Based on the preview footage there are 26 separate machine types and some of those have variants.
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Horizon Zero Dawn Spoiler-free Impressions (for real this time)
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Chris Metal
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I imagine combat diversity improves through the skills you choose to unlock in the skill tree, in some on the lets plays they've shown there's a nice amount to unlock throughout the game while you play.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Since we're talking about RDR, I must say, I only played RDR to lasso people and put them in front of trains. Is there an equivalent to that in this game? This is important information I must know before I rent and/or purchase this title.
Yeah corrupted versions of those.
Chris Metal
Member
Plus their corrupted variants... unless that's what you meant.
I don't think this game has trains, no...
she can
hack certain machines to ride as mounts, yes.
onemanasylum
Banned
She can override certain machines to use as mounts.
She can hack machines to use as mounts.
Really?!? Thats news to me. I was going off of their promotional videos and trailers. I havent been watching the gameplay demos so as to avoid unnecessary spoilers. When you say 26 types do you mean totally distinct machine types or iterations of various archetypes?
KINGofCRA5H
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oh god
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Doesn't have to be trains. It could be leading other machines or people to that giant robot croco or robot bird.
Every single one completely different.
jmaine_ph
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26 unique types.
Distinctive machines (as let s say, different animals).
They can be classified in big groups but are unique.
Why? Is RDR a sacred incomparable game?
Jawbreaker
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Why not?
Chris Metal
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Completely different with different defences and attack states... And a lot of them have corrupt equivalents too which will have behaviour differences and act far more aggressive towards you as an example.
Because I find it hard to believe that these are the most apt comparisons other than the Uncharted graphics ones.
KINGofCRA5H
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I mean when you want to associate with a game of high quality, those are some of the games you would mention, no?
Wow. Well thats fantastic news. Way more than I had ever thought would be in the game. I wonder why they have shown so few in trailers and promotional videos so far then. If there are 26 types theyve only shown a very very small minority of their enemy design. Guess they are really taking the less is more road on prerelease marketing.
You're right. I just checked the skill tree and there are good new skills Aloy can learn that are useful. They range from damage multipliers to actual new actions she can perform. The stuff you would usually expect from an open world skill tree. Reminds me a little bit of getting new useful abilities inFamous or Kingdom Hearts (although these are not flashy, explosive new abilities like those games). But they are helpful.
Primethius
Banned
26 completely different enemies.
Then you have slight variations to account for the environment they are in.
Then the corrupted variations.
Most of them except for the two deer types right? unless the game counts both of them as grazers.
chrisPjelly
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Nice nice. Was worried about the open world being shallow, but I'm glad that doesn't seem to be the case 
I got my copy today and have sunk a couple hours into the game. Here are some early impressions. Also, I'm playing on hard mode and on a PS4 pro.
-The intro is well done and has me curious about why Aloy is an outcast and why the world came to the state that it's currently in.
-Her model is insanely beautiful, but you can definitely tell that more effort goes into to certain characters. It's completely understandable because of how many characters are probably in the game
-The facial animations are not naughty dog level, but I don't believe any other game really comes close. It's looks good enough and the voice acting is better than expected.
-The graphic are incredible. It's like uncharted 4 level graphics but on a bigger scale. The lighting is beautiful and natural feeling and the pop in is almost completely unnoticeable even with the amount of insane looking foliage.
-Combat is really fun. Enemies hit really hard and can take out half your life in one hit. The first trap gun you get is really satisfying and fun to use. So far combat is my favorite part of the game.
-the music is subtle but very beautiful. Overall very impressed with audio/visual elements.
I will update more later tomorrow when I get a chance rot okay more. I can also answer any question people might have.
-The intro is well done and has me curious about why Aloy is an outcast and why the world came to the state that it's currently in.
-Her model is insanely beautiful, but you can definitely tell that more effort goes into to certain characters. It's completely understandable because of how many characters are probably in the game
-The facial animations are not naughty dog level, but I don't believe any other game really comes close. It's looks good enough and the voice acting is better than expected.
-The graphic are incredible. It's like uncharted 4 level graphics but on a bigger scale. The lighting is beautiful and natural feeling and the pop in is almost completely unnoticeable even with the amount of insane looking foliage.
-Combat is really fun. Enemies hit really hard and can take out half your life in one hit. The first trap gun you get is really satisfying and fun to use. So far combat is my favorite part of the game.
-the music is subtle but very beautiful. Overall very impressed with audio/visual elements.
I will update more later tomorrow when I get a chance rot okay more. I can also answer any question people might have.
Chris Metal
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Well corrupt machines will fight non corrupt machines... does that count?
Very nice, thanks for the impressions
They showed quote a few from the preview event, and they had 4 videos detailing 4 of them.
Cow Goes Moo
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the only offensively bad thing i've seen so far is human a.i.
like that shit is just bad
it stands out more since the robots are more reactive and threatening
the humans are like slow moving neanderthals
like that shit is just bad
it stands out more since the robots are more reactive and threatening
the humans are like slow moving neanderthals
onemanasylum
Banned
This game is going to do very well. Sony has a big new franchise on their hands.
Sweet. Seems like a very polished AAA game. I am expecting it do very well, and also score well too. MC in the 90s most likely
Totally different types. We can post a pic for you here, where you can see most of them.
More_Badass
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One machine can have up to nine distinct attacks, for close, medium, and far ranges. It's not like the sniper type, the charging type, etc. I haven't played, but from what I've seen and read, the combat diversity seems akin to that of a dual stick shooter, where different combinations of enemies can drastically change an encounter
Nah bro dont post that here are you crazy!?!??!?
jmaine_ph
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Nice! Thanks for the impressions.
Shhhhhht! I know it's a spoiler-free thread
Great to hear!
So regarding the music -- you mean there is ambient music playing in the background when Aloy is just moving around and exploring?
A little bit. Aloy wields some occasional but timely sarcasm and deadpan delivery. It's funnier when the NPCs don't acknowledge it lol.
Chris Metal
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Well one of the youtubers who went to one of the Horizon event put up a long vid which shows quite a few of them as a guide, but not near the total or corrupt versions. Primarily due to limited time with the game but it does show great variety in the machines design, attack and defence capabilities of the ones which he did find and could give an opinion about. I'm looking forward to it I think they'll be some challenges and thinking involved in quite a few battles.
I find early GAF impressions to generally be quite unreliable as people who get a game early tend to be the most excited for it, and thus far more forgiving of flaws.
Nightengale
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How's the dialogue & dialogue writing, in general?
Aside from human AI, I would say the way dialogue is written and spoken is probably the only other part of HZD that makes me go (-_-) in terms of how it's portrayed.
Aside from human AI, I would say the way dialogue is written and spoken is probably the only other part of HZD that makes me go (-_-) in terms of how it's portrayed.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Not exactly. Thanks for answering though. I basically wanted to interact with random NPCs like you can in RDR.
Blackleg-sanji1
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So what if ppl that got ot late really don't care about the game at all and just wanna troll. By all logic who do we trust than? What is this thread for. Who are we!!
Irishonion
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Hopefully like other games the new game plus comes out in a patch after a month or so. Looks like I'm going to play this a lot, especially looks like I won't get to play zelda at launch.
Chris Metal
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Dude that pic has some which we haven't even seen from the horizon playtest event if its the one I think it is
press kit poster
EDIT: Man I'm late on replies lol.
OrbitalBeard
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It kind of goes both ways. Impressions from some Gaffers who played Wolfenstein: The New Order and Uncharted 4 early were overly negative.
More_Badass
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Sounds great! Added to the first post
I have a few questions:
- Do machines interact with each other, like an ecosystem?
- Does the world feel large and nicely spaced out? Given that you're mainly traveling by foot and sometimes by mount, I'm hoping the world feels large enough that it feels like a journey to traverse, while dense enough that there aren't too many areas of dead space
- Is the world exciting to explore? Personally exploring is one of my favorite things to do in open world games: I'm the guy who's currently walking around most of Watch Dogs so I can people-watch. So interesting things to find, nice vistas, etc,?
Sounds great! I'm still a bit apprehensive about the open world design and just how much standard Ubi style open world fluff is in it but its good to know the enemy variety is not an issue at all. Looking forward to reading some reviews come Monday.