Amy Hennig of Uncharted fame is part of an all-star writing cast on PlayStation 5 console exclusive Forspoken, which is interesting because a lot of Twitter messages flying during the title’s PlayStation Showcase trailer were blaming the dialogue on bad Japanese translations. Gary Whitta, who penned Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is also involved – along with actor Todd Stashwick and Allison Rymer.
Here’s the pitch: “Playing as Frey, you’ll need to harness newly discovered magical abilities to battle the terrifying monsters that inhabit the land. 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.”
Ella Balinska, who plays Frey, will be accompanied by a magical, sentient bracelet named Cuff, who’ll operate as a kind of ally to the main character. The music in the trailer has been composed by God of War’s Bear McCreary, but Garry Schyman of BioShock fame is also working on the soundtrack. Tons of talent attached to this project, then.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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You would of never known after watching the trailer...
Ah yes, Amy Hennig that famous millennial. Got to love the razor sharp wit of the Push Square community.
The first trailer had me worried about the dialogue. This new trailer fully turned me off, the main character was very annoying to me. Loved the gameplay though!
Amy Hennig probably did the worldbuilding stuff I'd say. Todd Stashwick and Allison Rymer I'd assume are responsible for the dialogue, not familiar with their writing work.
Main character is so annoying, they need to clean this up while they have time. The game has promise but each trailer things look a little worse and a little more stilted. That first trailer was so fluid. They obviously are not going to deliver what we saw there.
Amy Henning is great at writing so her inclusion bumped this title up another notch for me.
The writing (from what weve seen) gives me YA fantasy novel but the Disney film version of it.
I could have sworn this game was named Forsaken...
Looks and sounds neat
Wow, Tons of talent for sure.
Potential for a strong narrative and cool looking world gives it a spot on the list 👍
I see some guys can handle seas of blood in games, but not swearing or playful banter... To me, this was one of the highlights of the show and I will definitely buy it close to launch. Before you start bashing Amy Hennig wait till the game comes out, sheesh.
I got 80s fantasy movie vibes from it. Earth based loser thrust into a different world that only they can save. Looks great to me.
Easily my favourite game from the show. Wolverine could turn out amazing, but I need to see some gameplay first.
That explains how cheesy it sounds. I do like the actress voice for some reason though. It looks great though. If the gameplay is good it’s what will matter.
I love uncharted story, if this game is at least half as good, I'll be picking this up
I am absolutely gob smacked that those two are writing this because when I saw the trailer last night, the first thing that stood out to me was how awful the dialogue was. I was actively less interested in the game than I was before because of the main character's lol banter - I wasn't expecting that kind of tone after the initial teaser.
Anyway, I really like Gary Whitta and Amy Hennig so hopefully it was just a bad trailer.
Looks interesting, but the dialogue seemed weird. If I eventually get a PS5 I might be interested, but would consider playing in Japanese
What we have seen of the story so far has been a bit of a turn-off for me, YA pulp fiction, but the gameplay looks good so I'll keep my eye on it. May be a better match for my 14 yr old than me.
Right so Amy Hennig the utter genius and master that wrote the Legacy Of Kain series is working for Square Enix............BUT SHE'S WORKING ON THIS AND NOT LEGACY OF KAIN WHICH IS OWNED BY SQUARE!!!!!!! WHY ARE WE HERE!!?? JUST TO SUFFER!!!??? O__o
Oh, wow. I wasn't alone thinking the story and characters look weak AF, then? I mean, imagine what the people who were complaining about Saints Row would think of this game if they were hyped for it? I thought SR story and characters could be good but this really did seem to lower the bar, perhaps they will stop complaining now.
Honestly had no issue with the dialogue. Rewatched it concentrating on it this time and besides the usual over twittering for a trailer and a few too many 'freakings' (if you're going to swear, go whole hog!) I still have no major issues. It's different and I quite like that!
The facial animation and lip syncing on the other hand were woeful. Thankfully the gameplay and world look lovely.
Excited for this. The main character looks cool Amy Henning is awesome and it's the only game that actually looks like it could only run on the new consoles.
I'd love to see Amy Hennig write another Legacy of Kain. The want is there.
I think bayonetta set a very high and weird? Standard for me , when it comes to female main characters anyway.
What was the problem with the dialogue? The fact that Frey actually acts how someone would if they were actually transported to a new world and suddenly got cool powers?
It was actually good and a new take then the same old character we always get in these type of games. Don't see why people are complaining.
I wonder if Gary will eventually talk about it on Kinda Funny lol.
At least now We finally get a Square Enix game where the story finally has a writer who know how to actually make great stories, unlike that trash FF15 and it's god awful plot.
Amy Hennig created the Soul Reaver stories as well so therefore I will definitely check this out even though I can't stand Square Enix.
Best looking game of the show.
We need to have some kind of intervention to get whoever is writing dialogue to stop using the word "freaking" forever. Either swear or don't. Freaking is the Coldplay of cursing.
Idk. I think people put too much stock in Gary Whitta’s writing abilities and Amy Hennig hasn’t finished a project since Uncharted 3. The new trailer has cringe written all over it to me, but the action and world look good. It’s also the same devs that did FF15 and I loved that game’s world and combat, so there’s hope.
Yh,another basic obvious,easy to see coming, dialogue supposed to be funny,witty but just childish, boring, easily thought of, unoriginal..
I'm glad to hear others hated the dialogue as much as I did, what's with all characters these days being wisecracking commentators on everything which happens around them? So cheesy & annoying lol
@Perturbator Same. Mandela effect. I think we've just broke the matrix.
This game is doing nothing for me. So many triangles and I think I must be into circles as I'm just not getting it...it doesn't wow me. The faces just looked stiff and dated...and the lighting looks 'off'. Also, God knows what's going on with the dialogue.and lip syncing. Maybe it will show better closer to release.
this is shocking... yes, this game looks absolutely terrible as far as the character and dialogue is concerned. i have zero interest in this game as it stands. never in my wildest dreams would i assume amy was involved in this product. perhaps she is writing the story and plot and has nothing to do with the character dialogue?
Environments looks great but the dialogue is definitely weak and what's with the sub par facial animations? They look like they could be from the PS3.
I don’t understand the value of the “Millenial/Gen Z” insert into the fantasy world — what is it bringing to the story and world besides a weird tone of voice? I didn’t liked the trope in the 80s and 90s, but I guess everything old is new again and this younger generation can decide for itself.
Personally, I’m praying for another language track because everything else without the quippy main character looks pretty cool!
was Hennig actually on for the whole project or did she come in and consult for an hour?
Huh... what? I'm confused. The game has multiple writers? But, which one is the main one?
I didn't care for this game, but if Amy is writing the story i will be all over it. But, i doubt she is as she is not employed in Squeenix. This must be a small contribution.
I loved the gameplay and dialogue/story, looking forward to this game on day one maybe!
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