There are no landmarks aside from those that offer Detours (side quests), there are no NPCs outside of Cipal unless you are doing the main story, and even when the same has you discover notebooks and items that expand the lore of Athia they just feel like something Neil Gaiman would write on a post-it before tossing in the trash after a second glance. However, there just aren’t that many points of interest that urge you to stop in your tracks. Now I understand that this is by design, as the parkour system allows players to cover huge distances in a rapid fashion.
So much so that a sense of dread kicked in when the same said, ‘Make your way back to Cipal.’ However, the open world portion of Forspoken and the game’s visuals within said open world, isn’t without issue. This immediately let me know that the developers had poured all their time into this open-world portion of the game, and as a result, this was where I knew I would have the most fun. Parkour and combat animations feel smooth combat effects look impressive, and you’ll encounter more than enough breathtaking vistas to make use of the game’s photo mode. Thankfully though, when you move beyond the city walls and start exploring the wilds of Athia, teeming with ‘The Break,’ you are treated to a vast and very attractive open world that looks the part. However, it’s a bad look for a single-player RPG experience. This is fine in an MMO where these baren cities are usually packed with countless players. The skybox felt off, making it very clear to the player that they were boxed into a closed environment, and the whole place just gave me an MMO city sort of feel. It actually gets worse before it gets better, because when the player arrives in Athia, they find themselves initially in Cipal, which is one of the most unnecessarily huge, hollow, and lifeless cities I’ve visited in a gaming format. My immediate thoughts as Frey walked the streets of New York were, ‘God, they didn’t work too hard on this segment of the game.’ The streets looked bland, the textures were off, and immediately, it had my hackles up. So I feel like a lot of this review will be me surgically removing the opening few hours from the rest of the game, and that’s the case regarding the visuals. Let’s kick things off by looking at the visuals on offer within Forspoken. Enjoy! This whole scene was terribly handled, but arguably, the scenery and textures are worse! Style over Substance Here is my Forspoken Review, conducted on PS5. Well, I invite you through the looking glass to the land of Athia. However, you may be asking yourself why I found myself in that camp, and what would possess me to defend this game that seems like a massive disappointment from the outside looking in. I have a lot of gripes, and I still want to vent, but overall, I feel like I’ll be more positive than most. I’m actually going to be defending this game. However, in a rare turn of events for me, a known cynic who loves to stick the boot in. What I’m saying here, is that I understand the hate I can pinpoint where the first spark occurred that led the internet to throw fuel upon the fire. Albeit, coupled with a lot of things that drag the game down. I feel that the game actually has a lot going for it. I don’t agree with those who are so keen to vehemently hate this title. Mourinho has been known to do, I’m going to say something controversial. Plus, a lot of players were quick to label the main character Frey as unlikable, the world hollow, and the gameplay as boring and lackluster. This game, much like a lot of Square Enix’s recent projects, has been met with tentativeness and hostility right out the gate, with most potential players voicing their displeasure at reported graphical quality drops in the demo accessible before release. He was in a Stormzy music video, for crying out loud! Well, to continue this immediate digression, one of Jose’s many famous quotes is the immortal line, ‘If I speak, I am in big trouble,’ and I feel the exact same way when referring to Forspoken, the new open-world fantasy RPG from Square Enix and Luminous Productions. Jose Mourinho transcends the sport of football. Sorry to alienate all the non-football fans in the room, but I feel that Mr. Bioshock All Plasmids Ranked – Power at Your Fingertips - April 12, 2023.Stray Blade Review – Dark Souls For Dummies - May 3, 2023.Star Wars Jedi Survivor Review – The Force Is Strong With This One - May 8, 2023.
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