MDSLKTR
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Every metric shows it's the first game that skewed numbers with bundles and PS+ giveaways. And not a single soul remembers those games, while Killzone 2&3 are legendary.
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Guerrilla Studios New Game - Horizon Hunters Gathering
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Fbh
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Seems like the usual corporate attempt to appeal to everyone (that ends up appealing to no one).
"Horizon Fans will play this because it's Horizon!!!, and Monster Hunters fans will play it because it's sort of like Monster Hunter!!! And Fortnite players will play it because it has cartoony visuals and a battle royale style enclosing circle!!! And Overwatch/Marvel Rivals/LOL fans will play it because we have wacky hero characters with unique skills for them to pick!!!!".
ozz ex machina
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Killzone in 2026 would be a breath of fresh air compared to another horizon mainline entry let's be real. It's so done now. Open world third person games have had their time. Horizon was never a standout either. Well made etc don't get me wrong.
mayham2199
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None of the games sold over 3 million. Both Horizon games sold more then that. What's your argument here that Killzone really sales better but Sony just wants to make less money?
Personally I'm tired of FPS SP games so it wouldn't be a breath of fresh air to me. I love the Horizon games and I want to see them finish the story. After that the studio can work on whatever they want.
NickFire
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I will not be the least bit shocked if they have made this sound more popular than it is because of bundles and PS+. I literally do not know anyone (in real life) who played it. And that includes me and my kids. We have the VR pack-in and the original game via PS+ with the $10 PS5 upgrade. I literally spent the money for the upgrade because it seemed like a good deal. But none of us have actually bothered with it.
Men_in_Boxes
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It looks better and better each time they show it...
StereoVsn
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Now that's a Venn diagram that on one hand is a CEO's wet dream and on the other hand it doesn't exist!
Seems like the usual corporate attempt to appeal to everyone (that ends up appealing to no one).
"Horizon Fans will play this because it's Horizon!!!, and Monster Hunters fans will play it because it's sort of like Monster Hunter!!! And Fortnite players will play it because it has cartoony visuals and a battle royale style enclosing circle!!! And Overwatch/Marvel Rivals/LOL fans will play it because we have wacky hero characters with unique skills for them to pick!!!!".
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Cumulus
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ViciousAgenda
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What about this looks good to you?
You don't have the champion every live service game. Some of them are shit.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Industry leading animations.
ViciousAgenda
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Ok but that doesn't make the game better or more fun.
I'm not 100% writing it off but it doesn't look like it's a good game...yet.
No Banana
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When playing games like this, my camera is always 100% fixated on the sky as well, it's good they are prioritizing the right visuals vs. the ones that are integral to gameplay
Tiago Rodrigues
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A Sony game in 2016:
If someone in 2016 had shown me the video you just did and told me "here's what guerrila will be doing 10 years from now" i wouldn't believe you.
What exactly looks "better and better" to you? Looks better than before, sure...but when the before was bad it doesn't tell us much.
archangelmorph
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Timberwolf25
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Tbf, it seems that he primarily champions Sony Live Service games.
He doesn't seem to be as passionate about the other games in the OmegaGenre like Arc Riders, Tarkov and the like. Nor did he seem to put his beliefs behind Highguard, but was All-In on Concord...lol
GermanZepp
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Hunter gathering is the least ugly game of the Sony GAAS push. It looks like if any of those is going to stick maybe is this one. Hopefully it fails miserably nevertheless
Kagoshima_Luke
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Nothing more really needs to be said. Looks absolutely awful.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Gameplay animations vs Cutscene animations.Nah...
These are industry leading animations...
Source: ZZZ
semiconscious
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personally? i'm struggling to find the fun in this...
yogaflame
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Yes but with uglified characters and reeking with dei crap.
Zacfoldor
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Bro you are preaching to the choir, lol.
These characters have no mistique. All a character needs to shine is a bit of mystery, a bit of mistique, or a bit of fun. These characters are super devoid of anything but corporate checkboxes.
MiguelItUp
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Basically all that with an added hint of Elden Ring Nightreign according to the mechanics and all.
I'm happy for those that are excited, but yeah, this does nothing for me. But then again this IP has never done one thing for me, period. I just really can't help but imagine this not doing that well. But then again, I could be wrong, maybe there's more love for the IP than I realize.
No Banana
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I agree - again, the skybox animations in the video you shared are really good, especially the heavy use of purple swirl
Skyboxes with animations are always a sign of gameplay quality, this should definitely shut down any of the haters for sure
Alan Silvestro
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LOL, this shitty game clearly needs more purple!
Dead on arrival. Nobody asked for this turd, and Marathon players definitely won't be wasting their time on it.
Chuck Berry
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BigBeauford
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The fact that you pointed out probably the worst quality of that clip as something to be celebrated gives the game away. Because the animations in that were complete dogshit reminiscent of world of warcraft.
archangelmorph
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You clearly haven't played ZZZ if you think these are cutscene animations.
Seriously you should play it. It's a visual feast and a super fun game!
N30RYU
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This is actually hard to chew... (Said she never)I'd like to provide you with Exhibit A
Bojji
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You think they care about fun? It looks like another political agenda push.
Chuck Berry
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Fabieter
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It is insane to me sony blew all projects besides helldivers 2. Such a gigantic push and it was failure after failure. Just wow!
KanKamAndNob
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I'm not. The """females""" in the Horizon series look like this:
I'm not surprised at all they decided to double down on the troonification in the slightest. It's just par for the course for this franchise honestly.
jose4gg
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ChorizoPicozo
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It looks better and better each time they show it...
Plague Doctor
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Fun Fact: He has a 1 page personality synopsis for each account and each are meaningfully different characters.
It's quite impressive when you think about it.
And also scary.
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Humdinger
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I'm not. The """females""" in the Horizon series look like this:
I'm not surprised at all they decided to double down on the troonification in the slightest. It's just par for the course for this franchise honestly.
That is painful to look at, but you're right.
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Danjin44
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Looking at this it makes me glad to be a "weeb".I'm not. The """females""" in the Horizon series look like this:
I'm not surprised at all they decided to double down on the troonification in the slightest. It's just par for the course for this franchise honestly.
ReBurn
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They ran out of ideas and had to use someone else's.
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KanKamAndNob
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Yeah, Forbidden West was the straw the broke the camel's back for me when it came to these ugly females in Sony games being honest. Haven't touched a game with females looking like this since.
simpatico
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I imagine there are plenty of people at GG and Sony who know this is shit. It's gotta tough to go along with it in meetings and whatnot. *slow clapping* oh wow. the pink and purple sky looks great. fantastic idea ladies! This is what our gamers want in a tentpole release
Men_in_Boxes
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ChorizoPicozo
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What's up with that Concord-like outfit desing? its so damn grossI'm not. The """females""" in the Horizon series look like this:
I'm not surprised at all they decided to double down on the troonification in the slightest. It's just par for the course for this franchise honestly.
KanKamAndNob
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The game is peak "pRoGrEsSiVe". That's why every female is either barely passable as female or they just straight up look like rejected Hills Have Eyes villains.