I'm all in for a witty and less serious story, but here, it just doesn't work.

It's not the voice actresses fault, it's the horrendous writing. I would just make Frey actually act like a 21 year old. Making them mute makes them self inserts and bland characters. I prefer protagonists in games that talk, it gives them personality. Some people have said she's why silent protagonists in games are better, I personally have to disagree with that. For a 21 year old, she acts like a 12 year old. It's as if the writers couldn't figure out how to make a character funny and likable that isn't Eric Cartman or Deadpool. But she constantly tries to crack these really unfunny jokes while swearing, during both the cutscenes and gameplay. She literally mocks her companion Cuff for zero reason. Whiny, rude, stuck-up, and immature, it's especially repugnant if you know what she's dealing with in her hometown, New York. Her personality is essentially what you'd expect from a real life whiny teenage girl. The main character, Frey Holland, is poorly written and just really irritating. $70 is laughably overpriced for a mostly bland and wasteful experience that offers little beyond whatever your definition of a mediocre game is. Far better than the previous live service hot garbage Square Enix has been pushing lately, such as Marvel's Avengers, but that's not saying much. In Forspoken, players can expect captivating performances from an all-star cast, including Ella Balinska (Run Sweetheart Run) as protagonist Frey Holland, Jonathan Cake (Star Wars: The Old Republic) as magical-sentient, Cuff and Pollyanna McIntosh (The Walking Dead series), Janina Gavankar (The Morning Show) and Claudia Black (Uncharted: The Lost Legacy) who take on the roles of the Tantas, evil maddened sorceresses that rule over Athia, as well as appearances from further supporting cast members, including Monica Barbaro (Top Gun Maverick) and Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman).Forspoken is the definition of a mediocre game. Having somehow survived this strange phenomenon and armed with a magical sentient bracelet called ‘Cuff’, Frey now offers Athia a last beacon of hope and must harness her newfound magical abilities to save Athia and find her way home. Collaboration with: BANDAI NAMCO & SQUARE ENIXįorspoken puts players in the shoes of Frey Holland, an ordinary young woman who has been mysteriously transported to Athia, a fantastical land that is devastated by an unknown force known as the Break.

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