Forspoken Should Get Its Own Presentation After E3's Cancellation

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E3's return in a digital format last year inspired hope that 2022 would be another strong year for the gaming exposition, but sadly, that isn't going to be the case. E3 2022 has formally been cancelled, meaning game developers will have to turn to other means of advertising their games. Odds are that companies like Square Enix will set up their own presentation to show off games like Forspoken in their own time, rather than discussing their upcoming titles in relation to other developers. Late 2022 releases such as Forspoken shouldn't suffer too much from the loss of E3 as long as developers and publishers find new ways to publicize their games.

Forspoken in particular could use its own presentation. Square Enix may be tempted to lump it in with a presentation about other games that it has in the pipeline, as well as potential updates for recent releases, but Forspoken ought to get the spotlight instead. It has the potential to be one of Square Enix's biggest games of the year and a defining title for the company's future, meaning it deserves special treatment. There's still a significant amount of uncertainty surrounding Forspoken, too, so a presentation specifically focusing on aspects of Forspoken other than combat would have a lot of value.

Forspoken's Particle Effects Could Make or Break Its Combat

As an entirely new IP, Forspoken has a lot to prove. It may be published by Square Enix and developed by one of its subsidiaries, but nevertheless, it's a newcomer in the action RPG space, which means it has a lot of competition to face. Frey Holland's character, the setting of Athia, Forspoken's robust magic system, and more could add up to a rich new Square Enix franchise, but first it needs to convince RPG fans to give it