'Be Brave.'
Edit: BTW I only just finished that area so please don't reply with spoilers beyond that if they do eventually go into it.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT2| Red Head Redemption
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Edit: BTW I only just finished that area so please don't reply with spoilers beyond that if they do eventually go into it.
Randy Monk
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So I take down my first corrupted Thunderjaw and only after the fight (15 minutes of shooting the weak spots) do I notice 2 disc launchers nearby. Fuck sake!
Cyborg
Member
Doesnt the machine get hostile if you shoot it ?
Just finished up the game and got the platinum trophy at the same time. What an absolutely fantastic effort from GG. I can't remember the last time a new IP came along and did so much right straight out of the gate. Bloodborne deserves a lot of plaudits but it's a pseudo-sequel to the souls games, whereas Horizon is such a refreshing and remarkable achievement coming off the back of the woeful Killzone Shadowfall.
I appreciate that there are some modern open world tropes present, but this is a game which is much greater than the sum of its parts. Climbing 'towers' to reveal parts of the map is just fun and there's only half a dozen to do. The same can be said for pretty much every mission type - nothing outstays it's welcome and everything is enjoyable.
Top it off with a fantastic story and great soundtrack, and you have a very strong GOTY contender. Bravo Guerrilla.
I appreciate that there are some modern open world tropes present, but this is a game which is much greater than the sum of its parts. Climbing 'towers' to reveal parts of the map is just fun and there's only half a dozen to do. The same can be said for pretty much every mission type - nothing outstays it's welcome and everything is enjoyable.
Top it off with a fantastic story and great soundtrack, and you have a very strong GOTY contender. Bravo Guerrilla.
Falchion
Member
Yeah, really hope we can see some of those areas in the DLC.
Not if you have upgraded take over ability. It will shorten the time a bit but not deplete it.
Playing on hard BTW so dunno if it works on very hard setting. I imagine it would work on all difficulties.
Miniature Kaiju
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I think this is key to the game's success. They found a pretty good balance to the things they did and executed it all very, very well.
Yeah, it got towers, but there are just a few of them and they're fun to solve. Yeah, it's open world, but the world isn't so massive it's a chore to traverse - in fact, I almost didn't use fast travel at all because it wasn't hugely necessary. Yeah, it's got collectibles, but there aren't a lot of them and they're actually used to tell stories.
Even the trophies are so well balanced and sensible that you pretty much can Platinum the game without going all that much out of your way to do it, hence why we're seeing a larger than usual number of people getting the trophy.
MoonsaultSlayer
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I last played this last Saturday and was rocked by the first bird/dragon I came across. Fought it a couple dozen times and if I didn't succumb to it, I ran out of resources or even worse, taken out but fucking bandits.
So I guess I'm just under-leveled without the proper weaponry? Which element/weapon works best (haven't touched it in a week and forget its weaknesses)?
I've used the ropes to lock it down, I've set it ablaze with multiple fire arrows, I've shot flaming arrows at it's blaze canisters causing decent damage, but even dishing 500(?) damage, it's a mere fraction of its total health.
So I guess I'm just under-leveled without the proper weaponry? Which element/weapon works best (haven't touched it in a week and forget its weaknesses)?
I've used the ropes to lock it down, I've set it ablaze with multiple fire arrows, I've shot flaming arrows at it's blaze canisters causing decent damage, but even dishing 500(?) damage, it's a mere fraction of its total health.
Imo you are just meant to ignore it till way later in the game. You can check weaknesses in the menu.
3rdamention
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It seems if you use the Hunter Arrows from a long distance on animals, it increases your chances of getting animal parts, including animal skins.
If something seems unbeatable it probably is until you get farther in the game. I will say though damage output generally isnt THAT much better as you level,but you will have far more tools.
Miniature Kaiju
Member
Found a pretty cool post-rock/post-metal cover to Aloy's Theme.
Better weapons with better coils my friend. Get the best ropecaster you can afford, max out a sling with freeze bombs and go to town.
DirgeExtinction
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Took down my first Rockbreaker. It was at a quarry for a side quest. Figured I couldn't take it down easily, so I fast traveled to the save point overlooking the quarry and just started shooting its weak spots with arrows, lol. Took a while, but I did it. I love these fights.
Falchion
Member
Boooo. This fight is awesome if you do it properly. There is a trick to it that basically ensure you never get hit, but it takes a while to figure out.
MugiwaraCole
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holygeesus
Banned
I did the corrupted rockbreakers by putting a river in between us and then it was just then pumping 100s of arrows across the water.
I had a passing thought this might be the case. Ill try this and see what happens.
FeenixRising
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AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
I'm thinking of buying a PS4, possibly this year, and this is one of the games that perked my interest. Without spoiling it, can someone tell me if:
1) The game is a true "WRPG" like Elder Scroll, Fallout, Jade Empire, Dragon Age?
2) The game's ending leave it open for a sequel? A simple yes/no will suffice, spoil tag your answer for other's sake, please.
1) The game is a true "WRPG" like Elder Scroll, Fallout, Jade Empire, Dragon Age?
2) The game's ending leave it open for a sequel? A simple yes/no will suffice, spoil tag your answer for other's sake, please.
How to beat a rockbreaker fairly easy
Its most powerful attack or at least the one most likely to kill you the quickest is when it shoots up from the ground underneath you as it does it in a chain of three or four times. You can EASILY dodge this attack if you roll just as the light appears on the ground. It doesnt look like the standard "red eyes flashing" you see most commonly, but it is the notification to dodge,
Ravage_Hydra
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Turned my shadow sharpshot bow into a damage bow since i don't use the tearblast arrows no more, And damn with the hardpoint arrows with x3 mods of 49% for a total of 147 in damage this bow is doing on average of 300 to 500 in damage
I highly recommended it
Im 30 hrs into the game and havent gotten
are these a feature of the purple tier War Bows?
Also is there anyway to view the cinematics in game or revisit certain locations? My SO is out of the country now and she missed some big story stuff so IM trying to figure out how to show here that stuff when she gets back/.
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Also is there anyway to view the cinematics in game or revisit certain locations? My SO is out of the country now and she missed some big story stuff so IM trying to figure out how to show here that stuff when she gets back/.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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Its literally the best action game I've played. It is an action game with RPG mechanics and storytelling.
Only thing I could readily compare it to is Crysis 1 or MGSV, where a bit of preplanning (via gameplay mechanics and RPG elements) is heavily rewarded, but at its core they are action games. If you like the "thinking action genre" that has sort of blossomed this gen (Bloodborne, Hitman, Crysis, MGSV) then it should be an instant buy. Its one of if not the best in the genre.
Its an open world game with a focus on tight creative combat against a variety of complex challenging enemies. The main story is also very well done and its got a lot of side quests, story collectibles, challenge missions but does a lot of them very well even if there aren't as many as other games.
None of those really. The combat absolutely shines. IMO, it's like a scaled down Witcher 3 if the combat was designed by FPS makers.
Or, maybe Fallout NV except with stellar combat.
In terms of preplanning mechanics I would say yes, but mechanically they are totally different as Horizon requires some serious dexterity.
Yeah, that's what I mean though - just think if Geralt controlled as well as Aloy. OMG
The one thing I didn't love about Witcher 3 was the combat. Guerrilla obviously took a lot of cues from that game though.
Falchion
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It's on the Shadow Sharpshot.
gunstarhero
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Planning on picking this up today - how's the difficulty? Would like a challenge, but not unfair. Go directly to hard or is normal good?
If you enjoy the preplanning aspects of Hitman, Crysis, and MGSV or the Souls-like design of "dont be careless" I would play on hard.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Very nice. I love how Horizon is getting the Witcher 3 treatment from fans - covers, fan art, cosplay, the works.
gunstarhero
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Perfect - loved that aspect about Bloodborne/DarkSouls - will give it a try. Thanks!
Melchiah
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Yes. It took me a while to get that one as well.
Unfortunately no (EDIT: when it comes to the cinematics), not even after completion, which is unfortunate.
The jarring little jolt between the scenes happened quite often for me. Now that I think about, it may be that it started happening after one of the patches, but I'm not sure.
I actually revisited the text files of Banuk Figures and Metal Flowers, and you're right, they do offer a story of their own. I guess I just didn't pay enough attention to them while playing. The Metal Flowers became even more interesting in retrospect, after I had completed the game.
I've now played a bit more with the Shield Weaver, and it's certainly a pretty OP piece of equipment. I wonder how that will be taken into consideration in the DLC?
The reset method became increasingly annoying, when I was trying to get all the Blazing Suns. Especially when some of the Hunting Trials seemed to rely on luck, when it came to the timing of the machines' routes in relation to each other. If they were too far from each other, the time would run out.
That's one of the many good things about the game. It allowed me to get Blazing Suns in Hunting Trials like Watch Out, Tie Down, and Ravager Control on easy.
holygeesus
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So after completing the game, you can just change to easy difficulty to mop up the trophies?
Melchiah
Member
Yep.
Rien
Jelly Belly
Yup. I did it for the trials and got the plat like 50 mins later
Oh boy you are going to like this game.
holygeesus
Banned
MegaSackman
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Shadow gear also counts, do you have every purple weapon and outfit?
I'll need to Google that. Got the plat, and bought everything I could come near.