Magic: The Gathering Could Use a Forspoken-Style RPG
Forspoken has yet to release, but its gameplay is already provoking some interesting conversations. It's no secret that magic is crucial to just about everything the player does in Forspoken; Frey's magical abilities can be woven together into devastating spell combos, and she has exploration powers ranging from summoned surfboards to arcane grappling hooks. Not every RPG uses magic to such a great extent, so it's a refreshing look, but it's especially interesting because of what other games it could inspire. Magic-centric RPG gameplay could easily translate into new games based on all kinds of established franchises, including Magic: The Gathering.
In the last several years, Magic: The Gathering has had a complicated relationship with video games. Magic: The Gathering Arena remains a highly successful digital version of the trading card game, but the MMO Magic Legends got canceled, despite a few recent beta periods and an appealing concept. If Wizards of the Coast wants to try its hand at another Magic video game, Forspoken might be a good template. Rather than a multiplayer experience like Magic Legends, Wizards of the Coast could order a singleplayer RPG with explosive combat where players customize a planeswalker and travel the Magic multiverse in search of adventure.
Atlas Fallen and Forspoken Could Share a Similar Appeal
By now, Square Enix and Luminous Productions have shared enough information on Forspoken to give players a solid understanding of combat. Protagonist Frey Holland knows a wide variety of spells that she can quickly switch between and cast with a flick of the wrist. Spells serve lots of different functions, and players are encouraged to weave between different spells to identify favorite combos and
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