Forspokenis Square Enix’s next big thing when it comes to standalone projects using new intellectual properties, and the studio is slowly but certainly gearing up for the game’s October release window. While much about it has already been revealed, there can never be too much pre-release gameplay footage out in the wild.
To that end, Game Informer just posted a 10-minute gameplay video featuringForspoken’s combat and mobility skills in ample detail, specifically while running a PS5 version of the game. The sequence is set in a broken-down medieval city that plays host to interesting traversal geometry and some curious enemy encounters, giving potential players a solid overview of what it will all boil down to once the game is out.
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It has already been established thatForspokenhas seriousFinal Fantasy 15vibes, and the featured video doubles down on that comparison. Frey, the protagonist ofForspoken, gets to flex all of her magical and parkour muscles in this gameplay demo, blinking in and out of combat in a split second and hopping on walls to get to areas many other games would designate as inaccessible. The demonstrators make particular note of the fact that it’s the level itself that lets players experiment with combat and mobility features, as the area offers complex geometry for Frey to navigate through.
It may be worth pointing out thatForspoken’s movement is closer to what one might expect from aDevil May Crygame than anything else. Frey can easily zip around wherever she wants, and the game even lets players gracefully recover from taking damage and get back to dishing out visually astonishing spells at a breakneck pace. Sure enough,Forsaken’s big enemies will make the game shine, but this gameplay demo plainly shows that Frey’s mobility won’t be ignored in regular gameplay, either.
Since this particular gameplay showcase focuses primarily on combat and movement skills that the protagonist has access to, it doesn’t seem like players will get a better look at whetherForspoken’sFrey could be a great video game heroinebefore the game actually comes out. Players interested in Frey herself and lore won’t get much out of this demo, though that much was to be expected, as Square Enix likely wishes to keep the narrative mostly under wraps until October.
Some believed thatForspokenwould be the star of E3 2022, though now that it’s been officially confirmed that E3 2022 wouldn’t be happening at all, even digitally, that option has flown out the window. If there was any major E3 coverage planned forForspoken, however, Square Enix is bound to set up media releases and presentations sometime before October. With that in mind, players that have had their interest piqued are likely to have much to look forward to.
Forspokenlaunches on October 11th for PC and PS5.
