Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition

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  1. hunterontoss
    Aug 12, 2020
    0
    Да такого фигни я и не заметил, господи что это такое ? вы смеетесь? что за производительность? руки у разрабов очень кривые
  2. DexEngineer
    Aug 12, 2020
    3
    Amazing graphics. Great combat. Boring story and most characters. Amateurish voices which feels flat... lack of emotions. Oh... and constant crashing. I'm afraid now to start running since it crashed the game often.
  3. FakeyNamey
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    Mainly writing this to counter the negative review bombing. First off, I have had ZERO performance issues with this game. The game runs absolutely beautifully for me. In fact, I think it may be the prettiest game I've ever seen.

    Also, so far I LOVE this game. Just phenomenal on so many levels. The world-building, creature design, combat, controls, story-telling... Everything is    Mainly writing this to counter the negative review bombing. First off, I have had ZERO performance issues with this game. The game runs absolutely beautifully for me. In fact, I think it may be the prettiest game I've ever seen.

    Also, so far I LOVE this game. Just phenomenal on so many levels. The world-building, creature design, combat, controls, story-telling... Everything is just top-level stuff. The sound-design is jaw-dropping. There are so many cool sounds in this game that are absolute ear-candy, on top of all the incredible eye-candy. The game is insanely immersive. Only a few hours in and I already think it's heading for a masterpiece!

    My specs:
    Ryzen 7 3700x - Gigabyte RTX 2070 SG OC - 32 GB G.Skill 3600mhz - Samsung Evo PLus SSD - MSI x570 Tomahawk - 144hz 2K monitor.

    I installed the latest drivers and rebooted my computer before starting up Horizon. I'm running the game in full screen, 2K/144hz at MAX graphics settings. Game runs like butter! This is exactly what I bought this PC for. Gorgeous!!!!

    Now, I'm _not_ going to be one of those idiots who says you must have a potato if you have problems with this game. I've been a PC gamer since the 90s, and I've had many times where I had mysterious problems with a game and I was really furious about it at the time. PCs are weird, and problems can come from crazy places.

    What I will say is this: Take a step back, chill out, and give the developers time to figure out what's up and patch the game. Meanwhile, try and figure out if there's a way to solve the problem on your end. Check your drivers. Reboot. Turn off any extra programs you've got running. Run CCleaner and check if you've got anything you don't know about installed on your PC. And of course, go online and see if you can find a solution from other players.

    But please people, CHILL out and stop review-bombing and ranting. This kind of thing has been happening on PCs since forever. Get a little bit of perspective and realize that it's just a few technical issues that can be fixed with a patch... This is a product from one of the top developers in the world. Give them a couple of weeks and don't try to ruin their good name maybe? Geez.    … Expand
  4. dave606
    Aug 11, 2020
    2
    over prices and Too many bugs.
    If you only buy one game, Death Stranding is better.
  5. DvisionX
    Aug 11, 2020
    9
    This game is gorgeous and highly story driven. I am a PC only gamer and I was extremely excited this was released for PC.

    Visuals/Graphics: The graphics are very good. I was hesitant to buy this because of many bad reviews about optimization on the PC, but I saw others who didn't have a problem at all. So, I wanted to play enough to give it a shot anyway. I have a Ryzen 7 4800 and an    This game is gorgeous and highly story driven. I am a PC only gamer and I was extremely excited this was released for PC.

    Visuals/Graphics: The graphics are very good. I was hesitant to buy this because of many bad reviews about optimization on the PC, but I saw others who didn't have a problem at all. So, I wanted to play enough to give it a shot anyway. I have a Ryzen 7 4800 and an RTX 2060. I could not run this on the highest settings without some FPS stutter, but on high settings with the ASUS on performance mode, I had no problem running at 60fps for most of it. It was a very smooth experience from beginning to even the final battle.

    The world design is excellent! Gorgeous stunning views, intricate areas to explore, and completely open world with several biomes is just a view pluses this game has to offer.

    Story: The story is what had me playing this for several hours a day. I beat the entire game after almost 30 hours of play-through over the span of a week. This game does an excellent job with throwing a few quests at for experience, level, and world lore with pieces of the story here and there which is a cliffhanger and very involved. It was very well done, making me want to keep pressing forward for answers. It reminded me of some of my favorite TVseries where I just couldn't wait until next weeks episode.

    If I had to explain this game to some who asked if it was good, I would say: Imaging the world and gaming mechanics of Breath of the Wild, but with the graphics of either Metro or Red Dead, and the Story as gripping as GOT. That is probably how I would sell it IMO.

    Its worth the buy if you never played it.    … Expand
  6. Frankie_Zima
    Aug 11, 2020
    8
    One of the worst PC ports. Shame on you Sony for making such a bad ports for the best gaming platform. You have only one chance to correct the situation. You should release Horizon Forbidden West on PC day to day with PS5.
  7. Deaden
    Aug 11, 2020
    2
    This game design copied from many games like Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry etc. Story is really dull and out of logic.
    But, if I avoid from these issues, it's a bad port like many other ports for PC platform. There is a lot of game crushes killing the rest of the joy. They really need to create games for PC exclusive first, then Consoles. It's only way to do things right in    This game design copied from many games like Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry etc. Story is really dull and out of logic.
    But, if I avoid from these issues, it's a bad port like many other ports for PC platform. There is a lot of game crushes killing the rest of the joy. They really need to create games for PC exclusive first, then Consoles. It's only way to do things right in reality. Consoles are bunch of money squeezing trap for who have no idea how PC brings freedom. The best way, consoles must be burned!    … Expand
  8. g014n
    Aug 11, 2020
    5
    It's a mediocre game that doesn't accomplish what it set out to do. On top of that, the PC port is not very good. It was stable so far in my case, just a bit choppy - however, it also comes with some nasty console port problems. And the graphics is unimpressive for 2020 - too bad for the artstyle, though.

    There's not much else to say, at this point, I don't intend to complete the game    It's a mediocre game that doesn't accomplish what it set out to do. On top of that, the PC port is not very good. It was stable so far in my case, just a bit choppy - however, it also comes with some nasty console port problems. And the graphics is unimpressive for 2020 - too bad for the artstyle, though.

    There's not much else to say, at this point, I don't intend to complete the game and was about to abandon before I got too far. It's repetitive, just not that interesting.    … Expand
  9. Perchun_Pak
    Aug 11, 2020
    4
    Story - 9/10, game-play - 6/10 (rock climbing is bad), animations - 8/10, optimization - 7/10, but port - 4/10, every hour crash, i farm 1 hour after crash and know what? its **** crash. i cant play in this without bug fixes

    my pc:
    Geforce 1060 Gaming X 6GB
    I5-4590 CPU 3.30Hz
  10. DudeManGuy
    Aug 11, 2020
    1
    A horrible port that reveals the worst performance issues when the game world truly opens up which is after the 2-hour Steam refund window. I think Valve should make exceptions to their usual refund policy for games with widespread performance issues.

    The game itself seems pretty standard to me. I don't understand the fanfare. Then again, I can't play long before it stutters to death.    A horrible port that reveals the worst performance issues when the game world truly opens up which is after the 2-hour Steam refund window. I think Valve should make exceptions to their usual refund policy for games with widespread performance issues.

    The game itself seems pretty standard to me. I don't understand the fanfare. Then again, I can't play long before it stutters to death. Totally not worth your time or money in its current state.    … Expand
  11. OccamsRazor
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    I've had a great time with the game, so far. No technical issues. It looks beautiful. There's a lot to do.

    i9-9900ks
    RTX 2080ti
    64 gb RAM
    3440x1440 @ 85 fps Ultimate graphics settings
  12. Quqveik
    Aug 11, 2020
    8
    It's a good game with interesting atmoshere, I have not bugs, because i played on 2070 super, but it take so much resuses 12 gb ram + 7,5 vram, so i have 90 fps in full hd with maximal settings. If you have powerfull pc you can play this game, if you have (2060 or lower) wait for a patch(i have regular fps drawdown to 30 - 50
  13. Harymulder
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    Astonishing game indeed. Why people are complaining? Should try yourself and make own conclusions.
  14. Snergus
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    В этом обзоре я хочу откинуть техническую часть на заднюю планку, ибо не в моем духе занижать оценку игры из-за неуклюжего порта, со временем выйдут патчи и игра будет выглядеть так, как было задумано.

    Что насчет самой игры, то пожалуй это самый неожиданный перенесенный эксклюзив на пк, эту игру действительно можно отнести к тэгу "шедевр". Выпуск на пк был маркетинговым ходом, нам    В этом обзоре я хочу откинуть техническую часть на заднюю планку, ибо не в моем духе занижать оценку игры из-за неуклюжего порта, со временем выйдут патчи и игра будет выглядеть так, как было задумано.

    Что насчет самой игры, то пожалуй это самый неожиданный перенесенный эксклюзив на пк, эту игру действительно можно отнести к тэгу "шедевр". Выпуск на пк был маркетинговым ходом, нам хотели показать на что способны внутренние студии сони, и что нас ожидает на следующее поколение, признаю им это удалось. Игра на столько выглядит красиво, сочно, плавно, одним словом это дорогая игра!
    Задумка игры это нечто новое в игровой индустрии, ты чувствуешь себя уязвимым в этой игре, в этом мире так и кишит опасностью, нас будут вынуждать прятаться, охотиться, в игре замечательный стелс, много видов роботов и чертовски густая огромная карта, неудивительно что от такого количества травы возникают просадки. Что насчет сюжета, то пока я могу сказать что я влюблен в Элой, у нее такое милое личико, в плане лицевых анимаций возникают вопросы, местами они очень слабоваты, а местами видно что старались сделать персонажей живыми, эмоциональными, до такой степени что бровями флексят.
    Я благодарен сони за выпуск игры на пк и с нетерпением буду ждать продолжения( к сожалению только на плойку, ничего личного, это просто бизнес как говорится).    … Expand
  15. adesisp
    Aug 11, 2020
    2
    The Game story and mechanics are good and very atractive, but the problem is the port. This port is the worst port I've ever played. Random crashes every time ruin your game experience. My setup is a 8700k@4500, a 1080FTW and 32GB corsair Ram @ 3200 the game is in a SSD drive so my setup should be enought to run this poor port at 1440p ultra or high without issues at 60 fps, but this isThe Game story and mechanics are good and very atractive, but the problem is the port. This port is the worst port I've ever played. Random crashes every time ruin your game experience. My setup is a 8700k@4500, a 1080FTW and 32GB corsair Ram @ 3200 the game is in a SSD drive so my setup should be enought to run this poor port at 1440p ultra or high without issues at 60 fps, but this is not the truth this game runs at 55-70 fps depending on the part of the game and it has fps drops to 30 or less.

    It consumes 11GB of RAM anf 7.5GB of vram...so it's a ram eater (ps4 game consumes 4GB or less) so the port is very very poor.    … Expand
  16. shArk87
    Aug 10, 2020
    1
    Yeah, just bought the game and I'm getting huuuge stuttering, huge framedrops. In some areas 60fps locked and other areas dips down to 40 fps.
    Sony, I know you don't respect PC gaming but if that's all you can do, better not release any game.
    That's utterly embarassing. Microsoft just does it way better. The inconsistency throughout my 3 hours of playing this game has been so frustrating,    Yeah, just bought the game and I'm getting huuuge stuttering, huge framedrops. In some areas 60fps locked and other areas dips down to 40 fps.
    Sony, I know you don't respect PC gaming but if that's all you can do, better not release any game.
    That's utterly embarassing.

    Microsoft just does it way better.
    The inconsistency throughout my 3 hours of playing this game has been so frustrating, I wanted to break my controller, pushing hairs because I got sick about fiddling with those puny settings that don't do ****

    And me thinking No man sky was a poorly optimized game, this just tops everything. Lazy devs or maybe incompetent. Maybe doing it on purpose?
    Who knows, personally, I don't recommend this game at all. You basically need a NASA PC and even then, I'm pretty sure it won't be flawless.

    Giving it a 1 out of 10 because there was some kind of effort, mainly the cutscenes look fantastic and that's about it.

    And me thinking    … Expand
  17. AngryShark92
    Aug 10, 2020
    3
    Feel the same way about this game as I did when I played it on PS4 a few years back, it is a gorgeous open world that does not do anything spectacularly well, but manages to always look gorgeous and provide newer players with a substantial amount of (albeit repetitive) content to entertain them for hours. I still hold the feeling that this game was massively overrated and there are so manyFeel the same way about this game as I did when I played it on PS4 a few years back, it is a gorgeous open world that does not do anything spectacularly well, but manages to always look gorgeous and provide newer players with a substantial amount of (albeit repetitive) content to entertain them for hours. I still hold the feeling that this game was massively overrated and there are so many RPGs that do it better, but it does get a few points for its originality and world design.

    Unfortunately, the optimization on PC is absolutely dreadful, and downright laughable at times, which is why it sits at a 3 for me. Framerate issues, animation issues, bugs and visual glitches, runs poorly on Nvidia hardware, and maybe a few other issues I have not read about yet. This is another case of a console port that was rushed to market for the sole purpose of extra revenue. DO NOT BUY it in its current state. Developers need to do better to earn the money from the PC market, these kinds of efforts are unacceptable.    … Expand
  18. Lazyyawn
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    Pathetic, overhyped, super mediocre game. Brings nothing new, awful and boring combat and VERY SHALLOW TALENT SYSTEM made by a 12 y old.
  19. Diiirgo
    Aug 10, 2020
    9
    Una Joya Tanto Visual como Jugable, de las mejores exclusivas de PC . Recomendable para jugadores amantes de la Exploración y las aventuras.
  20. theirrelephants
    Aug 10, 2020
    4
    Decent combat, good graphics, absolute trash story. Also it stutters on my 900 series gtx card. Suggest getting a better one if you want to enjoy it on higher graphics.

    Had half a dozen crashes too. Mostly during cutscenes. Wait for patches.
  21. Atarin
    Aug 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, look wonderfull, also this is best post-apo game ever. I don't have any issue with port, so I don't know why everybody complaining so much. On my machine everything working perfect on ultra, but only HD, I never try in 4k.
    P.S. But really, 15 minutes for configure game on start? That was lame, but still game is great.
  22. L0ckdown
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    the game has clearly some optimization problems and sony let me down because of increase in game price..
  23. Cabita
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    The game wont start. When started it runs for a second or two at least that what it shows in the steam client and then stops and syncs
  24. PCgamerr
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    Very disappointed in sony! They can't even make their game work on Pc. Sony can stay with their ps4 console dont even dare to come to us Pc gamers. We deserve more than your bad exclusives with horrible optimization!
  25. eternalhysteria
    Aug 10, 2020
    3
    За первые 10 часов лично у меня сформировалось не самое лучшее мнение об игре. Довольно посредственная Action/RPG с открытым миром, который абсолютно не интересно исследовать. Диалоги скучные и до ужаса примитивные. В первые пару часов вас ждет настолько клишированный сюжетный поворот, что я бы назначил уголовную ответственность за его использование. Сюжет,в целом, лично меня не цепляет.За первые 10 часов лично у меня сформировалось не самое лучшее мнение об игре. Довольно посредственная Action/RPG с открытым миром, который абсолютно не интересно исследовать. Диалоги скучные и до ужаса примитивные. В первые пару часов вас ждет настолько клишированный сюжетный поворот, что я бы назначил уголовную ответственность за его использование. Сюжет,в целом, лично меня не цепляет. Создается ощущение, будто все рассказанное где - то уже видел. Порадовали временами красивая картинка, поведение роботов, тема Элой, а так же возможность подстрелить кабанчика.

    Теперь об оптимизации. На борту у меня i7-8700k/GTX1080/16gb оперативы. Читал, что некоторые сидят по 2 часа на экране оптимизации при первом запуске, но у меня на это ушло минут 15. Далее, с постоянными статтерами я посмотрел вступительный ролик и, перейдя к геймплею, меня ждало то, что ждало.... Дропы фпс с 80 до 40, все те же статтеры, появляющиеся, порой, на глазах текстуры, неработающая анизотропная фильтрация и ещё уйма проблем, из - за которых хочется дропнуть игру с винта.
    Даже без учета проблем с оптимизацией, я бы дал 6/10, ну, а с ними, уж извините :)    … Expand
  26. nahuelmartini
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    no puedo creer la nota q le pusieron, falta optimización y pulido, además de los continuos crasheos en la versión de steam
  27. jorgevene
    Aug 10, 2020
    6
    The gameplay and story are great, the combat style is original and the graphics are beautiful. I give it a 6 because the port is terrible, it crashes when the game optimizes the shaders, stutters a lot and frames drop a lot in every weather but sunny, some textures and models take forever to render (if they render in the first place).
  28. Heviuop
    Aug 10, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I not a fan of the game… Expand
  29. artemrupt
    Aug 10, 2020
    10
    Good optimisation/ Stable 60 fps/ COOL game)
    Всё прекрасно работает, идеальная оптимизация
  30. grochu88zc
    Aug 10, 2020
    7
    Optymalizacja leży i kwiczy. Gra mimo ze teoretycznie powinna się odpalić w max detalach na niskich laguje. Często zdarzają się błędy wywalające z gry. W tym momencie mimom ze gra jest piękna jest niegrywalna.

    Optimization is lying and squealing. The game, although theoretically should start in maximum details, on low lags. Bugs that crash the game often happen. At this point, despite    Optymalizacja leży i kwiczy. Gra mimo ze teoretycznie powinna się odpalić w max detalach na niskich laguje. Często zdarzają się błędy wywalające z gry. W tym momencie mimom ze gra jest piękna jest niegrywalna.

    Optimization is lying and squealing. The game, although theoretically should start in maximum details, on low lags. Bugs that crash the game often happen. At this point, despite the fact that the game is beautiful, it cannot be played.    … Expand
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#27 Best PC Game of 2020
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. GameGrin
    Jan 10, 2022
    100
    Horizon Zero Dawn truly expresses how videogames nowadays are an art form, if not only through its visuals and storytelling, then certainly through its expertly incorporated combat. A glee-filled experience through and through.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 15, 2020
    85
    I had tons of fun with the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. I appreciated the story, enjoyed exploring the vast, remarkable world crafted masterfully out of extremely diverse elements, and found defeating the largest mechanical beasts to be deeply satisfying every single time. Additionally, the Complete Edition features The Frozen Wilds expansion, which is not only large, but also visually stunning. [10/2020, p.56]
  3. DualShockers
    Aug 25, 2020
    85
    Even with its technological hangups, the PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn brings an experience wholly unlike anything else I've ever played.
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