Horizon Forbidden West

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  1. Radientshadow
    Sep 9, 2023
    10
    Amazing game.
    Great world and fun combat. The skill tree is built well, you learn exciting abilities on top of all the cool abilities you start with. The plot is amazing. It’s a solid sequel.
  2. Havoc-M2
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    The game is very beautyfull and have a fantastic physics. On ps4 pro.......
  3. Ormaz
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    By far the best story in any video game. I just loved the game top to bottom. I did not see the plot twists and I usually catch on pretty quick. Nice quests, nice mounts, nice variety of enemies. It’s a huge game but you constantly discover new machines and mechanics. This game is for sure a classic and a staple in video game culture
  4. FarNine
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    One of the best ps4 games. Nice gameplay, graphics and story. Highly recommend.
  5. Doftin
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    Одна из лучших игр по моему мнению, боевка,сюжет и т.д на высоте! Так что рекомендую к покупке, темболее игра досихпор эксклюзив:B
  6. B3ckett
    May 23, 2023
    9
    The story or maybe the history is as intriguing as in the first game. The last chapter is the weakest part of the narrative, but as it sets up a third and final game, I can live with that.
    Characters are written quite well, Aloy is a bit different than in the first game. A bit more frustrated like "god damn it, i don't want to look at your mushroom store" or "i don't have time for this    The story or maybe the history is as intriguing as in the first game. The last chapter is the weakest part of the narrative, but as it sets up a third and final game, I can live with that.
    Characters are written quite well, Aloy is a bit different than in the first game. A bit more frustrated like "god damn it, i don't want to look at your mushroom store" or "i don't have time for this BS, I'm coming through". It's a behavior similar to mine, as a player - there's the gate, just let me through. Nooooo, you need to complete 54 quests for it to open. Horizon says - fork it, we're coming through. A nice refreshment.

    Fight mechanics as good as in the original game, characters look like real humans, not some bimbos or hunks with 6-packs. No, they look like they would survive in such a wild world.

    The game is big, I've spent over 70hrs, finished the main story and still at only 54%. Lots of stuff still to be done.

    Also... it's visually stunning and I have a PS4. What they achieved at Guerilla with this game is magnificent. I found myself looking at lightning effets (machines light going through high grass which flows on the wind...). Very very impressive.

    I am giving it a 9/10 because of somewhat of a letdown of the final act and not that intuitive skill development trees - similar abilities are enhanced in various places so you don't clearly see the end result of this or other choices you make.

    Other than that - definately a system seller, great adventure which squeezes all of PS4's juices to the max, still enabling stable FPS. This is how things should be done, CDPR :)    … Expand
  7. DeltaShinz86
    Apr 28, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game I thought was solid. The story was awesome and really built on the first game. What I liked a bit better from the first game is getting to know the side characters more and knowing their motivations. Everybody contributes in certain ways and you don't really get a sense of characters just being fillers. I thought the evolution of Sylens being a villain to becoming more of a hero was brilliantly done and you can understand his motivations toward the end of the game.
    The game play was clunky at times like getting stuck on climbing obstacles or being stun locked by enemy robots when you get stuck against a tree or wall. It does have a dodging mechanic which you need to trigger at just the right time to avoid damage. The window to dodge is not very forgiving. So try and learn the timing early on for dodging. A lot of games allow you to become over powered pretty quick but this game makes you work for it. There is a setting that allows for you to get upgrade materials just by killing machines opposed to tearing off components so keep that in mind. The "job" quest tab helps you keep track of items needed for upgrades as well as where certain machines are located. I really wasn't able to steam roll enemies until I got equipment from the arena and having weapons upgraded a few tiers.
    Graphics on the PS4 weren't the best. For instance when you head into a different area and the game has to load you know it. Like texture of plants or rock faces takes longer to load. NPC's not loading completely; at times you will just be talking to a floating head. Later updates fixed some of these issues but never optimized the game for PS4. I don't know if an update caused my sound issue but late in the game you wouldn't hear any background noise. Made the end of the game hard to get into when all you hear is Aloy shooting her weapons and making sound when she gets hit. Explosions wouldn't make a sound if it came from NPC's or enemies.
    Of course the game had some PC components added to it. Like a pride themed facepaint or a side quest with a man who enjoys wearing women's armor. If this was 10 years ago I would brush quest like that off and chock it up to added flavor to the game but I guess I'm more of a cynic now and think stuff like that is added to push an agenda. Which in a lot of cases it is. It is very mild compared to other games. The DLC may be a different story due to Aloy's same sex relationship which in my opinion is out of left field since she shows no interest in having a romantic relationship in the first or second game (until the DLC). I personally think it would have worked better having her not be in a romantic relationship with anyone. Since she is a clone I think it would have fit her character better to not be romantically invlolved.
    TLDR: Great game that takes you on an awesome story. I'd recommend it at full price but this game seems to be on sale a lot. Would definitely recommend.    … Expand
  8. juniortiger
    Apr 22, 2023
    10
    I love story and dlc and graphic amazing and music beautiful and lot action and good day l
  9. ilya_zotov24
    Apr 7, 2023
    9
    _Good game _
  10. strangebrew123
    Mar 30, 2023
    9
    Simply amazing! A massive open world with enormous amounts of things to (or not as you wish). The acting is great...mostly believable (CEO was a bit dodgy!), although its a shame there wasn't more of sylens (bless him). The graphics were also mostly excellent (aside from the glitches). The gameplay was excellent. I played this for almost 450 hours...on normal then ultra hard. Normal wasSimply amazing! A massive open world with enormous amounts of things to (or not as you wish). The acting is great...mostly believable (CEO was a bit dodgy!), although its a shame there wasn't more of sylens (bless him). The graphics were also mostly excellent (aside from the glitches). The gameplay was excellent. I played this for almost 450 hours...on normal then ultra hard. Normal was too easy for my taste, and there are a couple of ultra hard arena challenges that require persistence to overcome!! Shame about the graphics glitches and the ending could've been better. Highly recommended.… Expand
  11. anbl
    Mar 29, 2023
    9
    ganske interessant spill, med en veldig interessant historie og en av de kraftigste grafikkene
  12. Prom47
    Mar 2, 2023
    9
    Amazing sequel, I like combat system, graphic and new innovations of interaction with the world, but characters and story are a bit lame, In general a wonderful game
  13. Charles_Lee
    Feb 10, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think there's no notable difference between horizon forbidden west and its predecessor horizon zero dawn unless a slight graphical improvement in forbidden west. There are still good features that make horizon forbidden west a pleasant experience. The nature is fantastic. The machines wide variety is breathtaking. The story and plot is catching and character designing and animation is perfect. But there are still some annoying features, especially in game play, that prevent the game from turning into a perfect experience. The first and most annoying of them is that in game there is no mechanism for parrying or shielding and you should always rely on dodging to avoid taking damage but the dodging mechanism is not very reliable all the times and it is even sometimes useless. It doesn't depend on the skill but quite the contrary it depends on the chance. Most of the times you dodge in the right time but still you take the damage. Another frustrative feature is about finding the necessary resources to upgrade outfits and weapons and this feature is very frustrative than dodging. For finding specific resources you should create a job and go to a machine site that its components contain your specific resources but it ain't that simple. You should check which component's loot contains your desired resources and aim that specific component and you should be careful not to destroy that part but to detach it. After detaching if you're lucky you'll get what you need but sometimes you detach that part but still it doesn't give you what you want and this is a pointless laboring and a complete waste of time. So because of these annoying features it would fair to score 8.… Expand
  14. chrisdan23
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    Hinsichtlich seiner Open World, des Gameplays, der tollen Inszenierung und Animationen legt Guerrilla Games mit Horizon Forbidden West eigentlich in allen Belangen eine Schippe drauf. Trotzdem kam bei mir nicht mehr das tolle Feeling von Aloys erstem Abenteuer auf. Woran das liegt? Vor allem am deutlich eindimensionalerem Charakterdesign, den langweiligen, marvelhaften Antagonisten und derHinsichtlich seiner Open World, des Gameplays, der tollen Inszenierung und Animationen legt Guerrilla Games mit Horizon Forbidden West eigentlich in allen Belangen eine Schippe drauf. Trotzdem kam bei mir nicht mehr das tolle Feeling von Aloys erstem Abenteuer auf. Woran das liegt? Vor allem am deutlich eindimensionalerem Charakterdesign, den langweiligen, marvelhaften Antagonisten und der insgesamt wenig glaubwürdigen und überzogenen SciFi Fantasy Erzählung. Dabei wirkt vor allem Aloy als Charakter deutlich simpler und naiver gestrickt als im großartigen Erstlingswerk. Konnte man in Zero Dawn selber noch entscheiden, ob man eher Aloys wütendes Kind, ihren Intellekt, oder ihr Mitgefühl einbringen will, nimmt einem der neuerliche Übermensch Aloy in Forbidden West, diesen Spielraum der Ambivalenz komplett ab. Aloy hat immer die perfekte heldenhafte Antwort. Das langweilt und wirkt wenig authentisch. Dass ihre Antagonisten da genau so wenig Charakter besitzen lässt die Storytiefe leider im Disney Planschwasser verweilen. Schade. Denn Open World und Gameplay sind sicher mit das Beste, was Playstation, vielleicht gar die ganze Industrie, derzeit zu bieten hat.… Expand
  15. Sergius_Grey
    Jan 20, 2023
    9
    I liked the game more than the first part. The open world is full of interesting mechanics, characters, stories, lore and plot. The graphics in the game are better than any praise. The surroundings of San Francisco and underwater Las Vegas are stunning. The world of HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST is fun to watch and even more fun to play. Looking forward to a future update to the game.
  16. nanansgxz2
    Jan 18, 2023
    8
    在《地平线：零之黎明》在Playstation 4上首次亮相并巩固了Aloy在Playstation吉祥物阵容中粉丝的最爱五年后，Guerrilla Games制作了出色的后续产品。《地平线：西部禁区》在各个方面都比它的前作更具实质性和沉浸感。如果《地平线零黎明》是你的果酱，那么这是一部必玩的。如果你喜欢它，但发现这个世界干旱而缺乏，那么禁地西部在这个世界上已经足够多了，它可能会把它的机器爪子伸进你身上。如果它没有进入年度游戏提名名单，我会大吃一惊。在《地平线：零之黎明》在Playstation 4上首次亮相并巩固了Aloy在Playstation吉祥物阵容中粉丝的最爱五年后，Guerrilla Games制作了出色的后续产品。《地平线：西部禁区》在各个方面都比它的前作更具实质性和沉浸感。如果《地平线零黎明》是你的果酱，那么这是一部必玩的。如果你喜欢它，但发现这个世界干旱而缺乏，那么禁地西部在这个世界上已经足够多了，它可能会把它的机器爪子伸进你身上。如果它没有进入年度游戏提名名单，我会大吃一惊。
  17. Joe2539
    Jan 6, 2023
    10
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  18. Jony_traaa
    Dec 31, 2022
    10
    --------------------
    Jugado en: PS4 Slim
    Historia principal completada -------------------- Cinco años después de Horizon Zero Dawn debutara Guerrilla Games ha creado es una digna secuela. APARTADO VISUAL El apartado visual es probablemente de lo mejor del juego, tienes un mundo abierto con un montón de paisajes y maquinas, donde te puedes pasar horas observando y jugando, se    --------------------
    Jugado en: PS4 Slim
    Historia principal completada
    --------------------

    Cinco años después de Horizon Zero Dawn debutara Guerrilla Games ha creado es una digna secuela.

    APARTADO VISUAL

    El apartado visual es probablemente de lo mejor del juego, tienes un mundo abierto con un montón de paisajes y maquinas, donde te puedes pasar horas observando y jugando, se nota un claro salto grafico pero no exento de ciertos retrasos de carga de texturas (PS4 Slim), también hay que destacar su sistema de escalada, además de las cinemáticas, las cuales son espectaculares y proporcionan una experiencia totalmente inmersiva.

    JUGABILIDAD

    El juego tiene muy buena jugabilidad como su antecesor, pero cabe destacar que han introducido como novedad el buceo que permite disfrutar de los fondos marinos coloridos y experimentar el juego desde otra perspectiva.

    Una cosa que se agradece respecto al anterior titulo es que ahora los viajes rápidos entre hogueras son totalmente gratuitos, lo que permite ahorrarte un par de viajes largos y es de agradecer.

    HISTORIA

    Contexto:

    Seis meses después tras los sucesos de Zero Dawn , los peligros de la tierra no persisten son mucho mayores, lo que le obliga viajar al Oeste Prohibido, para salvar el mundo.

    Opinión:

    Lo malo es que hay misiones que realmente se sentían, ves a este punto consigue algo y vuelve, pero lo realmente divertido es lo que sucede durante las misiones, además se compensa claramente con los increíbles paisajes que te hacen recorrer.

    La historia es un poco continuista con el anterior videojuego y tiene pinta que van a seguir esta trama. Pero me parece una historia bastante buena, al nivel de el anterior videojuego.

    La historia no es relativamente larga ni corta, pero si eres complotista este juego se puede convertir en una larga y tediosa experiencia de mas de 80h o incluso mas de 100h.

    CONCLUSION

    Un gran videojuego, que recomiendo jugar a los que les haya gustado Zero Dawn, me atrevería a decir que es mejor que Zero Dawn, por sus maravillosos paisajes y su increíble escalada además de poder descubrir lo que hay debajo del mar buceando. Aunque que tiene algunos problemas me parece increíble que esto este en una PS4. 100% recomendado.

    10/10    … Expand
  19. TK4EVA47
    Dec 19, 2022
    8
    I played Horizon Forbidden West in 2022 and thought it was a great game that I liked.
  20. witchrott
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    much like the first game i loved the concept, story, and world that this game showcases. and once again they came with interesting mechanics and gameplay and added even more to it to make it that much more fun and inviting to come back to again and again... but the ending felt very much like the first one. it was disappointing in that i felt like the story had taken three steps forwardmuch like the first game i loved the concept, story, and world that this game showcases. and once again they came with interesting mechanics and gameplay and added even more to it to make it that much more fun and inviting to come back to again and again... but the ending felt very much like the first one. it was disappointing in that i felt like the story had taken three steps forward just to take two steps back. i wanted a bit more progress and connection with new/existing characters. so even though this isn't a perfect game for me it's still very much up there with my favorites… Expand
  21. nick191
    Nov 11, 2022
    9
    Un juego divertido, con una historia ingeniosa y muy creativa...Se disfruto muchoo
  22. deathstramding
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    masterpiecesss masterpiecesss masterpiecesss masterpiecesss masterpiecesss masterpiecesss
  23. dannielVinici
    Nov 3, 2022
    10
    O zelda da Playstation incrível o melhor jogo pra mim, o melhor exclusivo da sony pra mim que jogo foda mesmo
  24. ChickenBreasts
    Oct 29, 2022
    10
    The visuals and the characters are so well done, it’s literally a masterpiece.
  25. m3ny0
    Oct 14, 2022
    9
    Levei cerca de um mês para fazer tudo o que o jogo pedia, e com tudo eu digo toda a base do jogo. Se você quiser zerar em cem por cento se prepare, pois a dificuldade desse jogo está um pouco maior considerando o anterior. Parte da causa disso é por conta dos novos inimigos, e da variedade deles também.
    Falando de coisas novas, um dos ótimos incrementos foi a mobilidade. As novas opções    Levei cerca de um mês para fazer tudo o que o jogo pedia, e com tudo eu digo toda a base do jogo. Se você quiser zerar em cem por cento se prepare, pois a dificuldade desse jogo está um pouco maior considerando o anterior. Parte da causa disso é por conta dos novos inimigos, e da variedade deles também.
    Falando de coisas novas, um dos ótimos incrementos foi a mobilidade. As novas opções para movimentação são ótimos adendos (agora só falta alguma coisa que te ajude a nadar mais facilmente), e como elas são integradas na história só traz mais importância para sua existência. A história é ótima, aliás, e tem bastante espaço para uma continuação, seja num novo jogo ou em uma DLC. Eu adoraria que fosse deixado para um novo jogo, embora tenhamos ótimas novidades nessa entrada eu não acho que voltaria a funcionar novamente sem uma grande mudança na base.
    Ainda assim, eu fui provado errado várias vezes por esse título, não me impressionaria se um novo conseguisse o mesmo feito.
    A sonoridade está ótima, simplesmente sublime. Os personagens são muito bem feitos, eu até fiquei boquiaberto em certos momentos por conta de como são escritos. Eu achei os vilões um pouco clichês, mas é algo que dá para superar.
    No geral é uma ótima sequência ao jogo original, e eu definitivamente jogaria novamente se precisasse.    … Expand
  26. TEMS777
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    Probably my favourite game at this point. Love the characters, the environment is beautiful, the soundtrack is phenomenal, just overall a very well made game and I can't wait to see what happens in the next installment
  27. Tommey
    Sep 27, 2022
    8
    To me it wasn't as fun nor adventurous as the first one. Even on Very Easy, some enemies can be very grindy despite hitting their most vulnerable parts. Also feel the plot didn't have as much depth as the first one. Climbing was sometimes an issue, but understood it's not a perfect system. I did enjoy the combat/gameplay as it's essentially the same. Got platinum for both PS4 and PS5 versions.
  28. Aaronzebenzui
    Sep 20, 2022
    9
    Este juego es un hito y un techo técnico en cualquier plataforma las malas críticas no se entienden cuando las escenas la captura facial la profundidad del mundo La calidad de las misiones las opciones de combate y personalización todo en este juego brilla y debería de estar mucho mejor valorado, Juegos como elden ring están plagados de fallos y tiene mejores notas es algo que no seEste juego es un hito y un techo técnico en cualquier plataforma las malas críticas no se entienden cuando las escenas la captura facial la profundidad del mundo La calidad de las misiones las opciones de combate y personalización todo en este juego brilla y debería de estar mucho mejor valorado, Juegos como elden ring están plagados de fallos y tiene mejores notas es algo que no se entiende cuando este juego es un portento técnico y jugable… Expand
  29. AvatarSane
    Sep 4, 2022
    8
    Очень хорошее продолжение!

    Несмотря на то, что большая часть интриги мира раскрылась в первой части, сиквелу есть чем удивить. Улучшилась боевая система, прокачка, исследование, картинка, путешествие по миру и разнообразие активностей. Но главное поработали над персонажами и сюжетом. Герои и отношения между ними и впрямь чувствуются живыми. Мимика, взгляды, шутки, обаяние, остроумие –    Очень хорошее продолжение!

    Несмотря на то, что большая часть интриги мира раскрылась в первой части, сиквелу есть чем удивить. Улучшилась боевая система, прокачка, исследование, картинка, путешествие по миру и разнообразие активностей. Но главное поработали над персонажами и сюжетом. Герои и отношения между ними и впрямь чувствуются живыми. Мимика, взгляды, шутки, обаяние, остроумие – ни разу не было скучно при прослушивании диалогов, даже во второстепенных заданиях. Одно предложение Авада о совместной жизни с Элой в самом начале, на которое можно даже согласиться и от которого наша героиня мило смущалась, чего стоит. Жизнь в игре чувствуется повсюду, особенно в поселениях и ни на минуту не покидает чувство, что этот мир живой, а не выстроен и заскриптован для игрока, а чувства и эмоции витают в воздухе .

    По сюжету и не только вернулись старые знакомые (Эренд, Варл, Сайленс, Петра, Талана и кое-кто ещё, но не буду спойлерить) и прибавились новые, и с ними на самом деле интересно проводить время, а их судьба в мире волнует тебя. Коталло вышел особенно запоминающимся. Но самое главное вернулась Элой и, несмотря на всю смелость и доброту девушки, даже ей в новой игре придётся измениться и понять, что взваливать на себя тяжкую ношу по спасению мира в одиночку никак не выйдет и ради общего дела надо обязательно полагаться на тех, кто тебя любит и не отталкивать их.

    Бой стал интереснее - благодаря появившимся умениями для каждого оружия и появлению суперспособности Элой. Ближний бой изменили в лучшую сторону. Интересных активностей сделали целое море:

    – Разветвлённые побочки с интересными взаимодействиями (больше всего понравились приключения с Морлундом, где нужно было помочь ему собрать воздушный шар);
    – Настольная игра "Стычка машин";
    – Арена;
    – Гонки на машинах с появлением старого знакомого в конце;
    – Контракты с особыми заданиями;
    – Головоломки в руинах, где можно найти приблуду для Вегаса и узнать небольшую историю прошлого;
    – Обзорные точки, где также рассказываются истории из мира Предтеч;
    – Испытания в охотничьих угодьях;
    – Разные котлы, каждый со своей спецификой;
    – Разные длинношеи, также очень увлекательные.

    И хотя финал у "Запретного Запада" не настолько грандиозен, как у Zero Dawn, он сразу же говорит о том, что все трудности, через которые прошли герои – лишь подготовка к ещё большей угрозе нависшей над миром. Как фанат первой части очень рад продолжению и рекомендую к прохождению. Мир и история по-прежнему интересны, племена и культуры разнообразны, герои обаятельны, харизматичны, а самое главное понятны. Ну и Элой всё такая же няшка-обаяшка. ) "Запретный Запад" хоть и не вызывает такого же восторга, как Zero Dawn, но всё же способен удивить и увлечь собой на многие часы.    … Expand
  30. kubikyuran
    Aug 31, 2022
    10
    Графен и геймплей шикарный, глобальный сюжет и саунд норм, всё что касается истории и миссий связанных с разными племенами как и в первой части неинтересный мусор. Из реальных минусов для меня лично стала внешность гг конечно же, реально что за пацанка, распухла как будто не просыхает пол года, ещё пятна какие-то красные на лице непонятные как у бомжихи. Ещё снег какого-то хрена урезали,Графен и геймплей шикарный, глобальный сюжет и саунд норм, всё что касается истории и миссий связанных с разными племенами как и в первой части неинтересный мусор. Из реальных минусов для меня лично стала внешность гг конечно же, реально что за пацанка, распухла как будто не просыхает пол года, ещё пятна какие-то красные на лице непонятные как у бомжихи. Ещё снег какого-то хрена урезали, почему роботы не оставляют следов на снегу, даже мой робот не оставляет следы, остаются они только от людей и животных, в первой части это всё было, да там даже анимации специальные крутые прописали для ходьбы и бега по снегу, во второй части этого нету(. И выбесила медленная подгрузка текстур на арене. В остальном меня порадовала эта игра в 22 году на пс4 про, давненько меня не удивляла графеном 4 плойка. Ставлю в общем 10 несмотря на описанные выше минусы, всё-таки замесы с роботами и графен тащит… Expand
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 19, 2022
    81
    There’s nothing wrong with learning from your competitors, but what’s the point of copying stuff that’s mocked even by Ubisoft fans? Hopefully, next time Guerrilla will focus more on Horizon’s own strengths: unique world and mechosaurs that are so fun to take apart. [Issue#259, p.72]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 28, 2022
    65
    If you liked Zero Dawn, you will probably enjoy Forbidden West, even though the sequel lost that pioneering spirit and Aloy stopped developing as a character.
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  3. RPGamer
    Mar 18, 2022
    90
    Horizon Forbidden West embraces everything about its predecessor and makes strides in producing an even more compelling world to explore, with intense combat and story moments, and shiny new robo-dinosaurs to punch in the face. I cannot wait to see where Aloy and her companions’ story goes next.
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