Forspoken

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  • Summary: Forspoken is an action RPG that follows the journey of Frey, a young New Yorker transported to the beautiful and cruel land of Athia. In search of a way home, Frey must use her newfound magical abilities to traverse sprawling landscapes, battle monstrous creatures and defeat powerfulForspoken is an action RPG that follows the journey of Frey, a young New Yorker transported to the beautiful and cruel land of Athia. In search of a way home, Frey must use her newfound magical abilities to traverse sprawling landscapes, battle monstrous creatures and defeat powerful matriarchs known as Tantas.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. PC Invasion
    Jan 31, 2023
    85
    Forspoken isn't perfect, owing to a middling campaign and a need for more optimization. Still, its spell combat system and parkour mechanics are top-notch, with landscapes and abilities that can truly amaze.
  2. 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.
  3. GameStar
    Jan 27, 2023
    67
    Neat action-adventure with role-playing elements, which surprises with many fresh ideas, while ultimately implementing them inconsistently.
  4. PC Gamer
    Jan 30, 2023
    65
    Forspoken occasionally has small sparks of greatness, but then quickly douses itself in fear of ever being anything other than an upsettingly safe open-world RPG.
  5. XboxEra
    Jan 25, 2023
    50
    Its initial teasers promised a gorgeous magical world full of incredible sites. Instead, we’ve been given something boring, that runs terribly and has a story full of overused tropes.
  6. 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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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Jan 31, 2023
    There's no incentive to actually fu.king do anything, and in between the things you can't be arsed to do are just vaste swathes of nothing. I'm convinced everything in Forspoken would be 100% improved if it was about 60% smaller. The world would be compact, but it would be dense, more interesting, and appropriately scoped. It might have characters in it beyond the same few urchins standing on the streets in Cipal dong one of three "I'm scared" poses, and cutscenes that don't have a fade to black every five seconds for no apparent reason. It's so annoying, because I think a lot of the core ideas here are very cool, and it's one of those games where I want a sequel where they do everything better. Given the nature of these things, I expect we never will.

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  1. Positive: 25 out of 173
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 173
  3. Negative: 143 out of 173
  1. 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. EverythingThe 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.… Expand
  2. KinimodYunmi
    Mar 3, 2023
    9
    Ich hatte immer sehr viel Lust das Spiel möglichst lange und am nächsten Tag direkt wieder zu spielen. Das Spiel hat mich sehr gefesselt, FreyIch hatte immer sehr viel Lust das Spiel möglichst lange und am nächsten Tag direkt wieder zu spielen. Das Spiel hat mich sehr gefesselt, Frey ist ein top Hauptcharakter! Es gibt verdammt viele Fähigkeiten mit einem Konzept, sie alle auseinanderhalten zu können und auch immer wieder einsetzen zu wollen. Die Grafik ist in der riesigen Open World von größeren Konstrukten (Hauptstadt ausgenommen) verloren gegangen oder noch nicht vorhanden, aber das überwiegt das schnelle und vor allem fantastische Gameplay aber mehr als genug.

    Man hat für alle 4 Elemente/Skill-Tree´s 3 Angriffszauber, die entweder halb-automatisch oder vollautomatisch eingesetzt werden können, die meisten davon können auch 3 Stufen lang aufgeladen werden und nochmal einen extra starken Schuss abgeben. Dann gibt es ca. 10 Unterstützungsmagien, die Target-Zauber, AOE, Heal, Buff oder Defense-Zauber sind.
    Jede Elementmagie hat nochmal eine Schubmagie, welche eine extrem starke Magie, die über Einsatz von Unterstützungs- und Angriffsmagie aufgeladen wird. Diese hat ebenfalls drei aufladbare Stufen und haut ordentlich rein.

    Die Story ist am Anfang sehr präsent, ungefähr zum Verlassen der Hauptstadt. Dann ist man erstmal auf die Open World losgelassen und ich für meinen Teil fand das völlig in Ordnung, ich wollte erstmal erkunden, alle Open World Aktivitäten kennenlernen und dann erstmal alles weiter auf dem Weg bis zum Questgebiet abarbeiten. In der Mainquest kommt man später auf Grund der vielen Zauber teilweise auch gar nicht, dafür bekommt man eine sehr schöne Story vorgesetzt. Danach hat man mehr Fähigkeiten, die man erstmal alle vollumfänglich ausprobieren möchte und dafür ist die große Open World perfekt, in die man sich dann stürzen kann, um alles auszuprobieren und auch sonst macht es einfach Spaß in riesen Gegnermenge reinzurennen und alles einzusetzen was man hat, mir hat das gesamte Spiel (mit Abstand sehr vielen anderen Spielen) sehr gefallen!    … Expand
  4. GruesomeBlock
    Feb 1, 2023
    3
    Alright,so I got this game with my graphics card so I got it for free,lets see,the graphics are good I guess +2 points,uh it's a game that'sAlright,so I got this game with my graphics card so I got it for free,lets see,the graphics are good I guess +2 points,uh it's a game that's somewhat fun at the beginning, but for a open world game it forces you to do the story, points again, but this game isn't worth 70 dollars, everyone hates this game if they spent more time on the game instead of the graphics this might be a fun game,also the only hard part of the game is the boss fights(on hard mode) if only they didn't make the game boring as hell because this has potential, but you're better off playing the other magic game that hasn't released yet, Hogwarts legacy.so to conclude I am giving it a 3 because it's a playable game,but it shouldn't be played… Expand
  5. superman2223332
    Feb 28, 2023
    0
    if you want a fun experience, this game is not for you. With seventh gen graphics, a **** narative and the writing is the sum of pure ****,if you want a fun experience, this game is not for you. With seventh gen graphics, a **** narative and the writing is the sum of pure ****, dont spend your money on this. Buy fast and furious crossroads, atleast that has a better experience… Expand
  6. ryderrr
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    The b*tch they put in doesn't even know how to act and really annoying character. Bad story and gameplay. Diversity, wokism all over the placeThe b*tch they put in doesn't even know how to act and really annoying character. Bad story and gameplay. Diversity, wokism all over the place as always. Also this way people see a good graphics doesn't make the game better.… Expand
  7. 2ofCups
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    The Epitome of ESG and WOKE SJW Intersectional-Feminism.

    That is why this game fails on every conceivable level.
  8. Zer0TheHer0
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    stupid camera position ruins the game. Put the character in the center!!!!!

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