Horizon Zero Dawn

 PlayStation 4
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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. Yumi29
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Really beautiful game. Graphics are jaw dropping, definitely probably one of the best looking and playing RPG games this year. The future is looking really good for Guerilla. Very satisfied with their VERY FIRST RPG. Really shocking but nonetheless true. This game is flawless.
  2. Tehvendon
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    First and foremost this game is absolutely breathtaking, this game has some of the best graphics I've seen on console or PC. Combat is fluid and fun, enemy interaction animations are fantastic, and the world feels so alive. Literally all of the negative reviews in the user score are trolls, this game is nothing lower than an 8 at the worst.

    This just proves that this site is literally    First and foremost this game is absolutely breathtaking, this game has some of the best graphics I've seen on console or PC. Combat is fluid and fun, enemy interaction animations are fantastic, and the world feels so alive. Literally all of the negative reviews in the user score are trolls, this game is nothing lower than an 8 at the worst.

    This just proves that this site is literally cancer when it comes to user score, user score should be completely ignored. If people were actually honest and weren't trolls user score would be a decent addition to the site, but as it is now people like to spam rate a game negative just to lower the score. Down with the trolls.    … Expand
  3. Fawkboy
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Looking at the negative reviews of this game I'm noticing a lot of people complaining that this is too much like every other open world game, listing things from elder scrolls to far cry. Seems to me these are reviews coming from people who DON'T LIKE OPEN WORLD GAMES. Having played many of these games and loving them I can say that I also love this game as far as I've gotten (I've beenLooking at the negative reviews of this game I'm noticing a lot of people complaining that this is too much like every other open world game, listing things from elder scrolls to far cry. Seems to me these are reviews coming from people who DON'T LIKE OPEN WORLD GAMES. Having played many of these games and loving them I can say that I also love this game as far as I've gotten (I've been playing since I got it on release). If you enjoy vast open world games you will like this game. On top of a wonderful world it has some of the best combat in ANY open world game I've played thus far. Yes it is limited, but thats because this game isn't trying to be as role-playing heavy as something like elder scrolls. The combat is fluid and can be approached in a lot of ways. It also has a simple stealth system that fits smoothly in the game (if you expected this game to have stealth as good as MGS or styx thats just stupid). The story may not be for everyone, but with a badass main character, and well done side characters it is easy to get absorbed in the story. It's true the story doesn't mount up to things like the Witcher 3 (at least thus far) but come on, thats not really a fair comparison to make, cause very few open world games have a story that does (also don't pay attention to those who knock the ENTIRE STORY in a review that was written in less than 6 hours after the release of the game, I haven't finished the game yet, but I enjoy the story now more than I initially did in the first couple hours). All in all this is the best open world game I've played since the Witcher 3, and since then I've played some great games like Fallout 4, Skyrim, MGS5 (loved this game immensely but as far as the open world goes it was a bust), and Final Fantasy XV (not sure I would call this game great but I had a lot of fun with it).
    While Horizon Zero Dawn doesn't provide the most amazing side quests, they are better than those in FFXV and MGS5 so if you enjoyed those games I'm sure you will enjoy this one. Also it makes up for the concept of the quest being lackluster by having AMAZING COMBAT. Seriously. My favorite games are bloodborne and the first Dark Souls, if that helps give you an idea of what type of combat I like (Horizon Zero Dawn is much less punishing, and deep, but very close to as fun and exhilarating).
    This is a great game, both in visuals and gameplay. Is it perfect? No. But I wouldn't say any huge open world game is. They're big projects, expect some hiccups. If you like the open world style you will like this game.    … Expand
  4. B-I-G-DEVIL-
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Masterpiece.

    Fantastic music and visuals, Solid game play and controls. Good story and not tedious to play

    What more could you want? The bitterness from others over this game is hilarious
  5. tarxman82
    Feb 28, 2017
    9
    As someone who has struggled to get into a lot of newer releases, Horizon: Zero Dawn has come as a welcome addition to my library.

    I'm several hours in and have spent them churning through small bits of story but primarily side quests at this stage to try and gain experience and items for crafting/upgrades. Story so far is veiled in a degree of mystery, but is intriguing nonetheless    As someone who has struggled to get into a lot of newer releases, Horizon: Zero Dawn has come as a welcome addition to my library.

    I'm several hours in and have spent them churning through small bits of story but primarily side quests at this stage to try and gain experience and items for crafting/upgrades.

    Story so far is veiled in a degree of mystery, but is intriguing nonetheless and the game play thus far has been great.

    Visuals are stunning, even on my regular PS4 running on a 1080P screen and the audio is great in 5.1, allowing me to always hear the whereabouts of the robots.

    Well worth checking out.    … Expand
  6. salmansohail_
    Feb 28, 2017
    9
    A Completely new video game from Guerrilla Games. I expected them to create a new and powerful trilogy as they did with Killzone. And was I surprised, with the last installment being a bit of a letdown from them. They spent 4 years creating a incredible new and innovative world with an equally exciting plot. They designed Horizon Zero Dawn with no exceptions, they went all out. The combatA Completely new video game from Guerrilla Games. I expected them to create a new and powerful trilogy as they did with Killzone. And was I surprised, with the last installment being a bit of a letdown from them. They spent 4 years creating a incredible new and innovative world with an equally exciting plot. They designed Horizon Zero Dawn with no exceptions, they went all out. The combat is incredible and the graphics are outstanding, im mainly PC Gamer but even then I have to props to the developer for creating such an incredible detailed world. The story has a plot twist in the end which rounds the score higher. What I mainly want to discuss is how fun and in depth the story goes. Its actually one of the only plots that really created something excited and really gives me hopes that there is still awesome developers out there who dont just love grabbing money from fans. But like every game Horizon Zero Dawn has one major flaw. The side-missions or quests. There all alike and the same pretty much, each one requires you to get something for someone or do something for them, the first few times its fun but it gets a little repetitive over time but underneath that is very likely the best PlayStation Exclusive of 2017.

    Pros:
    -Attention Grabbing Graphics
    -In Depth Story
    -Innovative Gameplay
    -Detailed Combat
    -Ingenious use of enemies

    Cons:
    -Repetitive Side Quests

    Overall I would give this game a 9.3./10 which is really a attention grabbing score.    … Expand
  7. darkfox12
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    This game is beautiful, and really fun, I spent like 5 hours playing it, which I don't often play that much, but when I do is because is a great and fun game, good job guerrilla and sony for have a great game developers, btw Whats going on with the hate? 200 people gave a bad score? must be xbox, nintendo or pc "fanboys" please just stop being a salty and ignorant if you don't have it.
  8. Fedeastica
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Loving it so far. Obviously, if you don't like open world games this won't change that. I really don't know what the people who complain about the open world were expecting. I don't like multiplayer games, that's why I don't buy them and don't write bad reviews saying that they are boring. For real, I can't believe so many reviewers gave the game a negative score.

    Getting back to the    Loving it so far. Obviously, if you don't like open world games this won't change that. I really don't know what the people who complain about the open world were expecting. I don't like multiplayer games, that's why I don't buy them and don't write bad reviews saying that they are boring. For real, I can't believe so many reviewers gave the game a negative score.

    Getting back to the the game I just played a couple of hours and loved every second of it. It feels like a Far Cry game with a better and deeper story, better lore, better characters and more interesting enemies and world.    … Expand
  9. sfernando1008
    Feb 28, 2017
    9
    Great game worth the pre-order. i like the mechanics. especially when it comes to hunting and combat in general. I also love the fact that it looks great even if I'm not playing it on the Ps4 pro.
  10. juulie
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Great Game. Great AI. It has the best AI in all of gaming. Top notch. Everybody that says otherwise is a dumb dumb. Spreading Fake news! My hands are huge
  11. ADDMoore
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    *Sniff* *Sniff* "You smell that"
    "Smell what"
    "PC and Xbox fans are here" But seriously the game from every different angle is nothing less from amazing thus far the story and ally her self make the world of horizon even more richer as the gameplay makes you think about how you would approach different missions. But why stop there as Guerrilla Games should prove to reviewers and users    *Sniff* *Sniff* "You smell that"
    "Smell what"
    "PC and Xbox fans are here"
    But seriously the game from every different angle is nothing less from amazing thus far the story and ally her self make the world of horizon even more richer as the gameplay makes you think about how you would approach different missions. But why stop there as Guerrilla Games should prove to reviewers and users of the jump they took to make this game from FPS ( First Person Shooter to a third person open world post apocalyptic world that i haven't seen yet well one that contains robot dinosaurs. I am giving this a 10/10 cause of the bases of the game itself but also the jump Guerrilla games had made to make over seeing and hiring amazing talent from Witcher series and fallout new vegas. If you are playing Horizon I already know everyone is falling in love with this world.    … Expand
  12. DreadOrDead
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    ok I can’t really believe those guys that give this game a 0 rating, I mean what the hell is wrong with people. Gaming industry has become too aggressive in fanboism, YES THIS IS A GREAT GAME DEAL WITH IT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, its a great day for gaming community to have developers like Guerrilla working on titles like this. Your negativity and fanboism will only damage this community thanok I can’t really believe those guys that give this game a 0 rating, I mean what the hell is wrong with people. Gaming industry has become too aggressive in fanboism, YES THIS IS A GREAT GAME DEAL WITH IT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, its a great day for gaming community to have developers like Guerrilla working on titles like this. Your negativity and fanboism will only damage this community than doing any good. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THIS GAME IS A FREAKING 10 !! there are many people working hard in the past 5 years to make this happen!! SHOW SOME FKING RESPECT !!!! p.s. I usually never place reviews, but this thing that is happening right now is unacceptable!! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE GAMING COMUNITY??… Expand
  13. GarettGK
    Feb 28, 2017
    6
    i cant tell if the people here is joking or maybe they are paid to do this, because they describe a game that has nothing to do with what i played,
    Pros:
    -graphics they are really good for a console -robots Cons: -Ia, human and flying monsters IA is really bad, -stealth system (too basic, enter in bushes and become invisible) -combat you will be using bow 90% of the times shoot,    i cant tell if the people here is joking or maybe they are paid to do this, because they describe a game that has nothing to do with what i played,
    Pros:
    -graphics they are really good for a console
    -robots
    Cons:
    -Ia, human and flying monsters IA is really bad,
    -stealth system (too basic, enter in bushes and become invisible)
    -combat you will be using bow 90% of the times shoot, roll. shoot roll, shoot roll.
    -LONG cutscenes,
    -REALLY long loadings (3min+ for everything)
    story its okay i guess
    overall its not fun, this game is a generic western open world game, but looks better and plays worse, i wouldt recommend it, you will have more fun with shadow of mordor or far cry primal    … Expand
  14. er1c77
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    jogo incrível, fico feliz em ver uma uma nova franquia nascer, e já nascer de uma forma grandiosa e totalmente bem optimizada, tudo no game é feito com todo o cuidado, perfeito artisticamente, chega de games mau acabados, 2017 ja começou com pé direito para os games.
  15. HayvenMoses
    Feb 28, 2017
    9
    Let me start off by saying I feel sorry for those of you that didn't find this game good,what more do you want? This games amazing,I can't imagine being so uptight,kinda sad really. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 was because some of the voice acting was cringe worthy but other than that this games great. A must have for anyone with a PS4 and another reason why I have a PS4,A bigLet me start off by saying I feel sorry for those of you that didn't find this game good,what more do you want? This games amazing,I can't imagine being so uptight,kinda sad really. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 was because some of the voice acting was cringe worthy but other than that this games great. A must have for anyone with a PS4 and another reason why I have a PS4,A big thank you to Gurilla games for giving us another great game,well done.… Expand
  16. babet
    Feb 28, 2017
    0
    Another beautiful AAA with a **** gameplay, **** animations, and boring story. They have dinosaur robots, and made a bland game, I even don't know how it's possible. I tought it will be better than just an assassin's creed, or a Far Cry 4, but it's the exact same **** you see and do for the 1 billionth times.
  17. Piqueaboom
    Feb 28, 2017
    9
    There's a review posted by someone with "64" at the end of his user name, and said poster is clearly guilty of what he's accusing others of doing/being. He/She has perfect 10 scores for Nintendo games, and 0 scores for anything not related to Nintendo.

    Ignore reviewers like the aforementioned; those who accuse others of being "paid", when they appear to be the ones guilty of their own    There's a review posted by someone with "64" at the end of his user name, and said poster is clearly guilty of what he's accusing others of doing/being. He/She has perfect 10 scores for Nintendo games, and 0 scores for anything not related to Nintendo.

    Ignore reviewers like the aforementioned; those who accuse others of being "paid", when they appear to be the ones guilty of their own accusations. Anyone rating this game a zero is clearly a shill.

    It is very much worthy of a purchase. It's fun. Subjectively speaking, it's probably around an 8.6-8.7.    … Expand
  18. bmoney1234567
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    This game is super addicting! The story is one of Horizon Zero Dawn strong points, at frist you may find the story boring and lazy, but the story quickly becames great ,fast pace, and always keeps you guessing. Let's start by talking about the graphics, oh man these graphics are one of the best that I have seen on Console and actually compete with some PC games! The side quest in HorizonThis game is super addicting! The story is one of Horizon Zero Dawn strong points, at frist you may find the story boring and lazy, but the story quickly becames great ,fast pace, and always keeps you guessing. Let's start by talking about the graphics, oh man these graphics are one of the best that I have seen on Console and actually compete with some PC games! The side quest in Horizon Zero Dawn remind me so much of Witcher 3 side quest! Horizon Zero Dawn is technical masterpiece that every gamer should experience!… Expand
  19. SpankySenpai
    Feb 28, 2017
    3
    Generic boring game, Walk into an area, a bunch of high definition stuff happens, then you follow some marker by running for 10 mins, spend 5 minutes killing a boring enemy, and repeat.

    Very Disappointing.
  20. ayyImao
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Amazing game with great animation, graphics and most importantly, gameplay. There hasn't been a game released in the past while that has met this high standard of excellence and it doesn't look like there will be game as good released on any system any time soon unfortunately.
  21. Fireriku546
    Feb 28, 2017
    6
    All the positive reviews seem to be as a result of the 9/10 10/10 reviews that this game got before it even released. If a game can keep you entertained for a day or two that's something I suppose, but this game got boring the moment I left the tutorial and realized there was nothing to do but kill robot dinosaurs and progress through the story. Why wouldn't I just play Monster HunterAll the positive reviews seem to be as a result of the 9/10 10/10 reviews that this game got before it even released. If a game can keep you entertained for a day or two that's something I suppose, but this game got boring the moment I left the tutorial and realized there was nothing to do but kill robot dinosaurs and progress through the story. Why wouldn't I just play Monster Hunter instead which has way more creative ways of killing every single creature in the game; or something like Tekken where I can just get into the action straight away without having to go through a 3 hour tutorial?… Expand
  22. Butter_bob2003
    Feb 28, 2017
    4
    Highly mediocre game that follows the standard open world formula and falls flat on bringing anything new to the table. The main character of the game is Aloy a girl who is part robot part human and different, woah woah, from everyone else. Her voice acting is sub-par by today's standards as well as her animations, lipsync, character development, and general personality. She's just yourHighly mediocre game that follows the standard open world formula and falls flat on bringing anything new to the table. The main character of the game is Aloy a girl who is part robot part human and different, woah woah, from everyone else. Her voice acting is sub-par by today's standards as well as her animations, lipsync, character development, and general personality. She's just your typical witty heroine against the world cause something bad happened to her.

    The combat of the game is slow and monotonous. Usually you just sit back and use arrows and when they get close you roll away with your unlimited i-frames and unlimited stamina. There are options to use traps and such but I never found a use for them outside of where the game forces you to use them. My largest gripe with the combat is how dumb the arrow system is. You have to craft arrows as you need them and that could be a cool mechanic but Horizon zero Dawn just puts it down to a simple button press. You get loads of scraps from enemies and then just press a button. There's no animation, no thinking, no wait time, no anything. You craft them mid combat with no repercussion. The game could at least have you stop and do a little animation leaving you open for attack but no.

    The entire inventory system of the game is flawed too not just crafting. Every enemy drops a bunch of crap, you're very limited on space until you expand, and even will a fully expanded inventory you still fill up with ease. The game wants you to do management but the usefulness of items is so poorly portrayed since everything is automated I have no idea what to ditch and what to keep. Often times I will ditch an item only to have it needed in the next quest I picked up, it's a huge pain.

    The graphics on the game can be good at times, mostly in screenshots. Animations are poorly done in this game on everything that isn't a robotic animals. Humans, realistic wildlife, and foliage are all just choppy or weightless. The animation that most irked me was the lifeless look of Aloy's bow drawing animation. There's nothing behind it and having to look at it as often as you do you'd think the developers would put a lot of time into it specifically. But it's boring and weightless. Just awful to look at. I've had a few enemies glitch into rocks and other terrain as well as NPCs bug out during dialogue and sometimes stop moving entirely. Very immersion breaking. On the plus side the textures for a lot of things such as the robots and plants are very well done. Again the human assets are poorly done.

    I don't want to spoil the story too much but let me just say that it's very generic and exactly what I expected out of it. There was a chance for a twist and the game decided to just go the typical route. The ending does set it up for sequel potential, I don't see it getting one, but it's there. Everything is tied up at the end so don't throw a fit at a cliffhanger.

    All in all game looks pretty in screenshots and can have a few fun moments like sliding while shooting. But they get boring fast and the game leaves little to keep attention. Typical overworld game bogged down by glitches, bland gameplay, and a very easy to read story.    … Expand
  23. TheNoYoloShow
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    For Guerilla to jump into the Open World RPG genre with this much awe-inspiring beauty and for the game to damn near perfect definitely earns them a 10/10 in my book. Lets not forget we get Nier Automata next Tuesday then Mass Effect Andromeda a few Tuesdays after that!!!!!!! Lifes sooooooooooooo goooooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!
  24. Kenneyha
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Simply the best game i played this year. Gameplay mechanics are on point. Everything is easy to understand even though there's a lot of content. The best game visually that i have ever seen the decima engine is really good.
  25. Kataxez
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    This game looks amazing, the design and the open world of the imagination! This world will take you to far-off given for many hours and you do not want to come back. The game is definitely worth buying!
  26. ofek1
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    "welcome to jurassic park" this was the quote that I had in mind while I first saw this amazing post apocaliptic open world. The combat is easily the game selling point, playing it on very hard made every encounter tactical and fun. Each machine has different attacks, personality and purpose in this world. they tend to work together to combat you, and later on in the game you can learn how"welcome to jurassic park" this was the quote that I had in mind while I first saw this amazing post apocaliptic open world. The combat is easily the game selling point, playing it on very hard made every encounter tactical and fun. Each machine has different attacks, personality and purpose in this world. they tend to work together to combat you, and later on in the game you can learn how to turn the machinces against each other to create amazing hectic battles. I won't go into detail about the story but I can say that's it's one of the most interesting ones in recent years. As an rpg you can expect dialogue trees, loot and a bunch of well done sidequests. I still need to finish the game dungeons but I can say without a doubt that it's worth the money.… Expand
  27. Liverpoolgamer
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    How sad all the salty p.c and xboners have to downscore user reviews to try make themselves feel better. If X is a value then it stands for 0. Zero games worth playing that is! Funny thing is the people playing this wonderful piece of work are having a blast of a time.
  28. covcha
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    It's a wonderful game, a master piece. The best looking game in the history. Exquisite gameplay, incredible story, fun and fantastic gameplay, a great character like Aloy and a technical section of infarction. A game super recommendable for any holder of a PS4 and a great incentive to buy one to those who do not yet have it.
  29. DikkeLuL
    Feb 28, 2017
    5
    Horizon Zero Dawn's gorgeous graphics may lure you in, but underneath hides a game with some very shallow and repetitive gameplay, driven by a poor story. Crap art style. Totally forgetable soundtrack..
    For me it's all way too generic.
    After playing for 5 hours I don't see myself enjoying the rest of the game.
    One big let down, don't get fooled by the high rankings!!
  30. gamerbuhg
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    Everyone knows metacritic user scores are completely void of any credibility of a games deserved score because it has a lot of whackjob fanboys who will give a 0 just bec ause they are upset the game isn't on their platform of choice. I would recommend reading amazon verified purchase reviews to get a feel for the real user score.
    But this is definitely a 10 out of 10 for me. The gameplay    Everyone knows metacritic user scores are completely void of any credibility of a games deserved score because it has a lot of whackjob fanboys who will give a 0 just bec ause they are upset the game isn't on their platform of choice. I would recommend reading amazon verified purchase reviews to get a feel for the real user score.
    But this is definitely a 10 out of 10 for me. The gameplay is really fun and the world is gorgeous and fun to explore. I am about 9- 10 hours through and none of it has felt repetitive so far and each quest ive done has been fun and unique. Highly recommended game if you own a ps4    … Expand
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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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.
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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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