GameInformer uploaded their final video on Forspoken. Below is ten minutes of gameplay with traversal and combat. First eight minutes is brand new gameplay. Last two minutes are of a mini boss fight we have seen previously.
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Forspoken: Final GameInformer Video - 10 Minutes of Gameplay
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I won't lie, this footage looks a lot better than the last video we got but it's still not enough for me to be fully sold on it. The particles are still a bit much, the enemy designs in this video aren't that great and honestly, the gameplay doesn't even seem that fun to me. Plus, the world seems so massive (at least in this video), but I feel like there's barely anything going on in the world of Forspoken which gives the impression that there isn't much to do in Forspoken. If there was, I'd love to be proven wrong and shown more side content/side related stuff that isn't gameplay focused or story focused. At the end of the day, though, I don't think Forspoken is gonna be downright awful. It just seems like it's gonna be an okay game and nothing more, which is perfectly fine, I just wish it looked better lol.
Still looking great. Only thing I saw that I didn't love was the "VULNERABLE" and "FIRST STRIKE" text. There must be a more seamless way to convey that kind of info to the player during combat.
I watched parts of the video, skipping through. Do you have to watch the full 10 minutes to have an opinion on the quality and type of game you're looking at?
Ironically this does a better job at the selling the 'fantasy based on reality" vibe than FFXV did because this shit looks way cooler than a boy band that can't sprint for more than 15 seconds in a desert.
I wish there was if only so it'd be apparent that someone actually watched the video.
I mean if someone watched ten minutes of a movie and was skipping through out I wouldn't take their opinion on that seriously either. 🤷♂️
If there's one thing Ghostwire Tokyo proved to me it's that magic can be fun. They didn't do it perfectly in Ghostwire, and frankly, this doesn't look much different, but I do think I'm more sold on the concept that it can be done correctly and be persistently fun. My major fears are:
1) Performance -- the particle effects here are still wrecking the framerate, and frankly legibility is lessened because of how huge they are.
2) Open world -- this city on a slant looks dope, but it's really the only location I've seen in all they have shown that looks like a place I want to explore
3) Combat -- switching between spells looks laborious and slows down the pace of things considerably. I hope PC at least allows binds for every ability.
4) Price -- 70 dollars is a lot of money for any game. I really, really will not get this at full price unless we're looking at a 10/10, and that's probably not happening.
Also, what the fuck is up with that skybox? The clouds look awful.
1) Performance -- the particle effects here are still wrecking the framerate, and frankly legibility is lessened because of how huge they are.
2) Open world -- this city on a slant looks dope, but it's really the only location I've seen in all they have shown that looks like a place I want to explore
3) Combat -- switching between spells looks laborious and slows down the pace of things considerably. I hope PC at least allows binds for every ability.
4) Price -- 70 dollars is a lot of money for any game. I really, really will not get this at full price unless we're looking at a 10/10, and that's probably not happening.
Also, what the fuck is up with that skybox? The clouds look awful.
That's fine. I'm not trying to sell or dissuade anybody from the game, just giving my opinion. It's not necessarily me saying its bad either, I just believe it'll be a grab Sony would make especially with it being Square Enix and all.
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Its totally fair to feel that way. I made a thread the other day about the dungeons in the game.
GameInformer also made an article with some of the side activities Luminous Productions showed them while at the studio if you wanted to check out what some of the stuff looks like/is.
My god the time to kill on these enemies.
It's an action rpg where the regular battles take longer than a turn based rpg.
I really hope this is just someone playing really inefficiently and there are systems that allow you to burn down enemies much faster using skill and knowledge.
It's an action rpg where the regular battles take longer than a turn based rpg.
I really hope this is just someone playing really inefficiently and there are systems that allow you to burn down enemies much faster using skill and knowledge.
Compared to the last video the enemies are dying way faster in this one because the hits are actually landing instead of random dash spam. And as a result things look a lot more fluid especially with the magic parkour.
Combat looks really fun, My only issues still really comes down to visual clarity. There's a few moments in the game that seems way too busy even traversal with the bubble/blur effect It really could be just the video compression. Need a better source or something.
Your own AOE magic can stun or hinder you.
Tell me that this game was made by the FFXV team without telling me.
Tell me that this game was made by the FFXV team without telling me.
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NGL enemies would be super boring if they went down in two or three magic hits. Them being a little challenging (especially since we don't know the players level in these sections yet and the spongier enemies seem to be further in the break like shown in a few videos) is nice. Especially for Luminous who made enemies somewhat quick to take down in XV. I love XV but its two drawbacks were unlimited item usage and enemies going down quick. It seems rectified here with a limited pool of healing items (you see the amount next to the health bar) and tougher enemies.
Idk I think these are all positives. Combine that with a normal development cycle for Luminous Productions, for once, with a finalized engine before starting full development and being given extra time to polish up the game and make the adjustments they feel they need to make...idk...I think this is on a really good track.
I mean that preview gameplay from December that was never meant to be shared wholesale and showed it still being optimized and what we see here is vastly improved in a very short amount of time. I am excited.
Idk I think these are all positives. Combine that with a normal development cycle for Luminous Productions, for once, with a finalized engine before starting full development and being given extra time to polish up the game and make the adjustments they feel they need to make...idk...I think this is on a really good track.
I mean that preview gameplay from December that was never meant to be shared wholesale and showed it still being optimized and what we see here is vastly improved in a very short amount of time. I am excited.
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Also evidence that it was made by the FFXV team.
Let me go full Ramuh by the end game please.
This game looks great visually, but man, sometimes those particle effects look like pure visual noise, and it's super distracting.
I feel like this is a game I would have to actually try and play myself before passing judgement.
Right now, all the movement looks really fun, the combat however looks really boring, like just so boring.
But again LOOKS boring, it could just be a situation where its boring to watch, but fun to play.
If the spell system is balanced and all the spells have unique purposes and interplay with each other, so there is a reason to switch out spells and combo them together, that could be cool.
I don't have faith that the AI is going to be fun to fight against, so all my hope is for a fun system to style on the enemies.
Right now, all the movement looks really fun, the combat however looks really boring, like just so boring.
But again LOOKS boring, it could just be a situation where its boring to watch, but fun to play.
If the spell system is balanced and all the spells have unique purposes and interplay with each other, so there is a reason to switch out spells and combo them together, that could be cool.
I don't have faith that the AI is going to be fun to fight against, so all my hope is for a fun system to style on the enemies.
if I had to compare this with ghostwire, the magic in that game is readable. that's the big keyword that's lacking in the footage for Forspoken. there's a lot of shit going on. and worst yet is the damn camera whipping around. nauseating to say the least. the end of the video implied that all of this was supplied footage, so none of this really felt like "typical gameplay". it felt like they were trying to look cool with all the flips and switching magic. Sunhi Legend the players/editors are not.
I've said it before, but I think proper hands on footage will be a boon for this game, because the publisher supplied footage does this game zero favors
the TTK on the enemies, I think, is affected by the player here flipping around and quickly constantly to different spells (which slows down the game). "optimal" play would look more balanced than what's shown without making enemies look like a pushover
Why would you care about what era thinks of a game anyways lol, it's not like era is the bastion of good opinions about a game anyways.
I expect it to be all style and little substance like FFXV but will wait to try it myself before passing final judgement. The game looks gorgeous (except for the movement particles, not sure why they went this direction) but I have so little faith in the studio. I'm skeptical based on all we've seen of the gameplay, but I hope it ends up being good!
It's like a bad song that gets stuck in your head because you're over-exposed to it, I can't help it.
Magic looks super flashy and cool, like it did in FFXV!
And I'm glad it looks like you'll be using it a lot. I never used magic in FFXV cause it was a chore to collect and "craft", and having it basically boiled down to a consumable potion I throw was super lame. I'm one of those paranoid hoarder gamers who never use my items and finish the game (or stop playing) with like 50+ of items because my brain is bad.
And I'm glad it looks like you'll be using it a lot. I never used magic in FFXV cause it was a chore to collect and "craft", and having it basically boiled down to a consumable potion I throw was super lame. I'm one of those paranoid hoarder gamers who never use my items and finish the game (or stop playing) with like 50+ of items because my brain is bad.
Seriously, the length of this thread is sad compared to the interest last year. The drumbeat of negativity about literally every small thing in this game really just sapped any joy out of discussing it.
Complaints about her voice, her quips, the fact that she said a swear word, her fucking shoes, the cover of the game looking like a music album, responding to the "hip-hoppy" comment (which was a shit comment, no question) by loudly expressing intentions to boycott maybe the first ever AAA game fronted by a black woman. I'm surprised there wasn't a mod response: a lot of that shit was extremely suspect.
God, those 'wait for Game Pass/PS+' type posts are so annoying. Not only is it a passive aggressive way of shitting on a game most of the time, it's like some people are unable of just saying that aren't interested in a game without shilling a service. It's okay if you aren't interested in a game or think it looks okay but will wait to check it out later, you don't have to attach your favorite subscription to it arbitrarily.
Anyway, the more recent previews for this have looked better. I'm still not sure what to think of it, but have it preordered still for now. Always up for supporting new IPs. It also seems like they changed the NA box art, at least it's different on GameStop's website
Anyway, the more recent previews for this have looked better. I'm still not sure what to think of it, but have it preordered still for now. Always up for supporting new IPs. It also seems like they changed the NA box art, at least it's different on GameStop's website
The box art is reversible, so you can pick whichever you want.
The world looks so empty. Is there anything to do outer than fight enemies? The combat looks okay, but lacks fluidity and looks like it's likely to get repetitive. Given that combat mostly takes place in the open though I can see it getting very repetitive as there isn't much variability that the level design is likely to induce.
I'll be keeping and eye on it because I think the gameplay is interesting, I like the spell aesthetics and combinations, plus perhaps the story is good, but for now I am just going to sit and observe. I'll pick it up later in the year if it gets good reviews.
I'll be keeping and eye on it because I think the gameplay is interesting, I like the spell aesthetics and combinations, plus perhaps the story is good, but for now I am just going to sit and observe. I'll pick it up later in the year if it gets good reviews.
As I asked in the last thread where someone said this. What. Does. This. Mean? Literally what other game has a combat system like this? Let alone a group of games that this can be deemed "typical."
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The post is extra weird considering some people are having a hard time wrapping their heads around the game due to it being a mage focused game that is so new and different. For a game like that I would hardly consider that "typical". Unless its really as simple as them being like "Lots of polygons and vfx = AAA".
Oh, interesting. Kind of an odd reversible cover, though
particles and video compression are mortal enemies. you will never get a good video unless you have a multi gigabyte, minimally compressed recording
Next question would be
Exactly how many AAA games star a black woman as the protagonist?
So we have a game where a woman is transported to a fantasy world from modern day new york, and all of the combat centers around magic, as well as the traversal which features you running or flying across landscapes at record speed. I am meant to believe that this is typical stuff as far as AAA games go???
Gamersyde should be a way more popular site than it is.
It's brought to you by the same people who call GhostWire: Tokyo generic. I think people just pick a criticism for something they don't like or think looks good out of a hat at this point. I don't know where people get this stuff otherwise.