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Horizon: Zero Dawn | Review Thread

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geordiemp

geordiemp

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Bronetta said:
I can already see the "Zelda BotW ruined all other video games for me" thread.
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dont know why,, they are exact opposites

Horizon : Graphics and combat

Zelda : Puzzles and survival (best preview detail I have read is Witness X Dont starve)

Horizon I guess is not good on puzzles, Zelda has boring combat (some previews have said this already).

I am more a combat person (so Witcher 3 / zelda / Witness are not my cuppa, but I can see why they are liked)

Anyway, Horizon I will buy, but more pumped for Mass Effect.
 
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QaaQer

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Xaero Gravity said:
It happens with every Zelda. Previews come out stating it's the best since OoT, and then a few months later some people start to shit on it.


It's not even necessarily exclusive to Zelda.
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It's actually the norm for big games with big marketing. Previews are worthless (previews, not reviews).
 
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dracula_x

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Bronetta said:
Inf3cted_b3ast said:
Please don't crucify me for bringing up Zelda yet again but apparently it was good for Horizon the it got reviewed before Zelda. If not it would have been a 7/10 game.
https://twitter.com/BasedVidya/statu...45482440069123
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I can already see the "Zelda BotW ruined all other video games for me" thread.
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by this logic, Witcher 3 should be a 7/10 game too or even worse.

edit: btw, gaming press have played those 2 games almost simultaneously, so that argument ("it got reviewed before") doesn't work. Horizon got reviewed before only because Zelda review embargo.
 
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Tyaren

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Xaero Gravity said:
It happens with every Zelda. Previews come out stating it's the best since OoT, and then a few months later some people start to shit on it.
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Yeah, browsing Neogaf I often feel like I'm the only one that loved Twilight Princess back when it came out and still now. :/
 
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robotrock

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Servbot24 said:
I don't know if the game is barren or not, but when someone says an open world game is barren, they're not saying it is lacking in awesome-looking grass. They're usually saying there are not enough notable things to do. Again, no idea if that's the case in Horizon, but that image doesn't address the criticism.
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yeah can only hope for a solid balance.

I listened to some of the giant bomb cast the other day (those guys seem a bit jaded but i still listened), the reviewer seemed to think that the game's map gets as bloated or as barren as you like it. sounds awesome
 
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TheRaven476

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I was looking at a gif that people were using to defend the whole "Zelda is so complex" it throws shade on Horizon. It was just a guy getting targeted by an attack and running behind a blob monster........ You know.... something you can do in Horizon, only it's much tougher to pull off because monsters are more dynamic and quick do they don't just stand there stationary allowing you to place them between yourself and the projectile.

But hey whatever...... Fanboys gotta Fanboy.
 
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Elandyll

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robotrock said:
so is this game good? just saw the usgamer score and yikes...
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You seem to spend a lot of time in the Giant Bomb thread...

surely you also saw this

Giant Bomb: 10/10

A per the overall reception, there is the range:

96-100: 11
90-95: 41
86-89: 7
80-85: 20
70-79: 3
60-69: 0
50-59: 1
 
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Servbot24

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robotrock said:
yeah can only hope for a solid balance.

I listened to some of the giant bomb cast the other day (those guys seem a bit jaded but i still listened), the reviewer seemed to think that the game's map gets as bloated or as barren as you like it. sounds awesome
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Yeah I don't think it's ever as simple as "there are lots of things". WindWaker is quite sparse and it's wonderful. Assassin's Creed is stuffed to the gills with icons and it's awful. Really depends on the game.
 
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MiamiWesker

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Servbot24 said:
I don't know if the game is barren or not, but when someone says an open world game is barren, they're not saying it is lacking in awesome-looking grass. They're usually saying there are not enough notable things to do. Again, no idea if that's the case in Horizon, but that image doesn't address the criticism.
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I can address it, it's not barren. The robots are everywhere.
 
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robotrock

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Elandyll said:
You seem to spend a lot of time in the Giant Bomb thread...

surely you also saw this

Giant Bomb: 10/10

A per the overall reception, there is the range:

96-100: 11
90-95: 41
86-89: 7
80-85: 20
70-79: 3
60-69: 0
50-59: 1
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wow 10/10 from giant bomb? very cool...game is definitely on my radar
 
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deoee

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platina said:
That's crazy, are people really calling Horizon barren? The game is so dense with geometry filling the whole screen. Surprised this is even the regular ps4 version.
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I'm not following, there isn't a pc game that currently looks as good as Horizon on the pro.
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Make a gif out of it for the love of everything there is, I NEED TO SEE THE GRAS MOVING
 
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robotrock

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Servbot24 said:
Yeah I don't think it's ever as simple as "there are lots of things". WindWaker is quite sparse and it's wonderful. Assassin's Creed is stuffed to the gills with icons and it's awful. Really depends on the game.
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Yup. People seem to think fairly highly of the horizon side content though, which sounds promising to me.
 
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Omnistalgic

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Man, I wish this game came out today so I could play it for the weekend...

I have TLG to finish, GR2 to start (Huge Backlog) but just can't get myself to turn on the PS4 for anything other than a quick round of Destiny...

I just want to run around in Aloy's world already.
 
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phantasmic_glaive

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platina said:
That's crazy, are people really calling Horizon barren? The game is so dense with geometry filling the whole screen. Surprised this is even the regular ps4 version.
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I'm not following, there isn't a pc game that currently looks as good as Horizon on the pro.
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This looks absolutely unreal. I can't wait. Was uncharted 4 ever THIS hyped? i know it got a few better scores, but this game seems on another level of promise.
 
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LotusHD

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platina said:
That's crazy, are people really calling Horizon barren? The game is so dense with geometry filling the whole screen. Surprised this is even the regular ps4 version.
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As was stated, that is not what people mean (usually) when they say a game is barren or looks empty.
 
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robotrock

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deoee said:
Didn't some reviews state it's standard open world stuff?
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I'm basing this off of the Giant Bombcast, but they seemed to think the side content was good, praising some of the actual story beats in side content.

Most standard open world stuff usually feels tedious to me and often not worth doing so I hope it's not the case here. I'm hopeful.

Patapwn said:
Lol nice save
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idk what this post is trying to say
 
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Jawbreaker

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LotusHD said:
As was stated, that is not what people mean (usually) when they say a game is barren or looks empty.
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Even by those metrics, that doesn't appear to be the case. I guess if you remove the main draw of the game — intense combat with robot enemies — it may feel that way, but that's silly.
 
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Garlador

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platina said:
That's crazy, are people really calling Horizon barren? The game is so dense with geometry filling the whole screen. Surprised this is even the regular ps4 version.
7d09948e_o.png



I'm not following, there isn't a pc game that currently looks as good as Horizon on the pro.
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I keep saying it... but Guerrilla Games are black magic wizards.

And this isn't even the Pro version.

It looks this good AND it runs like a dream.
 
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robotrock

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Garlador said:
I keep saying it... but Guerrilla Games are black magic wizards.

And this isn't even the Pro version.

It looks this good AND it runs like a dream.
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oh what the fuck? why did i buy a stupid ps4 pro then

goddamnit sony your studios need to support the ps4 pro better
 
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Primethius

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phantasmic_glaive said:
This looks absolutely unreal. I can't wait. Was uncharted 4 ever THIS hyped? i know it got a few better scores, but this game seems on another level of promise.
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As hyped as I am for Horizon, just personally, I've had far more hype for other games pre-launch that are just on another level.

Part of it is that now, I'm really excited given that it's received praise for almost all aspects of the game as opposed to my expectations prior, which had my excitement centered largely on combat grounds.

With stuff like Bloodborne, UC4 and Zelda, my hype tends to be way higher due to it being a known quantity, with a developer working in a field they've already proven themselves in. And because of that known quantity, the excitement builds to far greater levels over time.
 
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Bronetta

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robotrock said:
idk what this post is trying to say
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You literally ignored dozens of other positive scores to point out the one negative score. You don't see anything wrong with that?
 
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robotrock

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Bronetta said:
You literally ignored dozens of other positive scores to point out the one negative score. You don't see anything wrong with that?
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i like the US gamer review, thought it was worth mentioning in the review thread

i dont see any other scores on this page so excuse me if i missed any
 
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Kenzodielocke

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Primethius said:
As hyped as I am for Horizon, just personally, I've had far more hype for other games pre-launch that are just on another level.

Part of it is that now, I'm really excited given that it's received praise for almost all aspects of the game as opposed to my expectations prior, which had my excitement centered largely on combat grounds.

With stuff like Bloodborne, UC4 and Zelda, my hype tends to be way higher due to it being a known quantity, with a developer working in a field they've already proven themselves in. And because of that known quantity, the excitement builds to far greater levels over time.
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There is so much hype that I basically decided to not get hyped for any game ever again.

I am looking forward to playing these games. That's it. Hype does more harm than good.
 
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MegaSackman

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Jawbreaker said:
Even by those metrics, that doesn't appear to be the case. I guess if you remove the main draw of the game — intense combat with robot enemies — it may feel that way, but that's silly.
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Yeah, that would be like saying "if my grandma would have a penis it would be my grandpa" but you know, she doesn't.
 
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Poimandres

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phantasmic_glaive said:
This looks absolutely unreal. I can't wait. Was uncharted 4 ever THIS hyped? i know it got a few better scores, but this game seems on another level of promise.
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Uncharted 4 was more hyped I think. It's wise not too get too swept up in hype. Most people think this game is very good, but it's unlikely to change your life!
 
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Bronetta

Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
robotrock said:
i like the US gamer review, thought it was worth mentioning in the review thread

i dont see any other scores on this page so excuse me if i missed any
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So you came into a review thread and didn't even bother checking the first page for review scores or even just the metacritic before posting. What did you think the responses would be? Surely you're not that oblivious.

At least you admit you didn't read the OP.
 
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