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Horizon Forbidden West Day & Night Cycle Shown Off, New Snowy Environment Revealed

Check out the Horizon Forbidden West day & night cycle! There's also a new snowy area that will be featured in the game confirmed.

Thundercat771431d ago

This game was fantastic on PS4... On PS5 is just going to be on a whole new level with SSD speeds, Dualsense and Tempest 3D audio

Nitrowolf21431d ago

I'm super stoked to see what GG could do with the DualSense. So far it's been amazing, Ratchet and Clank another one I'm super hyped to try it in.

Timzster1431d ago

Agreed. Looking forward to seeing just how fantastic the Horizon sequel looks on PS5. Can't wait!

excaliburps1431d ago

Honestly, the biggest game-changer for PS5 for me is the loading. Graphics are not super noticeable yet, but the loading? Daaaaamn. Hoping that once we get PS5-only games, the graphical leap will be insane.

DOMination-1431d ago

Whilst cool, I don't think any of that really matters.

GG made a game with an incredibly compelling backstory. If they can build on that, they already have the graphics, world and mechanics in place. If they can fix a couple of minor niggles like the waypoint markers, inventory system and climbing then the game can absolutely be an early challenger for game of the generation.

BehindTheRows1430d ago

I mean, it definitely matters, but it isn’t the most important aspect of the game.

CaptainHenry9161431d ago

@thundercat77

I totally agree with you

BEASELY1430d ago

And then imagine the PC version even better

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Abnor_Mal1431d ago

What was this State of Play suppose to be about because I feel like I'm lost. I started the stream at noon USA EST and its still going on, not one word was ever spoken and all im seeing are distant landscapes.

Vithar1431d ago

it's a 6 hour countdown screensaver bascially, gameplay is in 2 hours. Cant wait

Abnor_Mal1431d ago

@Vithar and @Andrew336 Okay thanks, I thought it was suppose to actually start at noon. I did notice the countdown on the game screen but thought that was something for the devs.

StoneyYoshi1431d ago

When it was announced it stated 9am PT for countdown and 2pm PT for the gameplay. You arent the only one thinking it actually started at 9am PT. The comments ont he stream were hilarious. Went from like 90k watching down to 20k right now lol.

Abnor_Mal1431d ago (Edited 1431d ago )

@StoneyYoshi Yea I never knew what time the show was suppose to start and only heard there was going to be a SoP today while browsing N4G comments a few days earlier.

Today I turned on YT and saw the show was starting in an hour (12 noon), so when I saw the intro an hour later I thought it was on, but while fielding phone calls all I saw was a sideshow of various environments.

Definitely was a head scratcher until @Vithar and @Andrew336 said something. Glad I wasn't the only person who didn't understand.

Duke191431d ago (Edited 1431d ago )

Niiiice the snow concepts look sick. This is the game that will finally force me to track down a PS5

StoneyYoshi1431d ago (Edited 1431d ago )

No concepts. Thats in-engine which is usually VERY close to gameplay for GG's.

Rimeskeem1431d ago

The "villain" from the original game. The creator of Zero Dawn.

hot4play1431d ago

I think Faro Plague? the sentient machines that wiped out all life from HZD

LiViNgLeGaCY1431d ago

Thanks for the replies guys! It's been so long, I've forgotten. Lol.

hot4play1431d ago

Ted Faro created the machines that destroyed life. Project Zero Dawn was a project by Dr. Sobeck intended to restart life and humanity.
Aloy was cloned from Dr. Sobeck as a fail safe to protect GAIA.

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medman1431d ago

Release date incoming???? I hope so....loved the first game and Horizon would be my most anticipated game of 2021 even if God of War released this year, so I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing gameplay in a few minutes. I'm still holding out hope for flying mounts, despite the game also being on ps4.

A man can dream.

chicken_in_the_corn1431d ago

I assume Sony have something planned. They have to give a date for God of War too

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I Watched the Leaked Horizon AI Tech Demo Through My Fingers

Maybe I'm turning into "old man yells at cloud."

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Rancegamerx33d ago

So lame, a tech demo was conducted to test new technology. This is nothing new; they've been doing this since the 1980s. There have been thousands of tech demos that led to nothing. That said, AI is here to stay, and it will eventually find its way into games in one form or another. It's time to stop the overly dramatic reactions and accept reality.

Christopher33d ago

Talk about a 180 midway through your argument. Perhaps that 180 is why people are talking about it?

darthv7233d ago

What he said was not wrong though... AI is here and being used more and more is different industries. Its not like it is going away anytime soon.

Christopher33d ago

@darth: Where did I say he was wrong other than expressing that it's this thinking that people are talking about it? He complained about people talking about a tech demo being shown to the public as an expression of AI's use being popularized and then proved it with his own words. I didn't say they were wrong, only it only gives credence to those who are worried about the popularization and use of AI in the industry to replace actual actors.

Rancegamerx32d ago

I can see what you mean. What I am getting at is just because they did a tech demo with Aloy using AI to voice doesn't meam that this particular tech will ever actually be used. Although I personally think it will, if we can get voices to sound more natural and real. Unless it's stopped by voice actors.

darthv7232d ago

that is the current situation. voice actors are 'voicing' their concern over the use of AI. im sure you have heard those TV commercials where you can tell its an AI voice. But as things improve... there will be a point where nobody will be able to tell the difference.

Mr_cheese33d ago

Thegamer are quickly highlighting themselves as a website full of over the top BS

gold_drake33d ago

there is this website from a bunch of devs who developed a more enhanced AI conversational voice thing, where u can talk to them.

i did for 10 minutes and it freaked me out how real it sounded. it did glitch a few times but damn. the, in real time, chatter and response was amazing and frightening at the same time ha

Kyizen32d ago

One of the original Toy Story developers summed it up nicely. Basically when they were doing Toy Story people were shocked you are going from hand drawn art to computers but now no one blinks an eye and most if not all anime is 'drawn' on computers. But he also stated this didn't replace artist but just gave them a new tool to use. Now with AI the author is saying it will replace writing but it won't, using it to have dynamic conversations with NPCs or chatter as the character explores the world will avoid that repetitive banter. You will still need writers to craft a good story and make a compelling character(s).

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Horizon Forbidden West Struck the Perfect Balance of Tribes for Horizon 3

Horizon Forbidden West may have struck the right balance after adding several new tribes to the series, something which Horizon 3 should try to keep.

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Cacabunga53d ago

No horizon 3 i beg you Sony .. enough of this series already

pwnmaster300053d ago

It literally only had 2 main games and 2 dlc.
Sure it had some spin off but others have more
Halo
Gears
Elder scroll
Uncharted
God of war
Gta
Etc.
Game isnt done yet and just because your tired of it doesn’t mean everyone is.

ravens5253d ago

Exactly. (*All following #s are slightly exaggerated*) There's like 36 CODs. 16 Assassin's Creed. 25 Final Fantasies. 80 Maddens. I hate when we're on the 3rd iteration of a game and people say this.

isarai52d ago

We've had 2 main games, 2dlcs, a vr spinoff, a lego spinoff and soon to be GAAS spinoff

lukasmain53d ago

Why not? It's popular. They're great critically acclaimed games. It need a 3rd game.

northpaws53d ago

@Cacabunga

Only speak for yourself, I want to know how the story ends.

raWfodog52d ago

Same here. I'm enjoying the story. I want to see what happens when Nemesis arrives.

JEECE53d ago

It all depends on if it's actually a massive step forward or if it just feels like an iterative sequel. There's a lot of revisionist history now about how "mid" Horizon has always been, but people weren't saying that when Zero Dawn came out-people were pretty much universally into it. The major hit against it at the time was that it came out too close to Breath of the Wild.

The problem with Forbidden West is that it took five years and it was just an iterative sequel. Iterative sequels can be fine, or even great, but when five years pass and a new generation of consoles comes out, people expect a big jump, and they didn't get it. Stuff that worked in 2017 felt tired by 2022.

3 can't just be Forbidden West with slightly better graphics. It needs to actually be a meaningful leap.

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ravens5253d ago

Im looking forward to the 3rd game. I'd like that to be the last one though. New IP after would be ideal.

jznrpg53d ago

Took me a little while to get into Forbidden West because I was playing on hard but it was really damn good once I got into a groove.

I want to see the ending of this trilogy so hopefully it’s not too far out. Hopefully whoever plays Sylens can do the character justice.

isarai52d ago

I dunno, i LOOOOVED Zero Dawn, but i wanted Forbidden West to be over by like the halfway point. It's an absolutely gorgeous game but damn was it buggy for a while after release, and the enemies and combat felt so janky and unbalanced compared to the first.

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Sony Patches in Surprise Region Lock to Horizon Forbidden West on PC

TNS: "Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition on PC was patched with the 'PurchaseRestrictedCountri es' tag, adding region lock to 130 countries."

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DivineHand12594d ago

This is a step back for PlayStation and PC gamers. These anti consumer policies need to end.

Tacoboto94d ago

At a time where other third parties have started to pull back on their additional logins, Sony triples down on it.

Post-launch update too. Again.

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anast94d ago

If someone is willing spend thousands on renting games and microtransactions, which are peak anti-consumer, they will put up with this. It's a step in the same direction as all the other platforms.

PRIMORDUS94d ago

You know you can just get the game for $0.00 on PC lol. The hell with Sony.

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