Horizon Forbidden West - Patch 1.07

Guerrilla: "Patch 1.07 is out! This patch includes an "Always Off" option for weapons & ammo and tools & potions in the Custom HUD options, a fix to speak to Porguf during side quest "Breaking Even", and more. ** Please note that some patch notes may contain SPOILERS!**"

[lellkay]

How is the shimmer still not fixed :(.

I love the game and I can't put it down, but i'm stuck in 30fps fidelity because performance mode has so many problems.

Expect better on this front from Sony studios.

[pietro1212]

Really? I’m having issues running the game in fidelity mode, the frame rate was all over the place and dropped to 10 to 20 frames at times and the screen flickers to black. When the game is running well, it’s a blast to play which is most of the time.

[Spenok]

Interesting. I've need playing about 20 hours now, all in fidelity and experienced zero issues the entire time.

I wonder why these issues are so inconsistent.

[VersusDMC]

When i had frame rate issues i would save , quit to title screen and reload(continue). That fixed it. Sounds annoying but it's seconds in the new fast loading era.

[thorstein]

@spenok,

The issues are inconsistent because of varying home TVs. If you have something that is state of the art, you probably won't run into rendering problems, I know I don't. But, I am still having problems with deep blacks on Deathloop and Dying Light 2.

I think most consumers want plug n play and the software should run the best possible way rather than constantly tweak the TV AND the PS5 settings to get the best quality on each game.

[Muigi]

If you watched the Digital Foundry episode you’d know its not a simple fix. If you know how to though you should give Guerilla a call I’m sure they’d love your input 🙃.

[mattkelly1991]

@majorlazer Calling someone that is probably not any better.

[PTMG]

I'm playing performance mode and have absolutely no problems whatsoever.

The shimmer for me was fixed in the last patch.

[UnSelf]

Yay

[andy85]

I've been on performance from the start and it looks and runs amazing. Maybe it differs by display

[chicken_in_the_corn]

It's fidelity mode that has problems for me. It's very choppy. Performance looks better too

[generic-user-name]

>Expect better on this front from Sony studio

You and the reviewers both.

[P4rrot]

Been playing since launch, tried both modes. Not had the shimmering problem at all, tried to recreate what others have done to make it show but nothing.. I do wonder if it's an issue with certain TVs. Prefer to play in performance mode as feels smoother and still looks pretty amazing.

[lellkay]

@P4rrot i to would much rather play in performance mode, but the shimmer and shifting colors when I move the camera are unbarable.

I play on a 4K monitor and have never had any issues with other games before.

Saying that once my eyes and brain adjusted to the 30fps, I really came to appreciate the higher resolution and I'm loving the game. Still ultimately I would rather play Performance mode.

[Starman69]

I'm just not enjoying the game itself 😕

[Silly gameAr]

Everyone has their opinion man. Like, you think Raider is Better than Uncharted, so maybe certain games just aren't your style?

[Starman69]

I loved the first horizon, didn't enjoy dlc, and cannot get into this on (yet!), And No, I said tomb raider and uncharted are a match for me. I think it's silly writting off the complete history of the tomb raider franchise as it's been huge, for such a long time. The guys at the the studio (apart from shadow ottr), are experts in graphics and level design. I love tomb raider! And I also love uncharted. I regularly Google both franchises for news updates on future games. If they both die out, I'll be gutted ! 😕

[darthv72]

At least you can play it. My copy is still on backorder from target. I ordered the SE (I wanted the steelbook case) and they keep sending me notices to okay my order being on backorder. Im to a point where i just F it and go get a regular copy for cheaper.

It's been two weeks now but i did just get GT7 so that mitigates things somewhat... but im still not happy about their ordeal.

[derek]

Best game I've played for awhile. I've had no tech issues at all.

[Starman69]

Also no tech issues 👍

[MeatyUrologist]

Having a Samsung 7 series, I noticed that by turning off gaming mode on the TV and disabling motion blur in the game makes fidelity/resolution feel incredibly smooth. Maybe this is just me, but I am actually preferring this to performance mode by far after figuring this out.

[MaximusPrime_]

New update seems to fix my issue but either ways it did not dampen my love of playing this game. Brilliant game.

[Aloymetal]

Even though I got the plat last Sunday this is a most welcome patch, now we need the inevitable NG+ and the DLC of course.

[Christopher]

***Fixed an issue in main quest ‘The Sea of Sands’ where the objective to craft the diving mask updated incorrectly, blocking progression.***

I hope this fixes my issue. Spent 4 hours reloading saves to try and get it to work. But, the text gives me the impression it doesn't since my issue is blocking progression to get to the herd, not to craft the item...

[andy85]

Always happy to see improvements whilst I've put it down (regrettably) whilst I'm on Gt7

[IanTH]

I just wish they had an option to get Aloy to keep her chatter down. Especially in puzzle rooms. It's like Guerilla don't trust us to figure literally anything out on our own.

Put an option in for a button prompt to pop up for musing aloud when she would say things like "maybe I should use my focus", or "I think I can open that grate". Give me 2 seconds to get to the answer on my own lol.

[Christopher]

Hey! You, being that I'm talking out loud to for absolutely no reason. Did you see that crate over there? Bet you can pull it with your grapple tool.

[MeatyUrologist]

Yes! Thank you. How this got past the drawing board is beyond me. Look, this is one of my favorite games of the last few years, and I love that you can turn off most of the ui and hints and directional guides, but it really kills any sense of accomplishment when Aloy tells you what to do right away.

I mean Ashley Burch is a great voice actor so maybe they wanted to get their moneys worth, but damn! You don't have to narrate literally everything you do..."throwing a spear now", "time for the glider", "climbing a cliff now", I mean, I told you to do it via the controller buttons, and I'm watching you currently do it, so you don't have to tell me you are doing it.

[Bruh]

They really need to fix the pop in, unless you're walking to and from mission points. But when you're riding the mounts or flying...my God its terrible.

[Limitedtimestruggle]

The shimmer is even worse than before in performance mode on my end lol.

[sdpulsa]

i cant play this game :(

[Orchard]

The game definitely launched a lot more instable than HZD, which is surprising given it's GG and had a delay, but it's still a great game.

They'll fix the issues over time, unfortunately for those that picked it up at launch, we get to be beta testers.

[MeatyUrologist]

I think being called beta testers is a bit overly dramatic. There are a few minor graphical bugs (of which I haven't seen a single one worth mentioning), and few mild quest and world bugs. Graphically, it is still hands down the best looking game of all time. Quest and world bug wise, I would rank it in the top tier of aaa games in the last few years stability wise.