Forspoken

 PlayStation 5
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3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1508 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 462 out of 1508
  2. Mixed: 120 out of 1508
  3. Negative: 926 out of 1508
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  1. aleckokutan
    Feb 6, 2023
    8
    Great game, nearing 30hrs on steam. Combat in this game is amazing once you learn more skills, game really picks up after the first boss fight. Luminous did a great job with XV and many of what works there is also in Forespoken. Minus a few performance hiccups, I'd give this a solid 8.
  2. Harperthecat95
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    This was a cool and fun game to play,I loved all the stuff about that cats too
  3. 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
  4. Mausoleum
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Horrible optimization/gameplay/story and overall feels like a massive cash grab. 0 effort .
  5. Duperelexx
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    Trash ! Velké zklamání a vyhozené peníze. Příšerný příběh, grafika a do očí bijící mizerně odvedená práce.
  6. gameover006
    Aug 29, 2023
    5
    i put into 10 hours of gameplay and finished beating tanta sila which was very easy since i had been treasured hunting and looting everything in sight but there are something that i have honestly deemed unnecessary
    the cutscene whoever made them was clearly lazy and did not give a 100% of his job, for example, the court scene in new york where the camera placement was so odd and those    i put into 10 hours of gameplay and finished beating tanta sila which was very easy since i had been treasured hunting and looting everything in sight but there are something that i have honestly deemed unnecessary
    the cutscene whoever made them was clearly lazy and did not give a 100% of his job, for example, the court scene in new york where the camera placement was so odd and those blackouts, what with them? they were so many that i hated and found it a nuisance.
    the open world: the open world may have been huge and riddled with monsters and enemies but it felt empty as if there is nothing really there and were just wandering around with nothing much to do, although it is explained in the campaign why there no interactive npc in the open world and there is a limited amount of side quest but the upside is the traversal is very exciting
    the combat system is very new (i think) maybe it is somewhat similar to the infamous second son but there are more way to fight.
    as for the story, the story needs some work it kind of felt like it was in a rush to get the ending and there were definitely some plot holes or unanswered questions that remained unanswered, the only good thing is that there are no cliffhangers
    now for frey holland she is amazing what i really admired is cursing i found it relatable since i also have the mouth of the sailor lol the way she is portrayed is realistic to someone who was force to go another world and doesn't want to put herself in danger for the sake others but is forced to confront all the dangers in athia
    overall the game is pretty decent but i highly suggest to buy the game when it sale because i can't promise you can enjoy the game because many people mixed review    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. Jhoniboy
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Game com um mundo aberto gigante, muitos combos de poderes, graficos incríveis. Não danpara entender todo o choro
  9. 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
  10. freshprince808
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Absolutely amazing and fun game! Frey is an awesome mage and I love her voice actress Ella Balinska!
  11. LowercaseGee
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    Forspoken has actually made it in to my top 10 of all time. I know the response to it has been poor for the most part, but I genuinely enjoyed the vast majority of my time in Athia and am glad I ignored all the negativity leading up to its release.

    2 qualifiers: 1.) I absolutely hate open world games with silent protagonists, so I actually enjoyed Frey and Cuff’s back and forth. I    Forspoken has actually made it in to my top 10 of all time. I know the response to it has been poor for the most part, but I genuinely enjoyed the vast majority of my time in Athia and am glad I ignored all the negativity leading up to its release.

    2 qualifiers:

    1.) I absolutely hate open world games with silent protagonists, so I actually enjoyed Frey and Cuff’s back and forth. I turned the banter frequency to high and didn’t mind when lines would repeat since it was something to keep me company while I was out exploring.

    2.) I also don’t hate “Whedon-esque” or “Marvel” (or whatever other super fun and original label you want to slap on it) style dialogue, so I was entertained by the quips and quirks throughout the game’s events. There isn’t any particular line or interaction that felt out of place given the circumstances. A lot of interactions left me with a goofy grin on my face.

    I can see how the animations aren’t anything groundbreaking or special, but they’re far from terrible. A handful of sequences were breathtaking and the only real complaint was the faces being stiff outside of cutscenes. That’s not really something that I take points off for though, given how much I enjoyed the story and gameplay everywhere else, so YMMV.

    There was nothing at all wrong with the gameplay. I felt the damage scaled appropriately as you went though the story, and upgrading your spells wasn’t a grind since you could easily refund your points to reallocate them as you felt like it. The quests you take to upgrade the spells further all felt fair. Traversal and pulling off combos were both massively satisfying. I only had one crash after I had played the game for about 8 hours straight. It happened during a cutscene toward the end, and when I reloaded it played through just fine.

    Overall, I enjoyed my experience with Forspoken a lot and am hoping to see more of this world and its characters. I loved that Frey was her own person, even if that meant going against what you, as the player, thought she should want to do or how she should act. Not that she wasn’t relatable, there were a lot of times I’d find myself commenting on the game and not long after Frey would say something very similar. I can’t say anything for or about the people that hate it so much, I can only say how much I loved it. A character-driven narrative with snarky one-liners and a companion that helps keep off the lonely feeling that creeps in when I play open worlds, with plenty of space to run (and jump and flip and throw **** with your mind.) Forspoken is what I’ve been needing out of my AAA games, I only wish I could get more of it.    … Expand
  12. katrinvladislav
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Отличная игра. Хороший геймплей, отличная стилизация визуальная. Музыкальное сопровождение.
  13. Kumasimc
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    These negative reviews are just appalling. First off, Forspoken IS polished, in fact I’ve seen other bigger, more successful games release in massively worse states. It’s world is fascinating both visually and narratively, the dialog is NOT anywhere close to as bad as people say, in fact it’s often charming and funny. The gameplay is smooth, fast and fun, and the nature of the combat andThese negative reviews are just appalling. First off, Forspoken IS polished, in fact I’ve seen other bigger, more successful games release in massively worse states. It’s world is fascinating both visually and narratively, the dialog is NOT anywhere close to as bad as people say, in fact it’s often charming and funny. The gameplay is smooth, fast and fun, and the nature of the combat and traversal systems (tied with accessibility options) means you can play this as a high stakes straight up action game, focusing only on the main campaign, or spend significantly more time exploring the world, like a longer adventure/rpg. It’s obvious that a shocking number of user reviews haven’t played it very much, if at all. If this game looks or sounds fun, GET IT.… Expand
  14. 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
  15. JPanCaKe
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Amazing story. Amazing graphics. Amazing writing.. Amazing game overall. When's #2 coming out!
  16. Makotodk
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Good game, pity it's not for everyone.

    Good story, exquisite controller gameplay.
    good graphics.
    I need more padding within the environment.
  17. Sac1993
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    I love it, it’s beautiful amazing and loving too. But some parts are ok….the graphic are not all that good but, hey!
  18. GonerWithABoner
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Great game, fun traversal, gorgeous spell animations and an endearing story, what more can you ask for
  19. 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
  20. Captainhelel
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Such a great game, give it a chance... a lot better than other stuff out there.
  21. Darian_tos
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    El juego está lejos de ser un 10, tiene muchísimos aspectos que mejorar, pero está aún más lejos de ser un 1, ni hablar de un 0.
    La historia de forspoken puede que no tenga esos giros de guión que muchos aclaman, aún así es lo suficientemente entretenida y te mantiene pensando en tus teorías constantemente mientras lo juegas. La protagonista más allá de tener el don de polarizar a las    El juego está lejos de ser un 10, tiene muchísimos aspectos que mejorar, pero está aún más lejos de ser un 1, ni hablar de un 0.
    La historia de forspoken puede que no tenga esos giros de guión que muchos aclaman, aún así es lo suficientemente entretenida y te mantiene pensando en tus teorías constantemente mientras lo juegas. La protagonista más allá de tener el don de polarizar a las masas entre odiarla o no, representa perfectamente a una mujer joven de 21 años que creció en uno de los barrios más peligrosos de Nueva York y se expresa como se espera que se exprese alguien que se educó entre pandillas. La propuesta en cuanto a jugabilidad es divertida, tiene una dinámica que se torna frenética pero nunca abruma, tomen en cuenta esta opinión de alguien que se marea con cualquier first person shooter y a pesar de tener mucho movimiento de camara nunca sentí náuseas, el juego va a agregando nuevas habilidades que puedes (o no) ir añadiendo a tu estilo de juego, es imposible no encontrar un estilo de juego con alguna combinación de magias.
    Gráficamente el juego es precioso y cuenta con un apartado artístico único, original y que no puede dejarte indiferente, recordando un poco a la leyenda del caballero verde en el vestuario de Thantas y demas personajes. Repito el juego no es un 10, para mí es un sólido 8 y es una experiencia disfrutable, no recuerdo haber disfrutado tanto en ir de un punto a otro, el parkour mágico ha Sido sin duda algo de lo más divertido en el juego.
    Sobre las cosas negativas, monotonía de enemigos y escenarios no hablaré, de eso ya han dicho y exagerado hasta el hartazgo, y aún así el mundo es rico en experiencias y cosas por hacer y descubrir.    … Expand
  22. Steff86
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    A solid 8/10 not the best game but it's much better than games like Elden Ring
  23. hitsrob
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    Simply beautiful and amazing one of the best exclusive games of ps5. I have to repeat exclusive for ps5.
  24. GrungePunk
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    After playing the demo I was on the fence about the game. Playing any game with no context or narrative is never a good way to judge a game. I gave the game a chance and bought it. Ended up pouring 30 hours into it and finishing it. The game itself was actually pretty fun and entertaining. Definitely could feel the Final Fantasy XV design in the way the game played. It almost felt like aAfter playing the demo I was on the fence about the game. Playing any game with no context or narrative is never a good way to judge a game. I gave the game a chance and bought it. Ended up pouring 30 hours into it and finishing it. The game itself was actually pretty fun and entertaining. Definitely could feel the Final Fantasy XV design in the way the game played. It almost felt like a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy XV with a little Spider-Man gameplay thrown into the mix. The story was decent and the ending was actually pretty cool and was probably the highlight. The game is by no means a perfect masterpiece but it's definitely a fun and enjoyable experience. It probably would have been received better if it was cheaper but in today's economy dropping almost a hundred bucks on a game that's not a masterpiece is a hard sell for some people. Game was polished and I ran into very few bugs. One of the few bugs I did experience was that after being in rest mode and trying to fast travel the game would lock up on a black loading screen and I would have to close the game and relaunch it. The autosave system prevented me from losing progress the few times it happened though. Combat and traversal mechanics are a lot of fun but not very challenging on the Normal difficulty especially when you start to level up the stats on your gear. Also the map is huge. Even after beating the game there are entire areas left to explore as after game content some of which unlock during after game side quests. It's worth picking up if you can spend the $70 on a decently fun game and not have buyer's remorse because it isn't some grandiose epic of storytelling. If you're strapped for cash though you're probably better off waiting for a sale and saving your money for Hogwarts Legacy or Dead Space right now.

    On a side note you get to collect adorable looking cat familiars and buy toys for them to play with. The enemies all have certain magic types that they are weak against and ones they are resistant against so as you play you start to memorize which attacks work best like a Pokémon match up. Game is a solid 7/10 but I felt the need to give it a 10 just to offset all the 0/10 reviews from people bombing it that didn't even bother playing it. The game's quality is on par with Days Gone which also received mixed reviews and a less than stellar reception when it came out. After beating Forspoken I had this huge urge to play Final Fantasy XV so I downloaded it and started a New Game to scratch more of that Forspoken itch because I wanted more.    … Expand
  25. navi14
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Una de las sorpresas del año, un juego fresco y divertido que no deja de sorprender desde el principio hasta el final, mecánicamente solido y con un gameplay que es de lo mejor del genero, lo mejor, los gráficos, autentica next gen y no como otros que solo saben sacar cosas para niños o juegos de tiros para piperos con miedo al cartón que piden un viaje a Turquía.
    15/10
  26. 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 !
  27. Dogman01
    Jun 12, 2023
    8
    Forspoken is a really pretty game i loved the visuals and art direction of the game the story is not the best in the buisness and the game mechanics are pretty sticky but once you open up new abilities i like the gameplay i feel its hard to play defensive in Forspoken but its definitely not ad bad as the reviews
  28. 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
  29. TheShewolf
    Apr 19, 2023
    10
    Great game if you’re not a bigoted and misogynist anti “woke” gamer bro. It’s quite sad how fragile men who didn’t even bought the game by their own admission review bombed this game.
    I would say buy it on sale because that’s just a smart thing to do.
    It does have issues on pc as many modern games coming out you need a gpu with more than 8 gbs of vram if you intend to play on its higher    Great game if you’re not a bigoted and misogynist anti “woke” gamer bro. It’s quite sad how fragile men who didn’t even bought the game by their own admission review bombed this game.
    I would say buy it on sale because that’s just a smart thing to do.
    It does have issues on pc as many modern games coming out you need a gpu with more than 8 gbs of vram if you intend to play on its higher quality settings, but you shouldn’t have any issues on ps5.    … Expand
  30. warlock7
    Feb 12, 2023
    6
    Looks pretty good. Has some control issues. Extremely repetitive voice work. Story is uninspired. Gameplay isn’t bad.
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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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