Forspoken

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Forspoken
Developer(s)Luminous Productions
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Director(s)Takeshi Aramaki
Takeshi Terada
Producer(s)Raio Mitsuno[1]
Writer(s)
Composer(s)
EngineLuminous Engine
Platform(s)
ReleaseMay 24, 2022
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Forspoken is an upcoming action role-playing video game developed by Luminous Productions and published by Square Enix. It is to be released on May 24, 2022 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 5.[2]

Gameplay[]

Pre-release gameplay of Forspoken. The game will have a focus on terrain traversal speed and fluidity.

According to director Takeshi Aramaki, the gameplay will be focused on terrain traversal speed and fluidity.[2] Square Enix also described the game as a "narrative-driven adventure".[3] The character will exist in an open world game format where players are able to travel anywhere at any time.[4]

Story[]

Setting and characters[]

The protagonist, Frey Holland (Ella Balinska) is a young woman who is transported from New York City to the fantasy world of Athia and uses magical powers to journey through it and survive in order to find her way home.[3][5] Athia is under the tyrannical rule of the Tantas which includes Tanta Sila (Janina Gavankar), "Tanta of Strength", and Tanta Prave (Pollyanna McIntosh), "Tanta of Justice".[6] Other characters include Frey's sentient bracelet Cuff (Jonathan Cake), the archivist Johedy (Keala Settle), and Auden (Monica Barbaro).[7]

Development[]

Earlier in development, the game was known under the title Project Athia.[3] It is being developed to take advantage of the graphical capabilities of the PlayStation 5.[3] Technologies featured in the game include ray tracing for greatly enhanced lighting effects, and procedural generation for the creation of large-scale locations.[4][8]

The game's writing team includes Gary Whitta (who also serves as story team lead), Amy Hennig, Allison Rymer, and Todd Stashwick.[7][9] Bear McCreary and Garry Schyman are composing music for the game.[7] The game will be a PlayStation 5 console exclusive for two years.[10] Balinska commented that she immediately connected with the character of Frey.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Square Enix announces TGS 2021 Online lineup, schedule". 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Grayson, Nathan (March 18, 2021). "Square Enix's Project Athia Is Now Called Forspoken, Coming In 2022". Kotaku. Retrieved March 18, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d McWhertor, Michael (March 18, 2021). "Square Enix's Project Athia has a 2022 release date and a final name: Forspoken". Polygon. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Boudreau, Ian (August 18, 2020). "Square Enix's next RPG is open world and supports ray tracing". PCGamesN. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Austin (March 18, 2021). "Project Athia is now Forspoken, an open-world action game "about a young woman in a beautiful but threatening world"". Games Radar. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Mitsuno, Raio (2021-12-09). "A closer look at Forspoken's major villains – the Tantas". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved 2021-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b c Mitsuno, Raio (September 9, 2021). "Journey with Frey to Forspoken's fantastical world next spring". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Lada, Jenni (September 2, 2020). "See the Project Athia World Procedurally Generated in Luminous Engine". Siliconera. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (March 18, 2021). "Project Athia Is Now Forspoken; New Glimpse of Luminous Productions' Debut Project". IGN. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Oloman, Jordan (December 8, 2020). "Project Athia Will Be a PS5 Console Exclusive for at Least 2 Years". IGN. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Hester, Blake (March 18, 2021). "Project Athia Rerevealed As Forspoken With New Trailer". Game Informer. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

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