Horizon Forbidden West

 PlayStation 5
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10308 Ratings

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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.
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#7 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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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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