Normally, I wouldn’t do a post about an old Wotlk zone in WoW. After all, we’ve all done it, seen it and we all talked about how Grizzly Hills is a great zone and how it manages to create the perfect ambiance with that special blend of music and scenery.
Sure the quests themselves might not be the best ever and the mechanics of the zone are pretty standard but I don’t care. Sooner or later as I quest in Grizzly hills I get that moment when the music and scenery line up perfectly and I just get lost in the experience.
Seriously Blizzard… make more like this please!
My second time through Grizzly Hills I did something strange: refused to use a flying mount, opting to ride on the ground among the trees, with the music on, of course. The quests were mostly dull, though I did find some to be rather interesting, such as freeing the troll spirits and the internal conflict in the Horde, between the tactician and the brutal monster.