Guild Wars 1 Ambience: Ascalon City (pre-Searing) (with music)

[@Aranimda]

If anyone misses this place: Guild Wars is still online and there are no plans of shutting it down. So download the game and log into your account or make a new one and enjoy the beauty of presearing.

[@Jibrilpuff]

In a heartbeat if there's some kind of guarantee it stays online

[@citricdemon]

@@Jibrilpuff arenanet has promised to keep GW1 running for the entire lifetime of GW2, as "it takes up basically no space in the server room at all."

[@citricdemon]

the problem with playing guild wars today is that it sucks

[@ovariantrolley2327]

Mac?

[@jennifersmith8166]

@@ovariantrolley2327you can get a steam deck but idk if it’s the same as on PC.

[@panzerstorm9016]

This is where I live every day in my mind.

[@mridahokrieg6114]

One day it was the last day that I played and I never knew it :( If I wasn't sad before I am now :S This game was so much for me in my younger years, helped with so many things in my life at that time. Haven't been dedicated to a game like I was with Guild Wars since. Man, talk about a nostalgia punch to the face!

[@Liuhnn05]

The servers are still open and the devs have promised to let them open the entire lifetime of GW2 so you can still log in !

[@UWLPancakes]

I hadn't played for many many years but I went back to it about 6 months ago, what a beautiful game. - Hit me up if you wanna play :)

[@justcus]

pre searing is easily one of, if not, my favorite place(s) in guild wars. it's so beloved by players that we make alts specifically to have them live forever in pre.

[@seanplace8192]

My cousin and I have some characters still in pre-searing for that very reason. We've even come across level 20 characters there! That takes some serious dedication.

[@TankieBoi]

Indeed, it is the day that has not ended for 17 years

[@eatatjoecs]

Guild Wars 1 could have taken place entirely in Ascalon without any searing and I would have been happy doing mindless quests the whole time.

[@mrklmrkl422]

Same. Especially now since it carries such a nostalgic feeling, even compared to the rest of the game.

[@citricdemon]

there are people who play accounts that never leave pre ascalon. it's called 'perma pre'.

[@Pri83max]

Best Time in my Life, first time life alone, work... play gw1... sleep... such a great time, so much memories

[@Cold_Wolf_Productions]

Nostalgia is one of those feelings mannn

[@MultiSyncXV1]

The moment you realize how big the world really is, you know your fallen into something great

[@stakkod]

The last day dawns on the Kingdom of Ascalon. It arrives with no fanfare, no tolling of alarms. Those who will remember, will speak fondly of the warm morning breeze. People carry on with their daily lives, unaware that in a short while . . . Everything they have ever known will come to an end.

[@classifikation2526]

What would I give to be a kid again, with no responsibilities and time on hand, just pulling a horde of enemies and AOE-ing them down, or just exploring this wonderful world with the eyes and interests of a kid.

[@terminator9099]

Damn it feels like 2005-2006 were yesterday. I played many years, stopped and came back a few times. I was never one of those top players who figures everything but I had very good times. Made good friends...

[@aaronrodriguez2334]

I use to run people through dungeons all the time but never could get a character to lvl 20 in pre searing. Hearing this brought tears to my eyes though.

[@jorgefraga9677]

My first mmo, can't hear this music and not feel the peace of exploring pre searing ascalon like I was 17 again

[@ptrobo2]

Same here but I was 9

[@jeromej.1992]

Jeremy Soule's magic for you.

[@LaughingBearGames]

I tear up every time I hear these track. Reminds me of the old days coming home from jr. high to jump on and all our friends playing together.

[@nathanlee6099]

same

[@mridahokrieg6114]

I had over 10,000 hrs into this game. I still have a character sitting in pre just for the ambiance. The game actually still has quite a few players in the major cities. I'm glad to see it's still up and running :)

[@NatTRURE]

Wow..takes me back. I almost want to cry. What happened to my old friend I wonder...

[@benlb3]

When I listen to this I can feel the sense of wonder and awe - my eyes widening when I first walked into wizard's folly, the deep sense of the world being endless and expansive and feeling so present in the world I could almost feel the environment in real time. Makes me feel 14 again - it was the first mmo I fell in love with

[@LordMoku]

I wonder if anyone has thought about rendering Pre-Searing Ascalon in HD; remaking it all for beauty shots.

[@Paradise7D]

There's a few projects and I've downloaded one years ago and had a look at it, but I can't remember the project's name nor do I have a link for you, sorry. It was just too long ago. But recreating GW1 from scratch using Unreal Engine 5 would be such a dream. And a team of fans could very well do it...

[@GoodguyGastly]

​@@Paradise7DI want to do this.

[@samflood5631]

Ascalon, it was once a kingdom surrounded by the beauty of forest trapped in an eternal autumn. But all of that changed when the Searing happened.

[@dahlavibez5726]

the castle of my childhood :D

[@kellthegreatest8946]

Was looking for music to use for my dnd and came across this and the memories of playing this game as a child just flooded in, thank you.

[@xspaniki]

i spent loooot of hours in gw1 ❤ so much memories. definitely this game has the honest place in my gamer heart

[@christianw.6386]

This is so great, thank you for making it! Brings back so many memories from 2006 when I first started playing it. Simpler times.

[@braydengrenier5089]

i hate how much i miss this

[@jennifersmith8166]

My first character on my dad’s account @ 13! A little(no seriously I’m short so I made her as short as possible) Ranger/Necromancer! I bought my charm and comfort animal skills so my first pet was a wolf instead of the cat and I kept it the entire Prophecies run!

[@Mystic___]

Many thanks for uploading! I don't play the game anymore, but this is so nostalgic.

[@DarkTSF223]

C'est là que tout a commencé

[@iinflache]

Thank you for this flashback, I see myself again at 14 years old, starting to make my first character, this little tank. 😊 This game marked my life as a gamer and even my life irl, I remember at the time when I played outside, I always had this music with me in my head with the nature of Corsica 🥲

[@jackinjapan]

I've never played this game but I listen to these regularly while reading. Thanks Sandra

[@Hotrods]

Thank you for uploading all these guild wars ambience videos. This game was a huge part of my childhood and I really enjoy these videos.

[@KenJee78]

Finding out about your channel made me go on a nostalgia trip. I remember getting Guild Wars at the hypermarket as a kid with my brothers. I have so many fond memories of this game. Jeremy Soule really captured its magic perfectly. It must have taken you a lot of times to put up these videos. Thank you a lot !

[@citricdemon]

what the hell is a hypermarket????

[@ManeyWolf]

thank you so much for all of these pre-searing ambience videoes!

[@Cold_Wolf_Productions]

Nostalgia... I miss that game so much ^^ The soundtracks, mannnn its just perfect!!

[@fernandomartin6805]

Hello Sandra, I found your channel today and I wanted to say thanks! I've been dealing with some mental issues lately and your content turned out to be really good for my relaxing exercises. You can tell in a minute that these videos have a lot of love invested into them, from the audio and images to the bits of context in every description.

[@Paradise7D]

Thank you

[@KenJee78]

@@Paradise7D Especially pre-Searing (we used to call it "Eden" in french), was such a special, distinct, peaceful and beautiful place. It was somehow "different" from the game, and could have been a total different game now I think about it with its own lore... I remember getting lost in the catacombs for hours, admiring the tiny details (the stained-glasses for example). If I had to describe pre-Searing in a few words, it felt like a "safe place", far from daily real-life worries and anxieties.

[@pablofernandogonzalezolmos8472]

Precious pre-Searing!! Thanks for all, Sandra!! Also i am curious. How you do the flyby over the maps?

[@Paradise7D]

It's GWToolbox++. You can use it (for example) to unlock the camera and freely explore GW1 maps with it. And you can set the camera speed down to the sixth decimal which is perfect for ambience videos :P You can create very precise scenes with this, nothing's left to chance.

[@Fantasyze]

Only the best nostalgia hit of all time. Always have the urge to load up my presearing characters :)

[@magemage87]

what good memories, thank you

[@3Tomatoess]

never forget what they took from us. never forgive. never surrender.

[@EasilyExplicable]

I miss original Lion's Arch so much. The music from Cursed Shore and those zones is particularly haunting and lovely. Thanks for putting this together.

[@arimabz]

thank you for uploading this.

[@batman9592]

Love this. Thank you. I've got all my slots maxxed out with max characters, so i can never see this. Nearly 6000hrs...

[@Paradise7D]

My sympathies! You have 28 chars? Congrats! I have 28 too, two of them in pre-Searing, and one is a "placeholder" ready to be deleted and replaced should the necessity arise. Pity you can't go back to pre-Searing... they should really program it so you can enter your own copy of pre-Searing whenever you want. That would be sooo lovely...

[@123TauruZ321]

Nice video. Very good musical piece, this.

[@LauKillamunII]

Someone, anyone please. What is the theme at 30:33. Ive been trying to find this theme isolated, for almost two decades now.

[@Paradise7D]

I admit I had to search quite some time. That was a damn good question of yours! But here it is -- it's one of two pieces missing from the OST, and it apparently has no title. According to the video description, it plays in the Catacombs (and the Crystal Desert!), and as a general ambience track. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGGuf3-PpbF5mcU

[@michaellundie2188]

@@Paradise7D you're a legend for taking the time out to find it. Cheers!

[@thewimp9630]

Oh hoooooneeeeyyyyy, I'm home.

[@lifefindsaway483]

Simpler times ^10

[@efee6978]

Is there a name to the very first song that plays here? I think it also plays in Queensdale in GW2 but cant find the track name

[@Jbills]

Eye of the Storm

[@efee6978]

@@Jbills thank you!

[@LauKillamunII]

-29:12 I love this theme. So much mystique, is it not it's own theme? I always hear it at lion's arch when I first log in.

[@jcdenton2187]

It's Eye of the Storm. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH7LZ2CneNV7fqM

[@thescolex]

did you take the pictures yourself? very pro

[@Marc-rv7no]

Do you stil play the game? Where are you from, Sandra? Would love to play this game again :)

[@Paradise7D]

Whoops, didn't answer yet! I'm from Germany but I moved to Spain in mid-2018. And yea I still play -- and many others do as well, just remember to play in the American district because that's where 90% of the active community are :D

[@Marc-rv7no]

@@Paradise7D Na dann mal liebe Grüße :p Was hat dich denn nach Spanien verschlagen? Ich überlege auch auszuwandern.

[@Paradise7D]

@@Marc-rv7no In Spanien isses einfach wärmer :P Hat schon was, unter Palmen zu leben. Naja, wegen Klimaüberhitzung wird's hier eh noch deutlich wärmer werden, da gibt's dann irgendwann auch in Deutschland Palmen -- kann ja dann zurück :) Wohin zieht es dich?

[@dallashan4847]

Many years since I logged on, but I last rememberi had a level 28 Me.

[@LiburAldred]

Level cap in GW1 was 20, are you thinking of GW2?

[@wattnao902]

Pre searing Ascalon is akin to the pre911 world or pre woke internet.

[@lezgobranden1707]

💯

[@harrymurray9702]

18:40 I've struggled to find out what song this is, and or soundtrack. If anyone can help me, I thank you! It's beyond amazing!

[@Paradise7D]

Hey friend, that's "Gwen's Theme", track 15 from the official Prophecies soundtrack :)

[@harrymurray9702]

@@Paradise7D Gwen truly is a legend, Thank you! I played Gw1 eventually, after playing Gw2, and I'm so glad all the music was re-used! Well, atleast most of it. You're beyond awesome for uploading this, and your response!

[@michaellundie2188]

I love this track too. It's so unbelievably nostalgic for me.