Forspoken official Thread (PS5/PC) OUT NOW!

[Rekkapryde]

Sad. Sign of a stagnant gaming industry when toxic consumers dictate the culture.

This.


Game is flames.

 

[Rekkapryde]

I just finished the game/story. Man, I love this game so much and I give an 8.0 out of 10. Would love to have DLC.

Man I still haven't fough the first Tanta. I'm just runnin around gridin and doin the sideshyt with 20 hours in.

 

[Zero]

Ol girl was set up

Square Enix says Forspoken sales have been lackluster, and many small and mid-sized titles "did not perform as well as we had expected" | RPG Site

Square Enix financials in their HD Games segment don't look too hot.

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Square Enix says Forspoken sales have been lackluster, and many small and mid-sized titles "did not perform as well as we had expected"​

by Adam Vitale on 10 March, 2023
Square Enix has released the Outline of Results Briefing held on February 3, 2023 [PDF], which reveals some insight on the publisher's takeaways regarding its recent slate of game releases.
The briefing primarily discusses the financial results for Q1-Q3 of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, focusing on the most recent quarter of October through December 2022. However, given that the briefing itself took place a week after the release of Forspoken, Square Enix also makes comment about the recent RPG from the soon-defunct Luminous Productions.
On page 3 of the outline, while a specific title is not mentioned, Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda (who will leave the position next Summer) stated the following about the slate of "small and mid-sized titles" that released in the current fiscal year.

Net sales declined YoY in the HD Games sub-segment, partly because the release of major titles a year earlier had created a challenging YoY hurdle, but also because many of the new small and mid-sized titles we launched this year did not perform as well as we had expected.

Square Enix released numerous RPGs at the tail end of 2022 that plausibly fit the 'small and mid-sized' description. No individual title is specified as an underperformer, but as a refresher, some (not all) of the RPGs that the publisher released in the timeframe include The DioField Chronicle, Star Ocean The Divine Force, Harvestella, Tactics Ogre: Reborn, Dragon Quest Treasures, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, and Valkyrie Elysium.

As for the more recent AAA release of Forspoken, on page 6 of the outline, Matsuda stated the following:

Reviews of “FORSPOKEN,” which we released on January 24, 2023, have been challenging. However, the game has also received positive feedback on its action features, including its parkour and combat capabilities, so it has yielded results that will lead to improvement of our development capabilities of other games in the future. That said, its sales have been lackluster, and while the performance of new titles with February and March release dates will be the ultimate determinant, we see considerable downside risk to our FY2023/3 earnings.

Since this briefing, Square Enix has released games like Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line and Octopath Traveler II. Perhaps those games will find the success that Square Enix is looking for.
Although, to top things off, Square Enix also hopes you "...look forward to the blockchain games we plan to launch in FY2024/3 and thereafter."

 

[Ironman]

Square enix isn't shyt

 

[Mister_DoItNice]

Put the beats on Tanta Sila last night. Looking forward to seeing some different areas of the map now.

 

[Red Shield]

Square released way too many games in a short time frame...

Like 4-5 games got sent out to die in that Sep-Nov time frame



Forspoken just got ripped apart because of the usual shyt.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Put the beats on Tanta Sila last night. Looking forward to seeing some different areas of the map now.

I still haven't gone to her yet. I'm still running around the map opening treasure boxes and leveling up acting the fool.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Forspoken just got ripped apart because of the usual shyt.

100% Did. It's not even debatable. They wanna knock it due to the "voice acting". nikka, I just finished FF7 Crisis Core Reunion and that voice acting was some shyt straight off the Disney Channel.


shyt indeed.

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

i didnt even know this came out, i might have to check it out

 

[Rekkapryde]

i didnt even know this came out, i might have to check it out

It's actually pretty good IMO.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Put the beats on Tanta Sila last night. Looking forward to seeing some different areas of the map now.

finally stopped bullshytting and paid her ass a visit last night.

Beat the dogshyt out of her and her goonies 1st try since I got so much power from doing the side quests and treasures.

But yo, the powers you get after beating her are

I had so much mantra that I fully learned and powered up all of her magic spells you get after beating her immediately. (had like 950 mantra before i fought her).

 

[Mister_DoItNice]

finally stopped bullshytting and paid her ass a visit last night.

Beat the dogshyt out of her and her goonies 1st try since I got so much power from doing the side quests and treasures.

But yo, the powers you get after beating her are

I had so much mantra that I fully learned and powered up all of her magic spells you get after beating her immediately. (had like 950 mantra before i fought her).

Yeah her spell set is legit. I’m still trying to figure out the upgrade system for this game. Not the spells, but the gear.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Yeah her spell set is legit. I’m still trying to figure out the upgrade system for this game. Not the spells, but the gear.

I've acquired 4 necklaces and 4 robes. But I still like the ones I got early and just leveled them up. That and the nails.

you gotta goto craft and just keep converting the lower grasses and shyt to more powerful ones. The more powerful ones are the ones you use to upgrade the necklace and robes.

 

[Mister_DoItNice]

I’m feeling the next area after Sila a lot more. There’s actual grass and it’s more pleasing to the eye. Doing a lot more exploring now.

 

[Methodical]

i didnt even know this came out, i might have to check it out

This game is dope as fukk. fukk these reviewers