Horizon Forbidden West

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7.9

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  1. doklor
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    Good game at the beginning, but after time it becomes boring and repetitive. Graphic is really beautiful on graphic mode. But the characters are really boring, the plot is shallow, and it's way worse than Zero Dawn. There are way too many dialogs, and it becomes really annoying, I even skipped a lot of conversations because of that. Skill trees are fine, but for me too big and have uselessGood game at the beginning, but after time it becomes boring and repetitive. Graphic is really beautiful on graphic mode. But the characters are really boring, the plot is shallow, and it's way worse than Zero Dawn. There are way too many dialogs, and it becomes really annoying, I even skipped a lot of conversations because of that. Skill trees are fine, but for me too big and have useless skills. Most of the players are using almost the same skills over and over again. And there is too much grinding for upgrades and it completely not worth it. Machines are really aggressive and are really hard to fight with. But it's really subjective… Expand
  2. Mattdelduca
    Jun 7, 2022
    10
    Just a good rpg. Graphics are awesome and fun gameplay. Good weapons and controls, maybe a little too long to get through the dialogue but still good.
  3. Sashashshsh
    Jun 7, 2022
    0
    For a what you developing game with amazing graphics, that normal works only with 30 fps without smoothing? This game also have LGBT propaganda — faces of characters looks so goofy. Game consists of stupid and simple missions joined with toothless storyline. True gamers are not led by graphics and music. A bad game cannot be hidden behind «new experiences and extraordinary adventures»For a what you developing game with amazing graphics, that normal works only with 30 fps without smoothing? This game also have LGBT propaganda — faces of characters looks so goofy. Game consists of stupid and simple missions joined with toothless storyline. True gamers are not led by graphics and music. A bad game cannot be hidden behind «new experiences and extraordinary adventures» that do not working!… Expand
  4. benjamin999
    Jun 7, 2022
    10
    Another masterpiece! First game that I wanted to platinum and simply couldn't put it down. Loved it!
  5. Tommycbs
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    I was worried this would be as good as the first which I thought was so unique and groundbreaking. It is my all time favourite game so it had a lot to live up to. Well it beat all expectations. The story somehow recreates that feeling I had during the first one and makes it even better. It is such a amazing and unique story. The graphics are the best to date and the world is breathtaking.I was worried this would be as good as the first which I thought was so unique and groundbreaking. It is my all time favourite game so it had a lot to live up to. Well it beat all expectations. The story somehow recreates that feeling I had during the first one and makes it even better. It is such a amazing and unique story. The graphics are the best to date and the world is breathtaking. This is an absolute must play for everyone… Expand
  6. ian9ty
    Jun 7, 2022
    6
    Really weak and silly main story line, boring battles with humans. I like the beautiful world, but don't like the main character at all. A huge disappointment for me
  7. Jun-SPTN266
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    Horizon Forbidden West was the game for me. I grew up wanting more from gaming a post-apocalyptic style game, set in old ruin of our to be old world. Wanderlust world set to be scribed with old world stuff, decayed though it years. I enjoyed the Fallout series, but it wasn't at highest their firme, I enjoyed it though. Horizon hits that spot for me, it has a beautiful sandbox. The worldHorizon Forbidden West was the game for me. I grew up wanting more from gaming a post-apocalyptic style game, set in old ruin of our to be old world. Wanderlust world set to be scribed with old world stuff, decayed though it years. I enjoyed the Fallout series, but it wasn't at highest their firme, I enjoyed it though. Horizon hits that spot for me, it has a beautiful sandbox. The world design, it is top quality, there may be hiccups for you if you do play, but for me, in my experience I had none. The Quests are done extremely well, there wasn't a ton of fetch quests, and if there was a fetch quest if was for a goal, (either to help you or another character in finding something or someone who needed help.) I think very highly of this game, though you may not feel the same, I do believe this game to be the best game I've played so far, I recommend it to anyone who'd like to try it. I would also recommend trying out the first one, Horizon Zero Dawn, or if you've played it before, and enjoyed that one, or may not have enjoyed. I recommend trying the game and ride it out, it was a blast to play. It brought emotions to me, and shows the feeling written about the sleeve. Hope you enjoy as well if you buy it yourself.… Expand
  8. Goosetave
    Jun 6, 2022
    6
    Grandes gráficos, jugabilidad sin sorpresas....Y una historia aburrida e insufrible ,cargada de elementos inclusivos que la hacen aún menos fumable. El juego apesta a woke trash del malo en cada diálogo y en cada personaje haciendo hincapié en lo muuuy fuerte y empoderada que es Aloy en cada diálogo con enemigos y terceros...por supuesto, olvídate de ver algo que no sean mujeres y hombresGrandes gráficos, jugabilidad sin sorpresas....Y una historia aburrida e insufrible ,cargada de elementos inclusivos que la hacen aún menos fumable. El juego apesta a woke trash del malo en cada diálogo y en cada personaje haciendo hincapié en lo muuuy fuerte y empoderada que es Aloy en cada diálogo con enemigos y terceros...por supuesto, olvídate de ver algo que no sean mujeres y hombres racializados en posición de poder o fuerza.
    Sony lleva tiempo siguiendo una estela equivocada que empezó con Uncharted y funcionó hasta que en NDcambiaron de directivos. Ahora es una fórmula desgastada que la está llevando de hacer grandes juegos a hacer juegos mediocres, lentos y repetitivos que no aportan absolutamente nada nuevo. Ojalá lo vean a tiempo y cambien.
    Le doy un 6 porque a pesar de la historia aburrida, sigue teniendo una gran jugabilidad, y unos gráficos sorprendentes, pero en el Gameplay también falla en variedad.    … Expand
  9. Arafel-Kralizec
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    Absolutely fabulous game! (Maybe except the woke part, but it's not really bothering... )
  10. clustev
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    Святая посредственностью. Хороший Асассинов среди Асассинов. Откровенно проходная, пустая игра. Чувствуется что прямо вот старались изо всех сил, но не получилось.
  11. DennisTorres
    Jun 5, 2022
    10
    When we play games created by Sony studios there is no denying that they are games created with passion I can say how lucky I am to choose the Playstation platform, because only here we find magnificent games like Horizon Forbidden West
  12. Kalqi
    Jun 4, 2022
    0
    Very bad game as usual , they need to close shop, boring storyline,janky fights,repetitive quests...
  13. Moodlight
    Jun 4, 2022
    4
    Unbalanced - death from one hit can catch even with a difference of one level. Unfinished - flights and undershoots are frequent, but it infuriates more when the enemy gets stuck in the texture (even when restarting the outpost) and you can’t get through the stealth or the hidden attack button has appeared, but Elloy just hits backhand. And all this on version 1.16!!!!
    The plot outside    Unbalanced - death from one hit can catch even with a difference of one level. Unfinished - flights and undershoots are frequent, but it infuriates more when the enemy gets stuck in the texture (even when restarting the outpost) and you can’t get through the stealth or the hidden attack button has appeared, but Elloy just hits backhand. And all this on version 1.16!!!!
    The plot outside the theme of ancestors became even more boring. Get it on PC.    … Expand
  14. Promaas
    Jun 4, 2022
    0
    Horizon forbidden west is have many frame drop but character design is not bad at all
  15. yangfanhong
    Jun 4, 2022
    8
    It’s glad to see the successor of one of my favorite game narrations, though it’s not as distinct as the first one.
  16. ROLANd1405
    Jun 4, 2022
    10
    Imho it is simply one of the best open world games ever made.
    Overall it is up there with my all time favourites BG2 and Mass Effect.
  17. skycejeremy
    Jun 4, 2022
    9
    Mejora más que notable gráfica en el último parche. Ya han arreglado esa especie de reescalado pocho que tenia y el juego se ve de maravilla. Retiro mi voto negativo y dejo mi anterior mensaje para no olvidarnos de la jugadiña del lanzamiento:

    ------- ¿Estás acostumbrado a unos graficos de infarto con fps más que sobrados?, este juego no va a suplir tus espectativas gráficas y sobre    Mejora más que notable gráfica en el último parche. Ya han arreglado esa especie de reescalado pocho que tenia y el juego se ve de maravilla. Retiro mi voto negativo y dejo mi anterior mensaje para no olvidarnos de la jugadiña del lanzamiento:

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    ¿Estás acostumbrado a unos graficos de infarto con fps más que sobrados?, este juego no va a suplir tus espectativas gráficas y sobre todo de rendimiento. En cuanto a la jugabilidad, mecánicas, ambientación, juzguen cada uno según sus gustos.

    Cuando arranco el juego por primera vez, reviso las opciones gráficas y solo encuentro: modo rendimiento / modo resolución, asi qué decido ponerlo a modo rendimiento, ya que en 2022 jugar a 30fps me resulta imposible y nauseabundo (bendita ignorancia a los gamers que se conforman con 30fps en pleno 2022). Mi sorpresa es ver una fluidez de 60fps con una representación gráfica esperpéntica, con dientes de sierra (aliasing) por las nubes, distancia de dibujado aunque buena, muy lejos de una nitidez aceptable y una paleta de colores disonantes por momentos.

    La verdad y QUE NO OS MIENTAN el juego no se ve minimamente aceptable en cuanto a gráficos se refiere en modo rendimiento, está manchado por un reescalado que a mi parecer es de 720... ¡Te puedes imaginar! ¡Un desastre! En resolución el juego es perfecto, es gráficamente imponente y a la altura, pero corre con suerte a 30fps! por lo que a mi, se me hace en 2022 injugable. Digo 30fps por ser generoso, se me hacen unos 25fps con suerte...

    Me parece lamentable que corra en PS5 a 30 fps en modo resolución ¡y menos mal que el título es intergeneracional!... Sin duda espero que en unos años pueda jugarlo en PC y DLSS activado en ultra, calidad gráfica en ultra y entre 100fps y 144fps (que menos en 2022) o saquen un parche que solucione todo este embrollo para PS5...

    Asique:

    - Si eres de los que les gusta ver juegos a 30 fps y te parece la ostia, adelante, compralo el juego es entretenido.
    - Si no te gusta un reescalado para los 60fps, no lo compres, espera a PC si lo sacan o parche...

    Por último comentar que personalmente a mi el juego me parece una pasada en ambientación, jugabilidad, mecanicas, etc, y solo manchado por el reescalado y optimización que nada tiene que ver con los videos del state of play.

    Me preocupa mucho que muy poca gente, analistas y "expertos" no mencione todo esto... Lamentable como de costumbre.

    Le pongo un 0 por ahora, hasta que solucionen el tema del reescalado que me hace injugable este titulo. (YA SOLUCIONADO CON UN PARCHE)

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    ¡4 meses despues puedo volver a jugarlo sin el reescalado y como debería de haber salido!    … Expand
  18. gimbo78
    Jun 3, 2022
    5
    The lead character has zero personality and comes across as very whiny. The climbing sucks. There is WAY too much dialogue in the game and the story is boring. The graphics are nice though and the combat is pretty good. There are much better games in this genre.
  19. oro0692
    Jun 3, 2022
    9
    Very good game, well made. But the show was a bit boring. Looking forward to the sequel!
  20. rbrennan87
    Jun 3, 2022
    10
    Best PlayStation 5 exclusive so far. As much as I loved the first one, I'm enjoying this even more.
  21. Mantas1337
    Jun 2, 2022
    1
    I loved first game. Bought hfw. But my mistake was that first I played elden ring so after elden ring I tried to play this. Oh it was so bad compared to elden ring could not force my self to play it longer then few hours.
    story 0/10.
    fighting/climbing 0/10.
    Graphics 10/10

    Conclusion super boring game. but i loved first one so much. so had to sell it. maybe one day i try it again
  22. nnevill
    Jun 1, 2022
    10
    Purchased the game day one, started playing ... but due to russia invaded my country(Ukraine) I wasn't able to play for a month or so. Not because I was relocated or something else. I had all conditions to play the game but I can't because all my thoughts were about the war against my country...

    And finally when things became more or less stable I continued with the game to distract my    Purchased the game day one, started playing ... but due to russia invaded my country(Ukraine) I wasn't able to play for a month or so. Not because I was relocated or something else. I had all conditions to play the game but I can't because all my thoughts were about the war against my country...

    And finally when things became more or less stable I continued with the game to distract my attention for news. So after almost 90 hours in game I've got the platinum trophy and it's like finishing a great book or good movie – I don't want to farewell this world.

    The game is much bigger and complex than first part, quests are written in Witcher style so there are no courier missions. And what is great that almost all side quests are connected somehow with the main story so they are treated very consistent. Graphics is probably the best in open world games. Combat system was awesome in Zero Dawn. Here it is even better and more complex. You can beat the game with just default bow and arrows or you can use all kinds of way to destroy machines. It's up to you and that's great.

    So looking forward for 3rd part which will be PS5 only so nextgen so can't even think about how it will look :)    … Expand
  23. SnowShad0382
    May 31, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hernoso juego. Me gusto mucho al igual que el anterior. Pero demasiados para mi piden demasiado materiales que buscar para mejorar las armas io que demora demasiado jajaja.… Expand
  24. Kon86
    May 31, 2022
    0
    It's unbelievable how Bad the game Really is!
    Aloy gets Stunlocked over and over again non stop!
    It's just Frustrating and NO FUN AT ALL!
    THE Spearfighting gameplay is useless versus Machines!
    This game is one of the biggest delusions I have ever experienced in my Life!
  25. ksztrejan
    May 30, 2022
    10
    It's an another great game from PlayStation Studios with great gameplay, graphics, audio and story.

    And you can't buy this game in Russia ❤️
  26. ZAAAAAGR
    May 30, 2022
    9
    Уже с пролога эта игра поселила мысль, что стоит зачистить всю карту, что по итогу я с превеликим удовольствием и сделал (что для меня редкость). Визуал вызывает восторг, наверное, на сегодняшний день эта самая красивая игра (из open world так точно). Основной сюжет и сайд-квесты на одном высоком уровне. Детали также впечатляют...
    По всем фронтам виден основательный шаг вперёд по    Уже с пролога эта игра поселила мысль, что стоит зачистить всю карту, что по итогу я с превеликим удовольствием и сделал (что для меня редкость). Визуал вызывает восторг, наверное, на сегодняшний день эта самая красивая игра (из open world так точно). Основной сюжет и сайд-квесты на одном высоком уровне. Детали также впечатляют...
    По всем фронтам виден основательный шаг вперёд по сравнению с предыдущей частью. Forbidden West не вымученный, а полноценный сиквел, в котором просто не хочется отмечать минусы, настолько весомые плюсы!    … Expand
  27. PatrikPotter
    May 29, 2022
    9
    Horizon : Forbidden West, a Sequel to Horizon : Zero Dawn lived up to it's hype.
    Gameplay wise the game was nearly perfect, the combat felt smooth throughout the whole game,exept for the melee combat which was a bit better than HZD but still bad for todays standards.
    This is one of the most beautiful open world games i have ever played,the world felt alive and it was beautiful. SIde    Horizon : Forbidden West, a Sequel to Horizon : Zero Dawn lived up to it's hype.
    Gameplay wise the game was nearly perfect, the combat felt smooth throughout the whole game,exept for the melee combat which was a bit better than HZD but still bad for todays standards.
    This is one of the most beautiful open world games i have ever played,the world felt alive and it was beautiful.
    SIde quests were very engaging and not too long.
    The Main story is a weakness in this game since it didnt deliver,it was better than the Original Horizon but it was still not good.
    Music and sound system were pretty well made.
    Ocassional texture popins and such didnt bother me too much but its still good to note.
    Overall i enjoyed my 45+ hours in Horizon : Forbidden West and i would recommend it if you dont have anything to play. This game lacks a few things for it to be a Masterpiece but it is an significant improvement over the Original.
    The game was played on Playstation 5 Resolution Mode    … Expand
  28. Francocash97
    Feb 22, 2022
    10
    Mondo vasto, bellissimo, pieno zeppo di cose da fare ma non è mai dispersivo, hanno migliorato tutto ciò che c'era da migliorare e la grafica è pazzesca, consigliatissimo.
  29. EvgeniyKnyazev
    May 28, 2022
    9
    The game is very good. One of the best. I would rate it 10 out of 10 if it weren't for a large number of technical errors that I'm not used to seeing in games published by Sony.
  30. EveryProd
    May 28, 2022
    10
    A true masterpiece, incredible graphics and a really well intriguing story.
    This game is really a milestone and certainly sets a new gaming era for sure.
  31. hinaai1986
    May 27, 2022
    10
    Great experience, the game visually is a masterpiece. The story is engaging. Characters are carefully disgened.
  32. kirkender
    May 27, 2022
    8
    The Horizon series goes west! Which means more of the same stuff that made the first game great. I love the accessibility options, because sometimes I just wanna see the world instead of fight for my life. My biggest complaints are that there is just too much stuff to do; it would be nice if there were more environmental puzzles and less focus on combat. I also find the story to be prettyThe Horizon series goes west! Which means more of the same stuff that made the first game great. I love the accessibility options, because sometimes I just wanna see the world instead of fight for my life. My biggest complaints are that there is just too much stuff to do; it would be nice if there were more environmental puzzles and less focus on combat. I also find the story to be pretty boring, but I am absolutely tapped out on the apocalyptic-save-the-world super high stakes stuff. I just want to appreciate all the beautiful robot dinosaurs.… Expand
  33. 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
  34. mooney101
    May 26, 2022
    7
    This should have been an amazing game but the propaganda and wokeness level is so absurd that it really starts to take away from what could have been a great game. Its actually laughable the way the game portrays women in the game with no explanation of why all these women can over power and rule over men who in reality could easy one shot them but these are the lies the world just keepsThis should have been an amazing game but the propaganda and wokeness level is so absurd that it really starts to take away from what could have been a great game. Its actually laughable the way the game portrays women in the game with no explanation of why all these women can over power and rule over men who in reality could easy one shot them but these are the lies the world just keeps pushing. The alphabet religion also comes up way to often as well. If you can get past the woke you will enjoy the game. Ignore any reviews comparing to Elden ring these are two different games for two different game styles.… Expand
  35. Fukkayuu
    May 25, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had high hopes for this game but it doesn't deliver. The people saying it's a masterpiece have never played an actual AAA game. It's beautiful, yes, absolutely polished. A polished turd. Not an open world as it claims, as you cannot go anywhere the developers don't want you to go. Aloy has become useless, and it's sad. She was amazing and now as a character she is limited. I guess Sony was bothered by a strong woman. What's frustrating is that at one point she can do everything, climb to the highest peak, and then you run into a small rock that a six year old could climb and she can't do it. Being forced to have to only use the yellow grab bars to climb like an old Nintendo game ruins the gameplay and gets extremely frustrating. An example would be the Restless Weald relic. You have to jump up to a rope that is blocked by the doorway and because she is so extremely limited it's impossible. Apparently Sony doesn't think women are smart enough to, yknow, reach. She has become a damsel in distress rather than the badass banger she was. This is very disappointing. A huge step backwards for Sony, who is clearly losing their edge as their getting wiped by Xbox. After this, I'm honestly not excited about anymore PS Exclusives. They just don't care anymore and just produce crap like LJN. I just hope some of these other "gamers" expand their library and play a properly developed game.… Expand
  36. cj_one
    May 25, 2022
    0
    The game about how the ugly girl saves Africa from bad robots. Pls, don't buy this!
  37. iMustang
    May 24, 2022
    10
    Horizon Forbidden West was an absolute masterpiece from beginning to end. Doing as all sequels should aspire to, this game took everything that made the original great and made it even better. A story that makes you gasp, lovable characters both old and new to journey with, stunning visuals, pleasing music, intense combat, more quests and exploration are just some of the many ways thisHorizon Forbidden West was an absolute masterpiece from beginning to end. Doing as all sequels should aspire to, this game took everything that made the original great and made it even better. A story that makes you gasp, lovable characters both old and new to journey with, stunning visuals, pleasing music, intense combat, more quests and exploration are just some of the many ways this game has soared to greater heights than its predecessor.

    Taking place immediately after the events of the first game, Forbidden West doesn't try to cater to new players in the slightest and instead directly reaches to the players who not only played the first game, but also played the side missions and DLC. This love of embracing the world and story they created is felt immediately as it shows nothing in this game is meaningless - everything down to the side quests and data you find has relevance, and sometimes returns in the best possible way. Not only are the characters deeper and more expressive in this game, but the way you interact with them has vastly improved with conversation animations and increased dialog as the game goes on. Every side quest has unique cutscenes which makes them feel equal to the main story quests, with the only difference between the two being cutscene quality. This is where Forbidden West shined the brightest for me as I was always invested in every character and their story even if they weren't apart of the main cast, and made the whole journey more emotional as a result. The best part is there are dozens of these quests, so at every twist and turn there are isolated stories just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.

    With a bigger, more diverse, and more beautiful world, exploration feels better than ever. No matter where you stop to look the scenery is screenshot worthy, with music playing that's soothing and relaxing. The soundtrack in general is a real knockout with occasionally full songs playing during major story events, making the overall game feel more cinematic at ever step. Several new machines with incredible designs were added that look just as intense as they are to fight, and the game arms you with lots of new weapons and status ailments to take them on. No matter where you look, there's always something new to find.

    It's hard to say in only a few short words how big of a payoff this Horizon Forbidden West is, but there are few sequels I think are as incredible as this one. In every element and respect of what you could love from the original there's simply more of it here. More story, deeper plot. More characters, with greater development. More open world, with more machines filling it out and things to find. More quests, with even more varying types of missions. This game is a true achievement in not only how far the team has come since the first game, but how far open world games have come in five years by delivering the perfect balance of a cinematic masterpiece and an exploration game. I loved the original game, but it's sequel is one I'm in love with. I can now proudly say with two amazing entries that the Horizon franchise is one of Playstation's absolute finest, and a must play for everyone.    … Expand
  38. Farolowe
    May 24, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. omg the game is megaaaaaaaaaa
    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa cool everything is great except that there are only 16 main missions but never mind mega game!!!    … Expand
  39. DeVito8704
    May 24, 2022
    10
    Everything about this game is top tier. The story was interesting, the side quests weren't boring fetch quests, the gear has been GREATLY expanded upon, the new mechanics made the game feel fresh, the COUNTLESS characters were all likable, the antagonists made you angry, the lore was just as amazing as the 1st, the environment was beautiful, and the graphics were absolutely gorgeous. AllEverything about this game is top tier. The story was interesting, the side quests weren't boring fetch quests, the gear has been GREATLY expanded upon, the new mechanics made the game feel fresh, the COUNTLESS characters were all likable, the antagonists made you angry, the lore was just as amazing as the 1st, the environment was beautiful, and the graphics were absolutely gorgeous. All in all, this game was AMAZING.… Expand
  40. kai-el
    May 23, 2022
    8
    I'm really loving this game. I experienced a weird difficulty spike at around level 15 which is slightly annoying, but there's a custom difficulty option to help with that.
  41. SD777
    May 23, 2022
    0
    Ubisoft clone, poor controls/aiming

    At its heart its a Ubisoft clone, you know the big map with hundreds of icons you go and chase. If anything Ubisoft games, as boring as they are, still offer a ton more customization and things to do outside of their main quest, HFW not so much. I'm always baffled at the positive reviews, then turning around to see Ubisoft games get negative reviews.    Ubisoft clone, poor controls/aiming

    At its heart its a Ubisoft clone, you know the big map with hundreds of icons you go and chase. If anything Ubisoft games, as boring as they are, still offer a ton more customization and things to do outside of their main quest, HFW not so much. I'm always baffled at the positive reviews, then turning around to see Ubisoft games get negative reviews.

    Combat: Really meh bordering on bad. First there is no target locking, the game does soft target lock you and sort of guide you to hit the right thing, which makes melee feel like you are on auto pilot. The camera is horrendous, going every which way as you try to position yourself. The true Achilles heel, as admittedly with all PS games, is the controller aiming. For a game that is built on aiming being the primary combat mode, it's just god-awfully difficult. You can play around with the mouse settings, and the ability to slightly aim by gyro does help out a touch, but at the end of the day what the game really needed as keyboard/mouse support. So while Sony deserves some blame for continuing to use their crappy controller paradigm instead of fixing the issue (see Steam Deck touch controls for an example of a company trying to make things better). But at the same time HFW's devs are free to offer keyboard/mouse support. To make things worse they locked the game to the DS5 controller, which means you can't use aftermarket gadgets like the XIM Apex to enable keyboard/mouse support. This makes the bow combat incredibly clunky and just utterly disappointing. Sure you get better the more you practice, but you never ever leave that feeling where you know most of your shots were finished by the aim assist.

    Graphics: A decent enough looking game running on my LG CX Oled screen, but not particularly better looking than the last gen. Nowhere as nice as something running on my GTX3070, but then again it shouldn't be since its so much cheaper.

    Misc: Clunky seems to be the right word for most of this Ubisoft clone. Climbing, for example, is really bad. In Ubisoft games you can at least just climb everywhere, but in HFW you can only climb certain spots and you can't even see them unless you constantly toggle on your focus. So you will routinely be unable to scale a small outcropping smaller than your height because it's not designated as a climb spot. Clunky.

    Misc2: Looting. Wow, I almost thought the point of the game was to loot and nothing else. You will easily spend 30-40% just looting supplies and crap. The say the combat works you will be constantly healing yourself, applying pots, buffs, making arrows and other consumables, etc. You can only carry a certain amount, which means you are constantly looting, even in the middle of a fight! Come on guys, I get that timesinks are necessary to slow people down, but making this a loot fest just sucks. And that's with the "easy loot" setting and turning loot animations off.

    Bottom line: $70? Hell no. $20 sale, sure it's a good time sink for a weekend with some pizza. Included in Sony's sub, even better.    … Expand
  42. Ozimandeus
    May 23, 2022
    10
    Deserving of the highest praise, H:FW is the best western style open world since Ghost of Tsushima. Whilst it lacks the depth of the combat of Elden Ring, the world building in H:FW is way beyond anything that From Software has ever managed. It is.beautiful to behold and utterly compelling. The story and character arcs are well crafted and accessible. Utterly brilliant.
  43. SN0ST0RM
    May 20, 2022
    10
    This was a step up in every aspect from Zero Dawn, it felt like a true sequel instead of the same game in a different place like so many Ubisoft games. Horizon Zero Dawn and now forbidden west are up there with the best games I've ever played, amazing and engaging stories with twists you don't see coming. These are classic system sellers for me, I got a PS5 just to enjoy 60 fps with theThis was a step up in every aspect from Zero Dawn, it felt like a true sequel instead of the same game in a different place like so many Ubisoft games. Horizon Zero Dawn and now forbidden west are up there with the best games I've ever played, amazing and engaging stories with twists you don't see coming. These are classic system sellers for me, I got a PS5 just to enjoy 60 fps with the second, must play games for me if you own a playstation… Expand
  44. stahlbeisser
    May 19, 2022
    2
    Very disappointing sequel! Everything that made "Zero Dawn" and "Frozen Wilds" good, interesting and worth playing for many hours was thrown overboard in part two ! Confusing story , Climbing and diving mechanics that don't really work well , boring,repetetive sidequests . #notmyhorizon
  45. RedDragon1240
    May 18, 2022
    8
    Horizon Forbidden West is really really good. Guerrila did an amazing job improving basically everything from Horizon Zero Dawn. Graphics are at the top or any game out there.

    Pros: - Best graphics in 2022. - Beautiful open world with amazing and varied environments. - Everything is improved from Horizon Zero Dawn, literally everything. - All characters, NPCs included are motion    Horizon Forbidden West is really really good. Guerrila did an amazing job improving basically everything from Horizon Zero Dawn. Graphics are at the top or any game out there.

    Pros:
    - Best graphics in 2022.
    - Beautiful open world with amazing and varied environments.
    - Everything is improved from Horizon Zero Dawn, literally everything.
    - All characters, NPCs included are motion capped. It's crazy!
    - Story had very interesting twists!
    - Varied amount of weapons & armors that allow different playstyles.

    Cons:
    - This game favors more exploration than combat. You can spend literally 1 hour on a quest cause this game is filled with puzzles. This can make the game very tedious.
    - Several bugs & crashes.
    - It is true, the excesive use of fog to hide pop in is really annoying. This could be cause of PS4 not being able to render the game as fats as the PS5.
    - Several stuttering in Performance mode.

    The game is definetly a 9, however, the game came out with a lot bugs, crashes and areas of improvement for Performance mode, so I'm taking 1 point because of that.

    I hope we get a sequel to continue this VERY interesting story and focusing a little bit more on combat than exploration. Anyway, PS is still killing it with amazing experiences!    … Expand
  46. 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.
  47. mas223
    May 16, 2022
    4
    I just have to update my review. Aloy and the narrative she is placed in is so freaking insufferable unless you're (what im guessing) is the most stupid kind of woke. Any possible social issue this game tries to portray (and its unavoidably thick with it) misses the mark on doing any sort of good its mindboggling. Social issues are handled with spite, aloy is just a walking ball of spiteI just have to update my review. Aloy and the narrative she is placed in is so freaking insufferable unless you're (what im guessing) is the most stupid kind of woke. Any possible social issue this game tries to portray (and its unavoidably thick with it) misses the mark on doing any sort of good its mindboggling. Social issues are handled with spite, aloy is just a walking ball of spite to everything.
    As amazing as the production is, this is the first game ive been tricked into buying (from no mentions about this from all and every review press, even the good ones) where the main character is so unappealing i hate the game because of it. And i think shes incredibly pretty as is. Its not that.    … Expand
  48. Necrown
    May 16, 2022
    9
    By the time i'm writing this review I'm 6 hours into the game and i'm loving it, I've not encounter any bugs, and is graphycaly beautiful. I can see some downgrade from the gameplay trailer but that doesn't take away that this is one of the most beautiful games i've ever played.
    I feel an improvement on the first game on every aspect of the game.
    EDIT: I platinumed the game 2 months    By the time i'm writing this review I'm 6 hours into the game and i'm loving it, I've not encounter any bugs, and is graphycaly beautiful. I can see some downgrade from the gameplay trailer but that doesn't take away that this is one of the most beautiful games i've ever played.
    I feel an improvement on the first game on every aspect of the game.

    EDIT: I platinumed the game 2 months ago. (Forgot to edit this) and I keep everything I said above, it's a very good game    … Expand
  49. Alinaswe
    May 16, 2022
    10
    Best game I’ve played so far. Best gameplay
    Good graphics And fast response
  50. bushmg
    May 15, 2022
    10
    Superb game on PS5. The story continues from where Horizon Zero Dawn finished and plunges Aloy into some surprising plot twists. The amount of thought that went into the production of this game is amazing, from the new tribes, the music, armor, weapons, combat tactics, and of course, the vast open world detail. This game is one for the ages!
  51. anand5059
    May 15, 2022
    10
    Great game, hats off to Guerrilla studios. To start with story - its good, continuing form where the 1st game left off. Story never feels completely fresh like the 1st one (HZD is one of my all time fav story), which is understandable. But its well compensation by the brilliant world design, different machines and an excellent gameplay mechanics overall. Some of the core gampeplayGreat game, hats off to Guerrilla studios. To start with story - its good, continuing form where the 1st game left off. Story never feels completely fresh like the 1st one (HZD is one of my all time fav story), which is understandable. But its well compensation by the brilliant world design, different machines and an excellent gameplay mechanics overall. Some of the core gampeplay mechanics return, but with new addition of few tools and challenging machines, its never a dull moment. Inventory management, the traps/potions HUD, skill tree can feel little overwhelming but that's negligible.
    I preferred the option of using stealth and striking off few enemies in the location before going on full combat mode. It was rewarding and felt simpler. Much more variety of weapons, traps etc available compared to 1st game which helps us try different approaches. Lots of meaningful of side quests and other activities to spend plenty of hours.

    Coming to the PS5 features, I played in performance mode and the graphics was simply beautiful. Brilliant use of haptic feedback & adaptive triggers and some great sound effects especially machine sounds. Excellent background score all the way. Must play for all PlayStation gamers.

    Story has setup for another sequel, waiting to see what Guerrilla games has to offer next.    … Expand
  52. El_Flaco
    May 15, 2022
    10
    The perfect sequel for a masterpiece like the first horizon, graphics and score absolutely gorgeous
  53. Ginger_Avenger
    May 15, 2022
    8
    This was a pretty damn good game. Although, I think I could play it with out any of the dialogue and have about the same amount of fun. To be fair, I knew I would like it enough because Zero Dawn is the game that made me want to buy a PS4 a few years ago and still remains one of my favorites. I would rate the original higher because the core gameplay loop was really satisfying and freshThis was a pretty damn good game. Although, I think I could play it with out any of the dialogue and have about the same amount of fun. To be fair, I knew I would like it enough because Zero Dawn is the game that made me want to buy a PS4 a few years ago and still remains one of my favorites. I would rate the original higher because the core gameplay loop was really satisfying and fresh at the time, while i this game it could feel a bit stale on occasion. Some good alterations and additions (weapons, mounts, etc.), but I felt like the use of traps and planning out major battles that made the original so fun for me just wasn't the same in this game. That being said, it looked amazing on the PS4 and provided me what I wanted: many more hours of Horizon.… Expand
  54. KayVen17
    May 14, 2022
    6
    Im Grunde ist dieses Spiel wie der erste Teil nur mit bessere Optik, Controller Feedback, ein paar Quality of Life-Verbesserungen.. und einer schlechteren Story. Zu Zeiten von Teil 1 hätte mich dieser zweite Teil vermutlich schwer begeistert, aber diesmal lies mich so einiges kalt.

    Ich komme wohl einfach nicht mehr auf diese klassische Open World klar. Die Inszenierung ist top und die    Im Grunde ist dieses Spiel wie der erste Teil nur mit bessere Optik, Controller Feedback, ein paar Quality of Life-Verbesserungen.. und einer schlechteren Story. Zu Zeiten von Teil 1 hätte mich dieser zweite Teil vermutlich schwer begeistert, aber diesmal lies mich so einiges kalt.

    Ich komme wohl einfach nicht mehr auf diese klassische Open World klar. Die Inszenierung ist top und die Kämpfe machen auch sehr Spaß. Nur leider hielt mich das Gameplay nicht annährend so lange, wie die Dauer der Spielzeit. Am Ende bin ich nur noch der Hauptstory gefolgt, weil ich keinen Bock mehr hatte für Bogen XY Materialien zu holen. Die Handlung ist im Grunde auch Teil Eins nur aufgewärmt. Wir haben ein Geheimnis und ein Problem was zu lösen ist und am Ende wird uns nur gesagt, dass es eine noch größere Bedrohung gibt, die wir dann vermutlich in Teil 3 bekämpfen müssen.

    Am Ende war ich zwar von Präsentation total angetan, aber das "abarbeiten" der Open World fühlte sich nicht nach Freiheit an, sondern nach einer Checkliste, die ich nach meiner Arbeit im echten Leben auch noch abarbeiten musste.    … Expand
  55. Fa11en_Angel
    May 14, 2022
    6
    Pluses:
    The plot is quite interesting.
    Very nice graphics. Minuses: A huge amount of grind for upgrades, all-consuming fem agenda, a mechanic with braking off spare parts (for example, you need to break off the tail to death of the car, otherwise the tail will "self-destruct"), although the mechanics can be disabled in the settings. On the latest upgrades of orange things, you need    Pluses:
    The plot is quite interesting.
    Very nice graphics.

    Minuses:
    A huge amount of grind for upgrades, all-consuming fem agenda, a mechanic with braking off spare parts (for example, you need to break off the tail to death of the car, otherwise the tail will "self-destruct"), although the mechanics can be disabled in the settings. On the latest upgrades of orange things, you need to farm the same creatures over and over again.

    A lot of things have been done "do not give a damn". For example, in one of the skyscrapers you need to get into the room to pick up the ornament, but on the side of the room there is a "wall" made of a fence with cells in 2 Aloy, but you cannot get inside. Invisible walls or the inability to climb where an ordinary person could easily do it in 2022 is very annoying. In one of the side quests, the water simply flows from the "switch" for water, I can't call it anything else. Although even the pipes do not go to the "breaker", only the supports on which it holds.

    Hook-cat breaks the whole gameplay. It would be possible to catch on "over there", but no, crawl around for a few more minutes. And at the end of the game from the obstacles "first pull here and there, and then climb up" starts to feel sick.

    People who, in an ordinary mask, can tank arrows with their heads annoys a lot. Metal vehicles fall apart from the arrows, but people normally tank them (a broken neck says hello), okay. Here you can write off the RPG elements, but it looks bad.

    Machine racing (although there are only 4 of them) are annoying because your machine can simply slow down sharply and stop in a small area, because path-finding is very bad and they don’t know how to jump over obstacles. In the same Witcher 3 (2015, let me remind you), the behavior of the horse is much better and more convenient.

    Even after a few months from the release, there are some bugs, because of which you have to start from the checkpoint.

    Seems like the focus in development was shifted to the fem agenda, rather than the overall quality of the game.

    I beat it on hightest difficulty and I would set 7.5 without taking into the fem agenda, 6.5 with it.
    And if it's GOTY, then the gaming industry of single-player games is in a big trouble.    … Expand
  56. 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
  57. AsmoAstro
    May 12, 2022
    10
    For me is this game a 10 out of 10. Evrything I wanted for a sequel of Zero Dawn. For people who don't want to dive into the story and the world it is maybe not the right choice, even if it it's gamplaywise a masterpiece. You have to play Zero Dawn and the game is pretty dialoge heavy, but this is one of the reasons why I love this game. It have maybe the best face animations ever in aFor me is this game a 10 out of 10. Evrything I wanted for a sequel of Zero Dawn. For people who don't want to dive into the story and the world it is maybe not the right choice, even if it it's gamplaywise a masterpiece. You have to play Zero Dawn and the game is pretty dialoge heavy, but this is one of the reasons why I love this game. It have maybe the best face animations ever in a videogame. And for me the dialogues never have been boring.… Expand
  58. guilleGR
    May 12, 2022
    9
    Mejora todo lo anterior. Escenarios espectaculares, los mejores diseños de npc que he visto, gran uso del dualsense. Juego obligado para los poseedores de ps y que hayan jugado la precuela.
    La historia se hace algo repetitiva pero era de esperar. No estropea la experiencia
  59. tezad
    May 12, 2022
    9
    If Aloy could climb everywhere I would put 10...
    top-notch graphics,
    top-notch gameplay
    An excellent game
  60. Chain_Affinity
    May 11, 2022
    0
    The overriding question Horizon Forbidden West left me with is ‘when will its prospective audience grow tired of the tired conventions that underwrite so many go-and-save-the-world adventure games?’ As much as I appreciated the fun that came from smashing up dinosaur robots, Horizon Forbidden West won’t earn a spot in my long-term memory.
  61. DravenEric
    May 11, 2022
    10
    I’m some one who easily gets open world fatigue so to being a little to OCD with side missions but with HZW I blew through the game and side missions and enjoyed every bit of it!
  62. aussiedude98
    May 11, 2022
    4
    Unbelievably terrible story and ridiculous main character. Embarissingly bad.
    Graphics and mechanics are good - but that is not enough to make this worthwhile.
  63. Felpsz
    May 11, 2022
    10
    Jogo tá maravilhoso de perfeito mas o único defeito é que a personagem não sofre tipo ela é tão incrível ao um nível exagerado mas o jogo tá ótimo
  64. maxgreat73
    May 11, 2022
    9
    The game is really good but only improves on the first one, not enough novelty.
    I loved the first game, and everything great about the first one is still here. Stunning storytelling, graphics, actor performances (well, not everybody of course). But the second one feels like a slightly better version of the first one. It's still great though.
    And Alloy is still awesome and one of my    The game is really good but only improves on the first one, not enough novelty.
    I loved the first game, and everything great about the first one is still here. Stunning storytelling, graphics, actor performances (well, not everybody of course). But the second one feels like a slightly better version of the first one. It's still great though.
    And Alloy is still awesome and one of my favorite game characters ever made.    … Expand
  65. OMGItsPooPy
    May 10, 2022
    10
    Right at the start of the game you are greeted with a beautiful tutorial that tells you how to play and it does it almost perfectly.
    When you get to the forbidden west the map opens up and lets you explore.
    This game is the most beautiful game I have ever played. The game it self is brilliant. All the different machines you can fight are diverse and good. This game has the best enemy    Right at the start of the game you are greeted with a beautiful tutorial that tells you how to play and it does it almost perfectly.
    When you get to the forbidden west the map opens up and lets you explore.
    This game is the most beautiful game I have ever played. The game it self is brilliant. All the different machines you can fight are diverse and good.
    This game has the best enemy design i have seen so far and i have played alot of single player games.
    The music is fantastic and the world is full of stuff to explore and discover.
    All of the side content is good and there is alot of it.
    The world is big but not too big.
    The story is fantastic and entertaining.
    The only problem is that you have to play the first game.
    Everything in this game is good.
    I have played on ps4 and have not encountered a single bug glitch or any of the sort.
    I rate it a 9.8 out of 10 and it trully deserves it.    … Expand
  66. JAB44
    May 9, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es fascinante, a mi me encantó, aúnque sigo sintiendo que pudo ser mejor y pudo ser un gran evento en la historia de loa videojuegos me siento muy contento con el, siento que la historia se fue un poco lejos con el tema de los Zenith, talvez a algo mas fantasioso pero si lo piensas bien desde el primer juego te dan un guiño sutil ade haia donde se can a ir las cosas, y es incluso lógico desde cierto punto de vista, espero la historia mejore, y en la tercer entrega consiga ese 10 cerrado, gran juego 100 porciento recomendado, mas en la versión PS5, ahi es donde de verdad se disfruta… Expand
  67. TheGreenRoom
    May 9, 2022
    9
    A fantastic and beautiful game. Sequels usually have a lot to live up to and its hard to make a good one. But in this case, Guerrilla Games did an awesome job. This game builds from Zero Dawn in almost every way. As of now, this game has some of the best graphics ever made, and its probably Horizon's number one strength. The open world, and specifically the underwater world is gorgeous andA fantastic and beautiful game. Sequels usually have a lot to live up to and its hard to make a good one. But in this case, Guerrilla Games did an awesome job. This game builds from Zero Dawn in almost every way. As of now, this game has some of the best graphics ever made, and its probably Horizon's number one strength. The open world, and specifically the underwater world is gorgeous and realistic. And the gameplay is almost as good as the graphics. Fighting machines is still a blast and even more immersive. The story, the writing and acting are all excellent as well. This game is very well rounded. I did have some minor issues with this game however. There were a few glitches here and there with machines getting stuck in walls, but nothing major. Also, I noticed traversal over rough terrain was not very smooth. Some of the dialogue would drag out a little, but most that was optional so it's no big deal. Overall, this was an amazing game that should be a game of the year contender.… Expand
  68. The_Consultant
    May 9, 2022
    10
    Engaging Story 10/10
    Performance of actors 10/10
    Gameplay 10/10 (maybe a bit too much hand holding by the developers)
    Soundtrack 10/10

    Will make you want for more. Love the way the hide story parts all over the world. Makes you really want to explore every little crevice.
  69. Pranav_c0
    May 8, 2022
    10
    Please please please DO NOT pay attention to the folks bellowing leaving 0’s and 1’s. Their ratings are absolutely false and biased. Whether you like this game or not you can’t objectively rate it that. I’ll say personally I played this game 70-80 hours and believe the story was fantastic and the gameplay even better. I loved Zero Dawn and this was just as great. Good characters, awesomePlease please please DO NOT pay attention to the folks bellowing leaving 0’s and 1’s. Their ratings are absolutely false and biased. Whether you like this game or not you can’t objectively rate it that. I’ll say personally I played this game 70-80 hours and believe the story was fantastic and the gameplay even better. I loved Zero Dawn and this was just as great. Good characters, awesome battles/monsters. It’s a incredible game and should be rated as such.… Expand
  70. iBob1977
    May 8, 2022
    10
    Beautiful, amazing story, fun game play, wish it was a tiny bit more difficult as a standard difficulty, but I have tons of fun with it, can't recommend this game enough.
  71. DaPhil
    May 8, 2022
    10
    THIS is the reason to buy a PS5!

    The game takes the strength of its predecessor and pushes it to the next level while fixing pretty much all of its issues. The entire game looks like a goddamn cutscene. The sound is atmospheric and fitting. All of the ps5 features like 3D audio, adaptive trigger or the haptic feedback been used very well. The story is awesome. The game is packed with    THIS is the reason to buy a PS5!

    The game takes the strength of its predecessor and pushes it to the next level while fixing pretty much all of its issues. The entire game looks like a goddamn cutscene. The sound is atmospheric and fitting. All of the ps5 features like 3D audio, adaptive trigger or the haptic feedback been used very well. The story is awesome. The game is packed with content and feels bigger than zero dawn (even though it should be smaller). Everyone that owns a ps5 should have this game. It is a masterpiece!    … Expand
  72. heroman34
    May 8, 2022
    0
    Boş hissettiren açık dünyası ile görevleri de oldukça sıkıcı olması yetmezmiş gibi birde anlamsız bir hikayeye sahip. Mekanikler çabucak sıkıcı olabiliyor. Yalnızca grafik olarak güzel bir yapım olmuş. Ancak ben bir grafik fetişisti değilim ben oyun oynamaya geldim.
  73. FuriousAegon
    May 7, 2022
    7
    This game is good in a bunch of aspects, killing different machines is still interesting as it was in Zero Dawn.Lore is pretty much the same, the whole gameplay is pretty much the same, but there more skill trees and more machines to fight.Because of that I want to focus on more specific elements of the game.
    Story - comparing with the first part of Horizon, it is worse in story    This game is good in a bunch of aspects, killing different machines is still interesting as it was in Zero Dawn.Lore is pretty much the same, the whole gameplay is pretty much the same, but there more skill trees and more machines to fight.Because of that I want to focus on more specific elements of the game.
    Story - comparing with the first part of Horizon, it is worse in story conception, but the whole direction of cutscenes is far more better.The thing that irritated me the most is ending.As I recall the ending of first not that cliffhanger as it is in Forbidden West.Because in the end this game shows you new external threat to the world and characters discover that and then… credits.In that moment I was like: And that is how the game ended?! seriously I think that the biggest minus in this game is ending.But in other aspects story is not bad nor good.
    -The Open World.I’m getting sick of the open world games in a while, but because of the beauty and some creative missions in this game I’ve gotta admit that this world is awfully good.It interesting to explore and find Relic Ruins (To solve platforming puzzle and discover the history of the location ), also Tallnecks are I the game ( as I name them - The most interesting Ubisoft-like towers to undercover the map ), Covers are also very good in their presentation and it provides interesting way to complete them, and so on.
    -Mistakes from the previous game improved in this game- Facial animation is became Naughty Dog-Like if I may say so myself ;) , and dialogues became far more dynamic comparing with the first game.
    -Also there’s a lot of memorable sequences in the game.For me it is- Las Vegas (no spoilers here every player must experience by him/herself), "First Flight" on machine, Final Boss , Beta appearance, Silences secrets and Hades these moments were really interesting for me.
    After completing this game, and getting platinum in it I can recommend this game to those who have competed the first part ( obviously ), and to all PS5 owners.Also game has a really easy platinum, so you can try to obtain it after completing the main storyline.
    7.5/10    … Expand
  74. MojitoHappiness
    May 6, 2022
    10
    10/10 just because it's blocked for Kazakhstan region. Great game nonetheless
  75. AlexZakhar
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Лучшее что выходило в мире видеоигр за последние несколько лет. Пушка! Пошел играть.
  76. Tuliosamael
    May 5, 2022
    9
    Nunca joguei um jogo tão bonito igual a esse, realmente muito melhor nos detalhes e nos humanos desse jogo, onde todos os npcs parecem uma pessoa de verdade, já que no zero dawn só a Aloy não era bugada na cut scene. Realmente um jogo muito bom para o início da nova geração.
  77. Mvrat
    May 5, 2022
    10
    Amına kodumun vasat ülkeleri puanını sikti diye girdim oy verdim:D

    İşgal etmeyin milletin amına koduklarim.
  78. Game_Nerd
    May 5, 2022
    9
    As Zero Dawn was one of my favourite games on PS4, buying Horizon Forbidden West on day 1 really was a no brainer. I mean, that game announcement at the 2020 PS5 reveal event made me want to make the switch to PS5 asap in the first place!

    In H:FW Guerilla delivers a beautiful, huge open world set in the post-apocalyptic American west (Utah, Nevada, California), in which the player can    As Zero Dawn was one of my favourite games on PS4, buying Horizon Forbidden West on day 1 really was a no brainer. I mean, that game announcement at the 2020 PS5 reveal event made me want to make the switch to PS5 asap in the first place!

    In H:FW Guerilla delivers a beautiful, huge open world set in the post-apocalyptic American west (Utah, Nevada, California), in which the player can discover new places, new machines, and new stories. So far, I spent 130+ hours with Aloy in this world and still haven't achieved 100% completion or fully unfogged the map. With that being said, I don't feel like I wasted my time: I want to go back in!

    Besides the improvements in graphics and gameplay, I especially enjoyed all the additional animations and dialogue options with NPCs (exhaust them all & regularly speak with your friends - there's some intriguing lore that's easily missable!), the general quality of side quests (Witcher 3 level!), and the environmental storytelling (Naughty Dog level!)! One can tell the high production value of this game from any of those aspects.

    My only gripe with Horizon Forbidden West - and the reason why it's not 10/10 for me - is the main story. Similar to H:ZD, the start is slow (which is fine) and creates opportunity for some mind-blowing reveals or story twists. However, the writers chose to play it very safe, with a 3rd game in mind, and ultimately failed to deliver on a convincing endgame. This was much better realized in H:ZD. Still, it's not a bad story by any means. There are some really cool story beats and moments in Horizon Forbidden West and, once NG+ is released, I will give it another go and main-line the game. Sometimes, a second more condensed play through is needed to fully appreciate the developer's vision.    … Expand
  79. SON_OF_GODS_
    May 5, 2022
    6
    Visually very impressive. They also really improved dialoges but to be honest i lost interest in the story after a while. Something that could have been better is the combat. Everytime I begin fighting robots the distance between them and me is to short because they keep attacking (in groups). Therefore the game becomes more of a silly hack and slash game (where you cant block attacks)Visually very impressive. They also really improved dialoges but to be honest i lost interest in the story after a while. Something that could have been better is the combat. Everytime I begin fighting robots the distance between them and me is to short because they keep attacking (in groups). Therefore the game becomes more of a silly hack and slash game (where you cant block attacks) than a tactical assault game (which obviouspy shouod be the case with poasibility to dettach parts). This reduces the satisfaction i get out of the game. Another thing i dont like is the lack of originality. Its obvious they copied a lot from assassins creed for example.… Expand
  80. RandomZero
    Apr 26, 2022
    10
    Expectations for this game have been absurd and it shows in the reviews from players. Show me the top rated games of all time and I'll find a reason to tell you it's over-rated. People complain about the weather in this game, but I promise you if it didn't have weather effects people would complain. If this was the very first Horizon game people would be losing their minds about howExpectations for this game have been absurd and it shows in the reviews from players. Show me the top rated games of all time and I'll find a reason to tell you it's over-rated. People complain about the weather in this game, but I promise you if it didn't have weather effects people would complain. If this was the very first Horizon game people would be losing their minds about how great it is. But since it's a sequel it was supposed to be orders of magnitude better than the first. Not possible. The game is amazing and kudos to the dev team for the level of care they put into this.… Expand
  81. cyborg13071979
    May 4, 2022
    10
    This game is a masterpiece!!, excellent story, excellent scenarios, combat, strategy, huge map, amazing graphics, music, sounds!! wow, what a great experience i had and i talking about on ps4, i can´t image the better will be on ps5!. Congratulations Guerrilla Games!! amazing work, and we are waiting for the part 3.
  82. Vigo
    May 4, 2022
    7
    This game has the opposite problem of elden ring...looks great but not too fun overall. I compare because they came out around the same time, stopped playing after a week and jumped back in after. So, that did take away. But Elden Ring comparisons aside, it started off enjoyable but by the end, i wanted the platinum and to be over with. The whole aiming for the sweet spot on machines getsThis game has the opposite problem of elden ring...looks great but not too fun overall. I compare because they came out around the same time, stopped playing after a week and jumped back in after. So, that did take away. But Elden Ring comparisons aside, it started off enjoyable but by the end, i wanted the platinum and to be over with. The whole aiming for the sweet spot on machines gets pretty old fast as it gets frustrating when you can barely hit it 80 percent of the time in slow motion. I don't think I ever even sold any valuables, bought anything, rarely needed to change too much gear because there's so many options and most aren't even necessary to complete the game with. The incentive for exploration or to do side quests is really non-existant as there's no need for useless reward. Characters are pretty lame as well. Story wasn't as good either. It just looked so damn good that it's an accomplishment but doesn't matter how good it looks if gameplay gets monotonous. Overall, it starts out fun, then kinda drags by half way point to sum it up. Would give 6.5… Expand
  83. Apekongen
    May 4, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing Graphics, story, gameplay and characters. This game is just a masterpiece!… Expand
  84. muttsy13
    May 3, 2022
    8
    Easily my favourite game of the year only reason i bought a ps5 and it looks brilliant i enjoy the new machines you fight and ride and apart from aloy telling what to do every 5 seconds its a real fun game i still belive horizon zero dawn is a better story but this game leads the franchise off in so many directions im excited for whats next
  85. CloudXz
    May 3, 2022
    5
    Amazing Graphics, the Gameplay is ok but somehow this Games bores me pretty much. I only loan it from a Friend and would never buy it for a Full Price.
  86. Schumi98
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Game of the year if elden ring would not exist.
    A game you can feel the love behind.
    Have fun, i played it 80 hours.
  87. Mark2vis
    May 2, 2022
    0
    It's one of the most boring stories i have ever played in AAA games.
    Boring combat. All the characters are uninteresting and poor written
  88. WHITESIXOMAR
    May 2, 2022
    10
    What a selfish act to give this masterpiece a bad score just because PlayStation is not working in Kazakhstan. I'm from Argentina, and the PSN service is garbage, I paid 10USD for the Frozen Wilds expansion and could not play it because of some error. Then I realized the Disc version was in a different region than the DLC version, and when I requested a refund, PSN said that since IWhat a selfish act to give this masterpiece a bad score just because PlayStation is not working in Kazakhstan. I'm from Argentina, and the PSN service is garbage, I paid 10USD for the Frozen Wilds expansion and could not play it because of some error. Then I realized the Disc version was in a different region than the DLC version, and when I requested a refund, PSN said that since I downloaded the content already, there was no way they could refund the 10USD. What I never considered is to criticize Guerrilla Games or the Horizon product for a Sony PlayStation problem. What you are doing is so selfish, giving a game you haven't played yet a score of 1 just because PSN does not work in your country is a complete disregard for the creator's work!!! You are not even bothering PlayStation with this, only the people who worked to create the game and us who enjoy it. Man, I just can't believe how selfish people are!!!

    Horizon II is everything I expected and more. Everything is improved upon. What a masterpiece. I just need the new game plus option, so I can experience the story again without the heavy grind for equipment & skills. Took me more than 80+ hours to complete the story with all side quests. Keep in mind that sometimes I would spend a lot of time just taking in the beautiful world and amazing graphics.

    Even with the cliffhanger of a new threat at the end, I don't think we are going to see the 3rd entry in this IP. When Zero Dawn was revealed, I thought the whole concept of a girl shooting down dinosaur robots with bow and arrow to be such a dumb concept, I still think that now. But despite that, both Horizon I & II have become one of my favorite games of all time :)    … Expand
  89. Joy_Divide
    May 2, 2022
    5
    There’s nothing particularly wrong here. But it’s all incredibly boring.
    Gameplay wise, there’re no significant changes from the first game. Admittedly there’re a few neat additions that make traversal and exploration easier. But overall, there’re no big risks taken. If you enjoyed the first game, and wanted 40 or so more hours of that, then this will be a good purchase for you.    There’s nothing particularly wrong here. But it’s all incredibly boring.
    Gameplay wise, there’re no significant changes from the first game. Admittedly there’re a few neat additions that make traversal and exploration easier. But overall, there’re no big risks taken. If you enjoyed the first game, and wanted 40 or so more hours of that, then this will be a good purchase for you.

    Characterisation is very poor, everybody is flawlessly good, or unapologetically bad, and needs to be punished. There’re no attempts at comedy, or controversial opinions shared. It’s all very safe. This coupled with frequent, long cut scenes makes things drag on quite a bit. Basically, it’s quite bland. Now, I'm not saying everybody needs to be cracking jokes left, right and centre like we’re in some kind of Marvel movie. But the game takes itself way too seriously.

    In the first game, there’s a massive sense of mystery right from the off set. In Forbidden West, while there’re questions to be answered, the big ones were tied up by the first game. This feels more like a big piece of dlc that a warranted continuation of Zero Dawn.

    TLDR: Big Ubisoft game.    … Expand
  90. Edketchum7
    May 1, 2022
    1
    The fatal flaw in this game is putting a stupid board game in, and requiring it be played to get the platinum. If I wanted to play a board game, I'd get one.
  91. GryphonM
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Awesome game with a beautiful open world that makes exploring and side quests meaningful
  92. erinisaway
    May 1, 2022
    10
    the amount of work that must have gone into this game to make the environments and characters so beautiful and immersive makes me very happy about the advancement of video games the same. you can see how huge the improvements of the graphics are from the first game to this. the story is interesting and doesn't feel like it's just a carbon copy of the first game. i highly recommend it.
  93. Jofe
    Apr 30, 2022
    8
    Nice, but maybe too classic? This game often shines when it comes to highlighting its universe, its history and its stakes. By contrast, the open world is still too big for nothing, with lots of uninteresting areas that don't reward exploration. But the game has a lot of highlights, and a very well-honed gameplay around the machines.
  94. PSN_KZ
    Apr 30, 2022
    10
    Good game! It is unfortunate that many users around the world are not able to play this game due to "political games". The community of Kazakhstan, more than 50,000 users, is ready to buy and enjoy the game. But unfortunately we do not have PSN in the Kazakhstan region. I hope you hear our requests. Sony, give us PSN Kazakhstan!
  95. golovokrugenie
    Apr 29, 2022
    8
    Слишком затянутая игра. Графика конечно на высоте. Сюжет очень интересный
  96. Tuffluv
    Apr 29, 2022
    5
    Gameplay is good
    Graphics are neat but framerate suffers
    Concept for the story is neat
    Costume and enemy design is unique

    The characters and the writing are terrible! Everyone is unlikable including the main protagonist. To the point where it's difficult to take the story seriously.
  97. Adonis_NYC
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unbelievable game. Major improvement from the 1st game beyond just graphics (among best ever seen) and frame rate. A must buy for PS5.… Expand
  98. Tlosfanatic
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    The game is everthing you ever wanted great atmosphere, great graphics, fun gameplay, accessibility options to tinker the a.i and the damage you do, good soundtrack, great controller immersion, great story.
  99. Garuda333
    Apr 28, 2022
    6
    6.9 for me. I'm going to slam this game pretty hard so read on at your own risk.

    This was a highly anticipated game for me after loving Zero Dawn. I put 80 odd hours into Forbidden West and honestly, the longer it went the less I enjoyed it. For a game that had such amazing lore and story elements to draw from, I was stunned at the boring and unnecessarily convoluted direction Guerilla    6.9 for me. I'm going to slam this game pretty hard so read on at your own risk.

    This was a highly anticipated game for me after loving Zero Dawn. I put 80 odd hours into Forbidden West and honestly, the longer it went the less I enjoyed it. For a game that had such amazing lore and story elements to draw from, I was stunned at the boring and unnecessarily convoluted direction Guerilla took with the story Forbidden West. Actually, that's just the thing with this game...it's boring. There is none of the mystery of Zero Dawn, the map is littered with icons and Aloy talks you through every step of the game leaving nothing to the imagination. The characters have little to no emotion and drone on with ramblings of tribal conflicts and issues that are difficult to care about. The game is extremely dialogue heavy and much of it is painfully mundane which caused me to skip whole sections of it despite never feeling the need to do so in any other game. Exploration is borderline pointless due to the aforementioned icon mess telling you where everything is. This is a Ubisoft "Map Game" in that regard, make no mistake.

    Forbidden West pretty but it isn't the generational leap in visuals that the original reveal trailers suggested. In fact the game has a grainy, noisy look which detracts from the visuals and is quite distracting after the clean image of Zero Dawn. The underwater sections were heavily advertised adoring the marketing by are simply poor. Not only are they visually underwhelming compared to the trailers but the movement is clunky and there's no way to attack underwater. I avoided swimming sections where possible.

    Glitches and bugs abound here which is disappointing after the quality experience of Zero Dawn. Aloy is routinely stuck between rocks, melee execution animations don't even connect with enemies half the time, Aloy fell through the map a number of times, enemies die in mid-air, NPC glitches prevent being able to finish certain quests, aome icons don't clear from the map after completion etc etc...

    The newly introduced grapple hook is half-baked and can only be used in pre-determined locations. The same can be said for climbing. Why can Aloy climb one wall but not this identical wall a few meters beside it? The glider isn't fun. It loses elevation too quickly and seems as though it has been deliberately nerfed to prevent freely exploring areas Guerilla doesn't want you to be. The list goes on. Many of the problems Forbidden West has are poor design choices but some are clearly as a result of hardware limitations. The game is indeed a technical achievement on last-gen PS4 hardware but no doubt the game was compromised as a result of being bound to said ancient tech as a baseline. Sadly, God of War: Ragnarok may suffer the same fate. Let's hope not. If you got this far, thank you. Just one more thing. I'm not at all a fan of From Softwares games but Elden Ring is the total opposite of Forbidden West and being so, avoids all of Guerillas mistakes. The "Ubisoft Map Game" style is dated and stale whilst Elden Ring was fresh. That's Elden Ring completely buried Horizon II: Forbidden West.    … Expand
  100. LouisJ
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    HFW was as much better than HZD as Mass Effect 2 from ME`. HFW is an absolute masterpiece. The graphics are insane. The gameplay and combat is way more fun and dynamic.. There are different classes you can focus on, making the game more rpg like. The puzzles are way less frustrating. I Loved every story quest and side quest. And the writing, compsnions and over story is way strong andHFW was as much better than HZD as Mass Effect 2 from ME`. HFW is an absolute masterpiece. The graphics are insane. The gameplay and combat is way more fun and dynamic.. There are different classes you can focus on, making the game more rpg like. The puzzles are way less frustrating. I Loved every story quest and side quest. And the writing, compsnions and over story is way strong and larger in scale. I just got the platinum.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 127 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 119 out of 127
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 127
  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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