14 DAY TRIAL // One of the highlights of Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2021 event earlier today was Square Enix’s Forspoken, a game that’s been revealed last year. The new trailer released today showcases more details about the protagonist, Frey Holland, and offer players a glimpse at some of the more interesting characters they will get to meet in the game.
Additionally, the story trailer gives us a taste of the magic-infused combat and swift, dynamic movements in Forspoken. Throughout her journey, Frey will learn to cast and collect dozens of different types of magic, as well as cast powerful spells as she explores the gorgeous, yet dangerous land of Athia.
Unlike Dying Light’s parkour system that has its roots in the real-life parkour moves, Frey will use magic enhanced parkour to move through vast areas. The dynamic and acrobatic movement, enhanced by Frey’s mystical abilities, allows here to magically flow, zip and float across the vast landscapes of Athia in a fast and fluid manner.
Frey is performed by Ella Balinska, but Square Enix announced a couple of other actors behind the characters in Forspoken, such as Jonathan Cake who play Frey’s companion “Cuff,” a magical, sentient bracelet of mysterious origin, and Janina Gavankar who plays Tanta Sila, the most powerful Tanta in Athia and the game’s main antagonist.
Square Enix also revealed some of the writers behind Forspoken’s script: Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Amy Hennig (Uncharted series), Allison Rymer (Shadowhunters), and Todd Stashwick (Devil Inside).
Finally, Forspoken will feature a score composed by BAFTA award-winning composers Bear McCreary (God of War 2018 and TV series The Walking Dead) and Garry Schyman (Bioshock series).
Not much else has been revealed, but the trailer contains enough gameplay moments to be able to tell what’s it going to play. While Square Enix and Luminous Productions didn’t announced a release date for Forspoken, they did say the game will launch on PC and PlayStation 5 in Spring 2022.
