1. Loot everything 2. Upgrade low level gear in beginning 3. Complete story missions to gain new abilities and tools (possibly up to gaining DEMETER) 4. Use Focus to mark parts and destroy machines (Ex: chain reaction for damage and break off key upgrade resources before killing machine) 5. Remember to upgrade Survivor and Medicine capabilities (collect more resources) 6. Check Supply Chest in Base often for resources 7. Grind Hunting Grounds for resources and gameplay tactics 8. Unlock Arena for resources and prizes from both Arena and Hunting Grounds Update for Item 4: my personal trick is to change difficulty when hunting machines to get more parts in less time
I'm about 7 hours in, looks stunning, plays so fluidly. Everything good about the first game plus a hell of a lot more. Stunning achievement for a developer that was most known for the Killzone series, boy did they go above and beyond with Horizon.
Refilling your berries by holding up doesnt pull them from your stash. You have a pouch, a bag, and a stash. Your pouch holds around 10 to start, the bag holds around 15, and the stash is unlimited. If you hold up, it pulls berries from your bag but once it’s empty, you have to go to your stash or pick up new ones.
Yeah I think this is my only slight annoyance with the game, only because when you actually need all those extra berries you can't access them, I don't really see the point of having hundreds of berries that you can't access unless you're at a fire. It really takes no time to refill your berries as you're wondering around because they're everywhere, so when I do go to refill from my stash most of the time my berries are already at maximum level so I have hundreds of berries in my stash just sitting there being pretty useless.
This game is so beautiful that I even forgot to do my missions because I end up either sightseeing or exploring and taking pictures. The Hunting part is also addicting too. Hunting animals, robots and farming berries is addictive. All in all I can very easily spend hours or days playing this game.
Yes that is actually a problem for me too - I admit I won't lie I actually DID DO what THIS video said not to do, I have been doing TONS of side shit, and I am now like double the level it suggests for the current main mission. But I still agree with this video though because I have passed up like 20 different places that I was LEGIT like 1-20 feet away like seconds away from AWESOME LOOT but couldnt get it, because of STORY LOCKED tools.. So I am getting moving on the story for sure
I made the same mistake! I tried to play it like the first game and didn't pay attention to tearing off machine parts for loot.. also I cleared out ALL ?s and side missions in an area before event touching important main quests lol Thankfully I'm only finished with the beginning area so far, but now I know I've got a lot of work to do when I go back still 😆
Extra healing herbs do NOT come out of your stash, they come out of your bags of which you can only hold a specific amount which is upgradable: if you want to refill you have to go to your stash Setup hunts for upgrades marked on the map Equip the fully upgraded healing potion in the survivor tree as your valor sink, it makes you un-killable Don't try to completely clear the map at the start, there are too many inaccessible areas due to missing tools Side quests give skill points Board game gives skill points Don't upgrade early game weapons and armor past level 2
Same, it runs fantastically. I can’t help but wish I owned a PS5 though so I could experience the game at its best. I wish they could have released it for PC too.
@@lemming9984 Actually I think it was meant for PS5 but were gonna release it on PS4 either way, plus unlike CDPR they took time on all versions not just one.
Another tip that i wish i knew before playing through the first time (recently started again with a harder difficulty) was that you can disable the pickup animations from settings. This makes picking berries etc. Instant and can be done even while riding without slowing down. This doesnt include chests and items with an "inventory" that u need to open tho
Just starting new game+. I didn't know there's an auto pick up too. All you have to do i walk through it. But if your bag is full, you will have to pick up yourself.
A cheesy tip for the arena if you don't care about "proving" yourself. Lower difficulty to Story and you can complete the arena with almost no effort and get the legendary bows/armor
I would suggest doing the story until you pass getting all 3 GAIA sub functions before fully exploring the map. Having the ability to breathe under water, get rid of plants, and other obstacles really helps with the exploring. I finished getting all those equipment a week or two ago and I am still exploring. I have just been doing all the side missions, errands, hunting grounds, etc so I could just open up everything. Also, this procrastination has helped me level up by like ... 15 levels, get a ton of skill points, and so I am nearly done with my skill tree from all the quests and level ups. This is nice since I still am only 40% completed on the game apparently.
I drowned so many times trying to get treasure at the bottom of lakes because I'm a treasure-a-holic. Wish I'd known there was a mask later in the story 😆
2:28 #3 Don't be afraid of the Main Story I myself didn't want to rush into the story, but as I went threw some side quest , It requested a special type of gear to complete. Knowing now that the story provides these type of special gear, I will continue the story Thanks
Another tip for refilling the med pouch, you can do it while you're in a slide, so if you're in a fight where you can't afford to stand still for what feels like a lifetime you can take a little runup do a slide and hold up on the d-pad.
Honestly there is two sides to this. Yes focusing on the main quest does help out with exploring the world, but I tend to do side quests a bit first because I obtained a special weapon and the money from caches around the world has really helped me purchase better armor ahead of the harder quests. Not to mention you have to explore a little if you want to help boost your level up before taking on harder quests.
I noticed that doing quests in an order based on their level keeps things pretty balanced out both difficulty wise and the amount of story orogression and side quests... almost as if the quest levels were made for that now that i think of it😂
Another mistake to avoid is to keep using elemental ammo on machines after they're fully drenched. It doesn't make the elemental damage last longer, in fact it does quite the opposite, meaning you'll end up having to build it up again.
You'll want to avoid upgrading any low end gear (green/blue, maybe purple) that uses greenstone though, because there is a finite amount in the game and it can sometimes be somewhat difficult to find, even when marking it as a job. There probably is enough to upgrade everything that uses it, but to avoid running all over the place looking for what you need unless you have to.
I would partially disagree with this point as some of the better high-end gear require specific machine parts, not greenstone. There is definitely a finite amount of greenstone (still a huge amount, but finite nonetheless), but machines can always respawn.
Yes but purple & gold tier weapons/items are indispensable until youre like 40% thru the game. Blue tier can still be strong if you set you kit up right & have a good plan (focus on chain reactions or whatever you like)
Loving this game, of course. I forgot how Horizon grabs you with its story, excellent fight mechanics and zero load screens which make the game incredibly immersive. Hours fly by playing this game.
Turn on Easy Loot, you can use it for any difficulty if you pick the custom option. This way you don’t have to worry about breaking off key machine parts. Just don’t trigger an elemental explosion if you need parts because they will get destroyed. Also if you destroy machines designated as transport they carry containers that will be filled with other machine parts as well as valuable loot. Rollerbacks & Behemoths are good machines for farming for materials.
HZD is one of my all time favorites and now this has been amazing so far. I played for about 12 hours, mostly just exploring because the world is so beautiful and gameplay is awesome!
I would actually NOT recommend rushing through the story quests too quickly because, 1, you'll probably get your ass kicked until you have more perks, better weapons and have learned how to fight, and 2, you'll miss out on a ton of stuff if you do. This game likes to throw you into a lot of head-on fights early on against big, fast machines (like the first Cauldron, the first Arena fight and the Poseidon mission), so you'll want to practice fighting as much as you can. My advice? Whenever you get to a new settlement, slow down. Look for all the green exclamation points (which are new side quests), and accept all of those. You don't have to do all of them at once, but doing those will take you to every interesting point in the map, and you'll also gain a ton of skill points, resources and fighting experience along the way. They're also pretty interesting little stories (mostly) Trust me, you don't want to get thrown in to the fight before you get Poseidon without decent weapons and fighting practice. That thing will flatten you repeatedly if you're unprepared!
This! I got to poseidon first because I did everything around plainsong and then everything around the desert area. Such a pleasant place to be and grabbing poseidon first was one of the best things I could have done. It's so fantastic when you finally finish that mission. Plus when you did everything in the desert are you already get some purple gear too while being around level 20/30. Dependand on how much missions you did
Great video as always!!! A little bit past 2:00 you showed me a really neat trick I never thought about (gliding above an enemy to do a drop from above attack.) I love it! Forbidden West definitely has TONS of combat (even regular) mechanics that are somewhat "discoverable" I guess would be the right word? LOL. I really do like this aspect about it out of many many things.
Been delving into this for a few months. After opening the ability to ride on the bird, it became very, very fun. Instead of finishing the main quest, I have taken to flying to every icon on the map and opening it. Last time I found a game that was that pretty, was Elder Scrolls Morrowind way back in the early 2000's. This is a good game. Beautiful. Play the first game before doing this one. You won't be sad
As long as you're doing missions in order of level you shouldn't have to worry about inaccessibility too much (at least as mission progression goes). The only exception I've found so far is a ruin leveled at 15 with a metal flower. Once you're done all the side quests leveled the same or lower than a main quest, do the main quest.
I agree. It's one of the few games where I actually feel like I care about the side quest characters. Genuine interest as to what their situation is. Loving this game so far!
Bro when I played it last night at 12am on release on the ps5 the graphics are INSANE omg this game is so beautiful ima play this game a lot y’all need to buy this I’ve been playing a lot of dying light 2 but this game is even better
#9 Once you unlock The Base, you can fast travel to it from anywhere for free. No fast travel packs or being at a fire required. And once there, there is a fire right next to it to fast travel to wherever else you want to go.
When holding up on the D pad, you aren’t grabbing medicinal berries from your stash, but just the total amount you can carry (24). I have around 100 in my stash and cannot grab those without going to a stash.
about 3 hours in and cant begin to stress how important it is to upgrade your bow ASAP. I went from struggling to mauling machines in the beginning area
Good video and thanks. I am on my second play through now and I recognise most of your points. One useful point is that it's more efficient to level up on experience from killing machines and leave the side quests for after you have hit the level maximum of 50, when they will become the only remaining source of skill points. I have also concentrated on keeping my weapons upgraded, but I would add that the higher level upgrades for some of the better weapons needs some of the rarer greenshine slabs, and I get the impression that there aren't enough slabs to upgrade everything that needs that resource. The main quest should be followed without hesitation, but still prioritise upgrading your gear and things will go better. Those main quest rewards are essential in getting past some blocks. I would also say that with respect to skills, be especially careful to choose the skills that match your playing style, the main ones (for me) being melee, hunter, or trapper, others being supportive rather than being a main style. Similarly, choose weapons that support also support your play style; more accurately, don't waste time and effort on skills or weapons for a style that you don't use.
1. Get to Thornmarsh right after you complete Death's Door mission. 2. Obtain a ropecaster. 3. Obtain a shredder. 4. Obtain a sharpshot bow. 5. Obtain a better outfit. 6. Plug in coils to your gear. 7. Get to campfires to save your progress. That's it. Have fun. I think the weapons selection is 2nd only to Ghost of Tsushima.
Another big tip: Anytime you get to a work bench, craft your ammo there. It uses half, if not more, resources. The worst part of this game is that you can't just have access to very important materials. Volatile sludge, blast paste, and machine muscle are primary ingredients for most of the most powerful weapons. The grinding required to upgrade the best gear will lead you to the hardest machines just to upgrade the gear, let alone complete the story missions. You will burn thru your most valuable resources in the blink of an eye, so help yourself out by using the work bench to craft your ammo.
The arena gives excellent rewards. Purchase the Death Seeker’s Shadow bow, which is a legendary reward from the arena and fully upgrade it, which essentially makes it one of the strongest weapons in the game. I didn’t run into any issues with parts shortage doing this other than having to farm specific apex machine hearts. One tip: killing the normal machine and then allowing time to pass until it’s nighttime by resting at a shelter usually spawns the apex version of that machine at night.
At this point it's not about your armor or weapons they should not make the animation last long when you get hit by a enemy like holy shit they don't even give you time to get back up after getting hit and the second attack one taps you
I’ll finally be able to really play today. I spent like 2 hours trying to decide between resolution mode and performance when it unlocked last night then I had to crash lol
Resolution! This is first ps5 game I’m picking resolution mode for. While 60 fps is nice *alot* is sacrificed to hit it. The game will still look good, but on resolution mode it truly looks next gen. It’s honestly the most beautiful game I’ve ever played i think.
@@Gwynbleidd_117 U can try to adjust a few things in ur TV and in games for a better overall experience. First I couldn't stand the choppiness of Resolution but now It's very playable and made me forget the fluid 60fps mode.
Have beat the story of the game with a total completion percentage of 26.. unbelievable game. Not often a game leaves me actually wanting to seek out remaining side missions etc. Stoked.
This game feels like a different game than the first one. I got bored with the first one after several main quests but this one kept me going. One thing this game does well is that combat is reasonably challenging (I’m playing hard mode). Sometimes I even have the vibe of monster hunter when fight some giant machines
Honestly its the opposite for me. The balancing on hard was just so off I had to customize it to make them less bullet spongey. While the giant machines beeing tanky seems logical, they just move way too much and too fast and they constantly jump at you or non stop span long range attacks which knock you back. Zero Dawn was better all around, perfect game. Only misses a base.
Zero dawn was better, when it got zero dawn I played it from beginning to end in less than a week, it's been months and I haven't finished west, the balancing is disproportionate some machines are way easier than they should be based on size and level while others are way tougher than they should for the same reason, west is also trying to do just a little too much in terms of mechanics and changes
This one is so boring …. The first of the game is always the best , after that they either do to much or too little . In guerrilla case its too much . That nobody asked for
@@TooSlizzy agreed, some changes were good to make game play more fluid like the lack of needing to manage the inventory, but there was a bit too much all of a sudden
Some of the starting gear is worth leveling, but the mid tier gear has enough overlap with end game gear, I wished I had held off on some of the upgrading (the green shine and hearts were the main offenders).
Agree and disagree at the same time. Yes, do not fear to upgrade ur gears but don't go fully upgrade for green and blue gears because purple items are easy to get later on.
One thing i would advise if you are low on shards, go to a beach and kill every wild animal you see even after you upgraded all your pouches, as each purple loot is worth 125 shards and each blue loot is worth 50 shards, so killing them as you go through a beach is worth it. My favorite spot is from the Tideripper site to the Slaughterspine site, as you get to kill a tideripper, two random transport site (shellwalkers, behemoths or bellowbacks), maybe intercept the shellwalker convoy and a slaughterspine (unless rebels random encounter) with a shelter on the way. Of course, you can go after the rollerbacks as well. One round and back usually gives me 10-12k shards after selling everything necessary.
The 10 main quest first tip seems good but doing certain side quest first in each area gives different main quest dialogue scenes as you progress in that area, its still the same main quest but think you miss out on the better version story wise and sidequest don't take to long unless your hunting just to hunt the starter daunt area doesn't have many side quest for its alternate dialogue scene.
Definitely this. Plus it feels more organic to do those ones right then instead of waiting on them. Like the one that sees you investigating about why the Bristlebacks ended up in The Daunt. I did what I could of it before I finished The Embassy and once I could continue it I did which lead to finishing that side quest and stuff happening in The Daunt. If you leave it for later, I feel like you could end up kinda forgetting what happened in The Daunt and it wouldn't have the same punch it does when you do it immediately. I'm gonna do the quest for the salvagers as well since it's on the way to the main story quest point anyway (the one right after The Embassy). The main story points you towards a number of these quests so I think it's good to at *least* do those. I did get a relic ruin quest after saving some Oseram that I can't do yet since according to them there's a bunch of the firegleam in the way. So that I'm holding off on.
perhaps another approach is to only ever play missions that are within your level reach and avoid doing any free hunting or any other activity which might highten your level above any of the next level quests available. Still there are plenty of activities, hunting grounds etc that can also alter your level significantly depending on how many attempts you need to complete them... one thing is clear, there are many different ways of approaching progress in this game ! another reason why its so good !
something nobody has mentioned, is that on first play through you are actually still learning mechanics of the game which make it impossible to optimise approach since you also have no idea how it is going to evolve. but if youve played the first, then you would know as it worked that way in zero dawn too.
If you don’t want to worry about knocking things off. because sometimes when you do I realize it goes way to far and I can’t find it. You can turn on easy loot in the general tab in settings. You do have to turn on costum difficulty. I do recommend not touching anything else. So you don’t ruin your gameplay.
i read this early on and did it, i set the two options to normal so i play as it was intended but there is a setting that allows you to see climbing options its called Climbing Annotations turn this on as sometimes i am somewhere and its crazy action and i cannot see where to climb to
This game is going to be my escape from the real world! I want to live there!! lol. Haven't finished the game yet but already my number 1 for 2022 and top 5 of all time!!
The thing about breaking machine parts is that optimal kill v drops kill. Optimal kill like breaking parts or causing reaction is mostly the easy way but doing so blocks drops. For instance you break the Stormbird's cannon it makes the fight easy but you'll never get it as a drop or shooting the belly of a fire/frostclaw for that massive explosive reaction makes the hunt easier but you'll not get the webbing drop. Its efficiency v rare drops
Strombird cannon is detachable. You can remove it with tear arrows pretty easily. Then you can recover it (depending on drop %), and you’ve removed it from the fight. For the fireclaw/frostclaw webbing, I hit them with the opposite elemental damage and then shoot their legs with arrows. Occasionally, they’ll fall down, and you can get in some knockdown damage. It’s really annoying to kill them this way, but it means you won’t damage the sacs.
Thanks. I usually try to complete everything in the area I'm in, then move on. Obviously not having certain equipment is hindering that, so I'll just continue the main story. Having to sink time into "Machine Strike" was not something I was anticipating to have to do. BTW, I listened to the the tips, but the video has way too much spoiler stuff so I just listened.
For me the biggest mistake I made was selling the metal blocks. They are in the sell category, but they are critical for buying machine parts from salvagers.
Holy crap thanks for reminding me of that. I went to a salvager the other day and I was like... I only have 14 metal blocks after hours of gameplay?? I probably sold them all. Will try to buy them back.
Ive been trying to focus on the main story, but I end up getting distracted and going off a different direction. Then 6 hours later im like, "oh yeah, I was supposed to be doing the main quest". Good stuff
Idk how many hrs, but it's a lot because this has been my main game Ive been playing almost every day since the release date! 😅 And I am so glad I watched this because I found out about some things I still didn't know! Thanks so much! I usually know everything already & like the channel owner, I wish I knew a lot of these things in the beginning of my journey with Aloy. Some days I farm for upgradeable resources from machines & greenshine. That being said, I am glad they fixed the icon problem where the map would show icons existing after you have acquired them. But I think I have found some of the icons still need fixing because I can't find the greennshine that is supposed to be there. And some of these I remember doing already but my memory isn't always reliable. I wonder if other gamers find mistakes with the icons still...
- For most upgrades and crafting, just loot what you need from the machines and run, you don't have to actually kill them (unless you heed hearts). It's simple but sometimes I forget I'm just collecting one thing and end up spending hours doing something that only takes 10 minutes. - Slaughterspines are scary as hell the music gives me chills - When selling things, press triangle to highlight each item you want to sell and press "x" to do one sale instead of selling them individually. This is another simple one that many people miss or forget.
In a world where it’s become acceptable to release broken, greedy games that are clearly made for nothing else but to make money, and the point no longer being about developing a game for the fan of the series, this game is a breath of fresh air. Although i have come across some bugs they are most certainly very far and few between and not at all near game breaking or rage inspiring. Todays Battlefields and Call Of Duty’s have all lost sight of what’s important to the gamer and they focus EVERYTHING on their greed and creation of a popular brand, not a product, and when that happens money and only money is the focus. It’s nice to see a company making a game that will make money as well as please the gamer. F the Battlefields and Call Of Duty’s of the world, let’s make them see that their greed should be their downfall. Stop buying mainstream games and rather support these companies that are actually trying to make a difference and produce something good with the gamer and what we want as their primary focus.
i watched you video like moooooonths before i can even be able to play, today the game came out and i know exactly where to go to refresh on the tips....loving the game alot! thanks for the videos.
03:59 which one is which? Pink or yellow for chain reaction or key upgrade item? Also, how do you get both the chain reaction and the key upgrade item highlighted at the same time? Which one should I aim first? Thanks.
1:13 is not wuite from your stash. The bottom number is your pouch, which your are carrying like your weapons. The number above it, is your inventory. So you're transferring it from your inventroy to you pouch. The berries in your stash are really only accessible from those settlements
honestly, the only things worth fully upgrading until you get legendary are green items. the first step is all you need for blues and purples. greens and oranges should be leveled all the way. you don’t wanna max out a blue/purple only to get a better legendary! that being said, some purple items that don’t have legendary versions should be maxed. like a purgewater/frost bow for example.
I don’t understand the inventory and the stash. If everything just goes to the chest in the towns, what’s the point? Do I not have access to any of the resources unless it’s in my inventory?
@@willfridenbergs8474 what about when I go to workbench? Do I have to try to take out everything I could from stash, and THAN go to workbench to craft? Or when on workbench, the stash and inventory combines?
I shit you not I already have 60 hours in this game and I’m still working on side quest and the gold weapons and armors machine strike game, hunting grounds ext. this game is so fun I can’t stop playing
I heard in a review that there is an option called 'easy loot' or something to that effect which means killed enemies drop all their bits, you don't have to shot them off does that include their rare upgrade parts?
It's only easy and story mode. Also it is still random. And instant killing with elemental weapons will also have an effect. I tested it out. So still shoot off the parts you need or leave it to loot roll. Your choice!
Thank you so much for this! Brilliant! I've always been a huge scavenger, picking up everything that's not, as you said, tied to the ground. So I'm happy to report I'm good on that front. I just entered the first cauldron, but will now (once I've led Varl and Zo through) make my way back to the first hunting grounds. Thanks again for all the tips!
If you like picking everything up, i highly suggest turning off picking animations, wish i had known that playing first time through. This makes picking up berries etc instant even when riding. Opening chests and this with "an inventory" stays the same
Cheers on the Helpful Tip held off playing for 2 years for this game came as a bundle with my ps5 so playing this n my ps4 to auto plat on my ps5 im level 43 and still got more to explore down the rebel outpost for the bow and completed the slavgr contract to get the best armor but yeah the parts for upgrading is a pain so far in the process to finding Farah tomb so that I can get the robotic bats x4 for the upgrade
Excellent video, great points made! I was just discovering the need to progress in the main quests for new gear when your video popped up in my feed. New subscriber, for sure! 🎮💕
A lot of this I do agree with, the one thing I would caution is ignoring certain level side missions. You could potentially be missing out on something useable that could be an upgrade for your level or wind up being completely useless cause you're overlevelled. I'm horrible with open world games cause they take me an eternity to finish. I've viewed maybe half the map so far and I'm some 80+ hours in on my save, some of that time is spent planning, some of it just sitting idle. I absolutely love the game however and it's my primary atm. Some things definitely help like you mentioned. The diving mask was a complete game changer and had I done that earlier, I wouldn't have had to backtrack near as much. Great video though!
Absolute HARD disagree with #3. DO NOT DO THIS. I followed your advice and just rushed the main story. Worst mistake. I have no good gear. I am level 12. And I am stuck fighting a level 17 tremor tusk. And now I have to either fight through this bullshit or lose hours of progress reverting back to an old hard save. Hell I am not even on the right main mission. What Khraze does not tell you is that to get the rebreather and the third item you need to complete the level 22 quest and the 24 quest main quests! You literally have to play through half the campaign to get all 3 methods of unlocking all the areas.
@@sheldonmoss2787 What difficulty are you playing on? I'm on normal default difficulty and I seem to be taking on missions/areas about 4-5 levels above me and that's about as high as I'd like to go but it's doable. Just means the battles go on for a bit. Just last night I did the first Cauldron you do as part of the main mission. I was lvl 11 but it suggests you should be 15. Died a couple of times fighting the boss but it was just a matter of shooting it's heavy guns off and using them against it which finished it off quite easily in the end. Also I notice if you have companions with you (as you do in that mission) they will keep throwing you ammo/meds if you start getting low at any point which helps.
PRO tip, in setings, go to dificulty, set custom, and turn on easy loot, it will cause that machines will drop their parts ALWAYS, without special targeting them
1. I do suggest upgrading your❤ SHARPSHOT BOWS and ITS SKILLS=> Using this sharpshot bow with its skill has helped me defeat tough enemies. The sheer power behind the shot. 2. Try to updgrade your resource pouch and quiver(hunter arrows,sharpshot or any other) 3. The SPIKE weapon is use as well, better get with explosion or elemental attrutubes. 4. If possible get rid of the armor or parts 1st. 5. LOOT as much as possible
Thank you for mentioning the hunting grounds and arena. Seeing how many medals are required to buy the gear that is sold at that vendor is gonna make it better for me to complete them.
I just finished the game last night. Was totally awesome. Took my time and completed almost everything. Only need 2/3 trophies for platinum. Need to glide for 60 seconds. And I can’t remember the other ones. Lol. It this game was great. Even better than the first.
Do not avoid mistakes! Do not follow rules some RUclipsr gives you. You buy the game. Play it and enjoy. Mistakes gives you a lot of gameplay experience. You a player, not a bot or NPC, you are ment to do mistakes. That the whole point of gaming. By watching this video before you played game at least twice you stealing fun of exploration from yourself. Do mistakes and enjoy your own experience!
my one big mistake was that i went to poseidon way too late, after getting 3 other subfunctions.. giai was saying aether was the closest and i began there and kept following the quests. shoulda picked poseidon first, it was closer from the base and i kept having the feeling that i should stop by there and ignored it all the way only to find out that tons of places i visited once had to be revisited again cos underwater stuff doesnt really matter until poseidon tool..
great tips vid and im totally luvin the game with only 1 gripe to speak of and thats the fact u cant fast travel into ur base :( yes there is a campfire on the western side fairly close but its still annoying
I upgraded everything I could periodically, and stopped the main quest before going to the final battle of with the Zeniths to do all side quests and get all collectibles to make sure I can have all that I need to fight with relative ease
3rd tip with the sidequests i realised too late i was stuck on a sidequest for almost an hour because i was so determined to get it done myself until i realized in needed the gear from the mainquest first
honestly when it comes to gear upgrading what you can do is start the game on easy, just level up your base gear once, reach the arena, grind up atleast 134 medals and get the best armor and weapon in the game, max them in terms of upgrades and coils, then up the difficulty. This will make you ready for endgame content pretty fast and also you will be habituated to the harder difficulty by the time you reach the endgame.
For the underwater missions earlier in the game you can just put the thalassophobia mode on. That gives you unlimited oxygen before having to do the Poseidon mission
1. Loot everything
2. Upgrade low level gear in beginning
3. Complete story missions to gain new abilities and tools (possibly up to gaining DEMETER)
4. Use Focus to mark parts and destroy machines (Ex: chain reaction for damage and break off key upgrade resources before killing machine)
5. Remember to upgrade Survivor and Medicine capabilities (collect more resources)
6. Check Supply Chest in Base often for resources
7. Grind Hunting Grounds for resources and gameplay tactics
8. Unlock Arena for resources and prizes from both Arena and Hunting Grounds
Update for Item 4: my personal trick is to change difficulty when hunting machines to get more parts in less time
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I dont understand I can't find this supply chest at the base... any one can help ?
@@fabioadv475 it probably activates after a few story missions
I'm about 7 hours in, looks stunning, plays so fluidly. Everything good about the first game plus a hell of a lot more. Stunning achievement for a developer that was most known for the Killzone series, boy did they go above and beyond with Horizon.
7 hours in already? Jesus 😭😂 I feel you though!!! I played for about 3 already!
About 14 hours in lool
💯 % agreed!!
I have to clear my schedule and be ready to no worry about time.
@@robinhalljr.3690 i work from home man, and since it dropped, ive been doing alot less work at home LOL
Refilling your berries by holding up doesnt pull them from your stash. You have a pouch, a bag, and a stash. Your pouch holds around 10 to start, the bag holds around 15, and the stash is unlimited. If you hold up, it pulls berries from your bag but once it’s empty, you have to go to your stash or pick up new ones.
Yes! I was so confused early on. I collected hundreds of berries and was so pissed off when I kept running out and couldn't figure out why.
What?! I wondered where all my berries went! 🤯
Yeah I think this is my only slight annoyance with the game, only because when you actually need all those extra berries you can't access them, I don't really see the point of having hundreds of berries that you can't access unless you're at a fire. It really takes no time to refill your berries as you're wondering around because they're everywhere, so when I do go to refill from my stash most of the time my berries are already at maximum level so I have hundreds of berries in my stash just sitting there being pretty useless.
@@neatznotso7424 by the Forge! You’re out here using your stash to brew ale and don’t even realize it!
This game is so beautiful that I even forgot to do my missions because I end up either sightseeing or exploring and taking pictures. The Hunting part is also addicting too. Hunting animals, robots and farming berries is addictive. All in all I can very easily spend hours or days playing this game.
Yes that is actually a problem for me too - I admit I won't lie I actually DID DO what THIS video said not to do, I have been doing TONS of side shit, and I am now like double the level it suggests for the current main mission. But I still agree with this video though because I have passed up like 20 different places that I was LEGIT like 1-20 feet away like seconds away from AWESOME LOOT but couldnt get it, because of STORY LOCKED tools.. So I am getting moving on the story for sure
I know plus this game making me feel like I just want to be like a pack rat lol
@@OpenCarry2024 totally agree with u both. I end up doing side stuff a lot and exploring areas.
I made the same mistake! I tried to play it like the first game and didn't pay attention to tearing off machine parts for loot.. also I cleared out ALL ?s and side missions in an area before event touching important main quests lol Thankfully I'm only finished with the beginning area so far, but now I know I've got a lot of work to do when I go back still 😆
It's hard to have an open world game where you can just get lost solely in the world exploration, testament to the world design from Guerilla.
Extra healing herbs do NOT come out of your stash, they come out of your bags of which you can only hold a specific amount which is upgradable: if you want to refill you have to go to your stash
Setup hunts for upgrades marked on the map
Equip the fully upgraded healing potion in the survivor tree as your valor sink, it makes you un-killable
Don't try to completely clear the map at the start, there are too many inaccessible areas due to missing tools
Side quests give skill points
Board game gives skill points
Don't upgrade early game weapons and armor past level 2
thank you its better than the video
That's correct
thank you ! the healing herb tip bothered me, very misleading
Oops just leveled 2 bows and 2 armors to lv3 🥲will take note
Another thing don't waste the items that are rare from machines because you need them for the robot hacking room
I play this on the base PS4, and it's crazy how well this runs.
Same here man
Same...it's awesome
Same, it runs fantastically. I can’t help but wish I owned a PS5 though so I could experience the game at its best. I wish they could have released it for PC too.
The game was obviously designed for PS4, then upgraded to PS5. It's great that Geurilla didn't abandon PS4 in the way that CDPR did with Cyberpunk.
@@lemming9984 Actually I think it was meant for PS5 but were gonna release it on PS4 either way, plus unlike CDPR they took time on all versions not just one.
Focusing on side missions very often rewards you with special dialog in the main missions.
Another tip that i wish i knew before playing through the first time (recently started again with a harder difficulty) was that you can disable the pickup animations from settings. This makes picking berries etc. Instant and can be done even while riding without slowing down. This doesnt include chests and items with an "inventory" that u need to open tho
Are you fucking serious??? I never knew that
It will make picking berries so much more easy. Thanks!
Thank you
Just starting new game+. I didn't know there's an auto pick up too. All you have to do i walk through it. But if your bag is full, you will have to pick up yourself.
@@ckharshiing are you serious?
A cheesy tip for the arena if you don't care about "proving" yourself. Lower difficulty to Story and you can complete the arena with almost no effort and get the legendary bows/armor
:O
Sounds boring and for made for dummies.
@@hypello9534 i was doin arena in hard difficulty but i was stuck at the second series cause I can't kill all machines in time
@@riccardovecchi3592 that doesn't sound fun, just lower the difficulty, no shame in it.
@@adamsmart3977 yeah it can become very frustrating but I managed to get all done and finally I can buy something with that medals
I would suggest doing the story until you pass getting all 3 GAIA sub functions before fully exploring the map. Having the ability to breathe under water, get rid of plants, and other obstacles really helps with the exploring.
I finished getting all those equipment a week or two ago and I am still exploring. I have just been doing all the side missions, errands, hunting grounds, etc so I could just open up everything.
Also, this procrastination has helped me level up by like ... 15 levels, get a ton of skill points, and so I am nearly done with my skill tree from all the quests and level ups. This is nice since I still am only 40% completed on the game apparently.
I drowned so many times trying to get treasure at the bottom of lakes because I'm a treasure-a-holic. Wish I'd known there was a mask later in the story 😆
2:28
#3 Don't be afraid of the Main Story
I myself didn't want to rush into the story, but as I went threw some side quest , It requested a special type of gear to complete.
Knowing now that the story provides these type of special gear,
I will continue the story
Thanks
Another tip for refilling the med pouch, you can do it while you're in a slide, so if you're in a fight where you can't afford to stand still for what feels like a lifetime you can take a little runup do a slide and hold up on the d-pad.
You can also do it when a machine has knocked you down for no wasted time.
@@markengesser5293 I did not know about that one... Does it also work when you're shocked and you're in the back flop animation?
you can refill it while just running too... just difficult to hit up on the dpad and push the stick at the same time.
Honestly there is two sides to this. Yes focusing on the main quest does help out with exploring the world, but I tend to do side quests a bit first because I obtained a special weapon and the money from caches around the world has really helped me purchase better armor ahead of the harder quests. Not to mention you have to explore a little if you want to help boost your level up before taking on harder quests.
I noticed that doing quests in an order based on their level keeps things pretty balanced out both difficulty wise and the amount of story orogression and side quests... almost as if the quest levels were made for that now that i think of it😂
Another mistake to avoid is to keep using elemental ammo on machines after they're fully drenched. It doesn't make the elemental damage last longer, in fact it does quite the opposite, meaning you'll end up having to build it up again.
You'll want to avoid upgrading any low end gear (green/blue, maybe purple) that uses greenstone though, because there is a finite amount in the game and it can sometimes be somewhat difficult to find, even when marking it as a job. There probably is enough to upgrade everything that uses it, but to avoid running all over the place looking for what you need unless you have to.
I would partially disagree with this point as some of the better high-end gear require specific machine parts, not greenstone. There is definitely a finite amount of greenstone (still a huge amount, but finite nonetheless), but machines can always respawn.
FUlly upgrade one purple bow. Use the greenstone. It'll carry you through the entire game until you get a legendary, at at least lvl 2
i've beaten the game and still haven't found any way to spend my greenstone yet
I am not so sure. I have seen it respawn before. I cannot figure out if it was a fluke
Yes but purple & gold tier weapons/items are indispensable until youre like 40% thru the game. Blue tier can still be strong if you set you kit up right & have a good plan (focus on chain reactions or whatever you like)
Loving this game, of course. I forgot how Horizon grabs you with its story, excellent fight mechanics and zero load screens which make the game incredibly immersive. Hours fly by playing this game.
Turn on Easy Loot, you can use it for any difficulty if you pick the custom option. This way you don’t have to worry about breaking off key machine parts. Just don’t trigger an elemental explosion if you need parts because they will get destroyed. Also if you destroy machines designated as transport they carry containers that will be filled with other machine parts as well as valuable loot. Rollerbacks & Behemoths are good machines for farming for materials.
But, breaking off machine parts is the most fun part of the game! Easy loot would ruin the game for me.
Good if you don't care about the mechanic of breaking parts off.
HZD is one of my all time favorites and now this has been amazing so far. I played for about 12 hours, mostly just exploring because the world is so beautiful and gameplay is awesome!
It’s so damn distracting in an awesome way!!!
I said to myself before I had it. Meh ill just do the main quest but wow. I wasn't expecting this quality
Im guilty for setting a waypoint and then seeing that question mark on the way n being like oh im gonna go there first
I would actually NOT recommend rushing through the story quests too quickly because, 1, you'll probably get your ass kicked until you have more perks, better weapons and have learned how to fight, and 2, you'll miss out on a ton of stuff if you do.
This game likes to throw you into a lot of head-on fights early on against big, fast machines (like the first Cauldron, the first Arena fight and the Poseidon mission), so you'll want to practice fighting as much as you can.
My advice? Whenever you get to a new settlement, slow down. Look for all the green exclamation points (which are new side quests), and accept all of those. You don't have to do all of them at once, but doing those will take you to every interesting point in the map, and you'll also gain a ton of skill points, resources and fighting experience along the way. They're also pretty interesting little stories (mostly)
Trust me, you don't want to get thrown in to the fight before you get Poseidon without decent weapons and fighting practice. That thing will flatten you repeatedly if you're unprepared!
This! I got to poseidon first because I did everything around plainsong and then everything around the desert area. Such a pleasant place to be and grabbing poseidon first was one of the best things I could have done. It's so fantastic when you finally finish that mission.
Plus when you did everything in the desert are you already get some purple gear too while being around level 20/30. Dependand on how much missions you did
Great video as always!!! A little bit past 2:00 you showed me a really neat trick I never thought about (gliding above an enemy to do a drop from above attack.) I love it! Forbidden West definitely has TONS of combat (even regular) mechanics that are somewhat "discoverable" I guess would be the right word? LOL. I really do like this aspect about it out of many many things.
When you refill the healing berries, they don’t come from your stash. They come from your inventory.
That's correct.
Been delving into this for a few months. After opening the ability to ride on the bird, it became very, very fun. Instead of finishing the main quest, I have taken to flying to every icon on the map and opening it. Last time I found a game that was that pretty, was Elder Scrolls Morrowind way back in the early 2000's. This is a good game. Beautiful. Play the first game before doing this one. You won't be sad
As long as you're doing missions in order of level you shouldn't have to worry about inaccessibility too much (at least as mission progression goes). The only exception I've found so far is a ruin leveled at 15 with a metal flower. Once you're done all the side quests leveled the same or lower than a main quest, do the main quest.
A thing I found in the settings - you can turn off Aloy's headgear. The outfits are great, but a lot of the headgear looks silly!
I'm glad that they did that again like in HZD. I'm not a big fan of the headgear either and would much rather she didn't have it lol
I love that feature! Plus I like showing off my Kratos face paint haha
This is really helpful. I need to get back onto the main quest! I keep getting distracted by side quests and machine killing 😂
Yup, likewise, seems like a better strategy for this game. 10 main quest down before I explore
I try to do all side missions as I move on,. Think I'll stick to the main story for a bit.
I agree. It's one of the few games where I actually feel like I care about the side quest characters. Genuine interest as to what their situation is. Loving this game so far!
Bro when I played it last night at 12am on release on the ps5 the graphics are INSANE omg this game is so beautiful ima play this game a lot y’all need to buy this I’ve been playing a lot of dying light 2 but this game is even better
My whole party was playing it. We all stopped and was like, aiight, this shit beautiful
Is there still rendering issues?
@@Savileaurus hell nah
Both are great but yes this game is great 👍
Another tip : in settings you can turn the pick up animation off meaning it's very easy to grab plants without wasting to much time
#9 Once you unlock The Base, you can fast travel to it from anywhere for free. No fast travel packs or being at a fire required. And once there, there is a fire right next to it to fast travel to wherever else you want to go.
Really man...i unlocked the Base two days ago...Gaya seems cool soo i dont need to be near fire to teleport in Base? I can do it from anywhere?
When holding up on the D pad, you aren’t grabbing medicinal berries from your stash, but just the total amount you can carry (24). I have around 100 in my stash and cannot grab those without going to a stash.
about 3 hours in and cant begin to stress how important it is to upgrade your bow ASAP. I went from struggling to mauling machines in the beginning area
The blues…the reds…the pitch black dark areas..this game engine is beautiful
Good video and thanks. I am on my second play through now and I recognise most of your points. One useful point is that it's more efficient to level up on experience from killing machines and leave the side quests for after you have hit the level maximum of 50, when they will become the only remaining source of skill points. I have also concentrated on keeping my weapons upgraded, but I would add that the higher level upgrades for some of the better weapons needs some of the rarer greenshine slabs, and I get the impression that there aren't enough slabs to upgrade everything that needs that resource. The main quest should be followed without hesitation, but still prioritise upgrading your gear and things will go better. Those main quest rewards are essential in getting past some blocks. I would also say that with respect to skills, be especially careful to choose the skills that match your playing style, the main ones (for me) being melee, hunter, or trapper, others being supportive rather than being a main style. Similarly, choose weapons that support also support your play style; more accurately, don't waste time and effort on skills or weapons for a style that you don't use.
1. Get to Thornmarsh right after you complete Death's Door mission.
2. Obtain a ropecaster.
3. Obtain a shredder.
4. Obtain a sharpshot bow.
5. Obtain a better outfit.
6. Plug in coils to your gear.
7. Get to campfires to save your progress.
That's it. Have fun. I think the weapons selection is 2nd only to Ghost of Tsushima.
Another big tip: Anytime you get to a work bench, craft your ammo there. It uses half, if not more, resources. The worst part of this game is that you can't just have access to very important materials. Volatile sludge, blast paste, and machine muscle are primary ingredients for most of the most powerful weapons. The grinding required to upgrade the best gear will lead you to the hardest machines just to upgrade the gear, let alone complete the story missions. You will burn thru your most valuable resources in the blink of an eye, so help yourself out by using the work bench to craft your ammo.
The arena gives excellent rewards. Purchase the Death Seeker’s Shadow bow, which is a legendary reward from the arena and fully upgrade it, which essentially makes it one of the strongest weapons in the game. I didn’t run into any issues with parts shortage doing this other than having to farm specific apex machine hearts. One tip: killing the normal machine and then allowing time to pass until it’s nighttime by resting at a shelter usually spawns the apex version of that machine at night.
One thing you missed was turning off pickup animation for natural resources. Such a quality of life improvement
At this point it's not about your armor or weapons they should not make the animation last long when you get hit by a enemy like holy shit they don't even give you time to get back up after getting hit and the second attack one taps you
I’ll finally be able to really play today. I spent like 2 hours trying to decide between resolution mode and performance when it unlocked last night then I had to crash lol
which did you pick lol?? I didn't know haha
I too would like to know which you choose
Resolution! This is first ps5 game I’m picking resolution mode for. While 60 fps is nice *alot* is sacrificed to hit it. The game will still look good, but on resolution mode it truly looks next gen. It’s honestly the most beautiful game I’ve ever played i think.
@@Gwynbleidd_117 U can try to adjust a few things in ur TV and in games for a better overall experience. First I couldn't stand the choppiness of Resolution but now It's very playable and made me forget the fluid 60fps mode.
@@Gwynbleidd_117 really? Even better than Death Stranding?
Have beat the story of the game with a total completion percentage of 26.. unbelievable game. Not often a game leaves me actually wanting to seek out remaining side missions etc. Stoked.
I'm already 50% in and just got poseidon and the flower one.. what are you even doing to get there so fast 😮
26%?! Did you run right through the story? Lame.
@@jepardize yea he did
@@gamermanPS3 I always clear one entire area before I follow the next main quest 😄
matthew johnstone. You haven't beaten anything... just skimmed through the game. 😖
This game feels like a different game than the first one. I got bored with the first one after several main quests but this one kept me going. One thing this game does well is that combat is reasonably challenging (I’m playing hard mode). Sometimes I even have the vibe of monster hunter when fight some giant machines
Honestly its the opposite for me. The balancing on hard was just so off I had to customize it to make them less bullet spongey. While the giant machines beeing tanky seems logical, they just move way too much and too fast and they constantly jump at you or non stop span long range attacks which knock you back.
Zero Dawn was better all around, perfect game. Only misses a base.
Zero dawn was better, when it got zero dawn I played it from beginning to end in less than a week, it's been months and I haven't finished west, the balancing is disproportionate some machines are way easier than they should be based on size and level while others are way tougher than they should for the same reason, west is also trying to do just a little too much in terms of mechanics and changes
This one is so boring …. The first of the game is always the best , after that they either do to much or too little . In guerrilla case its too much . That nobody asked for
@@TooSlizzy agreed, some changes were good to make game play more fluid like the lack of needing to manage the inventory, but there was a bit too much all of a sudden
Some of the starting gear is worth leveling, but the mid tier gear has enough overlap with end game gear, I wished I had held off on some of the upgrading (the green shine and hearts were the main offenders).
I have a question: Where to stop follow a main story and start fokus on grinding a side quests and other stuff? Thanks
Agree and disagree at the same time. Yes, do not fear to upgrade ur gears but don't go fully upgrade for green and blue gears because purple items are easy to get later on.
One thing i would advise if you are low on shards, go to a beach and kill every wild animal you see even after you upgraded all your pouches, as each purple loot is worth 125 shards and each blue loot is worth 50 shards, so killing them as you go through a beach is worth it. My favorite spot is from the Tideripper site to the Slaughterspine site, as you get to kill a tideripper, two random transport site (shellwalkers, behemoths or bellowbacks), maybe intercept the shellwalker convoy and a slaughterspine (unless rebels random encounter) with a shelter on the way. Of course, you can go after the rollerbacks as well. One round and back usually gives me 10-12k shards after selling everything necessary.
I love that I can still control Aloy while cycling weapons. Just that tiny detail made a huge difference in my gameplay once I realized it
The 10 main quest first tip seems good but doing certain side quest first in each area gives different main quest dialogue scenes as you progress in that area, its still the same main quest but think you miss out on the better version story wise and sidequest don't take to long unless your hunting just to hunt the starter daunt area doesn't have many side quest for its alternate dialogue scene.
Definitely this. Plus it feels more organic to do those ones right then instead of waiting on them. Like the one that sees you investigating about why the Bristlebacks ended up in The Daunt. I did what I could of it before I finished The Embassy and once I could continue it I did which lead to finishing that side quest and stuff happening in The Daunt. If you leave it for later, I feel like you could end up kinda forgetting what happened in The Daunt and it wouldn't have the same punch it does when you do it immediately.
I'm gonna do the quest for the salvagers as well since it's on the way to the main story quest point anyway (the one right after The Embassy). The main story points you towards a number of these quests so I think it's good to at *least* do those. I did get a relic ruin quest after saving some Oseram that I can't do yet since according to them there's a bunch of the firegleam in the way. So that I'm holding off on.
i agree, not only do some of the side quests just make sense to do early on, but you can get some great gear from them.
perhaps another approach is to only ever play missions that are within your level reach and avoid doing any free hunting or any other activity which might highten your level above any of the next level quests available. Still there are plenty of activities, hunting grounds etc that can also alter your level significantly depending on how many attempts you need to complete them... one thing is clear, there are many different ways of approaching progress in this game ! another reason why its so good !
something nobody has mentioned, is that on first play through you are actually still learning mechanics of the game which make it impossible to optimise approach since you also have no idea how it is going to evolve. but if youve played the first, then you would know as it worked that way in zero dawn too.
If you don’t want to worry about knocking things off. because sometimes when you do I realize it goes way to far and I can’t find it. You can turn on easy loot in the general tab in settings. You do have to turn on costum difficulty. I do recommend not touching anything else. So you don’t ruin your gameplay.
i read this early on and did it, i set the two options to normal so i play as it was intended but there is a setting that allows you to see climbing options its called Climbing Annotations turn this on as sometimes i am somewhere and its crazy action and i cannot see where to climb to
This game is going to be my escape from the real world! I want to live there!! lol. Haven't finished the game yet but already my number 1 for 2022 and top 5 of all time!!
Not surprised you haven't finished the game yet.. It only came out yesterday 🤣
Same l, same !
@@azpect8960 some crazy people have already finished the whole game…
The thing about breaking machine parts is that optimal kill v drops kill.
Optimal kill like breaking parts or causing reaction is mostly the easy way but doing so blocks drops. For instance you break the Stormbird's cannon it makes the fight easy but you'll never get it as a drop or shooting the belly of a fire/frostclaw for that massive explosive reaction makes the hunt easier but you'll not get the webbing drop.
Its efficiency v rare drops
Strombird cannon is detachable. You can remove it with tear arrows pretty easily. Then you can recover it (depending on drop %), and you’ve removed it from the fight.
For the fireclaw/frostclaw webbing, I hit them with the opposite elemental damage and then shoot their legs with arrows. Occasionally, they’ll fall down, and you can get in some knockdown damage. It’s really annoying to kill them this way, but it means you won’t damage the sacs.
Thanks. I usually try to complete everything in the area I'm in, then move on. Obviously not having certain equipment is hindering that, so I'll just continue the main story. Having to sink time into "Machine Strike" was not something I was anticipating to have to do. BTW, I listened to the the tips, but the video has way too much spoiler stuff so I just listened.
For me the biggest mistake I made was selling the metal blocks. They are in the sell category, but they are critical for buying machine parts from salvagers.
Don’t forget that you can “buy back” from vendors
Holy crap thanks for reminding me of that. I went to a salvager the other day and I was like... I only have 14 metal blocks after hours of gameplay?? I probably sold them all. Will try to buy them back.
Ive been trying to focus on the main story, but I end up getting distracted and going off a different direction. Then 6 hours later im like, "oh yeah, I was supposed to be doing the main quest". Good stuff
Idk how many hrs, but it's a lot because this has been my main game Ive been playing almost every day since the release date! 😅 And I am so glad I watched this because I found out about some things I still didn't know! Thanks so much! I usually know everything already & like the channel owner, I wish I knew a lot of these things in the beginning of my journey with Aloy. Some days I farm for upgradeable resources from machines & greenshine. That being said, I am glad they fixed the icon problem where the map would show icons existing after you have acquired them. But I think I have found some of the icons still need fixing because I can't find the greennshine that is supposed to be there. And some of these I remember doing already but my memory isn't always reliable. I wonder if other gamers find mistakes with the icons still...
- For most upgrades and crafting, just loot what you need from the machines and run, you don't have to actually kill them (unless you heed hearts). It's simple but sometimes I forget I'm just collecting one thing and end up spending hours doing something that only takes 10 minutes.
- Slaughterspines are scary as hell the music gives me chills
- When selling things, press triangle to highlight each item you want to sell and press "x" to do one sale instead of selling them individually. This is another simple one that many people miss or forget.
In a world where it’s become acceptable to release broken, greedy games that are clearly made for nothing else but to make money, and the point no longer being about developing a game for the fan of the series, this game is a breath of fresh air. Although i have come across some bugs they are most certainly very far and few between and not at all near game breaking or rage inspiring. Todays Battlefields and Call Of Duty’s have all lost sight of what’s important to the gamer and they focus EVERYTHING on their greed and creation of a popular brand, not a product, and when that happens money and only money is the focus.
It’s nice to see a company making a game that will make money as well as please the gamer. F the Battlefields and Call Of Duty’s of the world, let’s make them see that their greed should be their downfall. Stop buying mainstream games and rather support these companies that are actually trying to make a difference and produce something good with the gamer and what we want as their primary focus.
i watched you video like moooooonths before i can even be able to play, today the game came out and i know exactly where to go to refresh on the tips....loving the game alot!
thanks for the videos.
Doing side missions nets you skill points, cold hard skill points.
03:59 which one is which? Pink or yellow for chain reaction or key upgrade item? Also, how do you get both the chain reaction and the key upgrade item highlighted at the same time? Which one should I aim first? Thanks.
1:13 is not wuite from your stash. The bottom number is your pouch, which your are carrying like your weapons. The number above it, is your inventory. So you're transferring it from your inventroy to you pouch.
The berries in your stash are really only accessible from those settlements
20 hrs in and didn't know you can replenish your berries by holding up.
So useful. Thank you
honestly, the only things worth fully upgrading until you get legendary are green items. the first step is all you need for blues and purples. greens and oranges should be leveled all the way. you don’t wanna max out a blue/purple only to get a better legendary! that being said, some purple items that don’t have legendary versions should be maxed. like a purgewater/frost bow for example.
I don’t understand the inventory and the stash. If everything just goes to the chest in the towns, what’s the point? Do I not have access to any of the resources unless it’s in my inventory?
it goes to stash when invito tu is full and you can't use it till you take out of stash
@@willfridenbergs8474 what about when I go to workbench? Do I have to try to take out everything I could from stash, and THAN go to workbench to craft? Or when on workbench, the stash and inventory combines?
@@noctis129 Yes. the stash can only be accessed when you go to it.
I shit you not I already have 60 hours in this game and I’m still working on side quest and the gold weapons and armors machine strike game, hunting grounds ext. this game is so fun I can’t stop playing
I heard in a review that there is an option called 'easy loot' or something to that effect which means killed enemies drop all their bits, you don't have to shot them off does that include their rare upgrade parts?
Don't see that in the menu at all
It's more of an automatic setting in story and easy mode. You don't have to shoot off the specific parts to loot them from the machines. 😀
Go to settings and switch to Custom. You can still have that harder difficulty while having that setting on
@@ethanmartinez2177 i was wondering that. Thank you
It's only easy and story mode. Also it is still random. And instant killing with elemental weapons will also have an effect. I tested it out. So still shoot off the parts you need or leave it to loot roll. Your choice!
The game looking very good so far. Fluid combat, fun exploration and more items/armor/weapon to craft. 😎👌🏼
Thank you so much for this! Brilliant! I've always been a huge scavenger, picking up everything that's not, as you said, tied to the ground. So I'm happy to report I'm good on that front. I just entered the first cauldron, but will now (once I've led Varl and Zo through) make my way back to the first hunting grounds. Thanks again for all the tips!
If you like picking everything up, i highly suggest turning off picking animations, wish i had known that playing first time through. This makes picking up berries etc instant even when riding. Opening chests and this with "an inventory" stays the same
@@MrScorpnok oh my god! I just tried it and wow - what a difference!! I had no idea! Fantastic 🙏🏻 thank you so much!
Cheers on the Helpful Tip held off playing for 2 years for this game came as a bundle with my ps5 so playing this n my ps4 to auto plat on my ps5 im level 43 and still got more to explore down the rebel outpost for the bow and completed the slavgr contract to get the best armor but yeah the parts for upgrading is a pain so far in the process to finding Farah tomb so that I can get the robotic bats x4 for the upgrade
I’m about 20 hours in and I’m still only just passed the beginning area lol
Great job 👏 I’m about to start Forbidden West and will keep all of this in mind 🙏
Should I buy and upgrade the green items in chainscrape or nah
Excellent video, great points made! I was just discovering the need to progress in the main quests for new gear when your video popped up in my feed. New subscriber, for sure! 🎮💕
4:38 ⚠️ Got ambushed 😂
I'm at 36 hours in and I never knew half of this haha
I wonder if we will get a new game plus like we did with Zero Dawn.
The best thing about the game is that you can fly on the Dino birds
A lot of this I do agree with, the one thing I would caution is ignoring certain level side missions. You could potentially be missing out on something useable that could be an upgrade for your level or wind up being completely useless cause you're overlevelled.
I'm horrible with open world games cause they take me an eternity to finish. I've viewed maybe half the map so far and I'm some 80+ hours in on my save, some of that time is spent planning, some of it just sitting idle. I absolutely love the game however and it's my primary atm. Some things definitely help like you mentioned. The diving mask was a complete game changer and had I done that earlier, I wouldn't have had to backtrack near as much. Great video though!
From all the gameplay I’ve seen this game seems like Breath Of The Wild just far more complicated? I’m curious what you think?
Is this the shield weaver outfit in the gameplay? And is it still OP?
No shield.
There is a shield weaver like thing, but it's a valor skill so it's only temporary and not op
Absolute HARD disagree with #3. DO NOT DO THIS. I followed your advice and just rushed the main story. Worst mistake. I have no good gear. I am level 12. And I am stuck fighting a level 17 tremor tusk. And now I have to either fight through this bullshit or lose hours of progress reverting back to an old hard save.
Hell I am not even on the right main mission. What Khraze does not tell you is that to get the rebreather and the third item you need to complete the level 22 quest and the 24 quest main quests! You literally have to play through half the campaign to get all 3 methods of unlocking all the areas.
Yeah I always try to be at leats 2 lvs over the mission I start
@@sheldonmoss2787 What difficulty are you playing on? I'm on normal default difficulty and I seem to be taking on missions/areas about 4-5 levels above me and that's about as high as I'd like to go but it's doable. Just means the battles go on for a bit. Just last night I did the first Cauldron you do as part of the main mission. I was lvl 11 but it suggests you should be 15. Died a couple of times fighting the boss but it was just a matter of shooting it's heavy guns off and using them against it which finished it off quite easily in the end. Also I notice if you have companions with you (as you do in that mission) they will keep throwing you ammo/meds if you start getting low at any point which helps.
@@vinsta76 im playing on normal as well just been farming side quest so when I do a main mission im kida op but I like it like that
PRO tip, in setings, go to dificulty, set custom, and turn on easy loot, it will cause that machines will drop their parts ALWAYS, without special targeting them
That's way too easy then
18 hours in atm, still with basic green lvl 1 gear😂
When do you recommend really start tearing parts off machines? Like level wise. I’m only at 6 and the machines attack really quickly.
1. I do suggest upgrading your❤ SHARPSHOT BOWS and ITS SKILLS=> Using this sharpshot bow with its skill has helped me defeat tough enemies. The sheer power behind the shot.
2. Try to updgrade your resource pouch and quiver(hunter arrows,sharpshot or any other)
3. The SPIKE weapon is use as well, better get with explosion or elemental attrutubes.
4. If possible get rid of the armor or parts 1st.
5. LOOT as much as possible
its so difficult to obtain resources to upgrade the best gear
Good video man 👍
Good tips. Great game. Thank you Guerilla!
I'm pretty much advanced into the game and I agree with your tips, very good job with your list!
Thank you for mentioning the hunting grounds and arena. Seeing how many medals are required to buy the gear that is sold at that vendor is gonna make it better for me to complete them.
I just finished the game last night. Was totally awesome. Took my time and completed almost everything. Only need 2/3 trophies for platinum. Need to glide for 60 seconds. And I can’t remember the other ones. Lol. It this game was great. Even better than the first.
Do not avoid mistakes! Do not follow rules some RUclipsr gives you. You buy the game. Play it and enjoy. Mistakes gives you a lot of gameplay experience. You a player, not a bot or NPC, you are ment to do mistakes. That the whole point of gaming. By watching this video before you played game at least twice you stealing fun of exploration from yourself. Do mistakes and enjoy your own experience!
I'm 80h in and now i understand why I've got so few key upgrade resources in my inventory 😅 I basically just killed the machine like in HZD 🤦🏻
my one big mistake was that i went to poseidon way too late, after getting 3 other subfunctions.. giai was saying aether was the closest and i began there and kept following the quests. shoulda picked poseidon first, it was closer from the base and i kept having the feeling that i should stop by there and ignored it all the way only to find out that tons of places i visited once had to be revisited again cos underwater stuff doesnt really matter until poseidon tool..
great tips vid and im totally luvin the game with only 1 gripe to speak of and thats the fact u cant fast travel into ur base :( yes there is a campfire on the western side fairly close but its still annoying
I upgraded everything I could periodically, and stopped the main quest before going to the final battle of with the Zeniths to do all side quests and get all collectibles to make sure I can have all that I need to fight with relative ease
Do you play on fidelity or performance mode? I started off on fidelity but switched to performance.
3rd tip with the sidequests i realised too late i was stuck on a sidequest for almost an hour because i was so determined to get it done myself until i realized in needed the gear from the mainquest first
whenever i reach a merchant i always try to buy as much ammo/trap crafting resources as i can. unfortunately that often leaves me low on shards tho
honestly when it comes to gear upgrading what you can do is start the game on easy, just level up your base gear once, reach the arena, grind up atleast 134 medals and get the best armor and weapon in the game, max them in terms of upgrades and coils, then up the difficulty.
This will make you ready for endgame content pretty fast and also you will be habituated to the harder difficulty by the time you reach the endgame.
For the underwater missions earlier in the game you can just put the thalassophobia mode on. That gives you unlimited oxygen before having to do the Poseidon mission
1:03 guys please what is called that outift with cloak ?
It's called Nora Legacy, it was the pre-order bonus. It's basically a recreation of Rost's outfit, it's honestly not that good stats wise.
@@LeeEverett1 it looks dope tho
@@m.lonely True that. I used it alot until I got the Carja Blazon, that's the best looking outfit IMO
@@LeeEverett1 i guess there is no other way how to get this piece