All difficulty options in Forspoken (explained)

Forspoken is finally out, developed by Luminous Engine and published by Square Enix. It is currently available exclusively on PS5 and PC. In this game, you will see different difficulty settings, just like in any other RPG. However, the settings are completely different and focus on specific points to help the user choose the right setting. If you haven’t played the pre-released demo of the game yet and don’t know what difficulty you should be on, we’re here to help. In this guide, we have explained every aspect of all the difficulty options available in Forspoken.

List of Forspoken options at all difficulty levels

Here is a list of all the difficulty options available in Forspoken. There are 4 options you can choose from. For example, “Focus on the story”, “Explore an open world”, “Take part in difficult battles”and “Default”. So, without further ado, let’s dive right into it.

• Focus on the story
  • This mode is easy and recommended if you are here to enjoy the history of Frey and her adventurous journey.
• Explore the open world
  • This mode is fairly generic and allows you to explore all areas of Atia available in the game.
• Take part in difficult battles
  • If you are here to grind and enjoy the action then this hard mode is recommended for you.
• Default
  • The default option offers a bit of everything and a balance of all gameplay elements.

These are all the difficulty options you will encounter in Forspoken. For those who don’t know, the option to choose the difficulty level appears as soon as you start a new game. However, it can be changed at any time, except during battles and events. Moreover, the choice of any of them will not affect the course of history. To do this, just go to the settings menu and you’ll be done. The game even offers some additional options for game balance. If you want to know more about this, scroll down for more details.

What is game balance?

Gameplay Balance is an option available in the Settings menu. This option offers the player additional assistance to improve the gaming experience. In this settings tab, you will see a lot of features that you can customize according to your preferences. For reference, we have mentioned all of them below.

• Assistance in aiming
• Spell Switching Slow
• Damage taken
• Stamina Recovery Rate
• Automatic use of healing items
• Opponent’s knockdown time
• Automatic Switching of Support Spells
• Automatic dodge

So just act and control the key aspects of the game to start your journey through Atia. This sums up everything about the “Difficulty”option available in Forspoken. While you’re here, check out the best graphics settings to use in the game. Also, check out other video game guides for more tips and tricks.