Horizon Zero Dawn

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12419 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10,195 out of 12419
  2. Mixed: 1,140 out of 12419
  3. Negative: 1,084 out of 12419
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Jayhawk145
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    The Good:
    - The concept of Giant Robot dinosaurs and a futuristic setting that resembles a prehistoric era is Amazing and gives the game a sense of wonder.
    - The combat for the most part is fun, and the Bow feels amazing to use - The Enviromental Graphics, and the overall preformance of the game and the movement of the dinosaurs looks breathtaking, The Bad- - The story is lackluster    The Good:
    - The concept of Giant Robot dinosaurs and a futuristic setting that resembles a prehistoric era is Amazing and gives the game a sense of wonder.
    - The combat for the most part is fun, and the Bow feels amazing to use
    - The Enviromental Graphics, and the overall preformance of the game and the movement of the dinosaurs looks breathtaking,

    The Bad-
    - The story is lackluster to say the least, the writing and pacing doesn't match the overall tone of this games setting.
    - Aloy is such a shallow, unlikable protagonist, poorly written.
    - The world, while beautiful, and at first fun to explore, becomes very boring and very empty fast.    … Expand
  2. Nikop23
    Sep 5, 2023
    7
    I really wanted to love this game. It is beautiful. Game runs smoothly. And I do enjoy some of the mechanics. But it is just tedious for me, and it didn't pull me in. I gave up on the game after 14 hours. I am sure for many people it is an amazing experience, but it's just not for me.
  3. DaveM12DIM
    Sep 2, 2023
    7
    An enjoyable enough game, but too many failings for me to give it the 10/10 that a lot of people seem to. Decent combat, and nice variety of enemy robots to attack, but cumbersome consumables system and ridiculous numbers of satchels and goodness knows what. Janky parkour (for that read, unless there were dedicated yellow painted things to grab just randomly jump on rocks). Distinct lackAn enjoyable enough game, but too many failings for me to give it the 10/10 that a lot of people seem to. Decent combat, and nice variety of enemy robots to attack, but cumbersome consumables system and ridiculous numbers of satchels and goodness knows what. Janky parkour (for that read, unless there were dedicated yellow painted things to grab just randomly jump on rocks). Distinct lack of soundtrack as well, I mean there was music, but It was pretty forgettable, and there was no time i felt the score added to a moment in the game.

    Missions mostly consisted of investigate, follow trail, beat enemy, on rinse and repeat. Aloy I found at best dull, and at worst just downright annoying although she did grow on me gradually (a lot of the character acting i found very wooden).

    Biggest issue for me was the cut scenes. There only ever seemed to be about 2 variations on the camera angle, and for a game that depended so much on its story, the single angle, wooden cut scenes got very boring very quickly. I wanted to get into the story, but so many times I found myself just skipping dialogue because it was so tedious.

    That said, it did start to grow on me towards the end. The story, although very predictable, did come together nicely and Aloy gradually became less obnoxious. I'm not sure it grew on me enough to play Forbidden West, unless, that really works on some of the failings of Zero Dawn.    … Expand
  4. Havoc-M2
    Aug 31, 2023
    5
    Best game and huge game from sony studios thank you PS.....................
  5. andrilitvynchuk
    Aug 23, 2023
    7
    I have mixed emotions. The gameplay is interesting but I feel like in the middle of the game you just are bored with it. The plot is advancing and looks like just "go to ruins and watch holos"
  6. Raizsthorm
    Aug 15, 2023
    5
    I can see why some people liked it since the combat is interesting but neither the story nor the combat sticked with me in a way that I wanted to come back and play more.
  7. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    I hate to say it but I dont really understand the hype for this game. Not to say its bad becuase it is fun with great visuals and soundtrack.
  8. HUNRain
    Aug 12, 2023
    6
    Mostly boring and repetitive game. Most of the time is travel because almost always need to g to the other side of the map fopr quests... About quests-> Get this kill that...Thats all of them...
    It has good fight mechanics, and Aloy is a great character, same as the story and the new world...
  9. Slatetac
    Aug 3, 2023
    5
    Not bad but gets very repetitive and boring quickly, nice looking game world with a decent story. The gameplay gets old quickly and just doesn't really deliver well.
  10. pooya_oa
    Jul 22, 2023
    5
    For some reason, I could not make chemistry with this game. It did not affect me.
    The game environment is excellent. However, I did not like:
    - On each conversation, you need to interact and choose. After a while it becomes annoying. - Most of the game story is through recorded tracks that you need just to stand and listen. Could be a better cut scene! - Voice acting and cut scenes    For some reason, I could not make chemistry with this game. It did not affect me.
    The game environment is excellent. However, I did not like:
    - On each conversation, you need to interact and choose. After a while it becomes annoying.
    - Most of the game story is through recorded tracks that you need just to stand and listen. Could be a better cut scene!
    - Voice acting and cut scenes were unnatural to me! sometimes even childish!
    - Killing machines and humans becomes boring and repetitive after a while as it demands to repeat the same approach.
    Overall, I know it is a respected game, but it wasn't for me.    … Expand
  11. HereYouGoBuddy
    Jul 19, 2023
    6
    Visuals are good and the concept is interesting but the world seems bland. Voice acting is not terrible but feels emotionless.
  12. LuxDavid
    Jul 10, 2023
    7
    Aceptable (7'5/10)
    En general es un buen juego. Me costó meterme en la historia, y es que la historia apenas avanza durante la mayor parte de él. La jugabilidad es bastante buena una vez que dominas las armas y conoces las particulatidades de cada robot. Noto alguna similitud con otro juego de ese año, el zelda breath of the wild, sobre todo en la forma con la que se relaciona el jugador    Aceptable (7'5/10)
    En general es un buen juego. Me costó meterme en la historia, y es que la historia apenas avanza durante la mayor parte de él. La jugabilidad es bastante buena una vez que dominas las armas y conoces las particulatidades de cada robot. Noto alguna similitud con otro juego de ese año, el zelda breath of the wild, sobre todo en la forma con la que se relaciona el jugador con el mundo abierto.
    Las peleas con los robots son muy interesantes, no estamos ante el típico juego en el que todos los enemigos son iguales.
    La historia, en mi opinión, no es su punto fuerte a lo largo de todo el juego, puesto que tan sólo empieza a tener relevancia cerca del final (cabe añadir que, es una historia medianamente buena)

    En fin, si os gustan los juegos mundo abierto está recomendado    … Expand
  13. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Good Game. Can give it a second try in future, I might like the gameplay and visuals
  14. magnolia6
    Jun 30, 2023
    7
    Gameplay was very fun and fluid. Story was interesting at some points, but feeling a bit lengthy at other points. Exploration is fun.
  15. lukeak
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    I was in love with the Horizon Series, and after Forbidden West it was about to be my all-time favorite game, but that Burning Shores ending was so disappointing. It ruined the story for me. It was horribly written and obviously thrown in for American political reasons. It's such a shame this keeps happening.
    I'm part of the lgbtq community, and even I was starting to feel weird about    I was in love with the Horizon Series, and after Forbidden West it was about to be my all-time favorite game, but that Burning Shores ending was so disappointing. It ruined the story for me. It was horribly written and obviously thrown in for American political reasons. It's such a shame this keeps happening.
    I'm part of the lgbtq community, and even I was starting to feel weird about how there are very few honorable male characters, and how there are so many lesbian characters. So, many side quests had lesbian characters. It's not even representational of life.
    Then the ending seriously threw me off, cause it just felt so out of place. There was no real story development for that love scene in the end. It seriously felt like they just threw it in to make 'woke' quota deadlines. if the 'woke' crap was just better written it would be so much more accepted, but at this point, it's really becoming a problem in ruining the art of storytelling. I can't wait for this ridiculous fad to end. Unfortunately, so many of the stories we hold so dear will be ruined by the time that happens.    … Expand
  16. Repak
    Jun 11, 2023
    7
    A great game with a great story. Very cool concept of the latest technology and middle age.
  17. Torca
    Jun 4, 2023
    5
    This is the best PS4 game I ever played in addition to the sequel Forbidden West and Ghost of Tsushima. Not sure how this game landed with a score of under 90 and how pretty bad games like god of war and red dead redemption 2 are at the top.
  18. Epicdude7979
    May 25, 2023
    6
    Unfortunately I don’t see the hype that much. The gameplay is unique and fun but I think the characters are all very weak and the story is just so bland.
  19. J_R
    May 20, 2023
    6
    6.8/10.

    Highly polished and technically impressive mediocrity. Before the fans get too upset, I don't hate this game. I played it to completion and even did the Frozen Wilds too. If you really enjoyed it, cool, but I think it's just fine. Although the 10s are a bit ridiculous. Horizon Zero Dawn takes so many AAA game ideas/mechanics that have been done to death during the PS3-PS4 era    6.8/10.

    Highly polished and technically impressive mediocrity. Before the fans get too upset, I don't hate this game. I played it to completion and even did the Frozen Wilds too. If you really enjoyed it, cool, but I think it's just fine. Although the 10s are a bit ridiculous.

    Horizon Zero Dawn takes so many AAA game ideas/mechanics that have been done to death during the PS3-PS4 era and throws them all together in a big, bland bowl of soup. Then makes it look real nice and throws in some cool enemies. The open world, collectables, things to pick up, crafting, climbing, traversal, side quests, side activities and light RPG elements are all borrowed from other games and uninspired. Almost every character interaction and cut scene caused my neck to lose all strength, my head rolled back and I let out an intense groan of boredom.

    The absolute high points of this game are the mystery and details of what happened to the world and the mystery of who the main character is. The other great thing is of course fights with the machine enemies. But even this which was so fun at first becomes a little tiresome as the game over stays it's welcome.

    This might all sound pretty negative but it's still good enough that I finished it and then had a little more. It is a perfectly fine game that scratches some kind of itch i have in my brain. Just don't play too many games like this too often or you'll get burnt out.

    6.8/10.    … Expand
  20. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    7
    -6/10 story
    -8/10 gameplay
    -10/10 environments
    -6/10 characters
    -6/10 sounds
  21. MortalShaw
    May 15, 2023
    7
    algo sobrevalorado, pero sigue siendo un buen juego, gameplay mas o menos, historia bien, el mundo en el que se ambienta es hermoso, graficos hermosos para correr en esa tostadora de ps4, los personajes un poco flojos, las peleas con las maquinas son geniales.
  22. Heavenly_King
    Apr 26, 2023
    7
    Even though I was expecting a new Killzone game, we got Horizon Zero dawn. I was a bit disappointed, but when I had my hands on the game I was surprised, it was a really well crafted open world action RPG, with flaws which is to be expected due drastic change in genre of the developer. The story is really good, but there is some kind of lines of dialogue every time you speak withEven though I was expecting a new Killzone game, we got Horizon Zero dawn. I was a bit disappointed, but when I had my hands on the game I was surprised, it was a really well crafted open world action RPG, with flaws which is to be expected due drastic change in genre of the developer. The story is really good, but there is some kind of lines of dialogue every time you speak with someone and it takes away from the experience. The combat is really good.... what can go wrong when you fight mechanical dinosaurs ;)

    As a first attempt of an open world action adventure game is a good start.    … Expand
  23. George_K
    Apr 22, 2023
    7
    To begin with, the idea of the game is amazing from the story to the whole image the creativity the creators had when making this game probably was huge but gameplaywise this game is not my type i am getting bored very easily and it is not very smooth and relaxating. Anyways it might be the best ps exclusive but i still didn't enjoyed it (I don't like ps exclusives that why i have this as my best)
  24. lxsthighway
    Apr 15, 2023
    6
    this is honestly pretty generic and like one step above an Ubisoft game as far and boring open world filler. its also just way to easy imo and on top of that it treats you like you have never played a game before, you will run out of arrows and she will say "I should craft more arrows" or you will be trying to solve a puzzle and she will just straight up tell you how to do it. I don't knowthis is honestly pretty generic and like one step above an Ubisoft game as far and boring open world filler. its also just way to easy imo and on top of that it treats you like you have never played a game before, you will run out of arrows and she will say "I should craft more arrows" or you will be trying to solve a puzzle and she will just straight up tell you how to do it. I don't know its okay but it feels like a million other games that are just okay.… Expand
  25. Oscardav20
    Apr 9, 2023
    7
    excelentes gráficas, historia interesante, Gameplay aburrido; golpea, escóndete y repite en un mundo abierto donde no puedes ir a donde quieras porque así está diseñado. Llega un momento en que de tanto esquivar sales mareado sin saber en donde estás
  26. Rabahadel
    Apr 1, 2023
    7
    Overrated god game but not that great nice graphics and draw distance not such great story
  27. RichieSeven
    Mar 17, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is fun. Great premise. Great mechanics. But there's a character - Sylens - who appears and is critical to the game, and who is incredibly condescending to Aloy. Like, constantly belittling her and treating her like crap. It made the game MUCH less fun to play, because the authors of the game thought that treating Aloy abusively was somehow additive. It made me really hate who parts of the game.… Expand
  28. ZXSth
    Mar 6, 2023
    7
    Horizon Zero Dawn is a very pretty game that offers plenty of fun, and kept me entertained for about 20 hours. However, I struggled to stay invested in its story or world, and its simplistic skill tree failed to get me invested into the task of improving my combat capabilities. This is a shame, because there is clearly an excellent game here with a relatively interesting open world -Horizon Zero Dawn is a very pretty game that offers plenty of fun, and kept me entertained for about 20 hours. However, I struggled to stay invested in its story or world, and its simplistic skill tree failed to get me invested into the task of improving my combat capabilities. This is a shame, because there is clearly an excellent game here with a relatively interesting open world - however, it doesn't feel like the game does anything with particular excellence, in my mind - it is all very good, but not great.

    What I think I can fairly say about Horizon Zero Dawn is that it is a good game - it is one that attempts to refine a formula, and nears success in that regard. I truly wish I were able to concur with the praise that many respectable critics and players have had for this game, but find myself considering this game to be rather middling.    … Expand
  29. LANteRem
    Feb 24, 2023
    6
    This games has a beautiful graphics, a dynamic environment and a great soundtrack. The different combat mechanism presented in the game is also very welcome. That being said, the game gets tedious and repetitive very quickly. The vast majority of the missions look like this: go to a remote location, scan the environment there, follow the trail to the remote location, defeat the machine andThis games has a beautiful graphics, a dynamic environment and a great soundtrack. The different combat mechanism presented in the game is also very welcome. That being said, the game gets tedious and repetitive very quickly. The vast majority of the missions look like this: go to a remote location, scan the environment there, follow the trail to the remote location, defeat the machine and travel to the starting location and report on the mission completed. Once you recognise the pattern, it is clear that the game does not offer much else and tries to distract player with a tiresome loot mechanism.… Expand
  30. ArmaniBax
    Feb 5, 2023
    6
    Боёвка интересная и прикольный сеттинг, сюжет не запоминается и уж тем более персонажи, геймплей похож на асасина но чуть поинтереснее, была бы она не эксклюзивом все бы забили на неё
  31. guimbastos
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    There is good ideas and the story is great., but the exploration is bad, th open world of the game is not that open, you have some specify ways to pass and climb.
  32. Kloshaxx
    Jan 27, 2023
    5
    Becouse how generic and boring this game was i can't start Horizon Forbidden West. Looks like that one has better visuals and combat mechanics but saw the character design and dialogs are still bad in that game. Mid game imo
  33. Xilg
    Jan 24, 2023
    7
    Horizon Zero Dawn é um jogo original da Sony ambientado em um futuro pós apocalíptico em que há maquinas em formato de animais extintos como principais inimigos do jogo. Horizon tem uma história interessante, cheia de reviravoltas. Embora o jogo queira fazer parecer que a protagonista é muito fodona, diminuído todos os outros personagens a idiotas supersticiosos, Aloy parece até oHorizon Zero Dawn é um jogo original da Sony ambientado em um futuro pós apocalíptico em que há maquinas em formato de animais extintos como principais inimigos do jogo. Horizon tem uma história interessante, cheia de reviravoltas. Embora o jogo queira fazer parecer que a protagonista é muito fodona, diminuído todos os outros personagens a idiotas supersticiosos, Aloy parece até o Superman, que quando aparece resolve todos os problemas com uma extrema facilidade. Fora isso, o jogo em si é muito bom, tem um level desing muito bem feito embora as escolhas do jogo não influenciem em praticamente nada no desenrolar da campanha.… Expand
  34. TonyBoyBR
    Dec 24, 2022
    5
    Este game copia com estilo a jogabilidade de The Witcher 3, a evolução das armas e as bobinas que vamos pegando para as armas, e se acionamos a habilidade de trocar as bobinas das mesmas podemos usa-las taticamente usando a de fogo contra maquina fraca em relação ao fogo ou gelo ou choque, porém o game não escapou da turma da lacração, não há um homem líder no jogo, todos os papéis deEste game copia com estilo a jogabilidade de The Witcher 3, a evolução das armas e as bobinas que vamos pegando para as armas, e se acionamos a habilidade de trocar as bobinas das mesmas podemos usa-las taticamente usando a de fogo contra maquina fraca em relação ao fogo ou gelo ou choque, porém o game não escapou da turma da lacração, não há um homem líder no jogo, todos os papéis de liderança são exercidos por mulheres, Chefe de Guerra dos Noras: Mulher, General de guerra dos Carjas: Mulher, os homens ocupam papéis secundários, são vilões ou são covardes, As Matriarcas, A Deusa Mãe, o espião que planeja salvar o príncipe sol, uma mulher, cientista que salvou o mundo da extinção: Mulher, e por ultimo uma mulher do Terã que é uma cientista que auxilia na criação de Apollo, desde quando mulheres possuem liberdade no Irã. É um excesso de empoderamento feminino, por isso minha nota ao game é 5.… Expand
  35. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  36. AlpacaVaga
    Dec 20, 2022
    5
    Tenía buena pinta, pero me ha parecido soporífero a más no poder.
    El inicio está muy bien, y el combate llega a ser de notable, pero lo de ir de una punta a otra del mapa sólo para una conversación vacía se me hace bola.
    Pero entiendo que haya gente a la que le puede gustar este tipo de juegos.
    Horizon simplemente no es para mí.
  37. Alvelian
    Dec 15, 2022
    5
    Непонимаю всеобщей восторженности от игры, как по мне довольно проходной проект. Сеттинг с роботизированными животными очень интересный, однако по факту это чуть ли не единственный плюс игры. РПГ система полный провал, диалоги пустые выбора нет. К самому лору данного мира есть куча вопросов. Ближний бой просто посмешище, можно забыть про него сразу. Сюжет крайне душный и не интересный.Непонимаю всеобщей восторженности от игры, как по мне довольно проходной проект. Сеттинг с роботизированными животными очень интересный, однако по факту это чуть ли не единственный плюс игры. РПГ система полный провал, диалоги пустые выбора нет. К самому лору данного мира есть куча вопросов. Ближний бой просто посмешище, можно забыть про него сразу. Сюжет крайне душный и не интересный. Графон в целом не плохой но я бы не сказал что он впечатляет. Единственное что вытягивает игру это хорошо сделанная стрельба из лука и интересные противники. Играть с около 30 фпс бывает трудновато, но в целом норм.… Expand
  38. RiSSSen
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    Too lazy to describe, so I'll just write my assessment about this project
    XD
  39. Epicmonster5600
    Dec 5, 2022
    6
    Cool story and a beautiful ass game but boring and repetitive combat with spongey enemies that take a billion arrows to kill even with the best gear. The system for this game is frustrating, its go to this camp kill enemies and do the same exact thing over and and over while collecting a ridiculous amount of collectibles. I cannot stand open world games that just consist of take out enemyCool story and a beautiful ass game but boring and repetitive combat with spongey enemies that take a billion arrows to kill even with the best gear. The system for this game is frustrating, its go to this camp kill enemies and do the same exact thing over and and over while collecting a ridiculous amount of collectibles. I cannot stand open world games that just consist of take out enemy camp and grab collectables.… Expand
  40. supermalik987
    Dec 3, 2022
    6
    This game has some great idea from fighting robot dinosaur . Gameplay needed was just okay characters and the dialogue I didn't even care . Aloy is a react character and it is the same problem Laura in the reboot tomb raider . It's like they don't know how real people talks like .
  41. MadIsAdopted
    Dec 2, 2022
    7
    Can be described the same way as I did for Marvel's Spider-man with one exception: Horizon has a better plot, that holds the intrigue until the last act. All the other typical diseases are still present though
  42. WeirdlyworthIt
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    Is game isn't the worst game but it isn't the best game either. the main Idea of the game is cool (Robot dinosaurs) but what is was is a lifeless video game where the combat feel Like your hitting a piece of metal or shoot and pieces of metal. now I'm not saying that i didn't have some fun with the game, I'm saying that this is a game that doesn't really try anything new and is most a copyIs game isn't the worst game but it isn't the best game either. the main Idea of the game is cool (Robot dinosaurs) but what is was is a lifeless video game where the combat feel Like your hitting a piece of metal or shoot and pieces of metal. now I'm not saying that i didn't have some fun with the game, I'm saying that this is a game that doesn't really try anything new and is most a copy and paste of every other open world and which are all copies of ever other open world game.… Expand
  43. Reydriar
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    Gameplay is a lot of fun and the idea behind the story is also cool. Sidequests and dialogue are (very) lacking, though.
  44. Azeemo99
    Oct 23, 2022
    6
    Beautiful world and deep combat. Two major things got right but naught else has been. Everyone is a robot and the plot is extremely shallow, despite the great potential, and makes for a real waste. Looting and crafting is incredibly boring and unintuitive. One of those games that's fun in the moment but would never really go back to.
  45. basic123
    Oct 18, 2022
    7
    While the gameplay is absolutely fantastic, the confusing story never catched me.
  46. AlSteiger
    Oct 7, 2022
    5
    The game is way too overrated.

    Yes, it has an interesting main plot, but its presentation is lame. The characters are not memorable, the dialogues do not evoke emotions, and the main character looks like a mannequin. Interest in the game was spurred only by voice recorders, which are interesting to listen to. The open world does not encourage you to explore it. The game literally    The game is way too overrated.

    Yes, it has an interesting main plot, but its presentation is lame. The characters are not memorable, the dialogues do not evoke emotions, and the main character looks like a mannequin. Interest in the game was spurred only by voice recorders, which are interesting to listen to.

    The open world does not encourage you to explore it. The game literally leads you down the path as you progress through the game. Clearing all points on the map is tedious and monotonous.

    The graphics are excellent, there's nothing to say. However, if you are not a fan of photo mode, or picking opponents for 3-4 minutes, then in the game you will frankly be very bored.    … Expand
  47. chesaro
    Sep 22, 2022
    6
    Looks really good... And that is it, the story is really simple and predictible, the gameplay is so repetitive i couldn't believe it was not an assasin's creed.
  48. Jackthegamer
    Sep 15, 2022
    6
    Overrated. Activities in the open world are boring and generic as well as all the characters aside from Aloy
  49. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    5
    Гарна ідея, прекрасна оптимізація, але ж історія і герої - просто дно. Згадаєте когось крім Еллой і Раста? Ну і звісно ж ґрайнд. Тут його 80% гри.
  50. TK4EVA47
    Aug 24, 2022
    7
    I played Horizon Zero Dawn in 2018 and thought it was a good game that I liked.
  51. Sitheral
    Aug 3, 2022
    7
    Its an open world game that really does everything well and adds fairly interesting setting, but otherwise its a bit bland. Can't go wrong here if you just want to explore beautful places, fight some machines and do a lot of typical open world busywork.
  52. idleberg
    Jul 29, 2022
    7
    My love for Horizon Zero Dawn is largely based on two things: gameplay and freedom of movement. Guerilla did a great job getting the controls right, fighting giant machines is addictive and satisfying. As for the movement, I don't recall any game that allowed players to go just anywhere. Sure there are some minor glitches, where Allow can't move over a small rock, but the player can tryMy love for Horizon Zero Dawn is largely based on two things: gameplay and freedom of movement. Guerilla did a great job getting the controls right, fighting giant machines is addictive and satisfying. As for the movement, I don't recall any game that allowed players to go just anywhere. Sure there are some minor glitches, where Allow can't move over a small rock, but the player can try and walk over any mountain and succeed.

    The weak points of the games are the characters and the dialogs. It's impossible to feel for any of the characters as they're just random encounters that one doesn't relate to. The dialogs are uninspired and really boring. Unfortunately, that includes the protagonist Alloy, who seems to be unable to express any believable emotions. To me, there are some missed opportunities that could've helped to build the character and the bonding with the player, e.g. the conflict with the Nora. She's part of the tribe, but an outcast. Yet, a deeper conflict is only hinted at in the first 20 minutes of the game.

    A minor annoyances are the action radius of each machine, allowing beating any of them from a safe distance. Tge final boss seems a bit uninspired, since it's simply a machine one has a chance to fight several times in the course of the game before the final confrontation.

    Overall, I enjoyed playing the game despite its weaknesses. If it wasn't for the joy of wrestling with an angry Thunderjaw, the game offers little to replay it. The characters and dialogs are even more boring the second time.    … Expand
  53. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    7
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  54. Hilarious
    Jul 24, 2022
    7
    As a concept this looks awesome, but there was missing some key ingredients like good protagonist. Alloy is so forgettable, her visual design is fine, but voice acting and dialogues are boring.
  55. bryan016
    Jul 17, 2022
    7
    One of the best looking games out right now. So far I'm really enjoying this game and it's well worth 60 dollars which actually has all of the content included and not ripe out to be resold.
    The character is interesting and learning about her story and what drives her is well done. However, I find some of the other characters kind of boring and just randomly placed in the world to take up    One of the best looking games out right now. So far I'm really enjoying this game and it's well worth 60 dollars which actually has all of the content included and not ripe out to be resold.
    The character is interesting and learning about her story and what drives her is well done. However, I find some of the other characters kind of boring and just randomly placed in the world to take up time. This game is by no means a Witcher 3 but damn its good. The world feels so alive with the moving grass, animals, trees, etc. I get completely lost wandering around the world.
    The story is pretty good as well though it would have been nice to have a stronger relationship with other characters. I also really like the minor RPG elements and crafting in the game.
    The soundtrack is great and fits the game really well.

    Overall, I would recommend this game if you are a fan of open world games such as Witcher 3, Far Cry, etc. Gorilla games did a great job making this game and I'm just scratching the surface so far. Also, this game really shows of the power of the PS4. Plenty of content is to be found in this game. Also, how are there so many negative reviews? To rate this game between a 4 through 0 is just arrogant.    … Expand
  56. Mindurbidniss
    Feb 25, 2022
    6
    Beautiful, very beautiful. Unfortunately that's about it. The combat is clunky and bland. Dodge roll, swing or shoot. The climbing is PS2 level bad. The story is convoluted and told through text. The side quests are ripped straight from the Witcher (go here, investigate, fight). I cannot understand how this game is so overrated beyond the fact its bright and shiny. It's about as deep as a puddle.
  57. Mychaelwo
    Jul 16, 2022
    7
    Gameplay divertida e máquinas grandiosas, porém personagens extremamente chatos e história lenta e enrolada, nota 7.
  58. Onefoot
    Jul 11, 2022
    7
    While being a fun ride, Horizon Zero Dawn disappointed me with how it it falls into the generic open world tropes that we are all used to.
  59. Sain4k
    Jul 10, 2022
    7
    Графика крутая. Диалоги унылые, механика странная, сюжет странный, слишком малая разновидность нормального оружия для поражения машин, короче игра слишком переоценена, играл на пс 5
  60. JackPlack
    Jun 23, 2022
    7
    Very beauty game, great main story and cyber dinos.
    Played both PC and PS4. One of the worst game for gamepad (ps4)
    poor human ai and conquering camps. Great at beginning little too poor after first village and too boring, repetetive. Little bad exp system. FC5 is much more entertaining.
  61. Zeneko90
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  62. Xx_ammar10
    May 14, 2022
    7
    The graphics are stunning the gameplay is amazing but the world is empty sometimes and the levels are repetitive sometimes the story is just like making a good lore for the sequel no more but it's worth a try
  63. zach_grech
    May 10, 2022
    7
    This game has some really excellent combat with some great enemies. Most robot fights are extremely exciting. The story however is very generic. It starts out pretty well but devolves into a pretty bland and uninteresting story. Performances are stale and uninteresting as well.
  64. michaelb1928
    May 4, 2022
    6
    I Tried to really like this game but couldnt quite get there. The Graphics are lovely and the combat encounters are fun but this style of game isn't my cup of tea, Aloy as a character never really grabbed me either the story didnt do much for me
  65. MartinAZ
    Apr 11, 2022
    7
    Martin A. - You had me at "Robot dinosaurs."

    Horizon Zero dawn is an open world sand box filled with robotic dinosaurs to hunt, mount and hack. Do I need to say more? What I hated, I fail to see why someone hasn't figured the mechanics out. Why is it that the main character is always the only one with access or just so happens to be of blood. I would rather bump into someone like    Martin A. - You had me at "Robot dinosaurs."

    Horizon Zero dawn is an open world sand box filled with robotic dinosaurs to hunt, mount and hack. Do I need to say more?

    What I hated, I fail to see why someone hasn't figured the mechanics out. Why is it that the main character is always the only one with access or just so happens to be of blood. I would rather bump into someone like Aloy and try to figure it out why she is special. I also find it hard to believe that robotic dinosaurs do not just instantly kill or why the game doesn't bother to explain regeneration which is a pet peeve of mine with any game that doesn't bother to explain it. Why are there levels in this game? Aloy seems to be wearing the same leather clothes and she faces creatures that can shoot missiles. Is it because she's level 80?

    It also would have helped to have more merchants selling ammo that didn't run out (they could have balanced this out by limiting the amount of money a player can carry) or at least had the material to make the ammo and how about a place to live because this game has saved points modeled after camp fires, why not a home? Also, don't expect to climb or parkour because you have to look out for climbing rope or bright yellow hand holds because reasons.

    All death animations are the exactly the same. Also, It would have been interesting to find people who ride normal horses and listen to their reasons why horses are better, such as being able to cross a river or encounter tribes that prefer robot horses because they can stand the cold, where horses can't.

    What I loved. All the details aside, the world of Horizon Zero Dawn is beautiful and the robot dinosaurs are well designed. I just can't help thinking this would have been better as a horror game. I mean dinosaurs are already deadly, put missiles and guns on them, would only make them horrifyingly deadlier.

    This is still a game worth experiencing but at a rental price or discounted price. The game is not hard by any sense. With all that said, 7 out of 10.    … Expand
  66. okanil61
    Mar 30, 2022
    7
    Horizon Zero Dawn
    Initial release date: February 28, 2017
    Developer: Guerrilla Games The game differs from other games in terms of both the period and the technology used. Although the game has many interesting dynamics, no matter how much our level is loaded, difficult opponents continue to be difficult. Although the subject loses its interest after a while, it still makes itself play.    Horizon Zero Dawn
    Initial release date: February 28, 2017
    Developer: Guerrilla Games
    The game differs from other games in terms of both the period and the technology used. Although the game has many interesting dynamics, no matter how much our level is loaded, difficult opponents continue to be difficult. Although the subject loses its interest after a while, it still makes itself play. Maybe it's replayable out of boredom. In addition to these, there were too many screen glitches in its warning to the pc.
    My score for the game consists of several categories.
    Gameplay: 80/100
    Effect and Atmosphere: 65/100
    Story: 75/100
    Replay Status: 75/100    … Expand
  67. RS92
    Mar 28, 2022
    6
    Mh. This game has great graphics and a great story, but a team still inexperienced behind. The combat system is too precision based and doesn’t offer different approaches to combat. That didn’t allow me to finish it.
  68. Bangsi
    Mar 22, 2022
    7
    Horizon Zero Dawn is a uniquely crafted world filled with "machines" that are now the dominant species on earth. Aloy the main protagonist tries to figure out how this world came to be and discover her true origins.

    When this game came out in 2017 I had little to no interest in it, however now with the release of the sequel and all the hype around it, I decided to check this one out.    Horizon Zero Dawn is a uniquely crafted world filled with "machines" that are now the dominant species on earth. Aloy the main protagonist tries to figure out how this world came to be and discover her true origins.

    When this game came out in 2017 I had little to no interest in it, however now with the release of the sequel and all the hype around it, I decided to check this one out. Horizon Zero Dawn is a really beautiful world that has been excellently crafted, it's very unique to have machines/robots completely dominate the earth, and those machines are definitely the highlight of the game. I love the designs of these machines from the Watcher to the Rockbreaker, they're all very cool and also a huge variety of them.

    Gameplay is both a hit and a miss, when it is at its best it's absolutely incredible, this is usually when fighting huge machines like the Stormbird or the Thunderjaw, these fights were amazing. However when the gameplay is at its worst, it can be incredibly annoying and frustrating, this was usually when fighting human enemies as I thought fighting humans didn't have nearly as much depth as fighting the machines. The camera can sometimes be pretty annoying as well, and can really mess you up in combat. However the combat overall is pretty good, nothing groundbreaking but it was overall fun and didn't bore me for the approx. 40 hours i played. Exploring was for the most part pretty fun, however the climbing was really boring as the only thing you do is point to where you want to jump and the game does it for you, but the visuals did make up for the climbing parts. The side quests were often interesting, some were forgettable and some were memorable, but considering I finished them all before finishing the main quest means they were definitely not boring.

    The story, similar to the gameplay was pretty good, the idea is very unique however I think the execution was pretty predictable, not bad necessarily but just pretty predictable. I like Aloy as a character, and some side characters were fun, but on the other hand some side characters were really forgettable and had really no impact on me, some side characters' death were so incredibly badly executed that it was honestly kind of funny, and some just didn't have enough impact. However despite all that the story was overall pretty good, and kept me intrigued for the most part.

    Horizon Zero Dawn is clearly a well made game, that has its issues, but the good outweigh the bad, and the result is a fun game with a very interesting concept.

    7/10    … Expand
  69. Txiki666
    Mar 18, 2022
    7
    graficamente es una locura, pero por algun motivo no termina de engancharme el juego aun habiendolo terminado
  70. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    Don't get me wrong, it's a really pretty game with a great narrative, but... yeah. yeah that's about it. Not fantastic solely because the gameplay can be extremely tedious.
  71. rompobteryx
    Mar 12, 2022
    7
    It took me two tries to actually like the game. In my first try, which was 3 years ago, I quit after two hours because I hated the story and its open world mechanics. I started the game again last month, hyped by the sequel being released, and I promised myself I would be more patient this time. Once the combat clicked, it was hard to put down.

    Taking on a Thunderjaw with everything in    It took me two tries to actually like the game. In my first try, which was 3 years ago, I quit after two hours because I hated the story and its open world mechanics. I started the game again last month, hyped by the sequel being released, and I promised myself I would be more patient this time. Once the combat clicked, it was hard to put down.

    Taking on a Thunderjaw with everything in your arsenal on 'hard' difficulty level...Targeting parts, using tearblasters to strip it off its weapons and armor, anticipating where it would go and setting traps before the combat begins, the way the machine staggers and flinches every time you hit it with a blast bomb, the way it collapses dead at the end... Such an incredible joy. Word can't even describe it. Or taking on an invisible Stalker... Managing to nail the mofo down with ropecaster, and stripping it off its armor and stealth module, then dotting it with sticky bombs... OMG what a rush. The combat in this game is pure joy.

    The visuals are dope as well. A half-ablaze stormbird filling your entire vision in slow motion, especially when you're fighting at night with black sky in the background, with all its glory and detailed parts and modules and wings and angry face with red eyes, is a sight to behold. I caught myself many times just admiring the design of the machines mid-combat instead of actually fighting lol.

    But everything else feels like a chore. Here's what didn't work for me:

    The story. OMG the story. It was worse than cliche, so much that I was unable to watch the cutscenes from all the eyerolling I had to do, and I ended up skipping them totally. Great voice acting etc. but the story just didn't work for me.

    The main quest forces you to go to some indoor locations such as the ruins where you have to find and watch holograms for story progression. They were all copy-paste mazes with nothing interesting in them. Can developers please stop using holograms for exposition already?

    Because of the story and the dreadfully boring interiors, I was actually begging the game to let me be and go hunt machines in the wild.

    Cauldron dungeons, even though the boss fights at the end are great, and even though the color palette in the dungeons are pretty to look at, were boring and full of childish environmental puzzles. I wish they offered something unique.

    Using the spear wasn't fun at all. Not sophisticated enough for full engagement. It doesn't break or malfunction, there are only a few kinds, there are limited number of attacks and animations etc. I heard it's better in the sequel, and I hope so.    … Expand
  72. a-certified-dum
    Mar 8, 2022
    7
    It was a very enjoyable game, the story was intriguing and gameplay was decent. The world was well created and felt rewarding to discover new areas. But even with a wide variety of areas all the activities in those areas was exactly like the rest, nothing really stood out. An overall enjoyable game but I didn't feel like I wanted more after completing it.
  73. TriforceGem
    Mar 6, 2022
    5
    This game has very strong gameplay loops. I was enthralled exploring the world and learning to engage the different enemy types. I think the world designers carry this game. It feels expansive and organic. Clearing out zones like bandit camps felt nice, affecting the world in a small way. I unlocked all the map and got all the collectibles before I engaged the 2nd part of the main storyThis game has very strong gameplay loops. I was enthralled exploring the world and learning to engage the different enemy types. I think the world designers carry this game. It feels expansive and organic. Clearing out zones like bandit camps felt nice, affecting the world in a small way. I unlocked all the map and got all the collectibles before I engaged the 2nd part of the main story that starts in the hub town of Meridian. I think if I had tried to do all the side content before the main story, I wouldn't have been so engaged. The weakest point of Horizon Zero Dawn is how they handle the story. The concepts of the world and what happened to create it are fantastic. The reason the story is happening right now? Terrible. Woefully under explained, and a lot of the story choices felt forced and not organic. The opposite of the world that was built. For a Science Fiction game, I feel like they did not think through a lot of the reasoning and consequences of things that happen in the "present" day of the game. This game would be a 2 or 3 if it were not for the sheer brilliance of the world that was created by the environment and combat teams.… Expand
  74. Haris_k
    Mar 2, 2022
    5
    You know this one just wasn't for me. I didn't fall in love with the story or characters it all. Fantastic open world and the combat is super smooth, but it just wasn't for me.
  75. Fvnfvnfvn
    Mar 1, 2022
    6
    This is an interest case, being that there are elements of this game I love to death and ones I would like to throw into a pit of fire never to be seen again. This is by no means a bad game, just very confused as to what it would like to be.

    Story - In Horizon you play Alloy young girl thrust into a world giant mechanical creature and primitive tribal people who simply seek to survive.    This is an interest case, being that there are elements of this game I love to death and ones I would like to throw into a pit of fire never to be seen again. This is by no means a bad game, just very confused as to what it would like to be.

    Story - In Horizon you play Alloy young girl thrust into a world giant mechanical creature and primitive tribal people who simply seek to survive. Although concept wise this story and world have a lot going for it Horizon's problem is how lost it becomes in itself. The story, for the most part, feels like something that could be part of a one shot Netflix series that never gets a second season, while the premise and concept of the world are simply amazing. Without getting into any spoilers, the story can basically be boiled down to human nature is pretty **** up/AI's are dangerous. While these ideas on there own aren't horrible jumping off points to build a story off of, Horizons story feels like it was tacked onto the game half way through development when they finally realized Robot dinosaur hunting sim was not going to sell on its own. While its still serviceable, this is a story which doesn't much feel like it has a place in the game it was written for or rather it was jammed in at the last minute due to the behest of a publisher.

    Gameplay - On the other hand, the core gameplay of Horizon is incredibly solid. Being a mix between stealth action, open world, and beat 'em up Horizon falls perfect in the middle of all of these taking the elements of more recognized games and and putting a new spin of them. Towers from Assassins Creed are now walking jump quests to unlock areas of the map, Hacking enemies not only gives you an ally in combat, but also a ride across Horizons Massive world! On top of this the combat is a pure joy to engage in and highly rewarding when you learn how to use exploit mechanics like points and elemental damage. However this feeling of joy all too soon drains away after you take down you enemies and you remember that Horizon is an RPG and you must do RPG things now to progress the story. These moments of hinderance serve only to break up what is arguably the best part of the game which is the gameplay in and of itself. However in the grander scheme of things the gameplay is too sparse to really get to enjoy before you finish it.

    All in all Horizon is a great game for people who don't normally play videogames. Coming at it with low expectation saves you from enduring its more inconsistent parts while also providing you with enough cover to explain why that Netflix series you been trying to get your friend to watch is actually really good and not overrate like some people say. I'm not projecting you are!

    Gameplay: 8
    Story: 5 (Ruined by poor facial animations and overall milque toast narrative)
    Enjoyment: 7 (Fun parts are too few and far between, hopefully the sequel solves that)    … Expand
  76. NxtDoc
    Feb 24, 2022
    6
    Horizon Zero Dawn, is a decent game. The world is stunning, the world and lore are pretty cool ideas! Even Aloy is a decent heroine. But something truly seems "off" about the people in the world, and the world even seems "empty", which makes sense as it is a "post apocalyptic" machine ruled world. It seems to be missing of a soul if you will. Combat is fun at times, but can get tediousHorizon Zero Dawn, is a decent game. The world is stunning, the world and lore are pretty cool ideas! Even Aloy is a decent heroine. But something truly seems "off" about the people in the world, and the world even seems "empty", which makes sense as it is a "post apocalyptic" machine ruled world. It seems to be missing of a soul if you will. Combat is fun at times, but can get tedious running through stunning set pieces, killing machine after machine it can get old. But Guerrilla Games did well here, but I honestly feel as though Killzone had more heart here. I just hope HDW fills in these black holes in HZD has. Because there is something here.… Expand
  77. GuzmanEconomist
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    Es un juego con historia que trata de ser sentimental pero simplemente no lo logra, los movimientos de cuerpo a cuerpo son poco pulidos y el combate a distancia deja mucho que desear, este es el juego mas genérico que ha sacado Sony, las cinematicas están bien pero las interacciones con los personajes se ven muy acartonadas. lo unico bueno que tiene el juego son los gráficos
  78. tommydlbass
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    A fun game that suffers A LOT of the repetitive open world and meaningless side quests, but with a good lore (NOT STORY) with empty side characters that have no personality and decent combat. For what it is, it's a decent game with a good scifi lore out of the conventional, sadly the story is just bad with tribes that nobody cares.
    The original review said the game needed to improve a lot    A fun game that suffers A LOT of the repetitive open world and meaningless side quests, but with a good lore (NOT STORY) with empty side characters that have no personality and decent combat. For what it is, it's a decent game with a good scifi lore out of the conventional, sadly the story is just bad with tribes that nobody cares.
    The original review said the game needed to improve a lot on the sequel but they actually made most of the game exactly the same and worst on some parts, so I decided to lower one point my review.    … Expand
  79. ElasticDion
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    It's fun although very frustrating at times due to the clunky combat. The story and characters are also quite forgettable.
  80. Saviorz305
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    The story was very intriguing, especially the Frozen Wilds. But the dullness of the environment and emotionless Aloy left this game feel like such chore to even listen to the characters talk.
  81. nelza
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    Assasin's Creed with dinos. Playing this game was unrealistically boring, I regretted the time spent.
  82. Nick_Scratch
    Feb 12, 2022
    7
    Finally dredged this out of my backlog, and glad I did. Well-crafted world, excellent enemies, good story. The combat got repetitive enough after about 10 hours that I sped through the rest of the game just to complete the story. Hopefully Forbidden West improves upon what it built here, especially with more combat options, melee especially.
  83. Sensou
    Feb 3, 2022
    7
    The game is pretty good but need a lot of improvement.

    Story is quite complicated and complex which make me lost so I just give up on trying to understand the story of Horizon. Gameplay is fabulous. A lot of variety in weapons and armor with a lot of machines to deal with. But I must say the game difficulty is insane after you leave Nora Land. It makes me very stressful that I need    The game is pretty good but need a lot of improvement.

    Story is quite complicated and complex which make me lost so I just give up on trying to understand the story of Horizon.

    Gameplay is fabulous. A lot of variety in weapons and armor with a lot of machines to deal with. But I must say the game difficulty is insane after you leave Nora Land. It makes me very stressful that I need to take it down to Easy difficulty to be able to progress smoothly. Well it will be easy if you have the right weapon for each machine but its like the game offer you all the machines after leaving the Nora land where you don't have all weapons to deal with some machines which will make the experience s4cks.

    Platforming is good, Aloy has some cool movement sort of like parkour thing when climbing or vault over.

    Side Quest is the reason I cannot give this game a great score. Its lengthy like it can take at least 10 minutes (IF) you fully focused to finish the side quest. Its like the side quest consist of several sub side quests that makes you keep wondering around trying to finish the quest. This is the reason that I stop playing the game for a while because its become way too boring.

    Exploration is bad. You don't know where to climb or to go to certain destination due to a tall wall or debris in your way. Sometimes its the reason that makes me wondering around for almost 1 hour trying to find a way to reach to my waypoint. Besides that, Its a rich open world full of machines, wild animals, etc. But, there's very few theme for the area which makes me feel the world kind of bland.

    Overall its a great open world game but with some major issues like difficulty spike which way too soon for me, exploration, side quests that make it too boring and tedious and resource management is kind of frustrating as well.    … Expand
  84. Denton87
    Jan 25, 2022
    7
    This game is one of my biggest disappointments.
    I did it 3 years after its release and its worldwide consecration when it was one of my priorities to do on PS4.
    Each successful element of the game comes in contrast with a failed element. The robots have an excellent design and are superbly made, just as much as the human characters are missed, without any charisma, non-existent AI,    This game is one of my biggest disappointments.
    I did it 3 years after its release and its worldwide consecration when it was one of my priorities to do on PS4.
    Each successful element of the game comes in contrast with a failed element.

    The robots have an excellent design and are superbly made, just as much as the human characters are missed, without any charisma, non-existent AI, copied/pasted models.

    The starting premise is intriguing but the unfolding of the story is pompous under cover of boring war between clans and the thread of which we quickly drop out of disinterest. Finally the outcome is an indigestible twist that we see coming from the beginning and ultimately very conventional and unnecessarily complex.

    Character development lags behind. Aloy the main character is also part of it. We feel no attachment to her due to a charisma and a more than wobbly character, seen and reviewed 100 times (rejected by others, she forms herself).

    The gameplay is rather successful, especially fights which are complex, with a raised difficulty and different ways of approaching them. A good point.
    Point which will unfortunately be tainted by a very classic and uninteresting skill tree (no real choice to make so not really RPG). The very dirigiste side of the platform aspect of the game is also a bad point, showing that freedom in this universe is all relative.

    The open world is beautifully done, with a coherent universe that makes you want to be discovered. Even today the game is magnificent and is one of the best open worlds created. However again this does not work, because having a huge world with different biomes then requires having interesting content. Side quests and related content, each one is more repetitive than the other.

    In conclusion Horizon is not a bad game, but just a bland open world whose only difference with other games of the same type (Assassin's Creed,...) lies in its universe.
    Everything else seems to be a specification in which all the checkmarks have been checked but whose realization makes it just an average game in everything but excellent in nothing.    … Expand
  85. neolithicman
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    6.5

    The gameplay on this is really fun, shooting machines with bow and arrow is really fun. But that's the best thing about this game. The facial motion and the costume design is a little bit silly in my opinion. The Story itself have ups and downs.
  86. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    기계공룡을 수렵한다는 볼때는 정말 화려한 작품이지만 그 외에는 만들다 만듯한 오픈월드, 평이한 스토리, 개성없는 주인공.. 몬스터헌터식 전투스타일을 싫어하면 정말 취향에 안맞을 작품
  87. Fredavila
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    Un juego con buenas gráficas, pero muy genérico, pocas máquinas, poca personalización de personaje, poco en todo, mundo grande pero muy poco atractivo de explorar
  88. TeaFan556
    Dec 19, 2021
    6
    [RU]
    Ну... хорошая игра для тех, кто в своей жизни наиграл несколько проектов. А так, ну очень проходная игра. Если вы не графодрочер, а любите НАСТОЯЩИЙ геймплей, тогда проходите мимо. Здесь лишь красивая обёртка.
  89. Slckaer
    Dec 16, 2021
    7
    This RPG game is good. Yes indeed but all the robots and stuff didn't bother me much.
  90. Kraft
    Dec 8, 2021
    6
    good graphics, mediocre gameplay, bad script, ludicrous concept

    Annoyingly woke. Every tiny medieval village is more diverse than a Benneton advertisement.

    More cutscenes than gameplay for the first few hours.
  91. BillyRSea
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    The story felt a little bland to me and the facial animations and voice acting weren't the best also the gameplay was pretty repetitive but entertaining at times
  92. ExquisiteDust6
    Nov 26, 2021
    7
    In general, as a new IP is great.

    The visual part: despite not the best textures, the game is able to enchant with its views and landscapes. Horizon: Zero Dawn has notable problems with facial animation, characters just wiggle their mouths. Plot: extremely ambiguous, it seemed to me trivial, but in extremely rare moments it was still interesting. It can definitely be said that this    In general, as a new IP is great.

    The visual part: despite not the best textures, the game is able to enchant with its views and landscapes. Horizon: Zero Dawn has notable problems with facial animation, characters just wiggle their mouths.

    Plot: extremely ambiguous, it seemed to me trivial, but in extremely rare moments it was still interesting. It can definitely be said that this is not the most important aspect of this game.

    Combat System / Gameplay: Oh my God! It's just amazing. I don’t have enough symbols to describe how great it is, there are enough weapons for different fighting styles, battles with cars are exciting and addictive, especially if you play on pre-max / max difficulty level, in this case, the game turns into a kind of challenge ... The artificial intelligence(AI) of robots deserves respect, but it should be said that in this contrast, battles with humans look weak.

    Open World / Side Quests / Characters: The world is full of different activities, side quests, hunting trials, etc. It all comes down to fighting ancient robots, and for me this is definitely an advantage of this game.
    Characters who live in different settlements are plastic and do not react in any way to the main character, you can literally jump over his heads. But this is typical for most role-playing games.

    Total: objectively this game is good, it has some problems and drawbacks. But playing it, getting carried away by the delightful gameplay and battles with robots, all these problems fade into the background.

    I'm looking forward to continuing on playstation 5 and hope that most of these problems will be eliminated.    … Expand
  93. alexandrea
    Nov 25, 2021
    7
    The first few hours of this game are simply amazing, but after that the game becomes just another open world game.
  94. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    How can you rate this game any higher than a 7 or an 8?
    The story is absolute bollocks, the characters all move like they have autism, the world feels like the most generic, artificially made thing I've ever seen, and on top of that, I see people praising the AI. I'm sorry, I missed the part where the AI did anything other than constantly lunge at you or constantly snipe you, getting you    How can you rate this game any higher than a 7 or an 8?
    The story is absolute bollocks, the characters all move like they have autism, the world feels like the most generic, artificially made thing I've ever seen, and on top of that, I see people praising the AI. I'm sorry, I missed the part where the AI did anything other than constantly lunge at you or constantly snipe you, getting you stunlocked? To the point that on highest difficulty, STEALTH is the only approach for this game because otherwise you're screwed?

    Let's be real, it's a good game, but not that good. By the halfway point I just wanted to be done with it, I was so fed up with the story, and the sidequests are so bland that I could predict them a mile away. Everything related to humans ends up in an ambush and everything related to machines ends up in a fight. Nothing interesting is discovered or achieved.

    The gameplay, minus the stupid AI, can be very satisfying, and while I think it's a bit shallow, I appreciate the mod system and the different ways you can customize your weapons and gear.    … Expand
  95. aandrade81
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    É um jogo muito bom, principalmente a parte de combate que é bem inteligente, porém, na minha experiência no ps5, tive muitos crash's, fiquei preso em muitas paredes e a bússola não funciona muito bem, tinha tudo para ser bem melhor.
  96. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    Зашла со скрипом.
    Метод раскрытия мира через записи мне не зашел, за пределами основной сюжетки всё уныло максимально.
    К сюжетке тоже есть вопросы. Мир пустой, исследовать нечего. Ну, кроме записей. Так же обнаружена повестка. Гринда многовато, но терпимо. Метод добычи шмота, через непонятные коробки, я так же не оценил. НО... Геймплей и мир потрясающие, боевка на харде тащила всё    Зашла со скрипом.
    Метод раскрытия мира через записи мне не зашел, за пределами основной сюжетки всё уныло максимально.
    К сюжетке тоже есть вопросы.
    Мир пустой, исследовать нечего. Ну, кроме записей.
    Так же обнаружена повестка.
    Гринда многовато, но терпимо.
    Метод добычи шмота, через непонятные коробки, я так же не оценил.

    НО... Геймплей и мир потрясающие, боевка на харде тащила всё это уныние в лёгкую.
    Куча пушек и огромные мехазавры!!! Охотиться на мехазавров охрененно!
    Хард мод адовый и очень положительно влияет на атмосферу. В общем, я кайфанул, но без кринжа не обошлось.    … Expand
  97. Dasanic
    Sep 25, 2021
    6
    I feel like Horizon Zero Dawn is a decent game with some things that I really like and some things that I really hate. One thing that the game excels at is the world design. The world looks beautiful, and the vistas of the landscapes are incredible. Unfortunately, it is basically impossible to walk five feet without fighting something. There are tons of enemies EVERYWHERE. This wouldn'tI feel like Horizon Zero Dawn is a decent game with some things that I really like and some things that I really hate. One thing that the game excels at is the world design. The world looks beautiful, and the vistas of the landscapes are incredible. Unfortunately, it is basically impossible to walk five feet without fighting something. There are tons of enemies EVERYWHERE. This wouldn't have been an issue if the combat wasn't awful. A lot of it just boils down to hiding behind some cover and spamming arrows at the robot until it dies, which can take a long time because every single enemy is a complete sponge. The melee combat is even worse. You have a light and strong attack. The light attack does practically no damage and is only really good for when you need to hit an enemy one more time before it dies, and the strong attack takes about 2 seconds to hit the enemy after you press the button. Neither of these feel good to use at all and I found it better to keep my distance and spam arrows . One thing that a lot of people seem to really like about this is the story. I think it's fine. It's fairly generic with you needing to stop this cult from destroying the world. It is also very clear that the developers came up with the idea for robot dinosaurs
    well before they thought of anything else. I think I might have enjoyed the story more if the cutscenes were hand animated and the didn't house some crappy automated lip sync thing that makes it look like two lifeless robots are talking to each other so that they didn't have to do as much work. It's honestly kind of distracting how bad it is since a good portion of the game is cutscenes. Despite all of this, I did somewhat enjoy my time with this game and managed to finish it by playing it on and off for about 6 months. With the complete edition for the game being only $20 now, I think everyone might as well play it, but in my opinion it's not all too great. Who knows, you might enjoy it way more than I did.    … Expand
  98. Omareltayar
    Sep 6, 2021
    6
    Empty open world with bad voice acting and repetitive missions. Seriously I don't understand why people like this game so much.
    There's a variety of robots, each with their weaknesses and that's it really. Didn't find the game interesting or anything
  99. MantTea
    Sep 16, 2021
    7
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Story: 7/10
    Open World: 6.5/10
    Performence: 7.5/10
    Final Score: 7/10
  100. Snowadian
    Sep 7, 2021
    7
    I liked this game, I didn't love it. After about 20 hours, I started getting bored with it. The opening story, the main character, and the world building was great. I don't know if it was the games aesthetics or the amount you had to do, but after a time I struggled to stay interested. As a casual gamer, it all just became too much with little reason to carry on. Better story and moreI liked this game, I didn't love it. After about 20 hours, I started getting bored with it. The opening story, the main character, and the world building was great. I don't know if it was the games aesthetics or the amount you had to do, but after a time I struggled to stay interested. As a casual gamer, it all just became too much with little reason to carry on. Better story and more diverse world would have gone a long way to getting this game to a 10 for me.… Expand
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best PS4 Game of 2017
1
#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
1
#1 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 115 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 115
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 115
  3. Negative: 0 out of 115
  1. Quarter to Three
    May 22, 2017
    60
    The unfortunate fact of Horizon is that most of what it does well, other games have done better, and they did it with a compelling who and where. This is the game you play after you’ve finished The Witcher 3, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, and Far Cry: Primal. It is the greatest hits compilation of open-world games. Yeah, sure, you might want to own it, but the real connoisseur has the original albums.
    Read full review
  2. App Trigger
    Apr 21, 2017
    95
    Horizon Zero Dawn has an unforgettable protagonist, world, story, visuals, soundtrack and gameplay. Due to minor issues with inventory management and quest selection, I cannot call it perfect but I can say it is absolutely worth your time.
    Read full review
  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 10, 2017
    75
    There is enough spectacular action to keep you occupied for a couple of weeks, but Horizon is not the hot new killer app for PS4.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »