Forspoken’s fast-paced magical battles are going to be a blast

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Any gamer interested in the upcoming magical action RPG Forspoken has been itching for more details since it was first teased in 2020 under the code name “Project Athia.” After a few delays, the new IP from Square Enix and Luminous Productions is finally set to launch in January 2023, giving the adventure a bit of room to breathe away from a packed fall release lineup.

With just a few months until release, there’s still a lot we don’t know about Frey Holland and the mysterious world of Athia. But the development team is slowly pulling back the curtain and sharing more information. We recently got a chance to demo the title and talk with the developers about what fans can expect come January.

While current Forspoken trailers are intriguing, there are still a lot of secrets the developers are keeping close to their vest for now. We know that the game follows the story of Frey Holland, a modern-day New Yorker who is, without explanation, transported through a portal to the high-fantasy world of Athia. Frey is adorned with a sentient magical bracelet upon arrival and is set loose to traverse across the open-world plains of this new land, mastering her new magical abilities along the way as she is tasked with waging war against treacherous creatures and punching up at a ruling class known as the Tantas.

That’s about all fans know about the story so far, for better or for worse. While plenty are excited about the world and this perky protagonist, many are critical of the tone highlighted in early trailers. In the clips, Frey is full of quips and sarcastic responses (not to mention the dialogue between her and her sentient cuffs) that had some rolling their eyes at what they branded “Whedon-esque dialogue,” a style found in