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I reviewed Forspoken for Polygon

Promising combat can't make up for everything else

Grayson Morley

Grayson Morley

23 Jan 2023
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My review of Forspoken for Polygon. Promising combat can’t make up for repetitive gameplay, terrible dialogue, an empty open world, and a two-dimensional hero that grates from the opening hour to the last. Also, it’s a Christmas game?

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