Previously referred to as codename Project Athia, Forspoken comes to us from Luminous Productions, the team partially responsible for Final Fantasy XV. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.Upcoming Square Enix action RPG, Forspoken, is nearly here and it’s gearing up to launch exclusively for PS5 and PC. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. Time will tell.įollow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. I’m expecting that to be a little more divisive than Hi-Fi Rush, but I’m not expecting it to fall on its face like Forspoken clearly has here either. The next biggest exclusive to arrive from either PlayStation or Xbox is Arkane’s Redfall, the Xbox/PC release out May 2. Hi-Fi Rush, meanwhile, will almost certainly get a sequel greenlit after this kind of performance, a coup from Tango Gameworks and its veteran talent. So, what does this mean for both brands? Well, Square Enix isn’t done yet in 2023, given that they have Final Fantasy XVI to release this summer, and few are believing that’s going to be some sort of giant misstep from them. Forspoken, meanwhile, is “Mixed,” only 57% positive on Steam. In addition to these lofty Steam sales, Hi-Fi Rush boasts a 98% “Overwhelmingly Positive” user reviews, based on confirmed purchases. But it’s a far cry from the near-universal praise that Hi-Fi Rush is getting from both critics and fans. The highest praise I’ve heard for it is that “it’s better than people are saying,” and combat can actually be pretty fun if you play it right. It could have been a huge title, as it certainly had the resources behind that to make that happen, but instead it feels like a cautionary tale. At this point, I think it’s safe to declare not just a critical miss with rather low review scores, but a likely financial flop as well for Square Enix.
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