Say what you will about the Horizon series but the Music is fantastic
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RagnarokIV
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Bland shite
ChorizoPicozo
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Music is one of those things that's hard to get wrong and usually elevates visuals.
Chuck Berry
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Yeah the soundtrack to FW was one of the only things about the game I enjoyed. Big Vangelis vibes.
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ChorizoPicozo
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so, actual music?
.I think the Horizon music fits the game. probably the best tracks are the vocal ones.
San Dan Glokta
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I've been listening to the Killzone 2 Helghan Forever since launch day feb 2009. I give you a virtual hug <3
(No homo)
Horizon: Zero Dawn I found annoying because Aloy is insufferable, and all males were eerily feeble/stupid/incompetent/evil. Couldn't get into the story; should have tried playing it with VAs muted with a podcast on or something but I'm soured on it now.
Insanemaelstrom
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Huh? HZD is filled with role model, competent, male characters.
Even among the main cast:
1. Rost: Alloy's step father and someone shown to be caring, powerful, competent and overall a good father. He even gets a heroic sacrifice.
2. Val: son of the nora tribe chief. Another competent male character.
3. Sylens: A friend/enemy type character. Someone who isn't evil but rather driven with scientific research. He is considered to be the greatest "alive" scientific mind in the game.
Fbh
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Yeah it's one of the great main themes of that era. And honestly the entire soundtrack is really good (same for Killzone 3), I've always found it to be one of the underappreciated aspects of the franchise.
The Ps3 era was on fire with cool main themes in western games.
Even the relatively bad games had absolute bangers:
(Lair is honestly top 5 medieval fantasy OSTs in gaming IMO)
Blank Space Invader
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Music is obviously subjective and everyone is moved differently by it, but nothing in that opening post selection sounded special or particularly engaging to me.
I quit playing during the tutorial. They wanted me to stealth kill a robot. I snuck up on the robot, it never detected me, and I killed it. The game failed me and made me repeat it because I was apparently like one degree outside of some mandatory cone of detection. Yeah, fuck that. Open world isn't open if you fail me for coloring outside of unnecessarily arbitrary lines. And sadly, Sony seems to think Horizon is great because they keep pushing it. I think it was Herman Hulst's pet project? He clearly wanted to make it a multimediaverse like his plans for Concord lol.
I quit playing during the tutorial. They wanted me to stealth kill a robot. I snuck up on the robot, it never detected me, and I killed it. The game failed me and made me repeat it because I was apparently like one degree outside of some mandatory cone of detection. Yeah, fuck that. Open world isn't open if you fail me for coloring outside of unnecessarily arbitrary lines. And sadly, Sony seems to think Horizon is great because they keep pushing it. I think it was Herman Hulst's pet project? He clearly wanted to make it a multimediaverse like his plans for Concord lol.
darthkarki
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You're seriously going to make a thread about music from Horizon Zero Dawn and not include the best piece?!?
mckmas8808
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Trolls seem to love talking about the Horizon games though. Odd......
The idea that people feel the need to apologize in liking anything related to the Horizon series video game is proof that Earth needs a reboot. Maybe the devs were on to something.
Magic Carpet
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Music is very nice, however I don't like that they replaced the woodwinds and flutes in the first game with screechy strings in the 2nd game.
The string instruments are more irritating as background melody. I much prefer the winds.
The string instruments are more irritating as background melody. I much prefer the winds.
San Dan Glokta
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I remember Aloy being disrespectful to Rost (Practically her father). The fact that she called him by his first name instead of dad was irksome. He did more for her than most dads would do for a child. The other two I have no clue who they are. I dropped the game after like 8 hours or so.
My problem was the males in general. Having a couple named NPCs not be:
kinda proves my point no?
San Dan Glokta
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Why do you think that is? I'e openly stated the reason why i didn't like it my previous comment here. Why would others be ashamed of liking it?
Kagoshima_Luke
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I see your Horizon soundtrack clips and raise you:
StueyDuck
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The first Horizon was good, and a new thing, whether people like the open-world angle or not, it still has more unique combat than say Ass creep shadows which just released.
however, for me, the winning factor for the first game was really the story and the "what happened" story in particular whereas the Second i feel never really reached those same highs and became a slog in the last half of the game.
they are still good though, plenty more mediocre things out there that get championed far more.
OT though, the Soundtrack was decent although i am getting bored of the "hoooo oaaaaahh aaaaaaah oooooo" singing/garbling now.
Death Stranding took that sci-fi vibe and ran away with it.
Long story short Death Stranding OST kicks Horizons to the curb
however, for me, the winning factor for the first game was really the story and the "what happened" story in particular whereas the Second i feel never really reached those same highs and became a slog in the last half of the game.
they are still good though, plenty more mediocre things out there that get championed far more.
OT though, the Soundtrack was decent although i am getting bored of the "hoooo oaaaaahh aaaaaaah oooooo" singing/garbling now.
Death Stranding took that sci-fi vibe and ran away with it.
Long story short Death Stranding OST kicks Horizons to the curb
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mckmas8808
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I agree. The story in the first game, is much much better. But FW improved on basically everything else.
Zero Dawn's story is one of the most underrated stories in general. It's sooo fucking good.
Sooner
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I don't care what anyone says, I think Horizon is fantastic. I like how they managed to take robot dinosaurs and actually make a compelling plot for how the world became that way.
Also, the strategic plus action combat is fun. Learning which parts of which dinosaurs to destroy first and then actually using those pieces to improve your equipment is well done.
Also, the strategic plus action combat is fun. Learning which parts of which dinosaurs to destroy first and then actually using those pieces to improve your equipment is well done.
Insanemaelstrom
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She is a rebellious teen, and honestly I don't even remember her being disrespectful for Rost. All I remember is her liking and respecting him a lot.
There are plenty of incompetent females in the game. Unlike the claims on this forum, horizon actually does a good job of having balanced male and female characters. Both sets have incompetent people, both sets have competent ones as well. It doesn't discriminate in that regard.
Gameplay Gods Bless
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Lol no it's the graphics that look really good. If you want good music you play Nier Gestalt.
nowhat
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You know what, I agree.
And having said that, I also agree with the OP. When it comes to the soundtrack, just being there to emphasize the moment, not to underline it (looking at you LOTR trilogy), I think Horizon is great. Some of the combat tracks are sublime.
AeonGaidenRaiden
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Yes, that is why I buy $70 game, to listen to music.
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San Dan Glokta
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I find that repulsive to play as.
The rest of what you said I'll take your word for it. Its not for me.
Insanemaelstrom
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Unfortunate. Although I would recommend you play a little bit more, if you liked the gameplay, as the game actually opens up after the 8hr mark(once you leave the nora tribe and venture to meridian). The story, especially how the world become like it is, is actually really well done with some good lore. And some giant machines are great fun to hunt.
San Dan Glokta
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My brother owns it on steam and we share libraries so eh maybe i'll give it another go sometime down the line
Mibu no ookami
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Music is great, Visuals are top notch, gameplay is top notch.
I think the voice acting/dialogue is a bit rough and stilted and I think the story drags on bit. Aloy isn't the most interesting character.
I think the voice acting/dialogue is a bit rough and stilted and I think the story drags on bit. Aloy isn't the most interesting character.
Humdinger
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You sure you're not thinking of Horizon Forbidden West?* I agree that Aloy was "insufferable" in Forbidden West, at least for the first quarter of the game - entitled princess who "don't need nobody." It was one of my main gripes about the game.
In the original game, though, she was fairly likeable. She wasn't a deep character, and she didn't have any real noticeable flaws or shortcomings - she was a "Mary Sue" - but she was hardly "insufferable." I actually quite liked Aloy in the original game.
*edit: nm, I see you referred to Rost, so you must be talking about the original game. Ah well. We had very different reactions. I didn't think she was insufferable at all. I didn't think she was ever disrespectful to Rost - in fact, quite the opposite; she loved and admired him. Unlike the other fellow, I didn't notice any "rebellious teen" attitude. I noticed strong male characters in the first game, although plenty of strong female ones, too. The second game is where the gender identity stuff started to come to the fore, though, and the "message" started to become too obtrusive for my taste.
Anyhow, it's clearly not your kind of game, and that's fine. And fair warning: if you didn't like her in the first game, you sure as hell won't like her in the second, lol.
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Sooner
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Did this comment sound as stupid in your head?
Hideous Snake
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So fantastic I can't even remember it