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. 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.
  2. phch22777
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    I have no clue what’s going on. Amazing graphics with full Ray tracing and 120 hz support, great combat dynamics and a protagonist that curses like a normal teenager who refuses to be a hero and just want to go back home. Amazing magic and parkour. Tons to do. I’m 6 hours in and my only problem is the cutscenes fade to black often. Completely worth it.
  3. 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 !
  4. Zackasaur
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    I am absolutely loving this game! Truly something special and unique. Ignore the trolls and pick up a copy for yourself.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. MarcoBB07
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Don't believe the hate. The game has awesome traversing and combat mechanics. The world is beautiful and full of activities. Particle effects are gorgeous and enhance the feeling of impact. People are always complaining about remakes and remasters, but bomb any new attempt. No Elden Ring is good, but it's a good iteration of past Souls games.
  9. 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.
  10. FinalRevival
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Given my own experience, this game doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Something else is in play here. I am enjoying the game, as you progress it gets even better with additional content. Story is in depth with nice archive system that you can dive deeper in details for each character, item, location, and all. Great mechanics with mix and match abilities that you can execute without breakingGiven my own experience, this game doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Something else is in play here. I am enjoying the game, as you progress it gets even better with additional content. Story is in depth with nice archive system that you can dive deeper in details for each character, item, location, and all. Great mechanics with mix and match abilities that you can execute without breaking the pace. Running at 120hz with ray tracing enabled. I am puzzled by the obvious campaign someone is running because people reviewing this game obviously don't own it.… Expand
  11. Senkaiden
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    After playing Forspoken for almost 20 hours now, I can say it's a great game! Loving the story and so far! The games combat is feels good!
  12. Avorax
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Bueno Gameplay, no se merece el hate recibido, pero bueno ya sabemos cómo va el tema
  13. 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
  14. Shyman-44
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Review bombing counter.
    Very fun combat system.
    Personnage très attachant (si on est pas trop à droite)
  15. laidoffgamer
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    if you want to buy this game right now ask yourself this question, did the people you are listening to for their opinion on this game also tell you cyberpunk 2077 was amazing 10/10? did they tell you tlou2 was 10/10 so much replayability? ok now think about how those games actually panned out, cyberjunk was terrible with abilities the character couldn't even use! 10/10! tlous2 has 5 guns,if you want to buy this game right now ask yourself this question, did the people you are listening to for their opinion on this game also tell you cyberpunk 2077 was amazing 10/10? did they tell you tlou2 was 10/10 so much replayability? ok now think about how those games actually panned out, cyberjunk was terrible with abilities the character couldn't even use! 10/10! tlous2 has 5 guns, 5! 10/10 replayable for decades!

    then you have a game like forspoken, where they aren't trying to tell you this game is going to kill all other games, and yet i'm 50 hours in, have only unlocked 3/4 magic trees and the trophies say 20% off players are at this point. So 80% off players don't even know what the spells do. Half don't know what half of the spells do. And then yours gonna say this game is not at the standard of other AAA trash that gets praised? youre going to complain about the graphics and celebrate elden ring getting goty when it has the same graphics? oh wait forspoken runs at 120fps, woooops every reviewer forgot to add that in huh? so a game that runs better that the goty of last year is bad graphics now, get real.

    this game is hated because the character is a black woman. the gameplay is kingdom hearts 3.5 bet that game didn't get hate for its terrible dialouge presented with stiff characters and the completely contrived story, nope that game is white asian mixture which is ok but black girl wrong    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. jmarsala
    Feb 14, 2023
    10
    This game in my opinion is one of my favorites this year. I’m the only group cause I wish the story arc’ed a little bit sooner and carried on. I have been playing games for about 35 years now usually I get close to beating the game sometimes nearly at the last boss and something new and shiny comes out and I’m onto the next.

    I beat this game. every time you start to get bored, something    This game in my opinion is one of my favorites this year. I’m the only group cause I wish the story arc’ed a little bit sooner and carried on. I have been playing games for about 35 years now usually I get close to beating the game sometimes nearly at the last boss and something new and shiny comes out and I’m onto the next.

    I beat this game. every time you start to get bored, something new comes up. If you have any ADHD you will love this game because there’s a lots of stuff to do. If you have OCD you will love this game as well as there’s lots and lots of things to collect missions and side stuff. I know people do not like the character sometimes. She is a little bit jaded but the storyline will explain why. I really recommend picking this game up even if it’s a used copy a borrowing of a friends copy or waiting till goes on sale. I would buy it again at full price every time. It blows my mind people gave this a bad rating. The only thing I do know is on the PC version, It is buggy. And that would be my only other complaint.    … Expand
  18. Smokewolf89
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Good game, which unfortunately is wrongly badmouthed.

    Unfortunately, many trolls here in the user ratings....

    I would give it an 8 to counteract the stupid 0 ratings, but I give it a 10.
  19. 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
  20. here2comment
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    11/10 this game is revolutionary in term of world exploring, combat (very deep learning carve) gameplay and spell progression, story and protagonist can be lousy and annoying, but other than that the game itself is a masterpiece, buy it
  21. skeit_
    Feb 14, 2023
    10
    the story is very beautiful, exciting and full of twists and turns. The movement system is smooth and fast. Despite some technical imperfections, it turns out to be a beautiful work.
  22. colt45z
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Amazing graphics, compelling story, rich rpg mechanics, a truly fun and enjoyable experience through and through.
  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. 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 .
  25. ClaytonCarmine
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    I really liked the game, it reminded me of the X360/Ps3 era when the plots of the games were clean and naive in a good way, the same feeling I experienced when watching TV shows like Hercules and Xena Warrior Princess.
    I really liked the music in the game, it is really magical and makes you feel like you are in another world together with the main character Frey.
    And the most important    I really liked the game, it reminded me of the X360/Ps3 era when the plots of the games were clean and naive in a good way, the same feeling I experienced when watching TV shows like Hercules and Xena Warrior Princess.
    I really liked the music in the game, it is really magical and makes you feel like you are in another world together with the main character Frey.
    And the most important thing that Luminos Production succeeded in is the gameplay, it is epic and fantastic, it is a pleasure to destroy enemies, and the last mission with a flight on a dragon reminded me of the Lair game for Ps3.

    All of Forspoken is a love letter from the Ps3/X360 generation because the game reminds me of Heavenly Sword, Lair, Kameo, Folklore, Panzar and Crimson Dragoon, a huge thank you to the development team for giving me back that carefree time when games were way better than that , which is now being released by most of the industry.

    As Frey said in the release trailer for Let's Do It!!!    … Expand
  26. Matchwood
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    This game is great on its own way. Even if the world is not as great as in other games it is still a nice apokalyptic world. The Gameplay is great and the humor is great. Even if The story isnt so good as gow or Witcher 3 it is still OK. I don't understand why people hate this game just because it is overpriced and some factors aren't perfect for everybody.
    I wouldn't rate it 10/10 but I    This game is great on its own way. Even if the world is not as great as in other games it is still a nice apokalyptic world. The Gameplay is great and the humor is great. Even if The story isnt so good as gow or Witcher 3 it is still OK. I don't understand why people hate this game just because it is overpriced and some factors aren't perfect for everybody.
    I wouldn't rate it 10/10 but I have to because of the bots who gave this game a 0.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. marcosvaliente
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Este titulo me recuerda al Days Gone, juego buenísimo que no salió bien optimizado de salida, pero que se corrigió con el tiempo mediante parches.
    No entiendo el 0 de tanto usuario de XBOX que no lo va jugar jamás. Las consolas son una afición bastante asequible, por 550 € tienes una, os invito a probar el ecosistema de PlayStation, su catalogo año tras año es buenísimo.
  29. Dale_Newby
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Absolutely enjoying this game so much. Around 20 hours in and i am still engaged with the world and story. The game looks gorgeous, combat and traversal is extremely fun, and there's a wide and diverse range of enemies. I am not sure why its getting so much hate, It seems people will hate on anything these day. Just pick up the game and decide for yourself. Reviews mean nothing these days.Absolutely enjoying this game so much. Around 20 hours in and i am still engaged with the world and story. The game looks gorgeous, combat and traversal is extremely fun, and there's a wide and diverse range of enemies. I am not sure why its getting so much hate, It seems people will hate on anything these day. Just pick up the game and decide for yourself. Reviews mean nothing these days. Love the game.… Expand
  30. orvisdlime
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Honestly its not a 10 but an 8 or even a 9. Yes i agree the story may not feel as grandios and thought through like god of war ragnarok for example but goddamn people are hating this way too much. If you dont like the story you can skip the cutscenes and still enjoy a fantastic game. Cause the combat and traversal and the open world are fantastic. Everything looks great and is also not tooHonestly its not a 10 but an 8 or even a 9. Yes i agree the story may not feel as grandios and thought through like god of war ragnarok for example but goddamn people are hating this way too much. If you dont like the story you can skip the cutscenes and still enjoy a fantastic game. Cause the combat and traversal and the open world are fantastic. Everything looks great and is also not too repetitvie like lost open world titles end up. So yes im giving it a pushing 10 cause i think many of the 0/10 reviews are just hate train kiddos that havent even played it.… Expand
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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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