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Horizon Zero Dawn - Preview Thread [Up: All Previews Live]

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Kurumi

Member
spannicus said:
I just upgraded to ps4 pro because of this game. Looks amazing. Great year for games.
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Blackleg-sanji1 said:
I'll be doing the same in two weeks. Still looking for a good tv
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DriftingSpirit said:
I'm thinking about getting a Pro too. Damn.
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Blackleg-sanji1

Banned
$275...It really is tempting. Doesn't seem to be any bundles coming for horizon (was hoping for a special one but guess it's too early for special pros)
 
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Chamber

love on your sleeve
SpinningBirdKick said:
  • Bow combat
  • Weapon skill trees
  • Environment collectibles (plants)
  • Beasts that can be tamed and ridden
  • Towers the reveal more of the game world map
  • Stealth
  • 'Focus' mode revealing target locations in the view
  • Weather
  • In game help/tutorials and lore accessible through game menus
  • In game cut scenes
  • Mission objectives shown in game on the HUD
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My dude really said in game cutscenes. 😂
 
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Khalifa Jayy

Banned
Kenzodielocke said:
People ALWAYS forget, that the boards in TW3 are basically towers. And in TW3 you also free villages from monsters and destroy tons of monster nests.

What makes people not compare it to TW3 is simply the look of the game. Horizon has a somewhat similar color palette with FC Primal, and the menus are kinda alike. But that's it.

I have a problem with these Ubisoft comparisons, simply because it comes with a negative connotation.
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Concerned people know what they're doing, man. The jig has been up.
 
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spannicus

Member
Blackleg-sanji1 said:
I'll be doing the same in two weeks. Still looking for a good tv
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DriftingSpirit said:
I'm thinking about getting a Pro too. Damn.
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Blackleg-sanji1 said:
It's inevitable if not for this it'll be for Gt sport or Ni no kuni or god of war or kh3 so on. Might as well crack now with this beauty to get it started
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Blackleg-sanji1 said:
$275...It really is tempting. Doesn't seem to be any bundles coming for horizon (was hoping for a special one but guess it's too early for special pros)
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Traded in my launch PS4 with a bunch of games. Could have traded in more things like my wii U and vita lol i could have paid the whole thing off. Only payed 188 for the Pro. Game stop gives you extra 50 for trading in your current gen console x1 or ps4. I dont think that was bad.
Got 233 for everything. Console and a few launch titles.
 
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WaffleTaco

Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
black070 said:
Not this shit again.
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It is a valid reason, they have not once produced a great game.

More_Badass said:
One ridiculously over-hyped shooter that laid a really solid foundation for sequels
Two really good shooters
One weak launch title (that was still kind of fun)
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I didn't say that their games weren't fun in their own way, but they have never succeeded to make an amazing game as the poster who I quoted said. Their stories have always been bad to okay, their graphics have always been great, and their shooting has always been good, and their campaigns/level design have been mixed.

Blackleg-sanji1 said:
70+91+84+73/4=79.5/ round it to get rid of the decimal 80 meta average.

Shadow fall alone topped 2.1 mil back in 2014

Series wasn't some juggernaut no but stop this shit seriously
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Because I don't think their games are good I can't say my opinion? I think they are bland shooters with great graphics (for their time), with average level design and a bad story with bad characters. I have every right to be skeptical.
 
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X-Frame

Member
Tonky said:
I would actually disagree, because that's a feature that could sell people on the game. Giant robot-to-robot battles would put this game on a different level, so I hope you are right.
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Personally I would hope, if those were in the game, that it would be kept a secret as well so that at least Day 1 players, or those playing blind, would be surprised. Those would be quite the "holy shit, here we goooo" moments.

If there are those who are still unsold on this game at the point of release then it would make sense for them to wait for full impressions and reviews because surely someone will have spoiled those secrets by then.
 
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WaffleTaco

Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
viHuGi said:
Ps3 GG was a beast, Killzone 2 Metacritic is 91.
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I don't think it aged well at all. I think the reason it was praised for its time was for its graphics and its multiplayer. Someone who would play it today, will likely not consider it as good as someone who did when it launched.
 
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Lys Skygge

Member
Just reserved my copy from Best Buy! After my GCU discount and a couple of certificates, the game will come out to around $25 for me!
 
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backbreaker65

Banned
WaffleTaco said:
I don't think it aged well at all. I think the reason it was praised for its time was for its graphics and its multiplayer. Someone who would play it today, will likely not consider it as good as someone who did when it launched.
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You forgot the single player A.I. was great, the enemy A.I. was awesome.
 
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dEvAnGeL

Member
Anyone noticed that alloy has no interaction with the vegetation and her clothes don't get wet after she comes in contact with water?
 
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WaffleTaco

Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Dargor said:
lol
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If you are going to respond, use more than a picture calling me a troll. Just because I have an opinion you do not like does not mean that you have the right to call me a troll.

backbreaker65 said:
You forgot the single player A.I. was great, the enemy A.I. was awesome.
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I really did not see anything special about it to be honest.

onemanasylum said:
They made some great games, and based on everything we know horizon looks like a safe bet to deliver.
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I disagree. I think it will have great graphics definitely, as it looks amazing. I think it could have average to good gameplay, and good sound. However I think it is okay to remain skeptical of the story, the open world, and the quests themselves along with the little things involved with the games lie towers and collectibles.
 
NoMoreTrolls

NoMoreTrolls

Banned
WaffleTaco said:
If you are going to respond, use more than a picture calling me a troll. Just because I have an opinion you do not like does not mean that you have the right to call me a troll.



I really did not see anything special about it to be honest.
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Cool. I think I'll believe all of the positive previews for horizon and the 91 metascore and my 70 hours played on KZ2 over expert GAFfer WaffleTaco.

Opinions and all but saying definitive stuff like "GG has never made a good game" when the only semi quantifiable measure we have for determining game quality so obviously counters your statement is a bit foolish.
 
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backbreaker65

Banned
WaffleTaco said:
If you are going to respond, use more than a picture calling me a troll. Just because I have an opinion you do not like does not mean that you have the right to call me a troll.



I really did not see anything special about it to be honest.
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The Flanking, how they take cover, be it hard cover or soft cover they would adjust their bodies to conceal themselves. How they attacked varied as well and they did it based on your position and they type of ammo you were deploying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWKCLdsGTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBN46XUpdaQ
 
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SolidSnakex

Member
dEvAnGeL said:
Anyone noticed that alloy has no interaction with the vegetation and her clothes don't get wet after she comes in contact with water?
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There are instances where vegetation moves when she's interacting with it

https://youtu.be/Dh_muRtr6iM?t=195

It seems to depend on the situation or it could just be the result of a bug that it sometimes doesn't trigger with other vegetation. We know that they said that this build was old and that was the reason why we saw slowdown on the standard PS4.
 
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WaffleTaco

Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
DriftingSpirit said:
Your personal opinion shouldn't matter. The question is whether they have made a "great game". Critically speaking, yes, they have.
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My personal opinion absolutely should matter, after all I specifically said "I".

NoMoreTrolls said:
Cool. I think I'll believe all of the positive previews for horizon and the 91 metascore and my 70 hours played on KZ2 over expert GAFfer WaffleTaco.

Opinions and all but saying definitive stuff like "GG has never made a good game" when the only semi quantifiable measure we have for determining game quality so obviously counters your statement is a bit foolish.
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Okay you don't have to get snotty with me. And I never said they never made a good game, I said they have not made an amazing or great one.

backbreaker65 said:
The Flanking, how they take cover, be it hard cover or soft cover they would adjust their bodies to conceal themselves. How they attacked varied as well and they did it based on your position and they type of ammo you were deploying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWKCLdsGTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBN46XUpdaQ
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backbreaker65 said:
The Flanking, how they take cover, be it hard cover or soft cover they would adjust their bodies to conceal themselves. How they attacked varied as well and they did it based on your position and they type of ammo you were deploying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oWKCLdsGTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBN46XUpdaQ
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This is good evidence, and it does elevate the game somewhat.

Blackleg-sanji1 said:
don't make me a definitive statement than try and pull the it's my opinion card(next you'll say do I have to put imo in front of every post)
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I never said a deinitive post, I have always said I, which means yes it is my opinion, as I was trying to have a discussion.
 
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onemanasylum

Banned
WaffleTaco said:
If you are going to respond, use more than a picture calling me a troll. Just because I have an opinion you do not like does not mean that you have the right to call me a troll.



I really did not see anything special about it to be honest.



I disagree. I think it will have great graphics definitely, as it looks amazing. I think it could have average to good gameplay, and good sound. However I think it is okay to remain skeptical of the story, the open world, and the quests themselves along with the little things involved with the games lie towers and collectibles.
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Again, I'll trust what previews say then what you say, which detail quests,m variety and characters, all a lot of praise I might add. Average to good gameplay? What open world game have better looking gameplay? People who played it for 4 hours said the open world was the star of the show.
 
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Rafiki

Neo Member
Tonky said:
So it's confirmed that there will be no flying mounts and Thunderjaw is not mountable? Then the leaks from earlier were fake? Disappointed if true. Imagine fighting a Tallneck with a Thunderjaw.
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It may be possible to get the two to fight. You can override both a Tallneck and a Thunderjaw. Hypothetically if you can lure a Thunderjaw to a friendly Tallneck, or make Tallnecks attack you with a nearby friendly Thunderjaw, they should fight.

Equanimity said:
Arrow launcher:

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Poor man lol
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That's awesome. Is there a video source for this?
 
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dripdripsplash

Member
SpinningBirdKick said:
  • Bow combat
  • Weapon skill trees
  • Environment collectibles (plants)
  • Beasts that can be tamed and ridden
  • Towers the reveal more of the game world map
  • Stealth
  • 'Focus' mode revealing target locations in the view
  • Weather
  • In game help/tutorials and lore accessible through game menus
  • In game cut scenes
  • Mission objectives shown in game on the HUD
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��

These points are shared in a lot of games, not just these two.
 
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Equanimity

Member
Lys Skygge said:
Just reserved my copy from Best Buy! After my GCU discount and a couple of certificates, the game will come out to around $25 for me!
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That's great.

FelipeMGM said:
yeah, at this point they should even change the boxart to something like this

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Funny stuff :p

dEvAnGeL said:
Anyone noticed that alloy has no interaction with the vegetation and her clothes don't get wet after she comes in contact with water?
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Both of those things happen in Horizon. She interacts with some of the foliage and her clothes get wet as well.
 
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WaffleTaco

Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
onemanasylum said:
Again, I'll trust what previews say then what you say, which detail quests,m variety and characters, all a lot of praise I might add. Average to good gameplay? What open world game have better looking gameplay? People who played it for 4 hours said the open world was the star of the show.
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Hey I hope the game is good too, and I am glad that it is looking good so far, all I was saying was that based on the developers past work, I have not impressed with any of their games. I hope that changes with this game, as it looks extremely interesting. Until reviews though, I will not get excited for it.
 
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