Eat Your Broccoli

There is some fantastic video coverage coming from MMORPG.com.  Bill Murphy revealed the (what I believe) is the first public walk-through of the Grove, the latest character creator options for the sylvari (includes a mushroom head), and even some of the events in the starting zone.

The commentary is a little below average and he seems rather new to the game, but I want you to pay attention to the camera and not the guy behind it.  The Grove is absolutely stunning and the bioluminescence of the plant life almost parallels the beauty of James Cameron's Avatar.  Personally, I am overwhelmed with the redesign for the sylvari, and am extremely excited to play them.  Many people have said this, but I feel it's significant, that  I have never, not even once, been attracted to play a "plant-like" race in any game.  However, ArenaNet has worked their seductive magic and made me fall for something I would never have expected.  Well done, ANet.

City Tour:

More videos after the break.


Character Creator:

Note:  Something interesting I noticed, and I think this is true all the way back to the convention footage, but some of the skin tones for the sylvari are quite human-like.  I would love to see what it might look like in-game.

Starting Zone: