Forspoken

1. 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 notThe 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

   • 46 of 186 users found this helpful
2. hitsrob

   Jan 30, 2023

   10

   Simply beautiful and amazing one of the best exclusive games of ps5. I have to repeat exclusive for ps5.

   • 1 of 9 users found this helpful
4. GamersPointe

   Jan 25, 2023

   8

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is actually really good, and there are obvious tall tales being told by many other reviewers. Since no one has to verify they've ever even played the game, they can come on here and say whatever they want about something they've never played. I've never seen a more obvious fake review bombing in my life. Just look at all the boiler plate arguments being made. Same talking points in a bunch of ratings, and no one's questioning that lack of variation. That's crazy to me.
   
   They say the graphics are mediocre but the environments are larger, more detailed, more populated, and more active than in Fortnite, Dauntless, and Bayonetta 3. Proof of the falsehood of these claims is being posted all over Twitter; screenshots from the game itself. There are even wildly false claims about the graphics being seriously downgraded. That's not true. It's stunning on PS5, and a quick trip to YouTube to watch actual PS5 gameplay proves that it looks great - overall better than Division 2, that's for sure. Division 2 focuses on player characters, and the NPC's don't look so hot. More attention was given to all of the characters in Forspoken than in that. The dragon looks spectacular, and the special effects have far fewer flashing white screens than very many other titles, making it more epilepsy friendly without losing the magic of the visuals. The closest justification they have is from grabbing stills from YouTube gamers using the lowest settings on budget PC's, or criticizing character models as if PERFECTLY recreating a real actress in modeling software is easy. That's not an honest opinion, that's a bandwagon for the sake of hating a game that they already chose to hate well before its launch.
   
   They say the dialogue and voice acting are bad, but they gave Bayonetta 3 rave reviews despite it sounding much worse, and they say the narrative is typical or mediocre while applauding other titles that simply RETELL PRE-EXISTING STORIES WITH THE ONLY CHANGE BEING THE INSERTION OF A NEW CHARACTER [GoW] - and even games that have no story at all [Smash]. Some, like Batman, don't even introduce new characters when retelling the exact same story. The combat banter, explorative chatter, and cinematic narrative are all solid. Lots of references to Marvel movies, but the story is actually more closely related to Alice In Wonderland and Magicians [both applauded for their narratives, and the former is even referenced] -_- Most people making these arguments actually NEVER played the game because they would know that otherwise. Mario is typical; Forspoken isn't typical at all. It's not cringe Identitarian woke nonsense either, some just don't like that the lead and heroine is a racial minority who was a troubled youth. You can even see these biases in reviews ON HERE for Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Similar complaints, more forgiving ratings for the classic franchise despite the same prejudices. KH3 keeps telling the same story in new locations; rave reviews. Forspoken drops an urban adult orphan who was previously trapped in a bad and realistic situation into an Isekai modeled after GoT-like fantasy worlds [yes, there are poor people living in ghettos in the modern REAL world], gives her magical abilities, challenges her to survive in an environment that she's never experienced the parallel of, and forces her to solve a mystery around very powerful people just so that she can return home to continue her life; considered typical. How is that cookie cutter? Platform envy can make people adorably childish.
   
   The combat in this is richer, more varied, and more creative than in that of Hades; Hades gets rave reviews and Forspoken gets review bombed. What's the difference? Exclusivity. That's interesting, isn't it? Hades has different effects applied to the same limited move set of each of the only six standard weapons. It's extremely limited in combat variety. Forspoken has advanced movement mechanics [a cross between AC and Spider-Man], a host of different spells that ALL have different animations, a solid unlock and upgrade tree, two styles of combat to approach different situations within the same character, a mix of adds that often requires switching between combat styles, third-person shooter mechanics that use magic instead of bullets [in the spirit of Uncharted], and over-the-shoulder melee mechanics [in the spirt of GoW]. She can even continue fighting while using her parkour movements. Player controlled attacks in the middle of flips? That's not common.
   
   There are so many double standards used in the negative reviews of this game, and there's even more dishonesty. Don't let haters yank your chain simply because they didn't get the game on their preferred platform, and don't let polarizing critics do it either. Profiting off of hot takes and hyperbole are the norm now, so challenge them by trying the demo. You just might like it.… Expand

   • 8 of 24 users found this helpful
5. Li4mS_

   Jan 27, 2023

   3

   It's as if the writers for Marvel and Velma with the help of Chat GTP made the dialogue for this game. Just so corny and cringe. The sceneIt's as if the writers for Marvel and Velma with the help of Chat GTP made the dialogue for this game. Just so corny and cringe. The scene where she just constantly repeats "I just moved sh*t with my mind" and then the bracelet keeps reminding her that he technically done it is exactly something you would hear from A new Marvel movie.
   
   Not only is the dialogue abysmal but the game play is just so boring. I bought this game expecting it to be bad but f**king hell. And the worse part is that it isn't similar to games like WWE2k20 or Saints row 5 where the game is so bad that it's funny. It's just bad in general.
   
   The only two positives I could say about this game is 1. The addition of Auto pick-up and 2. The traversal (at times) can be... uplifting.
   
   Forspoken is simply just another cash grab made by scummy developers who don't care. And the worst part about it is that if they actually cared and got better voice actors and writers. This game could of been fun.
   
   If this is what gaming in 2023 is going to look like then we are better off just stopping here and saving ourselves the embarrassment.… Expand

   • 1 of 6 users found this helpful
6. daryl83

   Jan 27, 2023

   1

   Poorly optimised game with performance issues. It boggles my mind to see show how poorly planned this release was...
   To make matters worse,Poorly optimised game with performance issues. It boggles my mind to see show how poorly planned this release was...
   To make matters worse, the writing was horrible, so the story is bad...
   Very unlikeable characters to very forgettable characters.… Expand

   • 3 of 7 users found this helpful
7. ANTIMETACRITIC

   Mar 3, 2023

   0

   Donde mete la zarpa Sony se jode la cosa. Otra basura infecta como todos los exclusivos de Playstation 5.

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
8. Hayabusa2006

   Jan 26, 2023

   0

   En verdad este juego esta mal hecho, es una porquería, se nota que hay dinero de sony de por medio para que fuera así

   • 9 of 16 users found this helpful

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