapointed in the actuall game. I realized, they are a LOT more deep, and not to mention dark.
The theme of Gw2 is seriously not as “dark” as it feels from the pictures.
The abandoned desert ruins, the rotting cold stone forests….are nowhere….Orr might feel a bit like that….but thats only a small part of the game. and thats only 1 theme for the game. Its not even really detailed. I cant find the deep darkness….just a hard zone filled with undead themed mobs, and objects….
I personally cant find the massively monsterous theme, that is reflected on the artworks…
Also there are many things like, rapier or spear (its still in the game…some sylvari artwork on load screen) that are shown many times, even trough the current game, but are not actually in the game.
It feels like, the devs wanted a massive detailed world…but had no time to make it. Like, it was detailed. I clearly feel, that it was a complicated world, but to lack of time they rushed it, and cut of MANY things, to make it compact…giving the feeling “its the compelte game, its redy”, when in fact it was rushed like hell!!!
Same goes for the original Sylvari concept….i seriously think it was a LOT better. Darker, more serious…that lacks in the whole game….i dont like the goofy characters, and cutscenes, that are not “wall of text” but instead a “Wall of audio read up”…there is no action.

The maps and zomes do feel artistic as Daniel D says (atleast to some extent), but characters and exspecialyl skills dont.

So i think…there are many things missing from the game. Considering artwork, i assumed a LOT more. I hope that in the future expansion i can get this feeling and the content makes up for it…
Even Gw1 was only realyl good after FActions came out..

Agreed. The concept art is much better than the actual implementation in game. The latest living story is a good example – the concept art for the sky ship is amazing, and in game it’s a junk (as in the Chinese ship) with a bunch of sails and kites strapped on.