![]() Speaking of, my goodness Forspoken has one of the best depictions of cats. There are sheep, chickens and cats living in the main city of Cipal. The local flora and fauna of Athia aren’t much different than on Earth either. And the idea that the world-corrupting Corruption is basically a fog and storm effect with different colour palates made this supposedly malevolent phenomenon feel unthreatening. It doesn’t help that there’s plenty of fog and smoke that covers your line of sight, probably there for technical reasons. The lands look and feel uninspired, not enticing enough for the curious eye to go around and see “Ooh this looks interesting! Let’s head there!” which is something you don’t want to happen for an open-world game. There are plenty of well-sculpted rocky cliffs in Athia, but other than that, this supposedly fantasy land looks too real and grounded for its own good. The design of buildings, abandoned towns and the few man-made monuments do look extravagant and impressive at times, but when the few buildings that you actually interact with like the Pilgrim Refuges and the Guild Towers are all copy-pasted in looks and layout, that impressiveness is drowned by excessive asset reuse. It feels plain, both figuratively and literally since most of the lands are just empty plain after empty plains. However, the world design of Athia in general feels… bland. There’s great attention to detail in each magic power being channelled, and pair that with the impressive particle effects and mesmerising geometries that appear when you use magic, and it makes for an audio/video splendour. The swooshes and vooshes when you go magical parkouring, the impact of falling off a cliff only to be protected by magical wards that sonically shatter like they are made of brittle glass, the crisp of fiery rage when you channel red magic. The sound effect design is impeccable too. But for those that can stick to 30 fps but want consistent resolution, or want those sweet sweet ray tracing effects, those are available too. You’re trading off visual clarity (read: blurry and smoothen-out imagery) for something averaging 60 fps in performance mode, and it’s totally a fair trade. It runs well enough on performance mode with only a few noticeable framerate drops despite having twenty or so small enemies on screen with the particle effects all popping off. Yet somehow, its fleeting freedom is shackled by numerous design and writing issues.įorspoken looks good on PS5. ![]() It’s a shame, because there are definitely some good aspects and ideas in Luminous Productions’ first new game free from the baggage and mounting expectations of the Final Fantasy name. That later became Forspoken, and once the publisher revealed the next numbered Final Fantasy entry and the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake are also coming to PS5, Forspoken seemed to become somewhat estranged.įorspoken is still a PS5 console exclusive (there is a PC version available), but most of the Squenix fanbase have all left Forspoken forsaken. If your type of game is usually action, mystery, interesting history, and a great combat system, this title will surely be ideal for you because of how promising it looks.įorspoken will be out on January 24, 2023, for PlayStation 5 and PC.At one point in time, the biggest game Square Enix has when the PS5 was announced was Project Athia, a new IP from the team behind Final Fantasy XV (now rebranded as Luminous Productions). In search of a way home, Frey must use her newfound magical abilities to traverse sprawling landscapes and battle monstrous creatures. Without a doubt, you can see a captivating story, entertaining gameplay, incredible special effects in combat, and a lot of action.įorspoken follows the journey of Frey, a young New Yorker transported to the beautiful and cruel land of Athia. ![]() A 10-minute video in which he will introduce us to the main features of the game, its combat system, movement skills, open world, and types of missions and tasks that we can carry out.Īs we could see from the video, they introduce you to the game's history, and little by little, they show certain characteristics of the game while the narrator explains each detail. Intending to learn more about the game and its gameplay, Square Enix published a new trailer for the title. One of the games set to launch early next year is Forspoken, an action role-playing video game currently in development by Luminous Productions, in collaboration with Square Enix.
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