![]() ![]() And the prologue does a decent job of getting you into her headspace she's a down-on-her-luck young adult with a good heart. The only good thing in her life is her cat, Homer. She gets into trouble with the law and tries to make due by any means necessary. ![]() In Forspoken, you take on the role of Frey Holland, a young woman from New York City who can't catch a break. It happily lives in the space of ‘Genre-Trash' and revels in it. “different world” or “otherworld”) genre with the vibe of a young adult novel similar to something like Percy Jackson. But it turns out that under the hood, Forspoken is just a more western take on the popular Isekai (Japanese: 異世界, transl. With its aesthetics and PEGI-18 rating you might get the impression that it is such a work. A fantasy story these days isn't worth much if it isn't a deconstruction of the Hero's Journey, apparently.įorspoken fools you. As if it has to make some sort of excuse for its existence. There is this weird thing in media these days, especially in games and genre movies/TV, where the work often comes off as ‘ashamed of itself'. Sure the writing isn't going to win any awards, but in the year 2023, it's refreshing to play a fantasy narrative that plays it straight for the most part. ![]() As an enjoyer of trash and lowbrow media, I found Forspoken rather entertaining. I will also admit that I'm way more tuned into the whole ‘It's just like one of my Japanese anime' aesthetic of it. While I don't think it is bad at all, especially within the context of the game. Story and Tonal WhiplashĪt this point, everyone has probably heard and laughed at the ‘Oh so bad' dialogue of Forspoken. Forspoken is a fine game with a lot of fun to be had, even if it's a little rough around the edges. So before we get into the nitty-gritty of things, let me tell you one thing: You all need to chill out. So I had the pleasure to play Forspoken right as the reviews started to roll in, which made for an interesting experience. It was apparent from the get-go that this game wasn't going to get the fairest treatment by both reviews and the internet landscape.Īnd it just shows how much one trailer that people clown on for a while can derail the entire conversation around a game and poison the well when it comes to the collective opinion on a title. After dropping a demo that did not quite manage to show off the game's better qualities, rumors of a botched PC Port (I hear it's fine just very hardware hungry), and other weird discourse. Reviewed on PlayStation 5 Discourse and Prologueĭespite middling reviews, Forspoken has been a big talking point over the last month or so. Here is our review of Square Enix's Forspoken. ![]()
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