New World: Aeternum
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Role-playing (RPG)AdventureSeries X|SPCPS5

New World: Aeternum (2021)

Most streamers rate New World: Aeternum a tough sell.

3 streamer verdicts· Released 2021-09-28
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All-time average · n=3· Last review 2021-10

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Worth A Buy
Worth A BuyVERDICTEnglish

Our analysis

A review in progress after 20 levels. New World looks and sounds great, but Mack's experience was very negative: six-hour launch queues, disconnects, bugs, boring repetitive combat, a samey map with no mounts, and a toxic community with heavy-handed moderators.

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Fextralife
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Our analysis

New World's launch offers enjoyable crafting, PvP and social interaction, but dull quests, middling dungeons and persistent bugs hold it back. The reviewer still finds it worth $40 despite its uneven quality.

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gameranx
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Our analysis

Respectable MMO but doesn't revolutionize; technical issues.

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Released
2021-09-28
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

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Score aggregated from 3 trusted streamers monitored by StreamerVerdict.

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Creator Mentions · 1

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  • Josh Strife HayesJosh Strife Hayes😐 mixed

    Our analysis

    New World is a decent quality MMORPG with beautiful graphics, but suffers from fundamental design flaws including weak narrative, repetitive quests, copy-pasted environments, abusable mass reporting mechanics, and faction banking systems that harm PvE players. While the game works for some audiences, these issues will lose a significant portion of players without substantial fixes.

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