Is Forspoken Open World – Co-director weighs in on open world games
Find out what the status of Forspoken's terrain is.
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More and more nowadays, we’re seeing games turn to open world too allow for the utmost freedom and player enjoyability, as you make your own path and go at your own pace. So, if you’re wondering if Forspoken if open world, you’ve come to the right place.
With the Square Enix title, Forspoken, out very soon on the 24th of January, let’s do a quick recap on whether or not you can traverse Athia at your own pace.
Forspoken is a PS5 exclusive open world game
So, in answer to the question: yes, Forspoken is indeed an open world game. As we have seen in the run up to the game’s release, the Forspoken demo showcased plenty of side quests and content to tackle alongside the main story, which will see players traverse the world of Athia however they please.
Whilst open world games allow for creativity, they are by far the most saturated genre of video games out there right now. Releasing a new open world game in this climate, whilst certainly part of the status quo, is beginning to lose it’s novelty.
Plenty of games like Tears of the Kingdom and Hogwarts Legacy are yet to release feature open world terrain. Perhaps it’s not so much that game developers are exploiting a trend, but instead instating the new normal for AAA titles.
Forspoken developers vow to bring something new to the open world formula
Forspoken co-director Takefumi Terada had some words on this.
“Obviously, from our side, we’re keeping an eye on what people are saying about open worlds and what the general feelings are in the industry right now,” says Terada via Square Enix interpreter. “And so we are aware of the sentiment people feel towards [the genre].”
Terada goes on to note that Forspoken’s main selling point – the magically-enhanced parkour you’ll use to get around – has been strategically placed within the game to make the moment-to-moment play of the game feel better, and that the world has been crafted around your mobility.
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With mobility as an area of the game that is expanded upon, it makes the process of open world travel more meaningful. So, as you travel from A to B, it won’t feel nearly as trivial.
Is Forspoken like Final Fantasy?
Due to its development studio being Luminous Productions, the team formerly behind Final Fantasy 15, one could argue perhaps yes. But after the poor reviews of FF15, it’s more than likely that Luminous will stray from the boy band aesthetic of the characters, and opt for a lonelier world to explore.
