Forspoken With Big Update; Frey Finally Immune to Her Own Magic

Square Enix is not abandoning its coldly-received Forspoken. The game has received a hefty patch that fixes issues related to the visuals and the gameplay itself.

The narrative surrounding Forspoken may yet change, thanks to successive patches that bring the game to a better conditions. The latest of these - numbered 1.10 - affects many important issues related to gameplay and visuals. Some time ago, the developers informed that they were working on the update, and now it is finally available. The official website of Square Enix published a detailed entry discussing the changes it introduces.

Gameplay changes

Gameplay in Forspoken, despite performing well overall, suffered from several shortcomings. The developers took it upon themselves to eliminate them and added new options related to accessibility.

Remembering the last selection in the menu. Enabling this option will make pressing the button responsible for opening the menu take us to the last tab visited, instead of displaying the map.
Changes to enemy targeting. With the new options, we can decide whether to automatically change the target after defeating one targeted enemy. We can also influence how the camera is centered.
Frey's immunity to her own magic. A change that many players have been calling for. Finally, we don't have to worry about taking damage from our attacks in the heat of battle.

All changes are, of course, optional, so you don't have to use them. Above you will find a short video with a presentation of the most important of them.

Changes in graphics

A lot of criticism directed at the game was based on the visuals. After the new patch it should be much better in this regard. The developers have worked on the lighting of locations, thanks to which buildings and other elements of the environment now have a nicer illumination (e.g. in the corners).

Developers also tried to improve the optimization of Forspoken, especially when it comes to the PC version, because it was the one that had the biggest problems. Those who have hardware that can cope with the recommended requirements should, according to the developers, experience 30-percent improvement in performance. This is expected to be similar for the PS5 version.

Finally, let me remind that Forspoken debuted on January 24 only on PC and PlayStation 5. The game did not appeal to many players, but there are also some positive reviews.