Forspoken

Forspoken isn't a bad game. A bad game implies a certain level of incompetence in its systems, mechanics and offerings. Forspoken is, at the very least, competent. The combat works and can be fun. The traversal and parkour are enjoyable (although sometimes frustrating) to control and watch. The open world is vast and large with plentiful of activities and events to do with solid rewards that keep you busy. The upgrade systems and tiers are also consistent and filled with end game spells and perks for you to chase and push through. There's a lot to explore and look forward to. Forspoken isn't a good game. A good game implies that it at least averages, if not excels in most/all the sectors of its experience. Forspoken does no such thing, and not even close. The story is atrociously terrible and outdated that it was too miserable for me to tolerate. The graphics look bizarrely ugly especially when considering this is a triple A game made in 2023 with the same engine from FF15. The characters, script and dialogue is so poor, so basic and ham-fisted that it squanders any and all potential this game could've had from its interesting premise. The optimisation in this game is some of the worst I have ever experienced in a triple A game of this caliber in this price range. I could write much more about the good and bad things this game has, but I don't want to waste anymore time then what i already have on this game. I can see what they were trying to do here, I really can. Like say what you want about this game, but there clearly was a cohesive vision here. Just... not a very good one. Especially not one worth 93 dollars. And for that, I cannot recommend Forspoken. 6.7/10

Ich hab das Game jetzt durch und fühle mich irgendwie angepisst. Ja Grafik und Sound passen. Aber die Story finde ich nur mittelmäßig. Außerdem gibts noch mehr Mängel. An bestimmten Punkten sind zwar Gegner, aber sonst ist die Welt irgendwie leer und seelenlos. Und die Gebietspunkte mit den Gegnern wiederholen sind immer wieder. Es ist auch immer wieder der gleiche Ablauf. Man beseitigt die Gegner und bekommt dann zum Schuss irgendwas. Es gibt kaum Abwechslung. Das komische ist, dass man die meisten Sachen gar nicht braucht. Frey weicht oft den gegnerischen Angriffen meisten von selbst aus. Und auch die vielen Sachen die man sonst noch so sammeln kann, kann man nur benutzen um den Umhang und die Halskette aufzuwerten. (Ok man kann noch den Sammel- und den Heiltrankbeutel erweitern). Ich bin jemand, der Spaß hat in Games Zeuchs zu sammeln. Aber wenn man am Ende des Spiels merkt, dass man die meisten Sachen umsonst gesammelt hat, kommt Frust auf! Und die meisten Umhänge und Halsketten, die man sich erspielen kann, sind auch nutzlos. Ich hab den Umhang und die Halskette im ganzen Spiel nur zwei mal gewechselt. Wieso? Weil man es nicht muss um voranzukommen. Die Ausrüstung macht gefühlt keinen Unterschied. Auch die zusätzlichen (ich glaube, es waren noch 3 andere) Talentbäume haben für mich keinen Mehrwert gehabt. Habe das ganze Game über fast nur die ersten Magiefähigkeiten von Frey benutzt. Hab die anderen zwar ausprobiert, aber keinen Vorteil für mich gesehen die zu benutzen. Dann wären da noch die Sprüche, die im Laufe des Spiel gebracht werden. Die sind erstens nicht so gut und zweitens wiederholen sie sich. Und die paar NPCs mit denen man reden kann, labern auch nur dummes Zeug. Und dann haben die noch ein Ausrufezeichen über dem Kopf! Auch wenn man sich deren Gelaber schon angehört hat. Zuerst dachte ich, dass die was neues zu erzählen haben, aber nein die labern wieder nur das gleiche. Was soll denn dann das Ausrufezeichen?!?! Es hat den Anschein, dass sich Forspoken an Kinder richtet, weils so einfach und einfallslos ist. Aber das Game hat ne Pegi ab 18 und USK ab 16. Das passt irgendwie nicht zusammen! Und dann wäre da noch der Vollpreis von 80 Euro! Das Game ist niemals soviel wert! 20 bis höchstens 30 Euro wären fair, aber keine 80!!! [h3]Forspoken ist jetzt nicht total schlecht, bisschen Spaß kann man mit dem Game schon haben. Aber wegen dem überzogenen Preis und den ganzen Mängeln kann ich keine Empfehlung aussprechen. Wers trotzdem haben möchte, sollte im Sale kaufen![/h3]

The thing about Forspoken is that it's just a terribly uneven game. The voice acting isn't bad, but the script is frequently terrible and indulgent in all the worst tropes. The combat ideas and animations are genuinely beautiful, but the actual act of fighting becomes such a boring chore that it wastes all of the effort. Moving through the world is kinetic, powerful, and fun, but the entire world feels utterly barren and uninteresting that it undermines everything else. There are at times where the game feels like it's pulling it's act together. The first actual boss fight against a main antagonist is pretty great - surprisingly. But those moments are so few and far between that it's impossible to recommend this game to anyone without posting a litany of warning signs. There are far worse games you could play, but there are far fewer with more wasted potential than Forspoken.

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Gave this a shot. Fun at first but its literally the same thing over and over and over. Huge open world but everything looks the same. Terrible, awful dialog. Characters repeat the same corny sayings over and over again.

Forspoken is a cool game; I had a lot of fun playing it. Could it have been better? Sure. For as big as the world is, I would have welcomed some more main story content, or more fleshed out optional content. Still there additional challenges, items, upgrades, cool things to see if you do explore the game world, so it's still a good game overall. I've seen some of the negative reviews, and I definitely disagree with many of their points such as: - Some find the world "too big." It is a big game world, but you also gain the ability to move very fast, so I think the world size if fitting for what the game is, I had no issue there. - Some people don't like Frey. I don't have a problem with her. I also don't mind the banter between her and Cuff; can get a little repetitive if you fight in the same zone for a while, but that's a minor complaint; usually I find their talk to be pretty fun. - The price. Hey I've played brilliant games that are under 5 bucks, and mediocre ones that are over 60, so price is tricky to judge so in the end I just want to know is the game good? I think it is, and I usually wait for a sale on most games I buy, so it was definitely worth the price I got it for. I played plenty of hours too, so even if I had gotten it at full price, couldn't complain much. - Technical issues. I didn't find many, some minor ones sure, but nothing I haven't seen in other games I play, and nothing game breaking. All in all this game ran pretty smoothly for me. - Marketing, I guess some had issue with how it was advertised and expected a different style game? I guess I might be biased since I typically don't pre-order games, and i typically wait for well after launch for the devs to do bug fixes and stuff, so I don't really know what others were expecting. I liked what I got. - Too many cutscenes. I definitely don't agree there, most of my hours spent were gameplay. I could go on, but I liked it. The spells and combat are fun, interesting, and have really cool visual effects. The bosses are challenging. When leveling up you really see yourself improve; some enemies are basically impossible when you're under leveled/under geared, but easy when you've got the right stuff. Even at Top level though, there are some tough fights out there to check out. The story may not be mind-blowing, but it's good, and it's fun. I liked Forspoken, and I do recommend it.

Honestly the game is very beautiful but it is extremely unoptimized and that's coming from someone who owns a top tier setup with a 5090. The story is very mid the plot is obvious and there is no emotion in this game. The main character; Frey is an annoying ♥♥♥♥♥, horrible character honestly. The only thing good about this game other than the visuals is the combat system, I liked it, it's uniqu, and its fun to play but that's about it. Also, there were wayyyyyyyyyy too many cutscenes, half the damn game was just useless meaningless cutscenes. If the story was remade entirely and the Main Character was designed better and with some fixed optimization I think the game would have turned out all right but overall, if you get this game for like 15 bucks on discount like I did, it could be worth playing but paying the normal price isn't worth paying for this game. Graphics/Visuals: 9.5/10 Gameplay: 7/ 10 Optimization: 4/10 Story: 0/10

A potentially good game ruined by repeated crashes and a bland open world. I have played this game for hours and some of the magic and combat, especially the parkour is great fun to use. The creators have also put great effort into creating the lore of the world. However the game keeps crashing at random intervals despite my PC being well above the needed specs and the fixes I have tried only seem to provide a temporary solution before the game starts crashing again. The game also suffers from too much open world bloat, leading to mostly dull environments and repetitive activities. I see potential in this game but its flaws, especially the crashes, have ruined my experience and stopped me from completing it.