Horizon: Forbidden West Needs to Be Sony's Breath of the Wild

With the official sequel unveiled for PS5, Horizon: Forbidden West seems to be borrowing inspiration from Breath of the Wild's exploration.

[RazzerRedux]

No it doesn't. It needs to be another great Horizon game like the first. This silly Zelda comparison needs to just end.

"The one clear inspiration from Breath of the Wild has to be from Aloy's traversal, as she's seen climbing a sheer rock face and swimming underwater, each a precarious and dangerous place that Horizon: Zero Dawn never let players explore before."

lol....what?
https://youtu.be/PIZZn3OZBd...

[NecrumOddBoy]

BOTW was an ugly, barren wasteland, empty of life, story, dungeons, and anything that made it feel like Zelda. The climbing mechanics weren't some revolutionary feature either. I don't geget the praise. I beat it with over 100 hours put in. What a carrot on the stick of a letdown. The comparison needs to stop. Horizon was more of a Zelda than BOTW could hope to be.

[RazzerRedux]

I gave up after 80 hours. Just wasn't for me. I did like the shrines though. But regardless of my likes and dislikes, BoTW and Horizon are not comparable other than that they came out around the same time and were both open worlds. Other than that, the two have remarkably different goals and styles of game play. Yeah....the comparison is stupid and I don't get why people keep trying.

[-Foxtrot]

It's a good game it's just a terrible Zelda game

Does it have the best boss battles in the main line Zelda games? Nope

Does it have the best dungeons in a main line Zelda game? Nope

Does it have the same or more enemy variety in a main line Zelda game? Nope

Does it have the best story in a main line Zelda game? Nope

Does it have the best final boss in a main line Zelda game? Nope

Does it have the best collection of memorable NPC's in a main line Zelda game? Nope

Does it have the best side missions in a main line Zelda game? Nope

Does it feature some of the best towns and villages in a main line Zelda game? Nope

Does it have the best music in a main line Zelda game? Depends on your taste.

Little details and the like are great but honestly those little details can NO WAY make it that special, revolutionary and put on such a high pedestal. Any other game from Sony, Microsoft or a third party developer would not be saved by a small collection of great little details, we've seen what game journalists can nit pick. I'd personally give it a 7.5 out of 10 myself.

For example that weapon breakage system is terrible and would obviously be talked about in a review yet hardly anyone mentioned it until after they gave it a perfect score, the ones who did just glossed over it. I mean...it's a complete different set of standards.

People might think it's fanboy-ish but Horizon Zero Dawn that year was more memorable, it had great character development, a good story, combat, enemy variety, music, atmosphere and at the end of the day it was a refreshing new IP from a studio who's primarily done first person shooters.

[Mr Pumblechook]

Hold on a second!...

6th June
Gamerant: Horizon Zero Dawn 2 Should 'Steal' Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Best Feature
https://n4g.com/news/235035...

13th June
Gamerant: Horizon: Forbidden West Needs to Be Sony's Breath of the Wild
https://n4g.com/news/235172...

[OMNlPOTENT]

You literally just compared them after saying the comparison needs to stop. Both excellent games, no need to hate on BOTW to make Horizon sound better. It can hold its own weight without putting down other great games

[indysurfn]

Wasteland? That proves you listened to a far cry review. There is a LOT of stuff in the game a LOT for a open world game. What your saying is fanboy drivel. Horizon is a great game so is BOTW. Stop drinking the fanboy coolaide.

[DT8Hardcore]

Dam true my friend, been into zelda since the nes and botw was a massive let down, they started going downhill after wind waker

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

BOTW invented Swimming and climbing - FallenAngel 2020

[rainslacker]

Yeah, I don't need a BOTW, and would prefer it just be Sony's new Horizon game. If I want a BOTW experience, I'll play BOTW, or it's sequel.

[Nyxus]

Why can't it be its own thing? I actually enjoyed Horizon more than Breath of the Wild, although both are great games.

[Silly gameAr]

SO, it needs to be overrated?

[rainslacker]

No. Just needs to lack character development, a story, interesting characters, a world that feels a live, and most importantly, it needs to lack a plot or any purpose for doing anything within the world that it creates.

[Bruh]

Overrated on what regards? The same universal acclaim from reviewers on Metacritic are what many here use to justify the genre defining experiences of TLOU or God of War etc. If you don't use the basis for average critic scores as a basis for how a game is received. Than its utter pointless to ever compare games period

[Rimeskeem]

Ok, first off Horizon came out BEFORE BOTW. Secondly, the games are not similar and use very different mechanics. The only thing similar is the open world.

[leemo19]

No it needs to be sequel to HZD 1 and that's it. Why does it need to be BOTW why can't it be its on thing with its own style of game.

[ninsigma]

No it needs to steer clear of BOTW because that game sucked. The first horizon was a much better game so making it like BOTW would be a downgrade.

[rainslacker]

Ironically, if it was exactly like BOTW, but better designed, with a better story, it'd probably be panned by critics across the board, because what BOTW did wasn't terribly innovative or interesting.

[ninsigma]

Exactly. A lot of what BOTW did was already done the previous gen, then just executed it all badly combined with the worst weapon breakage system I've seen.

[rainslacker]

I don't think they executed it poorly, I just didn't find it remarkably innovative. The game play itself was OK, and the world was nice to explore, but the story was mediocre, and overall, it wasn't that varied in terms of open world design. Horizon wasn't a pinnacle of the open world games out there, but what was there was solidly executed, with really good game play, interesting side stuff to do that was relevant to the main plot to the point you didn't always realize it was side stuff, and a great story arc.

[CaptainOmega]

Breath of the wild wasn't that good imo

[Yi-Long]

Horizon needs to be Horizon, but Kena looks like it could be a great alternative to what Zelda is for Nintendo; an action-adventure game in a magical and mystical world.

Looked absolutely amazing.

[rainslacker]

As I watched that trailer, I kept wishing that Sony would make a sequel to Folklore, as I felt a lot of the same vibes, and Folklore was a gem that was too soon forgotten. Although, I will most certainly be keeping an eye on Kena.

[BigTrain]

Breath of the Wild did not do it for me. Please dont let it touch my Horizon series of perfection.

[spambot0815]

that's what kena is for.

[lellkay]

Loved both games. Preferred Horizon.

[Adnanilyas21]

Love BOTW amazing game. Never played this game though

[VivaLaManual]

The only thing I'd like to see is open traversal like assassin's Creed Odyssey.

[Ninver]

It doesn't need to be anything but a better version of itself. Shut the F#ck up. I seriously can't tolerate these parasites.

[Kabaneri]

The first one was already way better than BOTW, which might be the most overrated game this gen.

[Spicyram]

Can we get over that incredibly overrated game now?

[AK91]

Ugh I hope not.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

No it does not..at all, Horizon sold over 10 million and the sequel is going to be fire, ..another awful FallenAngel article , this guy is awful.

Apparently BOTW invented swimming and traversal now.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

BOTW is the most overrated game this gen next to Mario Odyssey..not sure why nintendo games seem to get judged differently..BOTW had many flaws, the combat was mediocore at best,. there is no story at all, it is full of bloat, the voice acting was cringey, the lack of dungeons, the pointless weapons breaking mechanic, having to wait for rain to stop for 15 mins just to get to my next destination because I cannot climb this hill..,... Horizon just needs to do what they are doing and avoid anything BOTW. I prefer good combat over zeldas focus on traversal. Give me improved Horizon and it's already a banger.

[LucidIllusion]

People don't know what actual quality is.

[ninsigma]

Can't agree about oddysey. Thought that game was so damn good. Everything you said about BOTW though was spot on.

[ifrit_caress]

Horizon: Forbidden West needs to be its own game, not trying to be any other game.

[goldwyncq]

I see the playstation fanboys over here are still salty about BotW overshadowing Horizon in 2017.

[Imalwaysright]

I think they're suffering from PTSD the poor fellows. It's the only thing that would explain this reaction to a game that was released more than 3 years ago.

[rainslacker]

Nope, just the idea that Horizon would be brought down to the levels of BOTW is offensive in every way possible.

[LucidIllusion]

Breath of the Wild is so overrated it's pathetic.

[tulholdren]

It's just needs to be a Horizon sequel I couldn't stand BoTW so please just give that a rest already. Both are different games for different people.

[sprinterboy]

Horizon needs to be horizon not botw pmsl

[sizeofyou]

It really doesn't. It needs to be a stunning sequel to an outstanding game in its own right on the PS4. Fairly sure it will be under Guerilla production...

[TheGamez100]

No, just needs to be better than zero dawn is all it needs. Botw can stay being botw.

[DefaultComment]

It doesn't need to be a spiritual successor of Breath of the wildish. What is can do it's take a few things and make it their own for instance more world interaction, weather elements suck as cold and heat affect you. thinks like lthat could be a welcome addition to what has been done before with horizon.

What most likely poeple would say is that Horizon it's Sony's Zelda and they are not wrong actually.in a way it really is a version of Zelda, not that there is anything wrong with it considering that Zelda is one of the best gaming franchise of all time.

All that being said I think horizon is doing their own thing. So you do not need to go wild with "Horizon copying BOTW" most likely some similarities are there but that's just about it.

[rainslacker]

At no point did I feel there was any sort of Zelda vibe when I played Horizon...or vice versa. They are two uniquely different games, and about the only thing they shared in common was a relatively close launch date, and they were both open world, they had bows in both....and maybe the shrines/cauldrons.

[FallenAngel1984]

What would Horizon gain by giving up its identity to be more like Zelda? The first game was pretty successful and the sequel will be even moreso

[PhoenixUp]

“Breath Of The Wild Changed Open-World Games”

How. That game did nothing we haven’t already seen before or after in open world games. People just like to prop up just because it’s a Zelda title. I’ve seen very little credibility to BotW doing anything new with this design mentality

[DonDon3000]

maybe I need to replay HZD. I honestly didn't care for it though I beat it. I never played that Zelda. The stealth in HZD seemed weak. Should I play it on a harder difficulty? I can't even remember if it had the option to raise difficulty...

[rainslacker]

The stealth wasn't the best in H:ZD, and there weren't many situations where you could use it effectively for the whole scenario. I'd suggest hard difficulty, but if you have the expansion, then that gets really hard if you aren't leveled up all the way when you get there, and even then, it's pretty hard. But, best way to enjoy Horizon is learn to use all those traps she gets. They change the entire nature of the combat, and allow for a lot of strategy when approaching different situations. Trying to outsmart the T-Rex dino with traps so you don't get caught in a bad place is a nice challenge, although you'll have to fight him face to face at some point.

[GreatSako2020]

Why the fuck people compare Horizon to Zelda. They have nothing in common.

[Edito]

No it doesn't... BOTW is boring as hell... And I hate that childis look.

[BehindTheRows]

No, it needs to be Horizon: Forbidden West.

[il-JumperMT]

hell no breath of the wild suck