'Forspoken' surprises and delights, but it takes a while

There's not much to say about the open world gameplay that hasn't been said with every other game of this type. The map is large and cavernous, and beautifully designed, but it's just scattered with waypoints for activities. Don't get too excited about the "dungeon" areas: They're all cut and paste hallways and combat rooms with treasure chests, never deviating from a very bland format. I wouldn't have bothered if these dungeons hadn't promised more capes for Frey to wear, so at least they offer worthy rewards. Other areas have ruins to "explore," which only means looking around to fight more monsters, while statues just need a bit of magic shoot bang to unlock statistic points.