Forspoken may have received a lukewarm reception from fans and critics, but the developer is still adamant in supporting the game. The previously announced expansion, In Tanta We Trust, is still on for its May 26 release, though players who purchased the Digital Deluxe Edition can play it starting today.
Along with the expansion, the developer released a free update for every owner of the game. Patch 1.20 brings highly-demanded features, a new difficulty, and quality-of-life improvements, and also prepares the game for the said DLC.
Curiosity Shop can now be used as a fast travel destination, and a new "Very Hard" difficulty is introduced. The pacing of some event scenes in the earlier chapters is adjusted, and the Support Spell icon in the magic HUD now reveals the charge state of each spell. The banter between Frey and Cuff is adjusted as well.
Feature Updates
- Adjusted the frequency and content of the banter between Frey and Cuff that plays during open world activities.
- Adjusted the pacing of certain event scenes in the earlier chapters.
- Adjusted the length of certain animations that play upon clearing quests or when Frey earns experience. Additionally, these animations can now be skipped.
- Added the Curiosity Shop as a fast travel destination.
- Adjusted the Support Spell icon in the magic HUD to show the charge state of each spell.
Additional Content
- Added a feature where the befriended Tantas' Familiars will follow Frey on her journey and might deign to help her collect mana and items.
- Players can disable this feature from the Settings menu.
- New "Cuff Crush" attack. By pressing △ after leaping over an enemy with magic parkour, Frey will perform a powerful attack that consumes stamina.
- The damage and probability of knocking down the target enemy will increase based on the amount of stamina consumed.
- Added the ability to use magic parkour while mid-air.
- New "Revivifier" consumable. When possessing this item, players will be able to resuscitate Frey when she runs out of health.
- New "Stormshard" consumable. By using this item in certain locations on the map, players can generate a Breakstorm and can battle against giant Nightmares.
- New "Very Hard" difficulty setting. Certain gameplay settings will be locked when set to this difficulty.
- Select "Very Hard" from the SETTINGS menu to change to this difficulty during your journey.
- Select "Ultimate Mode" to play at this difficulty setting when starting a new game.
Read the complete patch notes on the official site.
So, what do you think? Are you interested in any of these changes? Have you been playing Forspoken recently? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
