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Horizon Forbidden West Review - IGN

A triumphant combination of enthralling combat, top-tier creature and character design, and a captivating open world, Horizon Forbidden West is an absolute blast and fantastic showcase for the power of the PS5.

Ezio20481181d ago (Edited 1181d ago )

Metacritic 88 with a lot of perfect scores. Tbh I was expecting it to reach even higher but it seems it will be in line with the original title, which is great nevertheless.

SullysCigar1181d ago

It's likely to still change a little, but to be honest I don't really need reviews (outside of impatiently trying to get my Horizon info fix!), as I already decided a long time ago I'll be playing it.

It's nice to see the awesome reception it's getting from critics - and to hear it's a good showcase for PS5.

LordoftheCritics1181d ago

I hope this ones better.

I did not enjoy 1.

SullysCigar1181d ago

^ Well the reviews are in and the takeaway is 'bigger and better'.

Combine that with a new gen and more than 5 years of learning since the original released and I don't think we need rely on hope at this stage!

LordoftheCritics1181d ago

''^ Well the reviews are in and the takeaway is 'bigger and better'.

Thats why hope coz even the first one was reviewed well but i really did not like it much.

Definitely hanging on hope here.

Outlawzz1181d ago

@lord

If you didn't like the original why even play the sequel lol

Its not going to magically be a different game

Crows901181d ago

@lordofthecrtics

Okay yeah you shouldn't bother with it. I don't understand why you would if you didn't like the first game.

This game is more of the same.

If you didn't like the combat or story in the first not sure that's going to change at all here.

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Profchaos1181d ago (Edited 1181d ago )

There's at least two "reviews," I've seen in this site alone that are clickbait in their nature purposely low scores 6or7 just to generate clicks. Unfortunately sites like these drag the metacritic rating down to give an example one site listed the price if the game as a negative like paying for a new game is a bad thing best believe they give near perfect scores to Xbox games however.

babadivad1181d ago

I just hope they have toned down the Sobek hero worship in this game. "Through you, all things are possible." Really? Pulling quotes straight from the Bible now?

Hope this game is more of Aloy's story.

Bruh1181d ago

89 is a fantastic game lmfao....why are people never satisfied with trying to fulfill their agenda if the game isn't a 92 plus on Meta

Livingthedream1181d ago

8 or above is pretty damn good.

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Flawlessmic1181d ago

Cant wait to get my hands on this!!!

9 is a great score however going off the video review i just watched it sounds like it should be a 10 as there was basically no complaints outside of not being able to climb everything.

Its sounds like vastly improved in every single area, seems like guerilla has nailed this!

No suprises though this was always a guaranteed win,

3 more nights to go 🤙

Eidolon1181d ago

Thas how it be for reviewers, nothing's perfect but someone can go in biased and ruin the aggregate. I loved HZD and wanted more after 100% it and DLC. This is absolutely with no doubt going to be a better experience, especially on PS5. Sadly, I won't play until the 21th-22nd

EvertonFC1181d ago (Edited 1181d ago )

Do we have a time frame for release ? Is it dead on midnight or is sometime in the morning ?
I ONLY say that cause lately some games have a clock then when midnight comes you get a second countdown clock and it's so annoying waiting up till midnight for it not to be playable lol

Flawlessmic1181d ago

I think returnal was the only one i ever had that issue with, it was off by about an hr.

I took friday off anyway for this so ill stay up as long as needed hahaha

dumahim1181d ago

I can’t believe not being able to climb everything is seen as a negative. If there’s nothing to climb to, then why should anyone want to climb it? The world is probably already quite large enough as it is. No point wasting time trying to reach somewhere that either has nothing or the devs are forced to flood the map with more collectibles to give purpose to climbing everywhere.

Beef5upreme831181d ago (Edited 1181d ago )

So just like Miles Morales, we are getting a DLC add-on? Looks like the same bloody game as Zero Dawn. Was expecting something better. Oh well.

Flawlessmic1181d ago

Get ur troll ass outta here, thats basically every single sequal, so i guess every sequal must be a dlc add on.

Salty ass.

Beef5upreme831181d ago

Sorry mate, was just having a laugh. I will be playing it on PS5 on launch day. Just wanted to get my first bite of the day haha

SullysCigar1181d ago

He's just winding people up for sport.

He's the guy that said he'll wait for the slim PS5 so he doesn't have a big ugly console stinking the place up...yet here we are and he's playing HFW on PS5 day one.

Lol I knew something was off, as I don't believe there's a gamer out there that wouldn't be pumped to play this game!

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Atticus_finch1181d ago

Awe you can always play crossfirex. I hear xboys love it.

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badz1491181d ago

great score! can't wait to play it myself!

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I Watched the Leaked Horizon AI Tech Demo Through My Fingers

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Rancegamerx46d 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.

Christopher46d ago

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

darthv7246d 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.

Christopher45d 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.

Rancegamerx45d 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.

darthv7245d 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_cheese46d ago

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

gold_drake46d 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

Kyizen45d 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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Cacabunga66d ago

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

pwnmaster300066d 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.

ravens5266d 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.

isarai65d ago

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

lukasmain66d ago

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

northpaws66d ago

@Cacabunga

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

raWfodog65d ago

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

JEECE66d 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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ravens5266d ago

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

jznrpg66d 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.

isarai65d 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.