Forspoken Revisited on PS5: Better Visuals, Higher Performance… But What About The Game?

Launched at the beginning of the year, Forspoken promised so much – but ultimately failed to deliver. However, Square-Enix and Luminous Studios were not finished with the game and a raft of improvements to visuals, performance and even resolution were added. It’s time to revisit Forspoken… but is it still worth taking a look at in the wake of the arrival of the excellent Final Fantasy 16? Oliver Mackenzie reports.

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00:00 Overview
00:51 Lighting and ambient occlusion
05:34 Other visual issues
06:26 Performance and rendering resolutions
09:39 Final Fantasy 16 graphics comparison
13:31 Analysis and conclusion

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