I'll definitely finish off Horizon first, having a blast with it. I had prioritized it due to not wanting to be spoiled on the story, and I'm extremely glad I did. Repeating from the OT: I didn't think the game could really surprise me, because there were only two-ish sequel hooks from the first game that could really be used, and it seemed like the game was already heading in one of those directions.
I WAS STILL VERY SURPRISED BY SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED. Can't wait to find out what happens next.
I basically did this at a certain point during one of the quests:
I'm really excited for Elden Ring, though, and am very happy for Miyazaki and the folks at FromSoftware that it's reviewing so well. It looks incredible, and I'm looking forward to savoring it. I'm also waiting to see whether XSX or PS5 is the way to go. It's only February, and I'm already spoiled for choice!
I'm normally a 'one open world game a year' kinda person, and there's also Xenoblade Chronicles 3 later this year...
...god help us all if BotW2 comes out in 2022.