Spellcraft challenges add needless clutter to the left side of your HUD. You can juggle three at any given time, and since it only takes 1.68 seconds to fast travel to a refuge, so there’s no reason to not have three going at all times. Every time you complete a challenge, you’ll gain a permanent increase to your magic stat, plus increase the power of the associated spell. Spellcraft challenges are relatively straightforward, requiring you to complete a set number of actions (i.e., “kill three flying enemies”) with a specific spell. Make sure you always have three active spellcraft challenges But most crucially, about a quarter of the way through the game, you’ll be able to access the spellcraft library, which allows you to select challenges that can improve your abilities. And if you interact with the pulpit (located in the threshold of each refuge), you’ll reveal undiscovered locations in other parts of the map.

There, you can also craft items and upgrade existing gear. Pilgrim’s refuges are Forspoken’s way stations, small chapels that serve as places you can fast travel to and heal yourself at. In other words, be careful when you’re fighting on a bridge! Image: Luminous Productions/Square Enix via Polygon Visit every single pilgrim’s refuge If you’re out of stamina, though, you’ll take damage when you hit the ground. If you have a full stamina bar, falling from a great height will deplete your stamina with no impact to your health. Similarly, Cuff can protect you from certain falls. That’s when you should run and hide for a few seconds. That said, when you’re out of stamina (indicated by the diamond-shaped nodes above your health bar), Cuff. Cuff will automatically block enemy attacksīucking decades of game design trends takes a while to get used to, and Cuff’s defensive prowess isn’t impenetrable: You’ll occasionally still lose some health. If you’re hopping on the train early ( Forspoken is currently out for PlayStation 5 and PC), here are nine things you should know before starting. Also, your companion is a talking cuff named, uh, Cuff.īut in spite of its weirdness, Forspoken has undeniable charm - one of those oddball action RPGs that seems destined for cult classic status in five years. Forget loadouts - you juggle literally dozens of spells at once. You use “magic parkour” to zip around a realm from another dimension where the rules of physics don’t apply.

Forspoken, Square Enix’s particle effects showcase that comes with a side of high fantasy RPG, is probably unlike any game you’ve ever played.

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