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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT2| Red Head Redemption
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wtf. amazing.
Miniature Kaiju
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I don't know what's the best, but the most epic is sliding underneath the Sawtooth while it pounces you and hitting it with triple shot fire arrows, in slow motion
brings a smile to my face every single time.TrojanBlade
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Gameplay for this game looks like the CG stuff in other games...this is just so impressive. I wasn't too impressed by GG's work on KZ:SF (I guess they were still learning to get most out of PS4), but this is just above and beyond anything on consoles specially for an open world game.
Twilight Princess
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GG please, I'm ready for horizon 2.
It could be armored. After you kill a certain number of a machine they star getting armor upgrades. The Snapmaw for example gets armor on it's blaze canisters that needs to be removed before they can be exploded.
DualShadow
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Wow this is the first Ive heard of this! Anyone have pics showing the differences?
shiba5 pointed it out earlier in the thread. There are pictures in the strategy guide.
DualShadow
Member
Thanks I'll take a look.
Ok this explained a lot. I was wondering why I'm having a hard time against the rockbreakers even though I could easily defeat them before I was level 50 (yes, level 50 and still not done with the game).
matrix-cat
Member
I've been wondering this too, since I've been butting up against a fully-upgraded inventory limit for hours now. It seems like there's only one outfit or weapon associated with a given robot's lens or heart, so I figure once you've bought those it's probably safe to sell any you get from then on. But then I feel like the moment I get rid of all mine I'll pick up a sidequest that needs one of each
LastMinuteHero
Member
I rarely fast travelled and did a lot of blaze and shard farming early on
Open ps4
Open game
Setup a quest waypoint
Go to it by walking
Got distracted by a machine site.
Engaged in a shitstorm against 3 different machine types.
Oh that's a racoon, better hunt some skins first.
2 hours later, finally got to the quest waypoint...
Ravage_Hydra
Member
Or you can spend 130 hours grinding super rare weapon coils, well its what i been doing since finishing everything up around hour 85 and i'm now at hour 215 with over 600 Tjaws down
Saint of Killers
Member
HALP! I've finished the game. What the flip do I have to do to get all
?
Elsiabet's files repaired
But what for? I have every best gear and I'm not sure you have to grind that much. Unless it's grinding just for grinding.
Is there a map with side quests? I'm sure I'm missing some.
Rain City Gamer
Member
Not sure how you play and enjoy a game like Nioh, Then choose to play this game on Normal. Anyone who plays and enjoys Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Nioh, etc. needs to play this game on AT LEAST Hard and probably on Very Hard.
I would even go as far as saying that MOST people should play it on Hard to get the best experience.
Melchiah
Member
You need a Thunderjaw Heart for an errand called
Healer's Oath
theangrypirate
Member
Just started playing this after finishing Nier Automata. Graphics are on a completely different level. Wow, I forgot how amazing games can look. I didn't get very far though. The game definitely does not start off on an exciting note, at least in comparison to Nier. I actually fell asleep playing haha. I hope the game picks up in a hurry, I really don't like the intro section. I'll pick it back up in a couple days and try again. I've really been looking forward to this one.
Saint of Killers
Member
I came to HZD in the same way as you. (Off the back of the excellent NierA.)
The start isn't great, but the game gets better when you're let loose on the world. How much better obviously depends on how much you enjoy fighting machines.
When I started I could see nothing but negatives (the dialogue which flitted between overly earnest and wooden!), but the machine combat, and then the story soon made up for all that, and I finished the game thinking it was one of the best I played.
Saint of Killers
Member
Derp. Never mind. I wasn't paying enough attention.
Repaired files do not replace broken ones; damaged files remain, repaired version have a 'R' beside them in the title.
travisbickle
Member
I'm over 50 hours, and I haven't gone past the point where he tells you to "finish your errands before proceeding", I took his advice and completed a lot of the side quests and errands.
I don't understand how you can platinum in that time unless you don't have to do things like the hunter's lodge, every side quest ...
theangrypirate
Member
Good to know I'm not the only one. I'm really looking forward to the combat and exploring this gorgeous world. I think I'm just kind of numb after playing Nier. Probably a few days off of video games will do me some good (I've got some work to catch up on). I'm pretty sure I'll really like HZD.
Melchiah
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I enjoyed it, and how it built the characters. Without it, they and the impact of events wouldn't have felt the same. I have no idea of how Nier starts, but I didn't find its demo exciting at all. The lack of enemy variety was particularly jarring in it.
On a side note, I disliked how the tutorial quests needed to be activated to be completed. It would have been better if you could do them, while having an active main/side quest.
You don't have to do every side quest, but hunters lodge are essential. That said, I completed every stuff I had on the map.
Melchiah
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Hunter's Lodge quest is essential, but you don't have to complete all the Hunting Grounds.
theangrypirate
Member
Yeah, I think I just need to take a couple days before starting something after Nier. I've really been looking forward to playing it. I think i just started too soon after bingeing on Nier. The game LOOKS phenomenal in 4k though, I really tried to play but It was late and the beginning
playing as kid Aloy
beau_beaumont
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Just got my platinum tonight. I actually kind of enjoyed the hunter trials. I have a bunch of side quests to do, so it looks like I still have a lot of game left to play.
I know this isn't the spoiler thread, but I just have to say that I enjoyed the story much more than I thought I would. That's part of the reason I cruised through the main missions. I just had to find out what happened next.
I know this isn't the spoiler thread, but I just have to say that I enjoyed the story much more than I thought I would. That's part of the reason I cruised through the main missions. I just had to find out what happened next.
Melchiah
Member
I had a similar experience, when I moved from Horizon to Dark Souls 3's The Ringed City DLC. It just feels tedious to me, and I kinda wish I was playing Horizon instead. I'm actually craving for another playthrough, which is unheard of for me when it comes to these kind of long epics.
EDIT:
That's exactly why I try to avoid playing at late hours these days. It just diminishes the experience, when I'm too tired to play. #Old gamer problems
theangrypirate
Member
yup
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
Sharefactory theme for Horizon is up.
@SunhiLegend, now you have more artistic freedom.
@SunhiLegend, now you have more artistic freedom.
After its stunned.
Saint of Killers
Member
xD Played the game for close to 70 hrs, never once saw a Stormbird doing that.
AyraSutoraifu
Member
So i got the Shield-Weaver armor last night
jeez, i'm ploughing trough entire herds of enemy's
LastMinuteHero
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xD Played the game for close to 70 hrs, never once saw a Stormbird doing that.
I think someone mentioned that if you take out the gun on its chest and the engines on its wings they'll do that
Melchiah
Member
Whoa! New information.
holygeesus
Banned
You do for the platinum surely? I'm sure I got a trophy for getting blazing suns at every trial?
Chuckie
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For platinum? Yes you do. There's a trophy for 15 blazing suns.
Rockbreakers, Thunderjaws, and stormbirds always drop purple mods. Better if you can find the corrupted versions via the story.
"God's Beard!"
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I was just in this area and spent half an hour climbing the demon carcass on top of the mountain but getting to the top would involve me getting reset back into the map :-(
I wished overridden machines aren't overpowered. My boy snapmaw killed 2 of his brothers with ease.
I also have tested a Stormbird able to kill 3 Snapmaws, 2 Ravagers, and a couple of Longlegs. It was an awesome sight.
Wished the two stormbird sight was close to each other so I can have them fight 1v1.
I didn't know this or noticed. Cool.
I also have tested a Stormbird able to kill 3 Snapmaws, 2 Ravagers, and a couple of Longlegs. It was an awesome sight.
Wished the two stormbird sight was close to each other so I can have them fight 1v1.
I didn't know this or noticed. Cool.
Saint of Killers
Member
Damn! Never thought of clipping its wings. Ta for the info, though. (Makes you wonder what "secret" abilities the other machines posses...)
Hey guys, check out this short video (109s long) of me being incredibly rubbish xD It contains spoilers of the best hunting ground
Melchiah
Member
I finished the game in 38 hours. 49.63% completion. I did lots of hunting to upgrade my carry capacity and to always have the maximum health and lots of ammo, but there are still all cauldrons except one, all hunting grounds, 2 or 3 tall necks, 1 bandit camp, 5 side quests, 11 errands... Yeah, lots of things to do. But I want to move on to another game (and need to sell it while it's still valuable). Gonna buy it again next year when it will be 15-20 on PSN, I want to finish it again playing in a 4k tv at some point as well.
LastMinuteHero
Member
Yup that's one of the best spot in the game to farm for rare mods, although I would switch to a freeze+blast sling combo at that point in the game since it pretty much beats the disc launcher in terms of damage and also you don't have to kill yourself trying to pick up the weapon