Game is uh, pretty great. I turned the difficulty up without realizing how hard even low level machines would hit. The feeling that you can get straight murdered by a small gang of basic machines if you aren't careful is pretty thrilling. Especially when encountering... bigger things.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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Vault Dweller 111
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I was promised The Witcher 3. This is not The Witcher 3
Who promised that?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I was expecting something more like The Witcher 3 since that's what it's been compared to.
People saying it was TW3 with better combat.
I'm playing on hard, and every encounter is potentially deadly if I screw something up. I God damn love it.
Darryl M R
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The hunting lodge trials seem weird. You don't get the rewards of the lower tier successes. So it's better to go half sun, full sun, blazing sun if you want the experience and rewards.
MaKTaiL
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Hahahaha, that feeling will go away as soon as you encouter your first Sawtooth.
hardcastlemccormick
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That looks better than a lot of CGI movies I've seen (minus the super recent stuff). Jesus.
I'll have to buy this game next week in Target's B2G1 sale.
it is. the combat is about 10x better than witcher 3
People are dumb.
Like I said on the previous page it's nothing like The Witcher.
It's structured like a Witcher 3 type of RPG, but the gameplay isn't the exact same by any means.
I don't know how completely skipping stealth would hold up further in the game, but it's a fairly important part of the gameplay. Why do you dislike it so much? I feel like it fits what you would do in this world as a hunter.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
TW3 never really forced much, if any, stealth on me.
Stealth bores me. I have no patience for games that force you to sneak around.
Vault Dweller 111
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It definitely has better combat than TW3. But there is a stealth component. You don't have to use it, but certain areas might be rough if you don't.
Snowybreak
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It's better to take them out with melee hits, and the best way to do that is by applying a debilitator to them. Shock or Cryo them from afar and then go in for the kill. Getting the damage increase perk also helps a lot.
no pls I like being a goddess
all of my hate
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Thanks. While I have your attention how do I override more powerful machines?
Baldwin_the_First
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Can we get some blue war paint on the face later in the game?
Feel the same. Playing on hard too
dragonflys545
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Man this game... I love Sony first party developers!
And it's the same engine that Death Stranding is going to use!
If that's the case, then I honestly don't think this game is for you. I was going to recommend you setting up traps before running in and killing the mobs, but that would require sneaking around to set up traps. You don't need to sneak around and can basically just run and gun, but expect to die a lot later on. Also, from my playthrough thus far, this game combat is more focused on the range than melee and some mobs are difficult to defeat with just melee combat.
I find the mounts mostly annoying tbh
I don't find it annoying, but I tend to run around more than using the mount. I just love exploring every nook and cranny of the world, and I can't do that with the mount.
Basketball
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I have always noticed a sign of a good game with combat
is one where you want to encounter an enemy
this is a good game.
one other cool part of the game is looking at the mountain in the distance .. thinking wow it probably just some back drop you can't reach then 5/10 minutes later .. holy shit im on top of the mountain. Skyrim climbing ftw
is one where you want to encounter an enemy
this is a good game.
one other cool part of the game is looking at the mountain in the distance .. thinking wow it probably just some back drop you can't reach then 5/10 minutes later .. holy shit im on top of the mountain. Skyrim climbing ftw
It's an RPG that leans more toward action but shares a lot of similar systems and mechanics with TW3. You're being silly if you think there isn't value in a comparison.
blame space
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when you think about it, almost every game is not the Witcher 3.I was promised The Witcher 3. This is not The Witcher 3
Citizen_Insane
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Holy shit. I thought the story was alright, but everything after the Proving is incredible. How is this game so good?
I love Aloy lol
"That's not a goddess, that's a door!"
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Yeah, I feel like I missed some tutorial with the combat.
When some part of a creature is weak to say electricity, does that mean I want to hit that spot enough to fill the lightning bolt or what? I always get mixed results.
I'll do different tags, so you decide what you want to know.
Mild ending spoilers:
Aloy gets a nice ending, it does come with a stinger that opens up the story for sequels, though they don't have to include Aloy for that. Her story is pretty much wrapped
MAJOR ending spoilers:
Basically the stinger is Sylens "capturing" Hades and wanting to know where the signal came from that set the events of this game in motion while they are heading towards a dormant titan. Aloy finds Elisabet's body on her family range, while a data file is playing with a conversation between elisabet and Gaia.
Sequel speculation, includes MAJOR spoilers:
What I think is that the Odyssey made it and Far Zenith succesfully started a colony somewhere on a distant planet. They could even make a sequel that shows life there while also explaining why they send the signal. The Odyssey was also carrying a build of Apollo so that way they could introduce the knowledge of the human race back into this world.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I've set the game to easy and I'll give it some more time. But I expected it to be more like TW3 where you're an unstoppable killing machine that slaughters everything in your path. I might end up selling the game again, but if so I'll just put the money towards Nier 2 (which also won't be as good as TW3).
That's why almost every game is not as good as The Witcher 3.
phantasmic_glaive
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I think the last time I ran from something screaming was bloodborne. I had been slaying watchers and striders, and thought the sawtooth can easily be taken down by a headshot.... NOT!
That mofo chased me around for like 10 minutes, on my ass! Then I rolled into a tree and It looked like Aloy got hit by a semi..
I had to cut it off at that point. Amazing freaking game man.
That mofo chased me around for like 10 minutes, on my ass! Then I rolled into a tree and It looked like Aloy got hit by a semi..
I had to cut it off at that point. Amazing freaking game man.
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Man I'm loving this game! Still early, just finished the proving and taking a break for dinner. Can't wait to play more. Just blown away by the story and characters, loving the combat and easily the best looking game I've ever played.
Primethius
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There's only been like one forced stealth section of the game I've played so far. *shrugs*
My favorite quote of the game thus far is this one.
Bast: You'll be the one surprised tomorrow, outcast. Not me.
Aloy: Oh, are you going to shut your mouth? Because that would be a surprise.
Aloy: Oh, are you going to shut your mouth? Because that would be a surprise.
I laughed so hard.
TheExhaustedWalrus
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Quoting myself cause I don't think anyone answered.
Khalifa Jayy
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So far this game has to be leading the gen in these types of posts lol.
"Just dropping in to say this is amazing."
<3 it. GG, you freaking did it.
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TheExhaustedWalrus
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Oh, okay. When do those unlock or do you just have to find them?
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The first one you find as a quest along the main quest line, an NPC talks about a metal door and getting a scar on her face that she deserved, later they're just icons on your map.
If you can override a strider, that means you can also override watcher, tallneck, charger, and broadneck. But if you would like to override other robots, then you will need to complete other cauldrons. There are five cauldrons total counting the first one, PSI, Sigma, RHO, XI and Zeta.
TheExhaustedWalrus
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Okay, I guess I haven't gotten there yet. Thanks!
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