Forspoken's Emphasis on Magic Sets It Apart
Square Enix is known for plenty of successful RPG franchises, yet it's always looking to expand. In 2022, its subsidiary Luminous Productions will release Forspoken, an open-world action-RPG that could be the start of another franchise. In Forspoken, a young woman named Frey Holland is magically spirited away from Earth to an alternate dimension filled with dragons, monsters, and a league of magical matriarchs called the Tantas. Although she's unfamiliar to this world, it's up to Frey to overthrow the tyrannical Tantas with the help of her newfound magical powers.
So far, Frey's magic has been a crucial part of Forspoken's marketing. Every Forspoken trailer emphasizes the potent, flashy spells that Frey can weave. Whether she's summoning vines out of the ground to grapple with her foes or causing water to explode into huge shards of ice, Frey is always a force to be reckoned with. Notably, there's no sign of Frey wielding martial weapons in Forspoken; it's all about her magic. While this means Forspoken lacks a common action-RPG combat, it also means Luminous Productions is at liberty to create one of the most elaborate and satisfying Square Enix magic systems to date.
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Fantasy action-RPGs almost always define themselves by a blend of martial and magical combat. Whether it be classical fantasy in The Witcher or the imposing Dark Souls franchise, most games allow players to use both weapons and spells, or to specialize in one of those departments. Forspoken, on the other hand, has no sign of swords, bows, or other weapons. In that way Forspoken arguably loses something, since many players like having the option of swinging a sword rather than
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