There were quite a few unique cloaks and effects available in the demo alone, so this bodes well for the game having plenty of different playstyles.

Every piece of equipment has a unique design and different effects, varying from things like self-healing to critical hits. This is a departure from the traditional weapons and armors of the genre, but it's more coherent with a world governed by magic. Our isekai heroine's equipment is composed of only cloaks and necklaces, which I actually found to be very fitting for the heroic fantasy world that she finds herself in. Frey can create new items from materials gathered in the wild and improve her gear here. These give a good idea of some of the features the game will offer - the closest objective from the start has a crafting board that seems very similar to the one in The Last of Us Part II, for example. The player is given a couple of objectives that need to be met (in no particular order) within the fifteen minutes allowed. Forspoken was easily the biggest game of TGS 2022, but also the most intriguing - so double the reason to play (and wait in the long line) through the demo twice in order to ascertain as much as possible about Square Enix's upcoming Western-styled action RPG.įorspoken's TGS demo takes place in an open region of the game.

The exhibition re-opened in physical format this year, and the event's managers granted visa support to foreign press, which allowed me to attend, play some demos, and write up some previews once more. The Tokyo Game Show is finally back on track after two years of online-only events as a result of COVID. By Thomas Froehlicher, posted on 26 September 2022 / 2,635 Views

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