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[UpDownLeftRight]

I wonder if Horizon is using the latest iteration of whatever AA Uncharted 4 used. I'd assumed that would become the standard for Sony exclusives.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

The game checkerboard tech is very close to Native 4K, almost with no artifacts.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

haha. it's a lot like that. Its an incredible looking game!



#buysincrediblegamethatisbestexperiencedonabigtvplayson4inchscreen

Wife's in hospital dude.

 

[manny10032]

Well USPS messed up my shipping. Hope who ever has the game has a PS4 lol

 

[Gudji]

Holy shit, once the game opens up. Sublime.

Still shook at the image quality. Never seen this level of fidelity on console before.

Is that regular ps4?

 

[120v]

sunk in a few hours.... all i have to say for now is: i cannot believe this game is running on my (vanilla!) ps4. this decima engine is some dark magic shit or something

 

[Tajaz2426]

Well USPS messed up my shipping. Hope who ever has the game has a PS4 lol

Hey bud, my wife is a Post Master here where we live in South Carolina. Anyway, if you send me your tracking number, she has a system that can pull up exactly where it is at.

If you don't want to do that, I can give you her office number and you can call her and just let her know Travis said to call and she help you figure it out.

That is if you still need or what any help man.

Edit: She and most managers leave at 6pm Eastern.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

This engine is something else.. and Kojima further doing tweaks to it.. bruh

 

[Doge]

Game is a looker.

 

[zarnold56]

How big is the day 1 patch? I thought it was like 250mb, but a buddy just told me he has a 16gb patch.

 

[Dubz]

This engine is something else.. and Kojima further doing tweaks to it.. bruh

Who made the engine, GG?

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

@SunhiLegend . You are great making high quality gifs similar to the previous ones. Can you please make a gif about the ants crawling on trees carrying leaves whether in the morning or at night like this one from the PSX trailer:

But from gameplay this time? thanks.

 

[Gudji]

How big is the day 1 patch? I thought it was like 250mb, but a buddy just told me he has a 16gb patch.

250 MB. The 16 GB is the install size you need to start playing the game.

 

[ajanke]

How big is the day 1 patch? I thought it was like 250mb, but a buddy just told me he has a 16gb patch.

Mine was small. But It took a while to get the game started bc of the install.

 

[Ricker]

The game is gorgeous,the best I have seen so far...its my first downsampled game I think so I am not sure if thats it but if so I hope all Pro titles do this in the future.

 

[SomTervo]

Anyone else hate the general floatiness of this?

I was expecting Monster Hunter-style gameplay, but everything here seems so weightless... like my attacks aren't even connecting with the beasts. The hit detection in general seems arbitrary and the camera is loosey-goosey.

Is it possible that this feeling goes away as you get better weapons?

Very disappointing for me, so far.

Bizarre, it feels really hefty and nice to me. Great feedback for strikes landing - subtle vibration, camera shake, sparks and bits flying, HP bar going down...

 

[Garlador]

250 MB. The 16 GB is the install size you need to start playing the game.

Unbelievable how small the patch is. I'm so used to gargantuan day-one patches to iron out technical issues (and usually the issues are STILL there), yet this game just runs so smoothly as is.

 

[dealer-]

Is that regular ps4?

Pro. I'm switching between 1080p TV and 4K monitor. Looks great on both.

So good I'll post it twice.

 

[chefbags]

i still want to finish Nioh first goddamnit

I literally finished nioh this morning. And then horizon came in the mail like an hour later. It was literally a blessing from all mother haha.

 

[Loudninja]

Who made the engine, GG?

Yes.

 

[ajanke]

Yes.

Kojima gonna get so much out of it.

 

[SomTervo]

Holy crap! I just played for way too many hours straight and I had to force myself to stop playing. I'm impressed by too many things to even process right now.

I just took out my first

Spoiler

bandit camp

and honestly, I'm not sure where the criticisms regarding human enemies come from. I was using stealth, distractions, traps, sniper shots, all sorts of stuff, and it was was super fun. I think I may have even had more fun doing that than taking a base over in MGSV.

Literally my current feelings and sentiment

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

@SunhiLegend . You are great making high quality gifs similar to the previous ones. Can you please make a gif about the ants crawling on trees carrying leaves whether in the morning or at night like this one from the PSX trailer:


But from gameplay this time? thanks.

this


happens

in gameplay?

 

[Turkoop]

Some additional [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=231044558&postcount=8776] impressions after ~22 hours spoilerfree:
Yup, the Story is really unique and Sony has created something really, really interesting & big. GG have to work on a Sequel.
I think GG created the best Gameplay experience that a First-Party Studio ever has done.

 

[xenoncrash]

Picked this up today and have to say I'm wowed at the graphics. Game is fun to play so far also. On original PS4. Congrats to GG for taking a chance on a new ip.

 

[michaelius]

Waiting for my package till tomorrow is painfull

 

[Parmadillo Marshmallow]

Anyone else hate the general floatiness of this?

I was expecting Monster Hunter-style gameplay, but everything here seems so weightless... like my attacks aren't even connecting with the beasts. The hit detection in general seems arbitrary and the camera is loosey-goosey.

Is it possible that this feeling goes away as you get better weapons?

Very disappointing for me, so far.

Yeah this is the melee combat that I was lamenting in earlier pages. It's not good, not even close to Monster Hunter. Stick with ranged and only resort to melee in emergencies. The game is still good though so it's worth it IMO.

 

[PLASTICA-MAN]

this


happens

in gameplay?

Yep: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=230492130&postcount=555

We reached a time when we see individual ants carrying leaves procedurally in an open world game.

 

[neurosyphilis]

This game is fun and amazing as hell. Make sure you spend a lot of time picking up items though.

 

[manny10032]

Hey bud, my wife is a Post Master here where we live in South Carolina. Anyway, if you send me your tracking number, she has a system that can pull up exactly where it is at.

If you don't want to do that, I can give you her office number and you can call her and just let her know Travis said to call and she help you figure it out.

That is if you still need or what any help man.

Edit: She and most managers leave at 6pm Eastern.

Wow thank for that. But i actually just received the game. Weird cause shipping details say that it was delivered at 115PM EST and i just got it at 540PM est

 

[VanWinkle]

So, uhh, WOW. Just played for four and a half hours straight, which is the longest single session I've had in I don't know HOW many years.

Graphics, obviously amazing. Gameplay is fantastic. Biggest surprise is the story and the voice acting. They're both fantastic, and sometimes the facial animations are INCREDIBLE.

 

[Turkoop]

I can say only one thing. Discover as much as you can! Do as many sidequests as you can! You will learn so much about the world, really interesting!
And sometimes watch and see the behaviours of the machines, they are really unique

 

[Primethius]

Yeah this is the melee combat that I was lamenting in earlier pages. It's not good, not even close to Monster Hunter. Stick with ranged and only resort to melee in emergencies. The game is still good though so it's worth it IMO.

The focus was never on melee combat and I don't really think anyone should've expected remotely anywhere near that sort of depth.

 

[njean777]

Mine just froze in the first cutscene.... running on the pro btw

Not discounting it at all, but just ought I would say something

 

[HeWhoWalks]

The gameplay complaints, the few that there are - I don't feel/see it. Combat and movement are both fluid and very engaging. It's a first when I have, literally, no complaints about a game.

 

[ValfarHL]

I can say only one thing. Discover as much as you can! Do as many sidequests as you can! You will learn so much about the world, really interesting!
And sometimes watch and see the behaviours of the machines, they are really unique

That was many things!
I will do them all!

 

[Figboy79]

Hunghh! I'm about 30 minutes in, and I'm already in love. Game looks stupidly gorgeous on the Pro and my 4K set. Holy shit.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Ive been at work for 4 hours and all i can think about is going back home and playing more horizon.

 

[shiftplusone]

Does this have difficulty settings or aim assists or anything? My wife plays PC games and can't aim with an analog stick for shit.

I hate open world games so this has no appeal to me but I think it's something she would love if she had a chance

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

this


happens

in gameplay?

The first time you get control of Aloy there's a tree loaded with ants right next to you.

 

[Gudji]

The gameplay complaints, the few that there are - I don't feel/see it. Combat and movement are both fluid and very engaging. It's a first when I have, literally, no complaints about a game.

You know, it's funny that people used to complain about Killzone having weight for the crossair movement and stuff like that, and now it's exactly the opposite. ahah

Does this have difficulty settings or aim assists or anything? My wife plays PC games and can't aim with an analog stick for shit.

I hate open world games so this has no appeal to me but I think it's something she would love if she had a chance

Yeah you can turn on/off aim-assist.

 

[antitrop]

Does this have difficulty settings or aim assists or anything? My wife plays PC games and can't aim with an analog stick for shit.

I hate open world games so this has no appeal to me but I think it's something she would love if she had a chance

It has Easy through Very Hard and the aim assist is generous on Regular (don't know if this changes on other difficulties), the arrows auto track a little bit, even if the reticle isn't perfect.

 

[Tajaz2426]

Wow thank for that. But i actually just received the game. Weird cause shipping details say that it was delivered at 115PM EST and i just got it at 540PM est

Usually when Amazon, UPS, or Fed Ex contracts USPS to deliver, it will come when they delivered your mail. However, the Post Office only gets the overflow from the trucks that morning.

This means that the Post Office might get the bundles after lunch and the carrier will finish their route, come back for packages and then deliver what they have left.

No problem, anytime.

 

[Primethius]

Does this have difficulty settings or aim assists or anything? My wife plays PC games and can't aim with an analog stick for shit.

I hate open world games so this has no appeal to me but I think it's something she would love if she had a chance

Has Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard.

Aim assist is enabled by default but can be toggled off.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

You know, it's funny that people used to complain about Killzone having weight for the crossair movement and stuff like that, and now it's exactly the opposite. ahah



Yeah you can turn on/off aim-assist.

Yeah. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. In this case, everything just works, including the visuals. It's like that Killzone 2 feeling all over again!

 

[piccio_ssl]

10 minutes to unlock
the hype is real

 

[SomTervo]

This game is fun and amazing as hell. Make sure you spend a lot of time picking up items though.

And upgrading your Resources pouch.

Which surprisingly is fun! Unlike any Far Cry game ever!

 

[dealer-]

Damn, you can't remove or edit mods to weapons until you unlock a skill which is really far down the skill tree. I'd hold off using any mods early on.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

10 minutes to unlock
the hype is real

Damn you! 1 hour and 10 for me

 

[antitrop]

Damn, you can't remove or edit mods to weapons until you unlock a skill which is really far down the skill tree. I'd hold off using any mods early on.

Found this out the hard way