The latest PlayStation Exclusive Trailer Wins Over Anime Lovers While Giving Enchanting Isekai Feels!

Isekai stories aren’t anything new for anime fans. There is a variety of Isekai stories to tell about Japanese Animation. But the fans didn’t see it coming when the latest PlayStation exclusive, Forspoken, developed by the renowned Final Fantasy creators, Square EnixThis may be an Isekai tale. 

The word Isekai literally means, “different world” or “otherworld”. The Japanese storytelling genre Isekai usually features a troubled protagonist who, through a miracle of luck, is transported to a magical world where their personality quirks allow them to triumph and become the best. This sounds familiar?

The latest PlayStation Exclusive “Forspoken” carries the traits of an Isekai

Forespoken Luminous Productions A magical land is being built called Athia. The fantastical world of Athia is filled with amazing wildlife and magical spectacles. Frey, the protagonist, is an anxious young girl who finds herself in this fantastic magic world. She will have to master the wild magic and win.

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The trailers so far have confirmed that “Forspoken” will be an Isekai story as Frey was a normal person struggling in the normal world until some grand incident teleported her to the magical world of Athia. The first trailer had given some glimpse into the game’s story, but it was also trolled a lot for its cheesy dialogue, “So, let me get this straight. I’m somewhere that’s not what I would call Earth… I’m seeing freaking dragons, and… oh yeah, I’m talking to a cuff! Yes, I know that’s something I do. I do magic, kill jacked-up beasts — I’ll probably fly next.”  

The second trailer was more serious and focused on the deeper storytelling aspects of the game. The trailer confirmed that the game will tell a westernized Isekai tale. The trailer also showcased that the game will have some inspiration from Squire Enix’s Final Fantasy franchise. 

Takeshi Aramaki is the head of the studio and Forspoken’s director. , “When we created Final Fantasy 15, I think we took a lot from the open world and how interesting and fun that felt; there was a lot that we could take from that,”. Aramaki, “But on the other hand, we also were sort of left with the impression that we can still learn a lot in terms of scenario writing, and really bringing that into the story.  Forspoken was created by a team of writers, including [Gary] Whitta, [Amy] Hennig and that’s something we brought into Forspoken’s development.”

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