The game’s story was a collaboration between Todd Stashwick, Amy Hennig, Garry Whitta, K-Michel Parandi, and Allison Rymer. To beat back the darkness and return to her world (or not), Frey will need to master her new skills, come to terms with her wild circumstances, and face down a corrupting evil. As political conflict brews and the people of Athia fight for their freedom, a corrupting force known as the Break advances across Athia, transforming everything it touches.įrey is immune to this force, and soon discovers she possesses magical abilities which are unlocked over the course of the game, with help from allies – including a sentient magical bracelet known as Cuff. The land is filled with danger, and ruled by the evil Tantas, magical dictators who rule with iron fists. Early classification rulings for the game have indicated the narrative set-up will begin with Frey drinking heavily, and pondering her place in the world.Īccording to PEGI, the game begins as a ‘despairing women stands on a ledge, while drinking alcohol, and considers whether the world would be better off without her.’ This is assumed to be Frey, who is later saved by a mystical presence and swept away into a colourful, magic-infused world.īut while Athia appears idyllic on the surface – its sweeping trees and vistas boast gorgeous views and high rocky peaks – it hides a cruel darkness. Forspoken: Plot Summary Image: Luminous Productionsįorspoken is an ‘ isekai‘ or ‘fish out of water’ action-adventure game about a young woman named Frey Holland who is taken from the modern era, and transported to the wild fantasy land of Athia. A Nintendo Switch release has not been discussed in any capacity. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.Reports have flagged a two-year console exclusivity for PS5, which means the title will not arrive on Xbox Series X/S until at least 2025 – if at all. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. As for future deals, I would not expect them to end any time soon.įollow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Regardless, the deal is done with Final Fantasy XVI, and it will likely be PS5’s biggest game of this year, depending on if Spider-Man 2 does or does not make it out in 2023. Smart business or actually unfair? That’s the current debate, and what Microsoft is using as counter-evidence to Sony’s claims about their plans with Activision games like Call of Duty, which they promise will continue to be on Playstation. Sony can use its PlayStation market share and existing relationships with Japanese companies to ensure Xbox keeps losing out on these games. You can view this as simply outbidding a rival, or you can view it as its own form of anti-competitive practice. But at the same time, Sony is doing deals with third party publishers to keep games off Xbox. This has been a hotly contested point given that Sony’s own argument against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is that Microsoft will then be able to keep those high profile games off Sony consoles. Last month, North Dakota Republican Senator Kevin Cramer sent a letter to Sony’s CEO “regarding its anti-competitive behavior and to request information on the company’s acquisition agreements.” The letter was “to express concern about Sony’s efforts to protect its gaming console business from competition.” If this sounds like Sony is effectively paying a third party developer to keep a hugely high profile release off a rival platform, well, the US government also is beginning to think that.
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