Horizon Forbidden West

 PlayStation 5
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10308 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 7,816 out of 10308
  2. Mixed: 729 out of 10308
  3. Negative: 1,763 out of 10308
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  1. morphinapg
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Absolutely incredible game. I have never spent 85 hours in a game without becoming bored. This game kept me engaged in the world and the gameplay the entire time I played, and had a fantastic satisfying ending that makes me excited for its inevitable sequel. They did a fantastic job expanding beyond the original game, and it will be extremely difficult for any game to beat this for myAbsolutely incredible game. I have never spent 85 hours in a game without becoming bored. This game kept me engaged in the world and the gameplay the entire time I played, and had a fantastic satisfying ending that makes me excited for its inevitable sequel. They did a fantastic job expanding beyond the original game, and it will be extremely difficult for any game to beat this for my personal GOTY. Masterpiece.… Expand
  2. Emerbot284
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    This game is great, a true sequel to the first installment. I personally love the first one for many of it's unique game mechanics, but this one is able to expand on that. Every feature that was lacking, even on a little, in the first game is expanded on and given more purpose. The mechanics I did like are all back now, with more life to them overall. Do yourself a favor and play bothThis game is great, a true sequel to the first installment. I personally love the first one for many of it's unique game mechanics, but this one is able to expand on that. Every feature that was lacking, even on a little, in the first game is expanded on and given more purpose. The mechanics I did like are all back now, with more life to them overall. Do yourself a favor and play both Horizon titles.… Expand
  3. asubelieve
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Amazing game. In my opinion, better then elden ring. The graphics are awesome..
  4. easyeyebrow
    Mar 13, 2022
    1
    Game play is okay, graphic is great, but the whole game is just another empty and boring open-world assembly line product. Aloy is just nagging on everything she sees, everyone else will give you a speech about their meaningless perspective of the world. The greatest thing in this game is probably you can see Aloy's facial hair.
  5. Binteak
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Diseño de niveles, árbol de habilidad, banda sonora, personajes carismáticos, tribus al detalle, puedes volar, nadar, bucear, escalar mucho más, controlar muchas máquinas y cabalgar con ellas, historia que te atrapa con una mezcla de lo tribal y futurista muy guapo, puedes hacer carreras, los calderos son muy plataformeo y nuevas misiones secundarias que están increíblemente logradas eDiseño de niveles, árbol de habilidad, banda sonora, personajes carismáticos, tribus al detalle, puedes volar, nadar, bucear, escalar mucho más, controlar muchas máquinas y cabalgar con ellas, historia que te atrapa con una mezcla de lo tribal y futurista muy guapo, puedes hacer carreras, los calderos son muy plataformeo y nuevas misiones secundarias que están increíblemente logradas e inmersivas, muchas máquinas más, los nuevos combos de ataques y la banda sonora es lo más tocho e innovador que he escuchado en mucho tiempo. Ah! Y sí, los gráficos tumban a cualquier juego que he jugado hasta ahora.… Expand
  6. sityoazzdown
    Mar 13, 2022
    9
    Bigger. Bolder. Better.
    Open world Tomb Raider with robot dinosaurs and a good story, with light rpg elements and amazing gameplay. There was a game once rumored to cost 500 million to make, I believe this game is up there as production values go.
    Pros: - Best looking open world game, guerrilla has set the bar. Open world is fantastic. - Overall gameplay, machine robot design -    Bigger. Bolder. Better.
    Open world Tomb Raider with robot dinosaurs and a good story, with light rpg elements and amazing gameplay. There was a game once rumored to cost 500 million to make, I believe this game is up there as production values go.

    Pros:
    - Best looking open world game, guerrilla has set the bar. Open world is fantastic.
    - Overall gameplay, machine robot design
    - SIde Content, SIde quests, tons of stuff to do
    - Solid story and likeable characters

    So-So
    - a little too many bandit camps for my liking
    - would liked a little bit more unique weapons/ outfits, instead of weapon modifiers.
    - ok skill tree

    Cons:
    - first 8 hours or so was a slog to get through    … Expand
  7. Cc1997
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Made an account just to warn about this game. I've enjoyed the story thoroughly which is why it pains me to have to leave a low rating. Gameplay wise, the game feels unfinished. Everything works fine but lacks polish. The climbing is the worst part. You WILL struggle to jump on tallnecks. You can tell the devs have very little experience in climbing as many issues that plagued earlyMade an account just to warn about this game. I've enjoyed the story thoroughly which is why it pains me to have to leave a low rating. Gameplay wise, the game feels unfinished. Everything works fine but lacks polish. The climbing is the worst part. You WILL struggle to jump on tallnecks. You can tell the devs have very little experience in climbing as many issues that plagued early assassins creed games are here. Aloy does not reach out to grab things and because of this any slight mis movement will send you flying to the ground. Combat also lacks polish. When it does work correctly the devs like to think they're From Software and its just unintelligible chaos. Many times my arrows won't even hit an enemy when I clearly aimed at the enemy. Because of this I refuse to finish the game until it's polished and I wouldn't recommend buying it.… Expand
  8. MoratoryMold249
    Mar 13, 2022
    1
    Игра не вышла на Xbox, стоит целых 5.5к.И я не смог купить Playstation 5.Это всё вина Guerilla games.Ставлю 1/10
  9. Assoum1987
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    The best rpg ever ,open World perfect ,combat perfect ,narration perfect ,i love this game
  10. Marcospick
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    An absolute masterpiece!!!!!! Took everything good from the first game and made it even better. Thank you so much, Guerrilla!
  11. RanGom007
    Mar 13, 2022
    9
    I am very glad that the forbidden West turned out the way it turned out. I've always wanted to learn more about this universe, but the first part couldn't interest me as much as the second one. Travel, activities, plot, side quests, characters.. And what a visual the game has, it's incredible. Everything turned out cool and interesting. I thank the developers for the work done. I passedI am very glad that the forbidden West turned out the way it turned out. I've always wanted to learn more about this universe, but the first part couldn't interest me as much as the second one. Travel, activities, plot, side quests, characters.. And what a visual the game has, it's incredible. Everything turned out cool and interesting. I thank the developers for the work done. I passed the game with great pleasure, I will spend more than a dozen hours in it and look forward to continuing. I hope it will be released in Russia..… Expand
  12. iTrexX
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Una secuela a la altura, que mejora y evoluciona las mecánicas y ambientación que hicieron de su primera parte una experiencia increíble.
    Más máquinas, más armas, más variedad de misiones secundarias, personajes con carisma, doblaje de lo mejorcito en su mayor parte...
    Mínimo 18h de juego, y unas 30-40 si quieres el platino. Calculo que entre 60 y 80 para disfrutar y descubrirlo todo.    Una secuela a la altura, que mejora y evoluciona las mecánicas y ambientación que hicieron de su primera parte una experiencia increíble.
    Más máquinas, más armas, más variedad de misiones secundarias, personajes con carisma, doblaje de lo mejorcito en su mayor parte...
    Mínimo 18h de juego, y unas 30-40 si quieres el platino. Calculo que entre 60 y 80 para disfrutar y descubrirlo todo.

    En definitiva, una clase magistral de superación a nivel gráfico, técnico y narrativo. De lo mejor de esta generación, y apuntando maneras a una tercera parte que quizás peque de "estirarse" para sacarle jugo a la IP, pero que espero con ansias.

    Gran trabajo del equipo de Guerrilla. A superarse de nuevo!    … Expand
  13. darksondk
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Awesome game! It's definitely the most beautiful open world game I've ever played.
  14. OpposingForces
    Mar 13, 2022
    8
    While I loved the first game, it was a ten out of ten, this sequel feels fairly boring in a lot of ways. the skill trees don't feel good, doesn't feel like I'm getting stronger. Melee is useless, unless you make use of the ham-fisted combos. even the bow doesn't feel as strong as it used to. the rage ability( or whatever it's called) isn't very good either. this feels like an expansionWhile I loved the first game, it was a ten out of ten, this sequel feels fairly boring in a lot of ways. the skill trees don't feel good, doesn't feel like I'm getting stronger. Melee is useless, unless you make use of the ham-fisted combos. even the bow doesn't feel as strong as it used to. the rage ability( or whatever it's called) isn't very good either. this feels like an expansion rather than a sequel.… Expand
  15. salahmassoud428
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Horizon forbidden west is the best open world game I've ever played, it has the best visual experience you will ever get, with facial expressions of all the characters in the game
  16. Ua457klk44
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    The worst game ever.
    There is no sense.
    This studio always makes terrible games.
    The worst game.
  17. arcvox
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    The epitome of cringe woke politics in gaming. Disregard the 10's. Low standards indeed
  18. Jenny33
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    One of the most amazing games I've ever played! Graphics looks SO beautiful, very life like and hard to believe it's a game and not actually real, sometimes I wonder how they can make such technology today and I'm thankful and grateful I'm still around to be apart of it. There is SO much to do in the game, a lot of side missions and relics to hunt for etc, only the main missions felt a bitOne of the most amazing games I've ever played! Graphics looks SO beautiful, very life like and hard to believe it's a game and not actually real, sometimes I wonder how they can make such technology today and I'm thankful and grateful I'm still around to be apart of it. There is SO much to do in the game, a lot of side missions and relics to hunt for etc, only the main missions felt a bit short but hopefully we will get a dlc (or more) for this game as well.… Expand
  19. SlavSuperStar
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, I sent about 90 hours in and still have many things to do! Main quest was just perfect! Thank you guerrilla!!!
  20. Beategg
    Mar 12, 2022
    9
    This game is probably the most beautiful game I have ever played the storyline is brilliantly well writte. The gameplay is fun had some minor glitches that are happening some are kind of usefull for me I exploited most of the enemies because of those. specially the corner shooting lol most machines just stops and let me kill them when they get stuck in a corner.
  21. Ioria
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely amazing!! An improvement on the first one in almost everything! Sure, combat could get very hectic and I cursed at the screen quite a few times, but even so - it took me a little over 100 hours of mostly glorious playtime to finish the main quest, all major side missions, and explore this huge and living world to my heart's content, and I only encountered two or three times where there was a slight glitch in the environment where a plant clipped into Aloy somewhere for a second - no other other bugs whatsoever. A very polished game from the day one! I had quite high expectations, and they managed to surpass even those. There were fewer side quests, but every one of them felt hand-crafted and interesting. There were tons of other , more generic repetitive things to do as well, such as taking over enemy camps and getting specific machine parts, and I liked that these were in their separate category, not labelled as side quest. So I knew what I could expect, pretty much. The graphics were good, the only thing that stood out a bit was the cutscene weirdness sometimes... characters would have awkward pauses, or they would look in a weird direction, not directly at their conversation partner. I don't whether that was deliberate, but overall I can forgive that for the whole incredible experience this game delivers. The story is an interesting continuation from the first one - this game delivers something truly unique in its entirety, something that has not been told in this form before, which is pretty rare, actually. There were so many moments where I thought, 'Oh my god, I have never done this in a video game before!!', and that's quite a feat. Even the ending credits are mind-blowingly beautiful. The only thing I am sad about right now, is that I might have to wait another five years to be able to play the final installment of this amazing experience. I really can't wait to fly to victory on the wings of the ten again :)… Expand
  22. MotocrossJones
    Mar 12, 2022
    5
    Met and exceeded my expectations. A very interesting and impressive story told through (mostly) impressive characters. Amazing graphics and scenery. I ran into a few tiny bugs throughout the game, maybe 2. That did not hinder my experience. Bravo Guerilla!
  23. Aramos0402
    Mar 12, 2022
    7
    I expected more. The game is just a 2.0 version of Zero Dawn not the next step forward. However I do enjoy all the new machines. I’m not a fan of only certain campfires you’re able to progress time yet the game doesn’t clarify which ones on the map. I don’t understand why all campfires can’t do this, especially since night time is what brings out the apex machines you need for higher tierI expected more. The game is just a 2.0 version of Zero Dawn not the next step forward. However I do enjoy all the new machines. I’m not a fan of only certain campfires you’re able to progress time yet the game doesn’t clarify which ones on the map. I don’t understand why all campfires can’t do this, especially since night time is what brings out the apex machines you need for higher tier upgrades. What was also severely lacking was choice in melee weapon. All the new combos and valor surges were nice, but there should at least be skins if you can’t use other melee weapons at all. It would’ve been nice to be able to use all those awesome looking weapons allies and enemies use.… Expand
  24. BeaverShark
    Mar 12, 2022
    4
    Meh.. We now have a dinosaur space post apocalyptic Syfy action RPG…

    My first gripe is out of all those hours playing this game I could’ve finished it in half the time if I didn’t have to loot every single body. It takes way too long to loot a body for how often you have to loot. My first and only praise is the graphical art looks amazing. Motion captured work is on point and this time    Meh.. We now have a dinosaur space post apocalyptic Syfy action RPG…

    My first gripe is out of all those hours playing this game I could’ve finished it in half the time if I didn’t have to loot every single body. It takes way too long to loot a body for how often you have to loot. My first and only praise is the graphical art looks amazing. Motion captured work is on point and this time Aloy opens her mouth when she speaks. I thought her jaw was wired shut In horizon zero dawn. Lol. My second gripe is the story. Horizon zero Dawn had such a cool storyline. Horizon forbidden West’s story fell pretty flat for me. I had a feeling this is where the story was going to go and I kept the hope alive I would be wrong. I wasn’t wrong. My last gripe is the glitches and entire scene pop in during a cutscene. It was terrible. The PS5 loading power can handle this with ease but the game needed another 6 months. I was not impressed and pretty let down by this game. If I could trade it in I would.    … Expand
  25. slider2022
    Mar 12, 2022
    7
    way too slow
    way too many cut scenes
    way too complicated
    massive problems with the jump button - constant falls that should never happen
    way too many options, add-ons, on-screen notes & directions
    very confusing
    boring story
    extremely hard to follow
    not nearly as good as the first one
    overrated
  26. Tiggangelic
    Mar 12, 2022
    5
    I love the game and story! BUT I can't give it my full review score that I would like because there are a list of problems. I keep losing sound effects sound, machine muscle is too rare for all of it you need to make ammo (I have spent all my shards buying it), when I knock a component off a machine half the time it disappears especially when I use tear blast arrows, I have to run way farI love the game and story! BUT I can't give it my full review score that I would like because there are a list of problems. I keep losing sound effects sound, machine muscle is too rare for all of it you need to make ammo (I have spent all my shards buying it), when I knock a component off a machine half the time it disappears especially when I use tear blast arrows, I have to run way far away to find parts if they haven't disappeared. I have had a dreading disappear after I shot them halfway through a battle. Another one glitches into a cliff wall. And I hate the arena. Especially the final battle in each tier. Like the weapons given to complete the battle are bs. I absolutely love the first game, but this one while potential exists to be even better that the first, has a lot of problems. Especially the machine muscle. I had 20,000 shard and when machine hunting for upgrades and ended up with only 27 shards because of buying machine muscle. It's a green quality item, it's ridiculous… Expand
  27. Crapcrap
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Amazing love it..............................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  28. Beeps71
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Horizon Forbidden West is a Sequel that greatly improves upon Zero Dawn. From improved graphics to the stunning story telling. I won't spoil though I will say their are many times in the story where your gonna be pleasantly surprised. Especially when it comes to returning characters.
  29. sdaityari
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Builds up on the shortcomings of the older game. Gripping story that kept me engrossed till the very end. Would love to play the continuation in a DLC or a sequel.
  30. Vishapin
    Mar 12, 2022
    9
    Wonderful story, significant improvements to melee combat system, many new interesting weapons, additional new robo-animals and robo-dinosaurs, completely new territories this time also underwater ones, STAGGERING level of detail both form the air, on the ground or under water. All this tied with a beautiful bow of jaw-dropping graphics. Wonderful sequel to wonderful game
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#7 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 127 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 119 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 127
  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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