<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Nightfall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
stand-alone	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
ArenaNet	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
NCSOFT	O
corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightfall	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
after	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
alongside	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Factions	I-Application
since	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightfall	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Elona	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightfall	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
so	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
principles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
previous	O
releases	O
attempted	O
a	O
marriage	O
of	O
Player	O
versus	O
Environment	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
PvE	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Player	O
versus	O
Player	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
PvP	O
"	O
)	O
gameplay	O
,	O
starting	O
out	O
with	O
PvP	O
being	O
the	O
logical	O
endgame	O
for	O
the	O
Prophecies	B-Application
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
PvP	O
optionally	O
interspersed	O
throughout	O
Factions	B-Application
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
with	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Nightfall	I-Application
may	O
create	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
core	O
professions	O
from	O
Prophecies	B-Application
or	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Nightfall-specific	O
professions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Assassin	O
and	O
Ritualist	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
created	O
through	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Factions	I-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
person	O
owns	O
both	O
campaigns	O
,	O
Assassin	O
and	O
Ritualists	O
can	O
travel	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Nightfall	I-Application
;	O
but	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
created	O
in	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Nightfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
henchmen	O
available	O
through	O
Nightfall	O
and	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
are	O
called	O
Heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	O
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
all	O
characters	O
(	O
Tyrian	O
,	O
Canthan	O
,	O
Elonan	O
)	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
battle	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
Nightfall	O
or	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
each	O
other	O
campaign	O
has	O
a	O
hero	O
available	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
Nightfall	O
(	O
an	O
assassin	O
for	O
Factions	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
necromancer	O
for	O
Prophecies	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
campaigns	O
,	O
the	O
maximum	O
level	O
for	O
all	O
characters	O
is	O
twenty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightfall	O
strikes	O
a	O
middle	O
ground	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
campaigns	O
with	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
spent	O
leveling	O
;	O
faster	O
than	O
Prophecies	B-Application
,	O
where	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
spent	O
achieving	O
level	O
20	O
,	O
but	O
slower	O
than	O
Factions	B-Application
where	O
level	O
20	O
is	O
very	O
quickly	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PvE	O
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
chapters	O
;	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
draw	O
parallels	O
to	O
single	O
player	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
or	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
brings	O
the	O
game	O
closer	O
to	O
its	O
offline	O
counterparts	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
linear	O
mission	O
structure	O
in	O
other	O
Action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Prophecies	I-Application
and	O
Factions	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
system	O
has	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
many	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
players	O
highly	O
recommending	O
Nightfall	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
starter	O
campaign	O
for	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
encourages	O
more	O
strategic	O
thinking	O
and	O
also	O
makes	O
playing	O
PvE	O
more	O
straightforward	O
(	O
as	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
heroes	O
may	O
be	O
of	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
than	O
henchmen	O
and	O
offer	O
a	O
better	O
degree	O
of	O
survivability	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Factions	B-Application
,	O
bonus	O
rewards	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
performance	O
during	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
one	O
side	O
quest	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
bonus	O
could	O
depend	O
on	O
something	O
like	O
killing	O
certain	O
creatures	O
or	O
preventing	O
others	O
from	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Nightfall	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
reviews	O
were	O
favorable	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
rated	O
less	O
favourably	O
by	O
reviewers	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
campaigns	O
,	O
Factions	B-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Prophecies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
,	O
reviewers	O
expected	O
more	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
"	O
the	O
underlying	O
game	O
has	O
n't	O
changed	O
much	O
and	O
is	O
starting	O
to	O
show	O
signs	O
of	O
aging.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Nightfall	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
recommended	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
start	O
in.	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
extend	O
this	O
to	O
say	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
strongest	O
offering	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
seemed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
now	O
more	O
solo	O
player	O
focused	O
than	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
suggested	O
heroes	O
bring	O
"	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
closer	O
to	O
the	O
party-based	O
RPGs	O
of	O
old	O
...	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
solo-but-with-people	O
RPG	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
initially	O
delivered.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
mentioned	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
some	O
modifications	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
interfaces	O
,	O
that	O
other	O
interfaces	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
still	O
lacking	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
becoming	O
an	O
increasingly	O
complex	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
skill	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Nightfall	I-Application
has	O
received	O
several	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
