Square Enix and developer Luminous Productions have announced the official name of Project Athia as Forspoken which will release in 2022. Forspoken will come out on PC and PS5 in 2022 however a confirmed time frame was not announced at this point by the developer or the publisher. Luminous Productions is the studio working under the umbrella of Square Enix that released Final Fantasy XV.
Check out the newly released trailer for Forspoken below before we jump into the details:
Takeshi Aramaki, Director, Project Athia / Head of Studio, Luminous Productions shared some additional details about the project on the PlayStation Blog that we have detailed below for you:
Forspoken is an action RPG where you will take on the role of Frey Holland, an ordinary young woman who must harness her magical abilities to survive in a fantastical and dangerous land called Athia. As Frey, you will embark on a thrilling, other-worldly adventure and face treacherous trials to unravel the mystery behind the unknown land of Athia and awaken something much more from within.
Frey takes center stage in Forspoken, and we’re delighted to announce that actor, Ella Balinska is performing the character. We were looking for someone who could convincingly portray Frey’s dynamic character, and we knew immediately that Ella was the perfect person to play her. From the beginning, Ella understood the themes and concept of the game and was able to channel this in her performance to bring Frey’s character to life. Not only is Ella talented and well matched to the role of Frey, but she is also extremely passionate about Forspoken as her first video game project.
Project Athia was originally revealed back in June 2020, alongside PS5 and since then, we only got to know that the game will release on PC alongside PS5, and the reveal window of Project Athia to be January 2022. Square Enix did announce that Forspoken will release in 2022 however there is no confirmation that whether the game will release in January 2022 or the game has been pushed ahead from its previously announced window.
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