E3 2015 Game Of The Show: Horizon: Zero Dawn

Richard Drummond of Gaming Tech United writes:

"Every year at E3 there's a game that catches you off so off guard and invigorates your love and intrigue of gaming once again. Whether it be a sequel to a huge franchise, or a brand new IP, it is always nice to see a game that as it's playing your jaw is on the floor. That game for me this year is Guerrilla Game's newest IP: Horizon Zero Dawn."

[I-Hate-usernames]

Completely agree. It's good to have a new ip. Especially in this gen that is full of sequels. I dont mean sequels are bad but its better to have something different.

[NinjaRichParty]

I completely agree brother. For instance, I love what I saw from Fallout 4, but I know what I'm gonna get from it for the most part. This game just gave me a sense of wonder and intrigue that needed to be applauded.

[Palitera]

Talking about "that game that catches your attention", does anyone know where is Wild from last year's show? (Gamescom maybe)

When Horizon's gameplay started, I thought it could actually be Wild.

[Kingthrash360]

Wild...rime too....missing.....but I know what it is...Sony never pulls all its cards at the same time...veteran move...sucker punch has theirs so does ssm...sound bend too...a lot going on in the backround...instead of showing some cg trailer of a game that's way off like ms does, they wait until gameplay can be shown ...they wait to let other games have the spotlight..very smart. Each big game will have its time.....think about it like this...they showed halo, gears, and tomb raider..when they should have split them. They should have showed halo, and tomb raider...then waited for BC to show gears ....that way recore would have had a bigger impact....something like that. It's sad because the biggest thing ms had was was muffled by backwards compatibility. The only thing being talked about is BC. Not gears..not halo....no. Bc. 360 games..... Smh. This will hurt them.

[InTheLab]

Game of show for me. Just watching this warrior trek through the grass and with RPG in mind I'm like...ok. Then robosaur out of no f^#&in where! So now I have a million questions and a good year of trying to avoid the answers until I play.

[Kingdomcome247]

It was without a doubt the game that I'm most excited for along with Mankind Divided, ROTTR, and UC4.

[Takwin]

It's almost unbelievable that ANY game could win an E3 with the holy trinity (Final Fantasy VII remake, The Last Guardian, Shenmue 3), Fallout 4, Deus Ex, Uncharted 4, and Kingdom Hearts 3.

And yet, I also thought Horizon was the most intriguing.

[GamingChip79]

This game looks so bad ass! I'm glad people are giving it the recognition. So cool to see what Guerrilla is doing when they step out of the first person world.

[NinjaRichParty]

Yeah! This is literally the inverse of what they usually do. An open world, colorful, female led game. I'm all for this game from what I've seen thus far. That demo really kicked ass.

[Majin-vegeta]

Seems like everyone is all over this game.This game is the one I've seen getting a lot of coverage after E3 can't wait.to.get my hands on it.

[NinjaRichParty]

Same here! I heard the behind closed door demo was really exciting as well.

[Kingdomcome247]

Man, I'd really love to see that demo. This game just hits all of the right notes for me. It's way better than I envisioned it to be, and the concept art reveal alone from last year had already served to hype me up for the game. Big time kudos, Guerilla Games!

[no_more_heroes]

I wouldn't say "Game of the Show", but it does look great. Looking forward to hearing more about it. Could be something like Monster Hunter but with robo-dinos.

[GamingChip79]

That's why I love video games. Everyone has their own tastes. It may have not been your GotS, but it was for a lot of people and that's awesome!

[no_more_heroes]

It has the potential to be huge. I got what I REALLY wanted from this E3 with KH3, but in terms of new IP, I'm most impressed with this.

[remixx116]

Not throwing flame at you, just curious what was game of show for you.....I know there was a lot of big names and nice games shown.

This took it for me but that rare pirate game was very interesting as well.

[no_more_heroes]

I think I might say it was the best PS4 game shown. Best of the entire show, though? Still not sure. I want to say KH3 because I watched that gameplay trailer in stunned silence but there was so much at this E3 I'm probably forgetting something.

[pivotplease]

Kind of agree. I'll buy the game and ei love Guerilla and everything but I'm still more excited about UC4 simply because we still don't know how any of the RPG elements work aor how scripted some parts of that gameplay were. I'm optimistic that it will be a very dynamic open-world but you always have to wait for the reality instead of getting carried away by hype.

Could be game of the show though simply because the Uncharted segment was primarily driving and The Last Guardian demo didn't really show off much of the game's potential, and Dreams didn't show us how the content related to gaming. It was more like a movie maker.

[MasterCornholio]

I am very interested in this title.

I would like to see more.

[garos82]

thats how you do a reveal : with some gameplay! I hate CGI only reveals so this was a refreshing new surprise

[Ravenheartzero]

Such a huge departure from killzone, was really stunned when I saw the gameplay, looks fantastic imo :D can't wait to see more.

[iceman06]

Totally agree. If they wouldn't have told you that GG was behind the development of this game, it would be very difficult to know. I love the fact the GG are willing to take that risk and move outside of their comfort zone.

[oIITSBIIo]

It looks good but defiantly not GOTS, my vote goes to Deus Ex MD.

[IamTylerDurden1]

No doubt about it, this was my game of show as i've been saying for a few days.

Horizon Zero Dawn blew me away in all three aspects -

Visually - simply stunning and a shockingly gorgeous game for an open world rpg

Concept - entirely original story with fabulous sci fi, fiction, & non fiction inspired elements. I soo badly want to kill mech dinos & explore this fascinating world.

Gameplay - possibly the highlight of this flawless demo, from stealth to parkour to flatout bad azz dino combat the gameplay stood out as spectacular. The part when she picked up the t-rex piece (his paw?) which she had broken off and then shot him multiple times with it was incredible. Also, when she had the t-rex "on the ropes" and used rope arrows to tie him down in real time was just mind blowing and original. My body needs this game.

[ilikepizza]

I'd say biggest surprise of e3. Id still take halo,gears and tomb raider over this but this was the first time I seen anything ever that made me considering getting a ps4 again. That says alot.

[Germany7]

If i need to choose one, the game of the show it's Horizon: Zero Dawn, an amazing concept and presentation, probably the most exciting idea for a game recently. Also, it's a new IP.
Just can't wait to play the game.

[GamerGT]

Lots of great games incoming. This is a day 1 purchase though. Parts collecting and monster killing. Like The Last of Us only Jurassic.

[_-EDMIX-_]

This is an easy game of show. New IP, nothing but gameplay, amazing graphics and a strong team behind it. Game of show only really covers playable games vs trailers, teasers, CGI etc.

Its easily the best new game that was at E3 in playable form. A great concept, cool gameplay and over all great showing.

[Tctczach]

I saw you could make a tree house in Fallout 4. GOTY for me personally. Can't wait to see more on this though

[S2Killinit]

I think thats fair to say. Horizon looks really fresh and cool. I'm looking forward to seeing more of it.

[Relientk77]

My thoughts exactly, this game was awesome

[Paleblood]

But but but does it has backward compability?

Lol