New 4K Forspoken Gameplay Clip Shows Combat and Enemies

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Originally known as Project Athia, the upcoming action-RPG game Forspoken is a highly anticipated, yet still mysterious title. Officially unveiled at Square Enix Presents early in 2021, Forspoken introduces players to Frey Holland, a young woman who has seemingly been ripped from modern day New York City and transported to the fantasy realm of Athia. Developed by many former Final Fantasy XV employees who formed a new studio called Luminous Productions, the writing team is made up of some major industry names like Gary Whitta, Amy Hennig, Allison Rymer, and Todd Stashwick.

While there's still a lot that fans don't quite yet know about the game, Square Enix has slowly been revealing more over the past few months including a recent trailer during Sony's State of Play. In fact, this most recent trailer has shown off more of the traversal mechanics, the elemental powers that Frey has been granted in Athia, as well as some towering boss-like creatures. Although that gameplay was less than two minutes long, a new gameplay clip gives fans an extended look at the game.

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The latest Forspoken gameplay trailer, presented in 4K resolution, is nearly 7 minutes in length and opens with Frey battling what appears to be elk-like creatures. Combat in Forspoken appears to be fast, taking advantage of the movement and traversal systems which include sprinting and dashing. The UI system is also shown off, giving fans a look at some of the spells Frey has access to during combat in Forspoken like Firetrap, Suppression, and Cluster Bolt. The player appears to be able to assign three elemental spells or abilities of the same type (fire, electricity, etc) to a triangular menu that can