Frey is surprisingly vocal about her disdain for most of the tasks Forspoken asks you to complete, and Cuff constantly belittles her for no good reason in a manner that I think is supposed to come off as friendly ribbing but instead feels like awkwardly watching a couple argue at a dinner party. That means the snippy banter between Cuff and Frey come off as obnoxious rather than endearing. The most egregious example of this is the chemistry between Frey and Cuff, which frames most of the campaign as a sort of buddy cop movie but spends almost no time showing these two unlikely partners grow closer after their introduction.Īctual bonding apparently happens off-screen, and this story – which is mostly told through exposition dumps between large stretches of open-world exploration – felt fairly rushed across the 15 hours it took me to beat the campaign as a result.

That’s not so offensive on its own, but the real crime is how poorly the writing establishes any of its characters and the relationships between them – it’s like it constantly assumed I must already be invested in these people in a way it never actually made me. The fine print on the trailer says that Forspoken will be a PS5 exclusive until at least January 25, 2025, so the game will likely take at least two years to release on other platforms.Forspoken’s world and story are about as bland as they come, equal parts predictable and forgettable. The trailer concludes with Frey fighting a strange, root-like enemy underneath the water.įorspoken releases on PlayStation 5 on January 24, 2023. Another apparent boss battle takes place in a contemporary city environment. One wears a circular mask made of triangle shards, and seems to wield fire magic, and the other has an antler-like head decoration, and casts wind spells.

Two of the more prominent hunters are also shown. Combat footage follows, with Frey shooting beams of lightning, blocking attacks with massive light-woven shields, and exploding roots from the ground to fight the aforementioned hunters, as well as other enemies like a massive skeletal brute. With Frey's arrival, the voice claims, the people have hope again. It opens with images of a powerful looking noble and guards (called hunters) spreading panic and haranguing citizens with their magic. In a trailer, a threatening voice alludes to the impact that Forspoken protagonist Frey has had on the world. Now Playing: Forspoken Demo Trailer | The Game Awards 2022 By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

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