Horizon Forbidden West

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7.9

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  1. k3voath
    Feb 25, 2022
    7
    This game is a good game. The gameplay is better than the first game. In the trailers it seemed it was gonna look amazing; it looks really good but there are games that look similar in ps4 and some that look even better so that was a bit of a let down. My biggest issue is the story and characters. Reviews seem to indicate the story and characters were better this time but in my opinionThis game is a good game. The gameplay is better than the first game. In the trailers it seemed it was gonna look amazing; it looks really good but there are games that look similar in ps4 and some that look even better so that was a bit of a let down. My biggest issue is the story and characters. Reviews seem to indicate the story and characters were better this time but in my opinion this story is really boring and the characters weren't that great either. Overall the game has its good moments and you can have some fun with it but no, this should not be considered as game of the year or anything close, its just a good average game.… Expand
  2. Dwilliams5042
    Dec 2, 2022
    7
    The story is a bit of a drag and the dialog is exhausting. Gameplay is improved from Zero Dawn.
  3. TofGaming
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    There is a jank in this game that's present in AA games. It's a nice game but that's all dulled down because of bugs and clunky traversal in this game. It will be an 8 game if bugs get fixed.
  4. andersonsilva
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visual incrível, jogabilidade muito melhorada. Esperava que fosse melhorar comparada ao jogo anterior, mas me surpreendeu!!! Recomendo!!!… Expand
  5. Mourning_star
    Feb 23, 2022
    6
    This is bad start for a sequel. All the fun abilities from the 1st game is lost and Aloy is nerfed while the robots are buffed. Exploring is horrible since they added metroid mechanics and you always need a tool so backtracking is enforced. Aloys jump is terrible and needs adjusted. The melee combat is worse since it does no damage. You also can not override any robots for a long timeThis is bad start for a sequel. All the fun abilities from the 1st game is lost and Aloy is nerfed while the robots are buffed. Exploring is horrible since they added metroid mechanics and you always need a tool so backtracking is enforced. Aloys jump is terrible and needs adjusted. The melee combat is worse since it does no damage. You also can not override any robots for a long time either.Aloy also talks way too much and constantly talks about her stash. Overall I can't recommend this game until they add some patches to address gameplay balance .… Expand
  6. Lajouasse
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    Ha enfin la possibilité d'y jouer après tant d'attente.
    Première impression c'est beau, c'est contrasté, c'est net et propre.
    Le gameplay lui est plus dynamique que le premier Horizon. Selon le "dino" on doit aussi appréhender le combat ce qui apporte un peu de diversité même si ça reste minime sur l'influence du gameplay. Pour les humains ça reste assez basique, j'y reviendrais. Le truc    Ha enfin la possibilité d'y jouer après tant d'attente.
    Première impression c'est beau, c'est contrasté, c'est net et propre.
    Le gameplay lui est plus dynamique que le premier Horizon. Selon le "dino" on doit aussi appréhender le combat ce qui apporte un peu de diversité même si ça reste minime sur l'influence du gameplay. Pour les humains ça reste assez basique, j'y reviendrais. Le truc kiffant c'est la paravoile, ok c'est totalement du BOTW, mais avec cest paysage c'est jouissif. Tout comme pouvoir monter sur les "dino", quel plaisir.
    Pour la musique rien à redire c'est super. C'est envoutant, c'est très bien composé et donne à certains moment un gros plus dans l'ambiance d'une scène. De même pour les sons d'ambiances qui sont très bien fait. Félicitations aux sound designer.
    La dualsense je suis pas fan de toutes ces options alors j'aurai un avis neutre.
    Pour le scénario je peux pas vraiment donner de bon point et c'est là que commence mes point négatifs sur le jeu. Le scénario est bien en deçà du premier. Les premières heures sont très longues et on se demande quand va vraiment débuter l'histoire. Aloy n'a plus du tout le même caractère, elle qui était empathique, elle est devenu antipathique sans explication et la plus grosse incompréhension c'est qu'après plusieurs heures d'histoire, hop elle redevient empathique sans raison. C'est récurant sur plusieurs moment où on a des incohérences scénaristiques comme (sans spoiler) après 4h de jeu environ il y a une scène qui est complétement balayé au 3/4 de l'histoire comme si elle n'avait jamais existé en disant l'absolue contraire de ce qui avait été dit. L'histoire en elle même n'est pas vraiment intéressante et certainement dépassé par la très bonne histoire du premier volet ne sachant pas comment amener l'histoire de ce volet-ci. Les scènes émouvantes sont placées aux forceps. Pour les dialogues la moitié sert à rien avec des cut scene récurrentes ce qui devient énervant.
    Il y a des bugs de collision qui sont vraiment énervant, comme lorsqu'un ennemi se bloque dans un tronc et qui a pour effet qu'il devient invincible ou un dino à ses pattes qui traverse la texture d'un petit pont/passerelle et reste bloquer à courir dans le "vide".
    Le gameplay est un peu redondant, même si il y a eu des effort, malheureusement après plusieurs heures on a l'impression de faire toujours les mêmes combats. En corps à corps par exemple suffit juste de faire des pirouette très souvent pour prendre quasi aucun dégâts et d'enchainer de suite avec un coup. A distance suffit juste d'utiliser la capacité ralentit et même le grappin permet de rendre les combats bien plus simple, je trouve que c'est un peu trop facile.
    D'ailleurs une autre chose sur le gameplay c'est les aides qui sont un peu présente partout comme par exemple, le ralenti, la vision, les cibles, les marques jaunes pour te dire que tu peux grimper. Grimpe d'ailleurs très limité car en fin de compte tu peux pas grimper partout. On peut grimper une falaise mais 2 mètres plus loin on peut pas. On peut grimper un rocher lisse mais pas un mur en pierre. Obligé d'utiliser la vision qui permet de voir où on peut grimper ce qui est énervant car il faut l'utiliser souvent. Et ça mène à un autre problème, le fait que plein de zones ne sont pas accessible. Le jeu n'est pas un vrai monde ouvert et créer une certaine frustration. De même le craft est pas du tout intéressant.
    Concernant la technique c'est plutôt propre même si les cheveux qui traverse l'armure ou l'arc quand il est sur le dos, la heatbox qui est pas très précise, des décors qui disparaissent comme par magie lorsqu'ils sont détruit. Le mode performance n'est pas au point avec de l'aliasing et du motion blur bien trop visible. Le mode qualité a quelque baisses de frame.
    L'IA est un peu limité. Les dino te voient pas quand tu es accroupi même à quelques centimètres de leur profil. Les humains à 5 mètres, ils te voient pas. Parce que je suis accroupi. Etre accroupi c'est limite magique.
    C'est un TPS narratif et donc quand le scénar n'est pas au niveau ce genre de jeu, je me dois d'être critique sur ce point.
    Ok le jeu est beau, le séquence de gaming sont plaisantes même si quelques défauts, il y a un vrai plaisir comme la paravoile, mais à coté de ça le scénar a des incohérences, histoire pas prenante, difficulté pas vraiment là, limité dans la liberté de choix et de scaling, techniquement parfois des faiblesses et certains éléments de gamedsign comme l'escalade sont pas bonne.
    Il subit trop la comparaison avec le premier qui était meilleur scénaristiquement et aussi d'autres jeux du même genre qui proposent mieux avec game design bien plus aboutit et assumer. Donc honnêtement je peux pas donner une meilleure note que le premier volet et alors que j'ai plus apprécié des jeux du même genre.    … Expand
  7. BlackSp1der
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Esperaba algo mejor luego de tanto tiempo en espera. Ojalá arreglen los bugs.
  8. Medicineman298
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Beautiful but insanely buggy game. I would recommend waiting for patches. Overhyped.
  9. Queen_in_Yellow
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    The world and visuals are amazing. For every instance of “wow look at the thought they put in to *thing*, there is another set piece or thematic aspect that doesn’t make any sense for the setting, or was just placed because it looks cool. (granted it’s fantasy but believability is important. What are these weird painted stone things plastered on rocks, where did they get an abundance ofThe world and visuals are amazing. For every instance of “wow look at the thought they put in to *thing*, there is another set piece or thematic aspect that doesn’t make any sense for the setting, or was just placed because it looks cool. (granted it’s fantasy but believability is important. What are these weird painted stone things plastered on rocks, where did they get an abundance of dyes in those rare colors. How did a very small population make the stone slabs for the paint to go on. And WHY

    It seems they went with “looks cool” over “belivable” (bUT iTs FanTaSY) I like a cool set piece yea but well thought out fully realized worlds are what really make fantasy thrive. A big set piece like the mines of Moria Are hard to believe but have thousands of years of work and dwarves behind them. The rave color painted stone structures attached to rocks in H:FW haven’t really got the history. 1 the people would have needed to attach the carved rock slabs to the boulders. something that humans today would struggle with. Second most difficult would be the paints. Where are the sky people getting their paints from? Where are those who develops them? I thought that blaze or some other machine fluid could be a good explanation for how they get them bright, but I’ve not seen turquoise blaze yet.


    I am also not convinced that a people as dependent as the singing nitwits at plainsong could actually generate the structures they lived in.

    And speaking of the singing nitwits. Aloy has become supremely unlikable. I loved her in the first one but here she comes off cocky, selfish and demanding of others and other cultures. I don’t feel a drop of character development or personality besides “savior” and “warrior”


    It’s essentially the same game with a less focused story and a few more functions like the nifty glider. I will say that the aquatic areas are the most innovative aspect in my opinion,    … Expand
  10. Maikerati
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Extremely disappointed by the story. Aloy's character also doesn't resonate with me she didn't in the first game and this one just makes me like her even less. The open world is not as open as other games and the traversal/climbing mechanics is almost exactly the same as the first. When IGN and major outlets touted it as BETTER than BotW and Assassin's Creed I was expecting it to at leastExtremely disappointed by the story. Aloy's character also doesn't resonate with me she didn't in the first game and this one just makes me like her even less. The open world is not as open as other games and the traversal/climbing mechanics is almost exactly the same as the first. When IGN and major outlets touted it as BETTER than BotW and Assassin's Creed I was expecting it to at least be as dynamic and free but NOPE still limited to specific pre-determined grappling points like the first. Such cap.… Expand
  11. iamchum
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    Horizon is a technical marvel (for the most part) with one of the most boring narratives since, well, the first game. It's like getting a really attractive partner whose good in bed, but has no personality. I wanted to love this game but I can't with how dull all the characters are, especially Aloy whose constantly rolling her eyes at everyone like she just wants the conversation to end.Horizon is a technical marvel (for the most part) with one of the most boring narratives since, well, the first game. It's like getting a really attractive partner whose good in bed, but has no personality. I wanted to love this game but I can't with how dull all the characters are, especially Aloy whose constantly rolling her eyes at everyone like she just wants the conversation to end. The game COULD have made me go "Yeah that is worth 70 bucks" if it wasn't so goddamn boring.… Expand
  12. Romanalv
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    good graphics and little else
    game mechanics and gameplay same as the first part
    many bugs and technically a game disaster
    excessive fog, and sudden appearance of shadows and textures
  13. MathiasBS
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    This is the kinda game you’ll love, if you like Hollywood movies or you’re not necessarily craving anything new.
    It’s pretty much the exact same game as the original, but with some upgrades to graphics and gameplay. If you don’t expect anything but more Horizon, you’ll be happy with the game; but if you’re looking for something you haven’t seen before, you’re not gonna find it here (or in    This is the kinda game you’ll love, if you like Hollywood movies or you’re not necessarily craving anything new.
    It’s pretty much the exact same game as the original, but with some upgrades to graphics and gameplay. If you don’t expect anything but more Horizon, you’ll be happy with the game; but if you’re looking for something you haven’t seen before, you’re not gonna find it here (or in any other recent AAA-games). Check out some indies for real creativity.    … Expand
  14. Sanguinem_Malum
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Very pretty eye candy, but it doesn't do much to build on the original sadly.
  15. ArmyRetGuy
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Overall not a horrible game, but buggy. A bit uninspiring and unimpressive in story. Takes a bit for the world to open up, which melts away excitement at the onset. Graphically challenged. There’s no Ray traced effects, the lighting is sloppy and flickers in some places. A slew of graphical anomalies really break any chance at an immersive experience. Over sharpening is prevalent, whichOverall not a horrible game, but buggy. A bit uninspiring and unimpressive in story. Takes a bit for the world to open up, which melts away excitement at the onset. Graphically challenged. There’s no Ray traced effects, the lighting is sloppy and flickers in some places. A slew of graphical anomalies really break any chance at an immersive experience. Over sharpening is prevalent, which gives textures an off putting look. Performance mode looks just awful on a 4k monitor, and resolution mode is obviously dynamic and balance is lost in heavier loads and detail takes a hit.

    A few issues such as moving grass tiles due to weird loading patterns. Atleast 2 spots where you can fall through the ground (that I know of). Poor collision physics with certain items and vegetation. Odd distortion in some NPCs. Pop in of large objects like buildings that seem to magically appear out of thin air. Aloy’s eyes tend to go rogue, looking everywhere but the intended direction and at times roll into the back of her head. Character movement of expression is wonky in dialogue scenes. Game can encounter several types of crashes, some requiring a game reboot, with others completely disabling your PS5 all together and requiring troubleshooting or a hard reset.

    Had to stop playing, as the experience was not enjoyable, immersion is broken, and bugs concern me that it could potentially brick my hardware.    … Expand
  16. Facu1983
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    El juego no dista mucho de la primer entrega, los combates son repetitivos y algunas mecanicas sumamente toscas. El efecto de la niebla no me molesta pero el popping de a momentos arruina la experiencia. Si no te gustó la primera entrega o se te hizo aburrida esta es más de lo mismo
  17. anoncritic
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    A beautiful game with a great world. Side content is Witcher 3 Wild Hunt level good. Unfortunately returning from the 1st game, is a traversal system that makes the game overwhelmingly frustrating at times, ruining the experience.
  18. AFrothyCoffee
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Extremely beautiful game but the story, missions and side quests are lacking depth and engagement. Overall the game feels more like a large expansion to the first entry with little new mechanics or features.
  19. SmileyHouse
    Feb 19, 2022
    7
    As a PS5 first-party game, the graphic performance is stunning and astounding, especially the vegetation effects are very quality and detailed. However, the sandbox world experience is a kind of stale, and there is not much breakthrough.
  20. Beatbox_SeriesX
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    The game is really pretty at times but the gameplay is just alright. The world isn’t really as free as it looks. There’s invisible walls and only certain places where your grapple works. Kills the immersion for me. Plus the game seems a bit unpolished on the technical side. Looks pretty but I’ve ran into a few bugs. It’s not all bad, but disappointing.
  21. LiveFox
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    What an absolute masterpiece. Gameplay and mechanics are on a new level, and the graphics are beautiful. The story was too full of social justice warrior trash propaganda. Pretty ****
  22. Miodis
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    Maravilhoso, há muito tempo um jogo não me prendia assim! Além de ser o game mais bonito que já joguei, a história e as mecânicas fazem você viciar do início ao fim!!
  23. Djdemonio
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Muchos bugs, no es in injugable pero se vuelve molestia veces se hace repetitivo
  24. Elive7
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fui fan del primer juego, me gusto mucho, este segundo lo considero una continuación sin más y sin grandes avances, pero la noto que le pongo es por algunos bugs o fallos que encontré, como aparición de árboles en la mitad del camino, que aparecen de la nada, me paso 3 veces durante las partidas, además de 2 veces que me toco reiniciar el juego por no poder seguir una misión. La neblina se hace incómoda cuando piensas que realmente busca ocultar la demora en la carga de texturas, incluso bajo el agua se ve neblina. No entiendo. Es un buen juego pero con fallas de programación que me dañaron la experiencia. Igual recomiendo jugarlo y darle una oportunidad.… Expand
  25. Jubbileo
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Let's get this out of the way...the game is simply gorgeous! But we all know that's not what truly counts when playing the game. My main issue has always been the story and this time around it's far worse than its previous counterpart. Also, the amount of bugs from a AAA is worth noting. I have died several times from falling underneath the world which to me is just unacceptable. I canLet's get this out of the way...the game is simply gorgeous! But we all know that's not what truly counts when playing the game. My main issue has always been the story and this time around it's far worse than its previous counterpart. Also, the amount of bugs from a AAA is worth noting. I have died several times from falling underneath the world which to me is just unacceptable. I can understand glitches once in a while but this game is a full-blown glitch fest. What's even crazier about this is the fact no reviews mention this period.

    The combat is great for sure! But I just feel like there weren't any vast improvements and it turned me off. After playing this for 15 hours + now since launch, I simply can't finish it. The slow story is always a put of to me and honestly, it's not that interesting or not as expansive as Zero Dawns. I feel it lacking on a grand scale. However, with that said, the open world and beauty of it are truly NextGen. For that reason, I give it a 7 as I can see how this game can be grand for some people but people who like more of linear gameplay will not or will find this game really hard to enjoy.    … Expand
  26. Rami_el_maton
    Dec 4, 2022
    5
    El mejor juego exclusivo del 2022 , es mucho mejor que el God of War Ragnarok en todo.
  27. Lijon88
    May 18, 2022
    7
    To muche hype like with cyberpunk i was expecting a revolution but at the end we just get good continue of first part witch was imo better. Here of course everything is upgraded but i dont fell ot like i did with first horizon. Def must play game but not for premier money.
  28. vaxine
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    The game looking fine for me but after 10hrs i have to tell you it's boring to play like the first one, but really enjoy whit Aloy main character but not the storyline. I knew it before to buy but today there nothing interesting to play and so...
  29. Joaovitorlopes
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    E bom mas muitas das animações são repetidas e uma serta morte é muito tosca
  30. Luis-ghost
    Feb 19, 2022
    6
    horizon forbidden west seemed like a passable game to me, it has very interesting graphics, surprising optimization for play 4, but like every new game today, it has its bugs, although they do not ruin the game, it does not mean that it has visual bugs, as well as sites empty.

    The gameplay was a bit repeatable to its previous installment, what I didn't like was its flat story, although I    horizon forbidden west seemed like a passable game to me, it has very interesting graphics, surprising optimization for play 4, but like every new game today, it has its bugs, although they do not ruin the game, it does not mean that it has visual bugs, as well as sites empty.

    The gameplay was a bit repeatable to its previous installment, what I didn't like was its flat story, although I don't mean that its story is bad, I analyze the character and what he is living, it doesn't convey the feeling about what is happening or happens to the people who ask for help. It's a bit like "I don't know what you're going through, but I have to help".

    I kept thinking a bit about its rating that I give it, why is it bad? No, the game is not bad but it has errors that can be perfectly improved, leaving that aside, it is a good game, but I hope they can fix what is broken is.    … Expand
  31. Jarvis_X96
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    Ora lo sto amando! Grandi passi in avanti rispetto al primo..grande Guerrilla!
  32. Joe_Moz
    Feb 19, 2022
    7
    Horizon forbidden west is the most beautiful video game I've seen so far, however, Guerrilla Games has to release a new patch asap to fix some bugs
  33. alfredfer
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    Improves on the first game in almost every way, amazing graphics, extremely recommended!
  34. Eli007
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    Buenísimo juego. A nivel gráfico espectacular y a nivel jugable, una delicia
  35. Oanalistadebits
    Feb 19, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mais do mesmo com gráficos aprimorados. História medíocre e enjoativo demais.… Expand
  36. Metalstix
    Feb 19, 2022
    6
    This game seems Interesting. Decent graphics improvement from the last one in terms of textures on the faces and in the environment. This game might be the most sawed after games for Sony Ponies to simp for and over-hype to the moon like it's better then anything on PC Nintendo or Xbox combined. If your someone who played Horizon Zero Dawn on PC and liked that game and are Interested inThis game seems Interesting. Decent graphics improvement from the last one in terms of textures on the faces and in the environment. This game might be the most sawed after games for Sony Ponies to simp for and over-hype to the moon like it's better then anything on PC Nintendo or Xbox combined. If your someone who played Horizon Zero Dawn on PC and liked that game and are Interested in this and want to choose to get a PS5/PS4 pro/og or wait for the game for PC. Might be worth waiting for the PC port of the game. But if you want a PlayStation or already have a PlayStation for the game then go ahead and try it out for yourselves either you'll think It's boring or it's really fun. But if you can find it 30% or 50% off even better.

    The game seems very buggy from the reviews and I've seen some the bugs for myself. Just be aware of that    … Expand
  37. Oleg61
    Feb 19, 2022
    6
    Абсолютно посредственная игра, сюжет слабый, есть технические не доработки и баги!
  38. Cyb3rs34l
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the game is a graphical masterpiece for the most part the rest of the game leaves mich to be desired.

    They have clearly tried to mimic to many games instead of implementing their own genuine take on what the universe should be.

    The games is full of bugs like audio glitches where you hear fighting when there is nothing around, the screen constantly flickers to a black screen while playing randomly even after the patch that supposedly fixed it. Audio cuts in an out during cut sceens an they have over abused that mechanic to the extent I skipped hours worth of them.

    The story is weak and I found the majority of characters to be very annoying to the point I also skipped my interactions with them.

    The combat is not a free flowing as it could be an seems to of been over thought. Almost all enemies just spam range attacks an they all can move faster than aloy.

    Enemies can have body armor while you cannot, animals that are nocturnal are out during the day time, other enemies also have guns while you still have spear an bow to rely on.

    All cauldrons an most events in the world are 15 to 30 mins of climbing an puzzles a mechanic that resembles the Breath of the wild shrines.

    The climbing is not very intuitive an they love to over use the actions as if aloy is almost going to fall an she leans back with one arm dangling off as if she still has no athletic ability or experience.

    The games is extremely resource dependent using metal shards to buy fast travel kits, an make repairs to any of your mounts, you'll need to scoure the entire map to hunt multiple animals over an over for upgrades.

    There is also way to many fetch quests that after time begin to feel repetitive an they begin to feel more like a chore than an enjoyable thing to do.

    Certain parts of the map you cannot even travel back to explore after beating the game an they have placed invisible boundaries around some towns an areas to keep you from using flying mounts to access them.

    Most of the good mechanics come to late in the game like the diving mask, flying ability or the paraglider. Additionally you cannot do combat underwater which is a total waste of opportunity as if making a spear gun is to difficult for your character who knows how to seize control of rogue robot AI.

    Certain aspects of the game like rebel camps do not feel organic enough, once again they all look fairly similar an same with what to expect when encountering them.

    The combat pit challenges are annoying an weak because its more or less you doing the same things you did in the tutorial section only in the challenge section an with a time limit.

    I feel like the game was drastically held back my ps4 as I am playing on ps5. If you played Horizon Zero Dawn then you have pretty much played this game already, heck even the opening of the game is mostly reused assets from zero dawn only with upgraded textures for visual fidelity.

    I am also put off that they have yellow ropes an yellow climbing points everywhere that clearly have no purpose thus ruining the overall feel that the world is truly organic. I also wish that if they were going to copy BOTW so much that they would have used its climbing mechanic rather than the route they chose to go.

    Overall I will say that they have done a good job upgrading Horizon, but I cannot see myself buying the next game in the series (an they will be making a next one clearly by how this one ends unless they make the combat more like recent assassin's creed games and unless they actually start letting aloy use her head an start making real weapons an armor since she is utterly surrounded by it yet keeps going back to primitive tools rather than being intelligent an trying to harness the things she finds an uses them to her advantage.

    I would honestly tell you to wait ✋️ an pick the game up when it goes on sale at some point unless you really do not have as high of standards or expectations with these new nextgen games.

    I will reiterate what I said earlier if you played Horizon Zero Dawn you have already played this game, the only difference is now you can swim an get a flying mount.    … Expand
  39. kkolombet
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    Boring mediocre open world game. Bland locations, repetitive gameplay. Too much lot of dialogues and cutscenes, graphics is good, feels like a movie, but story for me wasn't so interesting, it depends on knowledge of first game. Feels like single player mmorpg with a lot of grind. Collect resources, clean camps, same stuff you do in other open world games.
  40. Elfowne
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Se presenta como un digno sucesor de la primera entrega. Consigue atraparte desde el primer minuto mostrándote una calidad gráfica envidiable que amén de sus limitaciones técnicas lo cual es totalmente normal en un sistema cerrado como una consola no deja de ser un título muy disfrutable.
  41. TheBigBoyCritic
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    It may have pretty visuals but Horizon Forbidden West falls prey to repetition in the story and gameplay like the first game. Like the first game, everything works fine but after so much repetition you get tired of it and start to hate it. The game does have some good moments of course and like i said, the visuals are good but this ends up being a disapointment like the first game was
  42. Cassio1903
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo tá demorando muito nas texturas jogo no PS4 tá cheio de bugs alguns momentos tem que reiniciar o jogo… Expand
  43. Tiago644
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Game maravilhoso, enredo envolvente e lindos gráficos. Com certeza vale muito apena comprar.
  44. God_ps_player
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same generic 3rd person game with rpg elements with a semi good story it’s like beating a dead horse or milking a 90 yr old cow the only people that actually consume these games are the loyalist that don’t see nothing wrong with spending 70 dollers for a bugged out mess that other wise no one would want that is also only like 20 hours of gameplay the game is boring,there’s a lot of game breaking bugs, and the game just runs so bad on both ps5 and ps4 you'd have to play on performance mode on both to get a semi enjoyable experience now this game isn’t by far bad at all it’s just generic and with bugs that’s why I don’t see myself playing it again sorry 7/10… Expand
  45. Alefkleim
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    So the game is cool but when you advance the game gets boring it looks like a movie and has several texture and glitch and rendering bugs, Very boring story for children, The game did not reach the Gold stage.
  46. Auno94
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Horizon Forbidden Wst is a great sequel to the grand Horizon Zero Dawn, but in need of a big Patch.

    Sound or Subtitles that do not properly load, enemies or other assets, like bridges etc. do spawn in to late and the ocasional crash, but must frustrating is the framedrops to the single digits even in the "more FPS" mode. Non of them make it unplayable but not as much enjoyable as it    Horizon Forbidden Wst is a great sequel to the grand Horizon Zero Dawn, but in need of a big Patch.

    Sound or Subtitles that do not properly load, enemies or other assets, like bridges etc. do spawn in to late and the ocasional crash, but must frustrating is the framedrops to the single digits even in the "more FPS" mode. Non of them make it unplayable but not as much enjoyable as it would be (my score without this issues would be between 8 and 9)    … Expand
  47. ChrisLopresti
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    Just to let everyone know reading this review I'm about 10 hours in so I'll mostly be talking about the graphics, story so far, combat, and some side missions. The graphics are good. I only noticed dropping frame rate if it's a major battle with a lot of machines or a town but very minimal drops. It's just easy to notice if it goes from 4K to 1080p. I did notice sometimes in towns it canJust to let everyone know reading this review I'm about 10 hours in so I'll mostly be talking about the graphics, story so far, combat, and some side missions. The graphics are good. I only noticed dropping frame rate if it's a major battle with a lot of machines or a town but very minimal drops. It's just easy to notice if it goes from 4K to 1080p. I did notice sometimes in towns it can struggle a bit. the NPCs can get stuck in places but it's only happened a few times. There are other small issues like NPC's popping in and out but again very unnoticeable and not very frequent.

    The side missions are good and interesting. They're pretty similar concerning objectives but have good and barely different stories behind them so it feels different every time. It really helps build the world of the forbidden west. I got a very Witcher 3 vibe out of the side quests. Like I said I haven't played the whole game but at this point aloy's character seems kind of flat. Like in horizon zero Dawn. I enjoyed the side characters more than her.

    The motion capture, facial expressions, and syncing with dialogue is very good. However movement can be a little janky including when you are climbing and jumping around. Combat is fun and intuitive. I like the scanning and being able to shoot off different parts and be a little more strategic with it. I like the stealth but I just wish you could lock on to enemies. The combat of horizon forbidden West is like horizon zero Dawn. So it's pretty much monster Hunter but in a post post apocalyptic world with robot monsters instead of real life flesh and blood monsters. I do like the inclusion of different types of weapons. It makes it really fun to figure out what's best for each situation. Sometimes all the different effects and upgrades can get confusing. Overall it's a good game worth the price but I just wish they would have fixed some small graphical and NPC issues. They didn't really do anything different they just made the graphics a lot better and introduced some new weapons which helped improve it.    … Expand
  48. dannysv
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    la jugabilidad es regular sin llegar a ser buena , me he topado con muchos bugs ojala lo solucionen para mejorar la experiencia .
  49. NushoAnime
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Не могу сказать, что прям ждал игру, не особо зашла первая часть, но по трейлерам и обещаниям что это прям Mass Effect 2, все же какие-то ожидания были. До Mass Effect 2 конечно очень далеко. Графика по большей части разочаровала для некстген ААА проекта очень даже слабо, в режиме улучшенной графики фпс оч сильно страдает, когда же в режиме производительности сразу видно мыло, сама по себеНе могу сказать, что прям ждал игру, не особо зашла первая часть, но по трейлерам и обещаниям что это прям Mass Effect 2, все же какие-то ожидания были. До Mass Effect 2 конечно очень далеко. Графика по большей части разочаровала для некстген ААА проекта очень даже слабо, в режиме улучшенной графики фпс оч сильно страдает, когда же в режиме производительности сразу видно мыло, сама по себе Элой не самый интересный персонаж, да и в целом история показалась довольно скучной (хоть в данный момент игра не пройдена до конца). В целом игра достойная, можно поиграть с кайфом, не могу сказать, что игра зайдет всем, кто любит интересный экшн/геймплей то игра скорее не для вас, стелса в игре достаточно, а уровень его проработки относительно слаб. Я бы не советовал брать игру на старте за фулл прайс ну ибо игра не маст хэв прям срочно, переждав до скидки вы ничего не потеряете, но потом получите проект за тот прайс которого игра заслуживает. Не люблю оценивать игру именно по 10 бальной шкале, а больше по прайсу который должна стоить игра так вот если игра будет со скидкой 30-40 процентов то это ваш вариант топ за свои деньги так сказать (как раз оценка 6/10).… Expand
  50. Coolcosmo
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    Much improved over the first game, and very impressive graphically. Story wasn't very good and combat became repetitive.
  51. Vadim2022
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    В двух словах, игра отличная. Но всё равно чего то в игре не хватает, пока не могу понять чего.
  52. VoronFan
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Игра слишком сильно продвигает повесточку
    Почему в мире постапокалипсиса все мужчины какие-то неженки которые даже стоя на посту за пуру секунд и давление гг сразу сдаются хотя они стоят на посту это их обязанности но нет приходит гг орёт и все теперь можно все. А девушки в игре, почему они асе словно после мака. Там же типо голод нет урожая и все такое.
    Если говорить про остальное то нет    Игра слишком сильно продвигает повесточку
    Почему в мире постапокалипсиса все мужчины какие-то неженки которые даже стоя на посту за пуру секунд и давление гг сразу сдаются хотя они стоят на посту это их обязанности но нет приходит гг орёт и все теперь можно все. А девушки в игре, почему они асе словно после мака. Там же типо голод нет урожая и все такое.
    Если говорить про остальное то нет нечего нового. Те якобы новые механики сломаны и требуют доработки    … Expand
  53. SAY101
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    As a fan of the original, I am further in awe of the new game. A direct follow on from Zero Dawn but with everything made to look better, flow better and continue the deep, fascinating world that began in the first game. If you liked Zero Dawn, even slightly, you'll love this.
  54. mdxkrk
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Kolejny nudny sandbox. Czy obecni twórcy gier nie potrafią już tworzyć innych gatunków?
  55. Flaviofrdak
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Jogo incrível gostando muito som e imagem incríveis missões secundárias divertidas
  56. Nikkiol
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра потрясающая, прикалываете к себе не с первых секунд, а буквально с со второго, третьего квеста. Графика потрясающая, куча новых роботов, новые модификации, новая история. Достойное продолжение первой части… Expand
  57. OferrallCat
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Beautiful game that plays so smooth. I love Aloy. It’s hard to find time between this and the new CP77 update but I’ve been playing HZFW more.
  58. Wagnerfenix
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Jogasso, gráficos lindo , corrigiram os defeitos do anterior, jogo vale a pena
  59. Creesone
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    El juego es bueno en cuanto a gráficos, pero lamentablemente la cantidad de BUGS que tiene tanto gráficos como de sonido, arruinan una experiencia fluida.
  60. NecroDelirious
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    This game need some technical work, performance mode gets the dynamic resolution pretty low sometimes it's distracting, i had to toggle to 30 fps at every cutscene, the game it self it's pretty fun, the new mechanics and the new equipment are great, if the game gets fixed my real score would be 8.5
  61. Shower999
    Feb 21, 2022
    5
    Although I like this game a lot. But there are few frustration moment that I really can’t take. One is the glide landing position. When you cancel the glide and land on surface, Aloy lean forward and step a few step. I get it, it’s physics, but there are many occasion you need to land on small platform and you glide and it just doesn’t stop on the platform. I ends up falling many times andAlthough I like this game a lot. But there are few frustration moment that I really can’t take. One is the glide landing position. When you cancel the glide and land on surface, Aloy lean forward and step a few step. I get it, it’s physics, but there are many occasion you need to land on small platform and you glide and it just doesn’t stop on the platform. I ends up falling many times and redo the job. It’s hard to control the stopping point because it’s 3D game, you can’t see your foot properly. Please improve the glide landing mechanism.

    Next is jump grab. Many times Aloy have to move a crate and jump gram a nearby ladder. But when the crate is just nearby, Aloy cannot recognise the object so a straight jump won’t grab. A forward jump overshoot. If this grab is from high floor, I felt and redo. Please make sure Aloy can grab properly.    … Expand
  62. Cahmoreira
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    Jogo problemático tá apresentando problemas no meu console mundo morto anda o tempo todo sem muito propósito cansativo me fez perder o salve game três vezes acho que deveria ter corrigido tudo isso pra ser lançado
  63. MattTheSlayer
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    After enjoying the engaging gameplay and edge of your seat story of Horizon Zero Dawn, I was both excited but skeptical that Horizon Forbidden West would be able to impress on the same levels. I am now here to say Horizon Zero Dawn feels like a B level game in comparison to the A+ that is Horizon Forbidden. west. Not only is the gameplay vastly improved while still keeping to the flow thatAfter enjoying the engaging gameplay and edge of your seat story of Horizon Zero Dawn, I was both excited but skeptical that Horizon Forbidden West would be able to impress on the same levels. I am now here to say Horizon Zero Dawn feels like a B level game in comparison to the A+ that is Horizon Forbidden. west. Not only is the gameplay vastly improved while still keeping to the flow that made it so addictive in the first game, but the world and story are far more engaging and keeping me on the edge of my seat just as much. I have found myself shocked, angry, and smiling as the story unfolds. But it's more than just the main story, the world is so much more alive. I feel a connection with the tribes and characters of Forbidden West that Zero Dawn lacked. The world is so much more detailed and a joy to explore. Overall Horizon Forbidden West takes everything that made Zero Dawn a masterpiece and doubled their efforts. It has really paid off, and is quickly becoming my favorite action adventure rpg to date.… Expand
  64. jamesfarby
    Feb 23, 2022
    7
    This is not a 4 or even a 6 those who are review bombing obviously neither played the first game or have even given this game a chance the story may not be so interesting because you have no idea what is going on because you’ve spent a total of 10 hours in this universe like just hang out in your corner where nobody listens to you horizon goty contender easily
  65. Victor808
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    Very great game. Horizon Forbidden West is superior to its predecessor in almost every way, and Zero Dawn was already a fantastic game.
  66. Akxid
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    A solo game that needs an internet connection! We walk on the head... SONY!!! WHAT DID YOU EXPECT!
  67. lalosan
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    I made the mistake of playing through the first one on my pc before the sequel came out, going from max settings 4k 120hz to 4k 30 on my ps5 was not a good idea lol don't even get me started on the performance mode looks like fsr performance terrible image quality and from the 10 hours I've played it seems like an okay game but its hard to play a game when both graphics modes are fatally flawed.
  68. Cornstash
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    Amazing game!!! In my Top 5 for sure.
    Amazing graphics, gameplay, story. Side quest are much better then the first game.
  69. Capitaonerd
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great Game of Sony, beautiful and very good gameplay, fantastic cinematics.… Expand
  70. Luiska31
    Feb 24, 2022
    5
    the game is amazing, every aspect was taken care of to the point that the growth that guerrilla is having is noticeable, Alloy becomes a character with more strength and determined to give her best to fulfill her mission. This is the first game of the new generation in which this change is noticeable.
  71. Flursh
    Feb 24, 2022
    5
    So I’ve had to play 20+hours in the last week or so and I have to say I’m very disappointed. The game looks absolutely gorgeous, but is held back by clunky controls, seriously outdated UI, and cheesy dialog. I’m actually very confused why so many Critics are giving the game blind praise when the whole experience feels mediocre. I could not stomach the cringe from the first game so I wentSo I’ve had to play 20+hours in the last week or so and I have to say I’m very disappointed. The game looks absolutely gorgeous, but is held back by clunky controls, seriously outdated UI, and cheesy dialog. I’m actually very confused why so many Critics are giving the game blind praise when the whole experience feels mediocre. I could not stomach the cringe from the first game so I went into this one trying so hard to like it, but I just can’t. There is a really unique concept here in terms of story, but it’s executed so generically that it’s just not interesting. When you encounter hordes of machines and they just constantly pounce on you regardless of a well timed roll the game just feels incredibly frustrating and unfinished. All I can say is thank god Elden Ring comes out tomorrow so I can play a game that’s ACTUALLY fun to play.… Expand
  72. Alfihurt99
    Mar 11, 2022
    5
    This game is just decent. Nothing special what so ever. I have played these games since Far Cry 3 they never change. All these open world games play and feel the same the only difference is that they have different names.
  73. Northlighforge
    Jan 18, 2023
    5
    I loved Zero Dawn and Forbidden West adds so much of the extra stuff I wished it would. The developers did a lot of things very well and it shows. Unfortunately, the core elements have suffered tremendously. The combat is a chore at its best but most of the time it just ruins the experience. I believe I understand what the designers were try to do but this is definitely not it. I’ve triedI loved Zero Dawn and Forbidden West adds so much of the extra stuff I wished it would. The developers did a lot of things very well and it shows. Unfortunately, the core elements have suffered tremendously. The combat is a chore at its best but most of the time it just ruins the experience. I believe I understand what the designers were try to do but this is definitely not it. I’ve tried to give this game a chance multiple times but it just isn’t fun. Although the world is definitely something to behold, the gameplay itself lives in the shadow of its predecessor. I truly hope the next game is better. Zero Dawn’s mechanics with Forbidden West world building would be amazing.… Expand
  74. Bartoszk
    Apr 1, 2022
    5
    Game does work with 60 FPS perfectly, it seems to be the best game I've ever played.
  75. Gamer9402
    May 13, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horizon Forbidden West - A great game for the most part, but let down by little things that begin to add up. FW offers a lot for the player who is willing to sink the hours in. The trouble is, will you? Over my near 36 hours on this title I can’t say I put it down overwhelmed or astonished. Though there were moments that truly sent a shiver down my spine for their uniqueness (desert/Las Vegas moment with the embers lighting it all up), they are often let down by lengthy tunnel/dungeon crawls. It seems the devs decided to ‘drag’ out this title imo. Every. Single. Thing. You do, you ride for ages, get there, then the cliche ‘oh but you must help me first’. It’s really beginning to grind my gears with open world games. The two just don’t combine well. At all. Yet developers seem to have a massive hard on for it. This coupled with the not so smooth or fluent movement system in this game which has you climbing objects and walls where Aloy will be fine then suddenly grind to a halt, or fail to grab the object in the first place. Though this didn’t happen to me a lot, it was enough to sour my taste for any exploration in the game. It’s unique at first, but soon the cauldrons and delves, every where you go for anything quest or story related often involves going underground. I don’t want to. I have this lush and gorgeous open world up above? It’s things like this, the constant move x to x position, carry heavy object to position, grapple this into place, tear off this grill. It’s repetitive and gets boring, all to quick because you do it over and over and we have been in games for years now. Aether was my favourite, shortly followed by Neptune. But the rest of the game just fell flat for me, with no real compelling element apart from the Far Zenith. Beta could have been this fantastic character along with the others you encounter which are genuinely great! But the relationship between B and Aloy? It just didn’t make sense. How can Aloy be so compassionate and caring for strangers, yet a clone, who is evidently a vital component to progressing she has an almost teenager outburst at because shes been forced her entire creation? It’s things like this that choked up the story for me. So by the time I’d collected the first three Gaia nodes I was simply burnt out. The pacing just wasn’t great, I firmly believe the game could have benefited from shortening the main story just that smidge, then allowing you to do some of the beautifully crafted side missions. 7/10 - The graphics while superb don’t redeem a clunky cluster fudge of a story and mediocre (I’m talking worst than the original AC) climbing mechanics. Whilst the combat feels as fresh and as fun as ever, I was hoping for a lot more from this game considering the world on offer. Maybe it’s just because I got burnt out on the story, but it would of been fantastic to see more of it incorporated instead of shoving me underground constantly. Add on the lengthy travel times until you can fly, (which comes far to late imo) I wonder where they will take this next. Guerilla did a fine job for the most part and I certainly cannot fault their vision for design etc. But clear up the muddy pacing, poor movement and give us more of this open world. Also a fix for both VRR and Fidelity. As of may 2022 it is still choppy and extremely nauseating to play. I stuck to performance. Btw please bring back Killzone. Reboot plz. They were fantastic titles.… Expand
  76. Rexxy
    May 27, 2022
    5
    The story is great. Really love the setup and the story and the environment. The gameplay however is awfull. The arena for example exists of challenges that are no fun at all. You get downed / stun locked too much and no way to proper dodge. The riding on mount is very clunky and it randomly stops. The combo melee mechanics are pointless. You use them 1vs1 but 9/10 there are at least 2/3The story is great. Really love the setup and the story and the environment. The gameplay however is awfull. The arena for example exists of challenges that are no fun at all. You get downed / stun locked too much and no way to proper dodge. The riding on mount is very clunky and it randomly stops. The combo melee mechanics are pointless. You use them 1vs1 but 9/10 there are at least 2/3 more people you have to fight with. I really enjoyed HZD but this expansion just makes me want to stop playing it all.
    The dialogs are sometimes annoying because you can't skip them, if i visit a shop multiple times, i do not want to say goodbye in a dialog everything. Just pull up the shop.

    Story: 9/10
    Enviroment: 9/10
    Melee combat 4/10
    Arena: 1/10
    Mount racing: 1/10
    Control and walking: 5/10
    Total: 29/60 points for me.

    I really wanted to enjoy it as much as the first game but its just not that great due the new things.    … Expand
  77. BlackDarkFOX
    Apr 30, 2023
    5
    Just boring gameplay, boring characters, boring soundtrack, boring game with cool graphic.
  78. Peanuts_dx
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    I liked this game more than I expected. As someone who did not enjoy the first game I was very positively surprised. The only issues I have with it are that I didn't want to actively explore the open world. I guess that it just didn't hook me like the worlds of Ghost of Tsushima or The legend of Zelda Breath of the wild did. Even when I unlocked an item that helped exploration greatly atI liked this game more than I expected. As someone who did not enjoy the first game I was very positively surprised. The only issues I have with it are that I didn't want to actively explore the open world. I guess that it just didn't hook me like the worlds of Ghost of Tsushima or The legend of Zelda Breath of the wild did. Even when I unlocked an item that helped exploration greatly at the end of the game I still wasn't enticed. The combat and story are both very strong points and I'm interested where the next game will go.… Expand
  79. elmousse00
    Sep 25, 2022
    7
    Horizon Forbidden west isn’t a bad game however it doesn’t deserve some of the perfect score it got. Let’s talk about the positives parts first. The game is absolutely gorgeous in both performance and Quality thanks to recent update that solve most of the problems of performan even tough they still are pop up that subsist and some shimmering but it is one of the most beautiful game I everHorizon Forbidden west isn’t a bad game however it doesn’t deserve some of the perfect score it got. Let’s talk about the positives parts first. The game is absolutely gorgeous in both performance and Quality thanks to recent update that solve most of the problems of performan even tough they still are pop up that subsist and some shimmering but it is one of the most beautiful game I ever play. The character models and animation improved a lot compared to Zero Dawn. Some of the side stories are really well written and may feel even better than the main quests. If you are used to play open world adventure games, you might be able to at least appreciate this game.

    Let’s talk about the negative parts know. The worst part in my opinion is the combat system, it was already bad in Zero Dawn and while it improved a little it still doesn’t live up to today’s standards. You can’t lock your ennemies so if they jump or fly too much or you are fighting multiple robots at the same, it becomes an unfun mess. Not quiet sure how the devs fought it was find not to include a lock system for the enemies but here we are, the combat are the worst gameplay parts in the game. And while dodging enemies attacks, it’s not rare to get stuck on parts of the decor that you couldn’t see thanks to the bad camera. The AI that « help » you on some fights are completely useless. The main story isn’t that good either, it tries too hard and some parts are hard to swallow or make little sense even of the game take action in the 30th century. The game took a lot of inspiration on other popular games like Breath of The wild, The Witcher, AC, Mass Effect but somehow manage to do less than all of those games in the part or copied. And if you enjoyed the liberty that some of those games gave you in character building, you are out of like. The game barely let you make any decisions and you can’t really influence Aloy personality and how she choses to deal with things. For a true RPG fan, it might be a big deal. The games still to this day still have technical issues and bugs, I got stuck in the air and it decors a few time or enemies that walk on the air, their AI isn’t that good either, you can walk in front of them and they won’t see you. The combat system is just weak and boring. In that kind game, not being able to influence the conversation makes you care less and not wanting to listen to all of those conversations. So yeah if you are used to some higher profile RPGs, this game is playable but it won’t live to those standards.    … Expand
  80. GamerDogBoy
    Nov 13, 2022
    5
    I'll start of by saying that the world for this game is amazing. Probably the greatest attention to detail I've ever seen that makes it feel like I'm exploring a real world. Has an engaging story too!

    That being said, all the extra visuals and details make the combat a miserable experience. Especially when you play on a hard difficulty that makes it so that you can die at any moment.    I'll start of by saying that the world for this game is amazing. Probably the greatest attention to detail I've ever seen that makes it feel like I'm exploring a real world. Has an engaging story too!

    That being said, all the extra visuals and details make the combat a miserable experience. Especially when you play on a hard difficulty that makes it so that you can die at any moment. Get stuck on a small rock or twig? Dead. Got too close to a wall? You'll start climbing it and now you're dead. Fences, logs, rivers, rocks, and all sorts of other details that make the game visually amazing serve to destroy many of the combat encounters.

    If you don't play on a hard difficulty and you're into good story, this game is a 10. If you're like me and you're all about combat and challenge, you'll probably find this extremely frustrating.    … Expand
  81. NowhereFast
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    Welcome to generic open world game simulator! We have:

    -A giant and semi-empty open world! -A weak story that you won't care about! -A very dislikeable protagonist that talks to damn much -Mundane side content! It's hard to place what to rate this game, since there are some stuff in this game that make it passable, like the combat and visuals, but Horizon Forbidden West is    Welcome to generic open world game simulator! We have:

    -A giant and semi-empty open world!
    -A weak story that you won't care about!
    -A very dislikeable protagonist that talks to damn much
    -Mundane side content!

    It's hard to place what to rate this game, since there are some stuff in this game that make it passable, like the combat and visuals, but Horizon Forbidden West is undoubtable proof that it's time for game developers to make a new kind of open world game.    … Expand
  82. DrowsyKero
    Feb 2, 2023
    6
    This game has a lot of potential, I have the previous game, Zero Dawn an 8/10 and expected this sequel to excel in every way the first one did but better…I was wrong. The armour and weapons upgrade system is overly convoluted, it took 5 hours just to find the resources I needed to fully upgrade my bow and armour set and by that point it wasn’t worth using as I found a higher level weaponThis game has a lot of potential, I have the previous game, Zero Dawn an 8/10 and expected this sequel to excel in every way the first one did but better…I was wrong. The armour and weapons upgrade system is overly convoluted, it took 5 hours just to find the resources I needed to fully upgrade my bow and armour set and by that point it wasn’t worth using as I found a higher level weapon which then also needed hours of grinding resources to upgrade. The machine combat is where this game shines just like the first game. The designs are spectacular and the fights can really be something special, this is the games strong point.

    The story is nowhere near as engaging or as interesting as the first game.

    New rideable mounts are cool but still feel very restricted and “janky”

    Now, the worst part of this game, combat vs human enemies! The human enemies are tougher than thunder jaws and hit harder than them too. One section of the game (without spoilers) involves fighting a group of human enemies in a cave system. This was the jankiest combat experience and just wasn’t fun at all. I was clipping into walls, falling off edges, being locked into consistent stagger animations and my melee attacks were doing next to zero damage. The melee combat and human enemy combat needs a complete revamp! The best way to deal with humans is stealth and even that gets repetitive and frustrating when enemies will see you through a wall or your stealth kill triggers a generic melee attack instead resulting in the entire basing knowing your location. Side quests are decent but a lot of them are just fetch quests or go here and kill this thing. Pretty disappointed with how this one turned out. I hope Horizon 3 changes the issues I have above because in my opinion they ruin the game for me, I just didn’t find it fun.    … Expand
  83. ash2dust82
    Dec 17, 2022
    6
    I loved the 1st HZD. It’s in my top 5 for sure. I was sadly disappointed with this one unfortunately. Pros: *Game is beautiful on my OLED.
    *I liked that the map was huge and that they switched up the landscapes even more.
    *I liked the new machines and how in-depth they got with the design Cons: *Went out of its way to be Woke and I just don’t need that in my video games *The combat was    I loved the 1st HZD. It’s in my top 5 for sure. I was sadly disappointed with this one unfortunately. Pros: *Game is beautiful on my OLED.
    *I liked that the map was huge and that they switched up the landscapes even more.
    *I liked the new machines and how in-depth they got with the design
    Cons:
    *Went out of its way to be Woke and I just don’t need that in my video games
    *The combat was finicky and stressful at times. Too much going on
    *The skill tree was a waste
    *Too much of the same weapons to waste metal shards on
    *THE F**KING DIALOGUE!!!! Ik the 1st game had a lot but it was needed to tell the crazy story.This time around was ridiculous. It made me skip thru just so I could start playing again and made me not want to keep playing at all.    … Expand
  84. Gen0cider
    May 21, 2023
    6
    Beautiful world ruined by boring content. Awful awful writing and directing. And its a shame because the artists stepped up big time. The cutscenes look fantastic.
    Guerrilla realised that and decided to make every war chief and other major character a female warrior. To get praise from the soyboy journalists and to protect the game from criticism. I would not be mentioning this if any of    Beautiful world ruined by boring content. Awful awful writing and directing. And its a shame because the artists stepped up big time. The cutscenes look fantastic.
    Guerrilla realised that and decided to make every war chief and other major character a female warrior. To get praise from the soyboy journalists and to protect the game from criticism. I would not be mentioning this if any of the characters had any charisma...
    Aloy has got to be one of the most insufferable characters ive ever played. Shes acting so cocky the whole game. And her FOCUS does EVERYHING FOR HER. Without the focus she is nothing. GG really thought they created some epic character and this whole game they are just stroking their d***s to how cool she is.
    Her voice performance is mostly good but very often she sounds out of breath even in cutscenes where nothing is happening.

    And i hope you like the focus thingy because youll hear it 500000 times its so annoying.

    People tend to praise the combat. I think its **** Sure the robot designs are incredible. But they dont work in fights. Every machine is way too eratic. Id spend most of the time just jumping in the air to get the slow mo shot off. And they STILL move to fast to aim at specific components. I legit spent 50% of the combat in slow mo and it sucks. The art direction for machines is amazing. For the tribes however... some of the most uninspired designs ever. They all look the same except for their armour color. And they all live 5km from eachother so they dont have any unique culture. Just reskins.

    The cauldrons are good especially the tallneck one. And the map design is great.    … Expand
  85. MPK92
    Aug 29, 2023
    5
    I don't know how they did it but they somehow managed to make dinosaur robots kind of boring and uninteresting. This game checks a lot of the boxes for success on a technical level. Looks great. Plays well enough. Interesting premise. Open world with lots of stuff to do. But for me the end result is just... kind of boring and it didn't grab me at all. I didn't love the first game either,I don't know how they did it but they somehow managed to make dinosaur robots kind of boring and uninteresting. This game checks a lot of the boxes for success on a technical level. Looks great. Plays well enough. Interesting premise. Open world with lots of stuff to do. But for me the end result is just... kind of boring and it didn't grab me at all. I didn't love the first game either, but I at least felt compelled to finish it.… Expand
  86. phillyjeff
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    HZW just isn't as good as HZD. All of the missions and combat just feel disjointed. Just like 99% of games today; this should of baked in the oven longer. I am so tired of Aloy saying the same lines over and over again.
  87. Hellspeller
    Mar 21, 2022
    7
    The first Horizon was a 9/10 for me, absolutely loved the sci-fi, yet grounded story.

    While Forbidden West has hands down, the best faces, facial animation, acting and general graphics of any games, it looses some point for me. First, the combat is still messy and you either get CRUSHED, or will 2 shot everything by the end. Some of the new enemies (snake) have tiny weakspot and are    The first Horizon was a 9/10 for me, absolutely loved the sci-fi, yet grounded story.

    While Forbidden West has hands down, the best faces, facial animation, acting and general graphics of any games, it looses some point for me.
    First, the combat is still messy and you either get CRUSHED, or will 2 shot everything by the end. Some of the new enemies (snake) have tiny weakspot and are constantly moving all around; how am I supposed to hit them ?
    Second, the new climbing system, while great, will more than not, make Aloy grab on a surface when you absolutely dont want to. Its the same with water and Aloy will swim when knee-deep in water in mid combat... It creates for very frustrating bits.
    Next the story fell flat for me, I cant say much without spoiling, but early on, a "twist" do a 180 of the "grounded" sci-fi that was Zero Dawn, we go hyperdrive into boring stuff...
    Finally, the game is RIDDLED with bugs and I feel little level design and other core mechanics were properly tested. Aloy wont grab on anything if you dont have a running momentum, making for again, frustrating climbs and level exploration. Most animations of her jumping and grabbing a ledge will see her go inside all geometries as they didnt they of the animation + level design symbiose. In half the cauldron I would get a bug where my melee attack would but cancelled after the 1st frame.
    I will end by saying I dropped the game at around level 40 when a quest pit me against a Stormbird and any damage received drops them 10m below in one frame, making chain damage impossible (and breaking the immersion pretty bad) + He would only spam an attack where he goes too high above you (and you cant target directly above you head) and them meteor crash onto you. By the time you get up from the recoil, he his charging again; making it impossible to kill and pass that quest.
    It's a shame really because the game is filled with content and one fan less critical than me could absolutely love the game. But I feel they went too big on quantity and very little on quality (other than art department) this time.    … Expand
  88. xenomorf
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    Pretty boring game. Controls are pretty bad. F.e. sometimes Aloy refuses to climb, just like in the AC games. Rides get stuck, therefore racing is a joke. Opponents even teleport themselves infront of you. Do the devs think its acceptable? Fighting is boring as well. Dodging large enemies is useless. Love the graphics. Extremely detailed and fantastic lighting. The game has the bestPretty boring game. Controls are pretty bad. F.e. sometimes Aloy refuses to climb, just like in the AC games. Rides get stuck, therefore racing is a joke. Opponents even teleport themselves infront of you. Do the devs think its acceptable? Fighting is boring as well. Dodging large enemies is useless. Love the graphics. Extremely detailed and fantastic lighting. The game has the best looking characters yet. The emotions on their faces are clearly visible. You can clearly see on Aloys face the heavy burden she is carrying. The open world is pretty diverse, a lot diverser than Zero Dawn. Story so far is good. Its an acceptable sequel. However the bad aspects outweigh the positive.… Expand
  89. Pupo
    Jun 24, 2023
    6
    I got kinda bored, it's a beautiful game, graphics are amazing but I just can't enjoy it.
  90. OutlawTX
    Mar 24, 2023
    6
    At its base the gameplay and exploration are great…until you get a bit further into the game and discover incredibly annoying mechanics. With all of the different weapons, there’s only a small handful that aren’t trash. The need to buy fast travel packs to fast travel is just dumb. Gameplay wise, I’d call it an 8 but the characters and dialogue are so cringe and over emotional, I’veAt its base the gameplay and exploration are great…until you get a bit further into the game and discover incredibly annoying mechanics. With all of the different weapons, there’s only a small handful that aren’t trash. The need to buy fast travel packs to fast travel is just dumb. Gameplay wise, I’d call it an 8 but the characters and dialogue are so cringe and over emotional, I’ve gotten to the point that I skip all of the cut scenes because I either can’t stand the characters or it’s a blabbermouth fest. I’m glad this was on Plus because I would have massively regretted paying for this.… Expand
  91. FadeBlack
    Feb 14, 2023
    6
    Extremely mixed feelings about this game.

    The visuals and open-world exploring dynamics are absolutely fantastic, possibly the best ever I have played. 10/10 in terms of exploration and adventure. But everything else...yikes. The plot and characters are just about approaching ok, as generic and flavorless as they come. On paper there were some grand themes they tackled but it just    Extremely mixed feelings about this game.

    The visuals and open-world exploring dynamics are absolutely fantastic, possibly the best ever I have played. 10/10 in terms of exploration and adventure.

    But everything else...yikes. The plot and characters are just about approaching ok, as generic and flavorless as they come. On paper there were some grand themes they tackled but it just didn't come off as very affecting.

    The real kicked however is the battle system gameplay. Everything about it was obnoxious from top to bottom, clunky, prolonged, just a chore with no sense of reward or achievement.

    Thankfully I am more interested in the open-world elements than the gameplay, so overall I still walked out with positive feelings overall, but unless there is a total rework of the fighting system I won't be pursuing further games in this series.    … Expand
  92. thegold
    Feb 25, 2022
    5
    A nice looking turd

    The graphics are seriously jaw dropping. Cutscenes, characters, writing are top notch. Aloy is great too. But the rest is really annoying. Climbing sucks so much. The controls are very janky. Aloy gets stuck all the time(!), kind of frustrating, especially in the middle of a fight. Worst skill tree ever in a game and I'm not even exaggerating. The inventory is    A nice looking turd

    The graphics are seriously jaw dropping. Cutscenes, characters, writing are top notch. Aloy is great too. But the rest is really annoying. Climbing sucks so much. The controls are very janky. Aloy gets stuck all the time(!), kind of frustrating, especially in the middle of a fight. Worst skill tree ever in a game and I'm not even exaggerating. The inventory is incredibly bad again and the stash is no help. New outfit system sucks. The constant self-talk of Aloy is f*cking ridiculous, I hated it already after four, five hours... In the first game, all the collectables showed up automatically on screen once you were close. Now you have to click R3 every 30 seconds for that (I'm not joking here).
    The minigame sucks. Way too much bloat for such a lightweight game. I'm so sick and tired of Sony gameplay anemic games. Apart from Haousemarque or Media Molecule, I won't buy their beautiful turd games day one anymore.    … Expand
  93. Neo-nine
    Mar 15, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow.... This is a hot mess.
    The combat is absolutely atrocious,
    The camera leaps about in an epileptic crazed way nd the dialogue is just boring and there's way too much.
    Aloy is unlikable and it's a jumbled mess of a game.    … Expand
  94. ShaMana
    Feb 28, 2023
    5
    After the end of the previous game, you think to yourself "Wouldn't it be cool to have some more?" cause at the game it felt unfinished. There was actually a craving for more.

    When I started playing this one, I thought "Cool, there will be some more". A few hours down the road, however, the coolness wears off quite rapidly. They've taken too much to heart "If it ain't broken, don't    After the end of the previous game, you think to yourself "Wouldn't it be cool to have some more?" cause at the game it felt unfinished. There was actually a craving for more.

    When I started playing this one, I thought "Cool, there will be some more". A few hours down the road, however, the coolness wears off quite rapidly. They've taken too much to heart "If it ain't broken, don't touch it".

    I recently read an article "Horizon Forbidden West: A Year Later, The PS5 Gem Feels Forgotten", and I believe the answer for this is because it's an incredibly well executed mediocre game.    … Expand
  95. Spidor
    Apr 25, 2023
    6
    The theme of this game is "Drowning". It is an overstuffed mess drowning in its own excess, favoring content over quality at almost every turn - from a copious amount of dreaded question marks on the map of trash-quests, to an absurd amount of useless melee combos in a combat system so basic it's downright embarassing, to having too many arrow sizes and weapon types that are almost allThe theme of this game is "Drowning". It is an overstuffed mess drowning in its own excess, favoring content over quality at almost every turn - from a copious amount of dreaded question marks on the map of trash-quests, to an absurd amount of useless melee combos in a combat system so basic it's downright embarassing, to having too many arrow sizes and weapon types that are almost all essentially the same. It also features literal drowning because in the past 40 years in gaming history, there have never been good water levels - and clearly nobody decided to start having those here, either.

    I wanted to like it, and I love the first one, and underneath the trash collection, generic camps and boring crate puzzles there still is something special about this Horizon sequel. But there's nothing great here.    … Expand
  96. Akk3d1s
    Dec 10, 2022
    6
    it has good graphics and an interesting setting. But it has nothing else that hasnt been done before. Outdated open world mechanics...stupid puzzles, obnoxious background music and uninteresting characters are probably the things that annoy me most. I barely got through the first game, but somehow they made a sequel and it still isnt a good game...well maybe if its your first game...but iit has good graphics and an interesting setting. But it has nothing else that hasnt been done before. Outdated open world mechanics...stupid puzzles, obnoxious background music and uninteresting characters are probably the things that annoy me most. I barely got through the first game, but somehow they made a sequel and it still isnt a good game...well maybe if its your first game...but i doubt any veteran will call this good. Please, please, lets put Aloy in the past and use all those studio resources to actually make a good game...I would much rather prefer a linear driven game with tight, fun mechanics and a compelling story. Look at the LOU. We want immersion, not copy and paste open world potato games.… Expand
  97. winzentween
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    I hate this 0 or 10 toxic nonsense. This is not a good or bad game it's a good game with bad elements like most games and most things in life. So out of 10 I'm giving a 5 to represent balance as this is a game about the balance of nature as much as the lack of balance in its many flawed systems.

    The good ...are the graphics and the core gameplay loop. The music too. As well as the art    I hate this 0 or 10 toxic nonsense. This is not a good or bad game it's a good game with bad elements like most games and most things in life. So out of 10 I'm giving a 5 to represent balance as this is a game about the balance of nature as much as the lack of balance in its many flawed systems.

    The good ...are the graphics and the core gameplay loop. The music too. As well as the art style. On ps5 it looks nice when it runs smoothly. The new robots are quite neat but too few dinosaurs.

    The bad or less good... is the story and writing which is much worse than the first one without the amazing audio tape stories and suprise twist. The characters are better than the first forgettable ones but still pretty bland and generic. The sound is all over the place too either due to tech issues or possibly bad work. The new gameplay elements are fussy and overly complicated or grindy at times. Lack of any innovation or new ideas of note bring the otherwise competent title down. It has far too many glitches at launch with game breaking bugs. The performance even on ps5 is poor with fps often dropping below 25fps which isn't at all what was advertised.

    It might seem like I have more complaints but in the grand scheme of things they only stop a good game being great again. To be blunt if you liked the original it's more of the same. But if you have a choice or just played the original then I recommend you start with that and the excellent dlc.

    7.5 / 10 fix the glitches 8/10    … Expand
  98. DausenMoore
    Sep 28, 2022
    7
    Horizon Forbidden West is very visually impressive and plays well enough too. Unfortunately, it feels very outdated at the same time with predetermined climbing selections, a very limited arsenal, no friendly NPC interactions/reactions when attacked, etc.

    It oddly feels a lot like Far Cry which adds to an overly familiar and boring experience imo. I think new gamers will enjoy it, but    Horizon Forbidden West is very visually impressive and plays well enough too. Unfortunately, it feels very outdated at the same time with predetermined climbing selections, a very limited arsenal, no friendly NPC interactions/reactions when attacked, etc.

    It oddly feels a lot like Far Cry which adds to an overly familiar and boring experience imo. I think new gamers will enjoy it, but if you've been gaming for years and want a new innovative experience, I can't recommend HFW.    … Expand
  99. Bzone
    Mar 7, 2023
    5
    To me it's very average. At some point I had to check to see if it really was the new one.
  100. jocariba
    Mar 2, 2023
    7
    Gráficamente es muy bueno, la historia honestamente creo que empeora bastante respecto al primer juego, la jugabilidad no me gusta mucho, sufrí de bastantes caídas por que no era muy claro a donde saltar o donde agarrarte o simplemente el juego no hacía lo que yo pretendía pedirle, no se como explicarlo
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Horizon has enchanted me again. After a slow start, a graphically beautiful, sophisticated sequel comes, polished in every aspect, and underscored by a great soundtrack on top of that. The sequel was simply a success. Everything that worked before works even slightly better now. [Issue#317]
  2. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Horizon Forbidden West is Guerrilla's best game to date, taking Aloy to new heights with a blockbuster release that meets the high standards set by PlayStation in recent years. While it's totally worth fans jumping in on day one, it's perhaps better to wait a few weeks until all the bugs are ironed out.
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  3. MeuPlayStation
    May 11, 2022
    96
    Horizon Forbidden West is exactly what everyone thought it would be: an amazing game. It has an open world with plenty of things to do and places to explore, fights against some really well-developed machines and stunning visuals. The feeling is that the second game of the series improves on what was already great, and it feels rewarding and fun to play. It is another single-player masterpiece from Sony.
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