SeekerForspoken
Forspoken would be a passable PlayStation title if it were released a decade ago, but it drops the ball as a contemporary AAA game due to its awkward voice performances, muddy visuals, and many bizarre design choices.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- The Odyssey of a Reluctant Hero – Lead Frey on an unforgettable journey in her search for a way home after being mysteriously transported to an ancient, fantastical land.
- A Beautiful and Cruel Open-World – Explore the sprawling realms of Athia, a striking land of remarkable vistas as Frey ventures deep into corrupted territories where a mysterious darkness defiles everything it touches
- Intuitive, Magic-Enhanced Parkour – Scale walls, vault across canyons, leap from dizzying heights, and dash through vast landscapes; Frey's unique abilities allow her to fluidly traverse the open world with ease
- Customizable Arsenal of Spells – Take on twisted monsters in magical combat with a wide range of powerful abilities catering to a variety of playstyles – from fast-paced and exhilarating to strategic and methodical
PROS
+ Cool magic system
+ Occasionally fun parkour
CONS
- Bad dialogue and voice performances
- Boring, poorly paced story
- Disappointing visuals and performance
- Empty open world
- HDR and light bloom ruin the visuals
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on February 06, 2023
Forspoken would be a passable PlayStation title if it were released a decade ago, but it drops the ball as a contemporary AAA game due to its awkward voice performances, muddy visuals, and many bizarre design choices.
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By The Verge on January 23, 2023
Forspoken, published by Square Enix, features a fascinating story and incredible parkour action thats mired by lackluster combat and a game lacking technical polish.
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By Tom's Guide on January 23, 2023
Forspoken should have been the start of a great new original IP from Square-Enix. Unfortunately, its enjoyable gameplay is marred by terrible dialogue and an obnoxious protagonist. This is a game that's hard to recommend to anyone.
60
By Pocket-Lint on December 12, 2022
Forspoken feels like an interesting blend of gameplay elements from Square Enix projects past and present, but we're not certain it all comes together. A middling story and combat make its fun parkour harder to bear.
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By IGN on January 23, 2023
Forspoken is the sort of game you’ve probably seen before – from its stereotypical fish-out-of-water fantasy story to its giant open-world map full of repetitive optional tasks. Its combat is flashy and fun enough to entertain across its comparatively short RPG campaign, with fights that do a good job of pushing you to shake up your use of elemental powers even when the overall variety of enemies isn’t particularly impressive. Its parkour system is also satisfying enough, despite the scenery you are running through being about as picturesque as a bowl of rocks with an Instagram filter slapped on. There’s a kind of person that might be enough for, happy to spend hours and hours uncovering every inch of Forspoken’s needlessly large map after the main story, but that doesn’t mean I was able to find much reason to do so once the credits had rolled.
60
By Pocket-Lint on December 12, 2022
Forspoken voelt aan als een interessante mix van gameplay-elementen uit vroegere en huidige Square Enix-projecten, maar we zijn er niet zeker van dat het allemaal samenkomt. Een middelmatig verhaal en gevechten maken het leuke parkour moeilijker te verdragen.
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