Sangetsu-II
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Horizon: Zero Dawn | Review Thread
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I agree.
not when it comes to prices..
a thing that costs 999.99 dollars. Will sell more than the same thing that costs 1000 dollars..
;o)
Always-honest
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Thanx but i wish i didn't watch this. It ruined moments i wish i experienced while playing.
But yes, good review until the point i closed the window because i feared i was going to be spoiled even more.
Wishmaster92
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Wow those scores. I guess it wasn't a below average guerilla game after all. Sorry haters
pixellated_man
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That 1 week wait anxiety kicking in.
But what about the thing that costs 998 dollars
Tomeru
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Did you read the review? The only thing he said there is that he was bored and the game is boring. Didn't even fault any gameplay mechanic beyond being boring. That was one of the least professional reviews I've read in a long time. Check out UG, it wasn't glowing but at least is was somewhat informative. Less sarcasm and ambivalence are needed if your intention is to criticise something.
Miniature Kaiju
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I like it a lot that, instead of going straight for post-apocalyptic, GG took Horizon more in a post-post-apocalyptic bent. It's a very underexplored genre.
You're talking about psychological pricing, completely different.
I'm gonna wait for some reviews and impressions from my usual preferred sources, but I do hope that it lives up to these 8/9/10 scores people seem to be giving.
The Ubi formula everyone seems to be copying has really hurt my enjoyment of great open world games and fatigued me of the entire genre thanks to years of mediocre and bad open worlds.
but isn't this about "psychological" scoring..? ;oD
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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pixellated_man
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Can't be emphasized enough. This is definitely the biggest positive takeaway from these reviews. Yes, a few reviewers didn't like the story, but stories are one of the most subjective aspects in games and you will never get a consensus there.
Annoying Old Party Man
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What is the UBI formula If I may ask?
onemanasylum
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Why are people still bringing up Ubisoft, it is clear Horizon is much more then a ubisoft copy.
Then you weren;t paying attention.
What does this have to do with anything?
Prithee Be Careful
Industry Professional
So this has scored even with RotTR? I thought RotTR was boring, badly-written trash, so I'm really not sure what to make of this. I get the impression is going to be better, but I don't know what that says about the state of the critical industry...
Ubisoft did not invent open world activities. I think the problem people have with some Ubi open world games is that the core of the game (combat, story,ect) are not compelling so it seems like the gameplay is filling percentage bars.
Horizon does not have that problem for most reviwers.
Horizon does not have that problem for most reviwers.
Always a little bizarre to look at these things from the outside in and see it for what it is.
I did (and its a she not a he) and I agree that is not very well written, but that is a reflection of how her time with the game was, and that is not a reason for have it removed from MC.
And if the review is badly written and lazy, justified backlash will fall on her, and thats not helping the reviewer either so I doubt people do that on purpose just to be sarcastic and edgy...
What a weird association.
They're also skewed by outlets that use a five point scale without any additional nuance.
Prithee Be Careful
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Not comparing the games, just the scores.
Primethius
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It's a great feeling for me personally as my expectations for the game were largely centered around the combat. It looked like a different take on bow combat in MH in an open world setting with a bunch of cool things.
Then finding out, hey, the rest of the game is pretty good too.
Feels good.
redblack85
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Since I made that post, allow me to clarify that I was speaking broadly and not with regard to GAF specifically (I did respond to "Still do not understand the hype surrounding Horizon Zero Dawn" and made no allusions to GAF, after all). I don't think that making a general comment on the landscape of "platform wars" is incendiary -- if you (as in the royal "you") are genuinely looking forward to playing the game, then you've no reason to feel slighted as you obviously don't fall into that group. And I realise that, yes, many if not most are genuinely looking forward to playing the game -- that's exactly why I prefaced the meat of my post with "to some extent". It was absolutely was not "lol stupid sony ponys game looks like shit they just want more exclusives lolololol", and indeed I phrased my post in such a way that it can be applied not only to consoles but any platform, PC included.
I freely admit that the PC is my primary gaming platform (for what little of it I do these days) and I tend to be a recurring voice in Steam/Valve-related threads, largely owing to the fact that I'm knowledgeable about their respective histories and how they're operated, however I don't consider myself an elitist. Video games are to be enjoyed, regardless of how you choose to play them. I've no dog in the war some wage for platform supremacy.
Edit: I should also note that "many" and "most" are not adjective synonyms, so I wasn't saying that the majority of people looking forward to the game are those with an emotional attachment to their PS4. This post has already been lost in the shuffle, but hopefully you stumble upon it at some point and it clears things up.
Nioh 87.
rochellepaws
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Sounds like a Guerrilla game from the tone of the Easy Allies review. I'm a bit disappointed that they weren't impressed with the plot or characters and found the script to be "shallow", I was afraid this would be the case.
I'm sure it'll still be enjoyable, I'll get around it to eventually.
I'm sure it'll still be enjoyable, I'll get around it to eventually.
ISee
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Didn't know it came to Steam
Is it an echo chamber or is it purely the fact that some people really dislike many third person action adventures despite critical acclaim. There are many exceptionally highly rated games of this type that I personally hate, including the latest Tomb Raiders and the Uncharted series. Meanwhile equally, there are exceptional games that are handled differently that I absolutely love, such as the Last of Us and MGS (despite hating the way exposition is handled). HZD looks like it will still fall into the former for me, and things like God of War (2017 I assume) and Last of Us Part 2, will likely be in the latter.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Not really sure what I have done wrong other than express my opinon on games I know I'll likely hate, and those I'll likely love
lukeskymac
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So it's an open world game, but with an attention to detail, a story, and a combat system that are much superior to your average open world game.
Which is what everyone who has been following this game closely was expecting. Sweet.
Hahahaha
Which is what everyone who has been following this game closely was expecting. Sweet.
Hahahaha
RRoTR sits at 86 though...
In any case, they are two completely different games
onemanasylum
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I give Horizon 2 crackers out of 10 (Inside joke)
Let me correct that!!
Towers to climb for a vantage point they expands the map
Meaningless and tedious collectables
Copy paste missions
Spread out interesting content
Dense uninteresting content
There's more. It's just so common that I and others have seen from many open world games, mainly Ubisoft titles.
It's lazy, and it does a disservice to the potential of the game. Holding back, instead of expanding it.
BlackBuzzard
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Rip musician i hope you found dem white women.
Well, it's typical that even great reviewed games have few lower scores, and there is nothing wrong with that. I would be glad if we used the full range a lot more than we do in games currently.
But a 5/10 from US Gamer sure is a bit on the extreme side. I mean if they would be a site that generally very strict with reviews, that would be one thing, but going by their average ratings, this game with 5/10 is further away from being a average game 7.6/10 (according to their score average) than an average one is from being a perfect 10/10 one.
Of course the reviewers etc may differ etc, but this doesn't really seem consistent with their other reviewing, or they really think it is offensively bad.
Well not that this itself is a problem, but it surely sticks out a little from their usual reviewing.
But a 5/10 from US Gamer sure is a bit on the extreme side. I mean if they would be a site that generally very strict with reviews, that would be one thing, but going by their average ratings, this game with 5/10 is further away from being a average game 7.6/10 (according to their score average) than an average one is from being a perfect 10/10 one.
Of course the reviewers etc may differ etc, but this doesn't really seem consistent with their other reviewing, or they really think it is offensively bad.
Well not that this itself is a problem, but it surely sticks out a little from their usual reviewing.
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