Forspoken - PlayStation 5

It is a great game. Story is consistent. There are labyrinths, the puzzles, RPG elements, the variety of enemies and the distinction between them against different magical abilities, the amount of detail in the story, magic, very fluid game mechanics with abilities that can be mix-matched and chained together. Not to mention this game really takes advantage of the PS5 controller. You can feel the character walking, the haptic feedback when you are firing or building a explosive magic in your hand, and many others. It really makes you feel the gravity of the heavy elements vs lighter elements that you can rapid-fire. There are details in the game where, for example, you are struggling with an enemy and it hints you that the magic you might be using is not suitable and tells you if the magic was more suited for close or distant encounters. I thought those are great little touches. The design is well thought-out. Once you learn them, you can chain them and mix and match for any combination you like. The story is detailed. For everything you encounter, it develops a well organized archive section where you can access to the backstory for many characters, locations, items, etc. Our hero (trying to pose as anti-hero) is an orphan and her attitude is justified for where she came from and rough life she had to go through by herself, alone. Naturally, she doesn't trust others and it is really hard for her to bond with people given her life experience. There are details in the storytelling actually exposes her good heart under her shell. A hint we get in the story is from Olevia, the little orphan girl she meets who mirrors her inner fragile loving soul. Performance-wise, I didn't experience any glitches playing on PS5 and I am playing on a capable 120hz tv with ray tracing on. Something to note that I didn't get any updates to the game in the last couple days. Normally, modern games have a huge update at release. This one didn't have one so far. I thought that is positive and speaks for its quality. I didn't encounter any bugs or glitches myself given I am close to getting the platinum. You can search for YT for bugs or glitches and make up your own mind. Given my direct experience with the game, I do recommend it, especially to those who enjoy the RPG elements. Read more

This game is awesome! I really don't see why it received the mediocre reviews that it did. I love that I can pick up the game, have fun with the magic parkour and do stylish combos with the various magic that Frey has at her disposal. This a great game to pass the time with and is very accessible to newbies to action rpgs. The story/writing is fairly good, not award winning but it makes sense and has its share of memorable moments. The conversation between Frey and Cuff is snappy, and full of snide remarks (which can be annoying but you can reduce the chatter in the settings). Outside of the combat, the world of Athia is beautiful and really takes advantage of the graphical capabilities of the ps5. I will say that some of the dungeons and forts you encounter are very similar in design which can be redundant (but that's the same with most rpgs). The sound/music is solid but wasn't captivating. It does ramp up appropriately during action sequences and settles nicely during moments of emotional impact. The worst aspect of the game is probably the detour side quests. They are mostly fetch quests that seem inconsequential to the worldbuilding of Forspoken. The best aspect is the combined combat/parkour and exploration of Athia. The true score of this game should be a 4/5 but I'll give it a 5/5 because of the lack of great reviews. Honestly, this game's surface level story is actually a vibe because a lot of AAA games these days take a lot of commitment and hours to get into/complete. You can be done with the game in 20 or you can take your time and rack up 50+ like I did. Read more

This is a very underrated game. I really enjoyed it! The graphics are pretty good and the sound is too. I loved the story. I told my girlfriend I would love to see this made into a movie or a tv series. The map is vast but I enjoyed running around using the character’s parkour abilities. You can fast travel through. The only gripe I have is with Amazon. I selected the American region game for obvious reasons. But I received the European version. I didn’t think it mattered until I purchased the DLC from the PlayStation Store and couldn’t play it because the regions were different. Don’t make the same mistake I did. If you order a game then receive it and you notice it’s a different region send it back for the correct one. Read more