Horizon Zero Dawn | 4 Years Later

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Horizon Zero Dawn, in my eyes, kind of came out of nowhere. At E3 2015 the world, including myself, saw the setting of a distant future, where machines and nature are seemingly working in harmony and for me, I checked out. I don’t know what it is, but seeing the whole dystopian future idea where technology runs rampant and nature has taken over has never gripped me the same way it had for others. Fortunately, I then saw a protagonist with a bow, which had me raising an eyebrow, and then I saw stealth gameplay, which had me reaching for my wallet, and then, I saw climbing, and I was sold. So even though I was skeptical, Horizon Zero Dawn was one of those games that I took a chance on, because this was a new IP, and nobody really knew how a game like this would turn out, and as we know by now, It turned into a staple of the generation.
I bring this up because I know a lot of people including myself also initially thought Horizon Zero Dawn would be a mediocre open world game and while it can certainly fall into that label in some aspects, I think it has a world that was memorable, gameplay that was fun for the runtime, and a story that in my eyes was really good, but lacked the proper setpieces to be memorable. Horizon Zero Dawn is, by design, a game I should not have enjoyed, and yet I’d easily recommend it to anyone including you. So if you haven’t played this game and the gameplay has intrigued you thus far, then please stop watching because this video will spoil absolutely everything about this game and it’s dlc expansion, Frozen Wilds.
So with that being said, allow me to introduce you to the world of Horizon Zero Dawn, or formerly known, as Colorado. About 1000 years after a technological catastrophe that left the human race seemingly extinct, we play as Aloy, who is from birth an outcast from the Nora tribe, and is forced to hunt machines and survive off the land with only the help of her father, Rost. Despite the machines here having characteristics similar to the actual animals they were based on and technology millenia ahead of our current technological limits, the humans have reverted to a very primitive social structure with different tribes all fighting for power and control.
This aforementioned world, a solid if not entirely profound story, and a solid gameplay foundation all contributed to this game's high critical reception. Despite this, some called the game disappointing and found the story uninteresting. Now that it's been a few years I think it’s appropriate to take a look at the game again, with it’s included DLC, but I have to clarify that my thoughts will primarily encompass the PC port of this game. Outside of performance and bug related issues this game is the exact same as it’s console counterpart. The PC port was released just earlier this year and it’s at a reasonable price and there's even a sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, coming out quite soon so I thought it was the perfect excuse to jump back in and take a look at Horizon Zero Dawn, 4 years later.
- Chapters -
Introduction: 0:00
The Best Part: 2:14
Introduction: 3:14
Presentation & World: 3:53
Man VS Machine: 11:44
The Familiar Wilds: 22:42
Machinations: 34:43
The Frozen Wilds: 46:15
Final Thoughts: 53:17
Post-Script: 55:50
Horizon Zero Dawn is now 4 years old so I figured it would be a good time to take a look back at Horizon Zero Dawn 4 Years Later. This Horizon Zero Dawn Critique and Horizon Zero Dawn Analysis will encompass my full thoughts on the game and my wishes for Horizon Forbidden West. A Horizon Forbidden West review will be coming when that game comes out. I recommend you watch the Horizon Zero Dawn All Cutscenes in preparation for the Horizon Zero Dawn Sequel. Based off of the Horizon Forbidden West Gameplay, I am more than excited to get into it. I will also include a Horizon Zero Dawn Frozen Wilds Review and Horizon Zero Dawn Frozen Wilds Critique in this video. Is Horizon Zero Dawn Worth It? I'll try to answer this question. This is primarily a Horizon Zero Dawn PC Review. I hope Horizon Forbidden West PC comes to steam along with it's Playstation release. This will include a Horizon Zero Dawn Story Summary.
Written, edited, and produced by That Boy Aqua.

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@LeeEverett1 Жыл бұрын

I think the story concept of Zero Dawn is criminally underrated. It's actually a possible scenario and well thought of for a game that's basically fighting robot dinosaurs with tribes. The thing that really stood out to me was humanity actually falling completely. No cliche of the humans banding together and winning, no super weapon to save them; every human on the planet helplessly died. The part in the story where the general lied to the public and sent the entire public, trained or not, into an offensive to basically be slaughtered to buy time gave me goosebumps.

@FalonGrey 3 жыл бұрын

This is probably going to get buried, but what terrifies me about this game, is that it's possible. Biomass consuming robots that can think for themselves has been a thing for a few years, called (appropriately enough) EATR robots.

@vladimirpolak5203 2 жыл бұрын

Eatr robots mix them with boston dynamics and some A.I and you have terminators

@justanotherblackwhitemicke7817 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly living in a tribe could be very dope though

@rafaellago172 2 жыл бұрын

In case it all indeed goes to hell, let's just hope there is no version of Ted Faro (AKA asshole willing to wipe out ALL HUMAN KNOWLEDGE in order to not be implicated in the apocalypse) in our world.

@The_Story_Of_Us Жыл бұрын

It is cool that the concept is based in realism, but what I find actually compelling and scary is the underlying comparison to climate change disaster, how the old world had its climate change catastrophe, but because the underlying system that caused it wasn't ever changed and because the only solution that was implemented was technological innovation, they repeated the disaster even worse than before, creating robots that literally just ATE the environment like a virus, an invasive species, like us when we don't check ourselves. Horizon is actually frightening because it's rooted in something WE are already doing to ourselves in the real world and that isn't going to change. Climate change will claim millions of human lives in the future, we won't be able to stop that any longer and the resulting effects will hurt us all. Except for the Ted Faros of the world. Horizon isn't just a cautionary tale, it's a mirror.

@StoryEnjoyer220 Күн бұрын

@@rafaellago172 Ted Faro is the only reason all of Horizon even happened and even the Horizon project was fucked up by him.

@J_Tevo 3 жыл бұрын

43:11 That's the point... Have Hades become this actual devil-like figure would feel so off. It's a cold machine, it's just about completing the task. That's why Gaia's choice to stop Hades is powerful because that machine learned to emote, by having both do so, it robs the story. I think the idea that the villain isn't actually villainous by desire but just by action in opposition to the protagonist is much more interesting. We have enough 'bad guy does bad things because they want power' stories.

@RobertF-zj2rm 3 жыл бұрын

100% agree, well said

@mravg79 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting point of view. And at least partly I agree. Sobek we learn a lot throughout the story, her views, what she wants to achieve with whom she disagree and so on. But for creator of Hades I believe there are very short mentions and a few text notes, still if I remember correctly the guy was very good on what he did, arrogant, loner, maybe (my memory is blurry here) a bit unstable, so it makes sense of Hades being what it is with all its additional features to be able to reset the terraforming. But this is when I have a bit a problem with the story was there no one else a better considered for this AI? Really?

@mr.gaster1310 3 жыл бұрын

@@mravg79 Gaia was the only part of the system that was planned for sentience and required morality. As long as the experts had the skills and didn’t want euthanization, they needed everyone they could get. He was a bit wild and definitely perverted, but by the time you get to the Alpha’s HQ in GAIA Prime, it’s clear he cares about his coworkers in his own way

@AlexYadaYada 2 жыл бұрын

Agree. The same way Otto from WALL-E isn’t a villain but a machine hellbent on completing what it was programmed to do by its creators.

@huskycruxes7232 3 жыл бұрын

I think you more than deserve a break. Counting this video, your last three have been at least an hour. And the quality has gone up one after the other. Amazing stuff my guy. Keep it up but rest easy. Don't want you to burn out to hard! :) ~TJ

@ThatBoyAqua 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I’m glad that you share that sentiment. I ended up taking a solid 3 days of just sitting back and doing nothing and it was so awesome. Feeling way more recharged and currently getting into the next videos script as we speak!

@charlesaether237 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I had the same reaction when I fought the first scorcher, I went in thinkin it was a simple fight and I don't need to use my typical method, pin down and disassemble, but when it hit me and nearly broke my armor, my confidence dropped and took it seriously. In short, The Frozen Wild is just pain for me, the new corruption destroyed me countless times, don't get me started with the Fireclaws and Frostclaws....

@AHeroAlmost 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite thing about this game was the dread & excitement I’d feel when I came across a new machine/beast … It always got my heart going and ended up having some of the best moments I ever had gaming ..

@huskycruxes7232 3 жыл бұрын

And just like that my day is made. Thanks Aqua. Coming in clutch with more content

@maskedswagger7044 3 жыл бұрын

The video uploaded 2 days ago ur comment 5 days ago lol

@huskycruxes7232 3 жыл бұрын

@@maskedswagger7044 if you wanna watch videos early you can give a couple dollarydoos a month to his Patreon. You also get other really cool things like copies of the scripts, posts talking about what's going on etc. Join us

@samad6194 Жыл бұрын

I think the combat which you criticized was your problem. You can take down thunderjaws and other big machines with a plan or certain weapons but you chose to just keep jumping so you slow down time and hit a certain part. You can use ropecasters to tie down a machine and then from there do some damage.

@StopGhozting 25 күн бұрын

I'm a bit late, but i strongly agree also

@treyseetaram1533 3 жыл бұрын

For me I didn't really use the bunny hop technique instead I relied heavily on the arrows and the specific weapon that stripped a lot of metal from the machines. I always thought it was so cool watching just how much can be removed and it makes the creatures look so exposed. I understand all of your criticisms for the game. One of my own personal issues was how in the base game when speaking to people neither Aloy or the other person would move much. This was something that was addressed in the dlc but I hope it is made even better in the sequel

@billiesayid 3 жыл бұрын

4 years later, it’s still a really good game, but I wish that the story had a bit less dialogue, (specifically since like for everything there is dialogue just stating the obvious) but I seriously enjoyed it.

@hchappy125 3 жыл бұрын

Ya I get that point, but having a lot of dialogue isn't inherently bad. Witcher 3 does it wonderfully of course, and I bet Guerilla will follow suit as they continue the series. Pack the world with engaging details, and conversations.

@billiesayid 3 жыл бұрын

@@hchappy125 I know, but I feel like there is dialogue just stating the obvious during gameplay, and it’s just better to have the player take in the sights in my opinion. Still a phenomenal game though

@billiesayid 3 жыл бұрын

@Niller Well it isn’t the cutscenes that I criticized, it was gameplay where Aloy or someone else would state the obvious, but I can still ignore it and pass it since it is such a good game,

@Houdine52 3 жыл бұрын

A shame this video feels like it got hit by the algorithm blender, such good content I could just watch all day, I'm subscribed but I thought he stopped uploading, I had to look for his videos again since it wasn't recommended to me. I dunno hopefully its just me and I'm glad he has been uploading, but if not its something to think about.

@ThatBoyAqua 3 жыл бұрын

Yea it unfortunately seems it has suffered what me and the boys call an “algorithm moment”. I appreciate the support though and it’s good knowing that the issue isn’t that the video was bad!

@leonpaelinck 3 жыл бұрын

amost 80K subscribers but only 20K views. that's not right

@eggbulb 3 жыл бұрын

Even with all its flaws, it’s still one of my favorite games of all time. It’s literally the perfect game for me. Post-apocalyptic setting? Check. Interesting groups and cults. Check. HUGE AWESOME ROBOTS? CHECK!

@primevaltimes 2 жыл бұрын

Then you’ll love Nier: Automata!

@suburbandolphin724 2 жыл бұрын

Post-post-apocalyptic

@andrewharrison6806 2 жыл бұрын

Especially forbidden west

@iamyourfather4270 Жыл бұрын

Boring and repetitive? Also CHECK!

@yourdad5799 Жыл бұрын

@@iamyourfather4270 Damn bro that's crazy. Who cares tho?

@J_Tevo 3 жыл бұрын

I love the story and world-building of this game. The simultaneous learning of the 'Old Ones' as well as the current tribes and their history. How the old technologically advanced civilization has been viewed and taken on board by the people just discovering small elements at a time. How the Carja see the world and the Nora are different like our own societies and religions based on climate and surroundings, but also those surroundings in relation to the 'Old Ones' structures. It all feels natural and believable if this situation were to occur. The story having the current threat overlapping and interweaving between the past and present choices of the human world is fascinating. The actions that lead to the devastation are plausible, and the reaction even more so. It's extremely good narrative writing, even if the dialogue isn't your style.

@donutello_ 3 жыл бұрын

I finished this game on PC a few months ago and I did not have any of the problems you encountered, and it was installed on my HDD. Just saying this in case someone was turned off with the problems you said in the video.

@keithkania3810 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@Eesh_ 3 жыл бұрын

Had a lot of fun with this game. My wish for the sequel is that Aloy will be able to override and mount flying machines. Itd make travel faster and really cool

@jkthegreat5687 Жыл бұрын

guess your wish came true

@willmarsden462 3 жыл бұрын

I just finished playing this game for the first time and i loved it. In my top 10.

@Kromatt 2 жыл бұрын

Once we found out what Zero Dawn was about, I was hooked and made it one of my favourite games. The exploration of this was great and gameplay was really good for a challenge, but not too hard.

@AlexB7002 2 жыл бұрын

After playing Forbidden West, I’m amazed at how much they improved the already amazing game

@jedimindtrick75 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@whitepaws60 8 ай бұрын

The motion capture is god tier in Forbidden west Its actually insane, I don't think there was a single line of dialogue that wasn't accompanied by motion captured even in super small side quests. Kinda makes me want to see HZD Remastered with that same Motion capture. That's one of my biggest issues with the first game. Convos are so boring to look at The character just stand there, Its jarring when you play the DLC too cause they fixed it in that and mocapped most things

@danc1513 3 жыл бұрын

Good video, but I thought the world was plenty memorable. I can easily picture Meridian/Sunfall/Day Tower. Nora/Carja/Oseram architecture is distinct from one another. Different biomes indicating different territories etc. And jumping around to trigger slow motion constantly doesn't look fun or satisfying at all. But everyone plays differently

@Chasm1508 3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@darkstormvoyager9281 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I barely used the jump slow motion unless I had a good stealth kill I could line up

@BlaireRabbit1440 3 жыл бұрын

One thing that I actively love about these videos is the little jabs of shade you throw throughout. They always catch me off guard and make me chuckle. Great work as always Aqua!

@zuulmeister8409 3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised by HZD when I absolutely loved the climbing animations. The most common climbing I had seen was in Assassin's Creed games, but I loved watching these animations. Instead of just reaching up for the next handhold, Aloy will boost herself up and then leap up the wall to grab the next point. Her whole body is part of the climb. It was something I had never seen before and I really liked it.

@solofox9426 3 жыл бұрын

Wow we are like total opposite people because when I saw robot dinosaurs at E3, I tried to shove by entire wallet down my PlayStation's disk drive.

@virtuallynervous 3 жыл бұрын

How has this man not hit 100K yet??

@hchappy125 3 жыл бұрын

I think Forbidden West has a lot of room for story improvement generally, but the world building in Zero Dawn was so amazingly strong. The written details and clues to how the world became as it is are so thorough and well-planned. They've got the basis for an absolutely stunning franchise

@tehCostHD 3 жыл бұрын

You oversold the bow way too much. If you experimented with all the weapons you’d realize the bow is not as good as you think. It IS good, but some of the other weapons are just so much better in their specific instances that they are meant for. The storms linger and ice gun are incredible. The mix of using freeze arrows and bomb slings is 10x more damage than any bow can.

@AhmedAli-tp6bl 2 жыл бұрын

Bomb slings are good but the rest is trash am only using banuk bow and bomb sling at the machines

@tehCostHD 2 жыл бұрын

@@AhmedAli-tp6bl I mean you can only use one weapon the entire game and be fine. If that’s how you want to play

@slayerofall3579 2 жыл бұрын

5:43 I am not joking KZfaq crashed as he was saying that

@SoKratos- 3 жыл бұрын

The most well crafted apocalypse story I have ever seen. And thats coming from someone who watched interstellar twice. Every detail of every single step is very well throught just brilliant

@shaneeroh2213 3 жыл бұрын

This game was beautiful, I loved it. Thank you for the reminder to finish my ng+ play through

@That1CrappyGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Another great review Aqua! I agree with a lot of what you said here, especially with how the world feels so captivating when you’re in the moment playing it but just doesn’t hold the same awe when you look back at it. I wasn’t aware of the bunny hop bullet time, or at least I don’t remember using it. I can see how abusing it can simplify the gameplay and take some of the fun out of it, but you could also just... not abuse it? I feel like it’s a choice to play like that, there’s plenty of weapons and tools that allow more depth with the combat. I don’t know, maybe that just me. Fun fact about Frozen Wilds, depending on how early you complete the dlc, you will get unique dialogue both in the main game’s story and in the Frozen Wilds. For example, I had completed the dlc before ever meeting Sylens, and as such he was never mentioned and he doesn’t talk to you during the dlc. Along with that, there were times in the main story where Aloy and Sylens mention Cyan and Hephaestus, such as when they were learning about Hades and Project Zero Dawn. Oh, and Aratak will show up to help you fight in the final battle of the game which is pretty neat.

@GLITCHED1 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah not making Hades a metal devil or a "Horus unit" was a missed opportunity but in retrospect the lure after the end screen basically tells us that there is no physical way we aren't fighting a Horus unit in the sequal

@fraz4909 3 жыл бұрын

Try using other weapons a bit more. Like a sling/war bow or a rope caster to make it easier

@awarrick6516 3 жыл бұрын

I love the game to death but still actively avoid the sling

@LavaLamp_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@awarrick6516 same, avoided the sling as much as possible until playing on ultra. At that point elemental bombs became a must have

@VonGreen 3 жыл бұрын

You understand that you abusing the ability to slow the time when in the air was to your own detriment, right...?

@ryan313543 3 жыл бұрын

This seems like you played through it in the most boring way possible, just spamming one thing. Zero use of elemental arrows or bombs or anything

@leonpaelinck 3 жыл бұрын

yeah shooting ice or shock cannisters is so fun

@CommanderGinyu 3 жыл бұрын

Because he apparently played on normal…

@Thedreamer20015 3 жыл бұрын

@@CommanderGinyu normal lol. That makes sense that he could get away with just that weapon on normal but playing on ultra hard and fighting a boss like the fire claw. You literally have to use your ice cannon, terrablast arrows and the rope caster helps a lot

@frogglen6350 2 жыл бұрын

Well if one method is enough to break the game, why bother using others? Lol

@CommanderGinyu 2 жыл бұрын

@@frogglen6350 it breaks the game on easy difficulties. Not on the harder ones. Also having turned aim assist on makes this method a lot easier to execute than it would be otherwise

@thchiefe 3 жыл бұрын

Bit late onto this one, but great vid as always. Loving the idea of separating the videos into chapter like segments with the title cards. HZD was one of those games I loved but never ended up finishing. Hopefully I wont repeat that with the new one XD also congrats on the sponser, I hope that you continue to get those :)

@joeyf1722 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible video, loved every minute of it

@dani.2479 2 жыл бұрын

the dlc is worth it coming from me. if your not that stacked with good weapons just do these steps. 1. hunt animals and get their loot. 2. use said loot to get a bluegleam map 3. collect said bluegleam by using the map 4. get the weapons. 5. your stacked.

@outlawreader 28 күн бұрын

This was really cool and it must have been a lot of work. Thank you!

@ultimatehope549 2 жыл бұрын

I only played this game on Ultra Hard, so seeing health bars during your footage caught me off-guard. I didn’t know health bars were a thing in this game :P

@nashb9691 3 жыл бұрын

The quality of these videos are insane.

@LiquidRayne 3 жыл бұрын

Horizon zero dawn can be both fun with its mechanics and story, and not to mention the characters. And the dlc adds new places to see and experience. Over all, I love this game!

@lucasdellamaggiore 3 жыл бұрын

I finished this game a month ago, turns out i left the last mission on hold for two years and never bothered finishing it, it was pretty good, but since i played the end right after finishing God Of War the melee combat left a bad taste in my mouth, the rest of the game is pretty much amazing, just hope melee combat is better in Forbidden West

@RbkARI 3 жыл бұрын

Judging by what we've seen from the gameplay demo, the melee combat has been greatly improved.

@juanp7691 3 жыл бұрын

Based on the trailer...yeah they took that criticism to heart. You can do combos, special attacks, and customization. Who knows, maybe we can use other weapons lol

@jasdeepsadam6399 3 жыл бұрын

From the gameplay we’ve seen, it has certainly been “upgraded”. I personally think its an improvement, but you may feel otherwise

@xXNeoNashXx 3 жыл бұрын

@@juanp7691 yes you will be able to use other weapons, its been confirmed

@foberdud7576 3 жыл бұрын

HZD had a funny way of making me love it but not always knowing exactly why.

@tydresen3905 3 жыл бұрын

It’s finally here!! Thank you Aqua

@HibiTeamQueso 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished this game, I can watch this now 😎

@edycordon2046 3 жыл бұрын

Was waiting for this lmao. I’m super excited for forbidden west

@tyleroutland435 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@giorgosnikolaou7219 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@Channelholder1 2 жыл бұрын

so good!!! thank you for this, horizon zero dawn is my favorite game ever and this was recommended just in time for the forbidden west hype! :)

@Cosmic_Ambience 3 жыл бұрын

a quality video as always, good job man 👌

@the_codex4449 3 жыл бұрын

Great video take your time Aqua

@thelazyspot1804 3 жыл бұрын

Horizon is a game which you would love to play again and again but can't understand why you love it

@georgelabauve3469 Жыл бұрын

I got extremely op using the spear. Power shots would bring down a thunderjaw, then a r1 press for a critical stab, and rinse repeat.

@skelly-eh8qb 2 жыл бұрын

Ngl this video made me get back into the game I stopped playing when I got other games that I my eyes outshined this game but I'm glad I continued it

@mujtabaaamir9318 3 жыл бұрын

This is your best video yet. Keep up the hard work

@mujtabaaamir9318 3 жыл бұрын

I never had someone like my comment especially a KZfaqr. and you liking my comment has really made my day. Thanks

@ThatBoyAqua 3 жыл бұрын

Your comment made my day man, take care!

@solosick4172 7 ай бұрын

I had this game for so long before I decided to ever play it but once I did I fell in love with it and once I beat it I instantly bought the sequel and now I'm patiently waiting for part 3 and this series deserves to be a lot bigger than it is cuz these games are amazing

@carsonthelad3870 3 жыл бұрын

I didnt get to finish the video today but I'll keep watching later tomorrow. You're ad read was fucking perfect btw it made me laugh

@tyleroutland435 3 жыл бұрын

I love horzion zero dawn I'm ready for forbidden west

@josephallard6394 3 жыл бұрын

Throughout my over 2,000 hours of gameplay on a relatively low-end PC... (Intel Core i5-4440 CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.10 GHz)... I have witnessed everything that you have described. It still hasn't stopped me from playing my new favorite game, however. Looking forward to HFW on PC.

@luchotaq 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best games of the last 5 years at least!!

@ianpcon3630 2 жыл бұрын

Came into Horizon with low expectations, then I surprisingly ended up loving it. There are issues, but something about it made me captivated enough to beat the entire game. That's pretty rare to get out of me.

@anthonyreid666 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video dude

@jakelee8789 3 жыл бұрын

we definitely need a one time massive last boss we havent killed already, i was let down too at the end. still love this game just hope we have a one time crazy hard final boss in the new one fw

@jonlott342 3 жыл бұрын

the amount of work that he puts into each video is insane

@QuestionableLifeChoices 3 жыл бұрын

sniping from the tallneck, nice!

@InstinctRaps 2 жыл бұрын

Picking this up for the first time.

@blackboxoperator9253 2 жыл бұрын

When I replayed this game from scratch, I beelined straight for the Ice Rail, it took me 2 hours to finish the 3 Iceclaws while severely underequipped but GODDAMN that weapons slaps

@clementfermn6711 2 жыл бұрын

I felt like the humans served more as the antagonist, rather than the machines. People's curiosity corrupted the bots, but in turn corrupted everything else

@2pacaveli257 7 ай бұрын

This game never gets old, classic gem 💎

@va1korion 19 күн бұрын

Been looking for an analysis like that ever since completing the game half a year ago. Thank you! I think the biggest achievement of the game is doing barely anything original (while working within an entirely original IP), but iterating on other's ideas. Ubisoft towers? What if they are moving, and have a whole lot of enemies around them. Witcher sense? Now you don't have to keep the button stressed to follow the tracks or stop the game to see enemies' vulnerabilities. Engaging enemies? We've got 24 types, each with unique weak spot layouts and behaviours. And that confidence bleeds into the quest design and worldbuilding. You are a hunter in that game so most of the time you hunt. The game is laser focused on that gameplay loop.

@Fatdecember 2 жыл бұрын

Meridian was a large scale section/city that stood out to me. The hunters lodge within said same city also adds to your Arsenal if you do the side quests. Meridian was definitely a highlight to me personally. The color palette kinda made things look similar within the world. The sequel may remedy that issue I would hope. There’s two ways of slowing time during combat so I’m not sure what else you wanted in place of those two options they gave you to choose between. My only issues would be that the spear combat could’ve been better, your only able to ride one machine type for some reason, facial animations in parts could’ve been better, more stealth options would’ve been nice, last boss fight is a recycled machine you already beat, the cauldrons could’ve looked more different and lastly, better side quests (though it didn’t bother me significantly).

@anastarek2252 3 жыл бұрын

Finally a new video ❤!

@2healthy267 3 жыл бұрын

Wow great timing, I just bought the game last week and played it over 40 hours already ,finding it very adicting. The gameplay was cool and I was always on the edge of my seat because of how hard it is to get healing, how every monster one shots you and has its own strengh and weakness. The story was interesting to follow aswell, with a lot of twists and a storyline you want to know every intricacy. The characters weren't the best written, but did the job anyway. Overall i would give it a 15/20 and recommend you try it.

@DeadofWinter321 5 ай бұрын

Horizon zero Dawn was the only reason why I picked up a PS4 when it came out. I was hooked from the very beginning and still am to this day. I can't wait for Horizon 3

@nerds-nonsense 2 жыл бұрын

i loved this game so much, great review!

@shaoronmd 3 жыл бұрын

did not have ps4. been playing horizon since... probably early this year and I'm having a blast, some performance issues aside.

@porpy_ 2 жыл бұрын

This was refreshing thanks for the video man. A lot of other youtubers just kept harping on the negatives and IMO didnt give credit to all the good things it had. Your criticisms are fair and you made sure to point out that the entirety of the experience is not just NEGATIVE. Hope to watch a video in horizon forbidden west from you in the near future! So far in my playthrough I'd say what really is holding me back from falling in love with the game is tools tied to story missions causing for massive backtracking making it become tedious or vice versa forcing the player to B line the main story and causing for unorganic exploration to save time on backtracking. Anywho hope to see u soon! 😁

@Yggdrasil42 3 жыл бұрын

I never realized I could keep jumping to reset the bullet time, despite over 100 hours of playing. So I had to deal with Focus' timeout all the time. I can imagine that changes things.

@tehCostHD 3 жыл бұрын

Unique boss fights is absolutely the number one thing forbidden west needs.

@sarahwoodman7664 2 жыл бұрын

This just felt like your run-of-the-mill video game story. It didn't need a big bad meanie for the endgame. The worldbuilding & lore were enough to carry the story. The fact that they went for the 'Big Villain' route kind of marred the whole narrative.

@i_thunk_not_8392 3 жыл бұрын

Aqua is my favourite review channel

@samuelpalmira2374 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool video I loved it

@rafaela00002 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@Thedreamer20015 3 жыл бұрын

I kinda forgot how much fun I had playing this game. Might do one more play through just for fun cause of the frozen wilds. Beat it ultra hard my first time but could definitely try and do better on missions

@Camodeep7583 Жыл бұрын

Oh I , have both & DLC , waiting for more of , 🤙

@qweasdqwe2409 3 жыл бұрын

I literally just bought this game I feel like I’m being watched lmao

@corbinrasmussen 3 жыл бұрын

Good overall review. I am currently in my second play-through after not playing it for two years. However, the one thing that I literally never do is the jump arrow time hack. I will sometimes do the slide arrow time, and I will use it with concentration, but I agree that is it very broken when doing it that way, so I just don’t. And I makes the game a lot more enjoyable and sometimes difficult.

@hchappy125 3 жыл бұрын

H:FW should really take a note from Ghost of Tsushima in how the gathering mechanic should work! It's a small thing but I'd really love that to be quicker

@thatwarframeguy3855 Жыл бұрын

I love how majority of his complaints/requested additions were actually added to the new game. Really feels like they were listening to us, and that just makes me feel like more slack can be afforded to them. They took advice from players and ran with it, so I look forward to what they might do to make the foundation of forbidden west even better in the DLC and Third game!

@saniakshay12 Жыл бұрын

Exactly! They really listened and made changes for the better! Human enemies are tougher and wear strong armor, machines are more aggressive somehow, cutscene animation and VA is excellent, Side stories have actual characters and good writing as well.

@fire99xyz 2 жыл бұрын

I really liked the hunting challenges, getting those trophies was great fun and reasonably difficult :)

@OrbinHD 2 жыл бұрын

Looking at the new gameplay trailers for Horizon Forbidden West, I think they improved a lot of the things that you and others mentioned.

@wriggly6948 3 жыл бұрын

When this released I was instantly entranced by it but couldn't buy it and waited 4 years for it to come out in pc

@timmy0046 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always Aqua, I love this game but it is kinda starting to feel a bit outdated now. Pumped for the sequel though. 💪

@yvbofficial 3 жыл бұрын

Hey aqua, have you played red dead redemption 2? Been playing since December I feel like it's definitely your type of game

@dblundz 3 жыл бұрын

Just got the plat and 100% the NG+. Such a good time can't wait for FW!

@leonpaelinck 3 жыл бұрын

the trophies were actually nothing more than finish the game 100% and finding those training dolls

@dblundz 3 жыл бұрын

Not really. Else completion %'s would be higher than the 1-4 %

@roonkolos 2 жыл бұрын

Despite being a massive fangirl of this game, I definitely am glad I agreed with much of your criticism My one main issue is hearing about the bow. Despite you saying the game rewards planning ahead & changing things up, many machines have elemental weaknesses which I don't think you even mentioned. The Glinthawk for example. Aiming for the canister is a pain but hitting it with 2 nocked fire arrows gets the job done much faster. Similar to the Tramplers. Use 3 on the engine and it stays on fire, making it far easier to fight since it's always taking damage Theres also the Rattler. Use the freeze ones then the impact once an enemy is frozen and even the Hardpoint arrows will struggle to get close to its DPS I could go on and on but it would be redundant & just rude. Overall, I still enjoyed the video a lot. Even gave a diehard fangirl like myself a few things to consider which I liked ♡ glad you still liked the game & hope it's sequel is even moreso

@tsingh6426 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what songs are used for the timestamps?

@c.wubby.u861 2 жыл бұрын

I want you to imagine.....Riding on top a controlled thunder jaw in to an epic battle against 1 of those giant Metal devils......even if its just for one mission