Where Winds Meet (PS5) Review

Where Winds Meet definitely caught me by surprise. When I first saw its debut trailer at Gamescom ONL 2022, I assumed it was some kind of new kind of high-action Soulslike with a martial arts setting. And due to the nature of my job and how many games I need to keep track of on a daily basis, I kind of put it in the mind-vault and kind of forgot about it.

So imagine my amazement when I finally got my hands on it and it turned out to be more of an action MMO. It’s the second time this year that I’ve played a game like this—the first being a brief hands-on with Chrono Odyssey—and twice now that I’ve been amazed by how far the genre has come. Where Winds Meet isn’t exactly flawless, but it lays the groundwork for a truly engrossing experience that’s big on style.

Set during China’s Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Where Winds Meet places players in a high-fantasy version of the region of Qinghe. Players take on the role of a wandering swordsperson who embarks on... Read more