Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition

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  1. vitorgaioso
    Sep 12, 2023
    7
    Port pra PC não foi dos melhores. História muito bem construída, personagens carismáticos porém gameplay começa a ficar um pouco enjoativa do meio pro final. Tive que rushar muito o jogo pra conseguir finalizar.
  2. methodyy
    Sep 12, 2023
    7
    Rather boring experience, not fun open world, story felt like assassins creed which means empty, without emotions. Cool combat though.
  3. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    ubisoft for ps4
  4. faytclubs
    Aug 18, 2023
    7
    I mean the game has a great open world and things to do but still it could not take me into the story while i was expecting a good story it didnt give me what i needed. but still is a good game tbh
  5. apokalipto
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  6. aesirus96
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    Joguei pela primeira vez no dia que o port lançou na steam e estava péssimo. Parecida que eu estava jogando um jogo de polystation. Meses depois, após diversos patches de correção, a Guerrilha mostrou todo o potencial que o jogo tem no PC. A história e o visual são incríveis. Vale a pena, mesmo fora da promoção.
  7. Kostas_Spirou
    Jul 28, 2023
    8
    With all the additional content, the Complete Edition sealed Horizon Zero Dawn as one of Sony's most successful new IP debuts.

    One of the most interesting settings I've ever seen in a videogame, tribal humans fighting against robotic dinosaurs in a post apocalyptic world full of danger, this game is gorgeous, from the graphics to the worldbuilding, it's pure eye candy. The game may feel    With all the additional content, the Complete Edition sealed Horizon Zero Dawn as one of Sony's most successful new IP debuts.

    One of the most interesting settings I've ever seen in a videogame, tribal humans fighting against robotic dinosaurs in a post apocalyptic world full of danger, this game is gorgeous, from the graphics to the worldbuilding, it's pure eye candy.

    The game may feel a little bit generic and linear at first but when it opens up, it becomes way better. The story is pretty good with some cool twists later on, I don't think I've ever seen a similar story before, but sadly most of the characters are pretty forgettable.

    The gameplay is smooth and fun, very fast paced combat, using the environment against your enemies and hitting the weak spots feels satisfying. There are also different weapons you unlock as you progress, and a decent variety of enemy types.

    Unfortunately though, the side content didn't really surprise me, most side quests are repetitive fetch quests or glorified stronghold liberations, there's no innovation whatsoever.

    It really is a solid game overall, even with its shortcomings, the unique and fresh setting, the very enjoyable gameplay mechanics, the beautiful Open World and the amount of content definitely make this game a very fascinating experience, not the best of its kind but a pretty good one.

    Final Rating: "Great" ~ 8/10.    … Expand
  8. XMan1211
    Jul 25, 2023
    9
    One of my most loved games of all time. The game looks fantastic, the gameplay and the story are amazing. Must play, if you love open world games with a great story!
  9. deathreel
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    A lifeless and uninspiring game that fails to create a captivating world; repeated visuals, robotic NPCs, repetitive gameplay mechanics, and lack of engaging content make it an empty and soul-crushing experience. I am putting this on the permanent shelf of bad purchases.
  10. Young_Fawn
    Jun 21, 2023
    5
    Good But Not Great

    Horizon Zero Dawn is a good game with a lot to offer but it is not without its flaws in terms of combat and writing. I'd like to start off by listing what I felt was great about the game as there is a lot to love about it. Firstly the world that they have built is truly remarkable, for me it's on par with the likes of Death Stranding. There is a lot going on in    Good But Not Great

    Horizon Zero Dawn is a good game with a lot to offer but it is not without its flaws in terms of combat and writing.

    I'd like to start off by listing what I felt was great about the game as there is a lot to love about it.

    Firstly the world that they have built is truly remarkable, for me it's on par with the likes of Death Stranding. There is a lot going on in the world lorewise that happens way before Aloy's adventure even begins and the way this is portrayed to you is rather enjoyable.
    I'm a big fan of passive storytelling as well, although the game doesn't go as hard on it as maybe Souls Games do, and a lot of the basic story is presented to your narratively as you progress. However the amount of data banks, audio recordings that you can pick up and read of your own volition really adds layers to the story and allows you to get a much deeper understanding of the world and how it came to be.

    Graphically the game is phenomenal, even five years on. Going into different environments and watching the colour palette change almost entirely really adds to the fantasy and sci-fi elements of the game. It's very colourful and is amazing to get lost in and just take in the sights and landscapes. To me it is very clear that a lot of love went into the world design.

    On top of that, even just small details like how Aloy reacts to her environment as you're walking or running is a great touch. For example if she's scaling a steep hill, for a moment she might lean down on all fours and run up for a step or two, it's a small detail but it's realistic and one I noticed. The other one being that when you're in a high-up snowy environment, you might see her holding on to her upper arms to warm them as she runs. This, to me, just made Aloy feel a lot more like a real person, even with just these subtle additions.

    The Combat with the machines is probably where this game shines. There are many different machines running around and they all have different move sets and parts to break off and weak points. A fight with a Watcher is significantly different than that of a Thunderjaw or a Stalker. Before long you learn exactly which points to attack to make your fight easier. It all feels very dynamic and is a lot of fun.

    The Lore for the "Metal World" is definitely the best part of the story. Learning how things came to be and how the world was before it is now is absolutely 100%, for me, the most compelling and gripping parts of the narrative. Seeing how things were before, how people reacted to different events, that's what made me want to continue on. I'm a sucker for "Lore" and "Prequel" type storytelling and I personally think it's great that the development team have basically made two fleshed out worlds, the one that came before and the one that we play in.

    There are a few issues with the game which bothered me probably more than I'd like to admit.

    Firstly, fighting with other humans is genuinely the most tedious and boring combat I've encountered in a triple A game. There was nothing exciting about fighting human enemies and they sponge way too many hits if you ask me and there are always far -far- too many at any given time. You can approach it stealthily but the stealth in the game vs humans isn't that great at all. I felt like they could've done a better job with this, rather than just arrow sponging one-dimensional "Run and hit you" or "Run away and shoot you" AI.

    Learning how the different bows work isn't obvious, as well as the statuses and resistances. I never bought a Sling for my entire playthrough and never felt the need to, perhaps that's my bad and it could've made my experience better but it's not obvious what different bows do until you've already invested and played around with them.

    The Side quests, bar a few, were unbelievably boring. I did not care even the slightest about any of the problems that the people of the world were facing. I felt that there was no investment to help over half of these people and the missions themselves weren't too great and the rewards weren't exactly note-worthy. I did struggle to care about the plight of the people that -didn't- relate to the machines or the main storyline.

    The Parkour/Climbing aspect of the game felt lacking, to say the least. Places that look like they should be easily scalable with a dynamic movement system simply aren't. Instead it's all rope holds and handholds which stick out like a sore thumb. Perhaps I've just played too much of the modern Assassin's Creed games to expect this, but sometimes trying to find those footholds that are "Natural" and not the bright yellow ones, is a bit of a pain.

    Main story is exciting when relating to the machines, side quests are boring, combat is phenomenal.    … Expand
  11. Nikeyla
    Jun 8, 2023
    9
    Great story, combat, open world, exploring, graphics, immersion. RPG elements could be more impactful, but it was ok.
  12. Fahdaad
    Jun 3, 2023
    8
    Beautiful open world that is held back by a lack of freedom in exploring at times, often feeling a bit too streamlined and linear.
  13. Sole13
    Jun 3, 2023
    9
    Great idea for a game! Main protagonist is sympathic controls are great combat also. Recommendation from me!
  14. Burassimo
    May 16, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The boss fight was literally a dollar store version of the Rex boss fight from Metal Gear Solid 1.… Expand
  15. KesslerCOIL
    May 13, 2023
    8
    EDIT: Performance is far more acceptable than it was at launch, though it still has its issues. Review score has been changed to match this.

    Loved HZD on PS4, so ordinarily id rate this high, however the PC port has a LONG way to go before I even considering raising my rating. FPS locked animations I've crashed several times within the first few hours of playing Lighting and entities    EDIT: Performance is far more acceptable than it was at launch, though it still has its issues. Review score has been changed to match this.

    Loved HZD on PS4, so ordinarily id rate this high, however the PC port has a LONG way to go before I even considering raising my rating.
    FPS locked animations
    I've crashed several times within the first few hours of playing
    Lighting and entities will randomly pop in and out of existence rapidly(extremely distracting)
    Aloy and all the physics attached to her freak out on almost every camera change during conversations and cutscenes.
    Performance is also absolutely not in an acceptable spot right now, considering me and my bf have identical pc builds and the game runs more than 30fps worse on his pc.    … Expand
  16. Flying_F0X
    May 11, 2023
    10
    This game must be one of the best i played this year.
    The characters are interesting and really well written.
    Also very well written is the Story, its interesting and has a good plot. I had very little experience with crashes in this game, just 1 or 2 times when starting. My PC: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz, 16GB Ram, Geforce GTX 1650. i can Absolutely run this game at    This game must be one of the best i played this year.
    The characters are interesting and really well written.
    Also very well written is the Story, its interesting and has a good plot.
    I had very little experience with crashes in this game, just 1 or 2 times when starting.
    My PC: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz, 16GB Ram, Geforce GTX 1650.
    i can Absolutely run this game at 40fps on 1080p and Ultra settings.
    I can absolutely recommend this game to people who likes Open World and Si-fi fans.    … Expand
  17. Jaidenbrkl1
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Horizon on PC is just as good as the PS4 version with great performance quality, a fantastic launch, great mods, and overall, an great PC port for a PS4 masterpiece.
  18. Artex33Gaming
    May 1, 2023
    10
    Wonderful World
    Amazing Story
    Good Combat
    One of the best Story games that i have played!
  19. Gamer420
    Apr 25, 2023
    1
    Overhyped trash. The game holds your hand and doesn't let go, there are even invisible walls in main missions. The gameplay is awful, do you know how you do stealth in this game? You use your super powers to tag a creature and the game tells you their pathing (lmao). There is x-ray vision, bad collectibles, boring story that cannot be skipped, and a horrible protagonist who can't shut theOverhyped trash. The game holds your hand and doesn't let go, there are even invisible walls in main missions. The gameplay is awful, do you know how you do stealth in this game? You use your super powers to tag a creature and the game tells you their pathing (lmao). There is x-ray vision, bad collectibles, boring story that cannot be skipped, and a horrible protagonist who can't shut the **** up for 5 seconds. She constantly talks to herself and has to describe everything happening in the world. Complete immersion break... whatever happened to silent protagonists?… Expand
  20. Radrin
    Apr 17, 2023
    8
    A game with a very unique premise which made me very excited to explore its world and uncover its secrets.

    PROS: - Incredibly ambitious world and unique setting/premise - Excellent gameplay; fun, engaging and diverse combat scenarios with freedom of approach - Strong story and lore - Excellent presentation and production value - Great enemy variety and design - One of the better    A game with a very unique premise which made me very excited to explore its world and uncover its secrets.

    PROS:
    - Incredibly ambitious world and unique setting/premise
    - Excellent gameplay; fun, engaging and diverse combat scenarios with freedom of approach
    - Strong story and lore
    - Excellent presentation and production value
    - Great enemy variety and design
    - One of the better mystery plots out there
    - Beautiful visuals
    - Satisfying environmental exploration
    - Fantastic sounds
    - Smart robot A.I.

    CONS:
    - Technical issues/limitations such as texture pop-in, several assets flailing and spazzing around in each scene, game crashes and micro stutters etc. (possibly only PC port problems)
    - Iffy facial animations
    - Camera constantly changes position from center to left/right and also changes zoom level
    - Characters weren't as fleshed out, interesting, memorable and relatable as I would've liked
    - Moving around in the game world is sometimes difficult and clunky
    - Underwhelming human A.I.
    - Cumbersome UI/inventory    … Expand
  21. iSokolov
    Mar 26, 2023
    6
    Вышедшая уже несколько лет назад Horizon Zero Dawn в очередной раз доказывает, что фанатизм игроков на Play Station не знает адекватный границ. Весьма посредственная игра, с весьма скучным открытым миром, тоже самое можно сказать и про Человека Паука на PC, однако там выдержан классический комиксный сюжет, но еще более убогий открытый мир. В Horizon если и стоит играть, то только по скидкеВышедшая уже несколько лет назад Horizon Zero Dawn в очередной раз доказывает, что фанатизм игроков на Play Station не знает адекватный границ. Весьма посредственная игра, с весьма скучным открытым миром, тоже самое можно сказать и про Человека Паука на PC, однако там выдержан классический комиксный сюжет, но еще более убогий открытый мир. В Horizon если и стоит играть, то только по скидке в 75% и если прям выбора особого нет. Проходняк.… Expand
  22. Premium
    Mar 26, 2023
    10
    really amazing graphic with high quality detail
    good combat system
    overall it is a good port from ps4
  23. NeutralAsian
    Mar 26, 2023
    5
    The game was made to be easy and tedious no matter the difficulty is. Uninteresting execution of a Story that has potential.
    1- The parkour breaks immersion. The path is laid out with green ropes or white paint or other identifiers so that people can distinguish where to climb. (Scripted parkour all around)
    2- Story is very bland and repetitive. 3- Enemies are repetitive with a little    The game was made to be easy and tedious no matter the difficulty is. Uninteresting execution of a Story that has potential.
    1- The parkour breaks immersion. The path is laid out with green ropes or white paint or other identifiers so that people can distinguish where to climb. (Scripted parkour all around)
    2- Story is very bland and repetitive.
    3- Enemies are repetitive with a little bit of change to attacks and looks. (Some robot animals' kind of makes sense) but others are like assembled by a kid who just wants some rockets and lasers.
    4- An Ai is so advance won't settle for missiles and lasers and animals. (Maybe this Ai likes animals and dinosaurs)
    5-This game has a hint of Modern feminism if you're into that.
    6- Conversations are not seamless and facial expressions are unnatural.
    7- You will die if you fall in Snow even though She is highly skilled in parkour.
    Got this from an expert explaining what parkour roll means:
    Rolling helps in parkour rolling help break a long fall because it dissipates kinetic energy.

    When you roll, you transferring force going downwards into force going forwards.

    This means that most of the force generated from a long fall force from landing isn’t being absorbed by your joints and bones.

    It’s transferred into the parkour roll.

    The force that isn’t transferred into the parkour roll is distributed throughout your body instead of it being absorbed by your legs only.

    This happens because when you roll, you increase the impact area, on your body, of the force that’s generated from a long fall.

    This allows you to break a long fall. And protect your joints and bones.

    Fight Science had an episode where they tested the parkour roll:)
    Really don't get it why she always dies on heights that she can survive without taking damage.

    8- Exploring does not make anything interesting because you will just expect the same thing over and over again.

    I guess this type of Ubisoft format type of game is not for me.    … Expand
  24. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    Amazing port for an amazing looking game even after 6 years it could come out today and be up to standard the story isn't anything special but enjoyable enough same with the side characters and the main character herself Aloy
  25. ScienceAdvisor
    Mar 10, 2023
    6
    Most missions are boring go there and kill that, rinse and repeat 1000 time. Some of the writing for the missions is great, especially two DLC characters, while others are like most of the main story, pure intersectional feminism. The main character turns out to literally be "the key to everything", and while they did not bother explaining how someone with zero muscles can be the amazingMost missions are boring go there and kill that, rinse and repeat 1000 time. Some of the writing for the missions is great, especially two DLC characters, while others are like most of the main story, pure intersectional feminism. The main character turns out to literally be "the key to everything", and while they did not bother explaining how someone with zero muscles can be the amazing fighter and parkour expert, pulling off leaping grabs that should dislocate her shoulder (making her fall and die), they did make sure to repeat how amazing she is, over and over. Luckily you can skip most of the story when it starts to get woke. If you do not, and you actually pay attention, the main driving mission ends up making absolutely no sense functionally. They toss technobabble at it, but it does not actually work. If they could do what they claim, they could easily have stopped the bots themselves. They even manage to break a lot of their world building by the end.

    One other major issue are the bugs. Some center around the camera, especially in tight spaces. But the two largest are the inability to lock onto an enemy for melee combat, and the ridiculous number of ways to get stun-locked by enemies, making any encounter with more than three robot dinos and exercise in frustration. More minor is that enemy bots will ignore enemy NPC to focus on you, and at times they will even detect you without line of sight (or using bot radar).    … Expand
  26. realWhiteMan
    Mar 5, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  27. ListofDeath
    Feb 22, 2023
    7
    Great environmental design, average story telling, some concepts need expanding. Typical open world, with lots to explore, but is it worth doing so? Mid array of enemies with fun ways of taking them down. Would recommend to pickup if less than $40.
  28. Kramer96
    Feb 21, 2023
    9
    Grafica meravigliosa,bella varietà di nemici e ambientazione fantastica,tutto sommato ho avuto una bella esperienza
  29. briiiz
    Feb 11, 2023
    7
    地平线有着十分吸引人的世界观，还有极强的美工水平，本来如此优秀的背景可以写出很好的故事，但是实际体验缺到处都说不出的难受，主线剧情十分怪，有种明明是个该去拯救世界的主角却在那参与完一个部落斗殴就结束了的感觉。支线任务只能说毫无营养，少数几个能在开头引起我兴趣的到了最后又是讲了个不明所以的故事。角色和怪物的各种攻击动作的动画很棒，但是实际战斗手感却相当糟糕，仿佛各打各的都没碰到一起。总体下来食之无味弃之可惜地平线有着十分吸引人的世界观，还有极强的美工水平，本来如此优秀的背景可以写出很好的故事，但是实际体验缺到处都说不出的难受，主线剧情十分怪，有种明明是个该去拯救世界的主角却在那参与完一个部落斗殴就结束了的感觉。支线任务只能说毫无营养，少数几个能在开头引起我兴趣的到了最后又是讲了个不明所以的故事。角色和怪物的各种攻击动作的动画很棒，但是实际战斗手感却相当糟糕，仿佛各打各的都没碰到一起。总体下来食之无味弃之可惜
  30. vtsontsi
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    The story is one of the greatest Science Fiction stories told. I have been a scince fiction fan for 40 years and this was so refreshing. I now hold this game in my top 10 of all times
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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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