Gloria Victis Review

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Gloria Victis is a low-fantasy medieval open-world MMORPG, that takes a lot of inspiration from games like Planetside 2 and Chivalry for its combat and world PvP sieges. That’s initially all you had to say to grab my attention. To hold it though, is another story entirely.

If you read our review in progress of Gloria Victis , then you probably have a solid introduction to what my initial experience was like with the game. If not, go read it first! While I would have liked to have published this article a few weeks back, there were just too many bumps in the road that prevented me from doing so. It almost felt like the stars were aligning to keep me from putting this review out.

Making a character is fairly straightforward in Gloria Victis . There were several servers for me to pick from — a few of which have been merged as of this review (including mine) to keep the economy healthy. The MMO has your standard character creation options, from skin tone to hair style. Thankfully, my go-to look in a game — pale skin, dark brown hair and blue-grayish eyes — was pretty easy to make.While you don’t see your hair most of the time, because it is hidden behind a helmet, I still like having the option to select a decent hairstyle. I like having realistic armor, but I’m not always the biggest fan of bucket helmets.

I was then faced with the task of picking from one of three factions: the Midlanders, the Ismirs, or the Sangarians. The Ismirs are a viking-esque people of large stature that specialize in blacksmithing and armorsmithing. The dark-haired Sangarians value artistry and share similarities closest with the Roman Empire. Because my group would tend to gravitate towards the more traditional, medieval European aesthetic,