Although Worgen may be one of the most popular Alliance races available in World of Warcraft, the race arrived long ago enough in the game that some players feel its starting zone is missing a bit of flare. Worgen players began in Gilneas and get to play through a pretty exciting scenario that explains the transformation and eventual purification of their character, but the whole experience does lack a bit of cinematic action.
With that in mind, one World of Warcraft player who seems to be a dedicated Worgen enthusiast spent part of the last year developing a fan-made Journy to Gilneas cinematic. The fan trailer introduces viewers to a brand new character, a nameless messenger, and allows us to witness the struggles in Gilneas through his eyes.
The trailer is incredibly well done and was built by combining brand new 3D animation from the creator and custom voice over narration to build a story that gives a deeper look at the devastation that was caused to the city of Gilneas during the outbreak...
Video Credits and Details
A fun personal project I've been hammering on for quite some time. Thought to shed some light over this fascinating place.
This is a personal project with no affiliations with any outside company or group.
Feel free to join our discord group:
CG Group - https://discord.gg/JB3MDtA
The voice actor in the video:
Luke Hynes - https://bit.ly/34XgQGR
Music:
You Do the Bleeding - Atli Örvarsson
Sacrifice - Steve Jablonsky
This fan-made cinematic definitely matches the tone and style of the more contemporary World of Warcraft story cutscenes that have been included in the past few expansions. There are obviously still the big highly-produced cinematics for the biggest moments in the story (like the end of the War Campaign), but these cinematics that rely on in-game graphics and animations have become a staple of WoW in the modern-era that help add some additional weight to the game's narrative arcs.
As many of the starting zones are being reworked for the level squish and the release of Shadowlands, it will be interested to see if any older starting areas actually do receive some low-budget new cut scenes.
Be sure to check back for more WoW Classic strategy guides, news, and updates in the coming days. Until then, For The Horde!
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and WoW: Classic are both available now on PC. Shadowlands does not have a release date yet.