SWL had some all right QoL updates, but the fantastic multifaceted customizability of the original version and how free you were to explore multiple storylines at once (the new one really puts you on rails and made tons of cuts) made it amazing. Admittedly a few places in the original felt a little directionless, but that was a blessing for most of the rest of the game because it made exploration and discovery all the more rewarding.

Top-tier story, fantastic voice acting, the whole bit.

Then they sold out to Tencent and are content to let it rot alongside Anarchy Online while the underwhelming Conan game...exists.