Horizon Forbidden West continues Aloy’s story as she moves west to a far-future America to brave a majestic, but dangerous frontier where she’ll face awe-inspiring machines and mysterious new threats.
-Impressive span to Zero Dawn, with massive world content. Makes it nearly an ultimate RPG game. (+)
-Storyline and characters on the other hand are of average quality and lacking. Most of the work efforts were invested in technical fields and side activities. (-) (+)
-Game direction and characters design (not texures quality) have lots of downsides. (-)
-Gameplay is diverse and smooth, you choose your own way of playing and is not linear. It has excelled RPG elements. (+)
•Amongst other Sony exclusive releases for next-Gen, Horizon Forbidden West has to be on top of them with Huge content and top tier technical showcase.
•9/10
Played on: Playstation 5
Version: Playstation 5
Edition: Standard physical
Right off the bat, I think the first game is better. Period. The narrative flows better & the character moments feel more natural & less forced. That being said, the gameplay in THIS is superior. Very smoothe, incredible visuals, & the open world is breathtaking. The additions with gliding & weaponry were a great addition as well. I liked this one a lot but just not at the "love it" stage yet. I beat the main story but I will go back & do all of the side missions, etc. in the future to hopefully get a platinum.
Final verdict: Buy it
This game is absolutely amazing. The graphics are phenomenal, the side quests feel important, the main story is also amazing, and the new characters feel more complex and interesting. I can’t wait for the third game!!
Bit of an MCU equivalent game. Palatable and designed to offend absolutely nobody who is inclined to offense. Characters are there and they are indeed characters. There's also a story. It's not a good one and it's not a bad one, just a story, same as any other. When comparing it to something like God Of War, the narrative is appalling and GOW isn't exactly the best of the best either. The cutscene direction is also really awkward, shots linger too long or seem to have little to no idea of what the subject in frame should be. Coupled with inappropriate facial animation it feels like you're witnessing an amateur budget sci-fi show. Really could use a stronger director for the third game to make events feel more impactful and not embarrassing or comical.
Forbidden West is the (quite) perfect evolution of Zero Dawn, that improves narrative and, of course, gameplay. Finally Aloy grows up as a strong PlayStation icon that will be remember by generations. The only "problem" is that they didn't evolve in a massive (and necessary) way the combat system melee, that it's now better but not so deep as I wanted. By the way, this game is going to be a classic in the open world genere.
I had to put this one down. It's actually super repetitive and the story is very bland. I actually really enjoyed the first game so I'm kind of upset that I was so underwhelmed
visuals: beautiful, a few glitches
soundtrack: stunning 10/10
gameplay: overall, smooth. hand to hand combat was better and more fun, but the mechanics are tough. a few glitches throughout the game
story: 7/10 good, ending was anticlimactic. not as good as the first one
loved the added climbing, the map was huge and gorgeous, the added weapons and combat was smoother and nicer