New World

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New World’s engaging crafting and faction rivalries are both fun and accessible, but it suffers from a lifeless open-world and a tedious leveling system that doesn’t feel rewarding.

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New World's engaging crafting and faction rivalries are both fun and accessible, but it suffers from a lifeless open-world and a tedious leveling system that doesn't feel rewarding.

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6/10

Cameron Koch (GameSpot)

High-stakes PvP battles and top-notch production values bolster Amazon’s MMORPG, even if its PvE content and occasionally frustrating systems may leave some players wanting.

November 12, 2021 |

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New World is a very pretty survival-MMORPG hybrid that saves its best moments for the endgame – but you have to be willing to grind like hell to get to them.

November 11, 2021 |

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Gabriel Moss (IGN)

8.5/10

Mick Fraser (God is a Geek)

New World is a pretty damn good MMORPG. It’s fun and accessible, and though it doesn’t do anything truly new, it has enough little twists on existing ideas to keep me invested.

October 7, 2021 |

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Cameron Koch (GameSpot)

6/10 - (Read Review)

High-stakes PvP battles and top-notch production values bolster Amazon’s MMORPG, even if its PvE content and occasionally frustrating systems may leave some players wanting.

Gabriel Moss (IGN)

6 - (Read Review)

New World is a very pretty survival-MMORPG hybrid that saves its best moments for the endgame – but you have to be willing to grind like hell to get to them.

Mick Fraser (God is a Geek)

8.5/10 - (Read Review)

New World is a pretty damn good MMORPG. It’s fun and accessible, and though it doesn’t do anything truly new, it has enough little twists on existing ideas to keep me invested.

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Read the Reviews (33 total)

Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
Atomix	Sebastian Quiroz	70 / 100	10-14-2021	New World is an MMORPG for fans of the genre. Although the work that Amazon Game Studios presents has interesting ideas for its multiplayer section, this experience will not change your opinion regarding this type of games.	Read review
CGMagazine	David Walters	7.5 / 10	10-21-2021	I thoroughly enjoyed New World. I wish there was more guidance in some areas in-game, and the game does seem geared towards PvP rather than PvE. Despite these minor gripes, the game is incredible.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Elliot Attard	Recommended	10-23-2021	At the time of writing, I can happily say that Amazon’s new foray into the world of massively multiplayer role-playing is a tentative success.	Read review
COGconnected	Mark Steighner	82 / 100	10-02-2021	All MMORPGs are major time commitments by definition, so whether New World can hold your attention long term is probably a function of your expectations, and whether you connect with what the game has to offer. New World probably won’t ever surprise you, but it won’t disappoint you either.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Zachary Perry	7.2 / 10	09-20-2018	New World brings you into the mysterious world of Aeternum after sailing into a wild storm that leaves you stranded. While there are many things to do in New World, it can often feel tedious to make any progress as the leveling system relies heavily on the player grinding out tasks.	Read review
Digital Trends	Andrew Zucosky	3 / 5 stars	10-15-2021	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.	Read review
GameGrin	Adam Kerr	7.5 / 10	10-06-2021	New World is a great title for new MMO fans to get themselves lost in, but it may be a struggle to entice older fans of the genre to leave the worlds they know.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Johnny Hurricane	8 / 10	10-12-2021	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.	Read review
GameSpace	Ed Orr	7 / 10	10-20-2021	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.	Read review
GameSpot	Cameron Koch	6 / 10	11-12-2021	High-stakes PvP battles and top-notch production values bolster Amazon’s MMORPG, even if its PvE content and occasionally frustrating systems may leave some players wanting.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Henry Yu	6.5 / 10	10-28-2021	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!	Read review
GamingBolt	John Cantees	7 / 10	10-05-2021	Quote coming soon.	Read review
GamingTrend	Anthony Shelton	Not Recommended	11-04-2021	New World’s ideas come across as very solid, but the more I’ve engaged with it, the more I see problems. Those problems have nothing to do with the foundation of New World, however. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with New World besides the economy and lack of main missions, and only the former can destroy the game. The rest of the issues can be fixed with time and enough attention to the details.	Read review
God is a Geek	Mick Fraser	8.5 / 10	10-07-2021	New World is a pretty damn good MMORPG. It’s fun and accessible, and though it doesn’t do anything truly new, it has enough little twists on existing ideas to keep me invested.	Read review
GRYOnline.pl	Patryk Manelski	7.5 / 10	10-19-2021	New World arouses extreme emotions, but one thing undeniably does well – it perfectly uses the aspects of MMO and in this respect outclasses many rivals. However, it is a pity that some elements limp, which makes the game from Amazon extremely uneven and incomplete.	Read review
Hey Poor Player	Kenny McKee	4 / 5 stars	11-08-2021	New World is a fun, solid MMORPG packed with plenty of enjoyable content that will keep players busy for a long, long time. Sure, it might have some imperfections, but I’m hopeful that the game will address all of those as it continues to grow—and I look forward to being a part of its community while it does.	Read review
IGN	Gabriel Moss	6 / 10	11-11-2021	New World is a very pretty survival-MMORPG hybrid that saves its best moments for the endgame – but you have to be willing to grind like hell to get to them.	Read review
IGN Italy	Alessandro Alosi	5.5 / 10	11-28-2021	Neither meat nor fish, New World amazes but not in a positive sense. Not everything is to be thrown away: the mass game created by Amazon Games can entertain and has potential, but the absence of identity and technical problems weigh.	Read review
MMOGames	Alex Sinclair Lack	9 / 10	10-29-2021	Has New World resurrected the glory days of the MMO? Not quite yet, but it’s the biggest step to revitalizing the MMORPG genre in a decade. Should Amazon Games make bold and intelligent decisions with their ongoing game development, then they could do it. And even if they can’t do it alone, alongside upcoming games like AoC and Pantheon, a new golden age could soon be upon us. And hey, who are we to turn down a menage-a-trois or an open marriage? It’s 2021, baby.	Read review
MMORPG.com	Joseph Bradford	6 / 10	11-11-2021	New World is off to a rocky start, but if Amazon can right the ship and address real player concerns, it has the chance to be something really special. But right now, it’s an okay experience overall that leaves me wanting more in order to stick around.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	60 / 100	10-25-2021	New World has the mechanical foundations of a decent MMO, with passable combat and good visuals, but its hopes are extinguished at the hands of dreadful PvE design. The few distinctive experiences that it does have, locked away behind high levels as if the game knows it has precious little to offer, are not worth the hours of mind numbing grind to get there.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Jonathan White	5 / 10	11-28-2021	New World might be the first ever MMORPG in my two decades of playing these titles that made me hit a wall and go “Yeah – this isn’t fun, I’m out.” That’s saying something, considering I’ve reviewed both TERA and Bless Unleashed.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Emre Özdemir	6 / 10	10-30-2021	Amazon Studios hasn’t got off to a bad start with New World, but they still have a long way to go.	Read review
Paste Magazine	Nicolas Perez	7 / 10	10-11-2021	There’s a kind of meditative quality about hiking to a quest kilometers away, cutting a tree or two, hitting a couple of rocks and soaking in the scenery. Few games have made walking to objectives a worthwhile experience. But when these walks are more interesting than the objectives, there’s a problem.	Read review
PC Gamer	Fraser Brown	60 / 100	10-20-2021	New World’s engaging crafting and faction rivalries are held back by abysmal PvE and a boring world.	Read review
PC Invasion	Logan Broadley	8 / 10	10-06-2021	New World feels like a modern MMORPG. It looks beautiful, the combat is fluid, and there’s plenty to keep you engaged. The island feels alive with warring factions and hostile enemies. And the fighting is very fun. You’ll never be short of tasks to complete, but sometimes the narrative will leave you feeling uninspired. It needs a little more emotion injected into it.	Read review
PCGamesN	Elliot Gardner	6 / 10	10-08-2021	A stellar crafting experience and surprisingly slick combat aren’t enough to compensate for the flaws in New World’s humdrum and frustrating quest design.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Alice Bell	Recommended	10-08-2021	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.	Read review
Screen Rant	Maria Meluso	Recommended	10-06-2021	Overall, however, New World shows a lot of promise and has plenty of room to continue introducing unique and genre-defining ideas to the MMO space.	Read review
Shacknews	Donovan Erskine	7 / 10	10-16-2021	I was admittedly surprised with how thoroughly I enjoyed my time with New World. From the freeform character and weapon progression to the resource gathering and faction dynamics, there’s a lot to explore and experience. That said, New World very much feels like an MMO in a very early state. There’s not a ton of Expeditions, there’s no mounts, and there’s an obvious need for balancing with features like Siege. Luckily, MMOs often get better as they age, and if Amazon Games can build upon this great foundation, they’ll have a surefire hit on their hands.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Vojtech Florko	55 / 100	11-12-2021	New World is relatively fun and has a ton of potential, but it suffers from unnecessary issues that might be impossible to fix and offers next to no story to keep the players interested.	Read review
Twinfinite	Zhiqing Wan	3.5 / 5 stars	10-24-2021	I can’t recommend New World to anyone who isn’t already 100% invested in the idea of faction politics and PvP, but there’s a solid foundation here. Give it an expansion or two, and this could turn into something truly special.	Read review
Windows Central	Brendan Lowry	3.5 / 5 stars	10-01-2021	New World is one of the most beginner-friendly MMOs available, but its lacking quests and PvE makes me worried about the future. The PvP, however, is a blast.	Read review

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Carve your own destiny in New World, a massively multiplayer, open-ended sandbox game set in a living, cursed land. Choose how you play, what you do, and whom you work with or against in an evolving world that transforms with the seasons, weather, and time of day. Band together to reclaim monster-haunted wilds and build thriving civilizations, or strike out on your own, surviving in the face of supernatural terrors and murderous player bandits. Focused on emergent gameplay and rich social features – including deep Twitch integration with broadcaster-led events, achievements, and rewards – your only limit in the New World is your ambition.

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