As much as it would be great to see new locations, there's absolutely no question that every one who picks up a Game Of Thrones game would be disappointed if we didn't get to explore some of our favourite locales. The immense size of Westeros leaves it ripe for exploration and discovery - or better still, unlike the TV show, there is less limitation on what you can create. Budget is inevitably a massive constraint on production, and some of the locations in GOT's TV incarnation have yet to live up to the gargantuan expectations the book helps to create. Of course, some are done masterfully well and you would be hard pressed to make a case to say the TV show could do better within the confines of reality and a generous but not exhaustive budget, but that said, you rarely get a feel for the size of the Red Keep when not looking at it from the outside. The same goes for Winterfell, Castle Black, Dragonstone and countless others. Only The Twins, host of the treacherous Freys, has felt appropriately to scale so far. There can be no better way to counteract this, then, to have the world of GOT brought to life through hours of unrestricted gameplay. Granted, this is an absolutely enormous undertaking, one that would make Skyrim feel the size of Kakariko Village. Imagine being able to witness every stone, every nook and cranny of the Eyrie, of finally seeing Casterly Rock for the first time, exploring the extravagance of Qarth, the dusky dunes of Dorne or the sprawling fields of everwinter beyond the Wall. It's an experience so rich and easy to imagine you can almost feel the depth of the snow and see the sheen of the Dornish Sea. What else would you like to see in A Game Of Thrones video game? Let us know in the comments below.
When not writing Chris spends more time thinking about playing videogames than actually playing them and can usually be found reorganizing his Blu Ray and book collections. He owns four different editions of A Song of Ice and Fire and no, it isn't overkill. He's left the neon haze of Tokyo and Seoul for the more sedate streets of Bournemouth.
