spots you ignored in guild wars | video game world tour

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why are the guilds warring? thats a question somebody should answer
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Music Used:
Intro - Opening Theme (Guild Wars)
01:07 - Eye of the Storm (Guild Wars)
04:19 - Riverside Province (Guild Wars)
07:57 - Crystal Oasis (Guild Wars)
10:17 - Althea's Theme (Guild Wars)
14:06 - Arrival in Silverwood (Guild Wars)
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@gav1100 6 ай бұрын

Back in it's day, all those wide open areas inside the settlements were packed full of players. The large open area in the fort towards the end used to be so packed that you would struggle to see the floor at times. Given the performance of old hardware and the large amount of players the game may have to render, is probably the reason they did not add much clutter. ArenaNet probably grew more confident with their software, optimization, and the type of hardware the players were using, which allowed them to add a lot more clutter and detail to areas in later expansions. Love the videos btw

@PretzelYT 6 ай бұрын

It's weird to think how things have changed since then. I honestly didn't even think about how populated it would have been back in the day, I wish I would have talked about that. It definitely does add to the ghost town vibes.

@goiflin5056 6 ай бұрын

I remember my computer chugging whenever I entered the pre/post ascalon, lions ascent and droknars forge. There were so many players. Now, obviously it's pretty small population wise but it's still very beautiful to see.

@johne.7568 6 ай бұрын

I've never played this game, but your appreciation for geometry and texture work is always so refreshing.

@fishbaitzez 6 ай бұрын

I wish you had contrasted pre and post searing Ascalon. That was the gut punch back in the day, going from that scerene and idyllic land of green and auburn to nothing but ash and tar. Pre-sear was never meant to be stayed in for long, but still managed to create such a sense of loss and nostalgia that a community built up around staying there.

@Amadeusz90 6 ай бұрын

Nostalgia is strong with this one, damn. What a great game it was, so many great memories about playing after school. Still can't believe how much content they pumped out within 2 years (3 expansions!!!). Also keep in mind that Ascalon (the hub area) back in 2005 was absolutely flooded with players, didn't feel empty at all :)

@mystickotodama1911 6 ай бұрын

I still remember my old guilds name The Eternal Dragon 😅 I miss my old guild mates so much.. good times.

@Al3xD3nt0n 6 ай бұрын

The statue in the catacombs is Grenth, god of death and ice, patron of necromancers. The poison gauntlet leading up to it is to teach monk players to heal, they have to escort an NPC though it, leading to a ritual in that alcove. I'm curious that you didn't include the candle ritual room from the catacombs. The quest its involved with is somewhat obscure and without context I assumed it would count as a weird and interesting spot. Perchance you didn't come across it. Anyways, my favourite spots in pre-searing are the forest near Fort Ranik and the vinyards near Duke Baradin's estate. Very comfy.

@Rayd1214 6 ай бұрын

20 years later I still log in to pre-searing a few times a year just to chill.

@terranium730 6 ай бұрын

there are a lot of parallels between pre-searing ascalon and queensdale in gw2 the wyrm infested farm the angry bull in a large puddle a large looming continuous structure in the background (gw:p it was the wall, in gw2 it's the dam) also another note, you probably already noticed that the tower is completely missing after the searing, that's because those chains were broken and now the tower is in the northeastern corner of Magunna

@AlucardDH 6 ай бұрын

I played GuildWars and all the expensions around 2008 and had a character that would stay in this area :) it was so peaceful. And towns where full of players, more s during seasonal events with more dancing, fireworks and decorations. Nice video :)

@Presearing 6 ай бұрын

There is something magical about the starting areas indeed. Lovely video! I don't know if you ever decide to return to Presearing to explore more, but there's a few fantastic locations that I think you'd enjoy - the fishing village in Wizard's Folly, the painting in the northwest of Green Hills County. Also, I haven't researched it thoroughly yet but apparently Presearing was added as a last minute addition following the initial internal testing, where the first missions began already after the Searing, and the testers just didn't care at all about the stakes, so the devs decided to add a beautiful tutorial area to show them what was lost. The graphics of the zone are based on the zone after the Searing, just instead of being destroyed & dusty they are still full of life. Once again, amazing vid :)

@miroslavzima8856 6 ай бұрын

I also like comparsion of GW1 and GW2. GW1 still has a lot of charm and I return there from time to time. Suprised they didn't pull the plug. But someone from Anet said its running as back application on GW2 server and are not planning to shut it down. Which is very cool.

@thenorseguy2495 6 ай бұрын

It dosen’t matter if you don’t play any of the games that Pretzel play. You got to love his videos.

@belot217 6 ай бұрын

Man, you need to collab with Any Austin sometime and compete to find the most odd and unremarkable yet charming places possible.

@onceuponatimeonearth 6 ай бұрын

WORLD OF WARCRAFT - SO looking forward to that video! near infinite cozy spots and hidden, empty places and alcoves

@DedAlexFive 6 ай бұрын

Pretzel, ever thought of making one of these videos for Postal 2? I always found its town to be strangely nice to walk around despite the chaos waiting to happen

@Jake-im2lv 5 ай бұрын

I thought i was the only one that did that with postal 2 lol.

@DedAlexFive 5 ай бұрын

@@Jake-im2lv Its is quite the weird thing to do in such a potentially chaotic game isnt it. But its the kind of thing I also usually do in GTA games. Just enjoying the night time listening to the in game music, or walking around the city. But regarding Postal 2, I found the weird sounds, the funny civilians, the silence, the chirping birds, the malfunctioning lights... Its an interesting place hahaha

@Jake-im2lv 5 ай бұрын

@@DedAlexFive My personal favourite is the electric humming noises you hear, not sure if its from fluourescent lights or HVAC units but I've always found that sound so soothing in Postal 2 hahaha

@Bahcorp 6 ай бұрын

🤔 When a Mmo launch full of people in the starting area so magical and motivates to stay the whole day playing. Then you came back years after a long hiatus and the starting areas are like this empty and nostalgic. Mmo are really something special. Oh no I am not crying. I caught something in my eyes.

@MetroAndroid 6 ай бұрын

I'd love if you visited Darken City in Flyff. One of the most beautiful and mystical places I've ever visited in an MMO. When you first arrived by flying across an ocean and a dangerous new island continent after finally earning your broomstick/hoverboard, the city literally opens up beneath you, obscured underneath the landscape surrounding it. Landing and looking back up from where you came, the stars peak from behind the rocky outcroppings above the city. Back at its peak, the players, their messages and trade offers, lit up the darkness of the partially underground city at night. Last time I visited it, there were only a few players, and it felt ghostly, lit only by the light of a few lamps here and there. The music is absolutely haunting, never heard anything else like it.

@TheZdoX 6 ай бұрын

@blahblahgdp 6 ай бұрын

my brother is gonna love this one

@senodex1831 6 ай бұрын

Such an amazing video for an amazing game. Love

@onceuponatimeonearth 6 ай бұрын

oh SNAP we Pretzel MMOing now bois

@ostile920 6 ай бұрын

Loved GW, made lots from droknar forge runs lol

@dafff08 6 ай бұрын

altho i never played this game, it oozes atmosphere. it perfectly encapsulates the idea of you dont need high fidelity to create a livable world. we have now so many open world games that technically look good, but are just bland and lifeless spaces.

@user-op8ge3kq6s 6 ай бұрын

best yt channel right now. Can you do a video on shadowman 1999 in the future?

@jensablefur155 5 ай бұрын

Going to pre-searing Ascalon in the mid 00s is still the most beautiful, relaxing and vibrant environment I've ever explored in gaming.

@23bcx 6 ай бұрын

In the combat zones of GW you only share the instance with party members. In Pre the max party size is 2 so these zones can only be experienced by 2 players at once

@eightbot9970 2 ай бұрын

Genuinely hope you do more guild wars 1. There's so many fascinating areas across the three campaigns. Factions especially has areas with vibes.

@croma4029 6 ай бұрын

You should talk about some places in Shadow of the Colossus next, there's also a beautiful sand cave

@PretzelYT 6 ай бұрын

I've had a few requests for that game and I've been thinking about it more and more lately... Maybe I'll have to get on that sooner rather than later.

@Arx_724 6 ай бұрын

@@PretzelYT Do consider the previous game by the same developers as well: Ico. It might be less of a fit for this series, because it's a more tight, linear experience than SotC, but it has its own... vibe.

@cuhgaming4943 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Pretzel. Probably the toughest time of my life rn but your videos are always such a calming breather

@jpiolho 5 ай бұрын

'Ice Tooth Cave' outpost has a bit of the same feeling as Fort Ranik in pre-searing for me. It's a very small place with pretty much almost nothing, in the middle of nowhere.

@TheFloodFourm 6 ай бұрын

If Pretzal was an MMO player we’d have a killer RP guild

@Hamond1989 6 ай бұрын

Omg thank you so much for this, I have so much love for this game, I really hope you'll do more of it

@CaptainPlayguy 6 ай бұрын

Ah, Guild Wars... My first MMO. And the longest chain of how a game came into my periphery. A cousin of mine got told about this game by an online friend who told her brother about it who shared it with my sister who I saw play this game. I made a character on her account to try it out, loved it, and got it for myself (well as much as a middle schooler could get it for himself i.e. asking my parents to buy it). Necromancer was my first class. I wasn't as familiar with Ascalon at that time. I did make a character to level to 20 in Pre-Searing Ascalon a couple years ago but... My bread and butter campaign was Factions. I loved the Oriental aesthetic. I would love to see a follow up vid on Shing Jea Island. The monastery, the villages, the minister's estate, the lagoon... Such beautiful countryside.

@Shralla 6 ай бұрын

This is why I love your videos. I'm also not an MMO person but I absolutely love the environment in a lot of them, especially WoW.

@TheRealPOTUSDavidByrd 6 ай бұрын

Is it a coincidence that I love those giant soft salted pretzels some places sell, and I also love Pretzel's videos? I think not.

@Jackpot00 5 ай бұрын

Brought back a lot of 2005-2012 memories this one!

@Hoslynrg 6 ай бұрын

im loving these videos 💯🔥

@WusterWasti 6 ай бұрын

Btw. There are still many players playing gw1. U can use heroes, npc companions, for clearing many instances solo. I recently played through all the campaigns and it was really cool and nostalgic even if i didnt even play gw1 back then.

@pbrown7501 6 ай бұрын

Hmm, yeah. Tutorials do tend to be charming, easy on the eyes, relatively low-stakes, and not revisitable. Unless you're Fromsoft, of course.

@desplanchesstevan1418 6 ай бұрын

In Aion (another MMO), the capital city and hub of one the faction is this huge white floating city. While exploring it when I was young, I noticed that far far below, on the ground, there were ruins of some sort. Since we have wings allowing us to glide for a certain amount of time, I managed to slowly but surely get down. My memories is a bit hazy, so i don't remember how much time it took, I'm fairly certain we are way up in the air at the start. But the reward was worth it : Being in this small ruins, with absolutely nothing in it, out of bounds, with the Capital city floating above, no players around whastoever, no way to get back up. At the time, I though : ''Oh, this could be the ruins of the settlement in the past, way before they build Sanctum'', and I still think this makes sense, but I still that's a weird piece of environment to this day. Probably y favorite unusual place I found in a video game. I haven't played a lot of MMO, and it was when I was a early-teen to teen, but I have a lot of memories about their worlds and how much you can explore and find odd places or go OOB. Another strong memory : I spent 14 horus in the span of 2 days climbing a moutain in Tera. What a dumbass I was (am).

@LeetHaxington 6 ай бұрын

I played this game briefly. It was cool because it was one of the main MMOs that was no subscription. I didn't really enjoy the mechanics, especially PVP which seemed like the main thing. I remember the healers being super overpowered. I think this game had one of my favorite towns though -- I don't remember it entirely, but I think you could attack enemies that were in the background so you kind of got a sense of it being a chaotic combat zone camp. By the way some of this architecture reminded me of Kenshi. It's a pretty cool indie game I bet you'd like exploring. The game is pretty hardcore in the learning curve though but you can feel the passion of the devs and community which is pretty neat

@amusingbouche4551 6 ай бұрын

Ascalon City in presear still gets packed enough that they have to open up the second district. Easily the most densely packed area of players in the game now.

@Scott_Silver 6 ай бұрын

I did not ignore any spot in GW1 I had Tyrian Grandmaster Cartographer 100%

@PretzelYT 6 ай бұрын

thank you for your service 🫡

@ununununununununununununununu 6 ай бұрын

yayyyy he uploaded whilst me scrolling while eating, in hope to find the perfect video to watch while eating

@belot217 6 ай бұрын

If you need another 00s game to explore, the original Phantom Dust has an official free port and some fantastically weird/abandoned stages.

@Maker1 6 ай бұрын

That Music Though

@naoeoforfeitport 6 ай бұрын

Do Motorfest next! 😉

@_paradigm 6 ай бұрын

you should take a look at the world of Underground 2, Bayview. it was the first ever need for speed game that had a true open world and theres a ton of places that kinda go unoticed when ure flying thru the city at 250 mph. even the interiors of shops are neat to look at. Anyways, im loving ur vids man, keep it up ❤❤

@187Streak 6 ай бұрын

I like Cheesy Pretzel

@anthonyhandley446 6 ай бұрын

Never thought I'd see a GW1 video in my recommended

@FARDEENKHANQWE123 6 ай бұрын

ah so its not just me exploring started areas of caharacters i made in wow.sweet.

@STARSVeteran 6 ай бұрын

Another tour with Pretzel! 😊❤

@Crush_Bandicute 5 ай бұрын

WE'RE MAKING IT OUT OF ASCALON WITH THIS ONE

@TheStarSquid 6 ай бұрын

I'd love to see you cover different places in Classic world of Warcraft. The world has dozens of hidden and out of the way spots to explore and see

@wrexocane 5 ай бұрын

I love these videos, even if I hardly ever know the game

@chazdomingo475 2 ай бұрын

11:25 Bruh, literally look at the wall, lol

@ResplendentTrash 6 ай бұрын

Please do Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie or Majora's Mask! I always wanted to count all the cow bobbleheads

@bogbeth 6 ай бұрын

idk if you ever played a phantasy star game but i feel like phantasy star universe would be ripe for these videos

@KBash 4 ай бұрын

gilt war is so cool

@bugjams 6 ай бұрын

Would you consider doing Wizard 101? That game has some really cozy spots.

@PretzelYT 6 ай бұрын

I won't say never, but I don't really have a personal connection to the game so I'm not chomping at the bit to cover it. Sorry!

@literallynothinghere9089 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video as always Can you please do more Pokémon videos and perhaps RDR2?

@limarchenko96 6 ай бұрын

Check out ac origins if you haven’t already. It’s one of those rare games that is not afraid to let you walk for a long time.

@PretzelYT 6 ай бұрын

Funnily enough, that game has been one I've considered covering for a while. I think it's the only modern Ubisoft game I 100% completed. Though I'm not sure if people would be SUPER interested in watching a video on assassins creed game #12 or whatever.