Forspoken

 PlayStation 5
User Score
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. Allanon
    Mar 14, 2023
    10
    Too much hatred toward this game(sure, the girl would have been a standard anime girl no one would complain except the swearing.)

    It's a very good game with awesome gameplay.
    Main downfall is it doesnt deliver the expected NEXT GEN experience and way too pricey(like many other current gen)
    Released on PS4 4y ago, it would have been a great game !
  2. WaterLogged
    Mar 13, 2023
    10
    The first hour or so is slow, but that’s pretty standard for a Square Enix game. Once I actually got into the world of Athia, things started to develop and I started to really enjoy the story itself. The combat mechanics and the parkour are really fun though a bit challenging until you get the hang of it. The world is beautiful, the characters delightful, and there’s cats which is always aThe first hour or so is slow, but that’s pretty standard for a Square Enix game. Once I actually got into the world of Athia, things started to develop and I started to really enjoy the story itself. The combat mechanics and the parkour are really fun though a bit challenging until you get the hang of it. The world is beautiful, the characters delightful, and there’s cats which is always a delight.… Expand
  3. Blackdog22
    Mar 12, 2023
    0
    Can these companies stop using Black people as their voice for woke concepts? Down with the system, screw society, all that garbage. Its becoming cringe, anytime I see a Black person in a game now im already assuming its political woke garbage. Its time to stop. Also games garbage ggwp, learn from the TLOU2 and stop with garbage narratives.
  4. Jimpsar
    Mar 11, 2023
    9
    Game is pretty much fun and delivers many hours of good gaming . Highly recommend to check it first .
  5. LeonX
    Mar 10, 2023
    6
    A very boring open world game or a dead open world, but there are high-quality graphics, and also the gameplay is acceptable, but the story and the open world are very stupid. If this game $ 30 will be good to try
  6. L3g4to
    Mar 8, 2023
    1
    It is just awful. Not worth playing at all. The plot and dialogs are boring
  7. Src8307
    Mar 8, 2023
    10
    I honestly really liked this game. I don't understand the hate. The gameplay was fun and I felt like my character as well as my skill - developed with the game. And *gasp* the character actually grew as a person. I enjoyed the character growth and felt emotionally connected to the main protagonist. I hoped for her to find a sense of happiness and belonging. Plus! The game was playable. I'mI honestly really liked this game. I don't understand the hate. The gameplay was fun and I felt like my character as well as my skill - developed with the game. And *gasp* the character actually grew as a person. I enjoyed the character growth and felt emotionally connected to the main protagonist. I hoped for her to find a sense of happiness and belonging. Plus! The game was playable. I'm so tired of playing a game with game ending glitches. I was able to play the whole game was not one glitch.

    I enjoyed the story and my only complaint was I wish there's more of it. The land is huge and a lot of the story doesn't take place in it, but I enjoy the game play enough where I'm going to go back and finish everything.    … Expand
  8. RasmusLuostarin
    Mar 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The truth about the Forspoken game and the facts.

    Reviewers are like the game’s cuff and people who follow and obey them are like those tantas posessed by evil.

    The reviews are wrong because they (reviewers) didn't get early access.

    Some hate the game because it's only made for new powerful machines and talk about bad optimization.

    Some people dislike because the game competes against the Hogwarts game.

    Some hate the game because they only played the tutorial.

    There are also those who dislike the game because the main character is a dark-skinned girl.

    People haven't realized that the moments after the talks when the character doesn't move is because the game doesn't have loading screens, this is the future of gaming.

    The truth is that I played through the game and this was the first game where I didn't encounter any bugs.

    The fact that you hate the cuff is game’s plan and it has a purpose that will be revealed in the story.

    The fact that it's hard for you to relate to the girl is because the girl is a homeless child without a family and the game has a growth story.

    Forspoken has less talking and more action and magic than hogwarts, after the beginning.

    The game has no pointless side quests or boring time passing tasks.

    If you like epic battles and powerful spells, give the game a chance.

    Game lovers, let's fight back and vote: metacritics, steam, google etc.

    Hopefully we will get a sequel to the game.

    For the haters, hating games just means firing employees, less competition for the game industry and less new games and more expensive prices for new games.    … Expand
  9. peyduparda
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    Игра от которой нельзя оторваться! Обидно что дурачки ставят игре 0 баллов, лишь потому что игру сделали русские разработчики.
  10. Nightmare509
    Mar 5, 2023
    6
    This review is after beating the game, almost 100% it. If you play only for the gameplay like I did I'd say it's an 8/10, otherwise I'd say 4/10. My main complaint when only playing for the gameplay is that there's not a lot of bosses and all the bosses are easy.
  11. Muphu
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Game is not good, boring gameplay, cringe dialogue and uninteresting characters
  12. JuanFFG
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    The game deserves a chance that very few people give it.
    It has a very very very very nice story, the likes of which have not been seen for a long time, and the soundtrack accompanies the scenes very well.
    It is true that the game gets boring and the environments are repetitive.
  13. ANTIMETACRITIC
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Donde mete la zarpa Sony se jode la cosa. Otra basura infecta como todos los exclusivos de Playstation 5.
  14. zedrorifyo
    Mar 2, 2023
    10
    Игра от которой нельзя оторваться! Обидно что дурачки ставят игре 0 баллов, лишь потому что игру сделали русские разработчики.
  15. merdukirdu
    Mar 2, 2023
    10
    There's something here to get stuck into for fans of open world adventures, and Forspoken isn't without its charms, but like Frey herself, it's often its own worst enemy.
  16. nurtiyuknu
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    Algun día el mundo comprenderá este juego, algún día y dirá que estuvo adelantado a su epoca
  17. lurkubikna
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    Que juegaso, simplemente maravilloso a nivel técnico y gameplay............
  18. sikkimerdo
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    I Just cant describe how Goodyear is this game, 10/10, Just play it with no regrets
  19. kustasarke
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    В этой игре нет ничего советского. Это какая-то похабщина. Главный герой матерится как сапожник и руинит советскую атмосферу. А еще много дешевого фансервиса. В общем игра не оправдала ожиданий.
  20. magnohekko
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    จากที่เล่นมาผมว่าเกมมันก็สนุกดีนะครับ
    แต่มาติดปัญหาคือเกมมันกินสเปคเกินภาพไปหน่อย ถ้าพอร์ตมาดีๆลื่นๆก็คงจะดี
  21. mishamavashi
    Feb 28, 2023
    0
    The most cringe-worthy protagonist in the world, horrible graphics, lack of plot, the worst game of the year is just not worth a single penny, even for free to play this solid mockery of man
  22. Kunohb
    Feb 26, 2023
    8
    So far quite enjoying this game, movement is great, story is great so far and I don’t have an issue with the dialogue. Expected from a 20-something in 2022. It’s fun, graphics are great and combat is great. Recommend for sure.
  23. maxgreat73
    Feb 24, 2023
    6
    The game has some lows and some highs. Graphically it's not great, but the combat system is quite good, and the more you progress, the more interesting parkour and combats become. The open world if full of useless things to do, that do not give any meaningful rewards. The writing is ok, some characters are very interesting, but the main antagonist, not at all...
    Could have been a good    The game has some lows and some highs. Graphically it's not great, but the combat system is quite good, and the more you progress, the more interesting parkour and combats become. The open world if full of useless things to do, that do not give any meaningful rewards. The writing is ok, some characters are very interesting, but the main antagonist, not at all...
    Could have been a good game, but lack polish (especially in New York)    … Expand
  24. demonSQL
    Feb 23, 2023
    1
    El dinero peor invertido en la vida para cuando de videojuegos se trata. El juego comienza bien, con una escena realmente dramática. ESA ESENA es lo único interesante que ocurre.
    La jugabilidad es similar a los Infamous, pero menos interesante, ya que los combates no se desarrollan para nada bien. Son blandos, aburridos y repetitivos.
    La dificultad es inexistente, y subirla solo logra    El dinero peor invertido en la vida para cuando de videojuegos se trata. El juego comienza bien, con una escena realmente dramática. ESA ESENA es lo único interesante que ocurre.
    La jugabilidad es similar a los Infamous, pero menos interesante, ya que los combates no se desarrollan para nada bien. Son blandos, aburridos y repetitivos.
    La dificultad es inexistente, y subirla solo logra que los enemigos sean esponjas de daño.
    El personaje se torna insufrible, y la trama un cliché de películas de serie B.
    El mundo es vasto pero vacío.
    Entiendo lo que se busca lograr con este tipo de videojuegos, pero si quieren que la gente lo compre y encima pague 70 USD, entonces mínimamente traten de crear un producto decente.    … Expand
  25. Inen
    Feb 2, 2023
    1
    Forspoken's dialogues give me stage 3 cancer. I'd rather eat an expired banana coverd in dunkey piss.
  26. Slevas
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    Gioco incredibilmente perfetto! Personaggio principale credibile e una storia tutta da scoprire
  27. Friendzie
    Feb 22, 2023
    7
    Not that all negative reviews aren't legitimate, but it's sad to see this game partially review bombed because it's "woke" - in other words, because it has a female lead who's black. There is nothing political going on in this game, so I can't see what would be woke about it.

    The game's shortcomings are much more mundane. The open world design is not very interesting, and the writing    Not that all negative reviews aren't legitimate, but it's sad to see this game partially review bombed because it's "woke" - in other words, because it has a female lead who's black. There is nothing political going on in this game, so I can't see what would be woke about it.

    The game's shortcomings are much more mundane. The open world design is not very interesting, and the writing misses the mark a lot of the time.

    It's not that it's necessarily bad writing, but the game's premise is already hard to take seriously as it is. This is made worse by the characters themselves constantly making light of everything. Is this a comedy or am I supposed to care about this place?

    Your parkour abilities are too strong, so the landscape barely matters unless they put massive cliffs everywhere to block you, which they do. You might feel like exploring once you get through the intro, but good luck with the dozens of massive cliffs funneling you to where you are supposed to go instead. What you can find often just turns out to be a health potion in a chest, though.

    As for what's good, well, the combat is alright, the spells are alright, the graphics are decent, and the faces look good. It runs well on the PS5. The accessibility and difficulty options are vast.

    The game's issues are pretty common in these sorts of games, so I really can't say it's a complete disaster of a game. They haven't reinvented the genre, nor have they solved its most pressing issues. If you never played an open world style RPG before maybe you wouldn't mind.    … Expand
  28. EkimOniram
    Feb 22, 2023
    10
    Game reviewers got this one extremely wrong. I’ve seen much worse games get higher scores. If you like single player rpgs with great combat this game is for you.
  29. Milena_Joe
    Feb 22, 2023
    0
    I hate the main character, I hate her, I hate her, I HATE HER!!!!!! I HATE HER!!!!!
  30. PringleBrule
    Feb 21, 2023
    0
    This game feels lazy compared to other triple A titles coming out lately. There have been stories about the tumultuous development this title went through on the road to release, and based on the final product it definitely shows. It's got half baked graphics, the writing is painful to sit-through, and the world design is barren with an overall finish that feels rushed at best. I can'tThis game feels lazy compared to other triple A titles coming out lately. There have been stories about the tumultuous development this title went through on the road to release, and based on the final product it definitely shows. It's got half baked graphics, the writing is painful to sit-through, and the world design is barren with an overall finish that feels rushed at best. I can't believe this cost $70.… 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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