Forspoken Trailer Getting Memed Elaborate Parody Versions for Bloodborne and More
There aren’t enough new promotional videos available on the internet for Square Enix and Luminous Productions’ upcoming action RPG Forspoken. It’s not the most favorable response, though, as people are parodying and making fun of the new trailer.
Forspoken’s official Twitter account new ad for the gameThe promo shows snippets of gameplay featuring narration from main character Frey. Many people on the Internet found the dialogue incredibly stark, and Forspoken’s most favorite response to the original post was, “This game is beautiful and the gameplay looks crazy, but the story / There is no doubt that the conversation gets on my nerves.”
Here’s what the hero says in the ad:
“So let’s be clear, I’m on a place you can’t call Earth… I’m seeing some weird dragons… and… oh yeah, I’m talking to Cuffs. Yeah, that’s what I’m doing right now. I’ll use magic, kill the jacked up beast, and probably fly next.
A beautiful yet cruel new world? A twisted monster? An array of magical abilities? Sentient Jewelry!?
welcome to the world of #Abandoned. pic.twitter.com/46diiLnQ7M
—Forspoken (@Forspoken) August 8, 2022
The internet would do what the internet did, and it didn’t take long for Forspoken ad parodies to start circulating on Twitter. It’s a stylistic adaptation, with lines like “I’m looking at a funny werewolf, and oh yeah, I’m talking to a doll!”
https://t.co/1CCDZjh0jK pic.twitter.com/9IpBvw06a5
— Wes (@funnywes) August 10, 2022
But the parody doesn’t stop at Bloodborne.1 video from YouTuber Jo Sung Won Super Mario Odyssey, Animal Crossing, is a parody of Danganronpa in the same video, with dialogue like Monokuma from Danganronpa.
so let me get this straight pic.twitter.com/la80aJ6gDf
— Jo Sung Won (@ProZD) August 9, 2022
These two posts are the main video parodies that are going viral today, but I wrote a parody of a Forspoken ad, and many other posts are amusing. Find jokes based on Metal Gear Rising, Metroid, Kingdom Hearts, Ace Attorney, and more below.
“So let me clarify this. I’m in a place you can’t call Liberia. I’m looking at some crazy cyborg. And oh, I’m talking to a blade wolf. Yeah, that’s why I’m This is what I am doing now! https://t.co/9dxp2GhdUY pic.twitter.com/UHgXGIPpq4
— Kiron (Sunburn Addiction) (@Subakeye) August 10, 2022
Well.. where do you start? I’m in a FREAKING space!! Isn’t that Looney? Whatever that means, I’ve got to find a ‘Metroid’… Do you know what really polishes my gear in this adventure? Heh.. they’re right behind me right? https://t.co/kkQsJpB6TP pic.twitter.com/KwPo8kOmnc
— ERROR (PLAY OUTER WILDS!!) 🐇 COMMISSION CLOSED (@PlushError) August 10, 2022
Let me be clear, I’m in a place I wouldn’t call Tokyo… I have a giant FREAKING key and oh yeah I’m talking to a dead mobile game character pic.twitter.com/a1Mk9TUlL9
— 💛🌑❄️ (@Stella Nox Eclair) August 10, 2022
“So let’s get this clear, I’m a freaking knight, okay? Apparently I’m some sort of ‘gray knight’ or something like that.” Fire, isn’t it weird? Well, it’s my life, it’s kind of dark for a fantasy, isn’t it? ” https://t.co/sQUIG5Tipe pic.twitter.com/QLblmzs2WB
— Romain Ultimate Survivor (@Rom1pocalypse) August 10, 2022
Just to be clear, I got a letter from Freaking Dead Wife🙄 https://t.co/P3OJ5GiCxs pic.twitter.com/FHNelybtJU
— Jokin (@Jokinspore) August 10, 2022
So let me get this straight. I’m in court and I see a funny prosecutor with a whip. I’m talking to a dead mentor.
oh ok that’s what i know.
I will cross-examine people, present evidence, and perhaps dissent next time
Well, it just happened. pic.twitter.com/LQD8t8l3eI
— Spreading Drizzile Propoganda (Jay) (@Jayzzile) August 10, 2022
so let me get this straight
i’m somewhere not in australia
with a big scary native
oh yeah i’m talking to a magic mask
yeah wow that’s what i’m doing now
jump around
i fight big mutants
I’ll aim for the bazooka next time pic.twitter.com/og2yBPzq5e— The Crystal Rodent (+18) 💗💛💙 (@SafCar009) August 10, 2022
Let me be clear… not exactly what I call ‘the surface’…I’m looking at a FREAKIN’ MONSTER…and yeah. I’m talking to flowers Yeah I guess that’s what I do now. Then I run into a talking skeleton or something…and..he’s right behind me, right? pic.twitter.com/uR213LVjzL
— Agean (@AgeanTwit) August 10, 2022
Forspoken is set to launch on January 24th, 2023 after several delays. The game takes place in the fantasy world of his Athia and follows Frey as he is dragged from modern-day New York into this mystical world.
In our hands-off preview last year, we enjoyed being an “off-kilter of the JRPG formula”, even if the game was “just a little bit”.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @Logan J Plant.
