Ruthless_Barbarian
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True, I'd rather fight the dinos.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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True, I'd rather fight the dinos.
SilentFlyer
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I don't play stealth against bandits encounter. One heavy spear attack takes them down instantly.
The soundtrack of this game is god-tier, so freaking good. I'm listening to it even when I'm not playing
Thanks! Will try it later
Thanks! Will try it later
I don't, I sneak up behind them and gain my half of a level by silent strike killing them all MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
(if I am thinking of the right ones, but I think I am)
As far as I can tell they are. Maybe not every mission, but some are definitely scripted to be at night, in the snow, in the rain, windy etc.
They sort of are though, for main missions. The ToD will change quickly if it doesn't match the specified ToD for that mission leading to a very abrupt change.
I do wish they should have gone all or nothing route though, either have fixed ToD or just have fully dynamic one where you can see the shadows moving, weather changing and all happening gradually. None of this static Tod for a while then abrupt changes bs.
I kind of wish they had this thing from FC4 where you can upgrade a skill so that your main character doesn't do any pick up animation and it simply goes to your inventory when you press the button.
Anyhow you don't really have to worry about health plants much, potions are what you need and you'll find them as loot or you can craft them. Health plant is more like secondary health pack.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Health packs farming? I've never even used a health pack, the medicine pouch is all you need. Upgrade it to carry 3x the base amount.
Nuno Pinto
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30h in and I'm really loving this game. Easily the best looking game I've ever played, the fact that it's open-world and has such a great performance is just unbelievable.
But the best part for me is the gameplay. The controls are really tight and the combat is amazing for the most part (the melee hitboxes can be a bit "iffy" sometimes but that's about it). This is what sets this game apart from the other open-world games, controling Aloy either on foot or mount and fighting even the most basic machines feels extremely good, they completely nailed it.
Now they just have to improve the dialogue quality and also create characters that can express emotions like a real human being, because besides Aloy and a couple of others, the majority are really awkward lol. The stiff facial expressions also doesn't help. It's not a big deal to me though since I care much more about the gameplay because that's what makes me want to play this game more and more.
Also, ropecaster -> sling (freeze) -> blast sling is OP af. The R2 melee after upgraded followed by a critical hit is also extremely powerful and can take care of most machines (excluding the big ones obviously). Playing on hard difficulty.
But the best part for me is the gameplay. The controls are really tight and the combat is amazing for the most part (the melee hitboxes can be a bit "iffy" sometimes but that's about it). This is what sets this game apart from the other open-world games, controling Aloy either on foot or mount and fighting even the most basic machines feels extremely good, they completely nailed it.
Now they just have to improve the dialogue quality and also create characters that can express emotions like a real human being, because besides Aloy and a couple of others, the majority are really awkward lol. The stiff facial expressions also doesn't help. It's not a big deal to me though since I care much more about the gameplay because that's what makes me want to play this game more and more.
Also, ropecaster -> sling (freeze) -> blast sling is OP af. The R2 melee after upgraded followed by a critical hit is also extremely powerful and can take care of most machines (excluding the big ones obviously). Playing on hard difficulty.
fluffydelusions
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late game spoilers but I laughed so hard when on the last mission
bwhahaha
you go to climb the spire and Aloy yells Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh like show me your warface
Coriolanus
Banned
hrm.
20h in.
That the game is gorgeous and animates well goes without saying.
That there are, apparently, no settings whatsoever to adjust camera sensitivity is immensely grating. This is compounded by the fact that the camera is horrendously slow in detective mode.
Combat is fun, but the rpg trappings with the guns feel so trite that they might as well not be there. The tear/sniper bow will obviously only benefit from tear or sniper mods, so what's the point of giving the player the false choice between all these samey mods? Is a problem compounded by items like the Blast Sling, which benefits from +dmg aaaand... +dmg. Not like they couldn't have dropped the pretense, since they've done just that with the spear.
Equippable clothes are interesting, even if i don't find most of them visually appealing. To each his own.
Aloy is very fluid when walking around, on rails af when climbing, surprisingly free when jumping, and horrendously clunky when meleeing, partially due to how canned the melee animations are, i suspect. Props for allowing you to shift to a critical strike midway through a heavy swing, tho.
Overall... this just feels like a MUCH better looking Ubisoft Game to me, and it's not like ubi hadn't already done mecha-fauna before >___>. Laughed a bit when i saw the climbable towers and the enemy outposts awaiting clearing. Then let a sigh after buying the collectible maps and seeing that they failed to resist taking that route.
kinda disappointed, tbh.
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oh and whoever decided that there should be no hud option to deactivate the floating objective marker should be kicked in the nuts. Unless there is and i failed to find it even with custom hud.
20h in.
That the game is gorgeous and animates well goes without saying.
That there are, apparently, no settings whatsoever to adjust camera sensitivity is immensely grating. This is compounded by the fact that the camera is horrendously slow in detective mode.
Combat is fun, but the rpg trappings with the guns feel so trite that they might as well not be there. The tear/sniper bow will obviously only benefit from tear or sniper mods, so what's the point of giving the player the false choice between all these samey mods? Is a problem compounded by items like the Blast Sling, which benefits from +dmg aaaand... +dmg. Not like they couldn't have dropped the pretense, since they've done just that with the spear.
Equippable clothes are interesting, even if i don't find most of them visually appealing. To each his own.
Aloy is very fluid when walking around, on rails af when climbing, surprisingly free when jumping, and horrendously clunky when meleeing, partially due to how canned the melee animations are, i suspect. Props for allowing you to shift to a critical strike midway through a heavy swing, tho.
Overall... this just feels like a MUCH better looking Ubisoft Game to me, and it's not like ubi hadn't already done mecha-fauna before >___>. Laughed a bit when i saw the climbable towers and the enemy outposts awaiting clearing. Then let a sigh after buying the collectible maps and seeing that they failed to resist taking that route.
kinda disappointed, tbh.
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oh and whoever decided that there should be no hud option to deactivate the floating objective marker should be kicked in the nuts. Unless there is and i failed to find it even with custom hud.
Freezasaurus
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Really loving this game so far. Still early on, only level 8. But I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the equipment the merchants suddenly have. Are there any weapons in particular I should go for?
You are doing it wrong, firstly weapons aren't loot here and this isn't a loot based game. The loot here is used for crafting items and supplies which is a different design philosophy from what you see in NioH.
Secondly you are missing out on a LOAD of stuff if you are sticking to original bow. For instance the War bow is entirely there for debuffs, the sharpshooter bow is this game's sniper rifle and it also has an ammo called tear ammo which will take down enemy parts with 1-2 arrow rather than shooting 15 arrows at the part to take it down. Lastly the purple hunter bow lets you use heavy arrows which do considerably more damage.
Basically:
1) Hunter Bow: Damage + fire debuff
2) War Bow: All other debuffs + corruption which temporarily makes enemies aggro on each other
3) Sharpshooter Bow: Sniper + Tearing down parts
The purple version of each lets you use 3 different ammo types, blue one lets you use 2 different while the green ones are limited to just one ammo type.
If you are using the same now from start of the game then you haven't experienced tear arrows. They are game changers, you can shoot one at a Thunderjaw to take its disc launcher down and then use the disclauncher to kill the Thunderjaw from full health.
Personally I'm a big fan of the Carja Sharpshot Bow, it's basically the sniper weapon of this game. It's useful for knocking components off of the robots with tear arrows. The Ropecaster can also be helpful against larger enemies & flying enemies when you need to get them down for a critical hit.
RespectThySole
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Yeah I actually posted something similar yesterday regarding the sidequests, minus the comparison to Witcher 3. I was under the impression that the side quests were similar to Witcher 3 as well going in, but so far almost all of them have been of the go here and collect/kill 5 of this variety. Even the ones that broke that mold weren't particularly interesting.
I think I'm mainly going to focus to the main quest and cauldrons for now because all the NPCs I've come across have been bog-standard. Their voice acting and dialogue is just so flat.(despite the fact that Aloy's character and voice acting is really well done).
I'm hoping this improves further on. I haven't been to Meridian yet, but I'm going as soon as I do the first cauldron. I almost went to Meridian without doing it haha. Anyways, the main plot seems interesting enough and I can't wait to see more on that front.
Guess I need to buy two new bows haha, thanks for this post.
FalsettoVibe
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DriftingSpirit
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texhnolyze
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Thunderjaw is overrated, easy peasy.
I had more problems with Stormbirds. I just avoid them now.
I had more problems with Stormbirds. I just avoid them now.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yes, I knew fucking trecking it all the way north without a mount would be worth it for .. one figurine and a lv 12 side quest -_-
need to invest more points in the 'summon ride anywhere' skill.
need to invest more points in the 'summon ride anywhere' skill.
gundamkyoukai
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I have to say i am really liking the story so far .
Yes it has been done in many ways but it has been told very well.
Ties in very nicely with the world etc etc .
Yes it has been done in many ways but it has been told very well.
Ties in very nicely with the world etc etc .
Oh man, just had an awesome battle against a Corruptor, Scrappers & Watchers at the Carja Border Fort Gate! Since I have the Sharpshot Bow, I immediately took off the Corruptor's weapons then used the Ropecaster to get him down & finish him with crits.
LOVING the combat in this game - when you get in the flow of being mobile, dodging/rolling around, & switching weapons on-the-fly, things coalesce into these epic moments of badassery. I haven't tangled with Thunderjaws yet, but I'm extremely eager to!
LOVING the combat in this game - when you get in the flow of being mobile, dodging/rolling around, & switching weapons on-the-fly, things coalesce into these epic moments of badassery. I haven't tangled with Thunderjaws yet, but I'm extremely eager to!
EazyWeazy3
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Man I love this game.
My PS4 gets loudddd when I play it.
My PS4 gets loudddd when I play it.
Yeah that shit is was terrible. Probably the only bandit camp I'll be doing lol. I also hope there won't be too many human encounters during the main story.
I'm only 6 hours in or so but sadly, I'm kind of getting this feeling. It's polished to hell and back (except for the awful human encounters) but the sense of "newness" is starting to wear off and the feeling of "I've played this many times before" is starting to creep in. Fighting robo beasts is still pretty cool tho. We'll see how long that carries me through.
kriskrosbbk
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So is my understanding correct that I should spend most of my shards for rope?
Toni
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What!?. Hell no.
Im level 18 and encountered my first Thnderjaw and it was ridiculously difficult. It has a long health pool and Carja Hunter Bow/Carja Precision Bows barely did anything to it.
Ropecaster is also useless against it.
I just didnt know what to do, so I just fled. It either 1-shot me or 2-shot me easily.
I can only hope that I will enjoy upcoming games as much as Horizon. I'm also super impressed and love playing it!
Insane Metal
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Wat. I shot like 10 arrows on that thing and it did nothing. What am I doing wrong?
LockOfTheWeek
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Maaaan, came across and beat the first cauldron, amazing, so much fun. The aesthetics of it is incredible and the exact sort of thing I'm drawn to.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Just got out into the proper open world bit and fuck me this game is already much better than expected. I feel like people have downplayed the quality of the story, I'm really enjoying it.
Edit: Also it's so refreshing playing something entirely new. I have no idea what to expect.
Edit: Also it's so refreshing playing something entirely new. I have no idea what to expect.
texhnolyze
Banned
Tear everything off it and it'll become a simple charging bull.
gundamkyoukai
Member
You need to get a better ropecaster .
With one and some tear arrows it becomes rather easy .
I find the stormbird and rockbreaker more troublesome than the thunderjaw.
Having played around 35 hours now I want to write up a few brief thoughts. When I started Horizon I was super, super high on it because of the story, characters, introduction to the world, graphics, music, and the dinos. In the time since the 10 hour mark (which is when I stopped doing main story to explore) i've come down a few pegs mostly due to exploration and combat. I think it's mostly good and at times brilliant, but it does suffer from the same old symptoms of countless other open world games. That feeling of i'm exploring, but all I ever see are new vistas rather than new locations with depth and reward beneath the surface. The side quests are also a step up from other open world titles, but they don't have the depth of Witcher 3 (which may or may not be unfair since I really care for that universe). Combat is also a bit janky at times with really silly AI and movement tracking. I'm feeling that how I ultimately feel about Horizon will be determined when I get back to the main scenario (which is great btw) and where that leads me.
MaKTaiL
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Fuck the Rockbreaker, spent all my health resources on him in the first encounter.
It is undoubtedly tons of fun and I can't stop playing it, literally trading sleep to play a few hours each night. However from a gameplay perspective it is not that much different than FC4.
Yep...I unfortunatly sold a few early on that said Merchants and sell for scraps...keep those.
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