There are those times when you experience something epic: your senses tune in; your breathing slows; and the goosebumps start to rise on your skin. I encountered such a phenomenon at gamescom whilst checking out Guild Wars 2 from ArenaNet. Whether you have played Guild Wars 1 before, or any other MMO for that matter, you’ll be hard pressed not to come away feeling changed by the experience. It is a combination of many elements that results in these golden moments, that come about only through the thousands of hours of creativity and sheer effort put into games this big and imaginative by the dedicated teams. Be it the mind-blowing artwork, the emotive music and sound effects or the innovative game mechanics, you simply can’t help but be impressed with what you are seeing. I spent some time with Chris Lye, the Global Brand Director for ArenaNet, as he took me through the latest showing of Guild Wars 2.

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