Horizon Forbidden West

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7.9

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  1. lukaszw
    Oct 23, 2022
    7
    Having completed the main story line, I'm relieved and I won't be playing hundreds of activities available on the map. The graphics are of course great, one of the best looking games on consoles at the moment (I played in mixed mode, 40fps and VRR). Unfortunately the game mechanics are dull, spear combat against machines is ineffective so be prepared to play with a bow. The controls areHaving completed the main story line, I'm relieved and I won't be playing hundreds of activities available on the map. The graphics are of course great, one of the best looking games on consoles at the moment (I played in mixed mode, 40fps and VRR). Unfortunately the game mechanics are dull, spear combat against machines is ineffective so be prepared to play with a bow. The controls are moderately responsive, Ayloy moves like a coal cart. The game's story is quite boring and after a few hours I started skipping dialogues. I don't know if anyone can manage to listen to all the dialogues including a ton of optional ones. I hope the next part of the game will contain half of the content but will offer interesting gameplay and a main storyline. Graphics 9.5/10, game mechanics 6/10.… Expand
  2. Unbiased_Critic
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    What an amazing ride! I personally played on easy on the PS5 and enjoyed the spectacle and pacing of the narrative. Almost every frame is a work of art. It’s amazing that it’s all in real time. The mechanics feel refined over the original so I’m definitely going to play on a harder difficulty on my next play through.

    The enemies animate so well, the environments are dense and intricately    What an amazing ride! I personally played on easy on the PS5 and enjoyed the spectacle and pacing of the narrative. Almost every frame is a work of art. It’s amazing that it’s all in real time. The mechanics feel refined over the original so I’m definitely going to play on a harder difficulty on my next play through.

    The enemies animate so well, the environments are dense and intricately detailed. The travel mechanics are fluid and fun.

    If you have any time to spare at all, Forbidden West is worthy of it.    … Expand
  3. J4k0_5p
    Oct 23, 2022
    3
    First of all not a new game but really big and expensive dlc since most enemies just repeat from ZD. I started on hardest as always and the game is clearly not made for that. Biggest issue in is movement since it also affects lower difficulties. Aloy often jumps on walls during fight and its very slow animation both up and down. Since on hardest its either 50% hp or instakill, if thisFirst of all not a new game but really big and expensive dlc since most enemies just repeat from ZD. I started on hardest as always and the game is clearly not made for that. Biggest issue in is movement since it also affects lower difficulties. Aloy often jumps on walls during fight and its very slow animation both up and down. Since on hardest its either 50% hp or instakill, if this happens you are dead. Another movement problem is mount. It gets constantly stuck on smallest bumps and since everything giving me IK mount is actually slower than walking because of really good chance that you will just get killed when you cant move for 20 sec. Why i do think game is not made for hardest difficulty is amount of grind you need. Health bars of machines are something. It became common thing for me that I just cant finish quest bc i just shot 100 expensive arrows to weak point I run out of ammo and machine is like nothing. That is very annoying since game makes you to grind in order to progress the story, because its not really about skill but about numbers. So you cant check how much hp enemies have that means you also have no idea if you are prepared enough. Now you have to grind, well not I have side quests right? You do but they are no different to grind maybe even worse. Constatly same premises "machine problem", "rescue" or "we need supplies". Dont get me wrong every rpg have this thing, problem is they cant make side characters interesting. They always just whine and ask you for help or they are arrogant and you prove them wrong. There is nothing interesting about them which is sad bc there is **** load of side quest. Maybe it changed later but after 15th side quest im just skipping scenes because scooby doo had more different stories than this side quests. Only thing I enjoyed is main story, plot is changing and kinda mysterious thats why i dont rate it as total garbage. Idk maybe if I put it on easy i would enojyed game since i could progress in main story which is only interesting and new thing compared to ZD but that's game fault.… Expand
  4. Stampede60kk
    Oct 22, 2022
    3
    I liked first game but Forbidden West is boring and dull. I don't like dialogues, i don't like side quest and i don't like pase and sequence of the plot. The game is not for fans of first game but for who then? For sjw activists? because the only thing that i see clearly is "diversity".
  5. rrkwarmonger
    Oct 22, 2022
    9
    An absolutely stellar game -Great combat, fighting anything has so much depth and strategy behind it. Even the human enemies have received a massive overhaul -great exploration, that glider is a godsent, unique scenarios around the world -good story though stakes weren't as high as the first game -Great boss fights. They actually implemented an excellent and unique final boss.
    -Great open    An absolutely stellar game -Great combat, fighting anything has so much depth and strategy behind it. Even the human enemies have received a massive overhaul -great exploration, that glider is a godsent, unique scenarios around the world -good story though stakes weren't as high as the first game -Great boss fights. They actually implemented an excellent and unique final boss.
    -Great open world lots of lush biomes each with its own distinct visuals.
    -Great side quests, some of which also change the landscapes and clan leaders. Overall had fun 90% of the time
    -great customization options
    -great weapon variety each with their own skills and moves -Elaborate skill tree -The combat has so much more to offer than what it did in the first game -Machine strike mitigate was fun same thing as gwent in Witcher 3
    -great visuals especially on 60 fps performance mode on ps5
    Cons
    -Lmae ass melee combat. They need to scrap it in the next game and fully focus on range combat --Not much variety in world activities
    -managing coils and loots is a nightmare -Robotic npcs and dead towns -copy pasted settlements, you won't see any city on the grand scale as meridian in the first game.    … Expand
  6. DickLucious
    Oct 21, 2022
    3
    Meh. Clunky, counter intuitive combat with a decent story. The first one was better. Playing it to the end was a slog.
  7. Darkyurem
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    The best game ever, is like the first game but everything is better, icredibles graphics and beautifull scenarys, just... Amazing
  8. radixlecti84
    Oct 20, 2022
    6
    Horizon Forbidden West doesn't quite live up to the previous installment, it's more Horizon but feels quite a bit more clunky and bloated to it's predecessor and would have been better if it had a more focused approach. It's another game that had me missing probably quite entertaining content because I was bored and just wanting to finish the main story.

    The combat in this game felt    Horizon Forbidden West doesn't quite live up to the previous installment, it's more Horizon but feels quite a bit more clunky and bloated to it's predecessor and would have been better if it had a more focused approach. It's another game that had me missing probably quite entertaining content because I was bored and just wanting to finish the main story.

    The combat in this game felt like a huge downgrade, weapons like the cannister rope gun seemed entirely pointless because the creatures move so fast it's impossible to actually ignite the cannisters once they've been attached. Maybe this is a different story on PC.

    Every dialogue interaction is so drawn out I found myself hitting skip, sometimes less is more.

    Pros:
    Excellent presentation
    Good map design and interesting locations
    Good weapon selection
    60FPS for fluid gameplay

    Cons:
    Clunky combat
    Hours of quite boring dialogue
    Clunky controls (Swinging to hit an enemy and flopping off a cliff happened frequently)
    Unintuitive Control Scheme (I found myself pressing the wrong button constantly)
    Far too long (too many sidequests and too much filler content)    … Expand
  9. Vinicius1993
    Oct 19, 2022
    9
    Forbidden west is a true masterpiece.
    Better than the original in almost everything.
    Great story, great characters and mega art direction/graphics. For me the only flaw was some aspects of the gameplay design, mainly in climb controls and some in combat. I do think they have some more ground to cover in the gameplay design to make it more precise and responsive. And NO microtransaction
  10. ali-ebadi
    Oct 17, 2022
    10
    It's one of the best open world games in years everything in this game is well made great world great gameplay and story.
  11. Yegwen
    Oct 17, 2022
    3
    Beautiful graphics and interesting gameplay were ruined for me by the portrayal of Alloy as condescending and arrogant toward the people she runs into on her journey. I'm not sure why writing for the second installment took such a turn for the worse after a decent story of the first game.
  12. Badgerryan27
    Oct 16, 2022
    8
    I liked it and I thought it was very well done, but I still feel like it was missing something that the first game had. Sometimes bigger isn't always better, but still a great follow up.
  13. BABERKA
    Oct 16, 2022
    1
    This is a fiasco. You can die of boredom during the passage! Sony doesn't have to do horizon anymore!
  14. VG_Alex
    Oct 14, 2022
    8
    'Horizon Forbidden West' has many improvements with Zero Dawn,Strong representation in the next generation of console games.

    Review of "Horizon Forbidden West"

    Graphic/Art: 10

    Music/Sounds: 8

    Narrative/Performance: 8

    Gameplay: 8

    Score: 8.5
  15. Matauco
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    The level of detail is amazing in everything, it has the best side quests ever seen in a videogame.
  16. pyhriel
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    This game is ok, but it soon becomes very repetitive.

    I feel like in Horizon: Zero dawn they had taken the best of the Far Cry like structure and added to their cool concept. Most things served a purpose and there was a manageable quantity of "things" to collect and do. In Forbidden West I feel that they just got the "content fever" that plague so many open world games. They put too    This game is ok, but it soon becomes very repetitive.

    I feel like in Horizon: Zero dawn they had taken the best of the Far Cry like structure and added to their cool concept. Most things served a purpose and there was a manageable quantity of "things" to collect and do. In Forbidden West I feel that they just got the "content fever" that plague so many open world games. They put too much of everything. There so much crafting parts that you now have to use a lot of time specifically to get parts, it's fun at first but it becomes redundant very fast. There are so many weapons and armor with very minor differences between them that it isn't so obvious what the purpose of each is.

    This game is still enjoyable, though I'm not sure if I'll ever go back to finish it. I much preferred Zero Dawn which I completed pretty much entirely. Developers should stop designing jobs into their games, that's not what I'm playing them for. If you're a fan of tons of more or less significant content you'll have a lot of fun with this game, if not, it'll most likely feel tiring at some point. I preferred the more focused approach of Zero Dawn.    … Expand
  17. SzymonPh
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    The best game ever. Everthing who has been not goon now undergo a lot upgrades.
  18. ragefactory
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    Gioco stupendo, l'inizio è un po' lento e vengono forniti al giocatore troppe informazioni. Tolte alcune parti un po' troppo arrampicose stile tomb Raider, tutto il resto è spettacolare. Un misto tra fallout, Assassin's Creed, GTA versione tribal mech. Storia da paura con trama degna di un filmone fantascientifico. Tantissime cose da fare, quest, duelli, prove, giochi da tavolo. Provatelo!
  19. KraArk
    Oct 6, 2022
    8
    Beautifully made but worst writing and weird story. :/ I love the graphics and the design. But some decisions are so weird. Why is there always this magic like shining and light? Why not stay in a technical design language with computers and hacking and holograms. Feels like a weird mix of hardcore tech and fantasy stuff. That was the only point I did not like at rhe but me of part one andBeautifully made but worst writing and weird story. :/ I love the graphics and the design. But some decisions are so weird. Why is there always this magic like shining and light? Why not stay in a technical design language with computers and hacking and holograms. Feels like a weird mix of hardcore tech and fantasy stuff. That was the only point I did not like at rhe but me of part one and now there ist so much more of it in forbidden west. :/… Expand
  20. FabioLopes
    Mar 24, 2022
    10
    Jogo excelente. O mais impressionante em questão gráfica que eu já vi. Conseguiu fazer todas as melhorias que precisavam desde o primeiro game.
  21. Raton_135
    Oct 5, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games I ever play, but I was expecting more of the final mission. The story line in the ending is rushed, is not in teh same level of the rest of the game.… Expand
  22. floyk
    Oct 2, 2022
    4
    Basic repetive open world, not really beautifull, bad texture. I can’t finish it, boring
  23. Smocahontas
    Sep 30, 2022
    10
    Absolutely love Aloy!! Love the improvements gorilla made!! Stunning details! One of my favorite games EVER!!!
  24. Chronos204631
    Sep 28, 2022
    10
    Best game over ever ever e re wvee egdusisisosksksk8sjeowks8sj8aiaiajisjsisis8wi
  25. 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
  26. Kosnanaxbox
    Sep 27, 2022
    10
  27. 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
  28. stfantomas
    Mar 20, 2022
    7
    I must revise this after 6 months to be fair. They finally fixed the game's ai and troubling navigation.. though its best enjoyed by skipping all the cutscenes to avoid all the ugly woke butch characters the gameplay and technology is finally up to par. As a rule of thumb do not buy big games at release.. devs are 3-6 months behind the business schedule
  29. Agslynx
    Sep 24, 2022
    9
    This game is a masterpiece. The narrative is beautiful. I took a great pleasure to play secondary mission. Congratulations Guerilla
  30. maksimStark18
    Sep 24, 2022
    10
    Игра сделана хорошо, проработаны ошибки первой части. Визуал суперский, открытый мир прекрасен, сюжет средненький.
  31. DrZomboid
    Sep 24, 2022
    7
    Positive: visuals, art style, bow, machines

    Negative: story, characters, missions, long boring dialogues
  32. Aaronzebenzui
    Sep 20, 2022
    9
    Este juego es un portento técnico y jugable y no se ha tenido en consideración el gran salto técnico la calidad de las escenas y lo divertido del combate mientras que juegos como eden ring cometen muchos errores y sin embargo son mejor valorados si no se apoyan las propuestas técnicas de títulos como éste y estudios como guerrilla la industria del videojuego está ciega
  33. Babaran
    Sep 19, 2022
    10
    Best game ever perfect graphics and gameplay if you want blind exploring you can adjust in the settings
  34. Shaheed
    Sep 18, 2022
    1
    Although horizons forbidden west has many improvements to zero dawn, the puzzle design, mission design and overall polish are abysmal and is not worth £70 on the PS5
  35. Wackme
    Sep 18, 2022
    10
    Love the game! :D. Great graphics, fight mechanicas, stealth modes, story line!. I dont believe al lot of negatieve reviews because there is a negative review bomb after 1 a 3 days after release. I played the game for 136 hours, and finished it, and loved it! Ignore the negative Nancy's.
  36. RulasGulas69
    Jul 18, 2022
    10
    Simplemente el mejor juego en lo que va del año!!

    Accesibilidad 9
    Audio 9
    Duracion 10
    Graficos 10
    Historia 9
    Mecanicas 10
    Rendimiento 8
  37. Connovar-
    Sep 15, 2022
    2
    Really pretty, but horrible gameplay. Really annoyed I was forced to pay for it to buy a PS5.
  38. zasaz13
    Sep 14, 2022
    9
    Amazing game with amazing history. They improved the travels between different points, which allows you to travel faster. The different abilities helps you to improve your skills depending on what you want to focus
  39. kpaul
    Sep 11, 2022
    4
    They made Aloy an insufferable Gen-z Karen. Always knows best no matter what, always. If you disagree with her, you're the bad person.

    Apparently no Indians or Latin people survive in this world. A lot of gay pride in the game.
  40. proplayer1
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    Mucho mejor que su predecesor, mucho mas entretenido y con una calidad de contenido importante. Me está encantado. Las nueva rueda de habilidades de Aloy lo hace un completísimo juego, infinidad de nuevas habilidades e infinidad de nuevas máquinas a las que abatir. Las secundarias son buenísimas hasta el punto de que estoy haciendo mas secundarias que principales de momento. Gráficos muyMucho mejor que su predecesor, mucho mas entretenido y con una calidad de contenido importante. Me está encantado. Las nueva rueda de habilidades de Aloy lo hace un completísimo juego, infinidad de nuevas habilidades e infinidad de nuevas máquinas a las que abatir. Las secundarias son buenísimas hasta el punto de que estoy haciendo mas secundarias que principales de momento. Gráficos muy buenos . Resumiendo de lo mejor de este año y firme candidato a el GOTY 2022
    PD: esta reseña la escribí hace meses cuando salió, lo he vuelto a jugar para intentar llegar al 100% y el juego ha mejorado gráficamente desde su salida, y la fluidez es exquisita, me estoy entreteniendo más que con las misiones principales. IMPRENSCINDIBLE    … Expand
  41. abowman
    Sep 10, 2022
    8
    Metacritic's website is near useless and gives a 404 error everytime I attempt to write a review. So here's my review for the game.
  42. Luis__lima31
    Sep 10, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplesmente incrível, a história fica mais madura e cada vez maior. Amou em sua buscar de salvar a humanidade de sua extinção… Expand
  43. GamergodsFail
    Sep 9, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Forbidden West is pretty much the same deal as Zero Dawn (obviously excluding the story). The open world is rich with various sidequests and activities to do. The graphics, facial animations and lip synching are among the best I've ever seen yet, and the voice acting, particularly from Ashly Birch as Aloy is great. Unfortunately it's just not as good. It consists of a decent story but ends inconclusively, the climbing controls are even more finnicky and unresponsive than the first one, the underwhelming combat was not improved, the tutorials and challenges in the melee pits are simply badly designed and there are way more bugs including some that even required me to reload a save. That would've been acceptable had it only affected the PS4 version, but there's no excuse for it to happen on PS5. It's still mostly a fun game, just a step back. Bigger but not better.… Expand
  44. Sting2eye
    Aug 20, 2022
    8
    Almost every aspect is perfect in the game. The game play, the weapons, the variety of enemies and Visuals and sounds are perfect too. But except for the story and dialogs. A-lot and a-lot of talking of really non interesting subjects. It gets boring I almost skip every dialog. Cutscenes are only boring talks with not much actions or anything interesting. First game has better and moreAlmost every aspect is perfect in the game. The game play, the weapons, the variety of enemies and Visuals and sounds are perfect too. But except for the story and dialogs. A-lot and a-lot of talking of really non interesting subjects. It gets boring I almost skip every dialog. Cutscenes are only boring talks with not much actions or anything interesting. First game has better and more interesting story and dialogs in some level. The characters has no depth and not interesting. Their customs are ridicules too. The gameplay is unique and fun with the variety of weapons and strategies to use them on a satisfying variety of machines. Really loved and enjoyed the game but the only turn-off is the story and characters.… Expand
  45. Fox45
    Sep 6, 2022
    9
    A game that has incredible gameplay and an equally good story. The graphics of this game are surreal for an open world game and the character models (especially Alloy's) are very well done. It improves the negative points of the 1st game, which makes this game much better than the 1st in my opinion. The soundtrack is also amazing, always epic in the battles and in the cutscenes themselvesA game that has incredible gameplay and an equally good story. The graphics of this game are surreal for an open world game and the character models (especially Alloy's) are very well done. It improves the negative points of the 1st game, which makes this game much better than the 1st in my opinion. The soundtrack is also amazing, always epic in the battles and in the cutscenes themselves to make them even better. The only negative point I have to highlight is the extensive dialogues between the characters on subjects that are not very important to the story and that can be tiring.… Expand
  46. SylvaConnect
    Sep 6, 2022
    6
    Game was fun and graphics… amazing
    Until the end….everything was great.
    Everything about the end is wrong. - It came too fast. WAY too short a game. More than all cons, this is the biggest. Clearly a “Rona release” - The ending is horrible, and many agree. Lesbian psycho plot? Really? It doesn't even fit!! - important characters deaths are completely shrugged off and the story moves on,    Game was fun and graphics… amazing
    Until the end….everything was great.
    Everything about the end is wrong.
    - It came too fast. WAY too short a game. More than all cons, this is the biggest. Clearly a “Rona release”
    - The ending is horrible, and many agree. Lesbian psycho plot? Really? It doesn't even fit!!
    - important characters deaths are completely shrugged off and the story moves on, almost like they didn't even happen at all.
    - cliffhanger ending for a game that wont come for another 5-10 years?
    - Zeniths are so boring I felt like turning the game off. No Sephiroth type evil to see here. SNORE.
    - paying full price for a game whose “main” story is 10-20 hours tops is complete garbage when that story is low tier. FF7R got a pass because it was awesome start to finish. This…no. Especially when something like Witcher 3 and most FFs take 80+ Or persona at 120+. Not including side quests.    … Expand
  47. Ajenjo33
    Sep 4, 2022
    8
    its universe and lore is one of the most boring ever created in the world of video games, but that does not detract from the great work in the rest of the sections, these being outstanding and surprising in the technical section, playfully the context of the game subtracts from the realism of the types of enemies and the weapons that are used to face them, being completely implausible. Onits universe and lore is one of the most boring ever created in the world of video games, but that does not detract from the great work in the rest of the sections, these being outstanding and surprising in the technical section, playfully the context of the game subtracts from the realism of the types of enemies and the weapons that are used to face them, being completely implausible. On the other hand, there is a lack of polishing bugs even with everything and this is very worthwhile and that everyone can give future installments a chance.… Expand
  48. Gamm0n
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Got this as a birthday present last week.. honestly after 5-6 hours I find it hard to find the oxidation to continue. Not for me
  49. polishwonder
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    I'm long time xbox guy. I finally got a ps5 and it came with Horizon Forbidden West. I I'm loving this game while I love my series x there is something about the quality of Sony exclusive games. This one in particular is just amazing. Besides Forza Horizon this is my game of the year.
  50. Braveslover
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    Beautiful game that greatly improves on everything the Zero Dawn did. This is what people expect from sequels.
  51. hero_556677
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    It was a wonderful game, in its world it was as if you were living, everything had room for improvement, the flight system was designed so that you just wanted to fly without it becoming boring, the only problem is that it can be played, the story was a bit clichéd and attracted a lot you wouldn't
  52. AlirezaGamersah
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    Hey The Horizon Forbidden West game is great and a masterpiece and it is The best game in terms of graphics and story and the best experience...
  53. Duncs12345
    Sep 3, 2022
    9
    An excellent game which is fun and adventurous. I enjoyed the gameplay mechanics and level design. However, I found the story line too political at points and I didn't find Aloy likeable.
  54. HTGamer
    Sep 3, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horizon: Forbidden West is a disappointment compared not just with Zero Dawn, but also with the rest of the industry. It has nice graphics and an improved melee combat system. But the story is awful, Aloy is irrecognisable as a character compared with Zero Dawn, and the melee combat system is still not good enough.

    SPOILER ALERT

    The overarching story has no real direction other than to stop a group of enemies (humans that escaped the old world thousands of years ago and have extended their lives with technology) from ending the world. You stop them and then you learn there is a messy blob of mechs and AIs following the old humans through outer space to Earth to kill them, oh boy that's some lazy BS from writers setting up Part 3. There are some nice sub-stories regarding the relations of various tribes, and many side quests are actually entertaining, but the main course is just bad. Whereas in Zero Dawn we had a slowly unfolding mystery that captivated us and carried us to the end.

    Aloy in this game is just an emotionless piece of wood. She learns some news, doesn't care. Someone talks to her, she acts bored. An emergency happens, apathy. She escapes death, she's cool. She's being flirted by the final boss (a scene that made me cringe...), acts like it didn't happen. I could go on and on. Where is the Aloy from Zero Dawn who wanted to passionately discover the world and worried to save humanity from the machines?

    Melee combat was poor on Zero Dawn. It has been vastly improved compared with Zero Dawn's simplistic one-button attacks, but it's still nowhere near decent. There are various combos to learn but are a bit complex for an action game, and timings to continue combos are vague. It's not as difficult as a fighting game, but I skipped most of the melee combat because it's not intuitive and good enough, unlike 2018's God of War or other action games.

    The game's world map is undeniably gorgeous. There are definitely cues taken from Zelda: Breath of the Wild in how you traverse the world. By the game's end you even unlock a robotic pterosaur to fly anywhere you want to, much quicker than on foot or by riding a quadruped machine.

    Graphics in this game are very good for what is a cross-gen game that has to run on PS4, PS4 Pro and PS5. On PS5 you can choose between Fidelity Mode (30 fps at 4K), Performance Mode (60 fps at 1800p checkerboard) and a new Balanced Mode (the Fidelity Mode at 40 fps with dynamic resolution). There is even an option for VRR if you have a VRR-compatible screen. I played the game at 60 fps even though the Performance Mode hadn't been patched yet. It used to be plagued by shimmer and blur, but it was fixed a few months ago and it looks very nice and clean, finally.

    Even if you are a fan of Zero Dawn and want to see what happens next, I'd advise to buy this game only when on a big sale. Full price is definitely not worth it. And keep your expectations low.    … Expand
  55. Martincuzzo
    Sep 1, 2022
    1
    Decepción.
    Jugué en su momento al primer Horizon en PS4, un juego que complete al 100% ya que se sentía como algo nuevo, fresco, un mundo interesante, un gameplay muy pulido y unos gráficos increíbles. Si bien el juego me encanto, sentí que era una saga que podía terminar ahí mismo, no me parece que tenga potencial para una trilogía, eso es lo que siento al jugar a su secuela Forbidden    Decepción.
    Jugué en su momento al primer Horizon en PS4, un juego que complete al 100% ya que se sentía como algo nuevo, fresco, un mundo interesante, un gameplay muy pulido y unos gráficos increíbles. Si bien el juego me encanto, sentí que era una saga que podía terminar ahí mismo, no me parece que tenga potencial para una trilogía, eso es lo que siento al jugar a su secuela Forbidden West, siento que es un más de lo mismo, usando una fórmula que en su momento divertía pero que hoy se siente agotada ya que todos los juegos la usan: Mundo abierto, misiones principales, secundarias, atalayas, etc. El mundo se siente vacío, no hay sensación de exploracion y descubrimiento, los combates se sienten peor que en la primera entrega, el manejo de la montura a caballo es un desastre se traba con cualquier piedra en el camino, los gráficos increíbles, la música también, la historia cumple tiene algunos toques interesantes, pero nada del otro mundo, y unos personajes que siguen siendo poco interesantes. El juego se queda ahí, en algo lindo a la vista pero aburrido en lo jugable, solamente me dedique a completar su historia principal rapidamente como pocas veces me fue tan pesada en un juego. Me encantaría que Guerrilla tome otro camino, que arriesgue más, y que a día de hoy con juegos como Zelda BOTW o Elden Ring rompiendo los esquemas del mundo abierto es increíble que sigan con esta fórmula anticuada que ya no va más, es la misma que se viene usando desde el primer Assasins Creed. Es el primer gran exclusivo de PS que sentí esto, espero que Sony retome el buen camino y no siga este de ir a lo seguro, a lo básico, necesitan volver a superarse a sí mismos y no seguir modas “comerciales” que ya están agotadas.

    Como último y por lo cual es la nota tan baja que le doy, quiero mencionar a la falsa publicidad que le hicieron al juego, ya que los primeros gameplays donde se veia la persecución de 2 máquinas o la pelea con el Elefante, NO EXISTEN en el juego final.    … Expand
  56. Timenick
    Aug 31, 2022
    7
    Here are eight reasons why this game is worse than its predecessor:

    - Bugs and glitches The game started right away with a game breaking progression bug in the tutorial (Seriously? Get your **** together Guerilla Games) and overall its one of the worst PS4/5 exclusives on the technical side. Bugged quests, bugged npcs, bugged enemies, Aloy has broken hair physics all the time, and lots    Here are eight reasons why this game is worse than its predecessor:

    - Bugs and glitches
    The game started right away with a game breaking progression bug in the tutorial (Seriously? Get your **** together Guerilla Games) and overall its one of the worst PS4/5 exclusives on the technical side. Bugged quests, bugged npcs, bugged enemies, Aloy has broken hair physics all the time, and lots and lots of minor stuff. HZD was clearly better in that department.

    - Clunky controls
    Playing the game feels way worse now. Its still not bad but not nearly as smooth as HZD. Lots of stuff has weird controls, for example you have to awkwardly jump up to activate your grappling hook, and when you want to drag stuff with it you cant move by yourself. Wtf? Combat is imprecise due to a missing lock on system, puzzling is often very tedious, climbing is janky, and diving is a hot mess with a broken camera.

    - No next gen graphics
    As the title reads, the graphics are good for a PS4 game but native PS5 games like Rift Apart or Demon´s Souls are outclassing HFW. The game doesnt look much better than HZD five years ago.

    - The Zelda BotW ripoff glider sucks
    Its slow, the flying animations look terrible, and the open world simply doesnt provide the verticality to use it effectively. BotW is the most vertical open world game ever and even had insane stuff like downhill paths that where play tested to have the perfect angle so you can smoothly glide over them. HFW doesnt have any of this. The glider is so useless that I often forgot it existed.

    - The Witcher 3 Gwint ripoff minigame is boring
    The presentation is stale, it lacks good music, and there arent nearly enough people to play against. You cant play during missions or against other characters. Its bare bones compared to Witcher 3 or RDR2 minigames.

    - More bad story
    The weakest aspect of HZD was its weak story with poor writing and generic characters, so in HFW you have way more story with way more boring dialogue and fifteen minute long cut scenes. Its often very annoying. Skip Skip Skip.

    - Identity politics
    I rarely complain about these things, Im a tolerant person and I think everyone should get a fair and equal chance. But in this game its just aggravating. HFW makes almost every white person in the game look like an unsympathetic prick. Most of the population in this game is black/hispanic/asian anyway but almost every time you seen a white man or woman they have a very ugly or evil face and voice and they do dumb and evil things. Why? HZD handled this much better.

    -Price tag
    This game is $80 on PS5, which is a straight up scam because the PS4 version is $70 and contains a free PS5 upgrade. There is no point in buying the PS5 version at all. Besides that no game should be $80. I bought this game for $25 on discount. Dont buy $80 games!

    Summary:
    They tried to make the sequel bigger and better, with more features and stuff to do, but all they came up with was copying other games while they made the things that made HZD a good game worse. Also the PS4 is probably holding the game back but that doesnt excuse all the technical issues. The game still has good graphics, gameplay and exploration. But it just seems game developers can go to the best universities and learn how to make the best graphics and animations, but talent and genius like the teams behind Zelda and Elden Ring have is something you cant learn anywhere. This game isnt a masterpiece, its a fairly solid entertainment product but nothing more. And it lacks the novelty from the first game. 7/10    … Expand
  57. farrokhi
    Aug 30, 2022
    6
    Feels like an expansion set to the original game I played on PS4. It does not really exploit the features on your PS5, storyline is not as solid as first game and I ended up skipping all cut-scenes and story after two hours of playing. Also very buggy which is super annoying. Feel like a rush job to me. Although it is still fun to play if you enjoyed the first game, and I hope they fix theFeels like an expansion set to the original game I played on PS4. It does not really exploit the features on your PS5, storyline is not as solid as first game and I ended up skipping all cut-scenes and story after two hours of playing. Also very buggy which is super annoying. Feel like a rush job to me. Although it is still fun to play if you enjoyed the first game, and I hope they fix the gameplay issues and annoying bugs with future updates. But don't expect too much from this game, specially if you are playing on PS5.… Expand
  58. Shahid646
    Aug 30, 2022
    4
    I've finish ground zero and i was expecting the next one a better one but it has improvements just in the graphics. The only focus was to give better graphics that's it. I dont like Aloy silly expression on every communication. (Previous one was much more better in communication) Now they have included så many attributes to the machines and change the way of overriding enemies. Why you areI've finish ground zero and i was expecting the next one a better one but it has improvements just in the graphics. The only focus was to give better graphics that's it. I dont like Aloy silly expression on every communication. (Previous one was much more better in communication) Now they have included så many attributes to the machines and change the way of overriding enemies. Why you are putting so much complexity in the game. it is difficult to remember everything in mind. One has to check stats again and again and change modify the gear according the that machine otherwise there is no win. I fount it complexity and Aloy expressions too bad, Otherwise I like the graphics and new machines (regardles of their attributes) and Story is somehow interesting. I like short dialogs and more gameplay. 4 from me. :( Expecting somthing better next time.… Expand
  59. Syed27
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    Great game truely, What a masterpiece. Guerrilla Games did it again, Hats off. All the 0-5 ratings you see are all just people review bombing "As Aways." Don't pay attention to those. This game is Masterpiece, Period.
  60. ormex
    Aug 29, 2022
    0
    бля такая поебота даже качать устал, а про игру ещё большая хуйня дял фемок или пидоров
  61. Warrior134
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    This game is great in every way. Stunning graphics. Great gameplay. Interesting story
  62. Postercat
    Aug 27, 2022
    10
    Keep going back to this one. They kept all the fun parts, made it prettier, and wrote a good story.
  63. Nima-NA
    Aug 26, 2022
    6
    The story of Forbidden west is just boring. Nothing like the first game. I got really disappointed. I totally agree with Gamer.no opinion so I just paste it here: "Horizon Forbidden West fails to live up to its predecessor in just about every way. While the world and its many new machines are stunning, the experience is bogged down with confusing design choices and variation for the sakeThe story of Forbidden west is just boring. Nothing like the first game. I got really disappointed. I totally agree with Gamer.no opinion so I just paste it here: "Horizon Forbidden West fails to live up to its predecessor in just about every way. While the world and its many new machines are stunning, the experience is bogged down with confusing design choices and variation for the sake of variation - making Aloy's newest adventure one to forget."… Expand
  64. Foksor
    Aug 26, 2022
    9
    Tudo o que se podia pedir neste jogo está nele, excelente jogo, adorei jogar cada momento.
  65. JohnnyBravo90
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    horizon forbidden west is such a great game with minor flaws.
    i played the first one and i was stunned. it looked beautiful and the story and characters were so great.
    After the play through of forbidden west i did every single side quest. the graphics are so beautiful probably the most beautiful game i have ever played. the game play is flawless and the world is vast and full of    horizon forbidden west is such a great game with minor flaws.
    i played the first one and i was stunned. it looked beautiful and the story and characters were so great.
    After the play through of forbidden west i did every single side quest. the graphics are so beautiful probably the most beautiful game i have ever played. the game play is flawless and the world is vast and full of details, the side quests and presentation has largely improved .
    the only criticism i have is that the story does not feel as unique and exciting as i thought. it's very predictable and does not have this surprising moments as in the first game also Aloy sometimes has uncanny facial expressions and looks weird in some scenes.
    nonetheless it's a really great game that everyone who likes rpgs should play.    … Expand
  66. BrianDavid94
    Aug 25, 2022
    9
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now I hardly play any. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'dQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now I hardly play any. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I play on every platform but prefer PlayStation.

    I was looking forward to this game all year. The first Horizon is one of my favorite games and was not disappointed with the sequel. However, I think the combat feels worse than the first one and the parkour seems off too. I played this right at launch so maybe they tweaked it since but I haven't dabbled with it since I beat it. I enjoyed the first one a lot more. Maybe due to being introduced to the world for the first time and falling into love with the lore and this one just carried on from the previous one. I still enjoyed it but overall felt like it was a step back besides the graphics and the glider.    … Expand
  67. Human-being9
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    amazing game hight quality no talking just get the game and enjoy the best open world game to date.
  68. RyeMoo
    Feb 25, 2022
    9
    The game is an absolute banger! Well don Guerilla!! Great graphics, story, gameplay. Some minor issues but nothing to moan about. Love it!
  69. ghostlytoast
    Aug 24, 2022
    5
    It's okay, beautiful to look at but it just turns into another open world map marker slogfest. The combat is pretty awful. Dodging is pointless because it seems every enemy attack homes in on you so it becomes less about skill and more about how many healing items you have on you. I'd give it a miss and play Elden Ring instead.
  70. LazyGunner
    Jun 9, 2022
    0
    After an overwhelming hype from Sony, this game just fails to deliver.

    It is a story about a woman fighting for a woman, while hating an other woman..
  71. Kaesebrot1
    Aug 23, 2022
    10
    I like it there is a lot to explore and nice fights. Its also a good Story and Lots of nice and interesting characters
  72. foxkylefox
    Aug 21, 2022
    5
    Played this game for about 10 hours and I can't bear to play another section. Really wanted to give it a shot. The game is stunning and story has potential, but execution is really rough in my opinion. All of the characters are either dry, unlikeable, or both and I'm out. Animations relay too much on mocap and are hard to get invested in for me. Also, Aloy's hair physics is truly Nuts.Played this game for about 10 hours and I can't bear to play another section. Really wanted to give it a shot. The game is stunning and story has potential, but execution is really rough in my opinion. All of the characters are either dry, unlikeable, or both and I'm out. Animations relay too much on mocap and are hard to get invested in for me. Also, Aloy's hair physics is truly Nuts. Totally buggy and not finished.… Expand
  73. Nimafa77
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    It is an an amazing game and i loved it very much an it is a huge step for this sequel game
  74. MunkiePlays
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    Amazing game! A few bugs, but they'll be fixed overtime. Amazing story and overall improved over the first installment. Really worth your money!
  75. TravisRiptide
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    Great game but does have some small issues with people appearing out of nowhere and jumping through ledges . Storyline is awesome and loving it and the graphics are phenomenal . August 22 , earlier bugs have all gone , this keeps getting better and better .
  76. DSPro
    Aug 18, 2022
    0
    I'll start off with a positive note. The game environment is very beautifully crafted and well thought out in about 50% of the game

    And now, for the review: 1. Character movement and combat are more clunky than The Witcher 1&2, inexcusable for a AAA title in 2022. 2. A game touting its accessibility features lacks the easiest to implement of all, a colorblind filter. 2a. How many    I'll start off with a positive note. The game environment is very beautifully crafted and well thought out in about 50% of the game

    And now, for the review:

    1. Character movement and combat are more clunky than The Witcher 1&2, inexcusable for a AAA title in 2022.
    2. A game touting its accessibility features lacks the easiest to implement of all, a colorblind filter.
    2a. How many purple items are there in this game anyways?
    3. Guerilla Games is attempting to rely on the hyper-realistic graphics, while offering zero substance or innovation for gameplay, story, narrative, dialogue, or character development.
    4. Absolutely zero water collision mechanics between the playable character and the water.
    5. Character models are very poorly optimized in their routing.
    If I hadn't received this game as a gift, I'd return it post-haste. There are multitudes of better single-player open world games out there.    … Expand
  77. Tickytec
    Aug 18, 2022
    6
    Let's be honest here, it doesn't deserve any 10s and 9s. It's worse that the original game. I was waiting for half a year for bugs to be fixed and some of them are quite persistent. Can you imagine, that in this game sometimes the loot just disappears in front of your face? And this is happening with stupid random loot system. Weapons irritated me the most. Like why do you put the sameLet's be honest here, it doesn't deserve any 10s and 9s. It's worse that the original game. I was waiting for half a year for bugs to be fixed and some of them are quite persistent. Can you imagine, that in this game sometimes the loot just disappears in front of your face? And this is happening with stupid random loot system. Weapons irritated me the most. Like why do you put the same effects for arrows or bombs or whatever in the same weapon? Why do I grind like an insane person to get a legendary bow and you give me normal arrows and two types of plasma arrows with different amount of damage? Why some blue and purple weapons are better and more interesting in terms of projectiles than legendary? Costumes don't even worth all the hustle you have to go through. Why some details on machines just disappear if you don't shoot them before it dies? How stupid is that? What difference does is make if I shoot it or don't shoot it? It's just a drag to make it longer. I don't even want to start talking about weapon improvement and how much time you need to improve each weapon and armour.

    Climbing is an unresponsive joke where you have to click R3 every time to check if Alloy can climb.
    Movement on top of machines is like a hello to Roach from Witcher 3. It catches every bush, tree and stump and doesn't move anymore. If you made it like a shout-out to Geralt - good job there.

    The ending was clearly remade to make the third game, because it is sooo stupid. I'm 100 percent sure, that originally this was planned like a final ending and was changed to get some more buck from the 3rd game.

    I can mention some positives as well:
    For example character animations in dialogues are great (even though the dialogues themselves are too long and mostly boring). For some reason reminded me of Cyberpunk animations is dialogues a bit.
    The world looks great (even though it has lots of limitation in terms of graphics because of PS4 version).

    Sony, don't play these games with us. Don't even try CoD or Assassin's Creed business model - it will backfire.    … Expand
  78. Hooman99
    Aug 13, 2022
    3
    Incredible graphics, worldview, I really enjoy solving puzzles in the game, and that’s all.
    you need to collect tons of materials to make or upgrade ONE weapon, that means I need to spend lots of time killing different machines to get a weapon that’s not even powerful, i aint gonna do that ****
    Furthermore, they aren’t kidding with the name “forbidden west”, you cannot get into the west    Incredible graphics, worldview, I really enjoy solving puzzles in the game, and that’s all.
    you need to collect tons of materials to make or upgrade ONE weapon, that means I need to spend lots of time killing different machines to get a weapon that’s not even powerful, i aint gonna do that ****
    Furthermore, they aren’t kidding with the name “forbidden west”, you cannot get into the west until finishing the certain progress.
    All in all, boring and disappointing    … Expand
  79. eSKAone
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    Beautiful world, great combat, very well made mocap, impressive performance mode on PS5. I'm only 5h in now, this game is unbelievable. It really is one of the masterpieces in gaming history. .. 10h in, the amount of beauty in this game is mind-boggling. This game on PS5 at a 4K screen in performance mode is the sickest experience you can have in gaming. Start a fight with some dinos, runBeautiful world, great combat, very well made mocap, impressive performance mode on PS5. I'm only 5h in now, this game is unbelievable. It really is one of the masterpieces in gaming history. .. 10h in, the amount of beauty in this game is mind-boggling. This game on PS5 at a 4K screen in performance mode is the sickest experience you can have in gaming. Start a fight with some dinos, run away with the camera pointed on them following you you'll feel like in a Jurassic Park movie… Expand
  80. SilverX
    Aug 16, 2022
    9
    This game is simply amazing! The graphics are incredible! Is not perfect, the story is interesting at the start, but later it gets boring. But this game is honestly a MUST PLAY!
  81. lisasimpsonjuni
    Aug 15, 2022
    0
    My bf defended this game at first, up until 10 hours into the game. We stopped playing entirely half-way.
    It's a slog of a game filled with icons and fetch quests. They make Ubisoft look good. It's that bad.
    They even ruined the main character. She's highly annoying, rude and obnoxious. Game mechanics are tedious and a total joke. Shooting arrows when the monsters move like lightning    My bf defended this game at first, up until 10 hours into the game. We stopped playing entirely half-way.
    It's a slog of a game filled with icons and fetch quests. They make Ubisoft look good. It's that bad.
    They even ruined the main character. She's highly annoying, rude and obnoxious.

    Game mechanics are tedious and a total joke. Shooting arrows when the monsters move like lightning and stun you. This game forces you to play in this fashion: dodge-roll, shoot, dodge-roll. That's it. Stealth is worthless. If you don't like shooting tiny hit-boxes, well too bad. That's all you will be doing.

    Quests are derivative. Gameplay reminiscent of the 2000 era. Do yourself a favor and buy Elden Ring instead. This game is nothing but a quick cash-grab by a lazy developer who likes to borrow ideas from others, because there aren't creative to begin with.
    At least with the first game you kinda felt the effort. With this? It just wastes your time with a dull story, bad overall quest design, stupendous Ai where robots stand still while you fire arrows in their skulls, dozens of bugs & glitches, horrible and confusing UI, lackluster melee combat and multiple crashes all for $70. It's not worth the disc it's printed on.    … Expand
  82. frazzefraz
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    First games was awesome this is a mess. Mission dont work some times so you need to reload saves and hope they fix this game soon. I wait then I play it. I played the 5 hour trial on PS plus.
  83. Lotfi09
    Aug 13, 2022
    8
    Did I thoroughly love the game? No. Did I enjoy the game? Yes. Was I entertained from start to finish? No.
    I was entertained in patches. Was there moments throughout the game where I felt I was playing it for the sake of playing it? Yes.
    For me, two things let down the game which also let down the first game. 1. The world feels very empty. Very lifeless. I easily got bored and lost    Did I thoroughly love the game? No. Did I enjoy the game? Yes. Was I entertained from start to finish? No.
    I was entertained in patches. Was there moments throughout the game where I felt I was playing it for the sake of playing it? Yes.

    For me, two things let down the game which also let down the first game. 1. The world feels very empty. Very lifeless. I easily got bored and lost interest in the world. It got to the point where the world just felt boring and towards the end I didn’t feel like exploring the world anymore. 2. The side quests just like the first game felt very tedious and time consuming. It got to the point where I couldn’t care less about the side quests, especially the side characters and their stories, who they are, what they do, how they got into that particular situation and their struggles. The side characters weren’t unique enough from the other side characters. I didn’t care what happened to them and weren’t interested in them at all. The main quest was very entertaining, the main characters I did care about. The combat, gameplay, and graphics are some of the best I have experienced in my time as video game player which is why it merits an 8/10. If the former is rectified in the third and final game then it will easily be a 9 or maybe even a 10.    … Expand
  84. TheTman192
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    An absolute masterpiece! Words cannot explain how good this game is. Experiencing the game first hand is the only way. I would encourage anyone considering to buy this game to get it asap. You won’t regret! Have fun!
  85. Aynex
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    Out of this world graphics and environments, great gameplay, great story, great protagonist. Excellent open world, 9.8/10
  86. Cristiano2
    Aug 9, 2022
    10
    Che dire, un vero capolavoro, cura dei dettagli incredibile e grafica che ti fa immergere nel gioco completamente.
    La storia molto bella e ricca di colpi di scena mi dispiace soltanto per il fatto che le armi non siano cambiate molto infatti mi aspettavo meccaniche di combattimento nuove come la possibilità di equipaggiare scudi o armi ravvicinate nuove.
    Tutto sommato questo gioco è uno    Che dire, un vero capolavoro, cura dei dettagli incredibile e grafica che ti fa immergere nel gioco completamente.
    La storia molto bella e ricca di colpi di scena mi dispiace soltanto per il fatto che le armi non siano cambiate molto infatti mi aspettavo meccaniche di combattimento nuove come la possibilità di equipaggiare scudi o armi ravvicinate nuove.
    Tutto sommato questo gioco è uno dei migliori che io abbia giocato subito dopo al primo capitolo che mi ha colpito ancora di più.    … Expand
  87. Teela
    Aug 9, 2022
    10
    Horizon Zero Dawn was awesome game and i had very high expectations for Forbidden west.
    This exceeded them all. I can now say that this is THE best game i have ever played.
    10/10 is not enough.
  88. vickykoi
    Aug 8, 2022
    6
    I loved zero dawn’s characters more. While they do join us in forbidden west again, they are mostly on the sidelines. The entire mid game story became a slog to restore all the functions to Gaia. I didn’t enjoy all the corridors and puzzles and climbing, but maybe others might. The story does get good at the end, but it is absolutely not worth it if you did pay 70$.

    Combat was made more    I loved zero dawn’s characters more. While they do join us in forbidden west again, they are mostly on the sidelines. The entire mid game story became a slog to restore all the functions to Gaia. I didn’t enjoy all the corridors and puzzles and climbing, but maybe others might. The story does get good at the end, but it is absolutely not worth it if you did pay 70$.

    Combat was made more annoying. Enemies have more health for no reason. You can’t headshot enemies with the bow anymore. Now it takes 5-6 hits to kill them with the bow. Aloy gets knocked down a lot and takes a long time to get up. Upgrading skills/traits was also made more tedious.
    It’s like they copied the giant spiderweb trait trees from FF15. I’ll be honest, I did not want to grind gear, weapons and coils so I played most of the game on easy and story mode.

    Environment- it’s beautiful, but the color palette was all the same as Zero Dawn. You don’t feel like the world is anything new. (except for the beaches). When I finished the story, I had no desire to go back into the world and finish 6000 more side quests.

    In summary I think Guerrilla games tried to do too much with Forbidden West's gear and upgrading systems. It was already at a fine point in the original game. I would have MUCH rather seen Guerrilla put more effort into the middle game story and fleshing out the Tenakh characters to be more likeable.    … Expand
  89. Dzz1rt
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Absolutely beautiful game. And i want to make a point in a word "GAME". Many high rated projects lack gameplay these days and are good FILMS, with linear, boring gameplay.
    There is a Great story and a stunning gameplay, with GREAT side quests, highly recommend.
    This game is all about WANTING to explore every bit of the huge world you are in.
    11 out of 12!!!
  90. Neonix1
    Aug 6, 2022
    5
    I loved HZD. But Forbidden west disappoints. It’s just kinda average, it feels like a filler game. And the fact that aloy bosses me around and tells me what to do and talks to herself is quite annoying. I’ve never played a game with built-in spoilers like this before. Very disappointing.
  91. Guados
    Aug 6, 2022
    9
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  92. Rallianto_Rex
    Aug 6, 2022
    4
    I initially wrote a pretty bad review, mostly because of the graphics artifacts / shimmering / blurry quality. Those things have been fixed, so now the game deserves it's proper score.
    The game still suffers from wokeness with a few references and influences.
    And lacks a little bit of innovation from the first game. Edit --------- Game is woke a every corner. They use every chance    I initially wrote a pretty bad review, mostly because of the graphics artifacts / shimmering / blurry quality. Those things have been fixed, so now the game deserves it's proper score.
    The game still suffers from wokeness with a few references and influences.
    And lacks a little bit of innovation from the first game.

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    Game is woke a every corner.
    They use every chance they get, to tell you WHAT TO THINK
    They use every chance to tell you, how evil men are, especially white men.
    And how wonderful, smart and powerful women are.
    There is 76 genders in the game, and some is currently transitioning.
    This game is a joke.
    Pushing lies, politics, and satanism    … Expand
  93. Cesar8
    Aug 2, 2022
    9
    Ya que he terminado al 100% este título puedo decir que en muchos aspectos es muy superó a su antecesor Zero Dawn. Para empezar me gustaría tocar la historia, la verdad en muchos aspectos me ha parecido superior la historia de este títulos en cuanto a desarrollo, porque por primera vez podemos conocer el lado vulnerable de Aloy, a comparación del juego pasado que veíamos ese lado de ellaYa que he terminado al 100% este título puedo decir que en muchos aspectos es muy superó a su antecesor Zero Dawn. Para empezar me gustaría tocar la historia, la verdad en muchos aspectos me ha parecido superior la historia de este títulos en cuanto a desarrollo, porque por primera vez podemos conocer el lado vulnerable de Aloy, a comparación del juego pasado que veíamos ese lado de ella de poder saber de quien viene, a donde pertenece, ahora la vemos que por primera vez ella ve que no puede hacerlo sola después de que la situación la llevará a sus límites.r encanto ese punto de llevar el título a un lado más espacial, que en el juego pasado nos dieran algunas pistas y que ahora se pudiera ahondar más a lo que sucedió. También me gustó mucho el trasfondo que se le dio a los personajes secundarios, se les dio como un sentimiento de quererlos, de ayudarlos, por ejemplo nadie hubiera pensado que personajes que pasaron desapercibidos como Varl o Eren en esta entrega tuvieran un gran peso, eso sí, hay personajes que a pesar que dijeron que tendrían peso y serían recordados la verdad no los sentí, por ejemplo Regalla, una enemiga que la verdad no sentí su verdadero peso, por el hecho en que ella no aparece tanto como uno quisiera, no la sientes como una verdadera amenaza en la historia la vez como un personaje que aparece de repente y ya. Otra personaje que no sentí ese peso fue Tilda, siento que ese personaje daba para mucho más, que tendría un trasfondo mayor y mucha más historia que contar, pero lastimosamente aparece poco y que así como aparece la eliminan de plano muy rápido y de la peor manera. Moviéndome a otro apartado, en el apartado artístico y musical, han dado un gran salgo a comparación del anterior título, el soundtrack de este títulos si que dio un gran salto, en el anterior título pasaba que su música como que no te ayudaba a sumergirte en este mundo, pero la música de esta segunda entrega en definitiva se ha hecho mejor, se ha hecho pensado en la ambientación e inmersión, en el tema artístico me ha parecido increíble como adaptaron estas nuevas locaciones, que a pesar son los mismos biomas que vimos en el anterior título, esta ves les pusieron mejor detalle en el aspecto de vegetación, fauna, clima, partículas etc. Una cosa que puedo decir que si me quedo a deber fue el tema del combate, que a pesar que como ellos dijeron, que había mejoras en el combate con humanos, la verdad es que si mejora, pero no evoluciona a la fórmula usada en el anterior título, siento que si no fuera por factores como escudos en algunos enemigos, puedes pegarlos a lo loco y aún así vencerlos, no es que haya evolucionado, solo mejoraron un poco lo que se hizo en el anterior. En cuento a las misiones secundarias me gusta que en varias de estas misiones secundarias se les diera una historia o continuación a como ibas avanzando en la historia pero eso sí, siento que bajo un poco en el aspecto que hacer o no hacer esas misiones no tenga alguna consecuencia en el futuro, por ejemplo, en Zero Dawn si hacías ciertas misiones secundarias o el DLC algunos de los personajes de esas misiones salían y te ayudaban de cierta manera en la misión final, cosa que no pasa en esta, puede no hacer ninguna misión y no habrá afectado en nada en la historia. Por lo que creo que este título es un título digno para llámese secuela, mejorando muchos aspectos del juego anterior y que espero una futura entrega para que de cierre a esta historia de Aloy… Expand
  94. Duxmealux
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Top tier game over here
    Too bad We Will Have to wait until 2064 to get HORIZON 3    … Expand
  95. MilkMaker
    Jul 31, 2022
    6
    This is absolutely the worst modern exclusive made by Sony , I love to play games on max difficulty to extend their life and get my money’s worth … the devs here decided to give every boss and machine the same exact cheap one shot catapulted grenade because they couldn’t think of any other way to make the game more annoying , all quests and sides are repetitive and mindless ; if itThis is absolutely the worst modern exclusive made by Sony , I love to play games on max difficulty to extend their life and get my money’s worth … the devs here decided to give every boss and machine the same exact cheap one shot catapulted grenade because they couldn’t think of any other way to make the game more annoying , all quests and sides are repetitive and mindless ; if it wasn’t for the variety of machines and clean voice acting this time around I would have given it an easy 4.5 … also clapped by Elden Ring and ratioed by the Knack franchise. Revive Killzone before it’s too late , stop killing critically acclaimed series for glorified piles of steaming garbage that mostly rely on graphics because that’s what children care about these days.… Expand
  96. Lostintime09
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    This is the perfect example of a potential masterpiece that gets bogged down by too side content. The side quests and errands are substantially longer in HFW than they were in HZD, and there are a lot of them. There aren't enough main quests, and if you want to do everything as you go along to avoid missing story you end up being too strong and overleveled for the main quests. The factThis is the perfect example of a potential masterpiece that gets bogged down by too side content. The side quests and errands are substantially longer in HFW than they were in HZD, and there are a lot of them. There aren't enough main quests, and if you want to do everything as you go along to avoid missing story you end up being too strong and overleveled for the main quests. The fact that a thunderjaw in a side quest was more of a struggle than the actual main endgame bosses just shows how immersion breaking and anticlimactic it ends up making the game. Hopefully Horizon 3 ends up being more innovative and going deeper into Sci-Fi with less emphasis on tribal and blood feuds.… Expand
  97. rajeb73308
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    One of the best Open World games so far. Graphic is really mindblowing. Gameplay is also great, especially the combat. I also liked the riddle ruines. The Story is I would say ok, but not as good or groundbreaking as in part 1, but I expected this.

    They have "overdone" it a bit in my opinion with the amount of weapons, items and upgrade options. This was better balanced in part 1. But    One of the best Open World games so far. Graphic is really mindblowing. Gameplay is also great, especially the combat. I also liked the riddle ruines. The Story is I would say ok, but not as good or groundbreaking as in part 1, but I expected this.

    They have "overdone" it a bit in my opinion with the amount of weapons, items and upgrade options. This was better balanced in part 1. But lot's of Open world games have this problem of too much content. Maybe they fear people complain if it is to less, and rather add 3 new weapon categories than getting complains for "not enough gameplay"

    The story is I would say all in all ok, not as good as in part one, but It would have been nearly impossible to repeat this. Zero Dawn was great because the world was completely new. You had no idea what happened, and it was great to find all the clues so at the end you understand all of it. It would have been quite difficult to repeat this, and dangerous. If you give people a too different game, they may complain as well.

    Of course In Forbidden West they also added some "political correctness" stuff to the game, like it "must" be done now for every game now. I assume this is the reason for some bad reviews here. I'am also not a big fan of this. For this I would reduce the score at about 0.5 because of this. 0.3 for the story and 0.2 for too complex weapon system. So at the end it is still a 9/10.

    Now, waiting for the DLC.    … Expand
  98. Danton1996
    Jul 30, 2022
    9
    Great sequel to the Zero dawn. As it continues where it ended from the first part. Love the new mechanics and enemies. Only met some glitches, but its fast to reload the game with this console.
  99. Stormik
    Jul 30, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horizon: Alloy's quest to get more titles than Daenerys

    I don't think I have ever both loved and hated a game like I did Forbidden West. At some points, it can be stunning and entertaining while sometimes so dull, boring and uninspired.

    Technically, there weren't many issues. Occasional bugged quest here, clipping there. Especially Alloy's braids. I swear those things are alive! Dialogues could use a bit of polish.

    Gameplay is pretty much the same as in HZD with few very nice QoL features like glider, stash and finally a frelling FLYING MOUNT. Melee combat got a bit of love with some eye candy combos but is still far inferior to ranged combat. Still no block. Why? New weapon types - some great, some not so great. Prompts (critical/silent strike...) were very inconsistent. New machine types were awesome.
    The world is beautiful with plenty of extra stuff to do/explore but the resource farming was a bit too much and the climbing is the ABSOLUTE WORST.

    Story is... meh. Too many plot holes, predictable. HZD made my eyes water (in a good way). HFW made my eyes roll. The last mission was very disappointing. It was basically just few Spectres, climbing, one fight against a single Zenith, climbing and then a fight against another Zenith in a Power Ranger morph of a machine very easy to beat (had more trouble fighting enemies like apex Thunderjaw/Stormbird). The majority of the final battle happened in the background.

    Characters? That's a big WTF from me. Characters is where "the message" comes in. BIG TIME. Cranked up to the 11^2. There's plethora of new characters and, without any exaggeration, 98% of them are either black or female (mostly both though). If I don't count badguys, a-holes or straight up morons there are only FOUR! white man characters with more than 2 lines of dialogue. One is Erend who was shamelessly reduced to a comic relief and mule who gets smacked around by a (female of course) vegan hippie. The other three are literal clowns... oh sorry... performers.
    Everywhere you go, every time you meet a new group or find a new settlement, a woman is the leader. Most of the quest givers are women and men are just the weaklings you need to go save in that quest. There are two enemy human factions. Guess who is leading both of them? A black women. During one of the ingame activities you start hearing about this tenakth called The Enduring. A legendary warrior who was never beaten and very few people earned the right to even challenge The Enduring. You obviously earn that right, you go to the challenge site and who is waiting for you there? A little scrawny old (no joke she's at least 60) woman who happens to be the toughest human enemy in the game (including Eric, the only Zenith you actually fight directly).
    I like Tomb Raid series. I consider HZD to be one of the best games. I always play a female character if the game allows me so no, I am not just another guy who hates powerful women. Forbidden West just took it way, WAY too far and for all the wrong reasons.
    The whole Utaru tribe also feels so out of place. I mean a vegan tribe? Come on...
    There is only one new character I liked - Kotallo.

    Still, HFW provides an enjoyable experience. I've finished it at 85% completion in 77 hours. It was a bit disappointing how easy getting platinum is though. Worth a playthrough? I'd say yes. Definitely yes if you can borrow it from a friend or get it at a discount.    … Expand
  100. megarock327
    Jul 28, 2022
    6
    Forbidden West is a underwhelming, and quite dull sequel to a good, but not great game.
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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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