Forspoken

 PlayStation 5
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3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1508 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 926 out of 1508
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  1. Ev3n5taR
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
    I'm playing on the PS5 right now. I like the game, it's fun and I also like the story and the protagonist so far. Yes, Cuff is a little annoying, but he's also designed to be that way. The back and forth between Frey and him actually grew on me. Many of those "cringe" comments seem to take dialogue lines out of context. I also really like the fact that there is a female afro-americanI'm playing on the PS5 right now. I like the game, it's fun and I also like the story and the protagonist so far. Yes, Cuff is a little annoying, but he's also designed to be that way. The back and forth between Frey and him actually grew on me. Many of those "cringe" comments seem to take dialogue lines out of context. I also really like the fact that there is a female afro-american protagonist and an ethnically diverse cast and the game DOESN'T make a big thing out of it - it's just the way it is, and that's about it.

    Graphically, the game unfortunately doesn't look as great as in the "Project Athia" announcement trailer, but I already knew that from the demo. It still looks nice though. Gameplay wise, the parcour and combat systems are really well designed and the world is built as a playground for those features.

    Forspoken certainly won't be my "Game of the Year 2023", but it doesn't deserve all that hate either. Most reviews seem to exist in an echo chamber these days, be it for better ("Isekai setting") or for worse ("Cringe dialogue").    … Expand
  2. JPanCaKe
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Amazing story. Amazing graphics. Amazing writing.. Amazing game overall. When's #2 coming out!
  3. Dom007
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Terrible game. Awful protagonist, awful dialogue, awful open world and boring repetitive combat. Woke garbage.
  4. eluxtria
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    This is a real 6/10 game. Seems like a lot of low quality game engine issues like no shadows in odd places, bad lip sync, etc. tbh, the game just feels incomplete, like they needed 18 months of refinements to everything from game engine, to fight mechanics, etc. but worst of all is the writing. Just not great. I feel sorry for the voice actors. Still, as I play deeper into the game, I amThis is a real 6/10 game. Seems like a lot of low quality game engine issues like no shadows in odd places, bad lip sync, etc. tbh, the game just feels incomplete, like they needed 18 months of refinements to everything from game engine, to fight mechanics, etc. but worst of all is the writing. Just not great. I feel sorry for the voice actors. Still, as I play deeper into the game, I am liking aspects of it more and more. It has potential, also, I preordered because I liked Guardians and thought this would be at least as good. Definitely no. Guardians was soooo good.. esp writing and dialog.… Expand
  5. pabmargera
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Es como un mmorpg de hace 15 años, pero sin el multijugador, sin poder crear tu personaje, con una sola clase de guerrero y con malos graficos. Todo se ve del mismo color gris cafe, luego zonas completas con filtros de color horribles como la parte todo azul del dragon. Ciudades vacias y sin chiste o vida, los npc's parecen de ps2 con movimientos totalmente roboticos y repetitivos, peroEs como un mmorpg de hace 15 años, pero sin el multijugador, sin poder crear tu personaje, con una sola clase de guerrero y con malos graficos. Todo se ve del mismo color gris cafe, luego zonas completas con filtros de color horribles como la parte todo azul del dragon. Ciudades vacias y sin chiste o vida, los npc's parecen de ps2 con movimientos totalmente roboticos y repetitivos, pero lo peor de todo es la "niebla" que se usa de una manera nefasta clara mente para ocultar cosas a la lejania y reducir la distancia de dibujado.

    La historia es sosa, nada que te enganche, personajes forzados a cumplir con ideoligias politicamente correctas que simplemente estan de sobra.

    La jugabilidad bastante regular, nada que no se haya visto en juegos como black desert(por ejemplo) que ya tienen bastantes años. Lo de combinar poderes y elementos es algo interesante pero se pierde totalmente cuando te enfrentas a enemigos con nula inteligencia.
    El parkour tambien es una idea buena pero mal ejecutada, juegos como spiderman o Dying light le dan 300 vueltas en mecanicas de movilidad, a eso le agregas que es un mundo vacio y se te quita el poco gusto que tenia la mecánica.

    La optimizacion es pesima, pero es algo que se puede mejorar, todo lo de mas no.

    Para mi, un fracaso total de Square y PS. (Juagado en PC con una 3060ti, 16 ram, i5 10400f)    … Expand
  6. Impeldownghost
    Jan 27, 2023
    3
    Great idea for a new IP, unfortunately bad optimized for his launch nothing different from the demo and really downgrade of what we see on the trailer, forspoken will need a lot of help to run properly, even after said this game was made for PS5 it doesn't even run properly on the PC or the console.
  7. Come_on_son
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    I'm giving a 10 to balance out the score. It deserves a 7. I'll be honest some things are bad, I would name repetitive gameplay as a big one. Pointless activities are most of the activities in the game but at least you have hoards of enemies to fight once you have completed the game. It can be fun to play though. I love running and jumping in games like this, like Spiderman, Prototype..I'm giving a 10 to balance out the score. It deserves a 7. I'll be honest some things are bad, I would name repetitive gameplay as a big one. Pointless activities are most of the activities in the game but at least you have hoards of enemies to fight once you have completed the game. It can be fun to play though. I love running and jumping in games like this, like Spiderman, Prototype.. After beating these games I ran and jumped over skyscrapers for hours. Just do the best content in Forspoken.… Expand
  8. Raemo2hands
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    To keep it short and sweet. I’m not entirely sure what a lot of critics and other gamers are talking about when it comes to this game. The story is not the greatest but the gameplay/combat is very fun and addictive. I’ve played this game for hours and I am still craving more especially once I unlock more magic. If you’ve seen gameplay of this and we’re hoping to try it but have been putTo keep it short and sweet. I’m not entirely sure what a lot of critics and other gamers are talking about when it comes to this game. The story is not the greatest but the gameplay/combat is very fun and addictive. I’ve played this game for hours and I am still craving more especially once I unlock more magic. If you’ve seen gameplay of this and we’re hoping to try it but have been put off by reviews, don’t be. Give the game a go and once it gets going you will see the vision SE had for this game. Enjoyable. 8/10… Expand
  9. Fade69
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Its really good game. The open World is good, much to do. The Magic is insane and the gameplay smooth. The Graphic is good not New but good. 4K in 30 fps. No problems. Performance Mode is ok, The grapic could be a much sharper but its ok. The only Thing, in The combats sometimes sucked The Camera.
    Forspoken is a really good game and u have still fun after 20 hours Gameplay. Thx SquareEnix!
  10. Jaybro1978
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really enjoying this made fully use of all settings/ray tracing 120hz would have scored slightly less if they hadn't included a setting to reduce the amount of chit chat from cuff, annoying little thing lol.… Expand
  11. ofash
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    everything from the getgo just feels poorly made.
    also why would the protagonist curse every 3 seconds?
  12. jeremyscoles
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    This game is a solid 7.5. The hate it is receiving is not justified in the slightest. Im 12 hours in and enjoying it thoroughly, sure it won't win GOTY but it is still worth a play if your a SE Fan.
  13. TheLastPlay
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Forespoken es víctima de un odio,como muchos otros juegos en esta tonta “guerra de marcas”. Es una nueva ip! Como tal arriesga por ser algo novedoso. Destaca su gameplay que es muy dinámico y no es tan largo como suelen ser los juegos de su tipo.No es una obra de arte pero tampoco es tan malo como lo quieren hacer ver.
  14. Cyshox
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    There's NO EXCUSE for how bad this game is. On PS5 resolution drops to 720p (!!!!) and the average is around 900p but even that doesn't help with constant framerate drops. The 60fps mode drops to 40fps in combat. Even the 30fps modes are unstable.

    On top of that the dialogues and plot are unbearable. Luckily it's quite short. The price tag is ridiculous. Combat looks interesting at first    There's NO EXCUSE for how bad this game is. On PS5 resolution drops to 720p (!!!!) and the average is around 900p but even that doesn't help with constant framerate drops. The 60fps mode drops to 40fps in combat. Even the 30fps modes are unstable.

    On top of that the dialogues and plot are unbearable. Luckily it's quite short. The price tag is ridiculous. Combat looks interesting at first but is way too floaty.

    Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  15. AjaniSkywalker
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    I'm reading review after review and damn this game sounds awful. Playing $70 on a trash game that pretty much every gaming news outlet has pretty much pooped on is ridiculous. So, I did. Pop it in the PS5, started it up and played it about 6hrs and another 7hrs the next day. And I'm puzzled. Graphics are good, music is good, a lot to explore in the world. I enjoyed the combat, slow atI'm reading review after review and damn this game sounds awful. Playing $70 on a trash game that pretty much every gaming news outlet has pretty much pooped on is ridiculous. So, I did. Pop it in the PS5, started it up and played it about 6hrs and another 7hrs the next day. And I'm puzzled. Graphics are good, music is good, a lot to explore in the world. I enjoyed the combat, slow at first like most games. Gotta keep playing and exploring to get stronger, like most games. I like the story so far. I like reading about the history and the people of Athia. For me it gets an 8. Playing it, I didn't have any issues pop up. Sure, I can nick pick about small issues, like talking to npc you have to stand right in front of them to engage in conversation. Some games you can stand on the side of them, and they would turn and face you. Frey and cuff do repeat dialog in the open world. Not the first game a played that had this issues. The thing is you can go into option and change how much they interact with each other in the world. I remember playing cyberpunk 2077. Came out on PS4 but was playing it on my PS5. What a buggy mess. Game crash so many times. Had the director apologizing for a buggy game. PlayStation issuing refunds and took it off the store page. So many updates to get it working right. IGN give it a 9 out of 10. I could go on and on about cyberpunk 2077, about the graphics, the menu, the map. Story was good but could never finish it. I give cyberpunk a 6 out of 10. With good reason. Forspoken doesn't really do anything new that we haven't seen before. Hard to find games that do that anymore. But it's playable. I Know, everyone has there on opinions, and I respect that. It's hard reading review about games nowadays. I wonder how many fake reviews they are on here just to drive the score down. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read my review on Forspoken. It's a good game to play and pass the time. Thank you Luminous and Square for a great game.… Expand
  16. Lordbit4735
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Realmente yo no llamaría a este juego un next gen, la espera fue mucha y la decepción muy grande, realmente es necesario que sigan engañando con estos productos ? este tipo de downgrade y sistema de pelea horrible.
  17. Alex86
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Que hace a Forspoken un juego especial:
    1. Un mundo inmenso y lleno de tesoros, secretos y enemigos.
    2. Un sistema de combate dinamico, con una amplia posibilidad de jugar a traves de las distintas magias. 3. Un sistema de Movilidad muy entrenido (parkur magico) 4. Una historia buena con muchos giros y momentos memorables 5. Dialogos acordes a la situacion de la protagonista, una    Que hace a Forspoken un juego especial:
    1. Un mundo inmenso y lleno de tesoros, secretos y enemigos.
    2. Un sistema de combate dinamico, con una amplia posibilidad de jugar a traves de las distintas magias.
    3. Un sistema de Movilidad muy entrenido (parkur magico)
    4. Una historia buena con muchos giros y momentos memorables
    5. Dialogos acordes a la situacion de la protagonista, una chica de New York que llega a un lugar magico y en decadencia.
    6. Variedad de enemigos en cada rincon del mapa.
    7. Un buen sistema de equipamiento que recompensa la busqueda de objetos.
    8. Graficos buenos sin llegar a ser lo mas alto de la generacion pero buenos.
    9. Hasta el momento no me he topado con nigun Bug, si es que algo de poping muy a lo lejos.
    10. Utiliza de buena manera el Dualsense en la version de PS5 haciendo que puedas sentir cada hechizo en tu mano.

    Solo te puedo recomendar que antes de que critiques el juego te des la oportunidad jugarlo, ya que muchos de los que lo hemos hecho te podemos decir que es un JUEGAZO    … Expand
  18. Willmerto
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do you remember the golden days of the PS1 era for Square games? Of course stuff like Final Fantasy, Legend of Mana, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, Parasite Eve? Forspoken has the spirit of a off the beaten path Square game. It’s a experiment, it’s a mish mash of familiar gaming systems, it’s a clearly Japanese produced game with the veneer of a AAA American game. People can say what they want now about the game. They can say how bad it is, how it isn’t worth the money, how cringe the dialogue is. The people who saw the brilliance in Final Fantasy XV, which admit-ably is a flawed game, can see how mechanics from that game evolved into this.

    The game is a weird fever dream of Sonic the Hedgehog traversing/Jak and Daxter Collectathon/Devil May Combo/Final Fantasy hybrid.    … Expand
  19. Patoplexx
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    Tremendo lo de este juego!!! 70 dólares por semejante fracaso!! No es posible que en la industria permitamos este tipo de cosas, la demo con todo lo malo que fue, es buena con lo visto en este juego Una tremenda decepción
  20. BrunoBDA85
    Jan 25, 2023
    9
    Ignore all the unexplainable hate since most people here giving it a 0 haven't even played the game. It's quite an enjoyable game, yes, it has its flaws but it is beautiful and drags you more and more to it as it progresses.
  21. madmad90
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games i have ever played. Ps2 graphics
  22. cristof795
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Wow! the amount of hate is ridiculous, this game is FUN! The different types of magic, the traversal effects and the insane scale of the map! The story is not the best but it's expected, although it wasn't as phenomenal in comparison to games like GOW or Last of us, this game kept me interested. The main character Frey is likeable and the magic was fun throughout, it was never stale, thisWow! the amount of hate is ridiculous, this game is FUN! The different types of magic, the traversal effects and the insane scale of the map! The story is not the best but it's expected, although it wasn't as phenomenal in comparison to games like GOW or Last of us, this game kept me interested. The main character Frey is likeable and the magic was fun throughout, it was never stale, this is a great game for RPG fans and casual gamers.… Expand
  23. Andresafi
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Que decepción otra basura por parte de square este estudio necesita una vuelta de tuerca, gráficos terribles, tratan de tapar el poping a cada segundo, historia mala, diálogos malos, optimizacion mala, mecánicas terribles. Todo mal con este videojuego
  24. iruleyou1
    Jan 26, 2023
    3
    It looks like Square Enix went to the same recruiting agency that has been supplying the individuals trashing the Disney Marvel Universe. It literally has the same humor as the recent She Hulk. The positive here is at least it's not an existing intellectual property being trashed. The main character is completely unlikable with no redeeming qualities. She is literally nasty to peopleIt looks like Square Enix went to the same recruiting agency that has been supplying the individuals trashing the Disney Marvel Universe. It literally has the same humor as the recent She Hulk. The positive here is at least it's not an existing intellectual property being trashed. The main character is completely unlikable with no redeeming qualities. She is literally nasty to people that just helped her to an unnatural level where it doesn't even make sense. If the gameplay is just average the story and characters need to make up for it which this game doesn't. Stop listening to the few woke extra loud squeaky wheels and in quotes "professional" game critics that are activist in disguise. Honestly diversity even made sense in the beginning of this game but to overdo it with making every single person in power a women looks like it was just pushing an agenda instead of focusing on making a good game. Diversity is good and won't ruin a good game but forced diversity can make an average game bad which the user scores clearly show. Average game play, average graphics, points for being weird, not likable main character, and way to many other games to play to finish this one. The game is a typical 6 but a 0 for forced diversity making it a 3. It can be immersion breaking & immersion is the whole reason people like Square Enix games. You kill immersion you kill Square Enix. I play videogames to escape the politics of this stupid world and when even I can pull out a scorecard while playing a game something is really wrong. If this is where games are headed thank god there are so many old ones that I have enough for a life time.… Expand
  25. alissonkratos7
    Jan 26, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplesmente um desrespeito aos gamers e a tecnologia de hoje em dia! Trabalho muito porco e de preço muito alto aqui no Brasil.… Expand
  26. Syao
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Umm, yea. Game so bad, ulikeable character, mediocre, fails on expectations, boring, cringe worthy and so on. You guys are so burnt-out on so many levels. Where does this s**t come from? You're so bored out of your minds or what? You expect Witcher 3 every six months? And even then you'd probably proceed to criticize it all the same. Forspoken has got ONE problem, it is too expensive. ItUmm, yea. Game so bad, ulikeable character, mediocre, fails on expectations, boring, cringe worthy and so on. You guys are so burnt-out on so many levels. Where does this s**t come from? You're so bored out of your minds or what? You expect Witcher 3 every six months? And even then you'd probably proceed to criticize it all the same. Forspoken has got ONE problem, it is too expensive. It should be $39,99 copy or a Game Pass game. Not a full swing AAA release. But it is still a good game, nonetheless. Do not listen to these pariahs who COMPLAIN about every existing thing, these guys promote themselves by being negative about literally everything. And they keep complaining about all the wrong things. Not the price, which is the only thing this game suffers from. Bah, "user reviews" and critic sites. I think I will pass, eventually. Mainly populated by critic-bots making all these sites completely useless.… Expand
  27. verdammte
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    I don't get why there's so much "woke" complaints going on. The far-right has a really strange POV these days and everything is communist/socialist to them, including their own party. That aside, the review bombing is insane.

    The graphics are good, the combat is entertaining, and the game seems to be pretty good, though the demo was awful. There's no politics in this game, so ignore    I don't get why there's so much "woke" complaints going on. The far-right has a really strange POV these days and everything is communist/socialist to them, including their own party. That aside, the review bombing is insane.

    The graphics are good, the combat is entertaining, and the game seems to be pretty good, though the demo was awful. There's no politics in this game, so ignore the alt-right trolls review bombing this. They're impossible to please (as is the far-left, look up their hate for a game that hasn't even come out yet to see what I mean "Hogwarts Legacy").

    My main complaint about this game is that the script kinda sucks and their humour isn't really all that funny. The protagonist is rather annoying as a character. That being said, it's not an awful script, just not a good one.

    I recommend the game even if you didn't like thew demo. The demo was an awful reflection of the game itself.    … Expand
  28. ofenderz0
    Jan 26, 2023
    3
    It’s not a 0/10 and it sure as hell is not a 10/10. That being said, this game is garbage. From its mediocre combat, empty open world, poorly written and acted dialogue, and generic by the numbers storytelling. It’s the definition of a soulless husk made to make as much money as possible. I can’t even say the graphics are great, because there are open world games like Horizon: ForbiddenIt’s not a 0/10 and it sure as hell is not a 10/10. That being said, this game is garbage. From its mediocre combat, empty open world, poorly written and acted dialogue, and generic by the numbers storytelling. It’s the definition of a soulless husk made to make as much money as possible. I can’t even say the graphics are great, because there are open world games like Horizon: Forbidden West and Spider-Man (a last gen game) that looks leagues better than this game. I guess if there are things I do like is the parkour system and auto looting (which almost every game like this should have) and there are areas that genuinely good to look at. But that’s about it for me. The worst part is the talk surrounding this game so disingenuous that I’m honestly concerned about how low the bar for quality has gotten, if people can excuse utter garbage like this.… Expand
  29. Savagemanu92
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    Forspoken is not it. Graphics look fuzzy and the sky is way to bright. It's time for square enix to go back to the basics
  30. ostadbozorg
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    everything in this game is wrong, story gameplay etc,
    honestly the state of games is awful ,shame on the studios and game developers
  31. DeathStranding5
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Ce jeu, c'est un accident industriel de la part de square. Je refuse de croire que ce jeu à un budget AAA, c'est impossible ya rien qui va. Graphismes inférieur à FF15 (leur ancien jeu sorti sur la génération D'AVANT) musiques en boucle générique, l'histoire n'est pas intéressante DU TOUT, l'open world est vide mon dieu j'ai jamais vu ça, et surtout, surtout... LE RYTHME !!! Les deuxCe jeu, c'est un accident industriel de la part de square. Je refuse de croire que ce jeu à un budget AAA, c'est impossible ya rien qui va. Graphismes inférieur à FF15 (leur ancien jeu sorti sur la génération D'AVANT) musiques en boucle générique, l'histoire n'est pas intéressante DU TOUT, l'open world est vide mon dieu j'ai jamais vu ça, et surtout, surtout... LE RYTHME !!! Les deux premières heures de jeu c'est n'importe quoi hein vous prenez le contrôle du perso pendant 10-20 secondes, puis cinématique, puis blabla entre Frey et Krav, puis on reprend le contrôle pendant 20 seconde, et on recommence... Et aussi la mise en scène d'un ancien monde... Je n'arrive vraiment pas à croire que ce truc à été créé par square Enix, nan vraiment je refuse de le croire, ya quelqu'un qui a saboté le développement c'est obligé. Le tout servi frois à 80€.… Expand
  32. Hayabusa2006
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    En verdad este juego esta mal hecho, es una porquería, se nota que hay dinero de sony de por medio para que fuera así
  33. breakstorm
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    A literally pice of **** I can’t say nothing good about this game. I asked refund and recommend everyone to do the same.
  34. vgmkyle
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Sony started 70 dollar games and this is what we get? A 720p title! Not only is Sony an insult to gaming, but Sony doesn't give a damn about its players or blind fan-base. They paid two years of exclusivity so that this pile of crap couldn't be released on XBOX and they say that XBOX is starting a monopoly? How hypocritical and superficial.
  35. jaytatum
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Trash and looks terrible on PS5. Another unfinished, unpolished game. It’s crazy that this game is a “next gen” exclusive. This could pass for a late PS3 early PS4 game. Visuals are blurry and muddy. The world is lifeless and baron. Such a disappointment.
  36. Krizzlybear
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Waste of 70$. If you like cringe dialogue like you’d find in all the recent marvel movies but with added f bombs thrown in… you’ll love it. Chick backflips every 5 seconds no matter if you’re in combat or traversal. Also combat was trash.. all around failure.
  37. Harperthecat95
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    This was a cool and fun game to play,I loved all the stuff about that cats too
  38. MorganCrimson
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Terrible game, pitiful graphics, cringe humor.. Plasytation is losing its way to please the woke minority
  39. TheLiveCoach
    Jan 26, 2023
    3
    Quite obviously a Square Enix attempt to capitalise on the social justice warrior extremism in European and American markets, going all in out rather woke indoctrination and very skinny on anything else. The story is incredibly simple, numb, generic, PG8 and below at best. Most of it is told in lore pages rather than dialogue, yet the game is absolutely overflowing with cringe, horribleQuite obviously a Square Enix attempt to capitalise on the social justice warrior extremism in European and American markets, going all in out rather woke indoctrination and very skinny on anything else. The story is incredibly simple, numb, generic, PG8 and below at best. Most of it is told in lore pages rather than dialogue, yet the game is absolutely overflowing with cringe, horrible dialogue that you will quickly disable in the settings and still find annoying. The open world is empty, non-interactive, the NPCs, story characters and even the main protagonist are forgettable and very hard to connect to. Frey, the lead, is particularly toxic, unlikeable and absolutely tragic to play with because you more or less would prefer to let her fail in the mission, the objective, the story.. Judge should have given her a sentence in jail and spared us all the agony of this game.

    Combat had some potential, as did traversal, but it was implemented through a non-intuitive control scheme and experiences constant interruptions to change up spells. If only we could have assigned our favorite spells to certain buttons, had a dodge that wasn't pre-determined and the combat was a ton more fluid, it would have helped stomaching all the rest of the garbage.

    All in all, there's very little positives to find. The game simply isn't good, it ruined it potential and was released too early. Perhaps with a writing time that wasn't clearly imported from the left extremists kind to write your typical strong black woman victim overcomes it all narrative, it could have been a good game. At the current moment, I'd price it around the same as this review score: 3 bucks. That's what you're getting for it. This being a triple A at 80 bucks is a total disgrace.    … Expand
  40. raiden5
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    The magic is fun and beautiful, but thats it.... all other things in game sucks, the story is bad, the dialogues hilarious, the graphics average, the main character is indifferent, the world is empty. This game is like a bad teen feminine movie. Not worth buying.
  41. gersix123
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    horrível, essa parceria sony e square tá prejudicando a qualidade dos games. kd cma, ftc pra ver essa porcaria ai?
  42. Quadity
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Far from perfect, but I actually had a blast playing this. Combat and traversal are very fun. Dialogue can be cringe at times, but wasn't too annoying for me. Especially with the dialogue option on low, it was alright. I get the criticism for this game, but I think it's way too harsh.
  43. ToraTora3
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Horrible writing. Did they really employ professionals for this?! The dialogue is atrocious.
    While the Japanese source surely is to be blamed the most, it needs to be mentioned that the “edgy” writing of the English localization is horrific as well.
  44. Lehajoker161
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    I think people seriously treating this game too harsh:/ It feels nice to cast so many spells,magical Parkour The world is beautiful but kinda empty,and still it's very fun to travel through the world of athia It's a good game.
    Not triple AAA but still good.
    Not deserving this kind of rating.
  45. DarthVasilji
    Jan 26, 2023
    5
    If you read about "combat bad" comment. This comment totaly liar. Only good thing in this game combat. You have to unlock skills. You have to keep progress on skill tree for combat mechanics. You have to unlock skills for movements. (Parkour movements and smooth traversal.)
    Graphics mediocore. Not bad but not good for current gens. Performance stabil on PS5.
    Dialougs worst of worst.    If you read about "combat bad" comment. This comment totaly liar. Only good thing in this game combat. You have to unlock skills. You have to keep progress on skill tree for combat mechanics. You have to unlock skills for movements. (Parkour movements and smooth traversal.)
    Graphics mediocore. Not bad but not good for current gens. Performance stabil on PS5.
    Dialougs worst of worst. Cringy, bad written, unlikeable.
    MC unlikeable and b.tchy.
    Storie bad and bland.

    Final verdict; game boring and grindy but enjoyable combat mechanics. 5/10    … Expand
  46. Verdaderogamer
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Que cosa más horrible optamizacion pésima este juego no vale lo que pide el escenario solitario vacío sin vida
  47. Vandal7
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    The game is fun with its fast fluid combat and traversal. The world building and lore is really well done, and the characters are far from bland. The dialoge is excellent, both funny and interesting. I truly love this fun incredible game, i cannot understand the hate at all.
    Dont like Frey and Cuffs banter when exploring? You can turn that off. Theres a bunch of options customization so    The game is fun with its fast fluid combat and traversal. The world building and lore is really well done, and the characters are far from bland. The dialoge is excellent, both funny and interesting. I truly love this fun incredible game, i cannot understand the hate at all.
    Dont like Frey and Cuffs banter when exploring? You can turn that off. Theres a bunch of options customization so you can tailor the game what is best for you.    … Expand
  48. Numan1988
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    this game looks 720p 55fps give me please my money back i whritten sony not buy this game for 70$ wait sale 10$ is ok for this game Again dont buy this game.....
  49. ScootfieId
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Lixo completo ! Padrão Square Enix ! Só vem lançando merda a no mínimo uns 10 anos ! Focam em parcerias com a Sony, e diminuem mais o Scorpo em vendas da empresa. Nesse ritmo a Square não dura mais 5 anos.
  50. Aztech
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    I tried to like this game, the demo didn't do it for me but gave them the benefit of the doubt. Cringy dialogue, terrible graphics, legitimately looks like a late ps3/early ps4 title.
  51. moht
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, really not as bad as the memes would have you believe. Some people carry on like the game itself shot their grandmother and shat on their dog, and a bunch of other people jumped on that bandwagon because they're too lazy to think for themselves and wanna board a hate train because they have nothing better to do with their lives.

    Is this the best game I've ever played? Absolutely not. But it's one of very few games where combat and travel was throughly engaging all the way through and not just the same old boring slog between cutscenes and major boss fights. The quips the main two make to each other were, for the most part, funny and realistic and something I very much enjoyed. And let's be honest, there are plenty of games out there that have much cringier dialog but are still beloved (looking at you Mr. Dante "I SHOULD'VE BEEN THE ONE TO FILL YOUR DARK SOUL WITH LIIIIGHT" Devilmaycry). However, the main problem I have with the dialog isn't the quality, but the quantity; even before I hit the first boss the two main characters were already cycling through overworld conversations they'd already had, and I had the Cuff interaction setting on default the entire time. I just wish there had been more variety there, since it was clear their interactions were going to be an important and prominent part of the audio landscape in the overworld.

    If I have a major gripe about the game, it seems clear to me that while the combat and magic parkour system were obviously top priority for the devs to master (and was, in my opinion, absolutely nailed) a lot of other things could have used more time and resources to give it that extra polish. Animations for side characters and social interactions in general are serviceable, but there's a clear difference of quality between them and the stellar combat/movement animations. It gives the game an overall feel that its brimming with potential but was not given enough time and resources to truly shine.

    Something I consider both a pro and a con would be the overworld and how desolate it looks. It makes the world feel empty, sure, but once I had the context that this world recently underwent an apocalypse that decimated literally 99% of its population and trapped the remaining 1% in a central hub that was the only place free of contamination, I find that emptiness actually adds to my immersion in the world and makes me feel the loss of it's life and people that much more keenly. I could also very much see that being written into the world AFTER it was clear they didn't have the resources to populate the rest of the world outside the one NPC hub, but given that in the end it adds to my immersion and could be a somewhat clever workaround for a lack of resources, I consider it both a plus and a minus to the experience. Take from that what you will.

    As for bugs: I've encountered 2 noticeable bugs so far, one being that while in a building near the beginning of the game the outside world looks like a bright white void, and one other instance where a solider had clipped through the ground. Both of which are quickly solved, the first just by going outside and letting my camera adjust to the difference in lighting, and the second by shooting at the ground where the enemy was to push him back up through the ground. Neither of which were game breaking in any way, but I felt they were worth mentioning.

    One other thing I will mention that's less an issue with this game specifically and more a commentary on the AAA gaming industry that's trying to make this a Thing, but I was really not a fan of the price tag. As a Canadian, the standard edition of this game (with tax) came to just over $100. Despite being an enjoyable experience that I would otherwise recommend to people who enjoy dynamic, fluid combat and fun isekai power fantasies, I would not say that this game is worth $100. To be fair, there are very, VERY few games that I would say ARE worth that much, and as such I do not fault this game specifically for that, but rather an industry that keeps arbitrarily pushing their prices up every few years or so.

    So, in summary:
    - fun, fluid, dynamic combat and travel abilities that are solidily made and engaging throughout the whole experience
    - humorous and realistic dialog that some will like and others will hate; it's up to your own sense of humor in the end, but I personally found it enjoyable
    - lacking in polish when it comes to anything other than the combat/magic parkour animations; the brunt of the resources clearly went to mastering combat/movement
    - open, desolate world that both adds to the immersion but does not make for a typically pleasing aesthetic
    - minimal bugs and none of them game breaking, which is sadly saying a lot for AAA games these days
    - overall, not worth the $100+ (CDN) price tag, but not very many games are, and as such would definitely recommend this for fans of isekais and engaging combat only after the price has dropped a bit    … Expand
  52. Frepe
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Forspoken is an example of how an somewhat interesting idea can be destroyed by its writing, optimization and lazy exposition dumps, i really wished i wouldn't have to regret playing the game, i BEGGED for it to be a somewhat fun game, sadly, my prayers weren't answered, the gameplay is w1 and running circles around the enemy, the characters are boring, history is dog water, and AND theForspoken is an example of how an somewhat interesting idea can be destroyed by its writing, optimization and lazy exposition dumps, i really wished i wouldn't have to regret playing the game, i BEGGED for it to be a somewhat fun game, sadly, my prayers weren't answered, the gameplay is w1 and running circles around the enemy, the characters are boring, history is dog water, and AND the MAIN ANTAGONIST IS A GODDAMN HALF-BAKED WHEATLEY CLONE THAT I PREDICTED THAT WAS GOING TO BE A VILLAIN THE MOMENT I SAW HIM! Oh, and btw the ending is **** just **** srr for the rant, they denied my refund… Expand
  53. Ashura12
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Terible granphic in 2023 performance terible not stabile 60fps on ps5. story terible combat mechanic terible worst game ever played in my life. Who write this story omg
  54. Luisguerreroa
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Que juego tan malo, aburrido, con una historia terrible e incomoda y juegablememte repetitivo, un mundo vacío y pobre, y lo peor es que es muy caro para lo que vale, no hay nada bueno en este juego, literalmente
  55. Captainhelel
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Such a great game, give it a chance... a lot better than other stuff out there.
  56. vitala
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Amazing game. Great combat and movement system. It is interesting to follow the history, I want to know all the secrets of the world.
  57. dannysv
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    bastante mediocre y como siempre PS incluye la neblina para tapar un poco la falta de potencia en sus consolas lastima esperaba mas de este juego olvidable este intento de destacar .
  58. ZeroGgamer
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    I think I'd rather get colon cancer than listen to another second of the dialogue from this game.
  59. Ardalan1
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    What a beautiful game. Great graphics, a beautiful world, great music, and a great story. I hope Square Enix turns this game into a franchise.
  60. KingAmanj
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    I don’t see any reason to buy this game other than just getting the Platinum.
  61. diego55
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Juego muy aburrido no innova nada jugabilidad muy tosca y downgrade increíble lo peor del año sin duda
  62. Elvistek1990
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    the game is complete garbage cash grab, no soul, ps2 graphics , horrible protagonist and story, another square failure since they are working with sony
  63. o2byz
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely love this game. I spent a lot of time in the demo learning the magic and parkour and the final game has improved all of it making it so good. Honestly some of the best gameplay and traversal I’ve enjoyed in a long time. The characters in the game are great and do a solid job of carrying the story. Frey is truly a solid lead acted very well. The boss fights and especially the hidden boss fights all feel different and are a joy to play. The leveling and different types of magic make the combat feel fresh and fun. If you’re a puzzle fan there are some great slide puzzles that can be a fun side adventure. Solid side quests that can keep you busy in the large event driven open world with so much to do. I played in Ray Tracing mode on my PS5 and all of the experience was amazing. If you’re of SE games and definitely want to play a fun new IP that looks great, plays great and has amazing combat this game is for you!… Expand
  64. ulises1
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Es una pena el maltrato a este juego, no es una obra maestra pero no se merece las notas de la prensa. Luego dirán que si segundas o terceras partes, que si remakes, que si juegos como servicio,,... pero sale un juego con ideas frescas (delicia de parkour y uso de magias) y lo ponen por el suelo. Si bien es obvio el downgrade de sus gráficos respecto a trailer de presentación, cumple deEs una pena el maltrato a este juego, no es una obra maestra pero no se merece las notas de la prensa. Luego dirán que si segundas o terceras partes, que si remakes, que si juegos como servicio,,... pero sale un juego con ideas frescas (delicia de parkour y uso de magias) y lo ponen por el suelo. Si bien es obvio el downgrade de sus gráficos respecto a trailer de presentación, cumple de sobras y es más que disfrutable. Me vuelvo al mundo de Athia.… Expand
  65. Pepe23_
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    A generic and boring game, I expected more from this game, the only saving grace is the graphics
  66. Wesleyj
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    If you get past the beginning it gets alot better. Fluid fighting and great visual effects for the spells.
  67. mkloouo
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Plastic gameplay, lots of wonderful effects and animations, but..
    Main character is **** other people are **** even cats are .. meh
  68. o22ie
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    I really don't enjoy playing this very disappointing. It's bland and boring. Wish I didn't pay so much. New games just don't do it anymore.
  69. JuanjoLongoria
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    Juego aburrido ,repetitivo y pretencioso con un mundo vacío y poca creatividad, square mejor deberias hacer un remake de parasite eve 1 y 2 y dejar de tirar el dinero a la basura con este tipo de juegos.
  70. Tenient
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Malísimo juego, no es lo que se prometió ni en gráficos ni jugabilidad.no lo recomiendo háganse un favor
  71. Lewwildy
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Empty lifeless world, bad writing, last gen graphics, boring story. What more could you want from a current gen AAA game?
  72. noblescion
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    More fun and addicting open-world after ELDEN RING and Dragon’s Dogma. Phenomenal verticality plus movement plus combat.
  73. PROJETOADD
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Jogo medíocre, cansativo, preguiçoso, genérico, militância forçada e mal feito. Cobrar 350 reais nisso é uma afronta. 60 reais no maximo.
  74. joshvdw
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    garbage game, developers should be ashamed to release such dumbed down gameplay
  75. Jackstar
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    I never feel the need to leave reviews on games but I took this one personally. £60! I'm not joking when I say that it is a truly bad experience in every imaginable aspect. The only reason I have even given it a 1 is because it has taught me a valuable life lesson to watch gameplay videos before buying a game. Because buying Forspoken is one of the worst mistakes I have made in gaming.
  76. AlohomoraYrAss
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Usles game, waste of time, bad story, verry expensive, the girl is anoying.
  77. Angelooo
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Nefasto,no cumple con lo prometido ñ este juego en teoría es de next-gen la IA es de lo más mañana implementada que he visto
  78. Steddag1
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    The hate for this game is overblown! Seriously! People ya really going to let people on the internet dictate what you like? I know I'm not going to allow anybody to dictate my purchase without doing sny research myself. Watch a walkthroughs and gameplays. Speaking of gameplay, its so awesome. Summon plants to shoot condense rocks at enemies. Summon clones made of fire to distract massiveThe hate for this game is overblown! Seriously! People ya really going to let people on the internet dictate what you like? I know I'm not going to allow anybody to dictate my purchase without doing sny research myself. Watch a walkthroughs and gameplays. Speaking of gameplay, its so awesome. Summon plants to shoot condense rocks at enemies. Summon clones made of fire to distract massive amount of enemies from charging you. You never could breathe there are always Monsters that is corrupted attacking you. Water magic that you surround alot of enemies and explode it at will. Electric magic that you Summon thunder, and etc. It has two endings for replay ability so worth it. The dialogues are much funnier. Those clips online were taking out of context so it seemed. I was caught off just like you but Forspoken is worth picking up. You won't regret it. I'm eager to get back into the world. I'm going to platinum it… Expand
  79. Bayarea408
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Forespoking is a very good game I was watching videos of it on YouTube it's a good game it's better than all these other games that Xbox makes and on top of that people stop being racist against characters like for spoken so on top of that people that are racist against an an African American woman like from the UK on top of that forespoken is a great game that PlayStation has and Square Enix made so these critics these people daughter are basically racist just like everybody else in the whole world or races against African Americans and Mexicans basically white American people are always going to be racist because they hate how it's how our world has changed that's why racist people so should just dissolve basically racist people should just sold their mouth shut and be quiet or Reese's people should just get soy needle and sew their mouth shut that's what they need to do… Expand
  80. CyberRobotnix
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Green reviews are paid reviews. Bad game with bad narrative, boring as hell, etc.
  81. Debbido
    Jan 26, 2023
    7
    Positives

    Great combat(once learned)
    Good Story
    Well voice acted
    Great accessibility options

    Negatives

    World isn't dense enough
    Graphics aren't sharp enough
    Combat doesn't pick up untill you get more spells
  82. Joseafc1
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Una decepción completa!! Que reverenda basura. Es botar el dinero el juego no esta ni cerca de terminado. Una vergüenza
  83. crab_stix
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    One of the most un-likable characters I've seen written in a videogame, lol.
  84. slipperyseagull
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    $95 cad, for a mediocre at best, terribly optimized game? No thanks. Save your money and buy 5 great indie titles instead.
  85. JeeTurtle
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Im gonna do something crazy and review a game that i've actually played more than an hour of.

    Just finished Forspoken. It is not the most well put together game, and i suppose its easy to bounce off of, if you dont plan on sticking it out. But its definitely way better designed than its initial reception implies. The roughest parts in my opinion are the opening and ending. In between    Im gonna do something crazy and review a game that i've actually played more than an hour of.

    Just finished Forspoken. It is not the most well put together game, and i suppose its easy to bounce off of, if you dont plan on sticking it out. But its definitely way better designed than its initial reception implies.

    The roughest parts in my opinion are the opening and ending.

    In between there is a game that feels a blend of typical late 2000s open world gaming, with Infamous style power fantasy and the Spiderman style "game-of-movement". The story gets going probably 2-3hours later, and from there you fall into a gameplay loop of maneuvering through the world over hills and up cliffs picking out a path based on movement abilities which get better as the game goes on (with hidden abilities that can be found out in the world to unlock). Note for myself setting magic parkour to toggle which made movement feel better* In addition there are tons of accessibility options to make the gameplay feel as close to comfort as possible - the devs took alot of care clearly in polishing out the little details, and my favorite detailin a game to date is being able to dash into loot boxes/doors and hit interact to skip the animation with a flourish.

    Movement aside, there is a power fantasy to the combat of Forspoken which also borrows Devil May Cry's rating system. When combat starts you have a rating from E to S which goes up from doing things like using parkour in combat and hitting weakness, but goes down when you take damage. Getting high rating gives you better loot (for crafting/upgrades) and more experience. Magic itself is split into offensive, support and surge/ultimate. Offensive spells can be combod and holding right trigger will use or charge the offensive spell. Using combos and weaving in support spells will quick charge offensive magic. Using both will charge Surge magic which is pure spectacle. Essentially you find yourself flipping between support spells and eventually other magic styles, to build your style meter, also performing counters which can restore health, lethal attacks on down enemies, etc. Magic styles can be upgraded by using mana collected on the open world and levelling up. Each spell can also be enhanced by completing challenges during combat. The downside of this is the magic styles are unlocked on story beats and the first one can take around 6 hours to unlock, my favorite style didnt unlock until the end of the game essentially. The good news is there is still more to dow in between and after the main story. Each "Detour" on the map either unlocks gear (with enhancements and cosmetic change),stats or gives lore which is kept in the extensive game archive(the archive has alot of story about the world of Athia). You really do miss out on alot of the fun if you just rush from story beat to beat, and probably will make the game harder than it needs to be.

    Not much to say about crafting, but it is nice that you can put whatever enhancements on whatever gear as well as uograde the stats. You collect loot for crafting pretty much wherever you go.

    The story itself worked for me. I think the perspective of the main character is valid, and where she ends up feels pretty natural. The big moments of the story felt impactful especially the twist towards the end. Not gonna say much more about this, its a story we dont see alot more of in gaming. Its unfortunate that marketing couldnt figure out how to present it, but thats not indicative of the writing or the characters most of which i cared about by final credits.

    Also the world is empty but pretty dang beautiful.

    Good game overall, there are things to criticize, like weird pacing at the beginning, cutscenes taking control sometimes along with fade to black, and a couple of boss battles that made me play a bit weirdly. The worst offender to me is honestly the bird enemies but that is mostly one section of the game.

    Anyway, hope the review helps and you give this game a fair try if your interested.    … Expand
  86. Studivan
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    This is why Games should not cost $69.99, they say they charge more because of the graphics, well the graphics in this game looks like Ps3 graphics, every 5 seconds there is a cut scene and the story is horrible, no wonder there was an embargo on this game until release date and there should be a law against showing trailers made on super computers and then releasing a game made on an Atari 2600.
  87. WayTooBad
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    no idea why it runs like crap with those awful graphics. the protagonist is mean and unlikable for no reason.
  88. solaire7564
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Whatever few positive points I can find to say about this game (the traversal can be satisfying, especially later on as more movement abilities open up) are swallowed up in totality the cloud of Forspoken’s mediocre graphics, disturbingly bad writing, and shallow combat. An absolute disaster of a game with a particularly
  89. GonerWithABoner
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Great game, fun traversal, gorgeous spell animations and an endearing story, what more can you ask for
  90. Zquaranteneuf
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Get ready for another ciNeMaTiC eXpEriEnCe that constantly interrupts your gameplay with useless cutscenes that take away any form of agency you can have on what's going on. The main character and her bracelet just won't ever shut their mouths; the game has a constant need to uselessly narrate what's going on and provide humorous quips that miss the mark almost every single time. ThisGet ready for another ciNeMaTiC eXpEriEnCe that constantly interrupts your gameplay with useless cutscenes that take away any form of agency you can have on what's going on. The main character and her bracelet just won't ever shut their mouths; the game has a constant need to uselessly narrate what's going on and provide humorous quips that miss the mark almost every single time. This feels like playing a low-tier Marvel movie, in the worst possible way. I'd like to talk about the gameplay, but it's so bland that instincively you go back to discussing the unlikable characters and terrible plot / dialogue writing. This game tries soooo hard to be cool.… Expand
  91. Cyberbroly7
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Kinda don't understand why ppl said it a bad game..the dialogue is not great but ain't something that bothers u cause u forget about how uncool it sounds since u focus on the story...the game has no problems, looks incredible, has fluid gameplay, makes you curious and the main character has good character development and her personality is on point since it has no unnessesary weakness orKinda don't understand why ppl said it a bad game..the dialogue is not great but ain't something that bothers u cause u forget about how uncool it sounds since u focus on the story...the game has no problems, looks incredible, has fluid gameplay, makes you curious and the main character has good character development and her personality is on point since it has no unnessesary weakness or a quick personality change...… Expand
  92. Fitz13
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Ratings below 0 are just pathetic! The game is super solid and makes me really fun with the parkour techniques and in the fights. I deduct one point because the graphics could have been a bit better. However, I didn't have any performance problems like some writing! Watch Lets Play videos and you'll see that it's definitely not a bad game! For me a 9/10
  93. Anie37
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Listen play the game then judge, don't be listening to xbox fanboys or fangirls that like give zeros to Sony Playstation exclusive games. The game is really fun and yes has lots of cussing. AND DUH ITS A M FOR MATURE CONTENT THAT SAYS VIOLENCE AND STRONG LANGUAGE. It's very beautiful.. question is you try making a game any better. Can you?… Expand
  94. wahssa
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Sure the game isn't perfect and we could've gotten something better, but it is the ONLY triple A game to give me a black female protagonist in a fantasy setting. The humor apparently isn't for everyone but it definitely is not as bad as the sheeple on the hate train are saying. This is almost a perfect game for me.
  95. JLdaddy26
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    A game with sooooo much potential but "missed the mark" on just about every aspect of the game!!! Greatness was achievable, it was right there and they just couldn't get there unfortunately and ended up being one of the clunkiest, worst games I have ever played! Glad I did the free trial and didn't throw my money away! I wont even play this game if they put it in the PS5 plus store forA game with sooooo much potential but "missed the mark" on just about every aspect of the game!!! Greatness was achievable, it was right there and they just couldn't get there unfortunately and ended up being one of the clunkiest, worst games I have ever played! Glad I did the free trial and didn't throw my money away! I wont even play this game if they put it in the PS5 plus store for free. It really is that bad!!! The worst part to me about this is that this is the game, out of ALL games I was looking forward to the most. I couldn't stop talking to my friends and family about it. Really disappointing.… Expand
  96. angelxexps4
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics downgrade in this game, is insane, how is possible? I just dont understand.… Expand
  97. Supergamerbro64
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Was pleasantly surprised the game isn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination but i like the gameplay alot and aye you can always turn the voices off
  98. Xsg
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Worst graphics I have ever seen and with dialogues meant to make you sleep.
  99. ghst3691
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Where do I begin with this mess of a game.
    1) boring npcs
    2) cringe writing for dialog 3) antagonist is absolutely unlikable, hates everyone and everything. Uses the f-bomb every two words. ( should've left her ass in the real world to begin with and chose a better character to use.) 4) graphics are bland as hell 5) poor choice of design to make character static in dialog 6) bad    Where do I begin with this mess of a game.
    1) boring npcs
    2) cringe writing for dialog
    3) antagonist is absolutely unlikable, hates everyone and everything. Uses the f-bomb every two words. ( should've left her ass in the real world to begin with and chose a better character to use.)
    4) graphics are bland as hell
    5) poor choice of design to make character static in dialog 6) bad performance setting still get tons of stutter
    7) where are the enemies? Mostly boring ass animals.
    8) world is empty and lifeless.
    9) spells are cool and traversal is as well, but it doesn't last.

    Overall - do not buy at full price, wait for huge sale or dont buy at all and wait for something better, and if you are a minor, don't play around parents that don't like cussing. You will get an earfull.    … Expand
  100. DolphinReviews
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    90$ for a game is insane. We can't let the industry get away with this predatory practice. 90$ for cringe 1 liners, no multiplayer, unstable frames and a garbage story. When this game was first announced I took 1 look and knew it would be dead on arrival. And I was right when as always. Every review I've written has been 100% right and factual and this one is no different. Forespoken90$ for a game is insane. We can't let the industry get away with this predatory practice. 90$ for cringe 1 liners, no multiplayer, unstable frames and a garbage story. When this game was first announced I took 1 look and knew it would be dead on arrival. And I was right when as always. Every review I've written has been 100% right and factual and this one is no different. Forespoken should have remained unspoken (there's a look at the time of humor in the game).… Expand
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Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 125 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 77 out of 125
  3. Negative: 16 out of 125
  1. RPGamer
    Oct 10, 2023
    60
    Forspoken has plenty of other glaring issues like its occasionally janky platforming that results in Frey falling off buildings or its less than memorable soundtrack. It also has a number of additional points to praise like the scale of its cities and the cast of cute cat chimeras that Frey can lay down and cuddle with. This duality of fantastic ideas with less-than-stellar execution places Forspoken in a place where very few games end up — smack dab in the middle. It’s not so bad that it should be burned by fire, but not nearly good enough to make anyone’s game of the year list.
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  2. Pocket-lint
    Jun 23, 2023
    60
    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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  3. GameMAG
    Mar 13, 2023
    60
    World exploration in Forspoken can bring you some real joy, and same could be said about the combat system. And yet the writing, weird visual presentation, and overall direction can really bring the whole experience down.
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