There are times when she’s a sympathetic protagonist, especially in the opening hours, but others where she is genuinely mean to other characters for no reason and subsequently unlikeable. ‘The way is characterised is so haphazard. However, while Berich was fairly positive about the game’s worldbuilding, he also took issue with protagonist Frey Holland’s characterisation, and her place in the story. There’s a lot to take in here as someone who can appreciate a good amount of lore in games … Such a strong sense of worldbuilding establishes history for the world of Athia, so when the inevitable revelations come across in the story, the impact is more significant. ‘One of the most impressive aspects of Forspoken is that the world of Athia is exceptionally well developed. Press Start Australia was slightly more positive in its assessment, with writer James Berich touting the game’s ‘unique and inspired combat systems’ alongside its ‘exceptionally well developed’ world and lore. Anyone looking for an open-world checklist, packed out with boxes to tick and checklists to complete, is going to have a suitably great time with Forspoken. But the elements of Luminous’ title that do shine through are frustratingly juxtaposed with a model that feels anachronistic.” Press Start Australia – 7.5/10
“To be clear, this isn’t to say that Forspoken’s open-world template is inherently bad. While Forspoken‘s world is undoubtedly fun to traverse, (thanks wholly to Frey’s magical parkour abilities), the “Riddler Trophy” approach feels out-of-step with the possibilities provided by the title’s story, characters, themes, and combat,’ Moyse said. ‘This design methodology in itself, hangs over Forspoken as something of an albatross, hampering its very potential by marrying it to an aging format. 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.’ Destructoid – 7/10 Image: Luminous Productions / Square EnixĬhris Moyse, writing for Destructoid, drew direct comparisons between Forspoken and Ubisoft games like Assassin’s Creed and Watch_Dogs, thanks to the game’s large, segmented open world, objectives to tick off, and side quests to journey through.
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‘ 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. Thankfully its energetic combat and flashy parkour movement system do keep the relatively slim campaign decently entertaining throughout, but running through its boilerplate checklist of repetitive side tasks doesn’t hold much appeal beyond mindless trophy hunting after that,’ Marks wrote. ‘Forspoken is a remarkably generic RPG – from its bland story to its lifeless open world. In contrast to other reviewers, Marks felt the combat was ‘energetic’ and ‘sleek’, somewhat buoying the story along. Tom Marks, writing for IGN, felt similarly – calling Forspoken a bland interpretation of the ‘ isekai‘ genre that combines a lacklustre story with a lifeless open world. Its stuttering start belies a combat system that’s worth investing the effort to learn, but takes so long to get up to full speed that it’s already on borrowed time.’īillcliffe further called attention to a ‘lack of polish’ in the game, which led to annoying, repeating voice lines. But it ploughs, shin-first, through every hurdle along the way. ‘In the cut-throat race for your attention, Forspoken feels like a new IP that’s trying to run full pelt alongside heavy-hitting franchises from other big publishers. ‘ Forspoken shows the best and worst of the Luminous Engine’s tech, mixing kinetic combat with dazzling particle effects and janky setpieces,’ he wrote. Still, he believed there was something magical about Forspoken ‘somewhere’. James Billcliffe, writing for VG247, claimed Forspoken is slow and awkward to begin with – and that it barely recovers by the end.
Ramée said it was a ‘tricky’ game to recommend, as he felt the fun of the game was severely lacking. Luminous Productions’ action-RPG feels great when it allows you to really stretch your legs and magically parkour across its fantasy landscape, but combat is clunky and regular exposition too often stalls the action.’ ‘Instead, it tells a largely forgettable story that sets up major stakes but fails to offer a compelling reason for why the player should care.
‘Though it takes inspiration from isekai – stories in which people from Earth are transported to and become trapped in a fantastical world – Forspoken ultimately doesn’t understand what makes that genre so popular,’ Ramée said.
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