New World

Gamers HeroesJohnny Hurricane

80/100

While New World isn't a World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV killer, it does prove that a new MMO can succeed. We'll have to wait to see how they capitalize on their momentum.

Toms GuideBrittany Vincent

New World offers players — even MMO veterans — a satisfying mix of combat, character growth and discovery.

GamereactorAnne Zarnecke

8/10

I am curious to see which updates Amazon Game Studios is preparing for the players' future and whether or not they take the feedback from their community into account. In the long run New World could easily drift into troublesome areas thanks to its strong focus on grind and guild-led Wars but that's not the case right now. Amazon Game Studios starts with New World on solid foundations that offer a lot of stability, but is not entirely without flaws. In the end, the development studio kept its promise and expanded the game in a meaningful way, with both PvP elements and PvE activities, such as...

TwinfiniteZhiqing Wan

For all its faults and shortcomings, New World is probably the most immersive MMORPG I've ever played, thanks to its rich open-world and faction politics that keep things interesting each time I log in. This isn't an easy game to recommend, particularly because there are already other MMOs out there that have totally nailed the PvE questing and endgame aspects so perfectly that New World looks like a bumbling fool compared to those. Even so, it's hard to deny the allure of Aeturnum and all the potential it holds.

GameSpaceEd Orr

7/10

New World is not a paradise for all comers by any means. It's an escape for those willing to put up with some oddly misbalanced elements to get a taste of some really excellent PvP encounters. If you have a guild ready to grind out results and become kind of the mountain then New World is worth a look.

TheGamerHarry Alston

New World is an entrancing game at its best, and an absolute soulless grind at its worst. Here is our 100 hour New World review.

Gaming NexusHenry Yu

6.5/10

Amazon has done a decent job with New World with its exquisite visuals and overall environment. They just need to smooth out those rough edges and implement some mounts!

Digital TrendsAndrew Zucosky

“New World brings a lot of excellent MMO twists to the table, but its marred by bugs, stale quests, and a lack of endgame content.”

GamingTrendAnthony Shelton

40/100

New World exemplifies not judging a book by its cover. New World starts like a competent MMO with lots of activities, many ways to engage with players, and an endgame that sounds very appealing, but the deeper you go, it reveals itself as a mess with loads of baffling design decisions that suck the life out of Aeternum’s, otherwise, beautifully crafted world. I never want to step in Aeternum again.

GameTyrant Dustin Orgill

Unscored

Story and Gameplay The scope, story, lands, crafting options, and gameplay mechanics of Amazon Game Studios’ New World are absolutely immense. Oh, the places you’ll go! The adventures you’ll have. The people you’ll meet. Even though the MMO market is chock full of options, it’s not every day th

Checkpoint GamingElliot Attard

Unscored

There are very few things in gaming as exciting and monumental as the launch of a huge, new MMORPG. It’s that feeling of exploring an expansive world with limitless possibilities alongside millions of others for the first time that’s so appealing and difficult to capture. It’s also the feeling of getting in on the ground floor of what could be the next big thing that helps to fuel the exciting potential of what’s to come.

Rock Paper ShotgunAlice Bell

Unscored

Despite bugs and queue times, Amazon Games' new MMORPG is good piratey fun (especially the Faction system), but the early game is very grindy and you will cut down a lot of trees.