Forspoken's Frey Could Be The Next Great Video Game Heroine

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The upcoming debut title from Square Enix's Luminous Productions, Forspoken, turned a few heads when it was first announced. The brand-new IP will be a third-person action RPG from a team compromised in part of ex-Final Fantasy 15 developers and will introduce players to a whole new world. Forspoken follows Frey Holland, a New Yorker who gets thrust into the magical (and incredibly dangerous) land of Athia as she battles monsters and other deadly foes.

Although the game was a hotly anticipated title for the first half of 2022, it seems players will have a little longer to wait thanks to the recent news that Forspoken has been delayed until October – five months from its original release date. However, although some eager gamers were disappointed by the pushed-back launch, this does give developers more time to properly polish the game and make sure it's capable of living up to fan expectations. Not just in terms of a vast new world for players to explore or gameplay systems to experience, but also to create a character in Frey that stands up against a recent slew of amazing video game heroines.

Forspoken's Cuff Could be Frey's Jarvis

Some of Forspoken still remains shrouded in mystery, but the developers have revealed enough to give players a sense of the world of Athia, as well as some of the characters that call it home. Frey Holland is a young native New Yorker who is magically transported from her world into the realm of Athia. The once prosperous and peaceful region is now beset by a corrupting miasma known as the Break which harms everything it touches. Everything, that is, except for Frey, who has an inexplicable immunity to the corrupting force.

In addition to battling against the monsters that roam the land, Frey