Damnit, same! I didn't expect such strong reviews, figured I'd wait until a few months pass with it being 2 days before the Switch / Zelda. Now with these reviews... I don't know what to do.
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Horizon: Zero Dawn | Review Thread
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onemanasylum
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On what planet?
Fredrik
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I actually thought the first concept art looked a bit silly but GG has totally convinced me that a robot dinosaurs adventure is worthy of all the hype and praise. This will be a GOTY finalist.
serenewarfare
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The two reviews I've read/watched completely (O'Dwyer's and Gerstmann's) both list the story as a standout, with Gerstmann calling it "near-perfect".
To be honest UC4 story and gameplay was nothing especial. Take away the graphics of UC4 and you have a pretty average game.
I also think they did a good job of removing some of the bloat from most RPG's. Part of the lure of playing the genre is character growth that scales with power - and hence the player's perception and investment into the game world. It appears Horizon has given plenty of tools available to gamers from the beginning for combat to feel substantial and used that as a driving force to push the - and honestly it sounds like it - very compelling narrative forward. So the game design and mission objectives might be similar to other games, but I think the combination of a well done narrative/strong gameplay mechanics/and visually arresting art design set it apart.
orichalcos
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Everything...-.-
GravityInsanity
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GHG
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When put together, all of their previous games have an average meta score of over 80. That is not questionable.
I feel like sometimes people create alternate histories to believe whatever it is they want to believe.
MetalliCabombination
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pro and 55 ks8000 mostly for this game.
dont regret a thing
except humanity not having invented commercial cryogenic chambers
On a RPG planet? He probably rushed it maybe.
jmaine_ph
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That's range is insane lol. Narrow that down next time
Sevket-Erhat
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Scores are better than what I have expected
KZObsessed
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This is what happens when you give Guerrilla Games time. Hopefully they wont do what they did with the Killzone franchise and listen to the complainers and take it in the wrong direction. They just need to keep making what they want to make.
Hatefilled Vengeance
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This has been the only PS4 game so far that has had me interested (and maybe Spider-Man). Seems positive enough, though will probably hold out for a bundle.
OrbitalBeard
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What you'll notice in threads like these is certain users will only do a deep dive into outliers. Gotta' do all they can to justify their hype, I suppose.
CouchMaster
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You think this is gonna stop people?
onemanasylum
Banned
Why wouldn't it?
I'll answer that , you can explain the game flaws and failures in a meaningful way.
Doing so by being sarcastic and edgy , in my opinion is ridiculous and pathetic.
Just look at these lines
If you want to do a jokey review than maybe its a joke to you.That is my issue with this particular review.
Although,every review is welcome.
Roberto Larcos
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The Easy Allies review is more critical of the story.
Saint of Killers
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Moon Presence
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"BUT GG NEVER MADE A GOOD STORY, THE FOLIAGE, ALOY'S HANDS, WORSE THAN ZELDA, REVIEWS ARE RIGGED"
Great job, a new IP is always hard. 1st of March can't come soon enough.
Great job, a new IP is always hard. 1st of March can't come soon enough.
Shpeshal Nick
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But that's not the impression I get from reading it.
It only seems to bother her in THIS game.
Pretty much. But I think it takes a very rare game to be more than a "generic open world game" from a structural perspective. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.
Shadowfall maybe. Even the first game on PS2 was serviceable. Killzone 2 and 3 are considered good games.
onemanasylum
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No...mass effect is 20-30 hours, no one complains about their length.
BigTnaples
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I mean. Most of the heavy hitter reviews are out already..
If it is "Targeted" it will be a minority of offshoot sites. That will effect the Meta sure, but it's pretty obvious the game is a critical success at this point.
metalslimer
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Zelda and Odyssey will. Probably ME3 too
Hoho for breakfast
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What? Different strokes I guess. I'd be happy with a 20 hour game. Even 15 probably.
The review ~5-10 posts up from yours that Loudninja posted is a good example of what I was talking about.
The reviewer said the story stumbled, but said it was largely irrelevant to their overall enjoyment of the game compared to other things, and gave it a 9/10.
Probably looking at high 80s which is pretty good.
Chuck Norris
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Has anyone addressed that it looks like Far Cry?
serenewarfare
Banned
There are always going to be contrasting opinions, but I'm finding that the guys I typically share common opinions with are praising it, so personally I'm looking forward to it.
Yeaaaa boys and girls!
Dammit, my prediction was 0.283 (rounded) too high
everyday math
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RedAssedApe
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Yeah these game length complaints make no sense to me.
gundamkyoukai
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Riposte
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Calling it right now, everyday math will be the MVP of this thread.
Not to diminish this since I thought Killzone Mercenary was way better than I expected considering how apathetic I normally am to the franchise, but wasn't that made by Guerilla Cambridge, who made RIGS before getting shutdown? I figured they were basically a different studio, but I could be wrong.
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