Horizon Zero Dawn

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  1. Zadyr
    Jan 25, 2022
    8
    Amazing game! Rich story and smoothly gameplay and rendering. Beautiful graphics. There are only 3 things I can complain about: 1) Falling: I find it absurd that falling the heights not so high takes away an absurd amount of stamina. 2) Climbing: It's frustrating not being able to climb rocks or cliffs like in Assasin's Creed. Having to climb only via specific spots is one point less asAmazing game! Rich story and smoothly gameplay and rendering. Beautiful graphics. There are only 3 things I can complain about: 1) Falling: I find it absurd that falling the heights not so high takes away an absurd amount of stamina. 2) Climbing: It's frustrating not being able to climb rocks or cliffs like in Assasin's Creed. Having to climb only via specific spots is one point less as an open world game under this ambientation. 3) The mount: You need to accelerate by tapping buttons. Why not use only the left stick and L3 for that. 4) Inventary is way too small, specially the resources slots.

    I hope they change this mecanics in the next Forbidden Forest sequel. Overall it is still an amazing and enjoyable game. More inclusion in all aspect would be appreciated also.    … Expand
  2. Sephiroth1804
    Feb 2, 2022
    9
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 9
    Gameplay: 9
    Story: 9
    Longevity: 9
    Entertainment: 9

    Total: 9
  3. Churros123
    Feb 1, 2022
    10
    Um ótimo jogo, um mundo aberto vasto e muito bonito, que poucos jogos fazem igual. além de ter um mundo diferenciado e criativo
  4. DCPJunior
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece where you get connected to the main character and doesn't want the story to end. A must play,
  5. Jamie_Woodz
    Jan 26, 2022
    9
    Horizon Zero Dawn is a game which I put myself off playing for a very long time, the game came out almost 5 years ago as I am writing this review and the new Horizon II Forbidden West is dropping in just 3 weeks time.

    The game feels fun and enjoyable but it does have its flaws and show some signs of age even though it is a spectacular game, I feel the story was fairly good but a little    Horizon Zero Dawn is a game which I put myself off playing for a very long time, the game came out almost 5 years ago as I am writing this review and the new Horizon II Forbidden West is dropping in just 3 weeks time.

    The game feels fun and enjoyable but it does have its flaws and show some signs of age even though it is a spectacular game, I feel the story was fairly good but a little bit shorter then I hoped, the combat felt smooth I mainly used the bow and arrow and enjoyed every second, the other weapons were good too however I didn't really use them as much as I might have liked.

    The selection of weaponry you have is satisfactory along with the heavy weapons you can pick up from enemies that add to the list of fun and enjoyable ways to take down human or machine enemies.

    The world of Horizon Zero Dawn is both beautiful and massive although I did wish exploration was a bigger focus, fast travel made this habit redundant at times and the quite frankly poor climbing really killed the vibe at times (a lot of these issues look to be fixed in Forbidden West).

    Overall Horizon Zero Dawn is a must play game if you want something fairly unique and different, I just hope the sequel lives up to it's billing and is a knockout hit for the playstation 5    … Expand
  6. tlosFanboy
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    I bought this game in 2019 but never played through it cause I had many other games at that time, fast forward to 2022 and i decided to complete it so I could get ready for forbidden West and omg i was blown away even though the game is 5 years old it did not age one bit, you could see the love and the attention to detail at every corner. Please do yourself a favor and play this game.
  7. Panzer81
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    Игра отличная, атмосфера в игре просто зашкаливает, управление очень удобное, сюжет и лор держат интерес на протяжении всей игры.
    Резюме: отличная игра.
  8. 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
  9. DangerDave1409
    Jan 19, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am honest: I don't know why this isn't a 10 out of 10. Maybe I did not like the story twists that much. Especially the middle of it. But the gameplay, the graphics and the combat is amazing. Such a stunning world, characters and diversity in weaponery. Loved it and I can not wait for part II soon :)… Expand
  10. Yuki_Hikariko
    Jan 19, 2022
    10
    In my personal opinion, this is one of the best game ever made in the world, Not only for the geniuty of the plot, always very attractive and always well put together, but also the aesthetics and the structure of the Open-World, always full of mini-secrets to find out.
    The best part, though, is the combat system, never disappointing or boring, but always entertaining and complete. Can't    In my personal opinion, this is one of the best game ever made in the world, Not only for the geniuty of the plot, always very attractive and always well put together, but also the aesthetics and the structure of the Open-World, always full of mini-secrets to find out.
    The best part, though, is the combat system, never disappointing or boring, but always entertaining and complete. Can't wait to see the sequel.    … Expand
  11. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Jan 18, 2022
    9
    Люблю я, знаете ли, все эти постапокаллиптические картины мира, тем более если эти самые картины получаются хоть сколько-нибудь оригинальными со своими яркими колоритными особенностями. Рассвет нулевого горизонта (хех) от голландской Guerrilla Games получилась как раз-таки из того самого разряда игр, о которых хочется говорить и приводить их в пример. Действия Horizon Zero Dawn происходятЛюблю я, знаете ли, все эти постапокаллиптические картины мира, тем более если эти самые картины получаются хоть сколько-нибудь оригинальными со своими яркими колоритными особенностями. Рассвет нулевого горизонта (хех) от голландской Guerrilla Games получилась как раз-таки из того самого разряда игр, о которых хочется говорить и приводить их в пример. Действия Horizon Zero Dawn происходят на территории бывших США в далеком будущем спустя много веков после неизвестной катастрофы, которая надолго откатила в развитии человечество, да и количество его так значительно подсократила. Нынешние же редкие племена людей, населяющие эти места, погрязли в междуусобицах и вынуждены влачить нелегкое существование в постоянных смертельно опасных стычках с агрессивными машинами. Машины эти как правило предстают пред нашим взором в знакомой форме животных или доисторических динозавров с хромированным блеском и в ореоле синего света — захватывающе! Природа дышит полной грудью, картины пышных лесов и цветочных полей перемежаются с монструозными останками машин и развалинами давно отгремевшей войны. Такой постапокалипсис и его обитатели очаровывают и восхищают. Положение дел на планете таково, что именно машины не человек являются ее хозяева. И вот наша рыжая смелая девчонка Элой, до наступления совершеннолетия пребывающая в изгнании вместе с ее наставником Растом, решается изменить ход событий и расстановку сил. Помогает ей в этом визор, найденный случайным образом после того как она еще совсем юной провалилась в глубокую яму, которая привела ее к древнейшему строению предтеч с куда более совершенными технологиями нежели у того же племени Нора, застрявшего в еще первобытных временах, откуда собственно и была изгнана наша героиня. Визор дает Элой всевозможную наглядную цифровую информацию по окружающему миру, происходящих в нем событиях и населяющих ее машинах, об их слабых местах, наличии брони и главном их оружии. Благодаря этому волшебному девайсу ну и конечно же усиленным тренировкам с наставником наша протагонистка становится к совершеннолетию просто исключительным охотником на машин и прекрасным следопытом. Задача вселенского масштаба в игре выяснить как человечество дошло до жизни такой, узнать причину появления машин ну и конечно же немного о себе. История Horizon весьма массивная и местами занимательная. Примерно на экваторе сюжетных перипетий потихоньку начали скучать, уж больно томная размеренная подача с растягиванием «интриги» до самых до окраин. Финальной битве той же с Аидом определенно не хватило эпичности и грандиозности что ли, какая-то она будничная получилась. Могли бы какого-нибудь нового невиданного монстра впихнуть, Мега-Громозева например.… Expand
  12. zoomerok
    Jan 18, 2022
    10
    просто невероятная игра! уверен, что буду возвращаться к ней ещё и ещё. надеюсь, что серия игр станет настолько же успешной, как серия игр assassin's creed
  13. MeleeM
    Jan 17, 2022
    10
    I've heard that videogames cannot elicit the same range or depth of emotion as other forms of media, such as music or film. HZD proves that wrong. This game is brilliant and phenomenal on so many levels. The originality of its concept alone is captivating. Ironically, I find the voice actress for Aloy the weakest aspect. I say "ironically" because she voices one of the strongestI've heard that videogames cannot elicit the same range or depth of emotion as other forms of media, such as music or film. HZD proves that wrong. This game is brilliant and phenomenal on so many levels. The originality of its concept alone is captivating. Ironically, I find the voice actress for Aloy the weakest aspect. I say "ironically" because she voices one of the strongest characters in the "Borderlands" series. This game is pure gold.… Expand
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. Bleinias
    Jan 15, 2022
    9
    Played in PC, probably the best experience of 2021 even a few years after release.
    The game looks just beautiful, even with this risky post apocaliptic/sci-fi/robotic look mix. Graphics are always on point, and nature looks amazing. Characters are really well made as well.
    All game mechanics work perfectly, Aloy movements, NPC's, combats...there's basically nothing bad in it. But if    Played in PC, probably the best experience of 2021 even a few years after release.
    The game looks just beautiful, even with this risky post apocaliptic/sci-fi/robotic look mix. Graphics are always on point, and nature looks amazing. Characters are really well made as well.
    All game mechanics work perfectly, Aloy movements, NPC's, combats...there's basically nothing bad in it.
    But if there's something where the game excels, that's the story. A brave and risky bet that works perfectly, creating a world that is mysterious at first but where everything makes sense at the end, linking every single detail with ease. The depth of the story, not only related to the main character but to the whole world, the secondaries, the perfect rythm that the game has to keep dropping hints and new info about everything, it's just amazing.
    Negatives? It's hard to find any, one being for me the huge potential of the story to create a way, way bigger game that makes this look kinda short. It is not, probably regular duration if we forget about The Witcher and similars, but it is so good that makes you wonder how many extra content could be made. That question is easily answered though, the second part is coming and probably will be more, so better bussiness to extend it withing a few games.
    The other negative I can think of are the weapons. They don't change much and you can get the best equipment fairly easy. The lack of upgrades in the spear, being the main weapon/tool is a bit dissapointing as well. This point might be the easier to improve.
    Anyways, you have to look hard to reason why it doesn't deserve a 10, really good game.    … Expand
  17. metesuzuk
    Jan 14, 2022
    8
    The graphics and world design are very good. It might get boring at the end as the gameplay hasn't changed much.
  18. alchemist_man
    Jan 14, 2022
    10
    this game is just amazing .. amazing , graphic .. gameplay .. story .. everything about this game is phenomenal
  19. Vianaric
    Jan 13, 2022
    9
    Almost a perfect game in my opinion, everyone should give ir a chance !!!!!
  20. kappawappa23
    Jan 10, 2022
    8
    + Open World, Enemies, Story
    - Dialogs, German Synchro,
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  21. overdrive
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i played and finished the story the year it came out but only now am setting down to write this review what can I say about this game

    the story is great and engaging from start to finish it is one of the most interesting games that I have played of that year and cant wait to HFW comes out

    i would highly recommend this game to anyone    … Expand
  22. GabFireBR
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Como não elogiar um dos melhores jogos que já joguei em toda minha vida?!

    A forma como a Guerrilla construiu esse jogo, nos mostra que dar tempo e liberdade para o estúdio fazer o que quiser com o jogo, é a solução para os problemas que vemos na indústria. Um jogo exemplar com uma jogabilidade perfeita e viciante, com variedades de inimigos, combates e armas que fazem nunca se tornar genérico ou repetitivo, além desses gráficos e cenários ricos em detalhes que fazem qualquer um com olhos perceber que é um dos jogos mais bonitos de todos os tempos. Embarquei numa das histórias mais fantásticas e anti-genéricas de todas que já vi somando cinema e jogos eletrônicos, é espetacular acompanhar a Aloy na jornada dela, sem que você e a protagonista saibam de tudo do universo, como perguntas do tipo "Como o Mundo ficou assim?", "De onde surgiram essas máquinas?", "Por que a Aloy nasceu dentro de uma ruína dos antigos?", "Quem é Hades?", "Como funciona as tribos fora da região onde a Aloy nasceu?", etc. O único problema que vejo nesse jogo, é evidente que são as expressões faciais, que deixam a desejar até mesmo nas cutscenes!    … Expand
  23. Pasha_Gamer
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Отличная игра,шедевр,отличный сюжет и боевая система,жаль что только лук,ближний бой 2ух кнопочный,но это не делает игру хуже
  24. Catharsiuse
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    An absolute masterpiece, from the writing, to the graphics, it's some of the best
  25. TheVitruvianMan
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    9.5/10. It has fun and often challenging combat, a great art style, a beautiful world with different biomes to explore, fantastic presentation, an interesting story to see unfold, and a very good score to listen to while you play. Half a point off because it could use better facial animations/lip sync, but it's just during cut scenes and it doesn't ruin gameplay. I highly recommend this game.
  26. oldskold
    Jan 2, 2022
    8
    It's so good I bought it a second time on PC. I had fun stalking mechanical prey in this game.
  27. Guados
    Jan 1, 2022
    9
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  28. iamspagett
    Dec 29, 2021
    10
    A perfect video game. THIS is the standard by which future open-world RPGs should be measured against.
  29. 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
  30. Samuel64YouTube
    Dec 26, 2021
    10
    Horizon Zero Dawn is a masterpiece. The graphics are great, the story is interesting, and the gameplay and combat is smooth and consistent. Definitely worth playing.
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Metascore
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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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