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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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Falchion
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Yeah I just finished that one, was an absolute blast especially since that area is so different than the rest of the game.
Orochinagis
Member
How? I use it and do zero damage at the t rex robot thing
Sanctuary
Member
Those are nothing. Try rat skins. I've literally seen a single rat my entire playthrough.
Yes, or at times battle music from the Mass Effect games.
Armor in general in this game is rather pointless. The only two that do much of anything are the stealth armor and frost resist. You shouldn't be getting hit by much of anything else most of the time. It's too easy to avoid everything else.
LastMinuteHero
Member
I think a lot of people missed this, so why not
broscientific
Member
Just completed the some of the main quest at
Maker's End.
Wow, could have seen some of that coming, but still pretty surprised by some of the revelations. Glad they're keeping some stuff a mystery for now and I hope there's more to it than the obvious
Im slow cause im an old man now and have actual real life concerns so imn only about 7 hours in, but damn this game is incredible. Its like Uncharted production value and polish with open world game design. Very few games do something like this. Witcher, GTA....only things off the top of my head. And the story and characters are amazing. Each person you meet looks so different than the last.
DirtyLarry
Member
So I am still pretty early on (an hour or so past The Proving) and something is driving me nuts. I picked up
from one of the Merchants. On it it is showing me a location that should have an
It was right by the area where I encountered my first
For the life of me I cannot find anything, and I am guessing it is because I need to get underground. But I have explored the immediate area and cannot find anything.
Anyone happen to know the area I am talking about? There is a camp fire by it, that is where I did my last save and I am calling it a night. So damn easy to get distracted in this game. I love it.
TIA for any help that can be offered.
DL
some maps
ancient vessel.
tall neck.
Anyone happen to know the area I am talking about? There is a camp fire by it, that is where I did my last save and I am calling it a night. So damn easy to get distracted in this game. I love it.
TIA for any help that can be offered.
DL
One random thing among many that GG should be applauded for is the ease and quickness of saving. The fact its a single button at one of a multitude of campfires and takes about two to three seconds should be commended. I don't even bother using manual saves except every now and again just in case. Seriously though one thing I've always wished more developers would do for console gamers is give them a quick save and few ever bother. Even a swipe on the touch pad or something. I think Dishonored 2 is one of the few that gives the option and its still not the fastest with menu lag.
I'm hesitant to do anymore hunting ones than I have cause I feel it will get frustrating. Only care to do them cause of the rewards I am curious about. Otherwise I rather do hunting out in the open world
I've been really conservative with skill point spending, but another 5-6 points to get to tinkerer seems worthwhile. I don't ever have to worry about what mods go where and I can even emphasize one element over another on all weapons depending on the encounter.
What say you gaf?
What say you gaf?
psynergylover
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Holy shit did they underleveled cauldron XI!!!
Was able to complete it but no way that's a lvl 18 event
Was able to complete it but no way that's a lvl 18 event
broscientific
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Definitely useful as purple mods are hard-ish to come by. Worth noting, I'm high level 20s and I'm not really hurting for skill points. Seeing as you get skill points for completing quests and levelling and people are getting all the way to level 50 I don't think they'll be limiting in the end
LastMinuteHero
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It's not underground and the best advice I can give is to use your focus scan and search for ancient debris. That one took a while for me as well
KINGofCRA5H
Member
There it is. That feeling of emptiness when you finish a masterpiece. What an amazing story.
edit: and holy shit these credits are the coolest fucking credits roll I have ever seen
texhnolyze
Banned
I finally found my first rats and yes, it was a group of them. It seem that they linger around the edge of ponds in forest area.
If that's the one where the map icon is in a ruin and there is a river next to it, that was my first ancient vessel and drove me NUTS. I almost decided right there that I'd not bother with collectibles, but that was the hardest one all game for me. Perhaps this isn't the one you're referring to, but either way good luck on that one.
If you get tired enough of it you can check out a video with the locations of them:
https://youtu.be/g4gGvTppNg0
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Got to Meridian. Am level 21 or 22. Killed my first Stormbird, Thunderjaw and Rockbreaker. And fuck the Thunderjaw and Rockbreaker.
texhnolyze
Banned
It was finished before I managed to see the size. Maybe just several megabytes.
psynergylover
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I believe it was 227 mb
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MeisaMcCaffrey
Lol try animals. It's probably not for machines.
texhnolyze
Banned
I've been wondering.. does hitting machines in mid-combat count? Or the arrow is only useful when we kill something with it?
RedlineRonin
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Well, lvl 49, 43 hrs in and my next two main quests are a lvl 12 and lvl 19. I got to meridian and talked to errand. That's about it.
I almost don't want to progress knowing that it'll be over at some point.
So much fun. So much.
I almost don't want to progress knowing that it'll be over at some point.
So much fun. So much.
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MeisaMcCaffrey
Hitting machines with them should increase the drop rate. Very difficult to kill them with it because even a boar requires like 4 arrows.
Citizen_Insane
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Did those earlier today. They were all a pain in the ass, but I couldn't even finish the one where you have to take the Thunderjaw's weapon. I need to just come back when I can override it or something. Trying to grab the launcher and hobble to the ravagers was not working lol
Optimus Prime
Member
Took me a while for that one also. It's right across the river.
FF Seraphim
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One on one no but 3 on 1 yes
I just finished the game. Here's a brief review.
Gameplay / Combat
Really good. You can tell the devs have an action pedigree, and that they had some real focus here creating the machine vs aloy encounters. The human encounters are much less enjoyable, though, and there are too many in the main story. Vs humans just strips combat of everything that makes it interesting.
Vs Machines: 9/10
Vs Humans: 6/10
Visuals
Easily the best looking open-world game and a contender for best looking game of all time. A few visual hiccups here and there in the form of glitches/bugs, and some noticeable pop-in, but generally this game looks stunning.
Overall: 9/10
Aloy
Likeable, a bit of a jerk but in a good way, some very natural and funny exchanges. Good performance, well-written overall.
Aloy/10
Story
The plot is pretty standard sci-fi, but on the above average side imo. I'd imagine anyone who doesn't read a lot of stories in the genre would think it's quite original.
The writing is very average, though. Edgy naming conventions (Horizon: Zero Dawn, Shadow Caja) sound right out of a poor YA novel, and most of the side characters range from forgettable to not even there. I do like how the game holds women in high regard, and how it feels inclusive without pandering. The introduction to the matriarchal society at the start felt very refreshing, and Elizabet/Aloy are handled really well for the most part.
The story is told very poorly in places. Some of contradictory stuff or things not explained well. Aloy is allowed to keep the strange device by her devout protector despite the fact it goes against tribal law, everyone in the tribe just accepts she's using this forbidden technology, etc... at times it just feels like the strength of the writing is put on hold to quickly advance the story.
The actual story in the present day is really average stuff.
Plot: 7/10
Writing: 6/10
Story telling: 6/10
Open World
Looks amazing, feels like combat arenas glued together with little to do. I gave up exploring around the half-way mark when I realised how I felt about this, so I could have missed some good stuff. I'm going to play some more and explore remaining cauldrons and a few other specific spots before I make a final call.
Open world: 7/10
Misc systems
Getting a bit lazy here, but my feelings for all these things are the same: good foundation, needs a lot of refinement for the next game.
Crafting, weapon/armour selection, better loot, better rewards for exploring, etc... I do like how well refined each weapon is, and the armour has an okay variety in terms of aesthetics, but it is all very limited.
Overall, I'd say this stuff is just above average for a well polished AAA game, but nothing remarkable and certainly nothing to praise: 6/10
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Overall, I'd score the game 8/10. It's a visually stunning, highly polished action game with a slightly under-cooked open-world and RPG systems. Average story with some messy story telling, but with a strong new protagonist.
I think opinion of this might shift lower slightly over time once the glamours warn off a little, but I also think GG have the start of something potentially very special here. Horizon 2 could be a real landmark game.
I'll spend a little more time with the open-world, then I think I'll trade this in and keep an eye on future content to potentially re-buy later. I'm fairly certain I'll hold off until part two, though.
Gameplay / Combat
Really good. You can tell the devs have an action pedigree, and that they had some real focus here creating the machine vs aloy encounters. The human encounters are much less enjoyable, though, and there are too many in the main story. Vs humans just strips combat of everything that makes it interesting.
Vs Machines: 9/10
Vs Humans: 6/10
Visuals
Easily the best looking open-world game and a contender for best looking game of all time. A few visual hiccups here and there in the form of glitches/bugs, and some noticeable pop-in, but generally this game looks stunning.
Overall: 9/10
Aloy
Likeable, a bit of a jerk but in a good way, some very natural and funny exchanges. Good performance, well-written overall.
Aloy/10
Story
The plot is pretty standard sci-fi, but on the above average side imo. I'd imagine anyone who doesn't read a lot of stories in the genre would think it's quite original.
The writing is very average, though. Edgy naming conventions (Horizon: Zero Dawn, Shadow Caja) sound right out of a poor YA novel, and most of the side characters range from forgettable to not even there. I do like how the game holds women in high regard, and how it feels inclusive without pandering. The introduction to the matriarchal society at the start felt very refreshing, and Elizabet/Aloy are handled really well for the most part.
The story is told very poorly in places. Some of contradictory stuff or things not explained well. Aloy is allowed to keep the strange device by her devout protector despite the fact it goes against tribal law, everyone in the tribe just accepts she's using this forbidden technology, etc... at times it just feels like the strength of the writing is put on hold to quickly advance the story.
The actual story in the present day is really average stuff.
Plot: 7/10
Writing: 6/10
Story telling: 6/10
Open World
Looks amazing, feels like combat arenas glued together with little to do. I gave up exploring around the half-way mark when I realised how I felt about this, so I could have missed some good stuff. I'm going to play some more and explore remaining cauldrons and a few other specific spots before I make a final call.
Open world: 7/10
Misc systems
Getting a bit lazy here, but my feelings for all these things are the same: good foundation, needs a lot of refinement for the next game.
Crafting, weapon/armour selection, better loot, better rewards for exploring, etc... I do like how well refined each weapon is, and the armour has an okay variety in terms of aesthetics, but it is all very limited.
Overall, I'd say this stuff is just above average for a well polished AAA game, but nothing remarkable and certainly nothing to praise: 6/10
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Overall, I'd score the game 8/10. It's a visually stunning, highly polished action game with a slightly under-cooked open-world and RPG systems. Average story with some messy story telling, but with a strong new protagonist.
I think opinion of this might shift lower slightly over time once the glamours warn off a little, but I also think GG have the start of something potentially very special here. Horizon 2 could be a real landmark game.
I'll spend a little more time with the open-world, then I think I'll trade this in and keep an eye on future content to potentially re-buy later. I'm fairly certain I'll hold off until part two, though.
Yabberwocky
Member
Well it was 2 on 2.
Primethius
Banned
That fight in the quarry...
Phew, I must've died a good 7-8 times getting the dodge timing down. But once I did, managed to take it down really quickly (so many weak points).
Great fight.
Phew, I must've died a good 7-8 times getting the dodge timing down. But once I did, managed to take it down really quickly (so many weak points).
Great fight.
FF Seraphim
Member
Lol dear god they stood no chance.
I'm at the exact same point....Lvl 41, Meridian, not making any progress, just running around killing stuff, gathering, exploring. I love this game so much. Don't want it to end.
I finally 100% the game, I avoided this thread for the most part to avoid spoilers.
I love this game, I wish the game had Bethesda's quest generator system, it was bad in Bethesda's games because the combat is boring there, but the combat is the best part about this game, and I just want more quests to do.
I wanna continue playing, but I also wanna play Nier Automata. The game needs a massive expansion IMO.
I love this game, I wish the game had Bethesda's quest generator system, it was bad in Bethesda's games because the combat is boring there, but the combat is the best part about this game, and I just want more quests to do.
I wanna continue playing, but I also wanna play Nier Automata. The game needs a massive expansion IMO.
KINGofCRA5H
Member
If I missed a couple power cells during two quests, am I screwed?
Was just facing off against the Rockbreaker for the first time. Had his health about halfway while he wasn't really hitting me with much. Suddenly I get a message saying "New bot or whatever discovered: Behemoth" I thought that was odd. Then it clicked... I turn around and there is a Behemoth approaching from behind. I nope'd outta there real quick.
TheExecutive
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Ugh.I am feeling some fatigue here and I haven't made it to Meridian yet. Exploring is a no no in this game. There is nothing useful out there and it seems like the open world is just filled with different groups of Dino encounters. So that really only leaves the missions and the war chief mission is... Not good. Do things get more interesting or what?
I mean the Dino encounters are fun and can be very challenging but there is zero sense of exploration or discovery in this game.
I mean the Dino encounters are fun and can be very challenging but there is zero sense of exploration or discovery in this game.
You're the first person who I've seen with this opinion. Are you just looking for things to collect? If so there are plenty of those. I think this is one of the prettiest games I have ever played and I just love running around in the world.
Guess I'm just not sure what you mean.
I think he's looking for loot to discover? If so, there's none of that. The discovery aspect of this game is on farming for materials needed for crafting, etc. Which I find really fun because that means I get to fight some robosaurs. Haha
But if he meant new locations to discover then I agree, would be cool to discover random shanty town or a lodge or whatnot. But the game is so amazing that I can go without it. I do hope they add that in the sequel.
The world is pretty, but it is very barren. There's not a lot of actual RPG stuff to do. It's not a great RPG open world, but it's a great action game open world.
As the game is set up more for the former, a an actual RPG, it feels a little under-cooked to me.
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