![]() ![]() It’s a veritable playground, designed from the ground up to perfectly complement Frey’s unique abilities and how she gets around with the powers Cuff granted her. Not seeing Frey or Athia again after both have been through so much would feel like a waste.Īthia is a massive open world, peppered with activities and checklists to finish. Forspoken’s story comes together in such a satisfying manner that I’m almost disappointed to hear that the upcoming expansion will be a prequel rather than a sequel. You’d be surprised to discover that I’m still keen to see another game set in this world and even more so to see Frey continue as its protagonist. On the plus side, perhaps the developers knew this, as there are options to reduce the frequency of non-essential dialogue, but it still doesn’t excuse just how asinine it can be. There’s a fine line between confident and obnoxious, and Frey crosses it regularly. She eventually comes around as the story closes, but during battles, she’ll throw out Marvel-esque quips in a manner that I can only describe as cringe-worthy. There are times when she’s a sympathetic protagonist, especially in the opening hours, but others where she is genuinely mean to other characters for no reason and subsequently unlikeable. The way she is characterised is so haphazard. Such a strong sense of worldbuilding establishes history for the world of Athia, so when the inevitable revelations come across in the story, the impact is more significant.īut I wish I could sing similar praise for the characterisation of Frey herself. A joint writing effort between Garry Whitta (Rogue One) and Amy Hennig (Uncharted), I often found myself getting lost in the game’s numerous lore drops. There’s a lot to take in here as someone who can appreciate a good amount of lore in games. One of the most impressive aspects of Forspoken is that the world of Athia is exceptionally well developed. But she plays along, hoping that eventually, these two goals will converge. Frey has entered Athia in a state of turmoil – the four sorceresses (called the Tanta) ruling it have been corrupted by a mysterious presence referred to as “the break.” Frey is resistant to the break, so the people of Athia think she is the hero they need. You’re Frey Holland, an orphaned street kid whisked away from New York to a strange new world called Athia by a magical talking bracelet nicknamed Cuff. Yes, Forspoken is a story-led experience, but it’s average pacing really belies the potential of its unique and inspired combat systems. But with that declaration comes a few caveats. Now, Project Athia is Forspoken, making good on most of the promises made when it was first revealed. Others thought it was a glorified tech demo, never to release. Some thought it could be a new Final Fantasy game. ![]() It was a brand new game from Square Enix touted as a thrilling story-led adventure. This year, Settle could finally reflect on the resonance of the song for herself.Two years ago, when we first saw the PlayStation 5, we also saw Project Athia. But for two of those years, she had been rejecting it as something for herself and left it for everyone else. Keala Settle reached major fame and recognition in the past three years for her incredible original rendition of the movie’s anthem. So this past year has been just a light switch that works and actually has power in it.Īs rough 2020 has been for many of us, there’s beauty in reflection and silence. Everyone else was being affected by it and I was running away. I don’t know why I do this, but when I perform, I throw everything out there and then when I’m done, I’m so horrified that I did that I retract immediately. I can sing it with everything in me, but when the song was over I used to retract. it has become what it is for everyone else for me because I sat down and looked into it and understood it. And then this year happened, and over the past probably eight or nine months, basically since this pandemic started for us in the U.S. While everybody else was accepting it, everything in me was rejecting it because I was not ready to not be afraid. What a lot of people don’t know and now will know is that I rejected that song from the very beginning. During our phone conversation, Settle reflected on how her relationship with “This Is Me” has shifted as of late: ![]() Settle spent a chunk of time last year touring all over the world with co-star Hugh Jackman, partly as tribute to Greatest Showman’s popularity. CinemaBlend had the honor of speaking to Keala Settle, who sings her heart out in Universal’s All My Life, which is now in select theaters. ![]()
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