Forspoken: All Difficulty Options Explained

Find what works best for you.

Forspoken, the open-world magic-slinging game from Luminous Productions, is filled with collectibles, spells, and gear to discover. As you progress through the game, you’ll be faced with difficult tasks and challenges. You may find the game too easy or hard depending on your playstyle, and difficulty options can make or break your experience. Here are all of the difficulty options in Forspoken explained.

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Forspoken: All Difficulty Options Explained

When you boot up a new save in Forspoken, you’ll be asked to select your difficulty level; the game will give you three options that aren’t exactly clear. Once you get into the game, the easy, normal, and hard mode options are available, so you won’t have to parse these weird descriptions.

  • Focus on the Story: Recommended for players who just want to enjoy watching the game’s narrative unfold: Easy
  • Explore the Open World: Recommended for players who want to visit every corner of the game world: Normal
  • Take Part in Challenging battles: Recommended for players who are used to playing action games: Hard

After you’ve made your selection, don’t worry, you can always change the difficulty option up or down depending on how you feel after a few battles.

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Forspoken’s combat system takes a lot of getting used to, and your mileage may vary on different difficulty settings. So be sure to experiment around and find the one that works best for you.

You may need to turn the difficulty down for certain fights and then back up when exploring the world, you’re free to do as you wish; play how you want to play.

Well, that’s everything you need to know about all of the Forspoken difficulty options explained. For more Forspoken tips, tricks, and guides, be sure to check out Prima Games. You can read our full review of the game here.


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