Forspoken

 PlayStation 5
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3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1508 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 462 out of 1508
  2. Mixed: 120 out of 1508
  3. Negative: 926 out of 1508
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  1. BenFauWriter
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Empty world, kinda boring and generic, graphics aren't great in performance mode, npc are poorly made (looks like a ps4 game). However, parkour is original and fun.
  2. pant3on
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    it's a disappointing game from start to finish, with the most boring mechanics i've seen in a long time. it really takes forever to finish the game.
  3. SamuhraiCAMploo
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    I hate that this game is being review bombed like this, but it’s honestly a great game with some flaws but then again no game is perfect. The magic parkour is awesome and the combat is really fun. The story starts as a slow burn but it picks up really well
  4. Nintengod2873
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esperaba un poco más de squiere pero me an decepcionado talvez si hubieran retrasado el juego un poco de tiempo más hubiera salido mejor… Expand
  5. jroccishere
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    Love the graphics, the abilities and powers. Love the parkour. The gameplay is satisfying. The dialogue is corny and confusing, but other than that the game is awesome!!
  6. N9nelives999
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    I actually like the stupid dialogue, I think all the cussing is right on with teens now days. I’ve really enjoyed it and the magic is excellent. Ppl r just haters nowadays.
  7. NeonNinja225
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Game is really fun the combat is next gen the traversal is next gen the game looks beautiful
  8. BluRavnX
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    I don't understand the hate. Yes, some of the writing isn't the best, but the story is not bad. The game has good graphics. I'm not sure why people are saying the graphics are bad. It's a beautiful game. The gameplay is great. It starts slow, but it's very fun and flows well as you get going and into the open world. There is lots to do. When doing the story I get sidetrackedI don't understand the hate. Yes, some of the writing isn't the best, but the story is not bad. The game has good graphics. I'm not sure why people are saying the graphics are bad. It's a beautiful game. The gameplay is great. It starts slow, but it's very fun and flows well as you get going and into the open world. There is lots to do. When doing the story I get sidetracked constantly doing side quests and I enjoy doing them. I am more than halfway through the game and I have been loving it. The side quests in the towns are kinda boring, the ones in the open world are much better. I have not been able to stop playing. I just don't get the hate. I gave a 10 to bump up the score but I would give it an 8.5. Nothing below an 8. If the writing was better I'd give it a 10. But for the scenery, the music and combat alone I think it deserves at least an 8. And hey, it actually dropped on console without any major gamebreaking bugs. That's rare these days. I've experienced very little bugs or glitches, runs very smooth on ps5. Haven't experienced anything close to gamebreaking bugs though. If someone is rating this game a zero then they probably only played the demo or just want to hate to hate. It's 30 to 40 hrs of enjoyable atmosphere, music and combat. I really like it.… Expand
  9. TruthSayer2018
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    Even though 2023 just started, I can see this being the biggest flop of the year, especially considering the aspirations that SQEX had regarding their "new" internal AAA studio.
    Apart from sometimes dated visuals and a plethora of confusing design choices, the worst part of the game by far is the writing and more precisely, the narrative design. While the English localization can also    Even though 2023 just started, I can see this being the biggest flop of the year, especially considering the aspirations that SQEX had regarding their "new" internal AAA studio.
    Apart from sometimes dated visuals and a plethora of confusing design choices, the worst part of the game by far is the writing and more precisely, the narrative design. While the English localization can also only be described as a botched job, the original lines are so horrific that whoever was in charge of this should be fired immediately. I can only imagine that they used someone with no talent AND no experience in that field, otherwise this cannot be explained.
    I hope Luminous Productions goes the way of the dodo.    … Expand
  10. Andreeesg
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    Que jogo patético, a campanha é péssima e a protagonista é uma das piores que já vi. Só não dou nota 0 porque o gameplay é até legal.
  11. Arthur1606
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    It's the worst game I've ever played. That's how bad Square Enix is to make such crap exclusive.
  12. saitamaro
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Please dont listen to the hate bombers, the game is actually good. If Assassins Creed Valhalla has 84 score, then this game deserves at least 87 score. Its a lot better than Valhalla, just try the game out, dont listen to dumb reviews most of them didnt even play the game

    Now I'll do a proper review about the game Sounddesign 10/10 Graphics and art direction 10/10 Dialogue 6/10    Please dont listen to the hate bombers, the game is actually good. If Assassins Creed Valhalla has 84 score, then this game deserves at least 87 score. Its a lot better than Valhalla, just try the game out, dont listen to dumb reviews most of them didnt even play the game

    Now I'll do a proper review about the game

    Sounddesign 10/10
    Graphics and art direction 10/10
    Dialogue 6/10
    Story 7/10
    Fun 10/10
    Combat 10/10
    UI 10/10
    Questdesign 5/10

    Generally speaking its a very solid game but it has its flaws, the dialogues are repeated very often which gets annoying over time, the open world is actually not as empty as people claim it is, its literally the lore of the game that it is empty. But despite that it has a lot to do

    Some sidequests like the city tour clearly needed some work but its not inferior to some assassins creed quests, its literally the same, so its not great but its not the worst in the world

    Just give the game a try    … Expand
  13. Animae
    Jan 25, 2023
    5
    This game fails on everything we expected. Story wise is so bad and cliché that a 8 years old kid could have written the story.
    The open world is repetitive, filled with a miriad or interest points that you have to clear to get drops and stats (statues). Also it feels very wrong on some levels.
    Frey is an unlikable main character, she only swears all the time and you can easilly forget    This game fails on everything we expected. Story wise is so bad and cliché that a 8 years old kid could have written the story.
    The open world is repetitive, filled with a miriad or interest points that you have to clear to get drops and stats (statues). Also it feels very wrong on some levels.

    Frey is an unlikable main character, she only swears all the time and you can easilly forget about her.
    The only good part is the combat system but there are so many problems around it that it needs months above months of patches to fix everything.

    I'm very sad about this, I expected this game a lot and it failed us on everything    … Expand
  14. Blessed09
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    The game is perfectly fine and fun. Maybe it's a bit too expensive as most modern games are but that's not an actual valid critique of the game itself.
  15. krutoj
    Jan 25, 2023
    3
    This is "Baby's first open world game". It's so formulaic, that you can name any open world cliche and it will be in the game. Square Enix should have made this game linear, maybe then it would have been good. As it stands now it's just a subpar open world game in an ocean of open world games.
  16. Vietnguyen
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Visually stimulating and a musical delight, but boring combat, poor characterization, and loose movement mechanics make for a mediocre experience.
  17. rokajoska
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Not sure why all the hate, not every game is a masterpiece, i only put 10 to up the score a little, but it is easily an above average title, with deep combat, and awesome traversal mechanics, Frey is cool once you stop hating and put yourself in a 20 year old New Yorker orphans shoes, how wpuld you express yourself really? Have fun with the game, i certainly am
    Ps : no bugs and crashes on    Not sure why all the hate, not every game is a masterpiece, i only put 10 to up the score a little, but it is easily an above average title, with deep combat, and awesome traversal mechanics, Frey is cool once you stop hating and put yourself in a 20 year old New Yorker orphans shoes, how wpuld you express yourself really? Have fun with the game, i certainly am
    Ps : no bugs and crashes on the PS 5, runs like butter , forget ray tracing and all, but solid 60fps in performance mode    … Expand
  18. voxy
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Great game. The first 2-3 hours and handling of cut-scenes are bad, but it's an amazing journey and the game has really fun fighting mechanics and parkour.
  19. AndyX1
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    What the point in this site. when children been giving it 0 and 2s and probably haven't even played it .
  20. NRistic
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    2023 continues the trend of "better wait for reviews before pre-ordering" as the state of mainstream gaming continues to nosedive into the sewer. Forspoken was dead in the water from its demo but the actual game is even worse! So what are companies and devs actually thinking
  21. djsalassound
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Un buen mundo abierto muy bonito pero con unos graficos algo mejorables que seguro en futuras actualizaciones se solucionara
  22. RoverDiscover
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This should have been a banger, but it ended up being embarassing. Mid open world graphics, awful dialogues, terrible cutscenes, dated gameplay. Square Enix, you can do better.
  23. TiffanyStarr
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Giving it a 10 to counter balance the sexist racists review bombing this game. They can't handle playing as a black woman apparently. The game is more of a 7. Great, fast flowing combat with a lot to do. Story is well done for what it is and the game is very pretty. Can start to feel a bit tedious later on though.
  24. DarkArcanin3
    Jan 25, 2023
    3
    I honestly cannot say enough to describe how disappointed I am with this game.
    - Shallow combat mechanics
    - Shallow story that gets worse and worse at every moment - Another arrogant, unlikable main character and generally bad character design - Narrative vision non-existent and terrible writing - Absolutely awful AI making combat not very engaging or rewarding - Silly, cringe,    I honestly cannot say enough to describe how disappointed I am with this game.
    - Shallow combat mechanics
    - Shallow story that gets worse and worse at every moment
    - Another arrogant, unlikable main character and generally bad character design
    - Narrative vision non-existent and terrible writing
    - Absolutely awful AI making combat not very engaging or rewarding
    - Silly, cringe, unnecessary comments and complaining from the main character (honestly at some point I started question whether she actually wants to be part of the story because she seemed to hate everything) Also she constantly mocks people and disrespects NPCs in the game for no real reason.
    - Questionable levelling and upgrade system
    - Repetitive....
    - Decent visuals (at times), and nice fluid traversal    … Expand
  25. Fatmandu
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    They should have made the main character wear less clothes then the game would be more fun to play
  26. Vektron
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Awful game, mediocre gameplay, poor performance beyond my understanding.

    Do not buy this game!
  27. MinePlay512
    Jan 25, 2023
    5
    Square Enix should be doing much better than this. Because this game is another disappointment of their and that will not help it's record
  28. DandyCrow
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Cringe and super-cringe is not nearly enough to describe this cringe pile of cringe s*it! This is what happens when you suddenly decide to appeal to a "gLoBaL AuDiEncE" that, (un)ironically, doesn't even exist!
  29. cheeseman585
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    I'm not sure why this is getting review bombed. It is as fun as any open-world exploration game like Assassin's Creed, but with a very fluid movement system and surprisingly deep combat. Unless you're playing on the hardest difficulty, you'll likely breeze through most combat encounters after a few hours of exploration, but that means that there are legitimate rewards and reasons to goI'm not sure why this is getting review bombed. It is as fun as any open-world exploration game like Assassin's Creed, but with a very fluid movement system and surprisingly deep combat. Unless you're playing on the hardest difficulty, you'll likely breeze through most combat encounters after a few hours of exploration, but that means that there are legitimate rewards and reasons to go exploring and pick up everything. The skill tree gives you a lot of choices, and the spellcraft system gives you a good reason to use everything and play around with abilities that you might not normally use.

    The story is different than a lot of stuff that you see, though still a little trope-y. The voice lines get repetitive during combat and exploration, but at least you get a good sense of the relationship between the characters. There's also interesting consequences for the actions that the player's character takes, with reasonable motivations and reactions. It probably won't win any rewards, but it gives you good motivation to continue exploring and go through the story areas.

    If you're someone who enjoys exploring a world and doesn't want Dark Souls level challenges, then there's a good chance you will enjoy playing this game.    … Expand
  30. joeviglione
    Jan 25, 2023
    2
    this game could have been so much cooler, except they chose to make it cringe. refunded.
  31. Sonicnomad
    Jan 25, 2023
    3
    What can I say. Last last gen graphics, typical storyline, horrible dialogue, main character is an unbearable foul mouth , unlikable mess, combat is clumsy and repetitive repetitive repetitive. Jumping around in the open world is the only thing that's remotely fun. It's a game that should have been released 5-6 years ago and even then I'd still give it a 3/10. Plenty of better gamesWhat can I say. Last last gen graphics, typical storyline, horrible dialogue, main character is an unbearable foul mouth , unlikable mess, combat is clumsy and repetitive repetitive repetitive. Jumping around in the open world is the only thing that's remotely fun. It's a game that should have been released 5-6 years ago and even then I'd still give it a 3/10. Plenty of better games out there. Stay clear of this one.… Expand
  32. MAEZ
    Jan 25, 2023
    7
    Game is fine. Don't believe all the haters acting like this is the worst game ever made.
    easy 6.5-7 out of 10. Above average.
  33. saig-by
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games I've ever seen. At first I began to list the shortcomings in detail, but when I got to half it turned out to be a huge wall of text, so I gave it up ... Just don't buy this misunderstanding ...
  34. Cayde16
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Worst dialog and voice acting I've ever experienced in a game. Open world seems pointless with the path of the game, feels very linear. Gameplay is uninteresting.

    Recommend passing on this one. Or at least wait for a deep sale.
  35. Xplocion
    Jan 25, 2023
    3
    The good:
    A new Square-Enix game (not Final Fantasy Exploitation or any previous franchise). There is a demo that you can download first to see how the game is and save your money (if it's not for how bad the game is, they have already removed the demo)
    The bad: Excellent of mist, fog and smog to cover a lack. Textures are missing or fail to load for the environment. Very basic    The good:
    A new Square-Enix game (not Final Fantasy Exploitation or any previous franchise). There is a demo that you can download first to see how the game is and save your money (if it's not for how bad the game is, they have already removed the demo)

    The bad:
    Excellent of mist, fog and smog to cover a lack. Textures are missing or fail to load for the environment.
    Very basic character modeling. The excrement color palette is back with a large number of greys, browns, ochre, olive green, navy blue… Painful drawing distance. In-game items crash (can be fixed with a patch). Mechanics recycled from other games like Babylons Fall, Tomb Rider Parkour and FFXV. Wide scenarios to try to give the idea of a lot of place to explore, but it is false because it is empty and there are no interesting things to do and when you want to get off the route that the game wants to show you, it returns you to the starting point of the route. This "game" costs money, it is not a demo or Early Access. The behavior of the enemies is painful and only "activates" in certain areas. Preview and introductory gameplay videos at previous years events are fake or CGIs

    The Meh!:
    When you see the Square-Enix demos known as "Angis Philosophal" or "The Witch" back in 2014-2016 the future seemed glorious and the textures and characters... but you see this game and you realize they were lying and didn't optimize nothing and they released a very poorly optimized and poorly polished game. Luminous Production was able to make a Final Fantasy XIII-4: Forspoken and it would be treated the same in their review     … Expand
  36. MoonPayme
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    I hate it how Optimization is an after thought in modern gaming. Especially for something that looks like an early PS4 game
  37. bewarechameleon
    Jan 25, 2023
    5
    all quips and no bite, interesting concepts on paper, fell flat on execution. this feels like a video game that so desperately wanted to be a TV series or a movie because this thing is hampered by all it's cutscenes and dialogue to a point that it has to yank you away from the gameplay by your neck to put you through another 10 minutes of groanworthy banter between you and your cuff, orall quips and no bite, interesting concepts on paper, fell flat on execution. this feels like a video game that so desperately wanted to be a TV series or a movie because this thing is hampered by all it's cutscenes and dialogue to a point that it has to yank you away from the gameplay by your neck to put you through another 10 minutes of groanworthy banter between you and your cuff, or you and some character(s) you meet and it gets so tiresome. the gameplay has it's good elements but it to is hampered by it's repetitive 'move here, kill enemies, cutscene, repeat' structure. it's trying to be everything 'infamous' gave us all those years ago but with none of the spark, it's fun for an hour or so but gets boring fast… Expand
  38. Hagakuree
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Muy repetitivo, gráficamente bueno pero aburrido. Mundo abierto vacío, repetición de monstruos, misiones secundarias aburridas y el combate repetitivo. Ni por 60 euros lo hubiera comprado… en GAME en menos de un mes vale 30 euros… y los diálogos cuando pasas porque ya lo has leído se para y carga la siguiente frase. MUY MAL SQUARE.
  39. theprotagonist
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    We all knew from the trailers that the protagonist would be annoying as hell. I thought though that I could just change the language to Japanese and everything else would be solid. I should've known better.

    Not only is the protagonist super annoying, but everything else is terrible as well: poor overall story and writing, shallow combat, dissapointing graphics. Don't buy into the    We all knew from the trailers that the protagonist would be annoying as hell. I thought though that I could just change the language to Japanese and everything else would be solid. I should've known better.

    Not only is the protagonist super annoying, but everything else is terrible as well: poor overall story and writing, shallow combat, dissapointing graphics. Don't buy into the marketing; this game is just flat-out bad.    … Expand
  40. Nickon
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    I expected this game to be a total disaster. However, it is quite interesting, introducing a fun and different, dynamic way to play. Characters a little stiff despite trying to make jokes, but at least there is no cringe IMO. Even though this title is nothing extraordinary, I really enjoy playing it. It's been a long time since any game (except GoW and Persona) has sucked me in so much.I expected this game to be a total disaster. However, it is quite interesting, introducing a fun and different, dynamic way to play. Characters a little stiff despite trying to make jokes, but at least there is no cringe IMO. Even though this title is nothing extraordinary, I really enjoy playing it. It's been a long time since any game (except GoW and Persona) has sucked me in so much. The price on Steam was a joke, but at least it was easy to buy it in 30% discount in some 3rd party shops.… Expand
  41. Vakarian39
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Don't force melee in this instead of trying to be the mage Frey clearly is.
  42. D4N-D3MANN
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This game is a pure joke. Poor story. Downgraded graphics from the trailer big time. A bland and boring open world, bad dialogue and Soundtrack that’s extremely annoying. The only upside is gameplay is fluid and fast but that alone is not worth 79,99€ for the standard European version. Can’t even refund because of PlayStations policies. Guess jokes on me. #sonyiwantmymoney
  43. PickleRickx
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Huge let down, for a Playstation exclusive this is absolutely trash. Boring empty open world, ABSOLUTELY BORING PROTAGONIST who's cringe af and I hate with passion.and no character development with major lack in backstory or story at all...so much you don't find yourself caring about the people/world you're supposed to be saving. Good concept poor execution and to say… Expand
  44. Yourmumsbills
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Whoa! This game really is BAD! Somehow the writers (if there actually were any?!) have managed to create possibly the most irritating and unlikeable character in the history of gaming who is incapable of uttering a single sentence without swearing constantly, she's bitter, mean and just horrible in every way. Apparently there is a narrative but good luck figuring out what it is, as theWhoa! This game really is BAD! Somehow the writers (if there actually were any?!) have managed to create possibly the most irritating and unlikeable character in the history of gaming who is incapable of uttering a single sentence without swearing constantly, she's bitter, mean and just horrible in every way. Apparently there is a narrative but good luck figuring out what it is, as the writing is terrible. Not even the gameplay or game world are well done. The combat and traversal just feel too floaty, the "enemies" (a lot of which are just animals in the game world) are the most generic dull creations you can imagine. Then you have numbers spilling out all over the place during combat which looks awful, then there's the graphics which seem to switch between reasonable looking to low rez 720p and lower. As for the game world itself, it's just lazily designed and rather dull looking, there's just nothing very inventive about the world design...oh and the npcs are all brain dead. There's literally nothing good in this game at all. Quite an achievement for Square Enix!… Expand
  45. Salt_addict
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Amazing game the traversal the gameplay mechanics spotbon ignore the hate and just have fun I especially love how the cuffs voice is similar to Jarvis from Iron man! for balance
  46. terrapong
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Get ready for your ears to bleed because this game is cringe beyond belief. The game isn't worth 4 dollars. Seriously, go install UE5 and run their free tech demos and you will have a funner time than this game.

    If Square Enix has any integrity they should allow refunds for anyone that asks.
  47. KoolMB
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Had potential but was ruined by poor writing, characters, and optimization...
  48. PewPewBangDead
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Damn didn’t think it was gonna suck this bad. First disappointment of 2023.
  49. Geo3891
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    Todo esta mal con esta porqueria, soundtrack soso, gameplay poco intuitivo y para nada divertido, es todo lo contrario, es frustrante y eso es malo, el juego quiere copiarle a Sonic Frontiers con el concepto de recorrer un mundo abierto a toda velocidad, pero ForsWOKEn fracasa en todo y Sonic no, Forspoken tiene un mundo abierto vacío y demasiado pequeño, mas bien deberia llamarse "patioTodo esta mal con esta porqueria, soundtrack soso, gameplay poco intuitivo y para nada divertido, es todo lo contrario, es frustrante y eso es malo, el juego quiere copiarle a Sonic Frontiers con el concepto de recorrer un mundo abierto a toda velocidad, pero ForsWOKEn fracasa en todo y Sonic no, Forspoken tiene un mundo abierto vacío y demasiado pequeño, mas bien deberia llamarse "patio de juegos", la mecánica de los hechizos es un punto a destacar y el único punto bueno del juego, pero eso no salva todo el desastre que es, el combate es repetitivo, aburrido y recompensa poco, el apartado artístico es basura, con un mundo medieval genérico y el diseño de los enemigos y personajes lo empeora, la narrativa es horripilante, se llega poner fuerte a mediados del juego pero no se pone tan fuerte que digamos y no la salva por completo, solo se trata de una historia de tu tipico Isekai genérico y ya, con una protagonista con nada de personalidad, desarrollo o carisma, es un protagonista plano como fue de esperarse y las actuaciones y expresiones faciales de los personajes son tan pero TAAAAAAN horripilantes, que hace ver las actuaciones y expresiones del Sonic Adventure de Dreamcast como una obra maestra.
    Como conclusión... Forspoken es una cosa genérica, que desde la Tokyo Game Show estaba apestando a flatulencias y que los Sonyers con todo orgullo van a tragarse y defender esta cosa a capa y espada porque es su exclusivo, mejor invierte esos 70 dolares en algo que valga la pena como Mario Odyssey, Kirby and the Fogotten Land o Sonic Frontiers o ahorrarlos para futuros lanzamientos de videojuegos como Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, RE4 Remake o Hogwarts Legacy, si dudabas de este juego, tenias razon, es un bodrio y un chiste mal contado.

    ESTE VIDEOJUEGO NADA ESPERABA O NADA DIO    … Expand
  50. razordaman
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    The game looks last gen and performs horribly. What really gets the low score here is the absolute disaster of a story, a main character that completely fails and who hates the world every single minute of her life. They even let you lower the amount she talks because its so awful. Did I mention she uses cuss words every third word? There is only one reason this game was made,The game looks last gen and performs horribly. What really gets the low score here is the absolute disaster of a story, a main character that completely fails and who hates the world every single minute of her life. They even let you lower the amount she talks because its so awful. Did I mention she uses cuss words every third word? There is only one reason this game was made, diversity.....everything else in the game was an afterthought… Expand
  51. AshleyM
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Awesome game! Demo is nothing compared to full release! Don't listen to the review bombers.
  52. RubIS
    Jan 25, 2023
    6
    Очень скучная игра, пользоваться разными заклинаниями не хочется, пользуешься одним, вступай в бой тоже не хочется. Сюжет средний, типа Волшебника изумрудного горола
  53. Daniel2009
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This game wasn't fun the story was really boring and the characters were poorly executed
  54. enut_butter
    Jan 25, 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 unlikable protagonist.
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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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