We played over three hours of Forspoken and walked away impressed with its dazzling magic system. Read more of Giovanni's impressions of Forspoken: gaming SquareEnix
When I first went hands-on with Forspoken earlier this year, I didn’t get a sense of its world. I don’t mean its open-world — I saw plenty of that as I zipped around its rolling hills like Sonic the Hedgehog. Rather, I didn’t learn much about Athia beyond its gorgeous landscapes. All I got to see was a promising playground that gave me plenty of excuses to sling spells at wandering monsters.
Welcome to Athia In this slice, my journey begins in chapter 2. Frey is immediately spit out of a portal, transporting her from the Holland Tunnel in New York City to a crumbling ruin in Athia. Luminous’ inspirations become immediately clear when I open a lore menu and see an entry about Alice in Wonderland — the chapter name itself even references the story’s “rabbit hole.
Worldbuilding is a major focus during the game’s early chapters and Fospoken’s way of delivering that narrative can sometimes feel a little slow. During my hands-on time, I experienced a fair amount of “walk and talks” with villagers and static conversations with my magical bracelet, Cuff, filling in lore details. I ultimately need to see how that plays out in the pace of the overall package.
Gotta go fast While the approach to storytelling left me with questions, its gameplay is less ambiguous. I continue to be impressed with the unique magic-slinging system. In this demo, I mostly used purple magic, which gives Frey the power to shoot rocks at her enemies. Fights find a nice balance between close- and long-rranged attacks thanks to the various spells. During my dragon battle, I’m peppering pebbles at its chest from across an arena to avoid its massive swipes.
Terada stresses that the system is built to support multiple playstyles. I can feel that in each thrilling boss fight I encounter, pushing me to switch my spells wisely based on my position to my foe. The climactic chapter 5 finds the game at its most exciting. Frey needs to storm a castle to go toe-to-toe with the villainous Tanta Sila. The trek up the castle’s walls almost plays like a fast-paced Souls game.
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