World of Warcraft needed a win. It’s been a rough few years for Blizzard’s once-flagship title. Outside of the legal troubles surrounding the company’s reportedly heinous culture in the past, the most famous MMO in the world has had a rough go of it.
The game is coming off back-to-back disappointments with its Battle for Azeroth and Shadowlands expansions, leaving many of us to wonder if World of Warcraft – a mainstay in the gaming landscape for nearly two decades – was finally running out of steam. After spending around thirty hours with Dragonflight, those concerns have proven to be premature.
Blizzard has gone back to the drawing board, and seemingly tapped into the original lifesource that once made the series so special. Gone is the navel-gazing lore of Shadowlands and in its place is a sense of wonder and whimsy that has been sorely missing. This latest expansion is a beautiful celebration of the adventure at the heart of Warcraft, and feels like a new beginning for the franchise as a whole.
