Forspoken Review

Forspoken reviewed by Tom Marks on PlayStation 5, also available on PC.
Square Enix's latest action RPG is the kind of game you’ve probably seen before - from its stereotypical fish-out-of-water fantasy story to its giant open-world map full of repetitive optional tasks. Its combat is flashy and fun enough to entertain across its comparatively short RPG campaign, with fights that do a decent job of pushing you to shake up your use of Frey’s elemental powers even when the overall variety of enemies isn’t particularly impressive. Its parkour system is also satisfying enough, despite the scenery you are running through being about as picturesque as a bowl of rocks with an Instagram filter slapped on.
#IGN #Gaming #Forspoken

[@Starnana]

Game companies: We're raising the price of games to $70 because there's an increase in quality Also game companies:

[@rickify_]

Exactly, then endnight comes around and says sons of the forest is gonna be only 30$ while still being insane

[@ricky7973]

This heap will be $30 by st. Patricks day

[@Skyleader-pn4pm]

While you could get the Witcher 3 GOTY edition for like $20 on a normal day and $4 if they are on sale, and the game is on sale right at this moment.

[@Israel.Is.TerroristState]

BAD OPTIMATIONS CONGRATULATIONS

[@toma3447]

Not to mention a lot of games are being released half finished or broken

[@notmyfinnsta]

Why is square enix obsessed with side missions revolved around chasing cats

[@gamerforlife3946]

Because they can’t make side quests lol

[@Dregomz02]

Because their writers are bad at their job and have no imagination.

[@DrRippenShitten]

Because it fits with Freys personality and is literally a throw back to the first like 30 mins of the game?

[@needleninja]

Gimmie the cat!

[@13Ryuga]

because Japan. Japan love their cats.

[@WisdomLearner]

That dude that said we must execute her immediately is the true hero of the story

[@wolfcraft9258]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✔

[@zanfear]

Why? Because you're sexist?

[@Tsumefan2]

no he was actually talking about cuff not her

[@oniplus4545]

@@Tsumefan2 dude literally said "we must execute HER immediately" in case you forgot

[@deadskinnation1411]

U so lame

[@mikeryan1043]

Forspoken is what happens when you replace all your writers by an AI.

[@cazador8744]

Nah AI can write even better. You can search story written by AI to check out

[@Superrocksocks1]

chat gpt would make a better story 😭

[@mrkennady]

Nah it's what happens when you fire all the male writers and bring in diverity hires as political pawns.

[@nowaylater6950]

It's more like they choose Disney Marvel writers to make this game.

[@lambaman]

I’ve read AÍ stories and pictures of a world more endearing that this crap.

[@Celestiusify]

empty world + boring story + repetitive tasks = that will be 70$ thank you

[@perfectlypink8583]

Elden ring be like:

[@fabiank4396]

Its even worse in Europe 80 €=87 $

[@trythis2006]

if people really want to try it just call your favorite pirate, they will gladly help you

[@daktaklakpak5059]

+ pathetic performance on even high end PCs...

[@MaceUK71]

Believes everything a reviewer says because they're gullible = that would be you.

[@r6scrubs126]

the crazy thing is, EVERYONE saw how bad the dialogue and "banter" was in the very first trailer they released... so how did NO ONE at the game studio realise

[@trythis2006]

must be a new team or something, coming from square enix, this is actually unbelievable

[@sweetseve1150]

Maybe they honestly don't know what to do with an "edgy" protagonist of color.

[@captainthunderbolt7541]

Square Enix got a bunch of Hollywood script writers to write the story, and those types often resent player feedback, so they likely deliberately ignored the negative reception the game got.

[@lelela2211]

It was too far into development already would be my guess

[@dannypassion]

That show that they still don't believe on the internet power

[@ragerkeaton18]

The story would’ve already been 100x had they ditched the whole “New York girl wisked away to a magical land” and just settled with a girl who has been living there her entire life. Would’ve made them more likable as they actually have a reason for why she would want to be the hero of her civilization

[@herewaskendra]

Finally some constructive criticism

[@jd-fm3uk]

what does 100x mean?

[@ticktockbam]

@@jd-fm3uk It means "a hundred times more" or "a hundred times better"

[@stephenstar16]

She don’t even do new York right

[@ChodeMaster]

Or a man

[@shadownk]

This what happens when you turn a tech demo into a game

[@mavvynne444]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MasterAyBee]

Crysis would like to have a word

[@lucasmuraguchi7961]

@@MasterAyBee and DETROIT become human

[@ted0swag]

Mirrors edge proves they can do better

[@BigWheel.]

Doom 3 would like to have a word aswell

[@di9465]

This game makes you appreciate silent protagonists more

[@AlexEgiyan]

Breath of the wild

[@gamerforlife3946]

True…

[@edderwright9042]

Gordon Freeman joined the chat

[@borborkontri4837]

You can turn it off in the settings. Right?

[@magicjack4076]

So glad that Bethesda went back to the silent protagonist for starfield

[@markthorliebmann]

This is a game that had me positively giddy when it was announced. But when the first gameplay teaser came out, it absolutely shat itself.

[@rahmellbrown162]

Lmao word up

[@Wamrage76]

It's overrated af. Same as Atomic Heart, which has an atrocius gameplay.

[@Centrioless]

@@Wamrage76 yea, this and atomic heart feel like a tech demo rather than a game

[@andergarcia4953]

It looks so boring too me had to skip it.

[@j.c.denton2312]

you have to understand from now on that whenever the square enix logo pops up it means the game will be dogshit

[@EARMAC262]

You know the saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." Well congratulations writers of Forspoken, your dialogue physically hurts.

[@MrJoshspo0ngrez]

Don't forget that IGN still gave this a higher score than Alien: Isolation

[@eldenlordryu2560]

insane

[@cobrakaicyberdon]

🤯🤯

[@bapob]

To be fair that was way before rating-inflation

[@thearmyoffluffs3809]

That just means you don't trust Ryan Mcaffrey's reviews which is fine. But that has no bearing on Tom's.

[@acewmd.]

Alien isolation is also a terrible game.

[@jamcalx]

This would have been a rental at Blockbuster or Hollywood video back in the day.

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

GameFly lmao

[@IWAnimations14]

Should try the library. Our library has PS5 games. Have it on hold for release. Looks boring though.

[@Jdogg4089]

@@IWAnimations14 Damn, what kind of library?

[@Hanadsrequiem]

@@LyvGamer why are you glazing everywhere in the comment section ?

[@mrchrisliddell]

@@SPACEKNOCKERZ76 just took it OFF my GameFly list 😂

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

Teenage protagonist written by 30 to 40-year old people who haven't interacted with nor actually listened to teenagers in decades.

[@reginaldlucky1056]

The typa 30-40 year olds who claim they’re still young because they still dress like the young kids

[@mikemeredeth4573]

Those forty year olds have kids, and they overhear conversations with their friends. This lousy dialog is a direct result of how teenage doofuses actually talk, generally speaking.

[@reginaldlucky1056]

@@mikemeredeth4573 you think the average 30-40 year old square enix developer has kids ?

[@apoclypse]

From NY no less.

[@midas6753]

@@mikemeredeth4573 this is NOT how teenagers talk coming from a 25 year old with a 17 year old sibling

[@NeedsContent]

This game desperately needed a game director. Someone making sure that the pacing, the tone, the action and story all flow together. This looks like a game made a committee.

[@andrewcerberusok]

The way she runs and does those parkour moves, reminds me a lot of Prototype, even those effects on her feet which seem to accelerate her.

[@randyjax09]

Damn IGN was savage with this one. Just confirms what everybody expected. 😂

[@DrRippenShitten]

IGN thought PC release cyberpunk was a 9/10 .... They aren't exactly a reliable source anymore

[@dimitarbelchev3062]

@@DrRippenShitten Who gave Cyberpunk less than a glowing review on launch? Literally no one of note. Even people who mentioned bugs didn't say anything about the dead world or cut features

[@foreskinmcfatnutsjr]

@@DrRippenShitten yet you keep coming to them. How funny

[@christopher5731]

You could tell it wasnt going to be dope given the amount of marketing it had. It seems like the more marketing on these AAA games the worse the game is. Meanwhile indie devs getting only word-of-mouth are kicking butt

[@DrRippenShitten]

@@christopher5731 tell that to Hogwarts Legacy

[@EhCloserLook]

Based on the content of the review, I’m surprised that they even gave this game a ‘6’.

[@FlipFlopGod]

Cause it’s PlayStation, they give every PlayStation game besides GOW a high score. And yes. 6 is way to high for this game

[@jelaninoel]

@@FlipFlopGod 6 is not high at all. A 6 is very bad. Most low quality games are a 7

[@AriaKyuKyu]

@@jelaninoel Really, you consider 6 and 7 as bad?

[@jelaninoel]

@@AriaKyuKyu today? Absolutely. how often do you see a game get a 7 let alone a 6. Most games that reviewers even take the time to review do well enough to get an 8

[@kaijutechno8083]

@@AriaKyuKyu On an IGN review yes IGN current scale is 7 - 10 unless it's really bad almost nothing gets given a below 7 score from IGN in recent years.

[@tonyrodney9610]

"The fionavar tapestry" series is by far the best fantasy novels ever written about kids being spirited away to another land. Wish they would make that into a series or a game

[@maxsanchez764]

This game is. The gameplay was programmed. The level was designed. It has graphics. The combat is. The mechanic were. The voice were acted. Truly a game.

[@NickPaz174]

Bro what? Finish your damn sentences

[@FullBeardSk8]

🤦‍♂️​@@NickPaz174

[@Ksathwik94]

This game is going to drop in PS+ Extra way too soon.

[@samya1231]

Same thought here !

[@masondominey7740]

If people even bother with it. The demo was disappointing

[@fantasticomundorpg7505]

All PlayStation's console exclusive games, should drop day one on PS plus, Just as Gamepass.

[@Eddycut]

@@fantasticomundorpg7505 true

[@Philosophical24]

Hopefully on essential too 😂😂

[@MassMissery]

That review was savage. Seemed like it deserved a lower score based off everything that was criticized.

[@wouldyoureturntomonke2452]

IGN 6 means Bad

[@MIGGYME1]

They cant give the game lower than a certain number. Ive noticed for certain studios (square enix) theyll never dip below a certain threshold. Hell this is prolly the lowest rating IGN has ever given a square enix developed game. Anybody care to fact check that?

[@ekkosfatnuts]

It's IGN. I'd usually deduct about 1-2 points from their verdict

[@2012madden]

@@ekkosfatnuts so if a game a 10 it’s really a 8

[@Michael_ORourke]

IGN hardly ever rates a game low, anything under an IGN 8 is usually subpar.

[@tsmjay8078]

don't let negative reviews ruin the game for you

[@makani9004]

Imagine going back like 15 years and telling yourself that seeing Square-Enix anywhere on the box was a surefire sign to run the other way.

[@PsychoKrueger]

So pretty much modern day LJN ?

[@gaiolinn]

For IGN to be giving a Square Enix game a 6/10, the actual score is a 4 at most

[@TheChrisLouis]

Usually, yes. But oddly enough this review was very honest for an IGN review.

[@damara2268]

@@TheChrisLouis according to what was said in the review the game should have been a 4/10 or 5/10 max

[@KingOfThaDead64]

@@TheChrisLouis Not honest. More like reaching.

[@TheChrisLouis]

@@damara2268 probably right.

[@alien_planets_exist1359]

They're just being nice 😏

[@aluikouassi7652]

The number of just okay to poor "triple a" games we are seeing in the past two years is concerning.

[@TheBrianMSnyder]

AAA bombs just herald the inevitable Golden Age once devs decide they want to make money again.

[@thegaminghydra592]

Yeah i've never seen the gaming industry in this state before. Mediocre game after mediocre game, its sad really. Here's hoping the industry bounces back.

[@machineguntortoise398]

The companies are too big and bloated and can't take any creative risk anymore.

[@kesandumaduekwe9359]

Swear feels like the world is really coming to an end 😅

[@thegaminghydra592]

@@kesandumaduekwe9359 It's really not that deep lol

[@whydoineedahandle793]

The open world looks like those environment you see in tech demos

[@JonOfTheDead23]

Or the new Sonic game

[@hunteralbert7297]

The writers just devoured YA fantasy books for inspiration

[@Henbot]

The writers must have been in a total echo chamber or bubble if they didn’t realise how bad it sounded. Like you can see what they were trying but failed so badly at it when anime seem to manage it for years because the characters do connect.

[@MegaLPlover]

what is "it?"

[@gannielukks1811]

It's an 'murican writer, what do you expected.

[@awsomeboy360]

@@gannielukks1811 American Writers wrote the likes of Breaking Bad, Last of Us, Game of Throne (the original author is American), etc. So why are you blaming nationality? Bad writers are not isolated or restricted by nationality.

[@firefoxriouyh6541]

@@awsomeboy360 name two.

[@BlindMango]

@@awsomeboy360 I’m sure you get what he means, there are a lot of new American writers who have no business writing movies, games, etc - they are destroying some of our favorite franchises. Yes we have some incredible writing and stories still, but we also have a lot that… aren’t

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Forspoken does really prove how ahead of its time Dragons Dogma was. hell DD is far more comprehensive title that had verticality w/ added mantling, and even has breakable parts that weren't exclusive on boss fights.

[@TheOnlyChamploo]

let’s pray modern gaming industry doesn’t f it up

[@impat5614]

Yesssss. DD's combat is second to none. Love that game so much

[@joshuagreer8046]

Not only that this looks like a crappier version of black desert almost

[@SL4PSH0CK]

@@TheOnlyChamploo man "modern gaming" well said.

[@SL4PSH0CK]

@@robbowski yea, in retrospect Dragons Dogma was as par as an AA title, but still delivered.

[@thebodybeatdownDiTi]

The audio issue is exactly the issue with many games, movies, TV shows. The music is always louder and drowns out voices. And let's not even bring up commercials.

[@alexnice2221]

5:19. Wait someone correct me but don't GOW and GOW ragnarok have repetitive bosses and no reviewer brings that up ever ? Anyone remember the reskinned trolls in GOW ? Yet it is 10/10 omg GOTY.

[@thejuiceweasel]

So basically, the interactions between Frey and Cuff is how people who came up with this game interact on a daily basis.

[@markusschmidt624]

These kind of „writers“ have never been outside 💀

[@blue-phoenix115]

The developers are bunch of woke hires. This is the result.

[@justifano7046]

@@blue-phoenix115 how are they woke hires?

[@Fantazaelia]

@@justifano7046 chronically online people just throw around the word woke and think they did something

[@robertm3329]

@@justifano7046 Wjen you read into the development of the game they talk about specifically “woke” developing, and making games for a new audience. They literally admit to it

[@jazzifizzleno16]

Saw this one coming 100 miles away

[@nathanthompson742]

Yup the game was setup to fail almost right from the start

[@maertean]

From the first trailer, my first thought was: "damn why does this remind me of the saints row reboot?" Can't say I'm surprised...

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

@@maertean Hit the nail on the head there.

[@dillybar1992]

Yall gotta fix your audio compression or something. It was so narrow and sharp it hurt my ears lol

[@fawfulmark2]

The thing is Square can make a RPG with a short 10-15 hour campaign that has a protagonist from New York and a unique combat system sold at standard MSRP work, as seen with Parasite Eve. So yeah they seem to have been slacking a bit here.

[@Hassan32132]

IGN didn’t give it a 7 !!!!!

[@Skikopl]

Ikr, insane!

[@aeazygaming]

IGN Italia gave it a 7.5

[@gamerforlife3946]

And it is a 69% on meta, Noice

[@Grandsuno]

@@gamerforlife3946 dropped to 66

[@gamerforlife3946]

@@Grandsuno uhhh well it was nice while it lasted

[@votpavel]

thanks for the demo, it saved me 80 bucks

[@AurianWarriorOfDarkness]

Idk how you can judge a demo from a full game they are in itself different from each other incomplete where the other is whole😂

[@KingxRay]

yeah, after played demo, saved me 153$ in australia, it was the most expensive game out of all AAA games

[@paperclip6377]

@@AurianWarriorOfDarkness But.. that's what a demo is for. To see if the rest of the game is worth playing.

[@Fayaz_Sadiq]

@@AurianWarriorOfDarkness a demo is literally a way to judge a game before buying it lol

[@Fayaz_Sadiq]

@@AurianWarriorOfDarkness a demo is literally a way to judge a game before buying it lol

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

If you're not going to focus on multiple character driven campaigns, you better make sure either the world, the gameplay, or the one main character you do have access to is compelling. The problem with Forspoken seems to be that that is not the case. The big open world may not necessarily have to be populated with characters to feel "alive", Elden Ring was a desolate world filled with monsters and few people you actually interacted with. But it oozed with mystery and wonder at almost every corner, and you can feel the history and have a sense of what had happened from the way the environment was designed, and the lore embedded in items scattered throughout. This game on the other hand, seems really generic, albeit admittedly pretty looking at times.

[@scottpolston6137]

It's hard to compare any game to Ellen ring is a masterpiece

[@darylfletcher5164]

Li89lo😊😊

[@physixtential]

Why is the in game audio in this review so compressed/low quality?

[@mattdamon9326]

This game looks like one of those games that are running in the Backround in movies or TV Shows.

[@ashleythomas4112]

Yeah, it looks like one of those fake games you see characters in movies playing lol.

[@reed1645]

When a company withholds review codes this is typically the result.

[@Phantasiafan87]

How do you think they reviewed the game and played it for a couple dozen hours?

[@reed1645]

@@Phantasiafan87 they got a review code. My comment was referring to how a number of outlets didn't get one. Typically when a publisher is selective about who gets codes that means they don't have confidence in the final product.

[@aerialzdayo5869]

​@@reed1645 its true. and when they asked square to please send a code, the pressdude straight up lied and said it is on the way. guess what, never arrived. shameless.

[@briankinney3140]

Open worlds need more secrets and variety and fun packed into a world with lots of options for everyone to choose to do. This one had loads of potential!!

[@Virus_io.]

Open World should just be used for Sandbox games like GTA.

[@C.S.A_Official]

Updates don’t worry

[@arrldokwi]

TBH it can get overwhelming

[@jackrip2887]

6 is too high of a rating this game is barely 2 out of 10

[@Arcadia21]

The marvelification of game dialogue

[@Henbot]

More the failure at trying to do joss wheadon dialogue

[@painkiller66]

This is much worse than Marvel.

[@tdspkhype3042]

@@painkiller66 It’s like modern marvel though

[@awsomeboy360]

Actually, this is not a trend as you might think. Most games don't have this bad of game dialogue there's a reason why it was made fun of BEFORE it was release. So you can't be spewing lies like that.

[@AdamGlory]

@@awsomeboy360Uh…they didn’t say it’s a trend, they’re talking about this one, specific game.

[@caz4065]

Yeeeaaah, this seems like a "wait for on sale or PS+" kind of game, especially at $70

[@Mr26niceguy]

More like wait for it to be free on PS+ extra in a year

[@alphawolf32]

Aye, at least, ps got devs to support, lol

[@Ichbinsnur2181]

Not even that

[@maxvipergaming]

It's 94.00 Canadian plus tax....not gunna happen.

[@_Cetarial]

@@LyvGamerThis isn’t the own you think it is.

[@dannykao1110]

Man, playing this game is just like trying to finish a WARM beer....and it's a 750ml can!

[@davidwave4]

The speedruns for this game are going to be incredible to watch.

[@Henbot]

This feels like this game was never meant to be a open world but somewhere in production they got forced to turn it into an open world. It shows you they didn’t have any clue about world building and just thought fantasy world building required little effort.

[@votpavel]

sounds like what anthem had to go through only to be a empty souless tech demo

[@Hauerization]

Well, the story and characters dosent seem so hot either (quite the contrary - if anything, theyre regarded as the games big let down), so Im not convinced a more linear experience coudl have saved it.

[@hmnanda]

square enix is absolutely horrendous at open world games. they should stick to narrative driven linear storytelling so they can actually have a story.

[@inukaiversus]

Yeah, that's why yoshi p chose not to go open world. Can't wait to try ffxvi's demo

[@kyledenson1287]

Elden Ring set a standard for open world RPG’s!

[@TheRaulSkull]

Glad to know a reviewer point out poor enemy variety. Many gloss over this

[@airkid88]

Have you played it already?

[@hortinus]

@@airkid88 the reviewer has and mentioned repetitive enemies. Your point?

[@Flursh]

Saw this coming from a mile away after playing that abysmal demo

[@HPLovecraftsCat87]

This is why silent protagonists are a thing.

[@sehrschee]

So let me get this straight the developers/writers put the line "this place isnt much to look at" in their own game? There must have been zero confidence in this project.

[@bb37582]

Oh yeah that's something they should do now😀

[@jonnyfendi2003]

Can’t believe how many hits they pumped out during the snes and especially ps1 era. They were such a powerhouse.

[@ryangibleau8328]

They still pump out gold occasionally, FF14, FF15, FF7: Remake, and Crisis Core Remake are still very highly rated titles. It's just when Square tries something new (aka non-Final Fantasy) is when they usually crash and burn.

[@moisescorral8297]

@@ryangibleau8328 Seriously? FFXV was a train wreck when it first released. This game is a major improvement, and proof that Luminous studio has learned from their mistakes.

[@goldenleogaming4733]

same studio, different people. those guys were in there 30s when we was kids. now were grown in our 30s. the legends either died off or retired

[@moisescorral8297]

@@goldenleogaming4733 People don't die off or retire at 40.

[@JuanPabloRiojasGaming]

This game wasn’t even made by Square Enix. Research more carefully.

[@w4yne3d61]

Does the sound ingame sound as tinny as ur vid ?

[@sam4station]

Nice work IGN for the honest review. Lets wait for a big sale on this one very soon.

[@ReadyAimFire_]

If IGN says its 6/10, then it is 3/10 realistically.

[@pardalokatsiki52]

If IGN says jump from a cliff will you jump?

[@whatsitmatter9541]

@@pardalokatsiki52 lol you totally missed the meaning of that phrase and used it wrong. He was criticizing that IGN soften the score. All you did was make yourself sound like an twit🤣

[@ReadyAimFire_]

@@pardalokatsiki52 What?

[@pardalokatsiki52]

@@ReadyAimFire_ exactly

[@bingus1829]

@@pardalokatsiki52 your comment doesn’t even make sense?

[@devan124]

When even IGN roasts your game.

[@adrielmejia2009]

“They fly now?! They fly now!” Vibes

[@mikeym1479]

ChatGPT was the head writer for this game

[@havocgr1976]

So we reached a point where a game like this asks for 80 euros!!

[@sophieedel6324]

We have hopefully reached a point where companies like Square Enix go out of business for overcharigng for their garbage.

[@jackedgamer0036]

@@sophieedel6324 this was funded by esg money and blackrock. there's plenty more of "these" games to come

[@bluwolf9357]

Wait for a sale. This one will not keep his full price for long.

[@Ultiless_]

there is a song about your comment from a band called Metallica. " Sad but true "

[@_Cetarial]

@@sophieedel6324Then you will have no games left.

[@alexsuggs1340]

I'm decently excited to try this for a couple of hours when it's inevitably pushed to PS+ next year

[@happosai_sama5298]

Maybe I'll just wait till steam have a discount for this on winter sale..

[@kinglyatticus]

Why does the game audio in this video sound weird but the reviewers voice sounds crystal clear

[@_Cetarial]

If IGN says it’s a 6/10, it’s a 2/10.

[@AdamGlory]

I’m sure it’s not fun, but if it were a 2/10, it’d be a broken, ALMOST unplayable mess. Any lower than that and it actually would be unplayable.

[@tumultuousv]

@@AdamGlory so... Pokémon newest release should've been a 2

[@maverichz]

Dear SquareEnix, if you can't make a decent open-world game, please don't force yourself to make one and charging a high price tag for it

[@nathanthompson742]

No kidding and the ridiculous PC requirements. What the hell were they thinking.

[@Pyrozoid]

You forgot the incessant "Yup" that Frey does.

[@alistervieira2437]

the critic about world design fits to SMT V as well. Same places, different filters

[@JBJblaze]

I'm glad I'm not the only non-fan of the dialogue in this game. I'm surprised you scored this higher than EPN's Victor Lucas, and how savage your similes were-from a couple arguing to a boring Instagram filter!

[@rustyesh]

Seems like someone learned particle effects in the dev team and then said "lets make a game to show off particle fx!".

[@PerpetuallyLoading]

Is the game permanently bass boosted or is it a bad recording?

[@TheDeepBullet]

A NY influencer transports to a fantasy world to ask for rent… the game

[@azmainzakaria2177]

For all the folks out there who wanna try this game, buy it during the sales when it’s off 70% or more and make sure to turn dialogue volume all the way down to zero 😁

[@TreyeParker]

The dialogue/ story is not the issue... That's just blatantly over exaggerated

[@akmal94ibrahim]

I'll just wait for it to be available on PS Plus or Gamepass

[@TanKLoveR]

How long ago did The Witcher 3 come out? why aren't developers copying that style of quests and side quests, they were so rich with cool lore about the people in that world. Not to mention Elden Ring. Instead we're still in Assassins creed's questing style circa 2008 with dumb and reptitive quests.

[@bambiwaddlefeet]

Summary: Story = Bad Dialogue = Bad Gameplay = Ok World = Empty

[@user-cr8vy2hs7o]

Elden Ring proved that you don't need a bunch of side tasks and objectives to make a large world fun to explore. Just make it interesting and people will explore it on their own.

[@toaolisi761]

The very first gameplay trailer was an immediate red flag. The protagonist wouldn't shut up. And the world was too similar to Sonic Frontiers.

[@brenners.a.8774]

A game with more than 10 years as nier replicant knew how to make dialogues with a talking object

[@TheIcarusEffect]

That's Yoko Taro vs. a team of wannabe-Hollywood hacks that Square drafted in to "appeal to Westerners"

[@Hitsurosaya]

@@TheIcarusEffect facts

[@CrazyFarseer]

Finally, someone else points out the similarity!

[@mariohan]

How can this worth 70$

[@mirrorm00n]

The game should have added scouring the open world for 100 pairs of sneakers as Platinum side quest

[@olsenwu8120]

We all saw this coming a mile away

[@izayoiigames3467]

Why its so smoth, look like you got solid 60fps Is its ps5? Or RTX5090TI?

[@sauravbhagat4150]

Just Tried the Demo Would have considered buying it if it was like 40 $ but 70 for an average game ?

[@LottoLogista]

Forspoken looks like one big Luminous test engine

[@GUNS_jk]

What the hell is that sprinting animation?

[@zodiarkful]

this game makes Anthem look like a masterpiece XD

[@ximonwhhatt3796]

The company that made the movement system would have made more money by releasing a standalone locomotion system on the unreal market so other people can make better games

[@lemming9984]

yeah, 12FPS!

[@zacharybohlman4069]

The devs and writers watching this like 😬😣😬😣😭 guess I'll wait for it to inevitably go on sale.

[@CarlzoneN]

The 80 euro price tag on steam is an automatic no...

[@ren9143]

Too expensive for just a 15 hour campaign and bland world.

[@danmark9255]

in aus its 115

[@Testimony201]

He literally savaged this game at every chance he got 😹🥶

[@DanielCardei]

Medieval RPG, Hip Hop, and Nikes

[@GamewayUA]

Absolutely agree. This game doesn't need this emty open world at all.

[@jackanarchy9946]

Want to make a weapon/hero dynamic that works? Weiss from Neir and Johnson from Shadows Of The Damned. The writing feels like a CW show to be honest.

[@toma3447]

IGN finally being more honest with their reviews.

[@toma3447]

@Jack Smith ?

[@ashleythomas4112]

Kinda started a few months ago when they started handing out a lot more 5 and 6 out of 10 scores.

[@dantemiles689]

Alot of their reviews have been pretty spot on lately

[@KevenLC]

This looks like an Ubisoft title.

[@physixtential]

It's a little bit annoying that this game got it's release timing so well. It's going to get a lot more purchases than it otherwise would have just because of the brutal game drought.

[@polarfr_st]

Great job for making a game, Square Enix.

[@Nick_115]

This was a very well put honest review. I’m glad you didn’t discredit the flashy visuals and combat just because of the terrible voice lines.

[@uchihasasuke3356]

Frey and cuffs awkward attempt at portraying a buddy cop relationship makes me appreciate how natural and funny Santa Monica made Kratos and Mimir's relationship.

[@Patrik1st]

no just no.....BRUTHA!!!

[@Lord_ofcinder]

There is a huge difference between a game produced by a third party studio for the playstation and a game produced by a sony owned studio. ITs basically quanitity vs quality

[@Tsumefan2]

you know it's about to become even more awkward once you find out cuff is the cause of the whole fiasco frey's in

[@BPMa14n]

Maybe changing the audio language to something uncomprehensible makes the game more easy to digest.