The overused deus ex machina of a down-and-out young person suddenly gaining magical powers and being tasked with saving the world is a bad start for Forspoken’s story, especially after what was a rather intriguing opening in the first few minutes of the game. Frey also learns quickly that The Break was caused by Athia’s four fallen female rules, known as the Tantas, whom Frey must eventually meet to set things right. With Cuff at her side, plus some newfound abilities to cast spells, the story then takes Frey to the city of Cipal, the only place in Athia that is not yet corrupted by an evil energy that our protagonist refers to as “The Break”. After a brief introduction where Frey sees her hopes for a new life outside of New York literally go up in flames, she finds a mysterious bracelet in an abandoned house that magically transports her to the world of Athia, where a mysterious force is threatening every living thing across the land.įrey soon realises that her bracelet is sentient and that it can communicate with her, so she promptly nicknames him Cuff. In Forspoken, you take control of Alfery “Frey” Holland, a troubled young woman from New York who is desperately trying to leave her current life of crime and being involved with one of the city’s gangs. Boasting some really promising gameplay elements such as a unique combat system that combines magic spells with the fluidity of parkour and a protagonist that is a young woman of colour, Forspoken could have been an outstanding game that also offers a refreshing take on the fantasy genre.

In fact, I doubt that the Japanese will decide to prepare a port for Xbox … although the team has announced work on improving the game.Few games have shown so much potential but fallen so short, as Square Enix’s latest action RPG title, Forspoken. It is worth remembering that Sony took care of the 2-year console exclusivity for Forspoken, but given the circumstances – in January 2025, hardly anyone will remember about this adventure. We can suspect that in this case, companies will quickly decide on larger discounts to simply get rid of boxes from warehouses and be able to free up space for games that have a better chance of attracting a wide audience.

The game on PlayStation Store is still available for PLN 339. It’s safe to say “it went fast” because Forspoken is one of the first Square Enix games to be sold at a higher price standard. The game currently costs €32.99/£26.99 and ships all across EU and UK.įorspoken released just 3 weeks ago on January 24 and received middling reviews.

Forspoken on PlayStation 5 already hit -50% off at major Danish retailer Coolshop.

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