This bit of text from the official site summarizes that setting: Well: now you know why she's wearing sneakers! This has the whiff of an "isekai" story, a popular genre in Japan where characters are transported to a fantasy world. The first thing we saw in the debut Forspoken trailer was Frey's sneakers, which seemed ill-fitting in a fantasy game. Sounds like she needs to get rid of them. Thankfully her passage into this world is accompanied by the discovery of magical abilities, which she'll need as she fights her way to the "twisted all-powerful matriarchs" known as the Tantas, who control Athia. She is quick to accept Frey in Athia and sees more in her than Frey does in herself.That threatening world is doubly so, since Frey is actually a "gritty yet street smart young woman" who is unexpectedly transported from New York City to the nightmarish fantasy world of Athia.
Jonathan Cake plays Frey’s companion “Cuff.” Cuff is a magical, sentient bracelet of uncertain origin who helps Frey navigate through the sprawling landscapes of Athia.I’m excited to reveal more characters from Forspoken and some of the fantastic actors behind them too: To have a chance of returning home, she’ll also have to contend with the Tantas - destructive and twisted all-powerful matriarchs who have dominion over Athia.Īs previously announced, Frey is performed by Ella Balinska, so I hope you enjoyed a longer look at her performance in the trailer. Playing as Frey, you’ll need to harness newly discovered magical abilities to battle the terrifying monsters that inhabit the land. Things take a turn for the unexpected when she’s magically transported to Athia, a land where fantasies and nightmares are suddenly very real. And her life hasn’t really gotten any easier now that she’s about to turn 21. Woke implies there is a visable far-left ideology or political agenda.įrey is a directionless, gritty yet street smart young woman who has persevered despite her rough upbringing in New York City. Just uninspired fish-out-of-water dilaogue. That's just bad writing though, and nothing she nor any other character said was remotely woke in the trailers so far. There aren't any legacy IP or characters being hijacked here with woke tropes like race swapping or gender swamping.
The people involved are doing so willing I'd imagine. Square Enix understands what value of the ever-growing western gaming market which is wise, and it's not as if they've completely abandoned their Japanese games developed by teams. Most seem to be liking what they've seen of the game thus far, save for the quality of the dialogue. The reception so far has been relatively positive from the trailers. A new IP with original characters, setting, and plot.ģ. A newly formed studio not made up of an exclusively Japanese teamĢ. How can it be a forced attempt or woke when it's:ġ. I cannot stand woke propaganda as much as the next reasonable person, but you lost me here.
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