Tal Shiar Agent
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I just preordered in the US from BestBuy.
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Horizon: Zero Dawn | Review Thread
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BossDarkseid
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they totally are. i swear they listed NeoGAF as a social media platform ina survey..
Rocket786
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Well the last game I pre-ordered and bought on release date was Uncharted 4 last year, and Bloodborne before that. I was going to get Horizon eventually anyways, but just pre-ordered today.
Don't know why I was thinking of delaying. I had bought a PS4 Pro earlier this month and LG's 4k OLED last year. This game is going to melt my eyes off. Can't wait!
Don't know why I was thinking of delaying. I had bought a PS4 Pro earlier this month and LG's 4k OLED last year. This game is going to melt my eyes off. Can't wait!
Omnistalgic
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And with potential for so much more, I can't wait to see who's next.
Days Gone
Spider-Man
Detroit
Sucker Punch IP
Death Stranding
Who will break in and rival TLOU2 for best PS4 IP this gen??! Eagerly anticipating who comes out on top. Sort of, I guess, even if GT is great again it really has no bearing on some other genres since racing genre is really its own separate thing. Jumping the gun a bit though, Horizon still has to sell well first and foremost.
Hello from the article's author!
Lemme add to that caption, for context: There ARE some giant cliffs that cannot be scaled, but most can. The issue, as I talked about in the review's main text, is that Aloy isn't a wall-scaler in the same way that Assassin's Creed's various characters are. Sometimes, you'll see colored blocks that you can jump to and auto-climb. Other times, you'll have to just awkwardly hop from one rocky bit to the next to get to the top, but it's surprising how often the latter works, and this lets you get to some beautiful (and sometimes seemingly accidental) view points.
Also: I only snapped images rendered in real time, confirmed by Aloy's outfit being the one I chose in each sequence. No photo mode trickery, as well.
potatohead
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I hope they aren't rating it high because of open worldness and it actually is this interesting and awesome
Sure, but what about after 100%ing the game? It would be nice if you could start over on a higher difficulty with all your gear and skills.
AJ hasn't had the best history with Nintendo. He's giving them a new chance with Zelda. If the review is taken down, then for the forseeable future he's done with Nintendo.
He said he'll sue Nintendo if they flag it, so I assume so.
Good point.
KyleOnTheRun
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Some of the side content is really unique and interesting. There are "Hunting Trials" that test your gameplay skill with tough challenges; i.e. Rappel down and destroy the underbelly canister of 3 Ravagers in 90 seconds. They have bronze, silver, gold medals with tiered XP rewards. Some other content gives a break from combat with really cool atmosphere and some mild platforming / puzzle-solving.
By and large, though, the side content is battle-based, with some nice exceptions.
DriftingSpirit
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Love the sound of this and that portion of the Telegraph review.
RustyNails
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Is there different preorder bonus from different places? I was thinking of going in and preordering it from my local Gamestop which is shutting down 
franklyshankly
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Has anyone heard anything about DLC plans or a Season Pass yet? This is one game I could see myself happily paying for more content down the road, but I haven't heard a peep about any.
GeordieMark
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Big congrats to Guerilla Games for the fantastic reviews. I admit to having had my doubts about Horizon but I'm happy to be proved wrong. I'm really looking forward to playing it.
onemanasylum
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Now start working on that meaty expansion GG!!
Also, I added a spoiler-tagged bit about plot, because one of Ars Technica's readers asked why some sites are saying different things about the game's story. I will offer it here, as well, also in spoiler tags. Not necessarily a major spoiler, but certainly something that I enjoyed discovering organically:
Open-world games tend to split plot into "main" content, where plot unfolds in primary missions and major cut scenes, and "side" content, where you find details in notes strewn around the game's nooks/crannies. Horizon is particularly cool because it has TWO "main" plot threads, which each get their own side content, and then there is even more discoverable content that is pure flavor. Pages upon pages of text exist solely for their own benefit, to round out the game world. It all reminds me of a supercharged version of Lost Odyssey's "alternate lives" story bits. The sheer amount is matched by quality, along with a surprising diversity in narrative voice, with so many perspectives executed upon in fine fashion.
SolidSnakex
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They haven't said anything about any post-launch content. That could change in the future, but it seems like they've been specifically pushing toward getting the main game out the door first.
ISee
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No dlc and no season pass plans atm.
RustyNails
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Good!
They should be incredibly happy for an amazing AAA ip they just launched that's already being talked as a GOTY.
Spider-Man will be game of the generation.
TheRealTalker
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Khalifa Jayy
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Don't worry, they're not giving out high ratings for it being open world. I can assure you of that.
that us gamer score hurt its overall score badly, person who reviewed it called it their first "big" game review too.
Guerrilla must be very happy still, probably already has someone in a dark basement drafting a sequel or something lol. Can't wait to get my hands on this game.
Guerrilla must be very happy still, probably already has someone in a dark basement drafting a sequel or something lol. Can't wait to get my hands on this game.
Acquiescence
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It never looked that interesting to me either. I've been critical of its Ubisoft-y aspects in the past. The difference is, I didn't express my opinions in a community thread that has nothing to do with the game.
Also, three weeks ago isn't a very long period of time.
The Artisan
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only 2 reviews a month?? wtf
Omnistalgic
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Well said...I cant get over how much effort went into the story. Really really looking forward to it.
Im certainly a gameplay guy, but when a story is impactful, the lasting impression is so incredible and satisfying. Gameplay still comes first, but Im slowly turning into a 55/45 guy with gameplay only being slightly more important. Now that my time is limited, I really dont have the time to play through every single game anymore, so I like to have the best of both worlds.
KyleOnTheRun
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This is a weird debate, but I can confirm all of our press materials use "Horizon Zero Dawn" with no colon.
Khalifa Jayy
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What the hell, that crab repaired itself?! How the heck did GG manage to do all of this?!
I remember GG talking about how they spent so much time on this game, but the engine they made makes it very easy to create missions and stuff. So the sequel shouldn't take nearly as long.
I except Horizon: Second Dawn to be out by 2019, probably joins Death Stranding and TLoU2 as PS4 swan songs.
I except Horizon: Second Dawn to be out by 2019, probably joins Death Stranding and TLoU2 as PS4 swan songs.
BossDarkseid
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I feel like I'm forgetting something but I bet Horizon is Gaf's goty
Every 2 weeks he said, it's because he completely overwhelmed himself towards the end of last year and barely reviewed anything.
GribbleGrunger
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Melkezadek
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So upset I won't be able to pick this up at launch. Reviews sound amazing. Every video they ever showed on the game looked fantastic, so I'm not too surprised.
If they ever go back to Killzone, I'd love for them to change direction. I'd love an open world set in the Killzone universe.
If they ever go back to Killzone, I'd love for them to change direction. I'd love an open world set in the Killzone universe.
Also Hermen Hulst has publicly mentioned how they read the E3 announcement thread reception on here and before that how they weren't happy about the concept art leak here.
I'm talking about weird side quests like ME1 Citadel quests or the Gravity Rush 2 Battle Nurse questline. Anything like that?
KyleOnTheRun
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Haha, that's really awesome. I played the whole game and didn't realize the crab enemies can do this.
Hari Seldon
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I wasn't interested in another open world game at all, but with these reviews I preordered with the 20% off prime thing.
A week to play the game, a week to make the review. Settings these guidelines is better than what he's been doing, saying he'll review a game, not finishing it, and a month goes by without a review. Hopefully he sticks to the schedule as best he can.
If he stuck to his old way, there most likely wouldn't have been a Yakuza Zero review.
Freezasaurus
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So I guess it's good, then? :3
Too many good games. Just among Sony exclsuives you have Horizon, Persona, Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, NiOh, Detroit, and Dreams.
if RDR2 actually comes out this year. phew quite a year
Heh, yes it's weird to discuss it. I didn't start it and basically just chimed in with something official to end it.
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