I'm having a lot of fun with this game. You can tell they really put a lot of work into the facial animations, in Zero Dawn the faces seem stilted and rough but I'm Forbidden West I am blown away with the expressive realism the faces have.
Totally agree with you. I'm playing it on the ps5 and just in ah in the details of this game... Shows this ps5 can really push the detail if they wanted to.. Rumor has that until dawn is coming to 5 and it's a remake
It’s worth mentioning that the game menu has a Notebook section with character bios that become available when they become relevant. Each bio does a great job of explaining the history of Zero Dawn to help you understand exactly what has happened up to this point. It was great for me as a refresher. By the time you get to Meridian the first time there’s enough unlocked to get a good idea of what happened.
@@SuperChunk19 - Yes there’s a lot more things to do and discover. Where in the first game you purchased like ALL your armor and weapons through merchants, this time there are a decent amount u get through quest lines. Or, by stumbling across a group of people that need help, they might gift you smoke bombs (new ability) for your help. The detail is also more dense, and their are more cool worldly things to discover - like a tiny random cave, and such. ALSO, there are these cool puzzles where you have to figure out how to get into a building, etc. I haven’t gotten super far but I can tell there is a lot to offer.
Love how you guys are always so straight forward with your reviews, it always feels like your hearing it right from a friend, you guys are really the best on the platform
One thing I like about this game is that if your confused on the story the first person that comes with you your companion is just as confused but she explains it to him like it's his first time playing the game if you haven't played the first one that's amazing
@@paulgal i would absolutely recommend the first game. As there aren't that many people you interract with (quality over quantity) you will learn to understand them. That way you will know what drives them in the second game. You will know what they mean when they mention "some things" (not going to spoil you).
@@paulgal if you don’t want to play the first which I would recommend, watch a story recap on UA-cam so you at least know what’s happened and who characters are
@@mytop3467 ok great I’ve played about 4 hours of the 1st game I’ll buy it today and go through it . Hopefully by the time I finish it forbidden west will be cheaper.
11 hours in, so far and loving every bit of it. Aloy’s becoming such a well-rounded character, imo, her growth as a character, I could always relate to…especially in Forbidden West. There were a lot pf relatable moments even as early on in the game and I can’t wait to spend 120 more hours in the world of Horizon (which was roughly the time I spent in Zero Dawn).
The sheer amount of Horus, Deathbringers and Corruptor ruins in this game is astonishing can't imagine what the map would have looked like when that war was going on
I have been playing non stop since the launch day until now, and it's so full of content my game progression barely reach 30%, it's so damn good! And I am playing on ps4 and that graphic honestly I am so impressed that they even made it possible in ps4.. it's so so so fking amazing
@@WizzyTheDizzy Have you ran into any serious bugs? I see people complaining that it's super buggy in some reviews but all I've ran into so far is the world takes a minute render and maybe a slight drop in frame rate sometimes.
@@anonymoustroll4195 I fell from the base a few times cus the ground didn't load, and the melee pit + arena can't load when u have any legacy equipment on u. That's the two serious bugs, other are manageable like loading time and terrible graphic due to ps4 is incapable of loading everything in time (give it a moment and it will be good)
I love what they've been doing with Horizon Forbidden West. Considering this is only the second open world that Guerrilla has made, yet despite this it is up there with one of the best ones made, I can't imagine what 3 is going to be like for the Horizon trilogy (or more, if they decide to continue Aloy's story). It's like the devs took what they learned in Zero Dawn and their only notes were: "more gameplay, better graphics, more stuff". I can't believe how little I've progressed the story in over 10 hours of gameplay just because I'm so busy exploring the portion of the map I've opened up. It won't be for everybody, but I think It's worth everybody's time to at least try Horizon out, especially if you have at least demoed Zero Dawn.
Brom that game made by Filipino developer. In the Horizon Forbidden West credits, it was revealed that Filipino game studio, Pixel Mafia, helped create Sony’s latest PlayStation exclusive. Pixel Mafia is one of the many support studios that developer Guerilla has tapped to create this massive new open world game. Here’s a list of all the Pixel Mafia developers who helped bring Horizon Forbidden West to life (from the game’s credits): there's many Filipino name developers in photo but you can't post UA-cam because in images. But You can search thier name in website pixel Mafia In case you’re unfamiliar, Pixel Mafia is a Philippine-based art development studio that is known for creating art assets for triple-A titles. The studio has worked on a wide range of games, including Halo Infinite, Diablo 2: Resurrected, Cyberpunk 2077, and more. While Pixel Mafia has not yet revealed what exactly they worked on in Horizon Forbidden West, we can surmise that the Filipino studio helped create art assets (possibly for weapons and environmental objects). This is based on their previous works for other triple-A games. For instance, the studio worked on various graphic design elements for Cyberpunk 2077. Search them. Pixel mafia on Facebook.
Oh you’re going to love this one! I just finished HZD for the first time and jumped right into this one and man! The improvements are fantastic! My favorite improvement is the new melee mechanics
@@KingSi89 Is the dialogue better in this game? That was my main problem with hzd as well as the lackluster human combat and melee. Other than those compaints I loved the first game. I skipped alot of the convos in hzd they just felt boring and exposition dumps
@@sexylightskinboah imo, yes they fixed those issues significantly. The dialogue has been well done thus far(9hrs in) it blows its predecessor away in terms of both story dialogue and melee combat….combat in general. From making it buttery smooth to transition from ranged to combat to range again. The only problem I see is the defensive side of combat so far, it’s still just run or roll away lol
Totally agree with you. One of my top games. The only complaint i would say is that the points and skill tree run out. Why not be able to go above level 50 and max out on all skills? Best point is the arena you are forced to use weapons that you have to build up in the perk tree to use more effectively. That makes you use skill points you might not want to use especially playing on a harder level. All in all up there right next to The Last Of Us.
The Graphics, Gameplay, Combat, The Machine Designs, The whole world is just next level and is breathtakingly beautiful... One of the Best Open World Experience and is the Best Looking game on PS5 yet imo... Kudos to Guerrilla Games 🔥🔥🙌
The way you spoke about the first game nailed exactly how I felt about it so I trust fully in your opinion of Forbidden West. Thank you Jake, this was very comprehensive!
Same. I thought it was a great game but it didn't really captivate me, nor do I find Aloy to be a particularly interesting character. I'll definitely pick this game up when it's discounted
@@karimcheese7257 Me too, played for like 18 hours, which is a positive, but gameplay wasn't an unALLOYed joy. Bioware stuff was borderline just bad, even if I could tell really cool scifi ideas in play, at root. Almost enough to get me onboard.
@@karimcheese7257 Aloy has one of the dumbest character design I've seen in a while. Has the personality of a brick. It's why I initially ignored the first game and didn't get it until it was like $10 with all DLC. Love Ashley Burch, though, made it a bit more bearable.
@@jase276 I agree. She doesn't have the personality of a heroine. It's kinda hard to care about beating a game and navigating it's story when the person you play as is not interesting (especially one as grindy as this was)
The side quests have meaning, the different merchant types is really cool. The system for character upgrades improved dramatically, the story evolved into something that allowed the game to be massive and still make perfect sense. Companions are pretty cool. They opened up sooo much with. Camos. Special abilities once you get the valor surge is pretty awesome. The relics take some critical thinking which is pretty great to. So much greatness in 80 gigs.
I’m a big fan of the first, and this one is just stunning and Aloys Character seems like she’s more confident and not afraid to say what she wants. Enjoying it so far ☺️
love to know that she had character development, I mean, it would be really dissapointing her being afraid after what we did in the first game and the DLC
Even though I already bought it and am 10+ hours in, was still waiting for this review. Never change. Loving the game so far. I was surprised by how much story there still is to tell about the Old World. My worry was that the first game already wowed us with the big reveal of why the world is the way it is, but boy does this second game still have some awesome tricks up it's sleeve. Haven't finished it yet, so it might not hit at the end the same way the first game did, but so far I'm just super engrossed in everything this game is trying to do.
@@ariel-y-e-m ignore that dude bro. Keep leaving these dope ass comments and doing you. Some people are just too miserable to enjoy video games the way a lot of us do!
I actually couldn’t finish the first one, got about 30 hours… as amazing as it was it just didn’t fully connect. Forbidden west has had me hooked since the beginning. It’s just improved and the things that I didn’t like have essentially all been improved. I’m so impressed with the evolution and change of this series to more of a Witcher/Zelda . Better story, better melee, better world, unrivalled graphics. Just buy it .. lol. Great job Jake!!!!
Hmmm. This could be the review I was after. I struggled to get back into Zero Dawn after getting distracted with GOW. Makes me question whether the same will happen if I got this? 🤔
I definitely connect with HZD.. That said I haven’t finished it either at least not yet predominately because it has the same issue Alan Wake has in that you always get decimated by off screen enemies.. Or at least I do.. If they’ve improved flaws such as in this latest one it’ll be the one to outshine it’s prequel and well most of its competitors..
I jumped into this game for 19hrs and not even reaching Forbidden West lol, always stop to admire the environment, this game is crazy! Hope the other step up their game to match this masterpiece right here soon
I love gameranx but you must see Girlfriend reviews. Best people on the internet and their production quality is out of the world which u rarely find on UA-cam.
One of my favorite things about this game is poking around in ruins and the fact that you have to use things around you to get into certain areas like moving boxes around to get a better reach at things. They added some puzzles to the game and I love that
This was more an "After You Bought," but I loved the first game beyond measure. The one thing that has surprised me so far is that there's SO... MUCH... STUFF! There are caches of resources and junk to sell hidden all over the place. There are also puzzles now. Aloy can't just climb her way to her objective; now she has to find the route using the various new tools. Additionally, I haven't even gotten out of the starting zone yet!
@@justsomeguy4260 That's the circlejerk of the Internet. Valhalla is huge and every side quest is unique. There are so many things to see and so many activities to participate and people on Internet cry so much about it. Meanwhile the same people are happy that horizon is huge. Thankfully Internet is the minority as valhalla is the first assassin's creed that earned more than a billion.
@@myrecipe5415 I have played like 6 or 7 AC games and honestly never noticed side quests being repetitive and open worlds are empty because they are huge(also their worlds are utterly gorgeous), just imagine putting all the details in that behemoth of a map the game would be like 300gb, also witcher 3 has a way worse and empty open world yet people call it good, I don't get your point
statistics show that ppl who play Horizon zero down end up being Extremely Violent because of the Gameplay. FIFA helps build imagination, people who play it are extremely smart because of the challenging gameplay
After trying to get a PS5 since launch (and refusing to buy from resellers), I am finally getting my hands on one this week and this game is included in the bundle. Game looks awesome and I can't wait to play!
@@iceboy2987 you cant buy a digital account plus you need to have a ps4 or ps5 to play the game and in ps4 or ps5 you cant create an digital account so yeah first you need to hv a ps4 or ps5 plus how much is the game in your country?
I'm surprised you find the characters and story not connecting. For me, the story was the best part of the first game, it's honestly one of the best sci-fi stories I've experienced. Can't wait to play this sequel!
Did you post this exact comment on Reddit recently and I replied “Go read We Are Legion” to which you replied you didn’t care for it? I repeat, we could never be friends :)
For me, the first game's story execution was poor. The story and lore itself is interesting, but the way they present it was boring. Way too much exposition dump by NPCs instead of you experiencing or discovering that exposition. In FHW, you as Aloy participate more in the story. One best example for me is the Las Vegas main quest. The awe of that area, and understanding why and how it came to be, and that mission's ending. What a spectacle. You even care about those 3 NPCs you meet for the quest. In HZD, I couldn't care less about any NPC (except Rost and Sylens) and any of the different tribes.
Loved the game so far. Played about 20 hours before I had to reinstall my game. Only came to 1/4 of the map, wow. This game is just so good. Story is decent I guess.
@@aeneas116116like I had to tell my friend you don't always play the game for story, Ik it was different in the first game I was playing to see what happens next but it's not the same with the sequel I agree. thankfully the gameplay loop and world is so much better and beautiful it's not that bad to deal with
I'm still in the Daunt after nearly 7 hours. So many quests to do, and the game is incredibly big the map doesn't do justice to how big the map actually feels.
I'm playing it on a basic PS4 and even on that, it looks incredible. The game is better than the first and I thought the first was so good. The horizon franchise keeps getting better and better. Some of the robot fights have been great and challenging. I know some people will hate it but they clearly must have a high bar to pass.
Yeah, I watched the Digital Foundry comparison of the PS4 and PS5. The PS4 version looks like a great experience too, unlike CP2077, which I had to put down on PS4 because it was virtually unplayable.
@@markiep8477 I have over 200hrs in Cyberpunk on base ps4 after patch 1.5 more time than what I spent on the Witcher 3!!! so give it a try again you'll enjoy it waaaay more this time around.
Honestly I can't stop playing this game, and it's rare these days, this is how I know a game is special, it draws me back in constantly. I'm in awe with how much detail is in everything and how improved every aspect of the last game is. Not only it looks absolutely superb, the writing is better, same for the perfomances and gameplay. But what Impressed me the most are the facial animations, voice acting and details on the characters, no one feels out of place. This game is a banger, GOTY material and one to be remembered.
I actually really appreciate that this game is a sequel that doesn’t feel like it breaks its back to make sure you still know know exactly what’s going on if you didn’t play the first game.
does it do the annoying thing where you randomly lose all your upgrades though? that pusses me off with sequels of these type of games. it makes zero sense from a narrative point of view.
@@sephy980 but as a game standpoint it doesn't make sense to keep everything, a huge part of the game is upgrading and for new players they would be overwhelmed and have most of everything from the jump
This is the first game that made me feel like really buying a PS5. Really enjoyed playing the first game. If only PS5 consoles are readily available in any electronics store I walk into, I'd pick this up in a heartbeat.
This game is what you get when a gaming company actually takes its time. I loved the first one and i love this one. Played 3 hours straight earlier without even realizing it 😂
I love how Aloy’s side character crew feel distinct and unique from each other. However, I feel like the voice acting from the majority of the NPC residents and quest givers lack cultural distinctions aside from regional dialect euphemisms. It’s like they have a casual speech that creates a disconnection between what we see and what is said without distinguishing accents and cadences.
Loving this game so far, only lvl3. I liked the last game and this just improves on it in most ways. Excited to see the rest of it, not done the embassy as yet.
I've been playing on the PS4 Pro, since PS5 is practically impossible to find but The game still looks gorgeous, Has a fee stutters here and there and the gameplay is fantastic, feels like Zero Dawn but 10x better. Overall really impressed so far in the game
@@deanr4650 Only someone that has one says that. They are not ‘easy to find,’ they are ‘easy to find if you want to pay twice the price and possibly get a stolen brick.’ It just happened to work out for you, probably still overpayed. Your comment is the kind of thing a trust fund kid writes on the internet.
@@deanr4650 You're delusional or just very privileged which in most cases goes hand in hand. Took me almost half a year to get my hands on one and the only reason I got one was because I signed up with playstation direct and got into one of their monthly queue. Before that I was consistently checking on websites, calling stores and going in person with no luck. If it wasn't so hard to get one you wouldn't have millions of people trying to get one and people online selling them for over $1,000.
As someone who loved the first game, this one is blowing me away so far! Albeit, I'm only about 10 hours in, but the mechanics feel so much smoother this time around. I don't really have to mention the graphics becsuse everything has already been said. The story builds quite nicely from the first title, the characters really make me care about what happens to them, and like Jake said, I have found myself spending more time exploring and getting lost more than I have with a game in quite a long time.
Been playing this one for about a week now and I’m having an absolute blast with it. Late to the party, the only issues I’ve had have been a few bugs but everything else is great. The story is really good and the main villain/threat has been fantastic so far.
Finally got to start on this game yesterday after playing through ZD and I thought ZD was impressive as hell. Little did my little ant brain comprehend what absolute visual majesty was in store for me. This game is a total masterpiece, not just visually, but gameplay wise as wel. An absolutely essential buy if you own a ps5.
Great vid. Probably the first before you buy where I actually bought and played the game before it, but still enjoy watching regardless. Been playing on PS4 and the game is still among the most gorgeous games I’ve seen. Certainly on Console at least. Loving just about everything and besides the occasional pop in, pretty bug free for me. Huge amount of new stuff on top of QOL improvements. Not sure I’ve found anything thus far that I didn’t like at least as much, if not more so, than the original. Here’s hoping the rest of the game continues being as fun as the first 10 hours have been.
I’m less than 10 hours in but I’m totally in love with this game. It’s more Horizon and that’s a good thing. I’ve run into a few little bugs like Aloy’s hair occasionally going nuts and glitching on the environment, but it’s not yet spoiled my enjoyment. I can tell I’m enjoying it and it’s got its hooks in when I’m playing late at night and I know I need to go to bed but I still do the old “I’ll just do ONE more thing!” or “I’ll just speak to this person then turn it off” and an hour later I’m still going!!
I never got around to playing the first and always set it aside and since we have time till newer games come out I decided to just play the first so I can play the second and to hear that it was greatly improved makes me so happy
I really recommend to play the 1st, both games reference each other. Just when you think the 1st game can't get any better, it does so in the second. Super worth while
I bought my first console in my life, a ps4 pro in 2017 for horizon zero dawn when I saw this game accidentally. Horizon will always have a special place in my heart.
This game is incredible, even on PS4 pro. I started the game and had sort an initial "man this just feels too familiar, and I can't remember what drew me into the first game so hard". Then I got to where the world opened up and WOW Did the game reel me IN HARD. I just got past My first facility dungeon, after doing TONS of side questing, and just got hit with a huge plot twist. I'm 18 hours in and so so excited. The way guerilla games has managed to improve SO dramatically in SO many small yet very impactful ways Man. Can't wait to put more time in.
Same and almost exactly how I felt! But once I met Erend, I was back home and remembered why I platinumed Zero Dawn. The combat it unique and the world and lore is just stellar! And yes the PS4 Pro version on my OLED C1 fooled me often into thinking I somehow magically got a PS5. I was expecting Sony to “flub” it to sell more PS5s but nope it is more than adequate
My main issue with the game is the entire climbing system feels... off. It just feels janky, Aloy doesn't always go where you point her. It's not just the weird selective climbing points on the walls/cliffs, it's also the platform hopping and the nimble quick climbing/jumping. It's almost like the invisible 'zone' where you need to put Aloy to have her latch on or jump up to the next climbing point is way too small. You can be sitting on the side of the cliff, you're holding onto a bright yellow climb point, staring at another one right above you, and instead of a smooth push of the joystick upwards, you have to sort of roll the joystick back and forth as you push up on it until you get the right spot for her to make the next climb. It's not terrible, it's only on some areas too, but it adds up and with the amount of climbing/platforming in this game, it's much more noticeably janky than many of the other games in similar genres.
I've put a lot of time into this weekend, the vast majority of the game feels buttery smooth and you can get so stylish and creative with the way you bring down the robots, just like the first but expanded further. It's a bit overwhelming at first and you're showered with a lot more stuff a lot faster than you were in the first game. Overall - I'm having a lot of fun and it's worth the price for sure
14 hour in today, the climbing and constantly getting hung up on terrain is annoying, but I can forgive those for now, as those are the only major things that annoy me. They'll probably patched out over time. Game is great! Beginning part bored the hell out of me but once it opens up, it gets way better.
Combing sucks. Particularly the puzzles that take this expansive game and turn it into this hyper linear and often nonsensically specific experience. At one point I got stuck in a house basement because the game scripted a hold point to fall. And there was no way to get up the wall that was indicated I needed to climb. Windows everywhere. Non climbable (but a kid could climb) locations everywhere. I had to glitch up the wall to get out. So stupid. It's just very immersion breaking and forced.
The first one is still my favorite game and I can’t wait to grab a copy of the sequel to sink my teeth into. I personally loved the sci fi story, combat, and all the detail that went into the world building. I look forward to continuing the journey.
I just finished HZD new game+ and the frozen wilds dlc and I have to say I’m a HUGE fan of the story. The sci-fi story and detailed logs are incredible. The origin story of the machines and the history of humanity during the last days who battled them is extremely dark and yet riveting. I can’t wait to play forbidden west… Also they need to make a tv series with ScarJo or the Ya know nothing Jon Snow actress from game of thrones to play as Aloy! Please make this happen.
An animated version could be cool like the league of leagues one or Castlevania and the new cyberpunk 2077 Netflix series. They are a lot better recently though the Sonic and Mario ones in the 90s were nice for kids.
Dude, I'm 22h in and feel like I've barely scratched the surface of this world.. Entered the Forbidden West at about 15th hour.. I really liked the first one, but so far am loving this one even more
I'm super excited to play this someday; because the first game that I played felt that there was so much potential with the world and game mechanics. The story of the first could not capture me man - the only characters I can remember are Aloy and Sylens - but the trailers, marketing are reviews give me so much hope. One day I'll play it.
@@lewisalexander6120 Guess you're not into open world RPG's then. I'v ealways enjoyed games like this and I like Aloy as a character. In many ways she feels like a modren day red headed Lara Croft.
@@sjsharp2007 quite the exact opposite i'm afraid my friend, this character is stale, the whole vibe/concept just seems tryhard. I feel as if a studio with this budget could create something much better. they should have redone the original jak and daxter series for ps5 with that insane budget and playstation studios backing them
First game that made me see the potential of my ps5. Unbelievable beautiful graphics en what a great game. Even better than part one and part one was such a gem. Great job Gorilla 🇳🇱🎉
It's been running great on PS4 and looks good. Only compliant is a few small glitches during cutscenes, like things popping in and out in the background.
The npcs ingame have to be the most realistic npcs I've seen. The way they move, animations, certain characters have thier own significant individual personalites
so realistic how they dissapear and reapper. It feels like i am talking to my friends which would say the exact thing in their situation. Truly immersive
I absolutely loved the first game, put around 120 hours into it, and the best aspects were definitely the story and gameplay. The world was also perfect size too - not too big or small, enough stuff to do without feeling overwhelmed, and good mix of biomes. The only slight criticisms would be the poor climbing system and some underwhelming side quests. From this video, those seem to be fixed so I'm excited to play. Looks great! Idk if the story will hold up against the first tho, i did not expect such an interesting concept and narrative.
Just platinumed this game. The best game i have every played. The side quests like 90% of them explain something from the main quest from another angle. Im gonna let breath and go for my new game plus with my fully maxed out gear on hard mode.
I love your reviews because you're a very relatable gamer that can eloquently breakdown gameplay. I also didn't finish frozen wilds dlc and watched UA-cam after about an hour in cause I totally forgot what was going on lol. Keep up the great work!!
Hell yer nuts man! I thought the story was freaking AAA in the 1st game! I absolutely love this sort of deep, involved sci-fi stuff where there are legit consequences going on. I guess it's cool that someone can still like the game even if the story isn't their cup o tea. I thought it was absolutely amazing myself. INFINITELY better than Breath of the Wild which I thought had an incredibly weak story & a whiny ass Zelda who I couldn't stand for most of the game.
Just now playing Horizon 1 and 2 back to back for the first time. The improvements they made are extremely well thought out. They improve on the first game so much and somehow dont completely ruin the first game in the process. Im 18 hours into forbidden west and am absolutely loving it.
I like how he doesn’t drop th review super early just to get it out at the same time but actually plays it through to enjoy the game and really understand the ins and outs of it
I really enjoyed doing side quests in this game feels more like a main story quests... i think because of how the devs creates those side characters more expressive and intresting
I can't be the only one who is disappointed with the setting. Like, the trailer made it look like it was going to mostly take place in some beautiful tropical environment. But you actually get something more in line with the first game.
Surprised by some of the lackluster response to HZD in here. I had no interest initially when the game was being advertised but I finally borrowed it from a friend two years ago and essentially played the entire thing plus the frozen wilds expansion and thought it was amazing. I really had no desire in playing against "robots" when I saw the trailers years back but the story, music, and world were built incredibly. Maybe had I had to pay full price, I'd have been a little let down, but it really surprised me overall
I just got it for PC and I'm blown away by everything in this game, sure it isn't perfect but it improves on **EVERY SINGLE THING** the previous game did-animations, World design, combat, story, structure-you name it. I have spent 75 hours in it and I'm not even 75% through the story. Wish more people understood the effort here!
It has been so long since a game felt like it baked all the way in the oven. Playing this game really gave me hope that companies will allow their teams to take their time and polish the edges. The developers on this though.. They polished, shined, and gave this game all the time and love it needed. Playing this really felt like they even tucked this game in bed at night and read it a story. Studio CEO’s take notes
I'm engrossed. To me the main story is slightly less compelling and intensly immediately necessary, but the side quests are just so engaging. That's not to say I'm not into the main story, I am, I just don't feel so under pressure to move to the next main story quest without exploring first. 10/10 for me.
I havent played the game yet, but by far one of the best things in forbidden west is that characters actually move during dialog instead of just awkwarly staring into your soul
I’ve been addicted to this game! I bought Dying Light 2 first and beat that, then I just picked this up the other day. I’ve already put about 27 hours into it and still have a ways to go. I’m having a blast so far! Just exploring the world and upgrading equipment is so much fun!
I loved this game, it's just so beautiful and the storyline is really good as well, it's quite tragic what happened to the Old Ones. I played Zero Dawn 3 or 4 times on New Game+ , the last time just before purchasing Forbidden West, so it was hard for me going back no weapons or skills at the start of Forbidden West. It's good this also has a New Game + Option. I'm a pretty crappy player (according to my adult gamer sons, but they are probably right) I always have to play on the easiest setting, which in Forbidden West still provides a decent enough challenge in combat. I finished the main quest at level 30, and am very happy going round exploring the world and doing side quests, finding all the collectibles, (the newly added ones are great) and completing tall necks and caldrons. I like the ruins quests, those puzzles in them are fun.
One problem i had with the combat in this game and the first one, it seems like it wants you to be in close combat majority of the time but pretty much all the weapons are meant to be used from a distance
This game should have gotten so many GOTY awards. Such an insult to call it "generic". It is anything BUT. Nonetheless, it's my favorite game breaking into top 5 on my list. If you haven't played the series, I recommend starting with the 1st, Zero Dawn. I hope there will be another and have fun kicking monster machine butts!
I've put in about 18 hours so far and I'm really enjoying the upgrades guerilla games has put into forbidden west! Particularly like the upgrades to the skill tree and crafting. Took me about 90 hours to complete zero dawn and with the size of the new map, I suspect forbidden west will take me even longer to finish. Looking forward to spending all my free time playing this game 🎮 🤗
This game feels like the original just came out, but I dig the graphics. I will not buy a PS5 for $850+; I am trying to wait til they come out with a PS5 Pro. Killer game
I've got this game and I'm with Jake, it looks phenomenal, not really had the time to get properly stuck into it yet but so far it hasn't disappointed!!
Really enjoying so far. More than 6 hours just in the starting area. The weapon choices are a bit overwhelming at the moment but once I find my groove, I'll be fine. Characters are much better fleshed out. The cast have done a great job.
Great review. I like how honest it is. For me personally its not the right game. Too much is "stolen" from other games and recombined (like Monster Hunter, AC, Zelda BOTW, God of War, etc.)
I love the first one, and having played the DLC and all sidequests made me invested in the story. I am happy there's more here, Zero Dawn is one of my most screenshotted game ever
9:55 this is exactly what's happening to me with GoW 2018. I'm almost clocking in as many hours in photo mode as I am playing it. Your reviews are great because they touch on the exact feelings some of us gamers with a lot of games under the belt have about open-world games and repetitiveness in general, so it's way more relatable and worthy than a generic review. Great stuff, and the game sounds great too!
I'm watching this on PS5 as I just got past the embassy lol and when the "controller battery low" popped up I thought it was my PS5 controller dying LMAO 😂 excellent video & I'm super glad this game is bigger and better in every shape and form ✌️
Always a big fan of the reviews on this channel, and this is no exception, but I'm especially grateful that you guys take spoilers into consideration, some reviewers don't care for that and don't even give so much as a warning either.
I'm having a lot of fun with this game. You can tell they really put a lot of work into the facial animations, in Zero Dawn the faces seem stilted and rough but I'm Forbidden West I am blown away with the expressive realism the faces have.
Totally agree with you. I'm playing it on the ps5 and just in ah in the details of this game... Shows this ps5 can really push the detail if they wanted to.. Rumor has that until dawn is coming to 5 and it's a remake
You people playing zero down Failed Life and disgust me. You must play fun, quality games like FIFA instead ❤️💙⚽️
@@BarcelonaRussia lmfao at least we have fun quality fathers
Cutscenes look and feel like animated movies and it's glorious
@@BarcelonaRussia xbot detected!!
It’s worth mentioning that the game menu has a Notebook section with character bios that become available when they become relevant. Each bio does a great job of explaining the history of Zero Dawn to help you understand exactly what has happened up to this point. It was great for me as a refresher. By the time you get to Meridian the first time there’s enough unlocked to get a good idea of what happened.
Good to know. I actually haven't played Zero dawn but i really want this but obvious was hesitant
Awesome add! Great to know
I love how much more dense the world feels. More to see, more to explore, more to discover. So much fun.
I’m still pushing through the original, but yeah it feels kinda bland, I’ve explored the whole map and there kinda isnt much to it.
I like the open world more to but sometimes I have to wait for an area to render.
@@brandonkelbe Bruh
So does the game world feel more immersive this time, cuz zero dawn sometimes felt like those ps2 era Zeldas with how empty the game feels
@@SuperChunk19 - Yes there’s a lot more things to do and discover. Where in the first game you purchased like ALL your armor and weapons through merchants, this time there are a decent amount u get through quest lines. Or, by stumbling across a group of people that need help, they might gift you smoke bombs (new ability) for your help. The detail is also more dense, and their are more cool worldly things to discover - like a tiny random cave, and such. ALSO, there are these cool puzzles where you have to figure out how to get into a building, etc. I haven’t gotten super far but I can tell there is a lot to offer.
Love how you guys are always so straight forward with your reviews, it always feels like your hearing it right from a friend, you guys are really the best on the platform
People need to play goat games like FIFA or any other EA games before the world ends 💙❤️⚽️
@@BarcelonaRussia bruh
@@BarcelonaRussia bro fifa is nothing but another one of EAs cash grab if you want to play one of their games play apex🤪🤟
@@BarcelonaRussia You can’t be serious. I would pray that the world ends before playing one of those.
@@BarcelonaRussiaOk EA fanboy here is your 0.01$
One thing I like about this game is that if your confused on the story the first person that comes with you your companion is just as confused but she explains it to him like it's his first time playing the game if you haven't played the first one that's amazing
So would you say you don’t need to play the 1st game ?
@@paulgal i would absolutely recommend the first game. As there aren't that many people you interract with (quality over quantity) you will learn to understand them. That way you will know what drives them in the second game. You will know what they mean when they mention "some things" (not going to spoil you).
@@paulgal you need to. There is a lot sequel ommits and I definitely recommend playing 1st game anyway. ;)
@@paulgal if you don’t want to play the first which I would recommend, watch a story recap on UA-cam so you at least know what’s happened and who characters are
@@mytop3467 ok great I’ve played about 4 hours of the 1st game I’ll buy it today and go through it . Hopefully by the time I finish it forbidden west will be cheaper.
11 hours in, so far and loving every bit of it. Aloy’s becoming such a well-rounded character, imo, her growth as a character, I could always relate to…especially in Forbidden West. There were a lot pf relatable moments even as early on in the game and I can’t wait to spend 120 more hours in the world of Horizon (which was roughly the time I spent in Zero Dawn).
You'd probably spend more than 120 hours in this game; Forbidden West seems bigger than Zero Dawn.
Do it on very hard and it'll take 1000s of hours. I'm 25 hours in and almost ready to do first cauldron. 🙃
Growth??? She only gets more obnoxious
She is the worst part of the game
@@methedemon ah there he is. theres the guy trying to shit on others enjoyment. big oof dude.
@@hoofhearted4 Nah he's right
The sheer amount of Horus, Deathbringers and Corruptor ruins in this game is astonishing can't imagine what the map would have looked like when that war was going on
facts dude shit wouldve been hectic af
According to dialogues in the first game, they had to fight hundreds of them at once (aloy said something like that)
Str8 up m8 absolute chaos
It would be cool if they made a third person shooter that was a prequel to this franchise
Who, who, and WHO?!
I'm about 12 hours in and absolutely loving it even more than the first game.
I have been playing non stop since the launch day until now, and it's so full of content my game progression barely reach 30%, it's so damn good! And I am playing on ps4 and that graphic honestly I am so impressed that they even made it possible in ps4.. it's so so so fking amazing
@@WizzyTheDizzy u have been playin non stop since the 18? bruh
@@siot05 yes, I AM CRIMINALLY ADDICTED and it's not healthy, I think I am at like 30 to 35 hours of gameplay right now.
@@WizzyTheDizzy Have you ran into any serious bugs?
I see people complaining that it's super buggy in some reviews but all I've ran into so far is the world takes a minute render and maybe a slight drop in frame rate sometimes.
@@anonymoustroll4195 I fell from the base a few times cus the ground didn't load, and the melee pit + arena can't load when u have any legacy equipment on u. That's the two serious bugs, other are manageable like loading time and terrible graphic due to ps4 is incapable of loading everything in time (give it a moment and it will be good)
I love what they've been doing with Horizon Forbidden West. Considering this is only the second open world that Guerrilla has made, yet despite this it is up there with one of the best ones made, I can't imagine what 3 is going to be like for the Horizon trilogy (or more, if they decide to continue Aloy's story). It's like the devs took what they learned in Zero Dawn and their only notes were: "more gameplay, better graphics, more stuff". I can't believe how little I've progressed the story in over 10 hours of gameplay just because I'm so busy exploring the portion of the map I've opened up. It won't be for everybody, but I think It's worth everybody's time to at least try Horizon out, especially if you have at least demoed Zero Dawn.
Brom that game made by Filipino developer. In the Horizon Forbidden West credits, it was revealed that Filipino game studio, Pixel Mafia, helped create Sony’s latest PlayStation exclusive. Pixel Mafia is one of the many support studios that developer Guerilla has tapped to create this massive new open world game.
Here’s a list of all the Pixel Mafia developers who helped bring Horizon Forbidden West to life (from the game’s credits): there's many Filipino name developers in photo but you can't post UA-cam because in images. But You can search thier name in website pixel Mafia
In case you’re unfamiliar, Pixel Mafia is a Philippine-based art development studio that is known for creating art assets for triple-A titles. The studio has worked on a wide range of games, including Halo Infinite, Diablo 2: Resurrected, Cyberpunk 2077, and more.
While Pixel Mafia has not yet revealed what exactly they worked on in Horizon Forbidden West, we can surmise that the Filipino studio helped create art assets (possibly for weapons and environmental objects). This is based on their previous works for other triple-A games. For instance, the studio worked on various graphic design elements for Cyberpunk 2077.
Search them. Pixel mafia on Facebook.
Currently playing zero dawn and I'm 11 hours in and I've barely reached 15% of the game completion not even including the frozen wilds
Honestly I liked the first one quite a bit and just hearing that it’s similar to the first but with more improvements is basically enough for me.
@@Die-Angst lol.
Grammar nazi.
Rofl
Oh you’re going to love this one! I just finished HZD for the first time and jumped right into this one and man! The improvements are fantastic! My favorite improvement is the new melee mechanics
@@KingSi89 Is the dialogue better in this game? That was my main problem with hzd as well as the lackluster human combat and melee. Other than those compaints I loved the first game.
I skipped alot of the convos in hzd they just felt boring and exposition dumps
@@sexylightskinboah yess, those improved as well. interactions are more humanlike
@@sexylightskinboah imo, yes they fixed those issues significantly. The dialogue has been well done thus far(9hrs in) it blows its predecessor away in terms of both story dialogue and melee combat….combat in general. From making it buttery smooth to transition from ranged to combat to range again. The only problem I see is the defensive side of combat so far, it’s still just run or roll away lol
Easily my favorite game reviews on the internet. Love the honesty. Keep it up!
THIS!!
You people not playing goat games like FIFA or any other EA games Failed Life and disgust me. You must play fun, quality games like FIFA ❤️💙⚽️
@@BarcelonaRussia you’ve taken one too many soccer balls to the head brev
Skill up is better
@@obito_0525 lmfao
Totally agree with you. One of my top games. The only complaint i would say is that the points and skill tree run out. Why not be able to go above level 50 and max out on all skills? Best point is the arena you are forced to use weapons that you have to build up in the perk tree to use more effectively. That makes you use skill points you might not want to use especially playing on a harder level. All in all up there right next to The Last Of Us.
Wait, so i have to choose wich skills I want to keep beacause beyond level 50 I won't be able to improve them anymore?
@@andreuc9155 No, you can get skill points by doing main quests and side content ( side quests, tallneckes etc(
The Graphics, Gameplay, Combat, The Machine Designs, The whole world is just next level and is breathtakingly beautiful... One of the Best Open World Experience and is the Best Looking game on PS5 yet imo... Kudos to Guerrilla Games 🔥🔥🙌
The way you spoke about the first game nailed exactly how I felt about it so I trust fully in your opinion of Forbidden West. Thank you Jake, this was very comprehensive!
Same. I thought it was a great game but it didn't really captivate me, nor do I find Aloy to be a particularly interesting character. I'll definitely pick this game up when it's discounted
@@karimcheese7257 Me too, played for like 18 hours, which is a positive, but gameplay wasn't an unALLOYed joy. Bioware stuff was borderline just bad, even if I could tell really cool scifi ideas in play, at root. Almost enough to get me onboard.
@@karimcheese7257 Aloy has one of the dumbest character design I've seen in a while. Has the personality of a brick. It's why I initially ignored the first game and didn't get it until it was like $10 with all DLC. Love Ashley Burch, though, made it a bit more bearable.
@@jase276 I agree. She doesn't have the personality of a heroine. It's kinda hard to care about beating a game and navigating it's story when the person you play as is not interesting (especially one as grindy as this was)
The side quests have meaning, the different merchant types is really cool. The system for character upgrades improved dramatically, the story evolved into something that allowed the game to be massive and still make perfect sense. Companions are pretty cool. They opened up sooo much with. Camos. Special abilities once you get the valor surge is pretty awesome. The relics take some critical thinking which is pretty great to. So much greatness in 80 gigs.
I loved fighting with companions, something the first game lacked where Aloy was always alone (i guess Nil helped at times but not that much)
@@stviz87 I agree, it really came in handy against the bigger machines considering they seem a lot more aggressive in this one as well.
I’m a big fan of the first, and this one is just stunning and Aloys Character seems like she’s more confident and not afraid to say what she wants. Enjoying it so far ☺️
For real there were some main quests cut scenes early on where I was like damn this girls got no chill 😂💪💯
love to know that she had character development, I mean, it would be really dissapointing her being afraid after what we did in the first game and the DLC
Yh I'm loving her character a bit more in this one compared to the first
The Bulwark says it all lol
@@TheMostGloriousBeard honestly wasn't expecting her to call their leader a shit 🤣
Even though I already bought it and am 10+ hours in, was still waiting for this review. Never change.
Loving the game so far. I was surprised by how much story there still is to tell about the Old World. My worry was that the first game already wowed us with the big reveal of why the world is the way it is, but boy does this second game still have some awesome tricks up it's sleeve. Haven't finished it yet, so it might not hit at the end the same way the first game did, but so far I'm just super engrossed in everything this game is trying to do.
It’s a made up story
@@killuazoldyck6852 your point is?
@@ariel-y-e-m ignore that dude bro. Keep leaving these dope ass comments and doing you. Some people are just too miserable to enjoy video games the way a lot of us do!
Oh trust me, you got a LONG road ahead of you lmao
@@killer10034 Haha thanks. Just like to poke the trolls sometimes for some reason
I actually couldn’t finish the first one, got about 30 hours… as amazing as it was it just didn’t fully connect. Forbidden west has had me hooked since the beginning. It’s just improved and the things that I didn’t like have essentially all been improved. I’m so impressed with the evolution and change of this series to more of a Witcher/Zelda . Better story, better melee, better world, unrivalled graphics. Just buy it .. lol. Great job Jake!!!!
Hmmm. This could be the review I was after. I struggled to get back into Zero Dawn after getting distracted with GOW. Makes me question whether the same will happen if I got this? 🤔
I definitely connect with HZD.. That said I haven’t finished it either at least not yet predominately because it has the same issue Alan Wake has in that you always get decimated by off screen enemies.. Or at least I do..
If they’ve improved flaws such as in this latest one it’ll be the one to outshine it’s prequel and well most of its competitors..
I jumped into this game for 19hrs and not even reaching Forbidden West lol, always stop to admire the environment, this game is crazy! Hope the other step up their game to match this masterpiece right here soon
Same with me. They said 30 hours to finish it’ll take me 80 at least
I’m 13 hrs in and am justttt getting to the Forbidden West 🤣
8 hours in still tryna start the embassy going lol.
This year is so stacked with blockbuster/masterpieces GoW2 & BoTW2 still set to release this year
@@KingSi89 Don’t forget Elden ring dropping next week 🔥
You guys produce the best video game reviews on youtube!
Yea way better than IGN !!!
check ACG too!
I love gameranx but you must see Girlfriend reviews. Best people on the internet and their production quality is out of the world which u rarely find on UA-cam.
@@semmugilanv4888 oh shoot they make good content too!
One of my favorite things about this game is poking around in ruins and the fact that you have to use things around you to get into certain areas like moving boxes around to get a better reach at things. They added some puzzles to the game and I love that
This was more an "After You Bought," but I loved the first game beyond measure. The one thing that has surprised me so far is that there's SO... MUCH... STUFF! There are caches of resources and junk to sell hidden all over the place. There are also puzzles now. Aloy can't just climb her way to her objective; now she has to find the route using the various new tools. Additionally, I haven't even gotten out of the starting zone yet!
Likewise, I recently came across a scrounger pile graveyard, so much to collect
While assasins creed has lot of stuff people hate it and when games like this have it you love if, gaming community is sometimes frustrating
@@justsomeguy4260 That's the circlejerk of the Internet.
Valhalla is huge and every side quest is unique. There are so many things to see and so many activities to participate and people on Internet cry so much about it. Meanwhile the same people are happy that horizon is huge. Thankfully Internet is the minority as valhalla is the first assassin's creed that earned more than a billion.
Ubi fanboys mad ppl don't like repetitive side quests and empty open world
@@myrecipe5415 I have played like 6 or 7 AC games and honestly never noticed side quests being repetitive and open worlds are empty because they are huge(also their worlds are utterly gorgeous), just imagine putting all the details in that behemoth of a map the game would be like 300gb, also witcher 3 has a way worse and empty open world yet people call it good, I don't get your point
Its cool how he never fails to entertain us + never disappoints, and vids are so damm good
Ikr
@@darthshadow3008🍬💜😼ar tde
shut up bot
Only reviewer I trust
statistics show that ppl who play Horizon zero down end up being Extremely Violent because of the
Gameplay. FIFA helps build imagination, people who play it are extremely smart because of the challenging gameplay
After trying to get a PS5 since launch (and refusing to buy from resellers), I am finally getting my hands on one this week and this game is included in the bundle. Game looks awesome and I can't wait to play!
This game is addictive 😂 I can’t stop playing, the world and story are absolutely incredible so far
Me too
Hey bro can you share your Horizon account with me i play it if you buy,I can not buy it🥺
@@iceboy2987 bro wh ywould someone do that plus horizon is an offline game there isnt an account or sth
@@sycte949 i say if he buy digital account share with me i play becase the game ia expensive in my country and i can't buy
@@iceboy2987 you cant buy a digital account plus you need to have a ps4 or ps5 to play the game and in ps4 or ps5 you cant create an digital account so yeah first you need to hv a ps4 or ps5 plus how much is the game in your country?
I'm surprised you find the characters and story not connecting. For me, the story was the best part of the first game, it's honestly one of the best sci-fi stories I've experienced. Can't wait to play this sequel!
Did you post this exact comment on Reddit recently and I replied “Go read We Are Legion” to which you replied you didn’t care for it?
I repeat, we could never be friends :)
@@SpaceGravy Nope I rarely use Reddit
@@SpaceGravy cringe
@@WolfanTerror Really? Weird.
For me, the first game's story execution was poor. The story and lore itself is interesting, but the way they present it was boring. Way too much exposition dump by NPCs instead of you experiencing or discovering that exposition.
In FHW, you as Aloy participate more in the story. One best example for me is the Las Vegas main quest. The awe of that area, and understanding why and how it came to be, and that mission's ending. What a spectacle. You even care about those 3 NPCs you meet for the quest. In HZD, I couldn't care less about any NPC (except Rost and Sylens) and any of the different tribes.
Loved the game so far. Played about 20 hours before I had to reinstall my game. Only came to 1/4 of the map, wow. This game is just so good. Story is decent I guess.
Reinstall it? Why?
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Ragequited🤣
@@johanthornqvist5686 now I am interested which part made you do that? I'm enraged a lot during this haha. Maybe the guy under the spider? :)
The game play and graphics are amazing. The script and character dialogue is horrible and Aloy comes across unlikeable across multiple interactions.
@@aeneas116116like I had to tell my friend you don't always play the game for story, Ik it was different in the first game I was playing to see what happens next but it's not the same with the sequel I agree. thankfully the gameplay loop and world is so much better and beautiful it's not that bad to deal with
After a year with Elden Ring I am FINALLY playing this game, and man is it slept on. It’s sooo good
8 hours in and I love it. It’s only gonna get better
It’s addictive!!
I'm still in the Daunt after nearly 7 hours. So many quests to do, and the game is incredibly big the map doesn't do justice to how big the map actually feels.
It's a Masterpiece🔥
copium
I'm playing it on a basic PS4 and even on that, it looks incredible. The game is better than the first and I thought the first was so good. The horizon franchise keeps getting better and better. Some of the robot fights have been great and challenging. I know some people will hate it but they clearly must have a high bar to pass.
Yeah, I watched the Digital Foundry comparison of the PS4 and PS5. The PS4 version looks like a great experience too, unlike CP2077, which I had to put down on PS4 because it was virtually unplayable.
@@markiep8477 I have over 200hrs in Cyberpunk on base ps4 after patch 1.5 more time than what I spent on the Witcher 3!!! so give it a try again you'll enjoy it waaaay more this time around.
@@RPG-777 I am playing it on PS5 again currently, and yes, I am really enjoying it.
@@markiep8477 Awesome my man have fun✌
Honestly I can't stop playing this game, and it's rare these days, this is how I know a game is special, it draws me back in constantly. I'm in awe with how much detail is in everything and how improved every aspect of the last game is. Not only it looks absolutely superb, the writing is better, same for the perfomances and gameplay. But what Impressed me the most are the facial animations, voice acting and details on the characters, no one feels out of place. This game is a banger, GOTY material and one to be remembered.
Lol for me, in general, if I don't get a headache during my first session, like my other favs, it ain't my favorite lmao
for me the last of us and horizon franchises really are time sinks in a good way
I already have the first game as greatest game of all time this one is coming close to it and I’m only like 15 hours in if that
I actually really appreciate that this game is a sequel that doesn’t feel like it breaks its back to make sure you still know know exactly what’s going on if you didn’t play the first game.
A recap in two sentences of horizon 1
does it do the annoying thing where you randomly lose all your upgrades though? that pusses me off with sequels of these type of games. it makes zero sense from a narrative point of view.
@@sephy980 yes. It is given a flimsy narrative explanation, but yes.
@@sephy980 but as a game standpoint it doesn't make sense to keep everything, a huge part of the game is upgrading and for new players they would be overwhelmed and have most of everything from the jump
2024 finally bought it! R.I.P: Lance Reddick! He was truly a 1 of a kind actor and voice actor, I will miss him and his roles!
This is the first game that made me feel like really buying a PS5. Really enjoyed playing the first game. If only PS5 consoles are readily available in any electronics store I walk into, I'd pick this up in a heartbeat.
Same dog 😭
they arent that hard to get a hold off. just put a bit of time into getting one and youll get one
@@lucaselder2712 think about other countries NA isnt the only country
@@lucaselder2712 NA ISNT The only continent*
@@lucaselder2712 not everyone lives in the US or any first-world countries.
Try buying the PS5 in let's say Brazil or the Philippines.
This game is what you get when a gaming company actually takes its time. I loved the first one and i love this one. Played 3 hours straight earlier without even realizing it 😂
They should have taken more time so we don't get such a garbage performance mode.
@@acreativename2781 it’s not garbage?
@@acreativename2781 no it's not the fuck
@@acreativename2781 I have feeling if you didn’t play the game yet..(like most fake ass players)
@@acreativename2781 Stay off the drugs kid
I love how Aloy’s side character crew feel distinct and unique from each other. However, I feel like the voice acting from the majority of the NPC residents and quest givers lack cultural distinctions aside from regional dialect euphemisms. It’s like they have a casual speech that creates a disconnection between what we see and what is said without distinguishing accents and cadences.
Loving this game so far, only lvl3. I liked the last game and this just improves on it in most ways. Excited to see the rest of it, not done the embassy as yet.
I personally love the new mini game they introduced! Reminds me of BattleTech or Warhammer a bit 😀
The board game? I love it and I hate that shit I don’t know why lmao
They literally made their own version of gwent in the future! And that’s fine by me because wow, it’s impressive on the harder striker difficulties
Just wanted to add, that after update 1.14 the quality of the performance mode con enhanced significantly! Amazing!
Always love your honesty and consistency. My go to for reviews
I've been playing on the PS4 Pro, since PS5 is practically impossible to find but The game still looks gorgeous, Has a fee stutters here and there and the gameplay is fantastic, feels like Zero Dawn but 10x better. Overall really impressed so far in the game
Hey man I couldn’t find a ps5 but I looked a Facebook marketplace and found one within a week locally
@@deanr4650 Only someone that has one says that. They are not ‘easy to find,’ they are ‘easy to find if you want to pay twice the price and possibly get a stolen brick.’ It just happened to work out for you, probably still overpayed. Your comment is the kind of thing a trust fund kid writes on the internet.
@@deanr4650 You're delusional or just very privileged which in most cases goes hand in hand. Took me almost half a year to get my hands on one and the only reason I got one was because I signed up with playstation direct and got into one of their monthly queue. Before that I was consistently checking on websites, calling stores and going in person with no luck. If it wasn't so hard to get one you wouldn't have millions of people trying to get one and people online selling them for over $1,000.
I love the npc's personalities. The side quest to collect the lenses in the daunt has a guard that feels real.
"Horizon Forbidden West - After You Buy" title. is. fixed.
A turtle approves of that fixed title
You beat me to it
Truth
Either Forbidden west or Elden ring
im lookin at the menu screen as we speak watching this shxt😂😂😂
As someone who loved the first game, this one is blowing me away so far! Albeit, I'm only about 10 hours in, but the mechanics feel so much smoother this time around. I don't really have to mention the graphics becsuse everything has already been said. The story builds quite nicely from the first title, the characters really make me care about what happens to them, and like Jake said, I have found myself spending more time exploring and getting lost more than I have with a game in quite a long time.
Been playing this one for about a week now and I’m having an absolute blast with it. Late to the party, the only issues I’ve had have been a few bugs but everything else is great. The story is really good and the main villain/threat has been fantastic so far.
Loving this game so far. Horizon Zero Dawn is one of my favourite games of all time and this is more of that plus way more!
Then you’d love the Witcher 3
@@jackbaggaley8836 Anyone would love Witcher 3
Hello Jake and All of Gamranx. I appreciate you more than I can put into words. Thank you for all you do, seriously.
Thanks for watching.
@@gameranxTV channel deserves 10’s of millions of subs man. Keep it up you’re at over 5 million godamn!
Finally got to start on this game yesterday after playing through ZD and I thought ZD was impressive as hell. Little did my little ant brain comprehend what absolute visual majesty was in store for me. This game is a total masterpiece, not just visually, but gameplay wise as wel. An absolutely essential buy if you own a ps5.
Great vid. Probably the first before you buy where I actually bought and played the game before it, but still enjoy watching regardless. Been playing on PS4 and the game is still among the most gorgeous games I’ve seen. Certainly on Console at least. Loving just about everything and besides the occasional pop in, pretty bug free for me. Huge amount of new stuff on top of QOL improvements. Not sure I’ve found anything thus far that I didn’t like at least as much, if not more so, than the original. Here’s hoping the rest of the game continues being as fun as the first 10 hours have been.
I’m less than 10 hours in but I’m totally in love with this game. It’s more Horizon and that’s a good thing.
I’ve run into a few little bugs like Aloy’s hair occasionally going nuts and glitching on the environment, but it’s not yet spoiled my enjoyment.
I can tell I’m enjoying it and it’s got its hooks in when I’m playing late at night and I know I need to go to bed but I still do the old “I’ll just do ONE more thing!” or “I’ll just speak to this person then turn it off” and an hour later I’m still going!!
Same man, this game is fucking addictive
I never got around to playing the first and always set it aside and since we have time till newer games come out I decided to just play the first so I can play the second and to hear that it was greatly improved makes me so happy
I really recommend to play the 1st, both games reference each other. Just when you think the 1st game can't get any better, it does so in the second. Super worth while
It's already one of my favorite games of all time. A huge leap forward from Zero Dawn. Side quests and world dynamics are Witcher 3 tier.
THIS!!!!!! Good comparison.
I bought my first console in my life, a ps4 pro in 2017 for horizon zero dawn when I saw this game accidentally. Horizon will always have a special place in my heart.
Me 2 But Ps4 Slim
@@Die-Angst oh I mean by chance just saw it on an ad at a random place. my poor English expression ; )
This game is incredible, even on PS4 pro.
I started the game and had sort an initial "man this just feels too familiar, and I can't remember what drew me into the first game so hard".
Then I got to where the world opened up and WOW Did the game reel me IN HARD.
I just got past My first facility dungeon, after doing TONS of side questing, and just got hit with a huge plot twist.
I'm 18 hours in and so so excited. The way guerilla games has managed to improve SO dramatically in SO many small yet very impactful ways
Man. Can't wait to put more time in.
Same and almost exactly how I felt! But once I met Erend, I was back home and remembered why I platinumed Zero Dawn. The combat it unique and the world and lore is just stellar!
And yes the PS4 Pro version on my OLED C1 fooled me often into thinking I somehow magically got a PS5. I was expecting Sony to “flub” it to sell more PS5s but nope it is more than adequate
My main issue with the game is the entire climbing system feels... off. It just feels janky, Aloy doesn't always go where you point her. It's not just the weird selective climbing points on the walls/cliffs, it's also the platform hopping and the nimble quick climbing/jumping. It's almost like the invisible 'zone' where you need to put Aloy to have her latch on or jump up to the next climbing point is way too small. You can be sitting on the side of the cliff, you're holding onto a bright yellow climb point, staring at another one right above you, and instead of a smooth push of the joystick upwards, you have to sort of roll the joystick back and forth as you push up on it until you get the right spot for her to make the next climb. It's not terrible, it's only on some areas too, but it adds up and with the amount of climbing/platforming in this game, it's much more noticeably janky than many of the other games in similar genres.
I've put a lot of time into this weekend, the vast majority of the game feels buttery smooth and you can get so stylish and creative with the way you bring down the robots, just like the first but expanded further. It's a bit overwhelming at first and you're showered with a lot more stuff a lot faster than you were in the first game. Overall - I'm having a lot of fun and it's worth the price for sure
14 hour in today, the climbing and constantly getting hung up on terrain is annoying, but I can forgive those for now, as those are the only major things that annoy me. They'll probably patched out over time. Game is great! Beginning part bored the hell out of me but once it opens up, it gets way better.
Combing sucks. Particularly the puzzles that take this expansive game and turn it into this hyper linear and often nonsensically specific experience.
At one point I got stuck in a house basement because the game scripted a hold point to fall. And there was no way to get up the wall that was indicated I needed to climb. Windows everywhere. Non climbable (but a kid could climb) locations everywhere. I had to glitch up the wall to get out. So stupid.
It's just very immersion breaking and forced.
@@cemarz you seem like you'd be impossible to please. Like, if it's not perfect, you are in the comments saying the same shit
It would be better if they imported the assasins creed type of climbing which is better but still very happy with what we got
This is one game where I don’t need to be warned before I buy. Automatically getting this as soon as I get over being sick. Love your reviews though!!
The first one is still my favorite game and I can’t wait to grab a copy of the sequel to sink my teeth into. I personally loved the sci fi story, combat, and all the detail that went into the world building. I look forward to continuing the journey.
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Been waiting for this. Just about the only game reviewers I'll take seriously.
You mean nobody takes IGN seriously😂
Well ACG and Angry Joe both do pretty good reviews
I just finished HZD new game+ and the frozen wilds dlc and I have to say I’m a HUGE fan of the story. The sci-fi story and detailed logs are incredible. The origin story of the machines and the history of humanity during the last days who battled them is extremely dark and yet riveting. I can’t wait to play forbidden west… Also they need to make a tv series with ScarJo or the Ya know nothing Jon Snow actress from game of thrones to play as Aloy! Please make this happen.
An animated version could be cool like the league of leagues one or Castlevania and the new cyberpunk 2077 Netflix series. They are a lot better recently though the Sonic and Mario ones in the 90s were nice for kids.
Dude, I'm 22h in and feel like I've barely scratched the surface of this world.. Entered the Forbidden West at about 15th hour.. I really liked the first one, but so far am loving this one even more
I'm super excited to play this someday; because the first game that I played felt that there was so much potential with the world and game mechanics. The story of the first could not capture me man - the only characters I can remember are Aloy and Sylens - but the trailers, marketing are reviews give me so much hope. One day I'll play it.
Yeah hopefully eventually it'll follow it's predecessor to PC I'm no tgood wit hgames like this on a controller. I need mouse and keyboard
idk man first was mediocre and this looks mediocre too, could never understand the love for this IP
@@lewisalexander6120 Me neither. Beautiful graphics but can't care less about the robot dinosaur topic and main protagonist looks unlikable.
@@lewisalexander6120 Guess you're not into open world RPG's then. I'v ealways enjoyed games like this and I like Aloy as a character. In many ways she feels like a modren day red headed Lara Croft.
@@sjsharp2007 quite the exact opposite i'm afraid my friend, this character is stale, the whole vibe/concept just seems tryhard. I feel as if a studio with this budget could create something much better. they should have redone the original jak and daxter series for ps5 with that insane budget and playstation studios backing them
I'm 5 hours in and I have that Witcher 3 feeling like I'm overwhelmed with stuff to do already! I'm doing my best to savor this as much as I can.
Don’t think about all of it, just do what you wanna do and enjoy each thing one at a time
First game that made me see the potential of my ps5. Unbelievable beautiful graphics en what a great game. Even better than part one and part one was such a gem. Great job Gorilla 🇳🇱🎉
It's been running great on PS4 and looks good. Only compliant is a few small glitches during cutscenes, like things popping in and out in the background.
Is it base PS4 or PS4 Pro?
I have 20 hours in the game so far and I can safely agree with every point you make, this game is truly a marvel♥️ with a few hiccups here and there
The npcs ingame have to be the most realistic npcs I've seen. The way they move, animations, certain characters have thier own significant individual personalites
so realistic how they dissapear and reapper. It feels like i am talking to my friends which would say the exact thing in their situation. Truly immersive
This game makes me wish so much that I had a playstation. I really hope for an eventual PC port. It's so gorgeous.
PC 4k HDR looks fantastic on the first game. I'm also keen for the PC port
I absolutely loved the first game, put around 120 hours into it, and the best aspects were definitely the story and gameplay. The world was also perfect size too - not too big or small, enough stuff to do without feeling overwhelmed, and good mix of biomes. The only slight criticisms would be the poor climbing system and some underwhelming side quests. From this video, those seem to be fixed so I'm excited to play. Looks great! Idk if the story will hold up against the first tho, i did not expect such an interesting concept and narrative.
Just platinumed this game. The best game i have every played. The side quests like 90% of them explain something from the main quest from another angle.
Im gonna let breath and go for my new game plus with my fully maxed out gear on hard mode.
Can't buy this game because I don't have a Playstation but I love watching your reviews regardless if I'm contemplating on buying the game or not.
@@Die-Angst it's a PlayStation exclusive
@@Die-Angst I guess if you want an expensive paper weight
I'm deeply in love with this game and can't stop playing.
I love your reviews because you're a very relatable gamer that can eloquently breakdown gameplay. I also didn't finish frozen wilds dlc and watched UA-cam after about an hour in cause I totally forgot what was going on lol. Keep up the great work!!
Hell yer nuts man! I thought the story was freaking AAA in the 1st game! I absolutely love this sort of deep, involved sci-fi stuff where there are legit consequences going on. I guess it's cool that someone can still like the game even if the story isn't their cup o tea. I thought it was absolutely amazing myself. INFINITELY better than Breath of the Wild which I thought had an incredibly weak story & a whiny ass Zelda who I couldn't stand for most of the game.
I loved getting that special armor in the first game, can’t wait to find another one of those haha
Just now playing Horizon 1 and 2 back to back for the first time. The improvements they made are extremely well thought out. They improve on the first game so much and somehow dont completely ruin the first game in the process. Im 18 hours into forbidden west and am absolutely loving it.
I like how he doesn’t drop th review super early just to get it out at the same time but actually plays it through to enjoy the game and really understand the ins and outs of it
I really enjoyed doing side quests in this game feels more like a main story quests... i think because of how the devs creates those side characters more expressive and intresting
I can't be the only one who is disappointed with the setting. Like, the trailer made it look like it was going to mostly take place in some beautiful tropical environment. But you actually get something more in line with the first game.
Surprised by some of the lackluster response to HZD in here. I had no interest initially when the game was being advertised but I finally borrowed it from a friend two years ago and essentially played the entire thing plus the frozen wilds expansion and thought it was amazing. I really had no desire in playing against "robots" when I saw the trailers years back but the story, music, and world were built incredibly. Maybe had I had to pay full price, I'd have been a little let down, but it really surprised me overall
I'm loving it so far! I'm playing on Ps4 and I think it looks amazing. Especially the facial animations.
Is it base PS4 or PS4 Pro?
Hey bro can you share your Horizon account with me i play it if you buy,I can not buy it🥺
I just got it for PC and I'm blown away by everything in this game, sure it isn't perfect but it improves on **EVERY SINGLE THING** the previous game did-animations, World design, combat, story, structure-you name it. I have spent 75 hours in it and I'm not even 75% through the story. Wish more people understood the effort here!
It has been so long since a game felt like it baked all the way in the oven. Playing this game really gave me hope that companies will allow their teams to take their time and polish the edges. The developers on this though.. They polished, shined, and gave this game all the time and love it needed. Playing this really felt like they even tucked this game in bed at night and read it a story. Studio CEO’s take notes
I'm so glad they moved the release back a couple of months to make sure it was actually ready.
I'm engrossed. To me the main story is slightly less compelling and intensly immediately necessary, but the side quests are just so engaging. That's not to say I'm not into the main story, I am, I just don't feel so under pressure to move to the next main story quest without exploring first. 10/10 for me.
I havent played the game yet, but by far one of the best things in forbidden west is that characters actually move during dialog instead of just awkwarly staring into your soul
I’ve been addicted to this game! I bought Dying Light 2 first and beat that, then I just picked this up the other day. I’ve already put about 27 hours into it and still have a ways to go. I’m having a blast so far! Just exploring the world and upgrading equipment is so much fun!
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Should I buy dying light 2 or horizon fw
@@snoopdog7563 Horizon first and then DL.
I loved this game, it's just so beautiful and the storyline is really good as well, it's quite tragic what happened to the Old Ones. I played Zero Dawn 3 or 4 times on New Game+ , the last time just before purchasing Forbidden West, so it was hard for me going back no weapons or skills at the start of Forbidden West. It's good this also has a New Game + Option. I'm a pretty crappy player (according to my adult gamer sons, but they are probably right) I always have to play on the easiest setting, which in Forbidden West still provides a decent enough challenge in combat. I finished the main quest at level 30, and am very happy going round exploring the world and doing side quests, finding all the collectibles, (the newly added ones are great) and completing tall necks and caldrons. I like the ruins quests, those puzzles in them are fun.
One problem i had with the combat in this game and the first one, it seems like it wants you to be in close combat majority of the time but pretty much all the weapons are meant to be used from a distance
Nah dude, these games are all about running away and taking pot shots. It's basically "Kiting: The Game"
This will be a easy one it’s a must buy absolutely beautiful and you will fall in love with it I promise 🤪
Loving this game so far. I’m gonna try to dive deeper into this one now that side quest are soo much better.
This game should have gotten so many GOTY awards. Such an insult to call it "generic". It is anything BUT. Nonetheless, it's my favorite game breaking into top 5 on my list. If you haven't played the series, I recommend starting with the 1st, Zero Dawn. I hope there will be another and have fun kicking monster machine butts!
Already a few hours in and I’ve still hardly scratched the surface on things to do and discover
I've put in about 18 hours so far and I'm really enjoying the upgrades guerilla games has put into forbidden west! Particularly like the upgrades to the skill tree and crafting. Took me about 90 hours to complete zero dawn and with the size of the new map, I suspect forbidden west will take me even longer to finish. Looking forward to spending all my free time playing this game 🎮 🤗
This game feels like the original just came out, but I dig the graphics. I will not buy a PS5 for $850+; I am trying to wait til they come out with a PS5 Pro. Killer game
I've got this game and I'm with Jake, it looks phenomenal, not really had the time to get properly stuck into it yet but so far it hasn't disappointed!!
Really enjoying so far. More than 6 hours just in the starting area. The weapon choices are a bit overwhelming at the moment but once I find my groove, I'll be fine. Characters are much better fleshed out. The cast have done a great job.
Great review. I like how honest it is. For me personally its not the right game. Too much is "stolen" from other games and recombined (like Monster Hunter, AC, Zelda BOTW, God of War, etc.)
I love the first one, and having played the DLC and all sidequests made me invested in the story. I am happy there's more here, Zero Dawn is one of my most screenshotted game ever
You played the DLC-s? And to think the rest of us only got one DLC for Zero Dawn.. You one lucky guy 😉😜
@@KavalanSol I edited 🤭
9:55 this is exactly what's happening to me with GoW 2018. I'm almost clocking in as many hours in photo mode as I am playing it. Your reviews are great because they touch on the exact feelings some of us gamers with a lot of games under the belt have about open-world games and repetitiveness in general, so it's way more relatable and worthy than a generic review. Great stuff, and the game sounds great too!
I'm watching this on PS5 as I just got past the embassy lol and when the "controller battery low" popped up I thought it was my PS5 controller dying LMAO 😂 excellent video & I'm super glad this game is bigger and better in every shape and form ✌️
Always a big fan of the reviews on this channel, and this is no exception, but I'm especially grateful that you guys take spoilers into consideration, some reviewers don't care for that and don't even give so much as a warning either.
Our pleasure!