I Did (Almost) Everything in Horizon Forbidden West. Here's My Review (Spoiler-Free)
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Quick update since a few folks have commented it: There is in fact an option to select which items you can have hotkeyed in the consumable d-pad item list. I'm not sure if I just totally spaced past one of the game's many pop-up hints, or if maybe it just didn't show up for me - but after playing more with that setting, it's a _little_ bit better at least! It's still on the needlessly clunky side, I feel that something like a secondary weapon wheel toggle could've probably done the trick better, but I wanted to note it at least! Original comment below:
More like Horizon Forbidden...Zest.
i'll be here all week
Holy crap man the dedication is amazing, great video and well paced!
IIRC, there's no pop-up hint telling you how to rearrange the consumables. Instead, there's a pop-up telling you that you can hold down on the d-pad to pull up a crafting menu for those items. Then there's a controls indicator showing that the square button allows you to "change" the item. If you want to remove a particular item, you have to "change" it and then select the same item again.
"Needlessly clunky" indeed.
Honestly I don't understand why they made the item menu so tedious to scroll through. They should just implement a radial menu (like how the weapon wheel works) that opens up by holding left or right on the d-pad. That would significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to select a specific item, which can be super imperative when you're in the middle of a huge fight and don't wanna spend 10-15 seconds fumbling through all the items to get to the right one
Game of the year ha, nah Elden ring won that the moment it came out.
Certain aspects of the game did rub me the wrong way but it's a beautiful game nonetheless
I did absolutely everything there is to do and… 115 hours later, I want more.
For me it was 118 hours. But I totally agree. Bring it on!
That's how you know you enjoyed it a lot. It was long, but never FELT long or dragged on. For me it took around 100, so my 100% playthrough was a bit shorter, but nevertheless fulfilling!
I have 99.08 done in game completion but was curious if anyone els know how to get the 1.92% in game completion (not the trophy’s) done. I have one thing left and I have no clue what it can be 🤷🏻♂️
@@moisesjr1107 if u have done every single mission, errands, side jobs, arena, hunter locations, cauldrons, ruins, tall necks, compounds & ? Marks if you’re still not at 100% it might be a glitch, some are having that issue but they’re working on a fix
Fingers crossed for a huge dlc drop this xmas
18:20 just a quick tip you can HOLD the down button and customize what things you want to have on the bar or not, you do have to manually do it for each one, but you CAN make the item slots condensed
omg that is a great tip I had no idea
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH that’s such a game changer, i hater scrolling through literally 20 items to get to my healing items or mounts!!
You can hold up as well and replenish the medicine pack if you have stashed berries
Also you manually have to stash potions you don't need/use to carry more health pots, even if they are not on your bar, they are still in your pouch taking up valuable room...
Yes you can. Though there’s a bug that always puts all traps and some others on the bar again after some time. It’s really annoying and weird. Happens all the time.
I beat the first game back in January for two weeks straight, it was seriously that fun for me, so I’m definitely hyped and prepared for forbidden west.
Same but in late february for me jaja
Same lol. I even bought the pre-order so I could get the ps4 & ps5 ver but I think ima wait till I get a ps5 to actually play HFW
19:47 - In a most minimal way, the "karmic choices" in the first game *did* affect how many allies showed up for the climax. In HFW, it was more, "Hey, wanna hear different dialog?" And that just made it silly.
Well I guess also Regalla because if you kill her during wings of the ten she isn’t in the rest of the game at all
I had a couple people show up for the end battle in HZD that I didn't ever cross paths with but they seemed to "know me." I did later go back and do their quests but I was very confused when I was told to talk to them before the battle and had no idea who they where when I had never seen them before.
Wait hold on, how many of those choices were in the game? Because I played almost every mission and the choices showed up like 3 times, 1 with avad, the other in a side mission I think and the last one with regalla and that's it
@@kozak1079 Hence my comment was focused on the FIRST game.
@@PlebNC Y'know what? I think you may be right! 😯The more I think about it, the more I realize that there are certain people scripted to show up no matter how you treated them. It's the completion of side quests that earned you the "All Allies Joined" achievement.
Aloy for PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale 2
Yes, I know we're probably never getting that game, but a man can dream, can't he?
I agree with you so much man.. I understand
I spent actual hours just talking to the characters, I know you said it got tiring but seeing how they evolve over time is beautiful. I came to love all her core friends and it got me emotional at times. I absolutely adore this game
if you like dialogue fit for a 10 yr old, its great.
I recently picked this up. I am addicted to just running around. I too at times just sit and stare at the background beauty. No game is perfect, but I do enjoy playing this one. Played first game also. Sometimes I also just sit and watch the background characters just to see what they do. I am taking my time with the game, and I am level 21 @ 39 hours. Mainly exploring.
The Nora Valiant armor is super useful when upgraded all the way and with 2 +stamina regen weaves on it. You can use weapon skills way more frequently with the fast recharge rate.
After finishing the game, and being 75% to completion, this review is perfect. I was looking for something that can sum up this game better than I personally can. This review praises all the great aspects, and addresses some of the more nitty, coarse issues of the game. Great review, I’ll definitely come back for more reviews based on this one.
More reviews should be like this one, talking as much of the negatives as much as the positives. A lot of corperate reviewers always praddle on about a game without mentioning it’s shortcomings, and even if they do, they gingerly step around it in favor of more admiration. Corperations, both creator and influencer, should understand that consumers want the full details, not just one side of it all. They want to know what they’re in for, and expect what to go for and what to try to avoid, even if it deters some people off. No game is perfect, one can’t simply cater to everyone’s individual wants and needs, so why should the people that talk of it have to make it sound as such? And besides, if you still find interest in something, even after hearing it’s downs, than maybe you’re just the kinda person this game caters to.
Keep up the good work, my shiny, yellow friend.
(And i mean yellow in a good way, fyi.)
His reviews are the best!
Another little gripe I have is I wish the weapon wheel got a bit bigger the more you progress your character. Like constantly having to go into my inventory to swap out weapons for different enemies was a bit annoying.
In the options you can turn on quick change for specific weapons.
I know you're nearly done, but you can add/remove/reorder items in your quick select menu. Hold down on the dpad like you're going to craft. Then hit square (I think) to change them around. I removed almost all of the potions that I never used.
Having fallen in love with the first game sorta by mistake, im deeply relieved so many love the sequel while also knowing the bugs present (usually) are forgivable enough. I had been so nervous for so long but with my still relatively short time in the second, I know I'm gonna get every pennies worth knowing the first had over 100 hours dumped into it
From the lore to just general exploration, wherever this series goes from here, we all know it's gonna be a journey happily taken
My only gripe with hfw is the ridiculous amount of time needed to farm the parts and shards to upgrade the weapons and armour. I still don't give a shit about the traps even it's better than the first game
@@dr.science_0177 get the trap master outfit and they become borderline broken. Or don't, play as you want to after all ♡
I think you greatly sell Zero Dawn short, but I'm glad you enjoyed Forbidden West. It is an awesome game. It improves upon Zero Dawn in many ways, as you say.
I think you might even sell Forbidden West short in a few areas, as well, misunderstanding or overlooking some features that would've smoothed your experience.
Still, this is a good, thorough review, and it's clear that you enjoyed it. 👍🏻
Great review, imo this is a pretty special sequel it has really drawn me in unlike most games I've played over the last year. Also great channel name! Ratchet and Clank all the way.
Wow. I'm so happy to hear this sequel is as super good as the first one!
A true masterpiece. I did everything in this game I could find. I agree with this review. (I actually thought Aloy's eye movement was deliberate. One of the main parts of her identity has been growing up alone and being by herself. It's one of the main focuses for her further development. She's very socially awkward and might find eye contact difficult.)
Glad somebody noticed
Best review so far. Perfectly captured what’s great about this game as well as the small annoyances.
I didn't play Zero Dawn until it was on sale in the game of the year edition or whatever. About an hour in and I was absolutely in love. By the end - I felt that the game gave me a life changing perspective shift. I swear, it truly was that good to me. It made me excited about science for the first time in my life. I still have yet to get Forbidden West - I'm not in a rush. I want to play this game at it's absolute best. Hoping the team can fix some of these visual issues and stuff. Regardless I will be purchasing and playing this through with my limited time. It's unskippable for me in the vast array of games that have and continue to come out.
Limited time isn't an issue. The main story can be completed in 7 hours. The other 90 odd hours are completely optional and have no bearing whatsoever on the story.
Great review! i'm over 100 hours and level 50 and love the game! My main complaint: upgrading your equipment is a CHORE!!! It takes forever to get the machine parts, so skip the middle types and get the Legendary armor/weapons ASAP!!!
The underwater sequences were amazing looking! I just wish there was combat allowed. Like a harpoon you created or something.
I have the strange experience of buying and playing zero dawn complete edition a couple months before forbidden West was released so I completely remembered almost everything out of that game
I have to add that the world building is so great! A great sequel. Improved on every scale!
This was a really great review, one I saw popping into my recommended for the last week or so & finally decided to watch, and glad I did. You hit the nail on the head with the pros & cons, and to me, though some cons weren't things that bothered me or really affected my gameplay (for example I fell deep into all the talking chains ahahaha those were very fun to read) it got me seeing things critically at how they can improve even more with any future games. I'm about 80 something hours in with ~73% game completion, and this is the first game since I was playing kingdom hearts in 2010 that I legitimately want to try and 100%.
Several amazing PS5 AAA games later and Forbidden West is still the best game graphically on the console. Crazy to think about since it's also on the PS4. They really killed it with the visual fidelity
Accurate review. This game is absolutely legendary. If it’s not the game of the year, it game if the decade - and I played it on my old 2013 ps4 first edition!
Im about 30 hours in and absolutely hooked. I find the performance mode however a little blurry and have since settled with playing in resolution mode, it did hurt my eyes at first but you do adjust. But this game is definitely the best looking game ive ever seen and so fun to play
I love that the talking is there though. It’s optional. I personally really enjoyed exhausting the dialog options. Great review!
Btw you can remove things from the scroll wheel. Hold down and it will let you remove all the shitty traps and potions. Otherwise completely agree. I'm going through the game and loving every bit. Keep getting distracted with side stuff so my story progression has been rather slow. Love the vid keep going bro!!
Thanks for the tip, I'm definitely going to remove all the traps, I'm not using them, and I'd rather have potions since they boost up your health pretty significantly.
@@Kerrogann same. I only kept the HP potions amd the mount. Makes it so much easier to use with only 3-4 items.
I was so excited for this review and this is the type of reviews that @IGN and @G4 need. They need you. I love your reviewing style, short or long. You are exactly what we need in an era of non-gamers reviewing games.
All joking prods at IGN aside, I empathize with their staff - my reviews would seem much weaker too if I was forced to boilerplate them and keep it down to a few minutes with heavy editor intervention. The folks behind the pen are still just as much of gamers as we are here, they just get paid to deal with more oversight and be ground down into a pulp.
@The Golden Bolt I watched ur legend of dragoon retrospective. Would u do one of Xzenogears,Suikoden series, and other big jrpgs?
I know that a game is succeeding for me when i avoid doing the main quests to explore or do side quests. I love this game and am looking forward to its sequel in 5 years
I felt like (a sad awwww) after i read 5 years... Such a wonderful game
So, learned like 50 hours into the game that you CAN change your d-pad traps/potions menu. You can even get rid of ones that you don’t really use and make it much simpler. Wish they would of maybe put more emphasis on that in a mini-tutorial or something.
I absolutely loved how it followed up on everything actually, it’s not a shortcoming at all
So my brother and I are playing HFW. He does the story, cauldrons and stuff. I do the errands, camps and upgrade stuff (I love the combat and hunting).
The game is stupidly good! Absolutely love it. My advice is don't play more than an hour or two a day.
This is definitely my favorite franchise! I can't wait to see what they do next!
One thing I was really wanting to see and explore but it wasn't in the game was Elizabet sobeck's ranch
I completed the main story last night at 100 hours exactly on normal difficulty....but I'm only at 53% . Still tons to do. Amazing game. There is loads of dialogue and lore to indulge in, which I found as a nice break in-between the missions. My opinion is to not rush or skip the dialogue/conversations. There are some great characters. it seems that I should get about 150-200 hours out of this game, in it's current form.
150+ is a bit high. I platinumed this at 112 hours.
12:06 i remember multiple times in the game where i went “i dont think i was supposed to do it like this, but hey, it worked anyway”
as a fellow gamer who legit 95% this game, know the feels. I collected all the collectables, but i didn't do Arena entirely and couldn't find ALL the datapoints
The game is so good it makes the first game feel like a tech demo.
Great review. I subscribed. I was playing the first Horizon a few weeks ago but I've been sidetracked by Elden Ring lol. Gonna go back to Horizon Dawn soon and then play The new Horizon next. Looks fantastic!
11:34 I thought I was the only one 😭😂
Its cool to hear about this game. I had the choice between this game and Elden Ring and I chose the latter (ER is absolutely phenomenal btw) so I did wonder how this one ended up. From the sounds of it definitely seems as if an upgrade to Zero Dawn, but as it shares its bones (its baseline game design I mean) I probably won't be touching this game.
Still its cool that people are liking it.
Though if I can address the comments here. I can understand if you all like Forbidden West, but you can express praise for a title without being reductive towards other games. I get that FromSoft fans are harshly vocal, but that doesn't make your derision is any more acceptable.
There's a lot of weird talks and comments about what game deserves game of the year or deserves more success, but such conversations don't help anything. Instead I would advise to be happy for the success each title achieves based on their own merits.
Basically just be civil.
Tbh I think it's mainly the elden ring fans that are aggressive about which game is better. I go on to guerillas twitter and I ALWAYS see some person taking advantage of a glitch in the game (like the "shimmering" in performance mode that I cant even see, and dont care about since I play on base ps4 and I still love the graphics) and they say "haven't touched this game because of the shimmer in performance mode, that and I was too busy playing Elden Ring". I get that some of the guerilla devs critiqued elden ring because they were salty, but at the same time I get why they were salty since horizon games never get a good launch date and its always right behind a super popular game. But its not like we can overlook the fact that they're a smaller game developing company and have been recieving so much hate even before the game came out where it was just xbox fanboys picking out the smallest details and complaining. You can blame it on horizon players all you want but the despise for elden ring was made from elden ring
@@roachdoggjr419 So...there's quite a bit to unpack there, a lot of it statements that could be argued until our faces go blue but its particularly that last sentence that has me scratching my head.
I feel as if you missed my point. I'm not trying to play the blame game here. Who seems to be the aggressor here is far less important to me than the fact the aggression is happening in the first place.
Its a reminder for both parties to remain objective and civil. Thats it. People being reductive about another game's success while propping up their own doesn't help anyone.
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I heard that this game has gyro aiming. It's nice to see that feature being implemented.
Does it? I could barely notice it.
About consumables: you can unequip anything you don't use, I'm not sure how I don't have the game yet but I heard a reviewer talk about how he figured that out way too late and said to look out for it.
I am a trapper. I love traps. I was sad that they put a limit on traps. I tended to use armor that upped your trap placement. Mapping so many things to the down button was annoying. I really did love this game, though. I didn't mind all the chit chat. I was definitely wanting more at the end too. When does # 3 come out? ;)
I liked the Traps as well, but I used more of the Trip caster. I was as well let down huge when they put limit on traps or trip lines you put out unless you upgrade to that and they also get the armour to allow you to up grade. So unfortunately I really shied away from using trip caster because I am all about the stealth and distance shooting in this one. I think they did a great job with stealth but I hate they took away the whistle to distract mobs and bring them close to you.
I upgrade every single legendary in the game regardless if I was going to use it. Games I am really into I usually set custom goals and that is one of the ones I set.
I like that cheeky comment at the end about the free upgrade lol. I too am sick of seeing that everywhere
Great review. I 100% agree about the dialogue. While it's not bad, I just don't have the patience for it when playing the game is gonna run me 30+ hours.
One of my biggest issues with the first game was how much dialogue there was and they brought it back for this one. I feel like I am towards the end of the main story and I am at the point where if I am breaking with side missions, I ask 0 questions. Someone tells me her brother is missing and I have the option to discuss what they fought about, what they were hunting, what their favourite colour is I don't give a sh*t I look for the branch that starts the mission.
Don't get me started on your buddies at the base who will forever have an "!" above their head to ask about Zeniths, Companions, Training :/
I generally agree with the review, but I very much could tell the difference between the two display modes. 60fps felt amazing, but it is quite noticeably softer and noisier thanks to the checkerboard rendering. Enough to the point that I actually preferred playing in Fidelity mode.
I finally got around to playing The Frozen Wilds last year, and can't say I expected to have as much fun as I did venturing though that frozen little addition to the map. I think that's one thing Guerrilla Games gets down so well. Like with Breath of the Wild, I'm not a huge fan of the writing (the exposition heavy dialogue in Zero Dawn really bogged things down for me), but these are the kinds of games where I can overlook that and just enjoy exploring the world. It may be some time before I'll be ready to return to this series, especially since I still have a backlog to work through, but given everything you and everyone else has said (shortcomings aside, because I knew they were coming), I don't think this one will disappoint.
My man getting those official Playstation early review copies. Congrats dood Ya really deserved it!
@@cheeseburgah563 unrelated, but the name goes hard
I put 65 hours in horzion forbidden west beat it in March so far its my game of the year I really want new game plus, a story dlc, and a horzion forbidden west sequel.
Why are we complaining about dialogue your not forced to sit through. Yes you can sit in texts for hours but as soon as you see the dialogue wheel you can hit the last option without touching the others and it lets you leave the conversation. Second review I've seen complain about the exposition your not forced to sit through. It's there for the ppl that want it
I'm on the PS4 Pro and the game runs fine. One issue I found is that if you turn on "always run" then Alloys motion is slightly wonky as if she keeps tripping on something invisible. Also I miss the whistle lure because I mostly use stealth, especially in the early part of the game where all my stats are weak. Throwing rocks as lure is next to useless.
You're a madman. Time to listen to this while I go for a walk.
Alot of people raves about ER. But this is my game of the year, hell of all time. I spend more time on Elden Ring due to its replayability. But I still think HZFW is a much much better game in every gaming aspect. Graphics are better, stories are better, world building is better, world quests are better, character developments are better, immersion is better, pacing and progression is better. Endless quality of life options. I feel almost sad when HZFB ended. I didn't get this feeling with ER, I simply just replayed, until I fell out of love with it.
I do love the story muuuch more in ER
I wish they would improve the weapon display and other gear in shops. One, you should be able to pick what you are looking for in a bow.. speed, power, sheer, elemental, or whatever, and have it line the weapons up from weakest to strongest according to that stat.
This video has convinced me to pick up HZD on Steam and play through it before the day comes that HFW comes to PC! Looks like such a fun video game series!
I have spent so much time on this series it’s just amazing from my perspective. For an example I’m a final fantasy 7 fan so I picked up the remake like a good fan should. I was absolutely begging for the game to be over by the time I was 40 hours in. I play at a slow pace and I’m not a completionist by any means. I put in probably 80 hours into Zero Dawn last month and barely even noticed the time. I got probably 90% main and probably 50% expansion. With Forbidden West I’m now 60 hours in and only about 40% complete. Again I like to take my time to see the sights. I’ll likely go back to clean up Zero Dawn and finish up Forbidden West if a new game+ comes along. I do have to agree with the video though. After a while when you get powered up, you become an unstoppable monster. Changing up your play style helps with keeping it fresh though.
The first thing that came to me as a bad point was that it is so much easier than the first game to gain health.
As you say, I was never truly in danger even in hard mode. I knew that If I played it right I could do it, while in the first game I was not avoiding enemies because I was lazy but because I was scared to die.
I played the game every day for over a month. I just finished the game after doing nearly everything. And just after i finished it, i lost my job. I am just happy i was able to play the game before it happened. I love it and i gave me many good memories.
I recently finished HZD. Save for a few audio logs and trophies. It's a game that hits you in the face with the exposition and it's up to the player to decide what's important or not.
If this game is more that in spades. Then I think I'll be taking a bit of a break from the series. Maybe wait for the game of the year edition come out with all the DLC included
Just want to say that performance mode is more shimmery, especially in distant foliage. I still used it over the quality mode though.
Good, convincing review.
One thing I'd disagree with is the climbing. It's still the yellow marked ledges you can grab onto, they're just hidden until you ping it with the Focus. And it's not even like open-eyed players could see the climbable stuff without the ping, because I saw it in different videos how there like two really similar cliffsides next to each other, but only one of them is climbable. That's pretty dumb. I think they might've been better off with the new AC way, and have like 90% of the game world be climbable.
You say you don't remember but the game starts with an almost Netflix recap movie and you can access that movie att all times in the opening menu.
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One of my main problems with the game is that dialogue isn't a conversation where you react and shape the conversation like Dragon Age and Mass Effect. In Forbidden West, you're not choosing what to say, *you're choosing how long Aloy gets lectured.*
If the conversations were more dynamic the level of dialogue would be great, but done like this it's filler. I like the game overall and the level of detail is outstanding, but they need to work on how dialogue is happening.
Yeah my first play through has lasted about 75 hours long, and I’m working towards the platinum, something I never do
Just to clarify for people: When he talks about the consumables and inventory im assuming he didnt see the sorting in the inventory menu and the option to customize the order of consumables which completely removes those issues
The Golden Bolt this was a great review over all 100%.
I love all of this game and side content as well. I have played now I think almost 200 hours. One thing I will say is I wish you can target the chest and crystals so you do not lose track of them when you are trying to get them and find them. I also wish they aloud some underwater content to keep mobs back and if it is the basic ones (Burrowers and Red Eyes) you should be able to kill them in a few hits, but that is me. and I do wish they never took out the whistle lure to bring mobs close to you. This game is so beautiful that yes it distracts you and I find you want to take pictures.
If you don't mind some feedback from someone whose HFW searches brought your video to the forefront... (IGN doesn't appear unless I look for them.) 😉
I was absolutely in *LOVE* with HZD. One of the key reasons was the lack of requirement for excellent reflexes. Y'see, I'm disabled. A neurological disorder has caused the muscles in my hands to atrophy. I prefer persistence over reflex time. It's why even story or easy mode can be a challenge for me. In the first game, however, I could one-shot many of the smaller machines, so an increase in the challenge on story mode was appreciated.
That said, however, I don't see how I'll be able to platinum this game. I can't react fast enough to get certain combat combos to activate, which means I'll never defeat "the Enduring." Mind, I could be doing something completely wrong, but no video tutorial has helped me.
The thing that I enjoyed the most in the game was the amount of *STUFF!* Loot hidden in old safes, barrels, and even the trunks of cars. But it's not just the physical that's impressive. The voices in populated areas is vastly improved. In HZD, when walking through a market, different voices would recite the exact same line. HFW has a wider range of background dialog... AND THEY REACT TO WHAT YOU DO! If you bump into an NPC, they criticize your rudeness. If you wing down from a higher point, they comment on your acrobatics or marvel at your skill. They packed the new game with A LOT of content.
I'm probably one of the few who will bring up the bugs. My channel, as anorexic as it is, is HFW bug videos that I've posted simply so I could link them in bug reports to Guerilla Games.
Now my big complaint: I wasn't entranced by the story. In the first game, the mystery of why allow was born and what she had to do to fix the broken world was maintained from start to finish. By the time the game's climax rolled around, there was only one major mystery lingering: Who or what woke HADES? "Forbidden West' was more along the lines of, "I have to accomplish A, B, and C to get to D, E, and F." The mystery wasn't nearly as captivating.
But opinions are like belly buttons, with many filled with useless lint. 😉I'll give you the thumbs-up, GB, because you *did* present a detailed review that was articulated well.
You can edit the tools selection. You don't have to scroll through 15 things. And traps are amazing.
Yeah I don't think he knew that
Whenbu press down on the dpad for traps and potions and stuff, if u hold down on the dpad you can unequip all the things u dont want. So i removed most things and now the potion and traps wheel is only 6 slots instead of 20
I think this would 100% be GOTY if not for Elden Ring. Personally prefer FW, but Elden Ring made waves.
100% agree with the amount of dialogue. Thank goodness you could skim and click through a lot of the dialogue or I would have also given up on listening to all of it.
Almost done with the main story. Doing all the side quests just because I don't want it to end🤓 great review
This game is amazing, it is incredibly stunning and detailed. It is a blast to play. Way better than the first one. The story is incredibly complex and hard to follow but that doesn’t really matter to me.
I did notice that the general at Barren Light and the Warrior Chief north of Plainsong were the same npc for the most part. With that being said I absolutely love this game
Gameplay was fun but I disagree the story felt really detached from the vibe HZD set up, really too outlandish where HZD was grounded
Everybody complains but I am that guy that desperately needs map markers. I literally mark everything before I go to it to maximize my time and make sure I don't get lost. This is especially true when your in more complex geographical sections, or your not familiar with an area.
One of my biggest gripe is that ammo types are locked in to a weapon and you can’t switch them out. I had a really good bow with tearblast ammo but the best legendary bow doesn’t have it. Or the bow with mark arrows which are useless except fighting cloaked enemies.
One of my only criticisms is with the melee. I wish they would have had some kind of lock on feature. I can't count how many times a human killed me because I dodged an attack and they did a follow up I couldn't see from off camera.
Really looking forward to experiencing this in a few years!
The original game was just a ton of fun and really impressed me on many levels!
Agreed. The first game I've completed 5 times because I was in awe with the story and gameplay. I would see myself doing 5 more with the sequel when new game plus update drops because I'm not going to refarm all the parts again
Wealth, fame power. Golden bolt, king of the horizon, attained this and everything else the world had to offer, and his final words in the video drove countless to the store.
Idk if I'm the only one that's noticed this between the 2 titles, but in zero dawn before the new game plus update happened you could do EVERYTHING (minus data points) and get enough skill points to Max everything out
In forbidden west I've literally done everything, got the platnium trophy a few days ago (the 22nd to be exact, 5 days after launch) but there's nothing left to do for skill points and I'm 13 skill points short of maxing out the last 2 valor surge's, last 2 are at level 1 and level 2 but need 13 skill points to Max them out, done all 28 side quests and 18 errands, all rebel camps and out posts, all survey drones are done, the only things I haven't finished are fully upgrading weapons and armors.
@@mannyrobles3065 I already found out what I missed, I missed 2 errands and the fact that you must play and beat each rank of machine strike to get more skill points, all strike players from beginner to master
So far the only nitpick I have is that there is a lot of exposition. But besides that I'm loving it so far.
well like he said it's a sequel 2 a game that came out quite a while ago and they don't want new players being left in the dust, ideally they could have been lighter on that in the main game and have a movie type thing that recaps it that's optional. that's just something most plot/lore heavy series sequels should have
I played the original on the PC, so I'll be waiting awhile but - I'm really looking forward to this game coming out on PC
I love the exposition. Every bit of it. Though I don't play machine strike
I go with you on most points, but when I get hold of the guy responsible for the climbing mechanic ... he or she will get some serious shit.
It's like the first AC games. Every climable stone - and there are some only half a meter high - will get in your way cause Aloy tries to climb it. I died several times bc this happened in the mittle of a fight a she would disconnect.
And then you have clearly marked climbing markers only a few centimezters in front of her but will she go there? No. But the marker on the other side of the cliff some meters away... that's the right way.
What a review !!! You just got a follower. Keep the good work. I also got platinum trophy 🏆 Definitely an awesome game.
Great review . This game is a masterpiece
Subscribed because you’re a big Horizon fan and because your channel name is a R&C reference
7:50 minutes You honestly just killed it hahah xd in a joke way of course
This is the first video I've seen of yours. Big fan of this review. I'm currently 30 hours in and your analogy of the protein shake sums it up!
Totally agree on your point about the split between side missions and main missions becoming more significant too. I find theres so much #content that it can be a little overwhelming. I feel it requires players to decide how they approach this game and what they wanna prioritise.
This game proves that my fellow dutch people make the best things.
I played 15 hours of the game. It’s So worth it. It’s gonna creep into my top 20 games of all time list
I'm about 10 hrs in, myself. The character improvement is already apparent. I'm curious how Varl will improve as a character, though, because I totally forgot him from the first game and found him annoying in the tutorial of this one. Errand I like though, and I enjoyed the sun king's obvious crush on Aloy being brought back and giving you the option to not be 100% standoffish about it this time.
@@mikesannitti6042 varl came to be one of my favorite characters and I didn’t care about most of them in the last game
Thanks for the video, hoping you can put more out there for us!