![]() Prior to release, Forspoken received a lot of criticism for having an African American protagonist written by white writers, with the game’s motion capture and voice-over director doing the game’s reputation no favors by describing Frey as having “a very hip-hoppy kind of walk.” Writers Allison Rymer and Todd Stashwick added more fuel to the fire by describing Frey as “very angry” and “on the verge of prison,” resulting in justified criticism that they’re playing into harmful Black stereotyping. The only downside is that it’s going to take me a long time to reacclimatize to any other open-world game - trudging through a field in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla suddenly feels like having your feet encased in lead. Even after the credits rolled (which took about 15 hours) this was still a blast and there’s nothing quite like standing on a cliff overlooking a vast scenic vista, bounding off into it, and gracefully flying through the landscape. ![]() Simply moving through Athia is exhilarating, with the fluidity and speed of Frey’s motion feeling genuinely dreamlike. There are higher and lower difficulties (the mind boggles how this game could possibly be easier) and if was playing for my own pleasure rather than to a deadline, I may have bumped it up to hard just to get some pushback from the game.īut not every game has to be Dark Souls, and though Forspoken is very easy, it’s also very fun. ![]() On top of that, I only dabbled in the side content and mostly focused on the main story, so presumably, spending time searching for the best equipment and buffs would only make Frey that much more invincible.
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