
The banter between the deuteragonists supplies a near constant stream of dialogue, which became a focal point of criticism in pre-release promotional footage. Related: Takeshi Aramaki, Takefumi Terada, & Raio Mitsuno Interview: Forspokenįrey is seemingly immune to the Break, which turns all living creatures it envelopes into bloodthirsty drones, and has been granted magic powers by her unwanted partnership with Cuff. Frey begrudgingly helps the people of Cipal, hoping to find a way back to New York, but is quickly dragged into Athia's larger conflict with the Tantas. Cipal stands as the Athians' final refuge from the Break, an ever-encroaching, madness-inducing fog being spread by the four Tantas, powerful sorceresses who once benevolently ruled Athia, but have since had their minds corrupted.


After a brief introduction to the dangers of a broken Athia, Frey and the sentient vambrace - nicknamed Cuff by Frey, the only person that can hear its disembodied voice - find themselves in Cipal, where the real story teased by Forspoken's final hands-on preview begins.
