Theslammer
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Looking forward to going home in a few hours and putting more time into this.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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texhnolyze
Banned
Yeah, sometimes I wish there were a fast forward feature (like in Skyrim as well).
I love the nights in Horizon. But when I'm looking for a purple item in the middle of a jungle, I'd rather be doing it in a sunny day.
less dialogue
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Deleted member 752119
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Didn't get much time to play yesterday. Just got through the intro up to the first campfire you can save at.
Looking forward to playing more this evening.
Looking forward to playing more this evening.
Mr. Pointy
Member
So I've sunk about 4 or so hours into it so far. Playing it on Hard. I've just got to the bit where the plot kicks in.
It's pretty fun. I'm not 100% in love with it yet, but I like it quite a bit.
I really need to go into the settings and modify the UI.
Combat's good. I like that it requires some forethought when you encounter a mob of robots. Stealth kill is pretty powerful right now.
Aloy's kind of charming. I wish the cut scene animations were a little better though. Some weird jank in there.
It's pretty fun. I'm not 100% in love with it yet, but I like it quite a bit.
I really need to go into the settings and modify the UI.
Combat's good. I like that it requires some forethought when you encounter a mob of robots. Stealth kill is pretty powerful right now.
Aloy's kind of charming. I wish the cut scene animations were a little better though. Some weird jank in there.
Depends on how much you dig into the dialogue trees with NPCs. Some are Bioware/Witcher3 level lengthy and they're fantastic. I love how sometimes you get unexpected humorous dialogue from some NPCs. Very unpredictable. Cutscenes are about the same so far and well directed.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
4 long hours left until I can leave work and go pick this up. HNGH!
ArtificialIntelligence
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What do you recommend for HUD ? Should I turn it off ?
Strange- me to minus the vomiting. I kept searching for some sort of head bob toggle to turn off. It's like the whole screen moves when you move.
Figure I will get used to it ad I play. Was initially jarring coming directly from Nioh.
TheVoidDragon
Member
Anyone know if these "day one edition" versions are meant to be a different case than normal?
Incendiary
Banned
I probably shouldn't be in this thread because it's going to make my 8 hour work day unbearable. I just want to be hunting giant robotic beasts right now.
Everything about the combat and exploring the world is fantastic - the only drawback is the enemies have poor tracking, all you have to do is duck into the red grass and they forget about you/can't find you. Of course I'm only 2 hours in so maybe the later enemies start getting smarter.
Everything about the combat and exploring the world is fantastic - the only drawback is the enemies have poor tracking, all you have to do is duck into the red grass and they forget about you/can't find you. Of course I'm only 2 hours in so maybe the later enemies start getting smarter.
ronaldthump
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there is an AMAZING gif of one guy doing this and doing a fucking awesome job with it. Someone find and post it. So gooood that gif.
Very strange, Rise of Tomb Raider is downsampled from the same 4k checkerboard resolution and it looks amazing.
Could 1080p Res Mode be glitched after the 1.02 patch?
Darryl M R
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I do dynamic and I feel like it is perfect.
Collateral22
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Exact same feeling. I was going to wait till I got home to my Pro but I just bought it, couldn't wait. Looks amazing on PS4. Everything about it though is just sucking me in. One of the most impressive new IPs I've ever played.
Yeah I'm going to really look at this tonight when I play again. I just did a quick look at both and left it on supersampled yesterday almost out of habit. I remember not seeing much of a difference though and I did think that was weird. Especially after just getting done with Tomb Raider and being shocked how dramatically superior the supersampled mode is on there compared to the 1080p modes.
KZObsessed
Member
Stuck at work.
If my copy hasn't arrived when I get home it's suicide for me. Or just buy it digitally I guess.
If my copy hasn't arrived when I get home it's suicide for me. Or just buy it digitally I guess.
just stare at the Sunhi gifs
dealer-
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Yeah performance mode does look a tad sharper on my 1080p set. It does say smoother framerate and enhanced graphical features, so maybe that plays a part.
Yep Tomb Raider is 4k checkerboard and it looks gorgeous.
Definitely there's something wrong. I think that the 1.02 patch glitched the supersampling mode.
texhnolyze
Banned
Dynamic.
The enemies never really get smarter. The more you progress, you'll only meet more enemies that can't be stealth-killed, like the bigger ones. All human enemies are still a joke so far.
PushingButtons
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Only had a chance to play about an hour last night. It looks amazing and it definitely has me hooked. Work is going to drag today I just know, I just want to get back home and play more.
I got lucky and knocked out 5 with one shot because I happened to shoot it right near a log pile right as the herd ran through. All the log kills counted towards the tripwire challenge, I guess since it was triggered by that weapon.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Everything dynamic. Compass visible at all times.
That works great for me, everything else besides the compass at the top disappears after a few seconds. You can swipe on the touch pad in any direction and everything comes back up momentarily.
I also disabled the "path finding for quests" because the path icons take away from the image IMO.
Go upstairs homie!
just played for about 6 hours straight, with a few hours from last night too, and I completely disagree with this
- missions are "run of the mill" in the same way every game ever's missions are "run of the mill"
- what makes the missions fun are the unique combat scenarios (basically unique combos of enemies)
- and the combat itself which is phenomenal - an RPG where I actually relish a fight coming up???
- and re the bolded, this absolutely does have emergent gameplay. An
Overriden
Primethius
Banned
Oh you know, maybe I'll try that out and report back.
ronaldthump
Member
there are robots with tracking thingos that can sense you in the grass.
MegaSackman
Member
Does anyone else feels bad when hunting animals? It doesn't help the sound they make when they die and the boar requires like 4 hits, it's like killing him 4 times. -_-
Edit: Also they're completely defenseless.
Edit: Also they're completely defenseless.
PeskyToaster
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when you get that crisp shot on a flying goose though
Same.
WeAreStarStuff
Member
I think I've played for about 7 hours but I'm not sure; is there not a game clock in this game? I checked in stats (which is pretty bare-bones), and didn't see anything?
Didn't go very far last night (just got the Tri Caster) because I kept getting side tracked and having a blast.
Just hunting for stupid food items for the old lady was a joy, tracking animals (and I hate hunting irl, so don't tell my spouse) and being cautious about being detected.
Who the F* said the world was lifeless? Everything moves. Pollen/ snowflakes in the air, grass, plants, clouds (slowly, depending on weather, as in more realistically), animals everywhere depending where you are (I saw scores of rabits, foxes, boars and turkeys, but flying birds as well).
Smh
Just hunting for stupid food items for the old lady was a joy, tracking animals (and I hate hunting irl, so don't tell my spouse) and being cautious about being detected.
Who the F* said the world was lifeless? Everything moves. Pollen/ snowflakes in the air, grass, plants, clouds (slowly, depending on weather, as in more realistically), animals everywhere depending where you are (I saw scores of rabits, foxes, boars and turkeys, but flying birds as well).
Smh
toastyToast
Member
if you use fire arrows they go down in 1
Do more expensive bows/weapons do more damage by default?
After looking at the weapons sales menu for a few minutes it looked a lot like there was no difference between "uncommon", "rare" versions except modification slots.
Remember that 'lifeless' often means there's no emergent interactions - different beasts getting in fights, humans getting in fights, humans travelling around, random stuff happening, etc. You're talking about graphics, "lifeless" usually means "static" from a gameplay perspective.
Those things do happen though - there are emergent battles and random events - just not very often. It's a pretty lively world.
After looking at the weapons sales menu for a few minutes it looked a lot like there was no difference between "uncommon", "rare" versions except modification slots.
Remember that 'lifeless' often means there's no emergent interactions - different beasts getting in fights, humans getting in fights, humans travelling around, random stuff happening, etc. You're talking about graphics, "lifeless" usually means "static" from a gameplay perspective.
Those things do happen though - there are emergent battles and random events - just not very often. It's a pretty lively world.
Martinski43
Member
I recommended this game to one of My colleagues, but after watching some gameplay he turned it off. Saying he dont want to play as a woman and the gameplay looks too complicated. He watched maybe a total 2 mins of gameplay. He liked far cry 4 and primal so thought it mightve been up his alley. But playing as a woman seem to turn some guys off.
He is higher paid than me, by quite alot.
He is higher paid than me, by quite alot.
Incendiary
Banned
Eh. I think I'm okay with that. In-the-moment combat is way more fun in this game than the sneaking around I think. It's such a rush to score a critical hit as something charges you then dodge out of the way.
Awesome. That'll make stealth more interesting.
MegaSackman
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Not only everything you've described, I've come across random bandits roaming the world hunting machines, I even tag along for a while until I decide to keep on my track. Another time I found another group and after I helped them killing some machines they turned against me, tough fight that was decided by a Bellowback that killed all of us.
Well, switching to fire then. Thx!
Oh god damn it
Every time I think "hmm the game mechanics make doing this thing a bit too easy" within a few hours I come upon a new system/feature that usurps my previous perspective.
A few hours back I was thinking "these bonfires are way too easy to 'unlock', it would be great if some of them were guarded by machines" then an hour later I come upon a bonfire guarded by two Bellowbacks
Well played, game
Well played, Guerrilla Games
I've finished the
mission and
and am out into the wild.
Really enjoying the game. I had a question about the difficulty. I'm playing on Normal and haven't died even once. Should I bump it up to Hard? Or is the initial area supposed to be easy?
proving
I've become a seeker
Really enjoying the game. I had a question about the difficulty. I'm playing on Normal and haven't died even once. Should I bump it up to Hard? Or is the initial area supposed to be easy?
That's a pretty narrow minded colleague you got there.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Man, it's his fucking loss. What a moron...
it gets harder
No offense, but that is crazy talk. XD The IQ of the game looks absolutely phenomenal downsampled. It's the cleanest and clearest game that I have played. On top of that framerate is very stable.
Wow.
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