Horizon Forbidden West | Review Thread

Elog · Feb 14, 2022

The reviewers I know I am synchronised with loved the game so I am happy :)

As to review scores - I do not care much but I always find it weird when a reviewer is seemingly not liking the type of game they are reviewing so the review becomes as much of an opinion piece regarding the category as the game in itself. Always happens and I always find it odd.

modiz · Feb 14, 2022

Woof, the base PS4 version in the IGN performance review video looks... rough to watch. Super blurry and aliased image. All the other versions seem quite pretty however.

tophu · Feb 14, 2022

DeepChord said:
60fps mode at 1080p according to ACG...oooff

oof indeed since he/she is wrong

Midas · Feb 14, 2022

Come on peeps. Not everyone will like every game. Just like I would review Horizon like 6 because I really didn't enjoy it at all. Nothing wrong with that.

Lone · Feb 14, 2022

dreamstation said:
Nope. But plenty of other reviewers have with the majority saying it's 90/100 game.

Listen I'm all for being excited and I think I'm going to love this game, but opinions exist. Just because 20 people shout something is a masterpiece, doesn't mean someone else can't say 'it's okay'.

VanWinkle · Feb 14, 2022

PspLikeANut said:
It seems like it's hit or miss

Right but I don't want you to get the impression that it's seem by everybody to be weak. I'd say the majority of the reviews see it as really good.

Deleted member 29639 · Feb 14, 2022

dreamstation said:
How can so many people say it is a 9/10+ game yet a select few are saying 6/10? Sound like garbage reviews to me.

Because quality is subjective and nobody is "right."

I thought Horizon: Zero Dawn was a 7/10 game. Others thought it was a 9-9.5. That doesn't mean I'm overly harsh or they're shills — we just gravitate toward different things in games.

Magic Mushroom · Feb 14, 2022

Mr.Deadshot said:
So another AAA release that needs some patches. Somehow I was expecting more from Sony 1st party, but I guess I was expecting to much.

It's hard to make a game period, but it is really hard during a pandemic.

Lord Fanny · Feb 14, 2022

dreamstation said:
Nope. But plenty of other reviewers have with the majority saying it's 90/100 game.

You're going to have a good time next time you have an opinion that doesn't match up with the majority of others lol

Jolkien · Feb 14, 2022

So John recommend resolution mode and not performance ? Interesting

Papercuts · Feb 14, 2022

Story is getting a lot of wildly varying feedback makes me more curious than anything really. It's been my main concern given ZD was propped up hard by the lore.

ThisIsBlitz21 · Feb 14, 2022

dreamstation said:
Nope. But plenty of other reviewers have with the majority saying it's 90/100 game.

God forbid there's differing opinions on a game, you better fall in line.

Ariakon44 · Feb 14, 2022

ciddative said:
Already seeing how a review being different to others (or different than expected) is "weird". Nothing changes

Also "the only reviews I'm going to focus on are the most negative ones" lol.

nogoodnamesleft · Feb 14, 2022

This thread is an embarrassment of hidden agendas everywhere smh

I'm in the I don't like open world games for the most part but I liked HZD so I'll be grabbing this. Maybe not at launch cos the backlog is huge but eventually.

Loudninja · Feb 14, 2022

septmbrvrywn · Feb 14, 2022

The climbing system seems unsatisfying 😟 though improved

Principate · Feb 14, 2022

dreamstation said:
Nope. But plenty of other reviewers have with the majority saying it's 90/100 game.

Opinions how they work?

This happens every review thread and it still shocks me how difficult a concept this is gor some.

nelsonroyale · Feb 14, 2022

As someone who has some pretty major issues with the way the pre-history of the story is framed (i.e., felt very anthropocentric and also literally deus ex machina), I am pretty happy if there is less focus on that.

tophu · Feb 14, 2022

PspLikeANut said:
It seems like it's hit or miss

88 meta constitutes hit or miss these days? tough crowd.

Jolkien · Feb 14, 2022

Kaswa101 said:
Hype restored :D

It'd 1800p according to IGN (from Nxgamer)

Ilyahero · Feb 14, 2022

88mc is pretty high. I thought it would be closer to ghost of Tsushima score.

Ariakon44 · Feb 14, 2022

tophu said:
88 meta constitutes hit or miss these days? tough crowd.

I think they were referring specifically to the story

PspLikeANut · Feb 14, 2022

tophu said:
88 meta constitutes hit or miss these days? tough crowd.

Edit: already noted

poklane · Feb 14, 2022

Really glad to see these reviews, can't wait!

dreamstation said:
Nope. But plenty of other reviewers have with the majority saying it's 90/100 game.

So if the majority of people think something deserves a 9/10 nobody else should be allowed to think its a 6/10.
Great disrespect for someone having an opinion of their own, real mature.

PROh1bited · Feb 14, 2022

dreamstation said:
Nope. But plenty of other reviewers have with the majority saying it's 90/100 game.

OMG!! People have differing opinions!!! My god, call the cops and have all of the reviewers that gave it a 7 and under arrested!!

tophu · Feb 14, 2022

PspLikeANut said:
I'm talking specifically about the story

gotcha! my bad…

Kaswa101 · Feb 14, 2022

Honestly this sounds perfect for me. Loved the original (including its story/lore) so this seems right up my alley.

Bring on Friday :D

Equanimity · Feb 14, 2022

dreamstation said:
Nope. But plenty of other reviewers have with the majority saying it's 90/100 game.

It's just one review, let it go.

You'll get a difference of opinion, that's how reviews work.

VanWinkle · Feb 14, 2022

septmbrvrywn said:
The climbing system seems unsatisfying 😟 though improved

Definitely see a good bit of complaints about that. Weird that they weren't able to nail the climbing more. The AC games are great with it, so "realistic" games can do climb-anywhere really well.

Mr.Deadshot · Feb 14, 2022

Magic Mushroom said:
It's hard to make a game period, but it is really hard during a pandemic.

It wasn't hard for them to raise the price of PS5 games to 80€ here in Germany though.

But we are used to bumpy launches by now. Just wait and get a cheaper, better experience later.

Btw. did they share plans for paid DLC like Frozen Wilds? I migh just wait for a complete edition then.

Equanimity said:
It's just one review, let it go.

There is another 6/10 review saying it's a step down in almost every way :O

Kaswa101 · Feb 14, 2022

Jolkien said:
It'd 1800p according to IGN (from Nxgamer)

That's better than expected, thanks!

vicious696 · Feb 14, 2022

Jolkien said:
So John recommend resolution mode and not performance ? Interesting

I played the entire game from start to finish in performance mode and IMHO the 60fps is just a smoother and better experience than playing at native 4K 30fps

oriic · Feb 14, 2022

Here's our review (in Hungarian):

GAMEPOD.hu

Pros:

A great, twisty story with great characters
The presentation of optional content is of unprecedented quality
Wide variety of weapons, opponents and mission types
Fantastic graphics, music and voice acting
Incredibly short load times

Cons:

Even with the improvements, melee combat is not very good
Weak AI, which makes death rare even on hard difficulty

FIREKNIGHT2029 · Feb 14, 2022

Jolkien said:
It'd 1800p according to IGN (from Nxgamer)

Nice, that's better than I expected. My eyes are gonna get a workout when I play this game.

arsene_P5 · Feb 14, 2022

Winstano said:
While you're waiting....

Think of it as "Budget-al Foundry" :D

Will watch. Thx.

dark494 · Feb 14, 2022

modiz said:
Woof, the base PS4 version in the IGN performance review video looks... rough to watch. Super blurry and aliased image. All the other versions seem quite pretty however.

Loudninja said:

Yeah I don't know how I feel about this. DF is saying things very different from reviewers wrt technical aspects

AJUK · Feb 14, 2022

It seems the gist of the reviews are what I ultimately expected, a great game but nothing groundbreaking. I'll take that. You can't expect generation defining games when they're also made on last gen.

Falus · Feb 14, 2022

DeepChord said:
60fps mode at 1080p according to ACG...oooff

Hope it's a joke. I won't play 30fps. Or 1080p. Fuck

Milennia · Feb 14, 2022

The ps4 version via IGNs video is honestly pretty good

Loudninja · Feb 14, 2022

The time I've spent with Horizon Forbidden West has been an absolute blast. I've gawked at beautiful landscapes, engaged in frantic fracases with machines, delved into ancient ruins, laughed at snarky dialogue, triumphed in an arena, gotten my butt handed to me in a board game, and much more. I still haven't seen everything Forbidden West has in store for me, but I've seen enough to know it is special, just like its predecessor. This is one of those sequels where the developers have really upped their game in just about every way, and I can't wait to play more of it!

Horizon Forbidden West Review | RPGFan

Horizon Forbidden West is set six months after the events of the first game. Aloy is on the hunt for a way to fix Earth’s rapidly destabilizing biosphere, which has started blighting the land and creating devastating superstorms.

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raspberrymousse · Feb 14, 2022

This seems great as expected, the climbing being a disappointment is a shame but otherwise really loving what I'm reading. Wasn't that big on the story for the first one either so if this is what's holding this game back I'll still be having a blast

Brrandon · Feb 14, 2022

DeepChord said:
60fps mode at 1080p according to ACG...oooff

You should probably edit your comment so people dont keep quoting you without reading the rest of the thread lol

Artorias · Feb 14, 2022

The game being a bit easier and even hard mode being forgiving is giving me on pause on whether or not I will enjoy this.

Might wait until that's hopefully addressed in a patch (new difficulty?)

Slippy · Feb 14, 2022

Falus said:
Hope it's a joke. I won't play 30fps. Or 1080p. Fuck

It's wrong ACG is wrong.

Equanimity · Feb 14, 2022

Mr.Deadshot said:
There is another 6/10 review saying it's a step down in almost every way :O

That's hard to believe given what we've seen so far. Guess I'll find out for myself, later this week.

NediarPT88 · Feb 14, 2022

modiz said:
Woof, the base PS4 version in the IGN performance review video looks... rough to watch. Super blurry and aliased image. All the other versions seem quite pretty however.

Yeah the cutbacks in visual quality are quite noticeable, but I'm glad the performance is solid 30fps.

Wish Ghost of Tsushima had done the same, that game can't hold 30fps at all in combat on base PS4 from the footage I saw, and they choose to stick with 1080p.

Jolkien · Feb 14, 2022

vicious696 said:
I played the entire game from start to finish in performance mode and IMHO the 60fps is just a smoother and better experience than playing at native 4K 30fps

Hmm alright I'll see when I watch the digital Foundry video or I misinterpreted what he meant when he said like Forza he'd recommend resolution modem due to the sheer amount of details in the game.

VanWinkle · Feb 14, 2022

oriic said:
Here's our review (in Hungarian):

GAMEPOD.hu

Pros:

A great, twisty story with great characters

The presentation of optional content is of unprecedented quality

LOVE hearing these two things.

Loudninja · Feb 14, 2022

5/5

From its story to its gameplay and its jaw-dropping world, nearly everything in Horizon Forbidden West is so expertly crafted I constantly want to describe it as perfect. Any complaints I have about Sylens' or Regalla's potential melt away when I look at Forbidden West in its totality.

Anybody who was a fan of Horizon Zero Dawn owes it to themselves to play Forbidden West. And for those that haven't played its predecessor yet, Forbidden West stands on its own as an outstanding action-RPG that players will be talking about for years to come. It will undoubtedly be an early game of the year contender and go down as one of the best PS5 games out there, even this early in the console's life.

Horizon Forbidden West for PS5 review: The pinnacle of excellence

Horizon Forbidden West is Guerrilla's best game to date, weaving together an unexpected story and excellent combat to create an adventure players won't soon forget.

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J 0 E · Feb 14, 2022

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