I want to be excited about this, I really do, but every time I see AAA open world RPG attached to a beloved franchise it usually means a game that looks great in trailers but loses its heart somewhere along the way. Big studios tend to focus on scale and visuals instead of the quiet details that make a world feel alive.
I mostly play single player RPGs like The Witcher 3, Dragon Age: Inquisition and Baldur’s Gate 3. What I love about those games is the sense of immersion, the way every place feels like it has history and every decision feels personal. That is what I would want from a Wheel of Time game. Let me walk through a real Two Rivers village, hear the wind in the Blight, or watch the White Tower from the streets below.
Reading the latest news makes it hard to stay hopeful though. It sounds more like another big promise without a clear plan. I hope I am wrong, but it feels like the kind of dream that fades long before we ever get to play it.
