Forspoken

Forspoken is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Luminous Productions and published by Square Enix. The game focuses on fast and fluid terrain traversal, with an open world that allows free exploration. Players control Frey, a young woman transported from New York City to the fantasy world of Athia, where she uses magic to survive and find a way home. Athia is ruled by the tyrannical Tantas. Forspoken is the debut game from Luminous Productions, created by former Final Fantasy XV staff. Originally called Project Athia, it was developed to showcase the PlayStation 5's power with features such as ray tracing and procedural generation. The writing team includes Gary Whitta and Amy Hennig, while Black Girl Gamers provided consultation on the characterization of Frey. The music was composed by Bear McCreary and Garry Schyman. The game was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows on January 24, 2023. It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.