PushStartPlay writes:
Horizon Forbidden West is an absolute triumph. And to think, Guerrilla Games developed both the PS4 and PS5 alongside each other. Yet, it seems like no sacrifices have been made at the expense of the other. I said earlier that this sequel is bigger and better, and that couldn’t be any closer to the truth. Horizon Forbidden West takes up so much of my time because I simply cannot get enough of it. It’s one of those games that I can’t stop thinking about when I’m away from it. Speaking of which, I’ve got to go. After all, I’ve got a post-apocalyptic world to save. Horizon Forbidden West is the first must-have PlayStation exclusive this year.
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Maybe I'm turning into "old man yells at cloud."
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.
Talk about a 180 midway through your argument. Perhaps that 180 is why people are talking about it?
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.
@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.
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.
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.
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
We've had 2 main games, 2dlcs, a vr spinoff, a lego spinoff and soon to be GAAS spinoff
Why not? It's popular. They're great critically acclaimed games. It need a 3rd game.
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.
Im looking forward to the 3rd game. I'd like that to be the last one though. New IP after would be ideal.
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.
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.
This is the first time I've seen anyone else say they chose quality mode over performance. I almost always go with performance as I love the smooth gameplay, but for some reason quality mode is so damn good in this game. I don't know if it's how well they lock in the 30 fps or just the smoothness of animations, but it feels incredible. Also the visuals here get a much more noticeable resolution bump than I've seen in other games. I would suggest giving it a go to those who just jumped right into performance mode without checking.
im about 15 hours into the game and i havent even gotten past Barren Light yet. Been exploring, doing side quests, and hunting.
...I'm on my 33hrs already but I only have the 1 subordinate function of Gaia which is Aether. The map is so huge and beautiful that's why I always explore first before goin to the main mission.