Is this going to be epic? What's your favorite part about this game? P.s. Like the video if you want more parts, you'd be letting me know you're enjoying the game!
The story and the central mysteries probably, I especially love all the lore about the old world you discover. So many cool and interesting concepts. And so many emotional, sad or fascinating little story nuggets about people long gone. The big ones you learn as part of the main story, but many unexpectedly great ones are found as voice logs and text notes in long forgotten places. Aloy is one of my all time favorite protagonists too, she's awesome! Oh, and I also love that there are several different ways of handling the combat in the game, so you can really find a play style that suits you. The world design and different environments are lovely too, just makes you want to run around and explore. Yep, I'm a huge fanboy, I admit it :-P
With zero spoilers, for me the best part of the game was watching the mysteries of the world and its backstory unfold, and realizing that all the things I thought were weird or didn't add up in the beginning all have extremely well-thought-out reasons for being that way. I have never been so emotionally moved by a game as I have by this one, and I am BEYOND hype to see you go through it! It's worth noting that all of the sidequests are worth doing for the dialogue and worldbuilding, every single one, even if you don't do them all on-screen. Talk to everyone. Explore everywhere you can. And above all have an incredible time enjoying this masterpiece of a game.
Wow. Here I was thinking I was never going to get to see a fresh, blind, completed, not streamed first playthrough of this game where somebody focuses on the lore ever again. So far based off of the first episode I am going to be very happy. I've watched probably six playthroughs maybe a couple more than that of this game because I just enjoyed the story so much and seeing people react to it. All I can say is thank you so much for not live streaming it. When people stream the game they are so so focused on trying to keep engagement with chat that they stop paying attention to what's going on in the game and especially the lore.
Glad to see you playing this. You can trust that every question you have right now will eventually be answered. It may take some time for some of them, but you will get all of the answers and then some if you pay attention. This is my favorite game of the modern era and the story is the biggest reason why.
This is going to be great. Seeing someone like you who is so attentive and expressive play this will be a real treat. One of my favourite games ever! I'm sure, you'll love it.
I am always intrigued by people's playing as young Aloy in the ruins. I am surprised how close some come to the truth and how spectacularly wrong they are at the same time. Admittedly, they have only been spoon fed the most minimal information at this point. I also love watching other new playthroughs because I notice so many pieces I missed on my first playthrough (not that I should have been picking them up then, though). I find the experienced player in their subsequent playthroughs are too quick to move on without slowing down enough to catch the clues of what is really going on.
I really hope you take your time with Horizon Kim, explore, there are so much rich lore about the "old world" in the datapads that you wil find in the main quest locations, and i hope you read them ☺️ It's gonna be worth it in the end. This game is worth it! Can't wait to see how you react to the rest of this amazing journey. And your reaction to Aloy's first hologram sceene was so sweet! "Happy birthday Isaac, daddy sure does loves his little big man"
i really like your approach to this! i love how many details you noticed, even things like how many datapoints there were (although that's just one section of datapoints but you wouldn't be able to tell that just from that tiny throwaway blurb lol) and that those boxes on the compass were important. i cannot tell you the number of people i've seen just totally ignore those. can't wait to see more!
The moment she opened the map i knew she was going to be be blown away at how huge it is. Also as a long time watcher and sub of your videos i can understand the analyzing but as with all games things will be answered as you play the story. Also Im play Forbidden west ATM and the Graphics and details are almost twice as good. Also good choice as picking silent strike as a first skill the slow down time one is good too. So glad your playing this and knowing this will prolly take awhile for you to finish.
I remember playing this 2 years ago and my heart was filled with enjoyment for playing this game for month during lockdown at summer time. It was a treasurable experience 🥰😍💕
I think you're the first person in all the letsplays I've seen who immediately got the meaning of the compass. Most people ignore it completely and thus can't find half of the datapoints and useful stuff that the compass shows. Mass Effect and HZD, two of my favorite games! I'm glad I found your channel. :) You're in for a ride. ;)
I love how you get into the story and give it thought. And a bubbly personality is always a plus! This story will give you a lot to think about and love. No matter how many times I see the beginning of the game it gets me emotional every time. :)
Subscribed for more Horizon content. It's easily one of my absolutely favourite stories of my 40-50 years exploring Science Fiction and Fantasy in general. Take your time with everything. Read all datapoints and logs you can find. Don't rush things.
I'm always so happy to see new people playing Horizon Zero Dawn, the first one and second game are both amazing!! I love the training montage cutscene with Aloy. It's one of my favorite video game cutscenes!
Rost: "You must respect their power." Me: Sneak attacking and firing ALL THE ARROWS at every machine I see because I need metal shards to buy a new outfit.
“So many dutch names …” 😄 Girl, Guerilla is a dutch gaming company. For Horizon Zero Dawn … the hook for me was the story line. Aloys journey to understanding her role in an increasingly tumultous world. ❤️ My first playthrough didn’t take long time. I totally got emerged and disappeared for hours. I started on Hard level. Which turned out to be more than enough for me. 😂 (I have since then made a playthrough on ultra hard settings.)
Recently replayed this game after playing it five years ago at launch and am currently playing through the sequel for the first time. They are definitely big games, but they are quite worth it and I'll be happy to follow you on your journey! Was great seeing you react and speculate completely blind and will continue to be great to watch as you get further and further into the game and the lore. Will be sure to watch at least your Mass Effect videos later!
love a blind playthru and looking forward to this one -- but also was laughing quite a bit at your dutch radar going off during the credits. guerilla games is in fact a dutch studio!
What a refreshing lets play! HZD is 1 of my favorite games of all time, with so much to explore, so i'm glad you actually explore every corner and not just B-line to the nearest objective. The story is amazing and i cant wait to see you experience it!
I have played through this game 4 times just before Forbidden West came out and once just after Zero Dawn came out. This is not just a game, it is the experience of a lifetime! I wish I could erase this game from my memory just so that I can experience it again for the first time, that is why I am watching you play it and kind of re-live that first time feeling. Subscribed right after the intro, will watch you play through the whole story! Can't wait to see how you enjoy this! Groeten uit Tilburg! 😁👍
Such a fabulous game! I'm so happy you're taking some time to learn and try things instead of just going in blind as many do. It's frustrating to watch people struggle cause they won't read anything, your more thoughtful approach is engaging to me. :D Loving it! Take a good look through the Inventory, and crafting menus, as well as your Machine Notebook. Learning what all the icons mean and how you can attack each machine efficiently will help a lot and make the game so much more fun, and saves so much frustration. Knowing all the cool ways you can defeat the machines is a blast. Also, don't be afraid to upgrade your weapons, Hardpoint and Tearblast arrows are where it's at. :D. Looking forward to the rest of your playthrough, I subbed so I don't miss any episodes! This is pretty much my fave game ever, I love seeing how others react and what choices they make. I also love analyzing things, can't wait to see what you make of it. Cheers!
I really want to know more about the timeline, how the things happend, how it came to this point... why are there freaking robot animals? And I wonder how the culture is. That there are matriarchs might inidcate a matriachial society but it is not safe to say for now. Could be only in the religious context. A right of passage is coming. That should give a good insight into the culture, what they prioritize in the becoming adults. Hopefully we can get hints why someone would become an outcast or seen as cursed. Well lets bring the rest of the 98 parts on the way Kim.
The game will provide all answers in time, especially with Kim's thoroughness in exploration. Everything I questioned or thought odd at first had a rational reason for being that way by the end. :)
Alot of the answers are also in some of the collectibles in the world which is great when you're playing. But maybe not for watching if the player doesn't find them.
I remember when I first played this game. and that was my question too: "Why are their robot animals/dinosaur's!". When I finally found out the reason....my jaw hit the floor!. The writers could have written a explanation like "for shits and giggles" or "Who cares?!. Cause they look cool!". But they went above and beyond with the lore. The story and attention to detail in this series is amazing.
Oh yeah, the answers to all those are coming. The main story does a great job covering basic explanations about the world, but the discoverables (those data logs, NPC conversations) add a mindblowing level of depth too.
Here I was thinking of re-playing the game before buying the second game, but as luck would have it, one of my fav tubers has recently started their very first playthrough of the game. Hopefully you'll love it just like I did and I'm definitely here for a full playthough of the game!
I just found this in my reccomended today. First video of yours I've watched and I really enjoyed it! Hope you will keep exploring and do sidequests too. Seen so many let's players rush past data points and skip side quests to push through the story asap for some reason. You don't seem like that kind of player though and I hope I'm right about that, cause if I am, your journey through this game is going to be amazing to watch!
Make sure you look at treasure boxes in your inventory and at merchants. You'll get some good free stuff. I look forward to seeing you love this game. 🙂
Late to the party but I'm currently enjoying this playthrough. I much prefer players like you who voices what they're thinking. Listening to your thought process alongside watching you play the game is a much more enjoyable experience for me. When I play games, I don't have to voice my thoughts. I think and do. When I watch others, it's a lot better when I know what they're thinking and why they're doing certain things. It may not always lead to the best of choices but that's part of the fun, especially when experiencing a game for the first time.
Found your playthrough 1st time ever watching you video. The story takes place a l,000 from current century all technology is left behind from humans mid 21st century. There a lot of lore from both games. Enjoyed playing this.
Okay, Kim... I *LOVE* this game. I'm going to try to give you tips along the way to smooth your experience with HZD. You don't need to follow every tip, but I've been through this game enough to know *almost* everything. I'll also babble about my opinions on the game itself. And I'm not kidding about babbling!🙂 4:14 - Guerilla Games is a Dutch game developer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. That's why there are all those "Dutchies." 😉 7:18 - Their hook has gotten you. Why are Aloy and Rost outcasts? And Rost is an outcast by choice? How'd that happen? What is that whole "speaking" thing about? 7:36 - On my first playthrough of every game, I usually do it on the easiest setting so I can absorb the story. But you mention you can always make it easier, which is true. But if you ever come back for NG+, the difficulty is locked in. 8:23 - "Roy?" 😆9:40 - There ya go. 😉 13:13 - "I want to go there." Later, my dear. Later. 13:38 - Little detail I loved here is Aloy scrabbling up the stairs with her hands. There are lots of little details in the game like this. In fact, I don't know if you've been paying attention, but there's the patter of Aloy's bare feet as she runs. 18:43 - You seemed to miss this. The display here indicated how far to turn the holo-lock. There'll be more of these down the road. 21:00 - It's important to note that the Focus can scan through walls, picking up people, animals, and machines. You also didn't open the menu to review the information the Focus had on the Stride. You might want to get into the habit of doing that. 😉 25:32 - The game is just sinking more hooks into you, isn't it? And this is why I adore this game. It hands out a pile of mysteries, and the player has to solve them. Like "Why was Dr. Kimble framed? Who is the one-armed man? What kind of soulless bastard would kill a man's wife...?" Oh, wait. Wrong mysteries. My bad. 27:34 - Are you paying attention? Look at the water reflecting light onto the walls! Ans this game was from 2017! 34:04 - Just wait. The sequel on a PS5 is even more stunning! 35:13 - "It's quite big, though." Oh, that's *adorable* ! 😆 38:49 - About gathering everything. It's a good and bad idea. Your inventory will be very limited at the start, so learn what constitutes a complete stack. Until you can increase your inventory, one full stack is usually enough early on. 53:58 - This cinematic left me speechless the first time I played the game. ❤ 56:18 - I waited until after the cutscene because I remain enamored of it. There is an option to hide her head gear in the game, and that's what I always choose, because covering up that wealth of red hair would be a crime. 57:29 - Don't know if you're a trophy hunter, but there's one for knocking down all of the target dummies in the game. 58:13 - The game can automatically overwrite quick saves. Make sure to make a few manual saves along the way. 1:00:02 - Using your head or your heart will help you earn an achievement later on. But if you don't care, feel free to shut people down like the badass you are! 😉 1:03:00 - And Kim is off to the races, writing her own game! She'll visit him in the nursing home every week. She'll bring him his favorite pastries. She'll bring new pics of the grandkids every visit! 😂 1:04:14 - The sequel is bigger. Just sayin'. 😉 Before I leave you to live in fear of your next video and the massive tracts of commentary, when you hunt for Odd Grata, don't stop just because you get enough of what she needs. You'll need their resources for crafting stuff. Just stick to the "one stack of stuff" thing I suggested earlier.
Seconding the 'one stack of stuff' advice. You won't need more than that of things like lenses, hearts, and animal resources. Just keep multiple stacks of weapon resources (wood, blaze, wire, etc...). Oh, and don't bother picking up anything that's a root unless you love and use consumables (Potions). You only need 3 roots to make a potion, the game gives you the plants or even whole potions before you need them, and you can also buy the potions from merchants. Why do people stack over 50-100 (2-4 stacks!) each of the 4 roots, when they'll never use them and struggle with resource slots? It's nuts, and a bit of reading would solve it. Reading through stuff may not be fun on stream, but you won't regret it! It'll help you out with both gameplay and lore! I love the above comment, btw...and I'm eager to see more! :D
First time viewer. I really enjoy seeing other persons' reaction to things I've experienced. The first 40 minutes of this game is one of the best produced in a while with a decent twist. My only complaint is the rest of the game does not quite hold up to its beginning (first 40 minutes or so up to the "Proving") only because that first bit is so well done. Last time I had a similar "Oh wow" experience in a game was more than 20 years ago with Halo: Combat Evolved
This is my favourite game; Aloy's character and here personal story, the game lore, the world, the graphics, and the sequel is even more mindblown than this first game of its franchise. Some advices, after 1200 hours of Horizon Zero Dawn gameplay: • Read/listen/watch all the digital datapoints. (Normal, paper datas are minor, yet, they can be interesting.) • Develop your weapons and outfits, get new ones. The optimal weapons are the 'Shadow' ones (Shadow this, Shadow that), you can skip the normal 'Carja' weapons. • Every outfit is good in some aspects and weak in other aspects. Practically, eventually, you need a stealth and some fighter outfits, you can change them anytime, even during fight, and just select the appropriate outfit depending on what threat you face with: fire, frost damage, projectiles, close-combat… • Hunt-hunt-hunt animals, you can craft pouches to increase carry capacity. Supply one Fox Skin, you can buy an infinite fast travel pack later. (The game is too beautiful, I usually didn't use the Fast Travel, this is what that 1200 hours of gameplay came from.) • Farm XP to get skill points to make Aloy more capable.
I have played both of them I will want to tell you to upgrade the weapons of Arrows and also maybe do side missions I love to see more of this game too I love your Mass Effect Streams. Also you should try Ghost Wire Tokyo soon
I always love watching peoples very first reactions to this game. You will find out later in the game what all those audio logs meant from that bunker you were in.
So many questions! And you will get answers, but it will take time. I think you'll really enjoy the game and the story. Aloy is so freaking awesome, and there are some great supporting characters as well. Buckle up for one hell of a ride. 😁
Another solid video, I'm definitely enjoyed this with you. I have the same version,the complete edition. I also have the special the "PS5 Special Edition. It's dope 👍
Starting now for the inevitable Forbidden West playthrough. Definitely need to hit the DLC before the sequel though, it's highly relevant to the next game. The studio who made this, Guerrilla Games, is actually located in Amsterdam, so it's no surprise that there's a ton of "Dutchies" in the credits.
Kim your Horizon video popped up on my youtube. when I saw your Thumbnail I had to do a double take of your pic. I asked myself is that Billie Piper? I am a Doctor Who fan. lol you could be her stand in. enjoy Horizon. just remember that Horizon is a mystery game disguised as an Action / Adventure game wrapper. the devs hid clues all over in the open world, form data points to NPC character dialogs (even small ones) and other places as well. the devs of Horizon have a wicked since of humor towards players, they reward you for exploration, while if you just run through the game fast, it would be just an okay game. I know your a content creator and have to balance between main game and exploration. thats okay as well. as long as it is kept balanced, you will have a wonderful game play. I will love to see more of your Horizon journey play. :) and yes we love to hear your theories about this world as you go along, deeper into Horizon. so enjoy.
*Yes, I know this is a very old episode of a series already about to finish* Kim: "I'm more of a sneaky player" Me: *Looks at her new Last of Us gameplay sneaking attempts* 0.0
Guerrilla Games is a game company from the Netherlands. (you only say dutch to the people, who mostly life in the countryside :> ) And yes this game is amazing, actually better than the second Game "Forbidden West" i am currently playing.
I subscribed to your channel for this! This game is fucking amazing for the developers most well known for first person shooters like Killzone, I didn’t know that until I heard it in a video I don’t play shooters… I prefer stories that are heavily engrossed in lore, story driven games and this one is amazing, you will love it- I like your commentary a lot a lot for this game so far💋 keep it up
I love Horizon Zero Dawn. Forbidden West was fantastic as well. After Mass Effect, Horizon is probably my favourite sci-fi setting. You'll like it I think. There's lots of Dutch names in the credits because Guerilla Games is in Amsterdam :)
Brilliantly simple trick: Aloy discovers her own HUD. The voice actress for Aloy, Ashly Burch, is phenomenal. Particularly in the sequel for reasons I won't reveal. BTW, fellow fans, in the 2017 Game Awards it was Senua vs Aloy, and Senua won. This year it will probably be Senua vs Aloy again. Think Aloy will win this time?
nah, the marker lets you know which way to AVOID going if you want to explore lol. besides, as you'll find out, it's not actually all that easy to even see in certain settings and light, pretty easy to ignore when out in the world
guerilla games is a dutch studio as far as i am aware, so you are gonna have a field day with this, also with some data point texts... I am german, but pretty sure to have made out some dutch peculiarities here and there in some of the games writing although I probably also missed a lot. I am certain you are going to love this, I just finished this game a few weeks ago myself and if I would own a PS5, I would jump right in with Forbidden west, unfortunately I do not.
Kim Horizon Zero Dawn & Forbidden West zijn ontworpen door Guerilla Games een Nederlandse game developer! Go Dutchies! Ga je trouwens ook de DLC spelen want dan heb ik wel wat advies voor je wat je heel erg handig zou kunnen vinden.
Is this going to be epic? What's your favorite part about this game? P.s. Like the video if you want more parts, you'd be letting me know you're enjoying the game!
The story and the central mysteries probably, I especially love all the lore about the old world you discover. So many cool and interesting concepts. And so many emotional, sad or fascinating little story nuggets about people long gone. The big ones you learn as part of the main story, but many unexpectedly great ones are found as voice logs and text notes in long forgotten places.
Aloy is one of my all time favorite protagonists too, she's awesome!
Oh, and I also love that there are several different ways of handling the combat in the game, so you can really find a play style that suits you.
The world design and different environments are lovely too, just makes you want to run around and explore.
Yep, I'm a huge fanboy, I admit it :-P
My favorite part is...something I will discover! I bought this game after it FINALLY came to PC, and I still haven't played it 🙄
With zero spoilers, for me the best part of the game was watching the mysteries of the world and its backstory unfold, and realizing that all the things I thought were weird or didn't add up in the beginning all have extremely well-thought-out reasons for being that way. I have never been so emotionally moved by a game as I have by this one, and I am BEYOND hype to see you go through it!
It's worth noting that all of the sidequests are worth doing for the dialogue and worldbuilding, every single one, even if you don't do them all on-screen. Talk to everyone. Explore everywhere you can. And above all have an incredible time enjoying this masterpiece of a game.
It rewards exploration. It is so beautful and full of little details if you look for them. Also, the fights are awesome and so much fun.
First Mass Effect, now Horizon Zero Dawn. Dude, you're hitting all my favorite games!
Aloy is such a well written character. Such a badass
There are so many Dutch names in the credits because the studio, Guerrilla Games, is based in Amsterdam :)
One of the greatest series of games I've ever played and they're not even that old. You are in for a real treat. The story alone is tremendous
The story was fantastic I swear 😍😍
Wow. Here I was thinking I was never going to get to see a fresh, blind, completed, not streamed first playthrough of this game where somebody focuses on the lore ever again.
So far based off of the first episode I am going to be very happy.
I've watched probably six playthroughs maybe a couple more than that of this game because I just enjoyed the story so much and seeing people react to it.
All I can say is thank you so much for not live streaming it. When people stream the game they are so so focused on trying to keep engagement with chat that they stop paying attention to what's going on in the game and especially the lore.
Glad to see you playing this. You can trust that every question you have right now will eventually be answered. It may take some time for some of them, but you will get all of the answers and then some if you pay attention.
This is my favorite game of the modern era and the story is the biggest reason why.
This is going to be great. Seeing someone like you who is so attentive and expressive play this will be a real treat. One of my favourite games ever! I'm sure, you'll love it.
One great Studio, Two Great Stories: Killzone and Horizon.
I am always intrigued by people's playing as young Aloy in the ruins. I am surprised how close some come to the truth and how spectacularly wrong they are at the same time. Admittedly, they have only been spoon fed the most minimal information at this point.
I also love watching other new playthroughs because I notice so many pieces I missed on my first playthrough (not that I should have been picking them up then, though). I find the experienced player in their subsequent playthroughs are too quick to move on without slowing down enough to catch the clues of what is really going on.
I really hope you take your time with Horizon Kim, explore, there are so much rich lore about the "old world" in the datapads that you wil find in the main quest locations, and i hope you read them ☺️ It's gonna be worth it in the end. This game is worth it! Can't wait to see how you react to the rest of this amazing journey. And your reaction to Aloy's first hologram sceene was so sweet! "Happy birthday Isaac, daddy sure does loves his little big man"
I agree! I love your reactions Kim! They’re so sweet! 🥰🥰♥️💕💕💕🌸🌸
i really like your approach to this! i love how many details you noticed, even things like how many datapoints there were (although that's just one section of datapoints but you wouldn't be able to tell that just from that tiny throwaway blurb lol) and that those boxes on the compass were important. i cannot tell you the number of people i've seen just totally ignore those. can't wait to see more!
The moment she opened the map i knew she was going to be be blown away at how huge it is. Also as a long time watcher and sub of your videos i can understand the analyzing but as with all games things will be answered as you play the story. Also Im play Forbidden west ATM and the Graphics and details are almost twice as good. Also good choice as picking silent strike as a first skill the slow down time one is good too. So glad your playing this and knowing this will prolly take awhile for you to finish.
Kim, you're in for a wild ride. Enjoy going into this experience with no spoilers, I wish I could go back and play this game with no knowledge again.
I remember playing this 2 years ago and my heart was filled with enjoyment for playing this game for month during lockdown at summer time. It was a treasurable experience 🥰😍💕
I think you're the first person in all the letsplays I've seen who immediately got the meaning of the compass. Most people ignore it completely and thus can't find half of the datapoints and useful stuff that the compass shows.
Mass Effect and HZD, two of my favorite games! I'm glad I found your channel. :) You're in for a ride. ;)
Finally!! Someone who didn't just run straight past the first voice recording! I never thought I'd see the day... Maybe there's hope after all.
If you haven't already and are interested in watching another person who paid attention to the lore you should check out Materwelonz playing this game
I love how you get into the story and give it thought. And a bubbly personality is always a plus! This story will give you a lot to think about and love. No matter how many times I see the beginning of the game it gets me emotional every time. :)
Subscribed for more Horizon content. It's easily one of my absolutely favourite stories of my 40-50 years exploring Science Fiction and Fantasy in general. Take your time with everything. Read all datapoints and logs you can find. Don't rush things.
I can’t wait to see you play the rest of this game. Easily one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played.
I love the time you're taking to explore everything.
Kim: Hello you
Me, every time: Hi
I'm always so happy to see new people playing Horizon Zero Dawn, the first one and second game are both amazing!! I love the training montage cutscene with Aloy. It's one of my favorite video game cutscenes!
Rost: "You must respect their power."
Me: Sneak attacking and firing ALL THE ARROWS at every machine I see because I need metal shards to buy a new outfit.
I love how thorough you are in your playthroughs... love a lady that likes to get invested in a story😉
Kim wanting to be a knight is so precious and admirable. 😩
Joan of Arc vibes
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Yay, so excited to watch you play this! Aloy is an amazing character :)
“So many dutch names …” 😄 Girl, Guerilla is a dutch gaming company.
For Horizon Zero Dawn … the hook for me was the story line. Aloys journey to understanding her role in an increasingly tumultous world. ❤️
My first playthrough didn’t take long time. I totally got emerged and disappeared for hours.
I started on Hard level. Which turned out to be more than enough for me. 😂
(I have since then made a playthrough on ultra hard settings.)
the music gives me chills every time its so good.
Recently replayed this game after playing it five years ago at launch and am currently playing through the sequel for the first time. They are definitely big games, but they are quite worth it and I'll be happy to follow you on your journey! Was great seeing you react and speculate completely blind and will continue to be great to watch as you get further and further into the game and the lore. Will be sure to watch at least your Mass Effect videos later!
ive watched about 10 of these playthroughs m( lonely i know) youre by far the smartest
Guerrilla is located in the Netherlands Kim in Amsterdam.
love a blind playthru and looking forward to this one -- but also was laughing quite a bit at your dutch radar going off during the credits. guerilla games is in fact a dutch studio!
What a refreshing lets play! HZD is 1 of my favorite games of all time, with so much to explore, so i'm glad you actually explore every corner and not just B-line to the nearest objective. The story is amazing and i cant wait to see you experience it!
I have played through this game 4 times just before Forbidden West came out and once just after Zero Dawn came out. This is not just a game, it is the experience of a lifetime!
I wish I could erase this game from my memory just so that I can experience it again for the first time, that is why I am watching you play it and kind of re-live that first time feeling.
Subscribed right after the intro, will watch you play through the whole story! Can't wait to see how you enjoy this!
Groeten uit Tilburg! 😁👍
Kim your reaction this game was so pure I love it. i cant wait for you to find all the secrets this amazing game has to offer.
Such a fabulous game! I'm so happy you're taking some time to learn and try things instead of just going in blind as many do. It's frustrating to watch people struggle cause they won't read anything, your more thoughtful approach is engaging to me. :D Loving it!
Take a good look through the Inventory, and crafting menus, as well as your Machine Notebook. Learning what all the icons mean and how you can attack each machine efficiently will help a lot and make the game so much more fun, and saves so much frustration. Knowing all the cool ways you can defeat the machines is a blast. Also, don't be afraid to upgrade your weapons, Hardpoint and Tearblast arrows are where it's at. :D. Looking forward to the rest of your playthrough, I subbed so I don't miss any episodes! This is pretty much my fave game ever, I love seeing how others react and what choices they make. I also love analyzing things, can't wait to see what you make of it. Cheers!
"I need to be quiet!" CRUNCH! LOOTS RIDGEWOOD LOUDLY! XD pretty sure we all did that its just funny.
I really want to know more about the timeline, how the things happend, how it came to this point... why are there freaking robot animals?
And I wonder how the culture is. That there are matriarchs might inidcate a matriachial society but it is not safe to say for now. Could be only in the religious context. A right of passage is coming. That should give a good insight into the culture, what they prioritize in the becoming adults. Hopefully we can get hints why someone would become an outcast or seen as cursed.
Well lets bring the rest of the 98 parts on the way Kim.
The game will provide all answers in time, especially with Kim's thoroughness in exploration. Everything I questioned or thought odd at first had a rational reason for being that way by the end. :)
Alot of the answers are also in some of the collectibles in the world which is great when you're playing. But maybe not for watching if the player doesn't find them.
I remember when I first played this game. and that was my question too: "Why are their robot animals/dinosaur's!". When I finally found out the reason....my jaw hit the floor!. The writers could have written a explanation like "for shits and giggles" or "Who cares?!. Cause they look cool!". But they went above and beyond with the lore. The story and attention to detail in this series is amazing.
Oh yeah, the answers to all those are coming. The main story does a great job covering basic explanations about the world, but the discoverables (those data logs, NPC conversations) add a mindblowing level of depth too.
Here I was thinking of re-playing the game before buying the second game, but as luck would have it, one of my fav tubers has recently started their very first playthrough of the game. Hopefully you'll love it just like I did and I'm definitely here for a full playthough of the game!
I just found this in my reccomended today. First video of yours I've watched and I really enjoyed it! Hope you will keep exploring and do sidequests too. Seen so many let's players rush past data points and skip side quests to push through the story asap for some reason. You don't seem like that kind of player though and I hope I'm right about that, cause if I am, your journey through this game is going to be amazing to watch!
|AH it's so weird not to hear "today we are playing MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY EDITION!"
Make sure you look at treasure boxes in your inventory and at merchants. You'll get some good free stuff.
I look forward to seeing you love this game. 🙂
Late to the party but I'm currently enjoying this playthrough. I much prefer players like you who voices what they're thinking. Listening to your thought process alongside watching you play the game is a much more enjoyable experience for me.
When I play games, I don't have to voice my thoughts. I think and do. When I watch others, it's a lot better when I know what they're thinking and why they're doing certain things. It may not always lead to the best of choices but that's part of the fun, especially when experiencing a game for the first time.
Found your playthrough 1st time ever watching you video. The story takes place a l,000 from current century all technology is left behind from humans mid 21st century. There a lot of lore from both games. Enjoyed playing this.
Okay, Kim... I *LOVE* this game. I'm going to try to give you tips along the way to smooth your experience with HZD. You don't need to follow every tip, but I've been through this game enough to know *almost* everything. I'll also babble about my opinions on the game itself. And I'm not kidding about babbling!🙂
4:14 - Guerilla Games is a Dutch game developer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. That's why there are all those "Dutchies." 😉
7:18 - Their hook has gotten you. Why are Aloy and Rost outcasts? And Rost is an outcast by choice? How'd that happen? What is that whole "speaking" thing about?
7:36 - On my first playthrough of every game, I usually do it on the easiest setting so I can absorb the story. But you mention you can always make it easier, which is true. But if you ever come back for NG+, the difficulty is locked in.
8:23 - "Roy?" 😆9:40 - There ya go. 😉
13:13 - "I want to go there." Later, my dear. Later.
13:38 - Little detail I loved here is Aloy scrabbling up the stairs with her hands. There are lots of little details in the game like this. In fact, I don't know if you've been paying attention, but there's the patter of Aloy's bare feet as she runs.
18:43 - You seemed to miss this. The display here indicated how far to turn the holo-lock. There'll be more of these down the road.
21:00 - It's important to note that the Focus can scan through walls, picking up people, animals, and machines. You also didn't open the menu to review the information the Focus had on the Stride. You might want to get into the habit of doing that. 😉
25:32 - The game is just sinking more hooks into you, isn't it? And this is why I adore this game. It hands out a pile of mysteries, and the player has to solve them. Like "Why was Dr. Kimble framed? Who is the one-armed man? What kind of soulless bastard would kill a man's wife...?" Oh, wait. Wrong mysteries. My bad.
27:34 - Are you paying attention? Look at the water reflecting light onto the walls! Ans this game was from 2017!
34:04 - Just wait. The sequel on a PS5 is even more stunning!
35:13 - "It's quite big, though." Oh, that's *adorable* ! 😆
38:49 - About gathering everything. It's a good and bad idea. Your inventory will be very limited at the start, so learn what constitutes a complete stack. Until you can increase your inventory, one full stack is usually enough early on.
53:58 - This cinematic left me speechless the first time I played the game. ❤
56:18 - I waited until after the cutscene because I remain enamored of it. There is an option to hide her head gear in the game, and that's what I always choose, because covering up that wealth of red hair would be a crime.
57:29 - Don't know if you're a trophy hunter, but there's one for knocking down all of the target dummies in the game.
58:13 - The game can automatically overwrite quick saves. Make sure to make a few manual saves along the way.
1:00:02 - Using your head or your heart will help you earn an achievement later on. But if you don't care, feel free to shut people down like the badass you are! 😉
1:03:00 - And Kim is off to the races, writing her own game! She'll visit him in the nursing home every week. She'll bring him his favorite pastries. She'll bring new pics of the grandkids every visit! 😂
1:04:14 - The sequel is bigger. Just sayin'. 😉
Before I leave you to live in fear of your next video and the massive tracts of commentary, when you hunt for Odd Grata, don't stop just because you get enough of what she needs. You'll need their resources for crafting stuff. Just stick to the "one stack of stuff" thing I suggested earlier.
Seconding the 'one stack of stuff' advice. You won't need more than that of things like lenses, hearts, and animal resources. Just keep multiple stacks of weapon resources (wood, blaze, wire, etc...). Oh, and don't bother picking up anything that's a root unless you love and use consumables (Potions). You only need 3 roots to make a potion, the game gives you the plants or even whole potions before you need them, and you can also buy the potions from merchants. Why do people stack over 50-100 (2-4 stacks!) each of the 4 roots, when they'll never use them and struggle with resource slots? It's nuts, and a bit of reading would solve it. Reading through stuff may not be fun on stream, but you won't regret it! It'll help you out with both gameplay and lore! I love the above comment, btw...and I'm eager to see more! :D
First time viewer. I really enjoy seeing other persons' reaction to things I've experienced. The first 40 minutes of this game is one of the best produced in a while with a decent twist. My only complaint is the rest of the game does not quite hold up to its beginning (first 40 minutes or so up to the "Proving") only because that first bit is so well done.
Last time I had a similar "Oh wow" experience in a game was more than 20 years ago with Halo: Combat Evolved
This is my favourite game; Aloy's character and here personal story, the game lore, the world, the graphics, and the sequel is even more mindblown than this first game of its franchise. Some advices, after 1200 hours of Horizon Zero Dawn gameplay:
• Read/listen/watch all the digital datapoints. (Normal, paper datas are minor, yet, they can be interesting.)
• Develop your weapons and outfits, get new ones. The optimal weapons are the 'Shadow' ones (Shadow this, Shadow that), you can skip the normal 'Carja' weapons.
• Every outfit is good in some aspects and weak in other aspects. Practically, eventually, you need a stealth and some fighter outfits, you can change them anytime, even during fight, and just select the appropriate outfit depending on what threat you face with: fire, frost damage, projectiles, close-combat…
• Hunt-hunt-hunt animals, you can craft pouches to increase carry capacity. Supply one Fox Skin, you can buy an infinite fast travel pack later. (The game is too beautiful, I usually didn't use the Fast Travel, this is what that 1200 hours of gameplay came from.)
• Farm XP to get skill points to make Aloy more capable.
And now you're playing another one of my favorite games. You are in for a journey! 👍
I have played both of them I will want to tell you to upgrade the weapons of Arrows and also maybe do side missions I love to see more of this game too I love your Mass Effect Streams. Also you should try Ghost Wire Tokyo soon
Love this! You've got a new sub!
When is part 2!?
Today ✌🏻
@@KimEllendale yaaay!
I always love watching peoples very first reactions to this game. You will find out later in the game what all those audio logs meant from that bunker you were in.
So many questions! And you will get answers, but it will take time. I think you'll really enjoy the game and the story.
Aloy is so freaking awesome, and there are some great supporting characters as well. Buckle up for one hell of a ride. 😁
I love this game so much and your playthrough make this so much better 🥰🥰
I’m so glad to see you play it!!! Love your content! Cant wait for you to adventure forbidden west! 💖🥳💕😍
Woot! I'm so excited for you play this game! 🤗😍
Another solid video, I'm definitely enjoyed this with you. I have the same version,the complete edition. I also have the special the "PS5 Special Edition. It's dope 👍
My second favorite series. Nice. I know you'll love it.
Starting now for the inevitable Forbidden West playthrough. Definitely need to hit the DLC before the sequel though, it's highly relevant to the next game.
The studio who made this, Guerrilla Games, is actually located in Amsterdam, so it's no surprise that there's a ton of "Dutchies" in the credits.
This game is absolutely beautiful 💙
Kim your Horizon video popped up on my youtube. when I saw your Thumbnail I had to do a double take of your pic. I asked myself is that Billie Piper? I am a Doctor Who fan. lol you could be her stand in. enjoy Horizon. just remember that Horizon is a mystery game disguised as an Action / Adventure game wrapper. the devs hid clues all over in the open world, form data points to NPC character dialogs (even small ones) and other places as well. the devs of Horizon have a wicked since of humor towards players, they reward you for exploration, while if you just run through the game fast, it would be just an okay game. I know your a content creator and have to balance between main game and exploration. thats okay as well. as long as it is kept balanced, you will have a wonderful game play. I will love to see more of your Horizon journey play. :) and yes we love to hear your theories about this world as you go along, deeper into Horizon. so enjoy.
*Yes, I know this is a very old episode of a series already about to finish*
Kim: "I'm more of a sneaky player"
Me: *Looks at her new Last of Us gameplay sneaking attempts* 0.0
Can't wait for the full playthrough! Wonder what you will think of the game when you reach the end.
Guerrilla Games is a game company from the Netherlands. (you only say dutch to the people, who mostly life in the countryside :> )
And yes this game is amazing, actually better than the second Game "Forbidden West" i am currently playing.
Love the series, I almost quite on early Zero dawn, glad I didn't because the story take some crazy turns
27:12 God, reminds of Lucy, singing away in the bowels of Jericho.
This is excellent. It’s a dutch game.. and you’re dutch! So you’ll fit right in 😉
😁 6:00 Yeah, it's practically the opposite of that Simba moment.
I subscribed to your channel for this! This game is fucking amazing for the developers most well known for first person shooters like Killzone, I didn’t know that until I heard it in a video I don’t play shooters… I prefer stories that are heavily engrossed in lore, story driven games and this one is amazing, you will love it- I like your commentary a lot a lot for this game so far💋 keep it up
One of my favourite games ever
I love Horizon Zero Dawn. Forbidden West was fantastic as well. After Mass Effect, Horizon is probably my favourite sci-fi setting. You'll like it I think. There's lots of Dutch names in the credits because Guerilla Games is in Amsterdam :)
Well I'm hooked.
Brilliantly simple trick: Aloy discovers her own HUD.
The voice actress for Aloy, Ashly Burch, is phenomenal. Particularly in the sequel for reasons I won't reveal. BTW, fellow fans, in the 2017 Game Awards it was Senua vs Aloy, and Senua won. This year it will probably be Senua vs Aloy again. Think Aloy will win this time?
I like how your accent slides between predominantly American to English> Enjoy the game it only gets better from here on.
youre the only one who understtod it was us (metal world)
nah, the marker lets you know which way to AVOID going if you want to explore lol. besides, as you'll find out, it's not actually all that easy to even see in certain settings and light, pretty easy to ignore when out in the world
guerilla games is a dutch studio as far as i am aware, so you are gonna have a field day with this, also with some data point texts... I am german, but pretty sure to have made out some dutch peculiarities here and there in some of the games writing although I probably also missed a lot. I am certain you are going to love this, I just finished this game a few weeks ago myself and if I would own a PS5, I would jump right in with Forbidden west, unfortunately I do not.
Its seems like your sight work perfectly.
Epic gameplay lovely 🥰
Oh, and relax, the game will uncover whattaheck are those machines for. That's a mindblown.
Aloy face model is also a Dutchy 😁
I just finished my first-ever playthrough a couple days ago. I love this game, and i hope you do too!
8:40 sounds like Eredin theme
"So many Dutchies" ah yes. Its a Dutch game studio based in Amsterdam so... Yes.
Nice Video
Surely there's going to be an Yggrite reference in here somewhere?
Kim Horizon Zero Dawn & Forbidden West zijn ontworpen door Guerilla Games een Nederlandse game developer! Go Dutchies! Ga je trouwens ook de DLC spelen want dan heb ik wel wat advies voor je wat je heel erg handig zou kunnen vinden.
"Who are you daddy?"
Well...youre not wrong about him being a daddy. Lol
How's Kim gonna have more LPs going than me? Man, I need to commit more
It’s a large game, but it’s all worth it.
Are you gonna play it completely? It's an awesome game if you give it time
That’s the plan. 🙌🏻
I love it when it's a lethal female hero
👱♀️ 🔋
We got baby kim now 😍 🤣🤣 you both do have that same head size jk 😜
STOP BULLYING ME, BRITTANY🤣🤣
@@KimEllendale I said that out of love ❤️ 🤣 You vikings get so emotional sometimes but I hope you enjoy the game 😁
@@brittanyjones2902 we are hearted people, Brittany. You should know😤🤣❤️
@@KimEllendale You right Kim I apologize 😔😢 lol
Extra mean, because that is one creepy baby 🤣😋
I heard that you can die if you go to Machu Piccu because the air is so thin. Is that true? :-(
1:05:42 Yeah, about that......
I'm not sure how much she's really going to enjoy this one. I mean, there aren't any turians or drell for her to flirt with. Oh, sorry, spoilers.
Evening all!
Who the hell is Roy? lol
Omg ❤️
De game is gemaakt door een Nederlandse game ontwikkelaar. Vandaar de namen :P
You're Dutch? You would completely pass for an American. Is that how English is taught in Dutchland?
: )