Guild Wars Reforged has arrived on Steam

ArenaNet have launched Guild Wars Reforged bringing collectively the Prophecies, Factions, and Dusk campaigns collectively together with varied enhancements. Nonetheless the Guild Wars: Eye of the North enlargement and the Bonus Mission Pack are nonetheless paid DLC.

Initially, they had been aiming for it to be Steam Deck Verified, however that was shortly removed from the Steam description. It is rated Steam Deck Playable, however that appears primarily as Valve have but to re-check it because the final check was again in 2022 for the sport. So hopefully in some unspecified time in the future Valve will retest it.

Take a look at the launch trailer:

Stephen Clarke-Willson, the sport director for Guild Wars, mentioned, “The constructive reception to the twentieth Anniversary Masterpiece Assortment bolstered our drive to maintain this traditional MMO thriving. As new gamers joined and skilled gamers rejoined the group, we found that folks had been taking part in on big-screen TVs and Steam Deck and different handheld units, and so we determined to lean into supporting these playstyles absolutely with deep integration of controller assist and big-screen TV assist. Controller assist has been a troublesome nut to crack for MMOs, and I believe we dialed it in.”

From the unique announcement of what is new and improved:

New low, bundled worth: Guild Wars Reforged brings Prophecies, Factions, and Dusk collectively for simply £17.99. When you have bought even one of many three campaigns, all of them can be unlocked by Guild Wars Reforged. And, in fact, there are nonetheless no subscription charges.

{Hardware} compatibility: Guild Wars Reforged is Steam Deck verified and has assist for contemporary controllers. The UI has additionally been redesigned with bigger textual content choices, and the sport has assist for prime DPI shows.

Visible and audio updates: Dynamic sky bloom results, new ambient occlusion, and lighting updates take higher benefit of recent GPUs. Different visible touch-ups refine textures and make for a cleaner visible expertise, whereas new positional audio assist makes the world extra immersive.

Consumer-friendliness: Along with the up to date UI that enables simpler navigation, Guild Wars Reforged brings a brand new quest monitoring system and an on-screen management information.