Forspoken - Easy Allies Review 

This is one of the higher review scores out there. By quite a bit. I'm interested to see what made it better for Damiani than most.

When an entire paragraph is dedicated to cats you know it's Damiani's review.

Life Hack - Use Japanese Audio with Subtitles. It's like a brand new game lmao. Got so annoyed of the English dialogue quickly until I switched it.

(dialogue "slightly" misses the mark) Understatement of the century.

This is the kindest review of this game by a pretty large margin.

Damiani is definitely the least predictable reviewer at EZA. That outro about staple franchises will definitely not age well though.

Definitely wasn’t expecting an 8, especially from Damiani

All the footage I've seen of this game, I feel like I haven't seen a single enemy try to attack. They just stand around and wait to be killed.

8 seems high, wouldn’t not be surprised if Damiani straight up added a point because of cats

“An uneasy alliance” I see what you did there

Is it me or the world looks reeeeeally empty?

I was talking to a guy in another video, he told me that it took 10 hours of playing the demo for the combat to really make sense and become something fun. Honestly, I don't know if it's a game for me....

Square game with Cats. Damiani. Wonder if it will score well...

Is there an option to get rid of combat damage numbers/indicators? I can’t stand floating damage numbers

This game looks like it took A LOT of inspiration from the Infamous series. I mean look at the way the main charter is shooting spells. Looks obviously close to how Cole and Delsin shoot off their attacks. It’s just Infamous but with magic. Not saying that it’s bad, it’s just that I’ve seen this before.

Just happy i have a back log to finish so maybe the price will go down by the time I’m ready to play it

People are saying the graphics suck but having not watched much of this game, the early part where she's in street clothes and in a normal town the graphics look pretty similar to Spider-Man for me.

Whether it suits your taste or not, Frey reminds me a lot of the protagonist "Drew" from the cancelled Scalebound game for Xbox One. A Japanese-made game heavily targeting the Western-style of "hip kid lost in a fantasy world" vibe.

this looks REALLY good, my hype bust when i see 6 out of 10, and people saying don't buy it, but i feel alot better now that you gave it an 8, i'll definitely give it a go

Something tells me Forspoken will be a one and done game series as it will not meet SquareEnix's insane sales expectations. Even if the game was getting perfect scores (which it is not) there is no chance it could.

This is going to be the most divisive game of 2023. Depending on what you enjoy most in a game, you will either enjoy it or hate it. Do you go for intricate combat and fun movement systems? You'll probably like it, not love it. Do you need great narratives, characters, world building? You'll absolutely hate it Hoping they can refine this gameplay idea into a different game. It has a lot of potential

an 8? I am intrigued! Welp, now I am more interested to see EZA address and discuss the very wide range of feedback that they will definitely get for this review in the future.

A decent chunk of this comment section is so depressing with their bizarre expectation for every review to be the same and fixation/weird controlling need for their skewed mental image of a game they haven’t even played yet to match up with Damiani’s opinion. “Uhhh I did NOT expect that score after the review” it’s like people only watched the opening statement and then skipped to the score. He’s pretty much praising the game the whole review, I was expecting the score to be higher after listening to him. Maybe because this is the first review I’ve watched and it’s not this review your bringing that bias in from? Just a thought. Besides even if the interactions with cuff are tedious/annoying having the foresight to acknowledge it and add in options to make it less frequent is worthy of praise! Lastly, I have a weird interest in this game and am really struggling to decide if I want to buy it. I think the combat looks pretty dull if I’m being honest but the world and fluid way you can explore it along with the way you unlock everything are both really appealing to me. The fact that Damiani enjoyed the story is a + but it still looks pretty cheesy to me. This is a tough one.

i feel like this game appeals to a certain type of person, i loved the demo especially the combat. unfortunately everyone else hated it lol to me the combat is enough to get me to play day 1

7:15 Ayyyy, now thats a reasonable review case in point!

I was interested but the voice acting sounds like it was directed by the producers of 90’s PBS hit kid’s show Ghost Writer.

I like the idea of combat primarily being magic spells and movement being superpowered parkour, but every time i see footage of the open world or cut scenes I feel empty and transported back to 2008. Oh well, at least this game isn't a walking NFT machine

hmm im still very skeptical about that score, gonna see how it turns out from the people.

Honestly I’m feeling this review more than the hate train reviews of Forspoken. Dunno if I’m sold on buying it yet…might wait for a sale.

I still can't believe they mase Agni's Philosophy into this

It seems like an interesting title but with the mixed reviews it feels like a wait for a sale if I do pick it up at some point.

I’ll be honest, was NOT expecting 8/10 from the footage I’ve seen lol pretty surprising

This review representing me than the other. Forspoken is action RPG, with fast moving parkour and magic effect, which is sure offering different taste for exploring open world area.

Thank GOD you can lower the dialog with your cuff. Glad it appears to be doing better than expected. I was getting nervous about this one.

I just finished it after 24 hrs (the story and a few side things) and it just got better and better as you go and even had a plot twist that I did not see coming at all. I loved this game, a straight 9/10 for me and a breath of fresh air to a gaming industry that's become all too samey and predictable, this story seemed predictable at first and then completely changed my perspective a few times and then blew me away by the end. I truly feel sorry for those hating on it, it's a well made game with a lot of heart and a ton of potential if Frey ever visits another world using the Torana. I can't wait for the DLC where we may play as Cinta herself!

Wow, an even-handed review of this game? How refreshing…

This game makes you appreciate silent protagonists more.

This script really does not read like an 8. Damiani being the reviewer left me shocked it was even a 7

Why wouldn’t they just give you melee spells to start out with? It makes the first 1/3 of your game a shooter- what a weird design choice

I think it is reasonable to consider the fact, that this game is setting a new standard in pricing. On Steam in EU the game has a price tag of 79.99 Euros. It should at least be mentioned. We should not accept this kind of price hike for a mediocre AAA Game. On Metacritic there is no review score for the PC version, because only the PS5 version got gifted to the reviewers. The user score for the PC version on Metacritic is 1.8. To suggest that the game gets some flag because of racial bias is insulting.

Curious how this will perform considering the middling reviews

also yeah, i agree with the score. the game is nowhere near as bad as reviewers say it is. its better than dragon age 2 and that shit got 9's all over the place. better than COD as well.

I liked the trailers and videos about the game as well the gameplay aspects when I played of the demo of the game. But the steep price of 80 Euro is hard to justify given the technical issues of the release. It's not unplayable, but it should run and look much better than it does on PC. Feel sorry for the devs - and I do think people are hypercritical of the game for whatever reason - but if the game flops it's hard to deny that this is of their own making in many ways.

Wait for sale 😢

I don't have a particular interest in this game, but what is wrong with these commenters? So he liked the game, what skin is this off your nose? People seem bizarrely invested in this game's failure.

Glad to see I wasn't the only one hot on the game after the demo - it felt like it had a secret combat and traversal sauce that would make it worthwhile but other reviewers just didn't seem to really quite get it :(

Definitely might pick up on sale, im really curioous...ive been led wrong by reviewers b4 but this seemed like an honest review👌🏾

I just beat the game. I got it on black Friday and it's surprisingly short. But a lot of fun! I liked it much more than ff16 and other square Enix jrpgs I played this year

‘I can shoot fireballs? I am so f*****ing cool.’

Currently a 68 on Metacritic. Yikes.

That cat bump lol

Oh this explain the dislikes.

I don’t know what it is about this channel, but the reviews you guys put out are up there for me with Skillup. I trust your opinion and I’m always curious about what you have to say on a new release

8 out of ten? wtf? lol

8? That's... interesting

This game reminds of Infamous, at least gameplay and traversal wise.

I feel like it hits the same spot of enjoyment that games like Just Cause have. It's not great but it's enough to keep you entertained while listening to podcasts or something

Could've used more time with the facial animations. Stuck out like a sore thumb with how stiff it looked through out the review when on display.

Hmm will have to wait and see.

Wow someone's easily pleased.

Interesting one.

The lighting is so bad in this game lol

This is one of those games I might only consider if it becomes available on PS+. Outside of that, I've pretty much lost any interest in this at all. The demo was boring, the gameplay was boring, the characters are annoying - there's just nothing that was keeping me connected to the game. Like most reviews said - there's a lot of potential in this game, but none of it is being tapped.

I usually listen to the reviews and guess the score. I’ve never been that wrong before.

Really interested in the combat, so might pick up once its on sale. great review.

I just beat the game and 8 is a solid score and fair, thanks to you guys for a fair review unlike others who seemed to have a grudge with the game for some weird reason, It's sad that many gamers who trust on others reviews will not buy the game, I hope the game sells really well and the studio continue and don't end up closed by SE for the backlash reviews and sales.

That duck mouth animation😂

Why do enemies have that grey overlay on their models?

when they were talking about the amazing and spell binding world I was watching the footage thinking they were talking about a different game...

Even if the combat was perfect, the dialogue and characters really put me off. I'm not sure this is the game for me.

That's an extremely generous 8

I dunno, it looks pretty bland graphically, the beginning in our world and then the fantasy world. I'm not all about graphics, but I thought this game was kind of a showpiece in how it presented itself.

Wow, higher than i was expecting, for sure Damiani play it in japanese.

Yea, if you can turn down the dialogue and the meaningless banters, then yea it is looking solid

Review got me intrigued, I ended up picking up the game and I’m definitely not disappointed, Everything was pretty much as you stated in this review

The demo really put me off, and even this positive review saying "the story is bland and the combat only really gets good at the end" has me thinking I won't be going back to this one.

Uhhhh. Yeah, I don’t know about all that.

I can't remember a game with dialog this bad in quite some time, everything the main character says makes me cringe a little, a shame because the combat seems quite interesting. Seems like the perfect playstation plus title, people gambling on this by paying full price are nuts, just wait a bit and this will be half price easily. BTW are we back in the open world quagmire? Please AAA move beyond open worlds, its tiring.

Great review. I've been having a blast so far 9 hours in still exploring the first major area could do with the grapple but still having a ton of fun

I refunded less than an hour in. The cutscene heavy introduction and snarky YA dialogue (some people might like it, just not me, a 39 year old man) let me know this wasn't going to be a game for me. Taking about 30 minutes before the "real" tutorial even begins is kind of inexcusable at this point.

One neat trick I learned from the demo which instantly improved my experience with the game is to set the audio to Japanese. I won't even read the subtitles, I just don't feel the need to hear a piece of jewelry tell jokes. Fun game otherwise tho!

The negativity leading up to this release made it seem like people want this to fail. Seems like it’s an above average open world action RPG. Maybe not worth putting down other games to play at launch but this is definitely one to get down the road

great review damiani and the cat part was good ;)

i thought the narrator had left easy allies...wtf...he back? omg

Gaming Bolt had to explain why they gave the game a 7 and here comes EZA with an 8... 🤦‍♂️

This is an 8?

Hearing Brandon say: "Casting spells looks amazing in actions" when the entire time my brain has gone: This looks looks so bland and repititive and not fun. This is the first gameplay footage i've seen of the game and havent seen other reviews. But based on the footage and the bad voice acting my guess is, this game is boring. Few seconds farther, the impressive visuals? where are those? all the enemies have this white glow, making them look the same? a riviting open world? I'll stop typing now because well, because.

Just now noticed Jones kinda sounds like Superman

*The game had potential, with gorgeous animation and effects... but the more they showcased of the game, the less I became interested: cringey dialogues/storyline, subpar framerate, etc.* The demo was the final nail in the coffin for me: I forced myself to play it till the end, but I felt there was a noticeable input lag in the commands, the UI was unnecessarily complex and unpleasant to read and the gameplay mechanics were way less interesting and impressive than what was shown in the trailers. Overall, it was tedious and the exact opposite of fun.

Kind of the tier of game I was expecting, which works for me. Not sure how other outlets got scores in the super low range.

WORST OptimisationS Award game gose for :

I liked this review more than the hate-train ones. I don't think someone can accurately size up a game a few hours after release from rushing through the main story. And it looks like so many people did just that. The many reviews saying the game is bad are just regurgitating vague complaints. Like someone said its not original because it is a "hero quest" . 99% of RPGs are hero quests. That is literally the point. I think the complaints about the bickering convo between chick and cuff and not getting a melee weapon until half way through are the most valid complaints. The other complaints seem pretty generic and apply to most games (like similarity in side quests and similarity in enemies/bosses). I haven't seen any complaints on performance or serious bugs. The visuals look good. I think the main antagonist is interesting and unique. There might be some biasing against the game due to misogyny, that is unfortunately, still fairly common in the gaming community. If you dont believe me on that one just check on comments left on any Horizon game video (zero dawn or forbidden west). Female lead games tend to get a lot of hate on release. I suggest playing it yourself and forming your own opinion instead of passing on a game because a bunch of dudes say its not fresh enough for them. At the very least, the game looks polished and FINISHED. Which used to be an expectation in games but now days is a feature.

Why is the protagonist not from the demo of this Agni's Philosophy engine? P.S.How about outfits and towns in this game?

This is the Sonic Frontiers for fast paced magic action lovers

Intresting.

It's great hearing that the game is pretty decent. I know everyone's rolling their eyes at the dialogue, myself included, so I like that you can decrease the amount of banter you hear between the characters, cuz I'm definitely gonna do that. *Someone* on the staff knew. They knew. I'm rooting for this game to do well. I just hope they have someone who's actually black write her dialogue for the sequel, because they clearly didn't for this game, and it shows. I'll pick this one up on a sale.

I'll wait for the Xmas steam sale.

I do think this game is going to be overlooked due to the poor demo response and trailers failing to grasp the curiosity of fans in the fantasy community

If I liked Assassin's Creed Origins, would I like this?

Gameplay looks fun. But the dialogue literally makes me want to rip my flesh off