Athia’s magical world is a dangerous one in Forspoken, but luckily, protagonist Frey has plenty of magical firepower she can use when faced with mutated beasts and humans. matter. Luminous Productions wanted to lay down some ground rules for the form and operation of magic in Forspoken, with the developer bringing up the idea of a strange energy that controls the natural elements around the player.
“We also wanted to avoid using auras or summoning circles when Frey was casting spells – this would lack originality,” explained top visual effects artist Ryota Nozoe in a post. PS blog post. “Initially during development, we decided that the magical energy in Forspoken would be represented by geometric patterns. This informs the visual design of all of the game’s magic and ensures make sure we keep a consistent visual style throughout the game.”
With those ideas in mind, his battle magic was divided into many different specialties. Earth-based purple magic that can launch rapid projectiles, more powerful charged shots, and explosive rock clusters. Shield Shot envelops Frey in a protective shield that explodes upon release, Scatter Shot is a steady stream of high-speed kicks followed by a high-damage explosive projectile, while other support spells have Can leave mines, create barriers and leeches health from enemies with tassels.
Red magic is a fire-based spell selection that mainly focuses on offensive abilities. With it, Frey can launch fireballs, cloak herself in flames, and summon fire elementals into battle. The melee options are also expanded with the Red spell, allowing Frey to enhance her physical attacks and summon a powerful sword into battle with the Slice spell. The green spell uses water to grant support and defense spells, and slowly charges the Surge skill. When used at the right time, Surge is a devastating skill that can wipe out enemies all at once.
All of these abilities can also be used in conjunction with each other and when combined with Frey’s magic parkour skillshe will have various abilities to use for any dangerous situation she finds herself in. Forspoken’s cast also includes Star Wars actor Janina Gavankar as Frey, and it will debut as a console exclusive on PS5 and on PC January 2023.
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