Forspoken - Fantasy Control

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I’d have bought it but I’m too poor right now frowny face emoji.

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The reviews I’m seeing are saying it’s not worth buying on PC no matter the price. And only buy on console at a big discount.

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Sometimes I wonder how a gaming company as large as Squeenix can miss, and then I just remind myself of Sony Pictures.

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Early impressions:

  • I like the main character so far
  • The introductory section in New York was long, but compelling to watch
  • In fantasy land, I get my powers and I’m surprised that my three attack spells just feels like firing pistols in burst mode. What a weird way to do fantasy spells.
  • I like the cuff dialog so far
  • The dragon was pretty cool
  • The Parkour feels very awkward. It reminds me of the first Infamous.
  • I like the feel of the PS5 controller a lot. It feels hefty in the hands, and the way it vibrates, it feels like a part of my hand.
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Oh! Your post made me wonder if this was finally being offered as a PS+ title. Nope. But I do see it’s available for 60% off. Not a bad deal, but I’ll wait for it to show up as a free game.

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Yeah, I bought it on Windows to try out my new Dual Sense controller. It’s $28 there too, plus I get Xbox Live achievements! :)

So far I’m kind of enjoying it, honestly. I can see why the thread title compares it to Control now, because the “shooting” very much feels like Control. But I couldn’t play Control for long because it felt too boring to me, but so far Forspoken’s Isekai aspect keeps it interesting.

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There’s a fair chance it will hit PS Plus Extra in January, if it follows the same path Ghostwire: Tokyo and Deathloop.

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I played for about 20 minutes this morning. Mostly cutscenes and pseudo-cutscenes (you know, where you push forward on your character to make them walk as the conversation and scenes unfold).

I really like the music in this so far. The main theme is very catchy and gets in your head.

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Picking up a discussion from a couple months ago in the bargain thread:

It would appear so, since she wound up naming it her GotY.

Still interested in checking this out at some point.