Magic: The Gathering Could Use a Forspoken-Style RPG

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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