jmaine_ph
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Sorry I'm quite in the thread but I'm at work, can't post, and only now at lunch am I able to say a little.
Horizon wasn't a hugely hyped game for me. It looked great and the premises was very interesting to me. That said having played for 4 hours and still in the "intro" area, I'll admit I'm loving it.
Yes the ambient soundtrack and music is wonderful. There was one moment where I was out exploring, turned around a corner and saw a huge heard of beast. It made me stop and sort of have a "oh crap" moment. That's not to say the encounters have been super hard as of yet but strength in numbers, it was still impressive to see as I dived to hide in a bush.
One thing that really sell me on open world's is just a sense of place and environmental feeling and build up. Red Dead was huge on this for me, as was Witcher 3. I don't know yet if Horizon has hit me quite as strong as those two, but it's giving me those similar feels already and hoping the end of the intro area seals the deal and when the game truly opens up.
Anyways, just some more minor thoughts for now. I really just have to play more this weekend!
So much YES!!!! Thanks for the impressions.
Edit: Also I used your Ants picture on twitter and it got some great feedback. Didn't know it was from you until after and twitter doesn't have a edit button so thanks for the images.