badcrumble
Member
Only have side quests, one or two errand-type sidequests, some collectibles, and that hard as fuck two-Rockbreaker corrupted zone left. Fuck, this is such an amazing game.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT2| Red Head Redemption
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Feral Gingy
Banned
Platinumed the game on first playthrough.
Feels so fucking good. What a ride it was
DLC is pretty much confirmed, right?
Feels so fucking good. What a ride it was
DLC is pretty much confirmed, right?
I mean This one i already posted but he said couple of videos, that is why i asked if there are more leaked videos.
The above video is faked as hell, even the game director posting it on twitter, who would have done that!!
EDIT: Ok which neogaf user he is talking about , did someone posted in here , how could i miss that, that is unpossible.
https://youtu.be/-VZzu1_C8aE?t=11s
Wind's Howling
Member
37 hours in exactly 1 month. I'm slow as fuck. I am reading this thread with some people having already put 100+ hours into it. I remember the time when I could do that and with games like this I do miss those opportunities. I just finished most of the side quests I found. Found every tallneck and did 2 cauldrons. It is time I get towards the main mission. I still have Level 21 main story missions while my character is 43. Damn enemies are sucking up my attention since every battle is fun. There's no better word for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csW_oddXCNU
Equip with harvest bow and shoot from distance (don't zipline through the rope, they will fly)
I also had difficulty finding it but when i used the harvest bow, I instantly harvested 2 goose skin.
btw: I platinumed it already and in playthrough 98.3%
AMAZING GAME!
I'm in the milddle of
just at the part where you get to know that
, so I am guessing I am getting pretty close to the end.
Ropecaster and all the cauldron upgrades makes the game pretty simple now, but you can still make it harder for yourself if you don't use them, but overriding some creatures can make for some really good radiant combat situations.
the mountain that fell
Elisbet sacrificed herself to save Gaia
Ropecaster and all the cauldron upgrades makes the game pretty simple now, but you can still make it harder for yourself if you don't use them, but overriding some creatures can make for some really good radiant combat situations.
This is my first platinum. Absolutely loved the game. It's amazing all around, but for a sequel I'd like the following to be perfected:
- Variety in side-quests - there as a little bit too much scanning and following tracks.
- Ability to climb anything - instead of pre-determined climbing spots.
Can't believe how tight the design was, how interesting the world and lore turned out to be, and how good the gameplay felt. Kudos! And bring on the expansions!
- Variety in side-quests - there as a little bit too much scanning and following tracks.
- Ability to climb anything - instead of pre-determined climbing spots.
- A better climax - this one was perhaps a bit too snoozy, maybe because the bad guy didn't look particularly menacing.
Got to a second cauldron and I swear this feels impossible. I can't do shit
This is leagues harder than anything I've fought to his point. I kinda want to exit out but don't really want to fight through this shit again.
alligator bot I've never seen before and and enhanced version of another big robot. No cover. Arrows don't do shit. Both tanky as hell. Barely have time to aim before either bot does some attack that takes 75% health
This is leagues harder than anything I've fought to his point. I kinda want to exit out but don't really want to fight through this shit again.
Tear the armour guarding the blaze canisters on it's head, then hit both with fire arrows and booomm
WadiumArcadium
Member
Sounds like you've taken it on too early. Snapmaws are vulnerable to fire. It'll be tricky to take them out without any kind of fire ammo. A tripwire with blast damage would do the trick too.
I got the base fire arrows you get from the start of the game. I'll try tearing the armor off and shooting fire, but I have a hard time understanding exactly when armor is off and when there is a fire vulnerability. I've been shooting armor off, canisters, all kind of shit but I don't notice any difference in what I shoot next. But I'll give it a shot again after I get some sleep.
I didn't even know you could fight these things head on like that. Every encounter I've seen with a basic snapmaw I've stealthed through it. Let alone with another buff robot I've never seen
deicide2673
Neo Member
I did pretty much all the blazing Suns after I got the power armour and was level 50. They were so much easier then. I think I went through all of them in an hour or so and most first time.
You'll see a blue item flying off when the armour is removed, when the canister is open to being fired on it will show bright yellow, rather than the dull yellow when it's hidden by armour.
edit : In focus mode obviously, don't forget you have to "refresh" focus mode as it only lasts a certain number of seconds.
FWIW, ropecaster makes it simple......
WadiumArcadium
Member
You can tell a machine is in a vulnerable fire state (or freeze/stun) when the little circular icon with a fire symbol has filled up and they're visibly burning. You'll do more damage to them anywhere when they're in that state, though it only lasts for a short time.
Ravage_Hydra
Member
Is it really possible to beat a rockbreaker with only the spear? Cant have no weapon equip or use item attacks
Yeah I understand the firestate when they are burning. But it seems I have to break the armor first and then burn to get the results like the poster above you said. I just have a hard time seeing that without focus while on the move dodging both the bots.
I think one mistake would be using the arrows that create the blast that knocks off canisters. Gotta keep the canisters on and burn them, right?
Yes, hit them with the required elemental, rather than smashing them off.
Finally finished the story and also platinumed the game on the weekend. What an amazing game. Haven't been captivated by a game like this in quite a while.
The story turned out to be way so much better than I ever expected and Alloy really is an amazing character. Absolutely loved the journey that she went on throughout the game. Lots of great side characters too.
The DLC can't come soon enough.
The story turned out to be way so much better than I ever expected and Alloy really is an amazing character. Absolutely loved the journey that she went on throughout the game. Lots of great side characters too.
The DLC can't come soon enough.
Elog
Member
Like many others I got a platinum on my first playthrough. What a game.
Simply amazed by how good it was and how long time ago I had a similar experience. This game ends up in my own little hall of fame together with Bloodbourne, System Shock 2, Doom I/ II, Quake, WoW, Dota 2, Archon, Diablo and M.U.L.E (I am sure that I have forgotten something but as you can tell I am not that young anymore...) as one of those games that I only have great memories from (it doesn't mean perfect as games go - just perfect as to my experience).
Bring that DLC on and then the sequel!
Simply amazed by how good it was and how long time ago I had a similar experience. This game ends up in my own little hall of fame together with Bloodbourne, System Shock 2, Doom I/ II, Quake, WoW, Dota 2, Archon, Diablo and M.U.L.E (I am sure that I have forgotten something but as you can tell I am not that young anymore...) as one of those games that I only have great memories from (it doesn't mean perfect as games go - just perfect as to my experience).
Bring that DLC on and then the sequel!
Hippolnareff
Member
I don't totally understand what the Shield Weaver armour is doing, is it built-in Quen?
Ever play Halo?
you can take about 5 hits, no matter the damage, then it has to recharge. it will recharge 1 hit if you don't get hit consecutively. you will hear it beeping when you are low/it is recharging.
MegaSackman
Member
Got my preordered Collector's Edition Guide from Future Press in the mail today, holy shit at the size/weight of this thing. I'm not sure whether the longevity of play or combat complexity in HZD merits a guide for non-collectors since I haven't finished everything yet, but if you're into guides or just want a big book full of pretty HZD pictures then I'd take a look at it. In the interest of full disclosure, I don't get paid to say nice things about Future Press books but I would probably accept money if they gave it to me. I like money.
Bough it this weekend on bookdepository, but have to wait like three weeks before it arrives.
Believe it or not it's my first video game book ever.
Completed the Main Quest this weekend.
Surprised that it end up being really good sci fi ! :0
The ending was great, no silly twist or anything. Super hype for the DLC!
I do need more Nil in my life tho
Surprised that it end up being really good sci fi ! :0
The ending was great, no silly twist or anything. Super hype for the DLC!
I do need more Nil in my life tho
Miniature Kaiju
Member
It kinda "breaks" the game, but I guess that was completely intentional, so you can just do stuff (finish side quests, trials, clear corrupted zones etc) without worrying about health management. An in-game, diegetic cheat, so to speak.
Nil is the best. Hopefully we haven't seen the last of him.
Is the other robot getting involved a Ravager? Looks and acts like a Sawtooth but with guns. If so, use tear to get the gun off its back, pick it up and rinse the Ravager in a few seconds. Its does ridiculous damage.
As for the Snapmaw, as others have said, tear off the armour on the blaze canisters on its head, then simple fire arrows until is explodes.
Also helps if you have a ropecaster able to pin one of them down for a few seconds - I forget which colour you need, blue one possibly.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Platinumed the game on first playthrough.
Feels so fucking good. What a ride it was
DLC is pretty much confirmed, right?
Very heavily suggested by the devs:
I'm so sad I killed mine :/
Also, it just hit me, they can do whatever they want with the story. I was wondering what they could do for the sequels and DLCs, but GAIA wasn't alone, and it was CLEARLY pointed out in the game that only GAIA received a special conditioning from Sobeck, or so to speak. Only GAIA had compassion and was "human".
Berserker976
Member
I just had a theory, so I fired up the game to test it out. Turns out I was right! You can knock off elemental canisters and then shoot them while they're on the ground and still get the same explosion.
Yes, it's wonderfull for an improvised trap.
Anyone think the Tearblast arrows are OP early on? I think they should have held back giving to you until much later. It basically makes Hunter and Harvest arrows become much less important.
I love the combat so much, I just can't get enough. I want every fight to be epic. I started playing on very hard and it hasn't been very difficult.
I love the combat so much, I just can't get enough. I want every fight to be epic. I started playing on very hard and it hasn't been very difficult.
Miniature Kaiju
Member
I think tearblast arrows are OP in general. Once you get them, there's nary a reason not to use them, especially because the resources used to make them aren't absurdly scarce.
That's the reason I left the sharpshot bow out of my hardcore run.
BradleyLove
Member
Just starting out with Horizon. Two questions:
If the answer to both is "yes", this feels really shortsighted.
- Can you really only have 1 quest active at a time?
- Tutorial quest objectives only give me credit if said quest is active. Is this by design?
If the answer to both is "yes", this feels really shortsighted.
DriftingSpirit
Member
No, I don't think so. You can replay the final quest and scan one.
backbreaker65
Banned
My RockBreaker Strategy, I set up a large number of traps and tripwires Modified my Precision bow for maximum damage downward facing arrows. Using the precision bow because it can be deployed long range and it's quiet. I would shoot 1 rockbreaker from afar in his weak spot. He would come down to investigate and get caught in the traps and trip wires lots of damage. He will continue to investigate(and oh I had the stealth custom on) I sat still on the hill. He would go back to his pattern. I come down set up more traps and tripwires hit with the precision arrow, rinse and repeat, focusing on 1 Rockbreaker until he is dead, made it easier to fight the other
MegaSackman
Member
All yes, at leats tutorial quests don't matter at all, and you can complete quests that aren't active.
Question: Is there any game that allows you to have more than one quest active? Iirc every game I've played only let you have one active at a time.
I'm sure I've played at least one, maybe Fallout or TW?
You can only have one quest active at a time but if you're close to another quest, it'll pop up on your screen and you can decide whether to do it or not.