alexbull_uk
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I think they actually go off the map. I saw one way off to the left of the map, but it kept moving right until it was on the play area.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT2| Red Head Redemption
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I think they actually go off the map. I saw one way off to the left of the map, but it kept moving right until it was on the play area.
Ravage_Hydra
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MegaSackman
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JadedWriter
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It's not the final mission so do what you can before you start it or just do stuff afterwards.
As far as I know you can come back later to do them.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Finished up the final sidequest (getting the
), got to level 50, all skills bought and just finished the game. The only things left to do, provided I can be arsed to do it, is to do the hunting stuff and the weapon training missions.
scifi armour
when you are geared up those things are all pretty easy (I didn't do the weapon tutorials though)
MaKTaiL
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RPGCrazied
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This is probably my game of the year, sorry Zelda. Just like everything about it. 30 hours in, have no idea how far I am storywise, just did the
area.
grave hoard
What level are you...? if you are the kind of guy who doesnt feel like playing for completion after you finish the main story of a game,I would suggest doing some sidequests and suff to gain a few levels...
RPGCrazied
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I've been doing every side quest I come across. I probably won't be going for everything on the map, there is to much there for me. Only 2 cauldrons done, and 3 bandit camps. I'm level 30.
Miniature Kaiju
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It can get a bit challenging, yeah, it makes you think through your fights a bit. The game is balanced in a way that going gung-ho, guns blazing, is usually a pretty bad idea. Knowing weaknesses and vulnerabilities, laying traps, being aware of where to find cover if necessary, planning the order of machines to take down tends to be necessary, especially if you're playing in one of the harder difficulties (or doing a crazy hardcore run like I'm doing
).DriftingSpirit
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Those two corrupted Rockbreakers...Good grief lol.
don't worry about levels, you'll get enough. do some hunting grounds if you ever feel you are behind
It's a good thing there's some friendly Snapmaws nearby to help out :-D
There's a Ravager nearby as well I believe.
I also spent a good amount of time taking them out and totally spaced on the idea of hacking other enemies/getting enemy weapons for that fight. Probably because outside of that nothing has ever been challenging enough to feel the need to, honestly.
Jawbreaker
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The tutorials aren't necessary to 100% the game, by the way. They're just there if you want to get a better handle on things, but totally optional in every sense. They're not worth bothering with unless you're struggling to get a handle on some weapons.
Kremzeek
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yeah, and i got to level 50 easily, without doing those tutorial missions.
Badassperger
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They can't cross/dig under water. So I shot arrows at them from across a river and behind a rock until they were dead.
I'm almost done. I think I'm heading into the last main quest, but I'm going to do a string of side quests that I've neglected for the longest time.
This took me three attempts and died right before taking down the last Rockbreaker in each one. I just stood on a small rock near the campfire and just went HAM. So fucking time-consuming.
How easy is the Hunting for the Lodge? According to various online sources, it starts a string of side quests, and are part of the All Allies Joined Trophy, and I wanna get that in one go.
This took me three attempts and died right before taking down the last Rockbreaker in each one. I just stood on a small rock near the campfire and just went HAM. So fucking time-consuming.
DriftingSpirit
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I managed to handle them by myself on land but they kicked my ass throughout lol.
So, this is somewhat annoying but after accepting the final quest I was informed of being unable to go back, fair enough. It wasn't until I was a good hour into this particular area that I've come to realise I never visited the
area. Why was there no indication it was open? Now I don't get my armour 😪
Grave Hoard
There are two Ravenger's in a field on the back side of where the Rockbreakers are, so I just used them. It was such a cool fight, I love seeing the machines fight each other.
Speaking of Ravenger's though, they are supposed to be wolves right? They are pretty similar to the Sawtooths, but more powerful. They seem more like wolves though and not just upgraded Sawtooth which are tigers.
That's a main story quest, though. Unless you meant the ruins with the ancient armour?
I was across the river behind a tree to defeat those two. I also did a tactic like that with my first encounter with a Thunderjaw (I mistakenly marked a purple weapon at a merchant as a quest), I sniped it while I was on a mountain and it couldn't reach me. I felt so cheap afterward for both encounters, haha.
My analogies:
Watcher: Lizard chicken
Scrapper: Dog
Sawtooth/Ravager: Giant wolf
Grazer: Deer
Lancehorn: Reindeer
Shellwalker: Crab
Trampler: Giant buffalo
Glinthawk: Vulture
Stormbird: Giant eagle
Thunderjaw: T-Rex
Tallneck: Giraffe
Longleg: Ostrich
Strider: Horse
Broadhead: Stag
Charger: Ram
Stalker: Panther
Behemoth: Rhino
Snapmaw: Alligator
Rockbreaker: Whale slug
Watcher: Lizard chicken
Scrapper: Dog
Sawtooth/Ravager: Giant wolf
Grazer: Deer
Lancehorn: Reindeer
Shellwalker: Crab
Trampler: Giant buffalo
Glinthawk: Vulture
Stormbird: Giant eagle
Thunderjaw: T-Rex
Tallneck: Giraffe
Longleg: Ostrich
Strider: Horse
Broadhead: Stag
Charger: Ram
Stalker: Panther
Behemoth: Rhino
Snapmaw: Alligator
Rockbreaker: Whale slug
ha, this is perfect
The Stalker is actually modeled after a Maned Wolf according to the art book.
Seems right to me except the Sawtooth was always a Tiger, or a Sabertooth Tiger in my opinion. Then the Ravenger is a big Wolf.
WoolyNinja
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I'm sad - I finished the game a few days ago and then got my first real platinum trophy last night on it. Now its done and I just want it to keep going. This is definitely in my top 5 all time easily.
Anyway, its amazing how fighting the robots progress. For example some of the higher level corruption zones - they seem almost impossible at first. But by the time I was wrapping up my platinum I was beating the final few on my first attempt with little issue.
Anyway, its amazing how fighting the robots progress. For example some of the higher level corruption zones - they seem almost impossible at first. But by the time I was wrapping up my platinum I was beating the final few on my first attempt with little issue.
MegaSackman
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My take
MegaSackman
Member
They are easy enough if you are at the end of the game, some could take you a couple of tries but you shouldn't have much trouble.
With the first three blazing suns you'll unlock a pretty good quest for the Lodge.
The game really makes you feel like a master hunter once you've gotten the gear and skill in fighting. Nothing more satisfying than taking on machines you used to struggle with and then beating them without even breaking a sweat.
Miniature Kaiju
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Scrappers give me jackal vibes, with the scavenging thing. Lancehorns seem to be inspired by gazelles/antelopes.
I suck at videogames and I play 99% of my games on normal but I found Horizon to be too easy even though I played the game on very hard (played the first 10 hours or so on hard and then had to crank up the difficulty because I found it too easy).
I feel like if you take the time to properly modify your weapons and outfits and choose them accordingly before each big combat then the game gets pretty easy. Combine that with the full health potions (you can carry 12 of them at the same time) and the health bonus potion and it becomes really hard to die.
I love everything about this game and it's my favorite game of the generation with bloodborne but yeah I wish it was a bigger challenge.
LastMinuteHero
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Think one of the early previews mentioned this as well
MugiwaraCole
Member
I found Rockbreakers (and Thunderjaws, for that matter) to not be that bad. Rockbreakers had a really vulnerable part sitting on their back that you could get to after a couple of tearblast arrows.
JadedWriter
Member
Yeah this is definitely my take, this and Scrappers being scavengers puts them in the Hyena category to me.
Just finished the story, really well done. Kind of bizarre, after about 10 hours I basically made a bee line straight through the main story cause I got hooked. I still have 2/3rds the world to explore and a few more machines to discover.
Game was excellent, beautiful, handled well, good story. I'll probably go platinum hunting after I take a decent break. Dynamic HUD is an absolute must in every game I play from now on.
Game was excellent, beautiful, handled well, good story. I'll probably go platinum hunting after I take a decent break. Dynamic HUD is an absolute must in every game I play from now on.
WoolyNinja
Member
Off topic a little but how are you seeing playtime?
EDIT: Nevermind - found it on the Save - whoops
Platinum in 50:40:13 - wow