Forspoken Reviews

Forspoken is ranked in the 30th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7 / 10.0
Jul 9, 2023

The excellent parkour mechanics, decent combat, and the option to actually limit the amount of quips coming out from Frey’s mouth (a character way more likable than I was expecting, mind you) more than made up for the actual quality of the quips and the incredibly bland open world and sidequests. Forspoken was fine enough. The quintessential “decent and worth getting at half-price” game.

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6 / 10
May 30, 2023

Serviceable action combat can't salvage a disappointing narrative and tedious open world.

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6 / 10
Mar 12, 2023

World exploration in Forspoken can bring you some real joy, and same could be said about the combat system. And yet the writing, weird visual presentation, and overall direction can really bring the whole experience down.

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Eric Acosta
Feb 28, 2023

All in all, I found Forspoken to be a very well-designed game. A great many things are lacking with Forspoken, but they threw everything they could think of, including the kitchen sink, into this game, hoping something stuck. I wish Luminous Productions had taken a step back and eliminated some extra mechanics. They could have added them in a second installment once the first game was established. Honestly, I believe most of my love for Forspoken was brought on by the ability to have choices in my play style rather than the game deciding that for me. Forspoken is a game that showed me games could be fun and exciting even if there is not an engaging story to be told.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Feb 25, 2023

Square Enix continues to bet on interesting projects that are undermined by bad marketing campaigns or lack of communication with their audience.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 23, 2023

Forspoken is ambitious action RPG with the promise of a new world and gameplay possibilities, but some of them felt flat. Unambiguous heroine is a challenge but her view of the world is satisfying and there is a lot to fight for. Magic parkour and combat is solid, but controls are occassionally frustrating.

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5 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2023

In all the ways “open world” could be used as a pejorative, Forspoken excels.

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Feb 17, 2023

This could have been a great fish-out-of-water experience, but it's let down by patronising explanations and clunky gameplay.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 16, 2023

Forspoken is both ambitious, yet incredibly flawed. It pairs hammy dialogue and some poor pacing with a world I want to explore. Forspoken is a game tied between two worlds - losing out by never quite understanding either.

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6.4 / 10.0
Feb 16, 2023

Forspoken feels like the first entry in a franchise that could show promise if compacted and polished in all the areas that matter. Square Enix has promised a major patch coming soon to address many of the visual and technical bugs, but this game needs a new narrative vision to really stand out.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 15, 2023

Forspoken delivers a fun open world with dynamic combat and an engaging narrative you should seriously consider.

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4 / 10
Feb 15, 2023
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Avoid
Feb 13, 2023

The overarching theme with Forspoken seems to be one of under deliverance. On paper, the game should be a roaring success. From its unique premise and mix of combat and traversal, through to its narrative, there are solid ideas scattered throughout. Alas, much of this potential is left to the wayside. The main protagonist is especially unlikeable and forgettable, yet her story is one which, on paper, absolutely needs to be experienced. The world is empty and bland, yet on paper it might be one of the most intriguing settings in an open world title since The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Combat and exploration also leave a lot to be desired in the long run, yet they sounds so good to any outsider who reads the brochure… and herein lies the issue. Forspoken is a surface-level star, but when digging deeper, evidence suggests it will become nothing more than an unspoken disappointment.

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2 / 5.0
Feb 13, 2023

If you really want to play it, maybe just throw on a podcast and mess around with the magic.

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91 / 100
Feb 12, 2023

An unique magique parkour world, you must play this game to enjoy this awesome development. The hours will be spent like seconds.

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6.5 / 10.0
Feb 10, 2023

despite an enjoyable combat system, Forspoken is missing many important things in its story and dialogues, while also suffering from technical problems that must be fixed urgently. I enjoyed it but I don't want to do it again

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6 / 10.0
Feb 10, 2023

Foespoken is a game that, at its core, tries to be a fast-paced action adventure in a magical and fantasy world. On the surface, it succeeds at this task, but at the same time, it insists on giving a fragmented experience of its gameplay. The game is very unpolished in terms of characterization and storytelling, and along with basic technical problems such as crude dialogues or unrealistic world-building, it becomes an experience that is more like an out-of-tune instrument.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 9, 2023

Despite the very low points of its narrative and the mediocrity of several aspects of gameplay, setting and optimization, Forspoken brings some unique concepts for costume and architecture, as well as a diverse and fresh female cast to the video game market, with dynamic and fluid combat that takes place in a practical and juicy way. The title is recommended, with some caveats, for anyone looking for a more casual action RPG experience with some different and feminine artistic inspirations.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 8, 2023

Forspoken is a good open world action adventure game overall. While I would have loved if the team at Luminous had nailed every aspect of the game, it seems this time around at least it fell a little short when it comes to the main story, character writing and some design decisions. It does take place in a world I would love to see more from if the series is given the chance as there are seeds of greatness here.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 8, 2023

Forspoken impresses with its movement and central narrative, but is sold short by annoying banter and open-world meandering.

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