GraveRobberX
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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Copy to USB (flash drive), that's what I've been doing
Had such a good session yesterday. My first
zone, followed closely by my first cauldron. Came out of those feeling pretty good and then got fucked up by a stalker 
. Got it in the end though and I think that encounter has taught me better preparation with traps etc and considering the weaknesses correctly
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. Got it in the end though and I think that encounter has taught me better preparation with traps etc and considering the weaknesses correctlyLastMinuteHero
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Are you talking about just the human AI in particular? Cause yeah their AI is easily exploitable.
The robos, on the otherhand, like the sawtooth actually leapt over my tripwire once he got hit the first time.
Another time was I got roped into a trampler's charging attack cause I was being bombarded by ice bombs from glinthawks
JimmyRustler
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And this answers my question how exactly?
Gradly
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If you are near bonfire/camps, I believe if you try to just fast travel to some farther camp then came back, the time will pass. I'll try it once I'm home too
Saving at a campfire moves the time of day I think.
Irishmantis
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I wish the Hunting trails had an online leaderboard
They are so fun.
Best thing is they actually help you, without them I be missing out on doing a lot of stuff vs Enemies
Edit: actually how fucking cool would be if you could make your own challenge and send it to a friend!
The potential for this series is amazing
They are so fun.
Best thing is they actually help you, without them I be missing out on doing a lot of stuff vs Enemies
Edit: actually how fucking cool would be if you could make your own challenge and send it to a friend!
The potential for this series is amazing
There isn't.
Wish they would do something with day and night time, a bit like Dragon's Dogma where night time is more dangerous (more robos or more aggresive), with of course, an option to sleep in villages or safe zones.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Your still in Basic land, wait till you get to Moderate land, you will not be prepared for Advanced Land I guarantee you that
Game starts you at a slow pace, makes you think everything is a cakewalk and cheesing certain ways is the way to least resistance in victory
You will get your hands dirty soon enough...
Then you'll come back to this thread and quote me and go "You weren't lying!"
Marvel
could never
Oh they do? I'm lvl 18 and haven't bothered, will give them a shot.
Irishmantis
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Yeah man, not only that, they are super fun, force you to think, when you get all gold you get a skill point and if you collect all the badges they may be worth some better goodies later on
Yes they are 100% worth it
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I forget which one but I murdered the Trial like in 30 seconds, first try
It was go down the rope, do objective, run back up to get my Burning Sun
I have one Trial remaining but I haven't done the Cauldron to unlock the Override maneuver for it yet
Once I do, 3 Weapons you earn from the hunting lodge will be mine!
RuinerPrime
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been playing on Very Hard and so far it hasn't been too tough. Anyone one else tried it on Very Hard?
I'm liking this game way more then I thought I would.
I'm liking this game way more then I thought I would.
GlamFM
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Thanks, Grave. Turns out I'm already in the main city - I was just looking in the wrong place.
Marvel
could never
Def gonna try these out later, thank you xDYeah man, not only that, they are super fun, force you to think, when you get all gold you get a skill point and if you collect all the badges they may be worth some better goodies later on
Yes they are 100% worth it
Irishmantis
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You can get some cool moments too
‪ https://twitter.com/IrishMantis/status/837056485309968392/video/1‬
No problem.
I talked a friend who was more than halfway through the game to do them because he just skipped assuming they where some tedious filler which thanks to other open World games they usually are.
JimmyRustler
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Are you playing with DLC armor? Otherwise you should be down in 2 hits from most machines at the start.
The War Bow can apply Elemental conditions. But so can the Rattler. What the War Bow does that the Rattler doesn't is being able to apply Corruption.
I'm playing on hard and it's moderately challenging. Are you still in the embrace?
Ruthless_Barbarian
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You can't get headshots on the dinos
War bow is an excellent utility bow, helps you apply status effects on vulnerable enemies..
RuinerPrime
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Welp! that must be it! I'm out of the embrace and the dlc armor is saving my butt. only died once.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Haha, they pulled off the Double Trial Win even if only 1 Trial can be active at a time
Hoping they create more variety and setups for DLC or hell create "Events" in this game
That would be awesome to see implemented, if not hopefully for sequel
Daily and Weekly Hunting Ground challenges
Give you the Groundwork, the whole map is your Hunting Lands lol
Difficulty tiers and Rewards galore
Goddamn this game has much potential for sequel
Just build upon this!
For me Guerrilla Games went from "FIX THIS SHIT, Guerrilla!" to "Well Done, GG, GG!"
Omnistalgic
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And the same US gamer gave Zelda a 10/10 just for the cookies and giggles of course. Lol, probably different reviewers or whatever but it does look odd. Regardless we got a classic to play, pick up a Switch another one, it's all good, everyone with a brain knows Horizon is outstanding, it'll be a more critical darling on the sequel if they do due dilligence.
Irishmantis
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Tell me about it!!!
Be cool if they have true stealth base trials no killing of shit for gold or some trails where you can't get hit tiny little filters can drastically change shit.
Good thing with DLC/Sequal they got so much creative potential without bottle necking
The DLC armor is bugged, you only take 10% of the damage of the most pimped out regularly attained purple armor.
Also the bow does more damage than any other bow.
Pay to win basically.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Thunder jaws meaty is its heart
Sweet Jesus I love Criting that Heart with Triple Arrow + Focus & Concentration+
It's where the 2 Disc Launchers are, once they get blown off, juicy yellow ember is right there for the taking
Sweet Jesus I love Criting that Heart with Triple Arrow + Focus & Concentration+
It's where the 2 Disc Launchers are, once they get blown off, juicy yellow ember is right there for the taking
Woodchipper
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I'll say it again, fantastic game, but the dialogue is awkward for someone spoiled by Naughty Dog, lol.
Omnistalgic
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How come I keep getting the failure screen on the lvl 20 Hunter trial with the bullhorn guys? You just have to use rooecaster to tie him down and then shoot the container off the underbelly. Is it because I have fire embedded in my arrows or something? They keep exploding and I'm failing the trial? So annoying...
You just find it on the map. The first one is in the starting area.
Some trials in the world have equipment gating so you may not be able to do all the trials until you have more weapons.
Irishmantis
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I can see where people find the MGSV similaritys in this
Although MGSV did them things better, HZD just makes them feel a lot more fun and less like a chore.
But it's still a huge step up from the makers of Blandzone: Prettyfall
Although MGSV did them things better, HZD just makes them feel a lot more fun and less like a chore.
I'd imagine so they got that to a T.
But it's still a huge step up from the makers of Blandzone: Prettyfall
PLASTICA-MAN
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Let's face it here. Kojima was looking for an open world engine from Sony. First, he used Sucker Punch revised engine for the first trailer (logical since it's an engine for open world) then he chose Decima engine. I wonder why Decima met his choice and was more appropriate for his game and vision or is it just because Guerilla Games offered him the whole source code so willingly, or because Decima engine has an amazing and easy toolsets to use immediately like a third party engine (according to what Digital Foundry reported)?
What do you mean? What are you talking about?
What do you mean? What are you talking about?
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
They are I think level based + having certain weapons + certain abilities to get all Trials done
5 Hunting Grounds + 3 Trials each
3 Suns per Trial ala Bronze, Silver, Gold in Time/Speedrun
So you need 15/15 on all 3 types which will earn you three good rewards...
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Yes, don't use the same element arrow of same element the enemy has on it
So if enemy is carrying Blaze...
Rope them down, use Tearblast if you got the bow for it, if not just spam arrows at the underbelly galore
To help you use Freeze bombs, slows them down, literally molasses them and you do more damage as result
And they're susceptible to Freeze!
100 is max
Upgrade 4 everything except the potions they go up to Upgrade 3
Ruthless_Barbarian
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You can't shoot off containers with fire arrows, use tear arrows.
No. 100 is the maximum.
Oh well. :/
Completed game on Very Hard this morning, what a ride. Loved how you're along for the journey with Aloy in regards to not having a fucking clue what's happened or is going on.
Did bits here and there of side quests and such, hard to adapt to gameplay as I rarely touch my PS4 so having to relearn how to aim sucks giant dick.
Some parts of the main story I hated, mainly how
Some parts of the game certainly brought deja vu, the top of the Faros building looks ripped from I, Robot and the Meridian Sun-King's palace area looked like a reimagining of the boss fight area in Diablo 3 with Belial.
But anyway time to go for my 100% VH playthrough, leaving no stone unturned.
Did bits here and there of side quests and such, hard to adapt to gameplay as I rarely touch my PS4 so having to relearn how to aim sucks giant dick.
Some parts of the main story I hated, mainly how
Ted Faros decided to go full Battlestar Galactica on humanity and make future generations start from nothing and wiping out the history of our species. Considering he was a major reason why we were driven to extinction I can't believe he had so much access to Project Zero Dawn like he did. But I still expect a way in the sequels for us to reclaim what was lost.
Some parts of the game certainly brought deja vu, the top of the Faros building looks ripped from I, Robot and the Meridian Sun-King's palace area looked like a reimagining of the boss fight area in Diablo 3 with Belial.
But anyway time to go for my 100% VH playthrough, leaving no stone unturned.
Fakeknowledge
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Is SIGMA the first cauldron? That's the only one I've done so far.
Irishmantis
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I probably should added "IMO" there
Btw MGS is my favourite series so it's not some hate comment.
From my personal experience I found MGSV infiltration missions like a chore sometimes it could also be from
The fact I could be jaded from playing MGS games a lot and HZD is given me a different taste of it.
But I am not calling HZD better than MGSV or anything.
I'm playing on Hard without DLC stuff and I don't have the whistle skill. You have a rock so it seems redundant.
I'm having a great time, the best combat I have ever played in an Action-RPG.
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