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. Mfgr
    Aug 18, 2021
    8
    I really enjoyed the game narrative, it got me playing for hours. Also the graphics caught my attention.
  2. vizyTulu
    Aug 18, 2021
    7
    A truly inspired game, with truly excellent attention to detail.
    However, the plot did not particularly convince me.
    But the gameplay is fast, intuitive, and satisfying.
  3. felipelucktt
    Aug 17, 2021
    9
    Um jogo ótimo, com uma ambientação única e espetacular. Gráficos de cair o queixo e história e jogabilidade ótimas.
  4. thetothrolii
    Aug 17, 2021
    2
    Perfect story and visuals, but bugs and mechanics ruin the whole experience - played on PS4 Pro, LG 4K tv.
  5. OceanoPiTi
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    os vagabudo do discord da pc,milgrau me spoilaram dessa mastrerpiece nunca joguei e nao irei jogar
  6. gulfemnur
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    That game is full of **** It's the most boring game I've ever played. Story and characters are empty. And some parts are really hard. And it's like torture. I hate this game.
  7. Lord_Khey
    Aug 14, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing video games since the Atari 2600 in 1982. I've had a Commodore 64, a NES, a Genesis, was a member of the "PC Master Race" for a while, and then a PS2, 3, and 4 owner. "Horizon: Zero Dawn" may be the best -storytelling- of any game I've ever played. I've played many Final Fantasys, Baldur's Gate, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, the first Mass Effect game, all the Assassin's Creeds, etc... but H:ZD chilled me to the bone. Mostly because the premise is entirely believable as corporate greed and "forever wars" seem on the verge of destroying us in real life.

    Throw in a no-nonsense, yet still charming, protagonist, a mix of primitive societies and advanced technology, you have as solid an experience as you could ask for.

    The gameplay is pretty smooth. The only reason this game isn't a 10 is because of some issues with aiming your bow (yet your view is obstructed by plants or rocks) a hit-and-miss dodge mechanic (you eventually power up to a long-range diving roll, but it still doesn't outdistance the machine attacks), and a jump/no climb problem that was prevalent in Red Dead Redemption. The final battle was also a bit poorly designed (tear arrows suddenly don't work...in the same arena where the walls for cover don't last???), but I enjoyed the concept of having allies (or not) depending on how you played the rest of the game.

    The music is solid, graphics/color schemes are rich and detailed, the voicework among the principal and middle characters is strong, and the variety of foes, weapons, and power-ups are satisfying without being burdensome or useless.

    But it is the story that makes this game special. From the richly imagined "Project Zero Dawn" as the only viable solution for the possible survival of the species, to the traditions of the reclusive Nora tribe, there's a lot to sink your proverbial teeth into.

    It's also designed well in the sense that for the opening chapter of the game, you think it's going to be a little "Hunger Games-y" where Aloy will prove herself to the tribe that cast her out at birth - that she will make friends with her fellow competitors during "the Proving," even winning over the headstrong bully, Bast.

    Nope.

    Immediately upon winning The Proving, everything goes sideways, and the ride you thought you were getting on jumps completely onto a different roller coaster (this is a good thing, by the way). The journey through the Cauldrons, discoveries about what happened 1,000 years prior, all feels genuine and it was difficult to be an adult and shut the game off so I could go to work the next day with some semblance of sleep. Not many games have been able to do that for me.

    Sign me up for the Forbidden West...    … Expand
  8. SunsetApollo
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    HZD is a unique exploration of a post apocalyptic world, and a journey of discovery to uncover what befell humanity.

    The game has a good selection of weapons and skills, great visuals, and great gameplay. It also has multiple main storylines, giving you flexibility and non-linearity in how you complete the game. One of the best things about the game is the world. It's beautiful,    HZD is a unique exploration of a post apocalyptic world, and a journey of discovery to uncover what befell humanity.

    The game has a good selection of weapons and skills, great visuals, and great gameplay. It also has multiple main storylines, giving you flexibility and non-linearity in how you complete the game.

    One of the best things about the game is the world. It's beautiful, realistic, and immersive. Crunching through the snow in the Frozen Wilds and watching Aloy's breath steam up was one of the most memorable experiences I've had in a game.

    This game is excellent and you should play it.    … Expand
  9. SPARDAs
    Aug 12, 2021
    8
    ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ ВСЕМУ ГОЛОВА
    Хороший экз, который лишь одной, великолепно сделанной, баллистической боёвкой и физичными локонами Эллой в 30FPS затмевает собою многие из недостатков.
    Направление взято, НО сраный пустой/открытый мир с банальщиной в сюжете задушат вас 100%. Надо исправлять!    ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ ВСЕМУ ГОЛОВА
    Хороший экз, который лишь одной, великолепно сделанной, баллистической боёвкой и физичными локонами Эллой в 30FPS затмевает собою многие из недостатков.
    Направление взято, НО сраный пустой/открытый мир с банальщиной в сюжете задушат вас 100%. Надо исправлять!
  10. Rionaldo
    Aug 10, 2021
    8
    It's an amazing brand new IP video game. You're playing in a post-apocalyptic world fighting dinosaur robot. Enough saying. My pet peeve is the game is still rough on cutscene and certain part but i can tolerate that.
  11. CarlitosNN
    Aug 9, 2021
    9
    A very fresh new Ip that deserves the attention of the players. A very enjoyable and fast game with new and interesting mechanics.
  12. Daniel_Keelh
    Aug 1, 2021
    6
    Uno de los juegos mas sobrevalorados que me he llevado a la consola. Es difícil hacer algo mas genérico y sin alma que esto, técnicamente no está mal pero en 2017 hay que exigir MAS, hay que exigir 60fps y hay que exigir que haya mas animaciones que una triste voltereta de mono borracho para esquivar.
  13. LordTiger
    Jul 31, 2021
    8
    Horizon: Zero Dawn is an excellent action RPG thanks to an enormous detailed world, challenging enemies, and an inventive mysterious story. It might not be Witcher 3 level of excellence because of weak AI and boring characters & dialogues however it's one of the best RPGs I've played.
  14. cableguy3333
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    Just played and completed this game, it was a massive struggle to finish
    game due to being so bored by the end. The first 3 hours of this game
    are amazing but then it drops off a cliff to reveal a game that is the same thing all the way through. I would suggest to anyone to play the first 3 hours but then just to turn it off as you will have seen what game has to offer by this point.    Just played and completed this game, it was a massive struggle to finish
    game due to being so bored by the end. The first 3 hours of this game
    are amazing but then it drops off a cliff to reveal a game that is the
    same thing all the way through. I would suggest to anyone to play the
    first 3 hours but then just to turn it off as you will have seen what
    game has to offer by this point. Climbing sounds fun but its not, please
    stop making games with this tedious mechanic, tagging enemies is
    another boring mechanic. Dont forget you can scan everything, please no
    more of this, if you like reading there is plenty of it in this game,
    you can collect hundreds of collectables, purpose unknown, you know a
    game is bad when a world is full of these. The main characters are
    extremely well wrote and that is this games biggest attraction, the rest
    of it is meh    … Expand
  15. Cherrybear86
    Jul 29, 2021
    10
    One of the best games I’ve ever played !! Stunning from start to finish !! Bring on number 2
  16. HeavyMachineGon
    Jul 29, 2021
    7
    有一说一，这真的不是一款好玩的开放世界游戏，对比旷野之息，GTA5和巫师3，地平线唯一的优势就是画面精美，机器的细节精湛。除此之外就没有了，我甚至觉得将地平线做成线性的而不是开放世界可能更好，因为它本身有一个很好的故事，但是在大量的重复的支线任务和不知所云毫无理由的收集元素面前，剧情被强烈地割裂掉了。在最终决战的时候能感觉到线性带来的爽快，但是最终BOSS战=没有BOSS这个设定不理解。
    游戏性比较单一，甚至觉得玩法内核不是特别有趣，近战只有两种攻击方式，而且长矛没有更多的选择。潜行在游戏前期还有点用，到了后期直接硬刚感觉收益更大。战斗主要是攻击机器的弱点，如果不攻击弱点则很难打掉机器。机器其实挺厉害的，伤害都特别高，如果掉以轻心很容易就被灭了。相比之下人类敌人就是人工智障，感觉智商非常低。除了战斗以外比较新鲜的就是覆盖机器当成友军或者坐骑。    有一说一，这真的不是一款好玩的开放世界游戏，对比旷野之息，GTA5和巫师3，地平线唯一的优势就是画面精美，机器的细节精湛。除此之外就没有了，我甚至觉得将地平线做成线性的而不是开放世界可能更好，因为它本身有一个很好的故事，但是在大量的重复的支线任务和不知所云毫无理由的收集元素面前，剧情被强烈地割裂掉了。在最终决战的时候能感觉到线性带来的爽快，但是最终BOSS战=没有BOSS这个设定不理解。
    游戏性比较单一，甚至觉得玩法内核不是特别有趣，近战只有两种攻击方式，而且长矛没有更多的选择。潜行在游戏前期还有点用，到了后期直接硬刚感觉收益更大。战斗主要是攻击机器的弱点，如果不攻击弱点则很难打掉机器。机器其实挺厉害的，伤害都特别高，如果掉以轻心很容易就被灭了。相比之下人类敌人就是人工智障，感觉智商非常低。除了战斗以外比较新鲜的就是覆盖机器当成友军或者坐骑。
    支线任务不是找人就是打怪，Aloy还跟杰洛特一样到处帮人找凶手呢。
    土匪营，劣化区，真的就只是是突突突，打了一两个就没意思了。
    最有特点的可能就是动态开新地图了，爬上长颈鹿然后俯视风景还是挺过瘾的。
    中间有好几次其实都不想继续了，满地图的标。还好是免费领取的，不伤血，续作看起来在游戏性上也没什么变化，应该不会再玩了。    … Expand
  17. Nikola77K
    Jul 28, 2021
    7
    "Красивая бездарность" именно с этой фразы я хочу начать рецензию этой игры, внешний вид этого проекта великолепен, начиная с арт-дизайна заканчивая технологичность самой картинки, только вот на этом далеко не уедешь. Guerrilla Games не произвольно стали новым Crytek, где техничекое великолепие самого продукта, сталкивается с посредственным наполнением самой игры, где сюжет и"Красивая бездарность" именно с этой фразы я хочу начать рецензию этой игры, внешний вид этого проекта великолепен, начиная с арт-дизайна заканчивая технологичность самой картинки, только вот на этом далеко не уедешь. Guerrilla Games не произвольно стали новым Crytek, где техничекое великолепие самого продукта, сталкивается с посредственным наполнением самой игры, где сюжет и второстепенные кресты, ОСОБЕННО ВТОРОСТЕПЕННЫЕ КВЕСТЫ, сделаны на довольно низком уровне качества. Единственное, что представляет собой художественную ценность - это уникальный сеттинг и благодаря внешнему виду и сеттингу я оценил её так высоко, надеюсь сиквел будет лучше.… Expand
  18. mikesgold2K
    Jul 27, 2021
    8
    Porządna gra będąca miksem różnych pomysłów i mechanik. Fabuła ma swoje momenty i potrafi zainteresować historia świata zaś rozgrywka stanowi dobre dopełnienie
  19. Talaev
    Jul 27, 2021
    10
    Настолько трепетно и кропотливо сделана эта великолепная игра. Начиная прохождение, ты входишь в мир, где каждая деталь очень хорошо проработана и отполированна. Вообще окружающий мир horizon это отдельная тема. Игра подойдёт всем, кто умеет получать удовольствие от игр такого жанра и наслаждаться игровой средой. Несмотря на примитивность геймплея в побочных миссиях, эта игра беретНастолько трепетно и кропотливо сделана эта великолепная игра. Начиная прохождение, ты входишь в мир, где каждая деталь очень хорошо проработана и отполированна. Вообще окружающий мир horizon это отдельная тема. Игра подойдёт всем, кто умеет получать удовольствие от игр такого жанра и наслаждаться игровой средой. Несмотря на примитивность геймплея в побочных миссиях, эта игра берет внимательностью к деталям и очень хорошо проработанным сюжетов в обёртке гениального дизайна. 10/10… Expand
  20. Bullpaco
    Jul 21, 2021
    10
    Perfect game! Brilliant gameplay and story, one of the best exclusives games on ps4. If you like open world games, you must try this one.
  21. ucjv300
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    This is a game in which instead of playing I walked through the woods and watched the sights and I was not bored at all :) phenomenon :)
  22. giannis2001
    Jul 16, 2021
    8
    One of the best games on PS4. Incredibly interesting story, good combat, great music, and an astounding world to explore. Alloy is also an amazing character. It's a must play for PS4 users.
  23. almanaga
    Jul 11, 2021
    9
    Необычная, красивая, интересная игра. Видно, что разработчики постарались на 100 процентов и вложили максимум усилий в создание этого завораживающего виртуального мира.
  24. renatoelyone
    Jul 10, 2021
    10
    Complete game perfect gameplay, charismatic characters and a game that has almost no defects in its great proposal from beginning to end.
  25. joash
    Jul 8, 2021
    0
    I try to play through the game but my god the story is so boooooooooooooring
  26. halrom21
    Jul 5, 2021
    9
    Horizon Zero Dawn is an excellent game with a great story and it is full of interesting characters. The combat mechanics against the robot dinosaurs are really engaging. Even the most basic enemies require the player to think about each engagement strategically. The world is also very beautiful. The lighting in particular really stood out to me. I also enjoyed all of the extra audioHorizon Zero Dawn is an excellent game with a great story and it is full of interesting characters. The combat mechanics against the robot dinosaurs are really engaging. Even the most basic enemies require the player to think about each engagement strategically. The world is also very beautiful. The lighting in particular really stood out to me. I also enjoyed all of the extra audio recordings and texts that are scattered throughout the world.

    The only things that I didn't like about the game were the combat against human enemies and the herb gathering required for health restoration. Combat against humans felt really boring in comparison to the fights against robots. As for gathering the herbs, it just became a little tedious at the end of the game to stock up.    … Expand
  27. Trea31
    Jul 3, 2021
    10
    Great atmosphere, perfect character design,nice combat,and Alloy is a very brave character
  28. Al1ne
    Jul 2, 2021
    10
    Thjs game is good,for her story,which is interesting,you want to know more about this world! Picture is spectaculaaar,and gameplay is variable,for each robot,you must pick individual tactics. You must play that game if you have ps4,5 or pc.
  29. HeilTurtle
    Jul 1, 2021
    9
    An amazing open world game with a perfect size map. I love the story and how they integrated robots in a overgrown world.
  30. Oktavian
    Dec 25, 2020
    9
    Guerrilla Games really puts their efforts in this game. Horizon Zero Dawn has an excellent graphics, good story, good soundtracks, etc. However the facial expressions on a dialogue might a bit off, but it's okay. The photo mode is really good, I literally spend hours on photo mode.
    Definitely worth playing, must play games.
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#1 Most Shared 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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