Horizon Forbidden West

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10308 Ratings

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  1. Daigoust
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    They was able to make a plot as good as the first, this is very difficult to happen!!! The game feels more difficult and challenge from the first, they lost some opportunities and gaps in the overall story but nothing that will make you lose interest or impact much your immersion playing the game! Still a masterpiece!!
  2. Gaming_Potato
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    Have tested it a few hours. Don't like it personally. I would give it like 5 or 6. But because of disgusting ubisoft-fanboys giving elden ring a 0/10 I am going to do the same here to even it a bit out. Imagine copying the word of a malding ubisoft dev on twitter and reviewbombing with this wrong statements.

    I know that with doing this, I am not better as the Ubi-fanboys, but atleast I    Have tested it a few hours. Don't like it personally. I would give it like 5 or 6. But because of disgusting ubisoft-fanboys giving elden ring a 0/10 I am going to do the same here to even it a bit out. Imagine copying the word of a malding ubisoft dev on twitter and reviewbombing with this wrong statements.

    I know that with doing this, I am not better as the Ubi-fanboys, but atleast I support an amazing game and one of the only good game producer in the end instead of feeding money hungry idiots, who exploit their fans/clowns.
    https://steamcommunity.com/id/Gaming_Potato    … Expand
  3. Jeremie198630
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Le jeux est juste FORMIDABLE ! Quel plaisir fou jai pris à jouer à cette merveilles. Que des points forts pour moi: - durée de vie - graphisme sublimes
    - Gameplay jouissif
    -- Aloy
  4. Bigredcandle
    Mar 9, 2022
    4
    Basically a repeat of the first game but with prettier graphics. Put it down after 3 hours of boring repetitive side content on top of mediocre story.
  5. SkadooshKun
    Mar 9, 2022
    9
    They have really outdone themselves!
    They have taken everything that was good from the last game and made it better.
    They took everything that was bad from the last game and improved upon it.

    I think the skill trees were pretty pointless... I didn't use half of the skills that were on there.
  6. musicman9999
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Only a few hours in but visually stunning. Gameplay is excellent and the storyline is wonderful and follows on beautifully from Zero Dawn. Shows off the power of the PS5 graphically. Cannot wait for the PSVR2 and the scheduled Horizon game. Just stunning.
  7. dllizhiyang
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    nothing but graphic, waste of money and time. nothing but graphic, waste of money and time.
  8. LunaticLooter
    Mar 8, 2022
    7
    Nobody's going to read my lengthy review, but I'm going to do it anyway:
    While I certainly liked the game, it's hard to ignore the flaws.
    While I played on the PS5, and thus didn't have many of the graphical issues that others experience, I can't give it a high score with that in mind. Launching in a horrific state for some platforms are unacceptable. It does feel like a great    Nobody's going to read my lengthy review, but I'm going to do it anyway:
    While I certainly liked the game, it's hard to ignore the flaws.
    While I played on the PS5, and thus didn't have many of the graphical issues that others experience, I can't give it a high score with that in mind. Launching in a horrific state for some platforms are unacceptable.
    It does feel like a great continuation of HZD, and I loved finding more lore about this universe (which is one of my favorites, in gaming). I don't personally mind that it feels very "same-old'y", when played after HZD, and I feel most of the systems was properly improved from the first game.
    Outside of that, most of my positives for this title are the graphics, the animations and, most importantly, the characters.

    But there are negatives. While I appreciate a singular, linear main storyline, it didn't feel great that there were no meaningful choices in an RPG title. Largely, your choices are irrelevant, and in, by far, most cases there was a positive end for quests. Everything always just turned out just fine, which invalidates the feeling of there being anything at stake. This is a very deep flaw in an RPG title.
    It did have a lot to live up to, after HZD's success, and I appreciate that many feel this game improved that formula, but I can't ignore the bugs, the non-choices and the lack of performance for certain platforms.    … Expand
  9. ClaraNassif
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Absolutely fantastic game! Beautiful graphics and outstanding scenarios. I seriously love the story of the game, it's so rich and full of detail. The sidequests are great and fun too, the armors and weapons we earn along the way are much more relevant now, and also have impactful and beautiful designs. Some of the new dinamics we have now, are just what I've been missing for Horizon ZeroAbsolutely fantastic game! Beautiful graphics and outstanding scenarios. I seriously love the story of the game, it's so rich and full of detail. The sidequests are great and fun too, the armors and weapons we earn along the way are much more relevant now, and also have impactful and beautiful designs. Some of the new dinamics we have now, are just what I've been missing for Horizon Zero Dawn, I love the interactions with new and old characters, as well as their storyline development. Simply perfect.… Expand
  10. OllyNorton
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    I just wrapped Horizon Forbidden West and like a lot of great games I feel a little sad that there is no new story to unfold having played it most nights over the past 2-3 weeks. Firstly it should be noted that I thoroughly enjoyed the first game, it's combination of combat, lore/story, and beautiful landscapes was fantastic and whilst it borrowed a lot of ideas, they all came together toI just wrapped Horizon Forbidden West and like a lot of great games I feel a little sad that there is no new story to unfold having played it most nights over the past 2-3 weeks. Firstly it should be noted that I thoroughly enjoyed the first game, it's combination of combat, lore/story, and beautiful landscapes was fantastic and whilst it borrowed a lot of ideas, they all came together to make something unique.

    This game keeps the same great combat from the first game, mixing up the enemy types with some fantastic new designs. I was a little frustrated at the seeming lack of use for the rope caster this time round as it doesn't seem to tie down anything but very small machines making it largely useless. That aside though the combat is still awesome. The larger changes to combat are in the melee portion of the game giving you new combos that are great to pull off, but outside of the melee pits there aren't a huge amount of combat scenarios where you need to use them.

    I was a little worried going into this game that they wouldn't be able to maintain the level of mystery that drove a lot of the first games narrative, and whilst that is true, it replaces it with more heart and some truly fun sci fi that keeps you guessing for a wile at least.

    The graphics and open world on display here are truly amazing. You will often stop just to look around and marvel at your surroundings and whilst the game can rely on a map marker system at times, I would suggest turning most of it off and just exploring whatever takes your eyes fancy. Not all of it will have something to discover, but you may find a hidden under water cave replete with valuables to upgrade your weapons, a new hunting ground, a side quest, or just a random event.

    I love the crafting system in this game, taking notes from monster hunter, you hunt down certain machines for certain parts. This becomes a test of skill as you have to shoot off said parts most of the time in order to collect them. I enjoyed this test of skill however some may find this a bit frustrating, however there is an option to just collect everything without having to shoot it off in options menu.

    All in all this is a fantastic game, there are a few frustrations with traversal, but the story, crafting, graphics, combat, and not least musical score come together to make a great game. It was close to a 10, but I think some reliance on now overly familiar game elements prevents it from being a true master piece. I am now eagerly awaiting Horizon 3 whenever that may be.

    Edit: Do yourself a favour and play on Hard, otherwise it will be. hours of firing arrows at easy machines. Hard and above make sure that you need to use the combat options at your disposal and make the game infinitely more interesting than it would be on normal.    … Expand
  11. HFWispoop
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Most pathetic and garbage game. Even a high school kid can make better game tha this.
  12. brontaesblues
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    An improvement to the original in nearly every way. Breathtaking visuals, well-done and rewarding side quests/open world activities and a huge, fun to play adventure.
  13. EternalCore
    Mar 8, 2022
    8
    I played this game on hardest difficulty on a 4k (The older HDMI standard not the newer 2.1 version) TV w/Ps5, so that's my visual context. I switched between the Resolution & Frame rate during gameplay. Solid.

    If I were basing my review on Horizon Forbidden West lush beauty, WELL it would be getting a 10! What an amazing game, it was so atmospheric! I really got into the world.(With    I played this game on hardest difficulty on a 4k (The older HDMI standard not the newer 2.1 version) TV w/Ps5, so that's my visual context. I switched between the Resolution & Frame rate during gameplay. Solid.

    If I were basing my review on Horizon Forbidden West lush beauty, WELL it would be getting a 10! What an amazing game, it was so atmospheric! I really got into the world.(With some caveats)

    But after playing it & beating it on the PS5, on the hardest difficulty (157 hours)(no trophy for that?!)-I have a different take.

    So, the game is a solid romp. It's a fun engaging experience. ALL the side quest are just as engaging as the main story. (I honestly got sick of it to be frank & longed for a simple fetch quest mixed in w/o having to find some boss at the end of it)...the characters are lively & chatty.

    The combat for me, was appropriate to the difficulty I chose.. IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING. I honestly felt like some of the "boss fights", were frankly cheating at times, with the *Warping underground to my immediate location*... the warpy *jump attacks* where even with appropriate jumps on my part at least visually, as far as timing goes, I was still taking damage! I did not like that.

    As a matter of fact, I felt like, the game was MORE NUMBER'S than skill, & more often than not, I found the "aim assist" hindering as much as it was helping. Like literally had arrows VEER off, course when it was very clear where the reticle was aimed. You could turn this feature off, but it was still hit & miss. Didn't like it.

    The melee combat was annoying. Too much going on, I know the team was trying to make it "Fluid" & whatever other adjective you can throw out, but to me, it was just f**king annoying. I felt like I was trying to wrangle a herd of cats, getting aloy to do what I wanted in a fight.

    Some of the tutorials in the melee pits made no sense.

    A ton of weapons are story locked, which as an explorer, that's just annoying as all get out. The different armors were cool. Story locked as well.

    They should have just made it simpler & you had 1 armor set with multiple slots you can customize with trinkets that boosted things for the player, & then you'd get to customize that, tweak it.

    Same with weapons. Have 1 solid base, & then upgrade from there, instead of ALL these overly colorful weapons.. It was too much effort for me as a gamer & I'm sure for the dev? & it was a bad experience to be honest!

    It was going from one time consuming bow/(insert weapon) to another.. it go OLD real quick. I'd find one I liked, & then have to move on.. (more powerful creatures, you need a more powerful bow?)

    Speaking of weapons unlocked, you get a javelin that explodes in this game. That was pretty cool.

    One thing though I noticed about ALL the weapons, & maybe it was just the difficulty I was playing at, but they didn't, even with upgrades, seem as "effective" or damaging, as the first Horizon Zero dawn?

    Changing it up, I thought the "Special" abilities, especially one you unlock that makes you camouflaged, was really awesome, but poorly implemented. They just didn't last long enough, & you had to engage in battle FIRST to charge them up, which .. was annoying to be frank. Their was no way to upgrade these or make them work faster, etc.. It was a cool feature, but the way it was done, left it coming up short.

    Grappling mechanic in the game, flat out sucked & was VERY limiting. I never expected myself to say this, but Halo Infinite that team pulled off the grappling mechanic perfectly. But I think if you are going to put a grapple in your game, you should at least aim for that level of effectiveness.

    You unlock a certain transportation mechanic, in the game, WAAAY into the story. I'd say at about the 80% mark of the game? & since I did basically every side quest I could before tackling the main story... um, it end up biting me in the butt as a player. I'm sure it was meant to help make traversing the world more fun?

    What I will say about this decision on the devs part, is again, its stupid.. it should have been done in a way where the player could have unlocked it ASAP, b/c it was the most awesome, epic amazing fun thing!.. the only way it could have been cooler, is if you'd got to ride on one of the large t-rex'esqe robots..

    TL:DR Game is really amazing, its just got some small things that drag it down, instead of elevate it to a solid 10. For me, that's why I'm giving it the score I did. I feel like after giving the game 157hrs of my time, that I've got a pretty clear understanding of what I liked & didn't like as a gamer, & what was effective.

    That being said, I have no regrets about my purchase.    … Expand
  14. awhittak89
    Mar 8, 2022
    6
    Hfw has a great story but suffers with performance issues still to this day. Washed out and over sharpened images to frame drops in quality mode. The world is much the same as the first game with the old hold your hand world that we see in most open world games. Its a decent sequel to the great hzd but it isnt ground breaking and nothing seems to have changed at all.
  15. JeffThurck
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Amazing game! Using Dualsense in this game, is amazing!
    Positive pointes:
    60 FPS
    History
    Side Quests
  16. MatthewDavisMed
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    While it doesn't run quite as smooth as I'd hope for, this is non the less an excellent sequel filled with interesting NPCs to interact with, a beautiful world to explore, and playing as Aloy once again truly makes you feel like a badass. Whether you're a female playing as her, or even a man playing as her.
  17. playgamer2014
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    A guerrilla game e mágica, o jogo tá lindo demais, coisa que vc nunca vai ver na concorrência falida e fracassada, @Playstation e outro nível, caixarada tá tudo aq dando nota vermelha e amarela tudo com inveja pq o console de bostaa dele não tem nada nesse nível
  18. Pamelawaj
    Mar 8, 2022
    2
    The graphic is amazing but the story is so boring. After few hours I already knew what the rest of storyline is going to be. Dissapointed because I loved Zero Dawn.
  19. niko9942
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Nice gratifics but. Boring, bloated, tedious, bland. I got bored with the loop after a short while and stopped playing probably forever.
  20. thenov3mberist
    Mar 8, 2022
    1
    0 new ideas. Mindless busy work with a boring and cheesy story. This game has already been made about three thousand times already. The video game equivalent to nickelback, starbucks, and walmart
  21. enigma1990
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    OMG this game is a 10/10 it's a freakin MASTERPIECE. The graphics, the story, the music, the characters, the gameplay, the quests. Everything is on point. This game is definitely a contender for GOTY. This is the best game of 2022 so far. Sony released a marvelous gem! It runs like a dream on the PS5. I've had very few glitches. The game is damn near perfect. And a perfect follow up sequelOMG this game is a 10/10 it's a freakin MASTERPIECE. The graphics, the story, the music, the characters, the gameplay, the quests. Everything is on point. This game is definitely a contender for GOTY. This is the best game of 2022 so far. Sony released a marvelous gem! It runs like a dream on the PS5. I've had very few glitches. The game is damn near perfect. And a perfect follow up sequel to an already amazing franchise. Aloy is my girl!… Expand
  22. MetalWolf64
    Mar 8, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed Aloy’s first journey so much and I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one! However, while the map and sceneries were absolutely gorgeous, specially while flying around on a Sunwing. Unfortunately the story and characters failed to get me hooked like the first one did. The saddest part of the game was the ultimate message Guerrilla conveyed to the players which was obviously inspired by The Last of Us 2 and forced them to twist the story and ruin such a great game just like last of us 2 did. I'm afraid this is becoming a new trend and bad influence for players specially the younger generation. Sigh.… Expand
  23. Aaronjoseph
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    Game is alright but nothing special. If you enjoyed zero dawn you'll enjoy forbidden west. But it's not a game for everyone. Game gets boring pretty fast and feels more like a job after a while.
  24. FloriX
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    Horizon Forbidden West macht über die ganze Spielzeit hinweg sehr viel Spaß. Das Gameplay ist abwechslungsreich, die Charaktere sind gut geschrieben, die Story spannend und die Grafik wunderschön. Allerdings muss ich das Spiel natürlich mit dem Vorgänger vergleichen, und da hat mir die Story nochmal ein Stück besser gefallen. Trotzdem hat das Spiel für mich eine sehr gute 9/10 verdient,Horizon Forbidden West macht über die ganze Spielzeit hinweg sehr viel Spaß. Das Gameplay ist abwechslungsreich, die Charaktere sind gut geschrieben, die Story spannend und die Grafik wunderschön. Allerdings muss ich das Spiel natürlich mit dem Vorgänger vergleichen, und da hat mir die Story nochmal ein Stück besser gefallen. Trotzdem hat das Spiel für mich eine sehr gute 9/10 verdient, und der Kauf hat sich absolut gelohnt.… Expand
  25. Justinn231
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    I played it over 20 hours now and i gotta say the gameplay gets booring quickly.
    Think its overhyped at the moment playstation people want the killer app.

    Looks great play not so great and repetitive and gets booring quickly man
  26. Astray_Tarot_89
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Personally I really don't understand how you take Horizon zero Dawn add a whole bunch of new stuff most, of it stuff ripped off from other series and implemented in some of the worst ways. Let's start with adding unnecessary pain animations to giving machines follow-up attacks that they really don't need and tactics that would be comparable to that of a complete weakling that can't figurePersonally I really don't understand how you take Horizon zero Dawn add a whole bunch of new stuff most, of it stuff ripped off from other series and implemented in some of the worst ways. Let's start with adding unnecessary pain animations to giving machines follow-up attacks that they really don't need and tactics that would be comparable to that of a complete weakling that can't figure out that it's fighting a mouse and don't even get me started on the crap weaponry that has some of the worst ammunition loadouts like seriously some of the legendary Weaponry is just not even worth going after due to the ammunition that they are set with and then there are still bugs within this game that cause larger machines to clip through the ground not allowing you to either go after a part that you need or completely screwing you in a quest or even messing up a challenge at this point the list can continue and Go on but gorilla you drop the ball and literally took a gem of a series and made it worse than it needed to be… Expand
  27. Sugsug
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Una obra de arte, es fantástico y bello, no decepciona. Vergüenza de las malas críticas de los usuarios de Xbox que no tienen juegos nuevos y critican este fantástico juego haciendo bajar la nota.
    Cómo siempre, bravo a Guerrilla Games por esta fantástica obra.
    Esperando la tercera parte
  28. TDrumQuack
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Stunning visuals and gameplay mechanics so far! The script at this point has been phenomenal and the character interactions are quirky and unique.

    Only about 4 hours into the game, but it's obviously a step up from already one the Playstation's best titles in Zero Dawn. Beyond excited to be immersed in this amazing world! People who are posting a 0/10 seem to be extremists because any    Stunning visuals and gameplay mechanics so far! The script at this point has been phenomenal and the character interactions are quirky and unique.

    Only about 4 hours into the game, but it's obviously a step up from already one the Playstation's best titles in Zero Dawn. Beyond excited to be immersed in this amazing world! People who are posting a 0/10 seem to be extremists because any sane human being who's ever played a video game in their life would see agree that this title isn't deserving of such harsh negativity. If you think the story is unimaginative you clearly aren't paying attention. The controls take some time to get used to, true. But like any other game, you simply have to spend the necessary time to master the nuanced changes made from the original to utilize them effectively. I play the game on the highest difficulty setting and the reward for mastering the controls is a challenging combat experience that requires facility to appreciate. Don't listen to the negativity. Buy this game    … Expand
  29. OmegaXesis
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Horizon Forbidden West tries really hard to be a good game. But it falls into the same problems as nearly all other games currently. Do the same mundane tasks over and over again. The same boss battles as it's previous games. Same mundane climb towers. It's generally not a good game at all. The biggest disappointment of 2021 by far!
  30. Will1215a
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    The game is meh, ok, very good graphics, but with uninspired quest development. Plus developers are shameless people who attacks other developers who did a better job than them.
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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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