As you immerse yourself in the magical world of Athia in Square Enix’s latest RPG, you’ll quickly realize that the Forspoken map is a huge place. ‘What is his size?’ you will wonder; Well, an avid Forspoken fan answered your question.
In a very, very In a detailed Reddit post, u/SlurryBlender states that they “used the custom waypoint feature to perform a very basic set of Athia landmass measurements. I just did a very rough “width x height” calculation, in addition to removing some shapes around the edges, and removing non-playable regions of the map to find the actual “playable area”.
It turns out that Athia’s playable area is the size of Manhattan, one of New York’s most famous boroughs. I haven’t lost sight that the fantasy game’s cheeky protagonist, Frey, is also from the Big Apple – coincidence or clever engineering on Luminous’s part? I guess we’ll never know.
Compared to the sprawling sandbox universes of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and Red Dead Redemption 2, Athia is approximately “2.5 times the size of Skyrim, 1.5 times the size of Breath of the Wild, and 1.5 times the size of Breath of the Wild.” 3 times the size of Red Dead.” Redemption 2.
Of course, all these values are estimates, but it’s a cool little idea of Athia’s design. After wandering around for what seems like hours admiring the sights and trying out Frey’s new abilities, this certainly looks like a great place. There’s a whole plethora of different areas, views, and waypoints, many of which I haven’t discovered yet, and while the voice acting is a little scary, I can see myself spending hours exploring all of them. nooks and crannies.
If, like me, you’re on a somewhat unsuccessful crusade to convince players that Forspoken isn’t downright awful, then we’ve got a look at the Forspoken system requirements to cheer your friends on. However, if you’re worried about it melting your PC, we’ve also got the best Forspoken setup – even the best graphics cards have issues, so you’ll thank me later.