Horizon Zero Dawn

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12419 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,084 out of 12419
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  1. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    7
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  2. 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
  3. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    7
    -6/10 story
    -8/10 gameplay
    -10/10 environments
    -6/10 characters
    -6/10 sounds
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. RiSSSen
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    Too lazy to describe, so I'll just write my assessment about this project
    XD
  14. 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.
  15. Rabahadel
    Apr 1, 2023
    7
    Overrated god game but not that great nice graphics and draw distance not such great story
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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)
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Good Game. Can give it a second try in future, I might like the gameplay and visuals
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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"
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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.
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  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.
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  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.
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