So, after making acquaintances with the staff manning the booth, and positioning myself in front of a vacant demo unit, I found myself logging in to WAR for the very first time, on an Empire Bright Wizard by the name of Glowir.

And, as a result of my willful ignorance regarding the game, the following represents the very first impression that came into my mind, from the moment the loading screen had passed, as near as I can recall it:

This looks a hell of a lot like WoW.

And it did. There was no denying it. From the low-poly engine, to the cartoony models, even the UI layout¡ªeverything had an immediate sense of¡­ familiarity. It was nearly deja vu¡­ as if suddenly it were 2004, all over again.

Well, I told myself, appearances can be deceiving. Don't judge a book by its cover, and all of that. Let's see how it plays.

Unfortunately, this thought was very shortly thereafter followed by another: This plays a hell of a lot like WoW, too. 

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