Frey Will Probably Belong More in Forspoken's Athia Than New York City

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Although it recently faced a significant delay, Forspoken is still expected to release in 2022. The game, developed by Luminous Productions, follows the story of a young woman named Frey Holland who grows up in New York. Her life is far from glamorous, and her biting sarcasm reveals she is someone who has learned to laugh off life's hardships. Frey's life is forever changed when she is transported to the magical world of Athia where she must master magic and defeat terrifying monsters if she hopes to ever return home.

Early Forspoken trailers depict Athia as a land that is rife with dangers and plenty of fantasy elements. While the new world will certainly feel foreign to Frey at first, it is likely that it may end up feeling like home, and although she may be eager to return to New York, she may end up discovering that she finds more belonging in Athia.

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Although Forspoken promises to bring many new elements, including a unique traversal system for Frey to zip through Athia at high speeds, the basic premise makes use of a tried and tested formula. Isekai is a Japanese fantasy genre that typically involves a hero or heroine who is transported to another world, usually through a portal. The other world can take place in a different time period, but it is always extremely different from their normal reality. In modern times, the term has been applied to Western media that use the same format.

One of the most popular Japanese examples of isekai is the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away which features a young girl who accidentally wanders into a strange world filled with creatures that stretch one's imagination. The popular Harry Potter series can also be categorized as isekai, as Harry