Finally ! A Wheel of Time MMO !

I’m sure many massive gamers, who like me have slogged through Robert Jordan’s imposing  Wheel of Time fantasy  series, have said to themselves that this rich setting would translate quite well into an MMO. Jordan’s world is huge and well fleshed out, with the kind of depth and variety that one would think allows any MMO developer a huge variety of creative options. It’s notoriety and level of appreciation by it’s fans I think would garner a wide spectrum of interest and certainly help the marketing of the game. In short, Jordan’s universe has a lot going for it as the setting for a massively online title.

Well, looks like a company called Red Eagle Games has come to the same conclusion and is actually acting on this idea and making a bunch of Wheel of Times games, which includes an MMO, as announced here. My first thought when I read this was a hearty ”It’s about time!”. Among all the numerous fantasy book settings out there at the moment, I think Jordan’s is one of the most accessible and easily adaptable to MMO gaming, with enough of it fleshed out to give a solid base to work from while still leaving plenty of room for creative innovation. The only other fantasy book settings ( which I am familiar with ) that I think has as much potential in this regard as the Wheel of Time universe are Steven Erikson’s Malazan setting and Raymond Feist’s Midkemia.

So I’m pretty excited about this announcement and am looking forward to rolling up my Ogier Swordmaster, White Heron specked of course !