I hate open world games. The only two I like are FF XV and Horizon so yes.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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I hate open world games. The only two I like are FF XV and Horizon so yes.
yeah. I don't usually enjoy open world games as they tend to lack focus and thus while I can have fun messing around with stuff I get bored quickly.
I have indeed gotten bored with most of the collectibles in horizon, but I am still enjoying the combat, and advancing the main story.... thus I am likely just gonna focus on that for now.
I'm not really sure what the last open world game I played before this was because they aren't something I typically play. Robot dinos man... they have some power over me
toastyToast
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Feels like there's a lot more to discuss with Zelda. Not much to say here other than this game is great and the occasional reply to someone who needs a hand.
flipswitch
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Back in the day, I remember Killzone 2 having a crazy high view count as well.
Probably due to all the hype.
If stealthing yes but if having to run dodge and shoot like this encounter nope. Stopping is instant damage and lots since armor does not work very well from what experienced. Being 2.5 levels higher than enemies and a single hit still can take 40% of your life.
One answer: Blast damage tripcaster
Depends on what type of open world games you have previous experience with.
Horizon seems to be most closely related to Uncharted or TR2013 then typical open world games. Horizon is reasonably focused despite its length. Would 100% recomend it. (Although maybe take a break and play something else first. Open World Fatigue is a real thing)
Also consider leveling up the
skill tree that allows you to ride a mount as early as possible.
This should help you get around a bit quicker
It's hard to say, honestly. The world in Horizon is the most beautiful world I've ever seen in a game, and it's got the same amount of world variety as Zelda BOTW. But the world a.) isn't nearly as big, and b.) doesn't encourage exploration nearly to the same extent. That is to say, you won't just wander around in Horizon and constantly be finding random landmarks that reveal important characters and side quests, nor will you find a bunch of quaint villages. That's not to say these don't exist in the game, mind you.
Actually, thinking about it more though, I think you probably would enjoy it, because it's a big narrative change of pace compared to Zelda, it's got similar biomes in a way better looking world, the worldbuilding and lore is really interesting, and it's just fun.
I will say this: if there are elements about the game you don't like, such as clearing bandit camps or hunting trials or something, just don't do them. You can feel totally free to skip that stuff and do the things that interest you.
FeenixRising
Banned
All I'm saying is... GG damn near nailed it on their FIRST attempt at an RPG.
Horizon 2 gonna be a fuckin classic should they keep this up.
Horizon 2 gonna be a fuckin classic should they keep this up.
Aaronology
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Blameless Marad is easily my favorite NPC in the game so far, though Varl gets props for being cute. I was initially very unimpressed with the writing and NPC interactions early on but that opinion has done a moderate 180. It probably didn't help that I'd immediately come from playing The Witcher 3.
LastMinuteHero
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You know it would be nice if there's a restart trial function instead of reloading your save
Man, I love the story in this game. I'm coming close to the end and this is the first game in forever that has me reading every "codex" entry. I just want to know everything that happened. I missed a few entries despite trying to find everything and I'm bummed about that. Oh well.
texhnolyze
Banned
I think Horizon actually do reward exploration. Side quests are kinda hidden in settlements and you can only encounter them by exploring. Simply following the main story quest won't do. By exploring, you may also find machine sites where you can farm for mods. Not to mention all of the stuff you can gather along the way.
Aaronology
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What? Why not cancel it and start over?
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Use traps.
Use traps.
Use traps.
All I had was triplines, but that's enough for that boss to wreck itself.
You can always talk to the npc to forfeit it. Since you need to start the trials on top it's quite OK like that.
You must be playing with headphones or your sound on the tv up really loud. Because every time you use focus it makes an annoying noise. When I'm trying to play a little at night with my wife in bed sleep it sucks. Wish you could turn it off...
LastMinuteHero
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I'm just too lazy to go all the way to the top again but yeah you guys make good points
You can. That's probably why the other person didn't notice as I shut mine off a long time ago as well. Just hold the PS button, go to sound/devices and turn the controller speaker down.
It does, and I feel compelled to explore just because I don't want to miss the sight of anything, but it's not even close to the same amount as BOTW. I'd love to see more interesting landmarks that you go to and there's a great reason for you being that and it rewards you for it. Like, the really tall spiraling building in Devil's Thirst. It looked so awesome but there wasn't actually anything there to feel like I SHOULD have gone up to it. There was a point early on (don't remember how early but it was certainly before going to the western side of the open world) where
You get a holographic clip of a structure that you're looking at and how it was and how it looked in the "ancient days" perfectly overlayed over the structure as it stands now
This world should be so mysterious to Aloy, so I wish there were way more cool or weird or interesting things to stumble upon all throughout.
This isn't really a con to the game, btw. Just something I'd love to see improved and expanded upon in the sequel.
That's not really a good solution imo. To have to turn it off for all my games just because the focus sound is annoying since I use it so much. But, thanks it's worth doing when playing in bed late at night...
I couldn't get more than a few hours into Far Cry and tired of the GTA games and JC3 by about half way through. With the exception of RDR I just can't get into open world stuff. But I'm loving this so I'd have to say yes.
It's much more compact and streamlined than those games. The 'open world' stuff is very optional, and you can just power through the (fantastic) story if you so wish. I tend to like the sidequests though, as they're basically an excuse to kill more stuff, and this is largely the high point of the game.
Firstly, the story gets better as it goes along.
Secondly, the combat gets really good when you've unlocked more weapons and you're taking down bigger, harder stuff - a great mixture of tactics and action.
Thirdly, the dynamic HUD is great. Every game should have this option.
Encountered a pretty great bug during my playthrough today. I haven't been able to find a case of this happening to anyone else... (slightly spoilery)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJRCuiAhzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJRCuiAhzU
texhnolyze
Banned
One handling and two tear mods.
No, it seems totally meaningless what he says. The game continues as before after that mission.
So just beat the game (awesome stuff), so now gonna snag the last couple trophies I missed (mostly collectible stuff) for the plat. Noticed one of the ones I'm missing is the "Cleared all the Bandit Camps" trophy. At this point I've cleared them all (and got the trophy for that)... I assume I'm just screwed for this play through and will have to get to that point in another to platinum the game?
whassupbun
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You do. But the vantage points give some cool insights into the world before it went to shit, and the other collectibles will reward you with some cool gadgets. You don't have to go out of your way too much to collect them (except the figures), worth going for the plat!
jadedm17
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These are so good, they remind me of Vault of Glass in Destiny.
This game keeps on giving.
Yessssss
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
Always-honest
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There is a lot to do in the game and it can be done in different ways. People likely looking for inspiration on weapons, locations, robots, etc.
And the game is great in general.
Handling, lets you shoot and reload faster which in turn brings the baddies down faster.
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
The default speed is good enough. Tear is more important IMO.
whassupbun
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Quick! Put together a list of things we want in the DLC!
- Permanent mount.
- Ability to heal mount.
- Horde mode, even if it's single player only, infinite waves at a colosseum sort of thing.
texhnolyze
Banned
KINGofCRA5H
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I have Tearblast arrows, not really interested in having Tear on a Ropecaster.
PLASTICA-MAN
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Huh! I thought the game won't have any DLC or season pass.
Anyway. I hope they add the character and robot viewer and a map editor or a modkit based on their procedural generation tech.
Ropecaster effectiveness is based on tear though............ the more tear, the less ropes.
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