Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition [REVIEW]
One of these generations most exciting games have come horizon zero dawn gamers have eagerly anticipated a PlayStation 4 exclusive town by guerilla games of Killzone same and while I was initially excited for this game I was honestly unprepared for what gorilla had in store for me after spending close to 50 hours playing this game exploring its colossal world and ultimately completing the game I have some interesting thoughts on my experience this is the beastly gamer review of horizon zero dawn on PlayStation 4 as always this review will cover stories gameplay graphics and sound story horizon takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where dangerous robot roamed the earth that have seemingly replaced most indigenous life the structures of the old world has fallen to ruin, and the people seem to have progressed to a prehistoric state of being seemingly unaware of technologies of ancient the world is now divided into tribes who worship machines and feel that programs are the voices of lost gods in horizon zero dawn.
You play an orphan named a Lloyd a girl who has been branded an outcast at her village for some reason other villagers shun her and they've acted this way since she was born a law is being raised by a father figure named rust who upon agreeing to rear her has also been marked as an outcast in the village when you start the game you are actually playing as a loi as a child which gives more depth and layers to the experience of filling alone and wondering why people treat a boy so poorly the children of the village are even cruel to Eloy and torment her whenever adults are not around finally fed up with the frustration of that knowing who she is or why people mistreat her a law as Ross what she can do to remove her outcast status and find out who she is Ross tells her about the proving of course held every generation in which young warriors navigate a deadly obstacle course slay dangerous robots traverse mountainous landscapes race to the finish line only the strongest and swiftest warriors can win the proving in the prize you can come a noble of the village and only then would a boy be able to find out the truth of her organs unfortunately during the proving masked men who murder alloys attack the town, people, mercilessly and then set their targets on her a huge battle ensues with many casualties which leave a lloyd with more questions to her mysterious origins I love the story, and I won't spoil anything other than the premise it was expansive thoughtful and had many twists and turns and like another great RPG the witcher 3 horizon has tons of side quests and errands to do keeping you engaged and entertained for many hours.
I really feel that I had a little choice in whether i love this game well with the fact that gorilla took some seemingly important elements from one of my favorite anime and i'm not sure if they did but it sure seemed like it Naruto a very popular Japanese anime is extremely similar to the story of horizon you see a Naruto it's the story of an orphan boy who was born as an outcast has no idea why he's an outcast is treated poorly by his village and becomes a warrior and tries to win the Chunin exams which are essentially the same thing as the proving analyze it as a ton to love the horizons story and I enjoyed every minute gameplay Killzone never did anything really risky in the gameplay department of my opinion it was always flow face and didn't really introduce anything groundbreaking to me that's not anywhere near the case with horizon there are so many ways you can play this game if you prefer stealth and you can play stealthily if you like balls to the wall action and you can play that way to your primary weapon is your spear which is used as your only melee weapon in the entire game sneak up on unaware human or robotic enemies and you'll be able to decimate them with this powerful spear the spear has a strong attack as well as a light attack so mixing up the two can create devastating acrobatic combos or use the spirit to override enemies this ability rewrites the programming of robots putting them under your command override hence so many uses as you can create cover by making robots attack their own while you as gate or simply by having another ally in the battle and this skill is crucial when traveling long distances as controlling multiple robots will save you lots of time the arranged weapon is the vote and in this game there are multiple bows a loan will attain during your quest different arrows crafted by you on the fly carry different effects and can damage enemies in many different ways say you're facing an enemy that's vulnerable fire well quickly craft fire arrows from the resources you find in the world and lay the smackdown on the enemy some enemies will have powerful weapons that can easily kill you well craft arrows that can cause a shockwave after impact quickly breaking weapons and armor off enemies making them unable to attack you or you can craft strong piercing arrows and target a particular part of an enemy and watch as they lose the ability to use that body part and become crippled the bow feels amazing and is easily one of my favorite parts of the game but there's a ton of other options to dispatch metal monstrosities if you're facing an enemy that moves fast or is hard to defeat with your bro use the rope caster it's an amazing weapon that quickly shoots an anchor into the enemy's armor and anchors it to the spot where you're shooting from this weapon gave you such a feeling of badassery and I stopped giant monsters from being able to even turn around as I targeted and destroyed vulnerable areas of their bodies the trip caster allows you to shoot a wire laced with explosives fire or electricity between two points once that you can lure enemies through the area and watch them be blown to bits while these weapons are awesome and feel amazing to use there's still a small part of palos full arsenal enemies are intelligently aware of their surroundings they notice fast movement and if they do a question mark appears above their heads at this time you have to decide if hiding in tall grass or fighting is in your best interest because being spotted can cause robots or humans to quickly call for reinforcements.
I think the gameplay in horizon is one of its brightest points and while I'm done playing it I still have days where all I want to do is explore horizon and get into epic balance of mechanical beasts graphics horizon zero dawn joins the few greats in recent memory uncharted 4 comes to mind and while it has a similar style and look to the witcher 3 I think horizon actually looks better than both of these games the world is richly detailed with life in roaming robots never does the game feel empty the sprawling villages and active communities the character models of the main characters are honestly some of the most amazing I've ever seen during conversations you will notice that a loi actually embodies the tone of the conversation if she's wondering about something she looks like she's wondering about it if she's angry she looks angry and then she's emotionally shattered it is conveyed flawlessly only character space I was blown away at these segments and feel like during these portions of the game the artists that gorilla had actually breathed the breath of life into these characters now with that being said the side quest characters and Aaron characters lack the same polish these characters do look amazing but fine detail and highly refined animations overall but there are times where these characters lag behind the words they are actually saying almost like there's an issue with framerate earth the lips are just slightly out of sync with the words they're saying not mouthing cards or rituals to cards of stone but there are obstacles in at times it looks like the facial animators put a lot more effort into some characters and listen to others the machines in this game are epic and look Airy when you sit back and observe their routines lumbering through the forest mining for whatever minerals are in the ground and looking for live bait to Decimus the robots have mimicked the biological animals and extinct creatures whose images they've been created in and it's a sight to behold these hulking abominations are virtually man slaying tanks and we responded this side of them can be truly terrifying because they are machines and they will not stop ever until you are dead sound horizon soundtrack since the world gorilla has created perfectly the soundtrack is retro and modern it feels like it makes session you think about where this game is taking place a dystopian future where technology has taken over yet life on the planet has virtually gone back to being caveman the pulsing music that plays when you're battling hulking beasts is awesome and the soundtrack slows down when you're stalking prey I love how the music is apparently adapted to the situation you're in the voice acting is incredible as well alloy along with myriad other characters are handled with care you can tell that the voice actress didn't phone in these recordings and it greatly benefits the experience overall also the sounds of the robotic beasts are amazing like an animal robot if an animal was a robot have you ever heard the sound of a pissed-off robot play this game and you will final thoughts gorilla has been trying to find their niche for a long time the kill zone series was always well received but never truly rose above this competition the ps4 launch title killzone shadowfall left much to be desired but slow gameplay and a story that was a snooze fest and a main character I never really connected with well with horizon zero dawn gorillas found their niche and they have nailed so many aspects of this game theatre beautiful open world incredibly deep more and core story incredible gameplay mechanics or one of my favorite new video game characters a Lloyd a likeable and strong female who rises above every obstacle to become a force of change in a world where mankind has little hope if you have a ps4 this game is a must-have seriously my six-year-old is previously playing it right now and a father couldn't be more proud this game can be marathoned in 15 to 20 hours or you can allow yourself to be engulfed in the experience as I did and I promise every minute is worth it Guerrilla Games has never hit such a high point and now that they left a sign that this game is far from over I seriously can't wait to see what comes next for a Lloyd in this amazing new PlayStation exclusive franchise hope you guys enjoyed the review it took me a while to play through this game it's been kind of difficult back and forth from work every day trying to get my new house taking care of family new baby but arising i made some time for it i played it and I really genuinely enjoyed this game it was a fantastic game I'm playing the legend of zeldathe rough with a wild now and I gotta say I think I'm loving that every sister she's a very fun game Unitas.
Thanks for reading my post if you liked it,p bookmark it in your browser
Comments
Post a Comment