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Forspoken

We only review finished games, so in Viewpoint we go hands-on with near-final code of a game that just missed our review deadline. Jess Kinghorn’s donning a magic bangle to touch down in Athia, dipping a toe into three early chapters of Forspoken.

FORMAT PS5 / ETA 24 JAN / PUB SQUARE ENIX / DEV LUMINOUS PRODUCTIONS / PLAYERS 1

As soon as Frey Holland sets foot in Athia, she sinks knee-deep into all of its problems, effin’ and jeffin’ the whole way down. The travelling companion strapped

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