Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Review

About.com has conjured up a two-page review of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, in which they give Sigil Games’ fantasy MMORPG an overall score of 3/5.

Vanguard has been rather harshly judged by the MMORPG community, because it’s really not a bad game, it’s just a game that’s difficult to appreciate. Unfortunately, when you are trying to win subscribers in a highly competitive market, these amount to almost the same thing. The crafting and diplomacy elements are in many ways a step forward, but it takes a considerable amount of fortitude to learn how to use them. While a buggy launch never helps, it’s not something a game of this kind can’t recover from. A bigger problem for Vanguard will be finding an audience. I can’t see it appealing to people who are new to the genre, or the millions who enjoy the World of Warcraft approach. It’s not a particularly good recommendation for PvPers, and EverQuest 2 fans probably won’t be swayed from their raiding guilds. Presumably that leaves former EverQuest players who aren’t happy with the current crop of fantasy MMORPGs. A small niche to be sure, and one that is very difficult to satisfy, but if you’re among them, Vanguard has potential. Just wait for another patch or two to come out before giving it a try.