Forspoken reviews are here, and things aren't looking great for Frey.
The embargo on Forspoken reviews has lifted, meaning we're now seeing the freakin' dragons up close and also seeing ominous signs that we're about to be talking way too damn much to a cuff. Square Enix's newest RPG is out January 24, and the reviews from gaming sites have been pouring in.
Unfortunately, PC Gamer's own review—by me!—will have to wait a little longer to join the ranks. No PC codes were offered for review, so everything you see here will be for the PlayStation 5 version of Forspoken. I'm praying for my rig that Forspoken's system requirements aren't as rough as they appear.
The overwhelming consensus seems to be that Forspoken is bullseye average. Fun combat and movement are mired by what some are calling an awful story. Ouch. It's currently sitting at around 68 on"While the story and general combat are hit-and-miss, movement is excellent throughout"So far Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard has one of the more favourable reviews from larger sites.
"That you can’t use parkour in the main city, which would be the perfect place for it, is frustrating"Echoing GI and IGN, TheGamer's Ryan Thomas Bamsey felt that Forspoken was"a clunky game with awkward dialogue and characterisation." However, he called out the movement as the true gem of the game."Forspoken best excels at movement. It feels fluid, natural, and gives you plenty of tools to overcome obstacles in various ways.
"A lot of these elements feel like they’re here for the sake of themselves, not because they’re good"Another site to praise the gameplay but fault the story. James Billcliffe said he felt Forspoken was"trying to run full pelt alongside heavy-hitting franchises from other big publishers. But it ploughs, shin-first, through every hurdle along the way.
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