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Forspoken looks like a faster, zippier FF15 in fiery new gameplay footageIt all feels a bit Horizon Zero Dumbledore
It all feels a bit Horizon Zero Dumbledore
Fantasy action RPGForspokenhas been delayed more times than most games, although it’s finally pencilled in for a January release date. We’re still quite a way off from then, but Sony have released a smattering more gameplay footage today, detailing the moves you’ll be pulling as heroine Frey “I’m seeing freaking dragons” Holland. Alas, said footage has been crushed down to only a handful of GIFs over on thePlayStation Blog, but our friends at Eurogamer have a bigger, chunkier hands on preview that tells us more about why it won’t be mega cringe. Alas, we weren’t privy to this Forspoken demo, so have a watch with us below.
5 reasons Forspoken Won’t Be Cringe - NEW FORSPOKEN 4K GAMEPLAYForspoken’s been delayed a lot, but it’ll hopefully be released on January 24th.Watch on YouTube
5 reasons Forspoken Won’t Be Cringe - NEW FORSPOKEN 4K GAMEPLAY
Forspoken’s combat looks to be grounded in knowing when to sling a spell, and when to get Frey out of the way with her magic jumps. Most of Frey’s powers are earth-based to start with, but she’ll have the opportunity to take on those of the realm of Athia’s dodgy rulers, the Tanta, if she can defeat them. The preview shows off one of the fiery abilities of just one of those Tanta, Sila. Raising your hands to throw a circular wall of flame up around Frey is a pretty cool effect, and looks to do some decent damage to whatever you’re fighting.
Happily, there’ll be loadouts so you can swap around between sets of spells on the fly. Another useful, and familiar, move is the zip ability. This functions much likeMonster Hunter Rise’s wirebug, or Noctis’s teleporting fromFinal Fantasy XV. It’s possible to use the zip to, well, zip towards enemies for attacks too. You can take a look at some clips of Frey in action overhere.
Earlier this year, we ranked Forspoken among of ourmost anticipated games of 2022. It’ll probably still end up on next year’s list thanks to the numerous delays it’s seen. Forspoken was delayed forfour monthsback in March, before beingpushed backanother three in July, before finally settling on a release date in late January next year. I’m still interested in Forspoken, mainly because the whole idea of it just reminds me of the classic Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. I’m not sure I’d last long in a world of dragons and spells like Aganazzar’s Scorcher, but it’s fun to daydream.
Forspoken is meant to be coming to PC on January 24th 2023 onSteamand theEpic Games Store, barring any more delays. It’ll set you back a hefty £65/$70/€80.
