Forspoken

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 444 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 444
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 444
  3. Negative: 364 out of 444

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  1. StormDeath69
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Une catastrophe !
    Optimisation désastreuse, graphisme digne de la PS3, des dialogues beaucoup trop longs et soporifiques, un open world vide, un language grossier et continu de Frey exaspérant, 80€ le jeu, etc.
    Bref un vrai désastre, bravo Square Enix pour ce chef-d'oeuvre
  2. I_HATE_SPLATOON
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    This game is game of the year , worst of the worst , why the management thinks this is a good game ?
  3. CyberRobotnix
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Bad game with bad narrative, boring as hell, etc.
  4. burnout02urza21
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    It ain't good, chief. Lame combat, seriously unlikeable characters, and an incoherent story all make for a very poor outing by Square.
  5. Ethiniel02
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    I never see a so bad optimized game ..... really a shame .... Worst than FF15 .... yes it's possible ..... Wait for update
  6. terrapong
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Go install UE5 and run their free tech demos and you will have a funner time than this game. When people say this game is cringe, they mean it 100%. Your ears will be bleeding from listening to this corporate teen soap opera.

    Is Square Enix insane?
  7. WanderinMelmoth
    May 6, 2023
    1
    Forspoken is NOT really woke. Just making the main character a black female New Yorker does not make a game woke. Check out the New York demographic.

    The real problems why Forspoken is a below average game are: 1) technical issues (framerate drops, stuttering) graphically it's not impressive (will probably be fixed eventually) 2) gameplay: it feels like watching a movie. Expect a LOT    Forspoken is NOT really woke. Just making the main character a black female New Yorker does not make a game woke. Check out the New York demographic.

    The real problems why Forspoken is a below average game are:
    1) technical issues (framerate drops, stuttering) graphically it's not impressive (will probably be fixed eventually)
    2) gameplay: it feels like watching a movie. Expect a LOT of cutscenes. Remember the "interactive" CD-ROM movies in the 1990s? First hour feels like that.
    3) Unlikable characters. No, it's not because she's black, so stow the "racist!" outcry. Faye is a total biotch. She's a terribly written, constantly cussing entitled, whiny POS. Unfortunately she isn't the only one. The talking bracelet is annoying as hell, several other character you wish you could just kill off to silence them (which you can't. I tried).
    4) expect pop-up triggers (press "E" to do this) and numbers (damage done) everywhere. The designers don't even trust you can do a sneak mission on your own: you have to follow a character (with a marker on top of her head!) as she does the sneaking for you!
    5) generic enemies with braindead AI and genereic, empty world
    6) it's $70 !!! Really!? It's not even worth $50! If you buy it (which you shouldn't) wait for a 75% discount.    … Expand
  8. Jagaro
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games i have ever played. Its lackluster world, frustrating controls, unresponsive/unsatisfying combat, old Assassin's Creed graphics (pale textures and colors for an adventure game) and poor optimization for that, cringe and not interesting story, feminism and awareness of literally nothing has been enough for me to not look game with anticipation of havin fun.
  9. Tyronom
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Childish story. Boring and unlikable Character. Empty world. Stupid story...
  10. KingCrazyC
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This is the WORST rpg i have ever played! the story was mediocre and all over the place.. the side quests was terrible! the voice acting and combat is half hearted to say the least... i will rather play through the Final Fantasy Lighting trilogy 100 times then to play this crap ever again! that is how bad this game is... haha rather play Two Worlds than this...
  11. Daniel2009
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This game was really boring and it wasn't fun and will be forgotten very soon
  12. MoonlightSword
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    This game has the mechanics of an old assassin creed. The number of existing open worlds superior to it is impressive, but above all it completely sucks when compared to gosht of tsushima, witcher 3, horizon 1 and 2 (which I personally find average though), skyrim, Elden Ring, ...
    It's not an AAA at all, it's expensive for such a bad and boring game. On PC it's even worst due to the lake    This game has the mechanics of an old assassin creed. The number of existing open worlds superior to it is impressive, but above all it completely sucks when compared to gosht of tsushima, witcher 3, horizon 1 and 2 (which I personally find average though), skyrim, Elden Ring, ...
    It's not an AAA at all, it's expensive for such a bad and boring game. On PC it's even worst due to the lake of optimization.    … Expand
  13. megabusterx
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    The game is fantastic, one of the best and innovative combat systems you can think of with the best exploration system in years. Everything flows toghther nicely and looks spectacular when it does. The story is actually interesting which surprised me and Frey actually was endearing.
  14. Dipalay
    Feb 4, 2023
    3
    This game is optimization mess. Stuttering is definitely too often. Graphics are also not at best level, at least not at next gen level. Only good thing is combat and animations. Can't recommend to play this messy piece of something really bad.
  15. Muphu
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Game is not good, boring gameplay, cringe dialogue and uninteresting characters
  16. Maugaran
    Feb 13, 2023
    0
    embarrassed by characters. Bad edgy hop **** game. Big pre game promises and nothing was complied with.
  17. Lyvione
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Overpriced trash, with subpar writing, slow pace and an unlikable character. Square Enix's money-be-wasted.
    PS: I can kill a studio with my mind whooooo!
  18. 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
  19. XGraetNoobX
    Feb 1, 2023
    3
    The game have no life the protagonist is annoying the plot was so easy to know the open world is dead I can keep going but Ieave you to it.
  20. Criric
    Feb 7, 2023
    0
    Я не представляю, как эта игра вообще смогла выйти в свет. Игра ужасна во всех смыслах, это, вероятно, худшая халтура за многие годы. Начну с того, что бросается в глаза с первого взгляда: с графики. Она не просто плохая, она действительно ужасная. Это уровень игр 2014-15 годов, но никак не 2023 года. И ладно бы при такой графике она требовала бы столько же, сколько и они. Но нет, этуЯ не представляю, как эта игра вообще смогла выйти в свет. Игра ужасна во всех смыслах, это, вероятно, худшая халтура за многие годы. Начну с того, что бросается в глаза с первого взгляда: с графики. Она не просто плохая, она действительно ужасная. Это уровень игр 2014-15 годов, но никак не 2023 года. И ладно бы при такой графике она требовала бы столько же, сколько и они. Но нет, эту убогую игру еле вытягивают карты 40-ой серии... В некоторых областях фпс падает просто катастрофически. У меня не просто ощущение, нет, я знаю, и все мы знаем как факт, что в игре нет абсолютно никакой оптимизации. Даже намека на нее.
    Что у нас дальше? Ах да, сюжет...)) Сюжет))) Боже))) Будет невероятным комплиментом назвать ЭТО сюжетом) Абсолютно пустые и даже кринжевые диалоги, пустые персонажи, обилие стыдной повесточки, ну и вишенка на торте: неимоверно бесячий и тупой главный герой (геройка?), паталогический нытик и эгоистка с ужасным топорным чувством юмора, которая на всё реагирует неуместным матом. Сам сюжет до ужаса вторичный, а наратив просто смешон: вместо катсцен с диалогами, операторской съемкой и так далее — статичные стеклянные статуи людей, которые обмениваются звуковой информацией (речью я это назвать не могу), а игроку предлагают слушать всю эту тягомотину по несколько минут и так 15+ раз за игры. Мммм, класс (нет)
    Может быть весь этот ужас перевесит интересный геймплей?) Нет)) И здесь разработчики наделали в штаны: играть в это абсолютно неинтересно, карта пустая, нет никаких точек интереса, кроме "лабиринтов" формы прямой кишки, где в конце нас ожидают одни и те же соперники, нет адекватных сайдквестов и заданий, кроме как "ыы пойди убей монстров где-то там/ыы а теперь убей чуть больше монстров, но вот там/ыыы вот тут на полу мана валяется, собери ее ыыы", нет никакого желания изучать мир этой игры, он просто пустой, как и сама игра.
    Вердикт: провал года, пустая трата времени и денег, наглая халтура и тревожный звонок игровой индустрии.    … Expand
  21. Sarkton
    Feb 23, 2023
    1
    One word

    Cashgrab that's what the game is


    Holy **** its so bad yhe story is **** the gameplay is piss easy i absolutely hate it and don't to talk about it again
  22. sighh
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    this game is absolute **** has bad ui navigation bad story lines its overal not the 75 dollars worth it
  23. melipa
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. all in all a terrible game.Childish story. Boring and unlikable Character. Empty world. Stupid story.… Expand
  24. Carda1972
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    80 euro for this unoptimized mess of a game. Thank goodness steam has a 2 hour refund policy which I gladly used. 5950X/3090... turn camera, frame drops, camera change, frame drops, starting a 'cinematic'... frame drops. Remember crysis in 1985? This is 10 times worse... avoid
  25. Joshua100605
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    Wow I’ve seen the exact same comment on the game word for word by different accounts on here giving it a 10, review bombing clearly works in favour of bias!
  26. Acrofilo
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    If you give even one cent to this greedy developers you are supporting the silly agenda that we all suddenly need 4 grand GPUs to run regular games.
    Actually, regular is a compliment for this bottom-of-the-barrel boring "game". It is a rather lame and ineffective tech demo.
  27. Garsupial
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    High price for an unoptimized port and mediocre game. If you are interested buy it very discounted. It's a mix of something modern, with situations from old games era. For as much fun as it can be, is overshadowed by its biggest flaws.
  28. Andrudis
    Jan 26, 2023
    4
    Another below average game with dull story and uninspiring open world. Combat is more or less fun, but with limited number of enemies become boring very soon. Too overpriced for what it offers.
    For an indie game with -50% price tag and after some performance optimization it could be 8/10, but for an overpriced AAA - it is a safe skip/refund.
  29. Tubey
    Jan 27, 2023
    3
    First game I've refunded on Steam that wasn't outright broken, because I didn't buy it to play a cut scene simulator. Which is a shame as I had this wishlisted forever since the Project Athia demo and expected good things, thinking they'd have elaborated on the foundation of Final Fantasy 15.

    They didn't. I only played it an hour and a half and I was done - what limited combat I was    First game I've refunded on Steam that wasn't outright broken, because I didn't buy it to play a cut scene simulator. Which is a shame as I had this wishlisted forever since the Project Athia demo and expected good things, thinking they'd have elaborated on the foundation of Final Fantasy 15.

    They didn't.

    I only played it an hour and a half and I was done - what limited combat I was allowed to take part in was god-awful (if you played the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows games back in the day, where it's a third person shooter? Yeah, that. Fun.), the writing is interminably bad with an extremely irritating protagonist. The world building seemed encouraging enough, Athia wasn't terrible (as a world; the x-ray vision and stupid 'open world' tropes of collecting for the sake of collecting is paint-by-numbers dull), but not enough to pull anyone in because of the obvious other flaws.

    Because yeah, the real killer was the non-stop fade to black for cut scenes, every 10 seconds, over and over and over and over again. Unplayable. Had to refund as can't reward this game design - it's padding, nothing less than pointless padding.

    Also, it's unoptimised to a funny degree. I have a 3090 and 32GB RAM, 12900K (not bragging obviously but have to give context), game still stutters along like crazy on everything over medium settings. Awful, just awful.    … Expand
  30. Im_just_playing
    Jan 26, 2023
    1
    I honestly cannot believe this game was made. Poorly optimized, graphics from PS3/Xbox 360 era, no art style, an awful protagonist, and boring gameplay. A story is comparable to Velma at best. Congratulations, Square Enix, and the development studio that I forgot the name but I don't care. You've made one of the worst video games in the existence of mankind.
  31. nix1331
    Jan 26, 2023
    4
    What a disappointment.
    -Terrible optimization for PC, but maybe one day it will be good...poor ps5 people will be stuck with terrible resolution and fps forever.
    -The writing is not very good, they make a lot of jokes that fall flat (we are making jack and jill went up the hill jokes in 2023? really?) Everything has to be told to you at least 10 times, but generally far more....did you    What a disappointment.
    -Terrible optimization for PC, but maybe one day it will be good...poor ps5 people will be stuck with terrible resolution and fps forever.
    -The writing is not very good, they make a lot of jokes that fall flat (we are making jack and jill went up the hill jokes in 2023? really?) Everything has to be told to you at least 10 times, but generally far more....did you hear about the corruption, we only told you about it 36 times by now.
    The main character is very inconsistent: she spends the first part of the game being a terrible person and treating most people badly and then has the audacity to say she thought she was being the hero...did they cut a portion of the game and forget about this line?

    -The gameplay can be fun, but it is so brain dead easy even on the hardest difficulty in late game, they should add at least 2 more difficulty levels and not with just more health on enemies, but actual challenging ai    … Expand
  32. nvmypwr
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Terribly unoptimized, looks like a PS4 game, HORRIBLE voice acting, no reason to care about any location or character. The fight mechanics aren't great but they're the only decent thing in this game. The main character constantly curses and has ZERO depth.
  33. Udorama
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    This game is bad, really bad, seriously. I don't even know how many days you need to live without any game.. Or how yung and how low your experience in video-games must be to provide this game to 10/10, or simple take pleasure playing it, are u guys kidding me? A game developted on FFXV (wich have better graphics) engine, maded only for next-gen console and GPU's who have like.. 10% of allThis game is bad, really bad, seriously. I don't even know how many days you need to live without any game.. Or how yung and how low your experience in video-games must be to provide this game to 10/10, or simple take pleasure playing it, are u guys kidding me? A game developted on FFXV (wich have better graphics) engine, maded only for next-gen console and GPU's who have like.. 10% of all people, with so poor perfomance anyway? And it looks like the game from 7th gen consoles, gameplay like free-to-play game for mobile! Jesus, this is real scum. Don't buy it, don't even look at it!… Expand
  34. BruceLeeNagato
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Why does the game feel like it was AI generated and runs so poorly??? The graphics are not even that good to justify the poor performance.
  35. tittren
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Let's be honest. Everyone knows this game is bad. Its not terrible, but its far from good. Story, Character, Dialogue are bland and cringe. The world is empty, the graphic overall is lackluster and, besides of the Magic spells, nothing excuses the horrible PC port.
    The Combat is fine but still kinda bland and repetitive. The same goes for "bosses" and the enemies. They have like    Let's be honest. Everyone knows this game is bad. Its not terrible, but its far from good. Story, Character, Dialogue are bland and cringe. The world is empty, the graphic overall is lackluster and, besides of the Magic spells, nothing excuses the horrible PC port.
    The Combat is fine but still kinda bland and repetitive. The same goes for "bosses" and the enemies. They have like 0-brain-AI and even on "Hard" difficulty you just spam stuff and thats it. Boring
    The parkour could have been good. Really. But it just feels not good enough. Its not like moving through the world as Spiderman. Its just Fast, but it doesnt flow as good as people make it to be

    Now to all those "10" who keep calling the honest reviews fake: We all know that these 10-Rating are fake reviews from butt-hurt delusional people who were like: **** I just spend 80€ on this low-tier game, but I don't want to admit it. That's why I run around this boring world and act like its a masterpiece. No its not. The difference between you and me is that I am honest. I accept when I purchased something stupid.    … Expand
  36. Yankee_LFM
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Unoptimized, cringe, not fun. Repetitive world design and repetitive enemies! Bad story overall. Stay as far as you can.
  37. Sixgate
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    This really does have potential to be the worst game square has ever made. Boring, clunky, uninteresting combat, cringey dialogue, and in classic “AAA” fashion… released unfinished and buggy. Anybody telling you this game is good is trolling. Any critics giving this game green scores are paid to do so. Trash game
  38. Ozef
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    boring gameplay
    poorly optimized
    the story is so lame
    graphics is not next gen
    empty worlds
    PS : dont buy this crap game wait for sale!
  39. Priyanshu_1998
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    Played this game for 3 hours, so i can say that this game is terrible in every part be it writing,game design, cinematography(cutscenes) and optimization, its a unfinished product with some annoying development decisions like akward silence during communications, fade to black transition and movement restrictions during conversation... The only thing i like about this game is the particlePlayed this game for 3 hours, so i can say that this game is terrible in every part be it writing,game design, cinematography(cutscenes) and optimization, its a unfinished product with some annoying development decisions like akward silence during communications, fade to black transition and movement restrictions during conversation... The only thing i like about this game is the particle effects and parkour for that reason only i am giving it a 2*, remove this two aspects from the game, then this game doesnt deserve and *… Expand
  40. RedSyl
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Beaucoup trop cher pour un jeu vide comparé aux attentes, downgrade graphique important, et Denuvo
  41. calvinl345
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    This is quite literally the worst game I've seen. Each year the Worth a Buy YouTube channel chooses the worst game of the year in December. It's January, this we already have a clear winner. Everything from the choice of character to the dialog & combat was awful.
  42. NIKFXR
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    AHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAAHHHAAAHHHAAAHHHAAAHHHHAAAAHHHHAAA:)
  43. NightBossman
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Podsumujmy:

    - Śmiesznie niearealistyczna cena
    - Brak języka polskiego
    - Kosmiczne wymagania, a przez to...
    - Okropna optymalizacja
    - Antypatyczna "edgy" protagonistka
    - Dialogi pisane przez kogoś na poziomie emocjonalnym dwunastolatka.

    Ciężko znaleźć jakikolwiek dobry powód aby w to zagrać. Mnie osobiście nawet dema nie chciało się dokończyć, tak bardzo się męczyłem.
  44. veckans
    Jan 27, 2023
    2
    Very old and outdated graphics, terrible performance, unlikeable main character, poorly written dialogues, poor voice acting, generic and repetitive game world and the list goes on.

    This is very far from a good game and the only good thing I have to say about it is that direct storage-technology have finally arrived in a game which will hopefully mean a lot for future games.
  45. Pmstz
    Jan 30, 2023
    5
    This game is an average and tasteless open-world (Gameplay/fight is nice and fun)

    (Worst intro/tutorial ever)

    BTW, the game doesn't deserve a red notation. Its not an absolut garbage, don't listen those guys.
  46. RageGameing
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Bad story bad combat empty world spongy fights side quest are bad I would not buy save the 70 dollars
  47. Aday_TF
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    El videojuego es horrible. esta roto y muy mal optimizado. te pide graficas de generacion alta para correrlo a graficos altos sin tener graficos de next gen como nos vendieron en el trailer. Mi nota es un 0
  48. helladarionx
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Jogo feminista e lacrador, é essa nojeira e imundice de lacração do inicio ao fim. jogo insuportavel, nao existe mais 1 jogo decente sem essa imundice de feminismo e lacração
  49. Takan0me
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    The game would be considered decent if it was an Indie game, priced at a max of 40$, but considering it is a AAA game, marketed as aiming for the best graphic, this is absolute trash if we look at optimization and quality. This can be called a flop even if it was an Indie game
  50. Altheimos
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Ох. Давно я так сильно с игр не горел. "Прошел" форспокен, смотря стримы DeadP47. Такого лютого дерьма я давно не видел. Теперь по фактам.
    1. Персонажи говны.
    Главная героиня по всем канонам нынешней повестки нигерша, к тому же "особенная". Абсолютно все персонажи крайне бесят в своей тупости, лицемерии и убогости. За пример идти вообще не буду. 3 или 4 шлюхи поссорились и призвали демона.    Ох. Давно я так сильно с игр не горел. "Прошел" форспокен, смотря стримы DeadP47. Такого лютого дерьма я давно не видел. Теперь по фактам.
    1. Персонажи говны.
    Главная героиня по всем канонам нынешней повестки нигерша, к тому же "особенная". Абсолютно все персонажи крайне бесят в своей тупости, лицемерии и убогости. За пример идти вообще не буду. 3 или 4 шлюхи поссорились и призвали демона. Они его победили, но не победили. Этот самый демон стал браслетами и прикрепился к каждой из этих сук, начав сводить их с ума. Как думаете, эти самые шлюхи, которые являются по совместительству правителями своих земель сделали хоть что то, чтоб уберечь своих подданных? Они их предупредили о том, что сойдут с ума? Нет! Нихуя подобного! В игре же из уст ГГ прозвучало примерно следующее "Они являлись просто жертвами, а виноват демон", при том, что именно они его и призвали!
    2. Логика говны.
    Тут все просто. Эти браслеты, являющиеся фактически частями демона сводили обладателей с ума. Это правило разрабы сами же и нарушили, показав гг во время сцены после титров, которая спокойно себе живёт с таким браслетом и даже с ним разговаривает. Так же логика вышла из чата потому, что у гг мать и отец белые, но при этом сама "героиня" является нигершой. Мать вместо того, чтоб отдать свою дочь отцу, просто выкидывает её в портал. В рандомное место и рандомное время. Попав в детский дом ещё младенцем гг получила имя. Замечу, что она могла получить абсолютно любое, хоть жопа залупина, но при этом эта сука выдает следующее "так мать меня назвала в ее/его честь", или что то в этом духе. И так со всем!
    3. Оптимизация и графика говны.
    Даже на 4090 ФПС порой падал до 57 кадров + фризы и другого рода говно. Эти партикли вообще бесполезны, хоть они так ими коечились. Можно было сделать куда красивее и менее ресурсозатратно. Графика хуже, чем в атсасине юнити, но это уже мем.
    4. Сюжет говны.
    Как и заведено в деловых дерьмоиграх/дерьмоаниме у нас тут гребаный исекай. Бомжиха бросила своего кота и исекайнулась в какой то фентезийный мир. Ее сразу все начали облизывать, мол какая она особенная и необычная, и так далее и так далее. По факту что мы имеем?
    1) Сплошные плоские клише про избранную/особенную/единственную и неповторимую.
    2) 12 глава просто зашквар. Все, из чего она состоит, так это из "слезовыжималок" и убогой экспозиции, чтоб отбелить боссов игры, мол "они лишь жертвы, в во всем демон виноват. Такие они хорошие" и не учитывая того, что именно эти бабы виноваты в смерти их мира.
    P.S. Эта игра идеально показывает то, что женщины у власти приведут цивилизацию в упадок, если не к полной аннигиляции, после чего перекинут всю вину на кого либо, лишь бы самим не отвечать за свои действия. Демон это топовый персонаж, хоть и главный злодей. Ему я импонировал куда больше, чем надменной суке.    … Expand
  51. Dovahkiin314
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    Got this game for free and I still hate it. My pc can run red dead redemption 2 at the second highest graphics at 60fps and cyberpunk 2077 at high graphics 60+ fps but can't run this game on default graphics. Wanted to at least try out the combat and parkour but as soon as I got the other world, my frames dropped to 20-30 fps. The game doesn't even look good so why's it use so much? Don'tGot this game for free and I still hate it. My pc can run red dead redemption 2 at the second highest graphics at 60fps and cyberpunk 2077 at high graphics 60+ fps but can't run this game on default graphics. Wanted to at least try out the combat and parkour but as soon as I got the other world, my frames dropped to 20-30 fps. The game doesn't even look good so why's it use so much? Don't waste your money unless you've got a top of the line pc.… Expand
  52. Ajid099
    Jan 26, 2023
    2
    game graphic is bad, dont know why its got high minimum setting, proly bcs its huge map area render
    i like the combat its good but the game still feels empty tho and idk why
  53. Archmrn
    Jan 28, 2023
    1
    Worst graphics I've seen in any game that released last 10 years. Some textures even worse than in a game that was released almost 15 years ago (Fallout 3).
    Optimization had zero effort - stutters and FPS drops everywhere even on recommended specs.
    Prologue is utterly stupid and doesn't make any sense. Why don't you just made her steal bracelet without half of an hour of a "story" that    Worst graphics I've seen in any game that released last 10 years. Some textures even worse than in a game that was released almost 15 years ago (Fallout 3).
    Optimization had zero effort - stutters and FPS drops everywhere even on recommended specs.

    Prologue is utterly stupid and doesn't make any sense. Why don't you just made her steal bracelet without half of an hour of a "story" that has zero impact on game?

    Combat is fun, I give score "1" just because of that, but that funny decision of removing FOV settings because of 10000% draw distance so at least some FPS will be present? Mm-kay, but how do I see enemies attack flash if only I can see because of this tiny FOV is their belly?    … Expand
  54. Impeldownghost
    Jan 27, 2023
    3
    Great idea for a new IP, unfortunately bad optimized for his launch nothing different from the demo and really downgrade of what we see on the trailer, forspoken will need a lot of help to run properly, even after said this game was made for PS5 it doesn't even run properly on the PC or the console.
  55. Zer0TheHer0
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    stupid camera position ruins the game. Put the character in the center!!!!!
  56. CyberDNA13
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    This game should have been called Forbroken.. They Promised SO MUCH and delivered something that felt like rushed and "just release it already" game. NEVER trust Square Enix anymore. Definitely not preorder. Feel bad for those who paid $70 for this pile of crap.
  57. hyeryong
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Forspoken looks like a cheap game.

    Play and graphics worse than Anthem. At least Anthem was good with graphics.
  58. K4rma65
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Asco total, y así decían que sería el mejor juego mundo abierto con los mejores gráficos? Hermano vayan a terminar los final fantasy mejor.
  59. SahinTate
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    The bigger joke other than the main character and the dialogues is the price for this game. This game is not worth downloading even if it was for free
  60. darkhulk
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Looks like a poor indie game, and they want to sell at full price its laughable, dont but this game
  61. lumzero
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Made an account just to warn others not to lose your money like I did. The dialogue feels like straight out of some Deviantart fanfiction, I've had headaches running the game properly and I had barely moments where I was really enjoying the world. Overall, I never thought a game would prompt me to write a bad review but here we are.
  62. oBerniee
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    amazing how square enix has gone down so much in such a short time, this game is a complete shame
  63. deavonb
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Just awful in every way. Go install UE5 and run their free tech demos and you will have a funner time than this game. When people say this game is cringe, they mean it 100%. Your ears will be bleeding from listening to this corporate teen soap opera.

    Impossible not to see at every moment in this game that it was designed by a corporate board room committee.
  64. OCDgamet
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Don't waste your money on hot trash like this, definitely not worth the price and I wouldn't play this even if it was free. The dev is putting out worse and worse games every release
  65. luvig433
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Very poor game. Extremely disappointed in this one. Terrible protagonist and horrible combat gameplay.
  66. sumsulk
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately, Metacritic does not have a page for the PC Demo unlike for the PS5 which it does, so I will leave my review of the demo here

    I was excited for the game when it was announced in 2020 and was actually thinking about buying it, however as time progressed and we got to see much more gameplay footage I came to realize that the game was becoming barebones as time goes on and    Unfortunately, Metacritic does not have a page for the PC Demo unlike for the PS5 which it does, so I will leave my review of the demo here

    I was excited for the game when it was announced in 2020 and was actually thinking about buying it, however as time progressed and we got to see much more gameplay footage I came to realize that the game was becoming barebones as time goes on and this was verified when I played the demo released on Steam.

    Starting with the performance issues it is abysmal, there is no reason for this game to suck up 10 - 12GB of VRAM during gameplay and for some reason, there are these huge random pauses for 3-4 seconds. It is way worse than your individual stutters that were prevalent in the recent releases of The Callisto Protocol. Keep in mind I am running this game on an RTX 4090 paired with a 5950X at 1440p. I locked the FPS to 60 just to see if that would mitigate it and still no hope. Clearly, the devs have skimped on optimization. This is even confirmed when the recommended GPU is an RTX 3070 which is a high mid-range GPU.

    Moving onto gameplay, at best it's meh. It's nothing special or actually interesting while the game does give you the ability to switch between some sort of sword and range attack magic it just feels bland and boring. This isn't supported by the fact that the world is so desolate and empty with the occasional enemy NPCs here and there, I feel like Square Enix designed the world first and just sprinkled enemies randomly toward the end when they felt like they were rushing to meet the deadline.

    I won't speak for the story as this was just the demo, but I will finally point out that the bracelet thing is extremely annoying.

    Overall don't pick this game up right now, especially given the price point is $70 (US) feels like an absolute scam. Wait for a year or so for the bugs to be ironed out and sales to kick in. I feel like the game would probably be a decent buy for $25 ish but even that's asking for a lot    … Expand
  67. afroman123456
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    extremely unoptimized, voice acting is terrible
    you know the game is terrible when dev themself give you an option in menu to cut protagonist dialogue lol
  68. MillsBury
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    This game is nothing like it was shown in the trailers .. It is literally a night and day difference

    This is a classic bait & switch.. and the fact reviews were held until AFTER the game released is absolutely criminal - We should’ve known about these issues before spending $70 on the game

    Shame on the Square Enix & Sony for this deception
  69. 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.
  70. Arthur1606
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    If the PS5 version is bad, it was not necessary to release it for PC. It's surely garbage.
  71. osniops
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This doesn't look like it required an RTX 3070 max at 1440 30fps . And for ultra 4k they want you to use a 4080 16 and 32gb ram .
  72. joash
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    This game is from Square so I expected it to be at least good at story and character but boy do I be wrong. The characters are cringy the story is nonsensical and the gameplay is average FOR A $70 game
  73. jakex159
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    bad game bad optimisation and even worse bad story and game play glad i got refund
  74. xdpub
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Awful optimization, a game so average looking should not require the kind of specs it does.
  75. LukCPL
    Jan 27, 2023
    2
    Love open world games this is something straight from 2019 and not in a good way. Graphics feel outdated and still my 2080ti cannot handle the game without dlss.Issues with sound, stutters while moving. The game keeps fading to black to dump expositions that are poorly written but still a masterclass compared to the dialogue between the main characters. Few character models areLove open world games this is something straight from 2019 and not in a good way. Graphics feel outdated and still my 2080ti cannot handle the game without dlss.Issues with sound, stutters while moving. The game keeps fading to black to dump expositions that are poorly written but still a masterclass compared to the dialogue between the main characters. Few character models are serviceable, other are dated and not AAA level, The I think is the biggest issues and why I refunded. Nothing here is worth so much money with many much better PC games available.… Expand
  76. gersix123
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    horrivel, essa parceria sony e square tá prejudicando a qualidade dos games.
  77. Omence
    Jan 27, 2023
    1
    70 dollars, for this? Runs poorly, paces poorly and was written poorly. Noticing a trend here...
  78. DeathriS
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    Abysmal. 8 characters are enough to review this. The rest are just filler to reach the required 75.
  79. Deadly
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    DO NOT BUY AVOID AT ALL COSTS

    Made the mistake of buying this game, didn't know much about it, thankfully I was wise enough to return it in time. Garbage writing, characters have the charisma of a cabbage, generic open world that looks like absolute garbage but demands 5x the performance of much better-looking games.
  80. TashWildthing
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    Open-world trash. In fact, not a game, but a blank for it. And do not inflate the topic of racism. The girl is lovely, but the game is terrible. Oh, yeah... Plot and characters. Boring, stupid, does not cause emotions. Optimization? Works fine if you have 4090. And it would be all right if the graphics level were excellent. But no, the picture is empty and primitive in the vast majority of cases.
  81. Joshkerr
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Un niño de seis años (6), hubiera hecho una historia mucho más interesante con diálogos más adultos. A nivel técnico el juego deja bastante que desear y su mala optimización es algo que lastra mucho la experiencia de juego. Mal port de Playstation que incluso ahí en modo calidad tiene que ir a una resolución de 720p y con caídas severas de fps. Muchos juegos de 2010 se ven y funcionanUn niño de seis años (6), hubiera hecho una historia mucho más interesante con diálogos más adultos. A nivel técnico el juego deja bastante que desear y su mala optimización es algo que lastra mucho la experiencia de juego. Mal port de Playstation que incluso ahí en modo calidad tiene que ir a una resolución de 720p y con caídas severas de fps. Muchos juegos de 2010 se ven y funcionan mucho mejor.… Expand
  82. SkimNerf
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    Braindead game with gaming jouralist level difficulty. Lazy game dev at its best.
  83. poker2621
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    This has to be the most cringiest most basic way to wright a character. it feels like you did it that unlikable on porpuse.

    the game runs like absolute garbage and its dosent even look that impresive. RDR2 can run on a potatoe but this needs a RTX3090 to run at unnestables 30fps... just lazy lazy developers, you guys have access to the most advance Graphic Engine ever made and you    This has to be the most cringiest most basic way to wright a character. it feels like you did it that unlikable on porpuse.

    the game runs like absolute garbage and its dosent even look that impresive. RDR2 can run on a potatoe but this needs a RTX3090 to run at unnestables 30fps... just lazy lazy developers, you guys have access to the most advance Graphic Engine ever made and you manage to make this pile of crap... congratulations.    … Expand
  84. Imsodone
    Jan 30, 2023
    0
    Am i cursed ? Shall i stop playing ? The last 4 games i've played while waiting on them (like so much) went so badly that i can't even express how i am fed up with this industry.

    Lost 80€. Firstly, i got scam, i will never buy any f*****g game again, i'll download everyone of them, and i swear to god. Forspoken is utterly garbage, the main character was a nice idea (minus the    Am i cursed ? Shall i stop playing ? The last 4 games i've played while waiting on them (like so much) went so badly that i can't even express how i am fed up with this industry.

    Lost 80€.
    Firstly, i got scam, i will never buy any f*****g game again, i'll download everyone of them, and i swear to god.
    Forspoken is utterly garbage, the main character was a nice idea (minus the conversations with the scuffs) - but it came out as a Marvel character, linear, not exceptionnal and below average.

    WHERE ARE THE IMPACT ? WHERE A THE FEELING OF POWER ? WHY IS THE STORY SO LAME ?
    What happend ? WHY IS AN OPEN WORLD NOT REALLY OPEN ?    … Expand
  85. ram_1941REG77
    Feb 3, 2023
    0
    What a disrespect to gamers!
    People stop pre-ordering games!!! Make it so that the games would be made for us and not for the sake of the dough, did it and threw it away, not in vain the price is 70 bucks, because it was calculated on that, to sell us what was dead from the very beginning! It’s good that I didn’t buy it, and the fact is again confirmed that it’s much more profitable to    What a disrespect to gamers!
    People stop pre-ordering games!!! Make it so that the games would be made for us and not for the sake of the dough, did it and threw it away, not in vain the price is 70 bucks, because it was calculated on that, to sell us what was dead from the very beginning! It’s good that I didn’t buy it, and the fact is again confirmed that it’s much more profitable to use torrents! All good luck! Except SE
    And you know, this absolutely perfectly describes the whole FORSPOKEN
    This is not fun to play! It's not fun to watch!!! And I don't want to follow the plot of "this"

    Well, in general, this is some kind of fraud from squer enix !!! for 80 euros!!!!!!!!!! Don't you agree???    … Expand
  86. Krezcs
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    I have downloaded the beta version of this game and it is so lagged.On RTX 3070 1440P 30-35 fps avg.This game is awful
  87. shin777
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    Cant play the game on steam deck outside home cause game uses denuvo, plus the slutter it is causing.... Refunded sadly :(
  88. The_D4RknesS
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    I downloaded the pirate to make sure if it was really bad and in fact the game is horrible and I couldn't stay in the gameplay for 30 minutes.

    game without salt, nothing innovative or that makes you want to play
  89. Poioso
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Um dos piores jogos que já tive o desprazer e prejuízo de jogar. Me senti naquele meme “olha que diálogo m&rd@“.
    Lacração em cima até do dragão (dragonesa no jogo). Gráfico ridículo pra um exclusivo de PS5 e nova geração, animação facial péssima, personagens sem carisma nenhum e história completamente desinteressante.
  90. PatoG0zante
    Jan 26, 2023
    4
    Simplesmente, absolutamente, completamente, definitivamente um dos jogos já feitos. Nada como baixar a demo e descobrir que um jogo de 2023 tem gráficos de 2010 com uma otimização comparável a do GTA 4.
  91. sussanos0
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Que jogo horroroso, padrão PlayStation, joguei no PC e não está nada optimizado a minha rx6700xt sofreu pra rodar essa bomba no médio
  92. Elmordoc
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Esta versión del juego está aún más rota que la versión de Ps5, ojalá la arreglen pronto.
  93. TheReaIBillGate
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Sorry. I could not give this game anything when’s project athia coming out the one that actual looked good? Thanks for dropping demo for karma I’ll drop your physical game, This has to be the most boring experience i have ever witnessed listening to dialogue puts me in coma. The characters are bland, flatter than my neighbours dead nans ass and on the other side I don’t know what’s worseSorry. I could not give this game anything when’s project athia coming out the one that actual looked good? Thanks for dropping demo for karma I’ll drop your physical game, This has to be the most boring experience i have ever witnessed listening to dialogue puts me in coma. The characters are bland, flatter than my neighbours dead nans ass and on the other side I don’t know what’s worse EDP455 getting cupcake for kid or forspoken. The story has an extremely bad and unsatisfying. I RETURN THIS GAME FOR REFUND WITH MY MIND. The gameplay has 0 improvements too. Boring. Must play my ass cheeks WE MADE IMPROVEMENTS FROM FEEDBACK FROM DEMO **** off you sloppy doodle donkey **** most cringe I ever witnessed. NO ****IN WAY I JUST DID THAT NO ONE ASKED G HOLD THAT SKILL ISSUE… Expand
  94. Shadohan
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    And these are 'high' quality games??? Why is she so bad?! One gameplay only in quality, everything else is a low quality variety. Complete disappointment!
  95. Kookaburra26
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Ultimately Forspoken deserves a 9/10 and a price certainly not beyond 30 euros.
    Forspoken is unfortunately a Sloppy game, NOT a bad game. The potential, the environment, the possibilities, some ideas were or are there... but somehow the direction the project took was towards a prioritization of anarchic copy/paste of successful license HZD, HFW, ASC, EldenRing ... Putting aside what could    Ultimately Forspoken deserves a 9/10 and a price certainly not beyond 30 euros.
    Forspoken is unfortunately a Sloppy game, NOT a bad game. The potential, the environment, the possibilities, some ideas were or are there... but somehow the direction the project took was towards a prioritization of anarchic copy/paste of successful license HZD, HFW, ASC, EldenRing ... Putting aside what could become the soul of this game and completely forgetting the most important; The immersion, the quality of the narration, the passion for a story, the staging, the orchestration, the atmosphere... a video game. NOT a patchwork of INVESTMENT optimization CALCULATIONS.

    And, "No!", those who tell you that 32G ram is the norm today for PC gaming are only lying to themselves. All PC sites and other gamer products offer a 16G ram configuration. So we can nitpick by saying that a real proPC will build his bike himself - yes - but that doesn't change the fact that 95% of the general public will therefore be in 16g ram and that offering an optimization for 5% of the general public for a triple A, new license with great ambitions ... it's shooting yourself in the foot. So, the truth is certainly more complicated than that and lies internally at Sqex whose ambitions and marketing have seen themselves radically turn towards NFTs... (what a good idea!) Clearly this PC version of Forspoken is simply sloppy, tossed about like that - barely supported by the PC infrastructure and without any money dedicated to its integration and optimization. Clearly an insult to PC gamers and the Sqex fan.    … Expand
  96. nehpets
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Main character is extremally unlikeable. Even as a homeless girl on the street she is a turd. Game play is slow and forced. i've played probably halfway through it and only redeeming aspects are when you finally get some good movement skills. But unlikeable character has me screaming most the time..
  97. jasp3r
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    This is unacceptable even by modern AAA standards lol. It's such a poor product that it actually wraps back around and impresses me with how consistently laughable it is. Imagine you had the magical ability to look into the future and therefore knew with perfect detail exactly what not to do at every, single, possible junction of the design and development of a video game and then wentThis is unacceptable even by modern AAA standards lol. It's such a poor product that it actually wraps back around and impresses me with how consistently laughable it is. Imagine you had the magical ability to look into the future and therefore knew with perfect detail exactly what not to do at every, single, possible junction of the design and development of a video game and then went full-hog forward with 100% confidence and did exactly those things. That's this game. Dust off your resumes "writing" team Todd Stashwick, Allison Rymer, Gary Whitta and Amy Hennig (from Wikipedia, publicly available--not doxxing) and might I suggest career transitions to waste management or garbage truck operators? Clearly you're naturals.… Expand
  98. hermes1997
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    you cannot play this game with a 3070ti at 1080p at an acceptable frame rate. it has crazy requirements for graphics that are no way near good enough for a 2023 game. there are games with way better graphics that require less power.
  99. MinePlay512
    Jan 25, 2023
    5
    Square Enix should be doing much better than this. Because this game is another disappointment of their's and that will not help their record with us.
  100. Krutonite
    Jan 26, 2023
    3
    A fun premise let down by a very awkward game. Reminds me of a higher budget version of The Quiet Man game, crossed with the melodramatic exposition of a real-life modern person comparable to Life Is Strange.
    The game is slow and lumbering in every aspect: character movement, action sequences, transition from scene to scene. Constant fades to black and silent moments, the already slow    A fun premise let down by a very awkward game. Reminds me of a higher budget version of The Quiet Man game, crossed with the melodramatic exposition of a real-life modern person comparable to Life Is Strange.
    The game is slow and lumbering in every aspect: character movement, action sequences, transition from scene to scene. Constant fades to black and silent moments, the already slow pace of the story is further artificially slowed down ad-nauseum. The dialogue is very wooden, cliched and cringey, with awkward pauses between each line. The main character's performance is constantly over-acted and over-performed, over-expressed. Nothing here makes sense. Several dialogue/writing continuity errors. Plot hole every 10 minutes.
    Somewhat empty and lifeless world to explore.
    The main character often does things which make her unlikable, it's hard to immerse.
    Technically it's also badly coded/optimised, a sad reminder that modern developers and coders are using bloated, leaky untidy code. The game looks like it could've come out 8-10 years ago, but it plays like it needs a computer from the future.

    Overall, the game feels more like the product of board meetings and market research, with no heart or soul.

    The saving grace is the voice acting for Cuff, and some interesting environments, and some cool creatures/bosses.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. RPG Site
    May 30, 2023
    60
    For all its ambition, Forspoken doesn't bring much new to the genre, and instead falls into various pitfalls common with open-world games. While the combat is serviceable and fun in spurts, the game's narrative, characters, and exploration all come up short. It's too bad it seems like Forspoken won't get a second chance, because I think there is some potential sitting dormant underneath all the imperfections, but it looks like Frey's journey will remain a missed opportunity.
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  2. Hooked Gamers
    Feb 16, 2023
    40
    Forspoken is not worth either your money, or your time. Even were it offered for free, perhaps as part of a free weekend promotion on Steam, or as one of the rotating weekly free game giveaways on the Epic Games Store, it would still be too high a price to pay, as the time investment costs far outweigh the doubtful pleasure of experiencing what little Forspoken has to offer.
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  3. SomosXbox
    Feb 3, 2023
    68
    If you are looking for a new open world game to explore with an innovative but clunky combat system, and you have a high-end computer to get around the technical problems, Forspoken might be the game for you. However, you'd better not have high expectations regarding its story or dialogues, because at best they are not great, and at worst, you will even think about doing the unthinkable: skip the cinematics.
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