Forspoken Has Serious Final Fantasy 15 Vibes, and That's Okay

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In a year filled with big releases, Forspoken is a title many gamers are looking forward to. It features Frey, a New Yorker who, as an orphan, has experienced her fair share of hardships. She lives with a furry white cat, and she has learned to use humor and sarcasm as a coping mechanism. However, everything changes when she is yanked out of New York and thrown into the magical world of Athia. Forspoken chronicles Frey's journey as she attempts to find her way back home while trying to survive in Athia, a realm ruled by powerful matriarchs called the Tantas.

Although Forspoken has its own unique identity that fuses fantasy and modern elements, trailers and screenshots have caused some gamers to compare it to Final Fantasy 15. This is not a bad thing, though. Final Fantasy 15 has many positive qualities, and Forspoken has the opportunity to improve in the areas where Final Fantasy 15 went wrong.

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It is not unexpected that there are similarities between Forspoken and Final Fantasy 15 since many people who worked on Final Fantasy 15 are part of Forspoken's development team. Luminous Productions was formed in 2018 by developers who were working on Final Fantasy 15, a game that went through a protracted development period. As the name might suggest, the studio exists to develop games using Square Enix's in-house Luminous Engine.

This should not cause gamers to believe that Forspoken will be a carbon copy of Final Fantasy 15, however. There are plenty of new names that have come aboard to lend their creative talents to the game. Notable writers include Amy Hennig of the Uncharted series and Gary Whitta, who was a co-writer on the film After Earth. Big-name composers are