Moot_Geeza wrote:

Is that 'in game graphics' then?

From the photo mode I assume, but still

Paul the sparky wrote:

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Is that 'in game graphics' then?

From the photo mode I assume, but still

Hang on??!! I assumed that was a fan doing Horizon cosplay. Honestly on my phone I just assumed it was a real photo.

As for the cultural appropriation I can’t comment but the characters in this game are vastly diverse and they have actually modelled black and Asian people correctly without falling back on stereotypes. The different races all sit at different levels of society in this game. The only thing you could possibly comment on the the great white saviour but even that is a stretch in the context of the games story.

Wow, yeah I thought it was a photo also. Is that actually an example of Zulu face paint? Its not just a random design? Given the setting of Horizon, wearing tribal face paint wouldn't be out of place, but yeah drawing from real world examples wouldn't be smart. Or is it a joke Im missing?

Yeah I had a moment last night when I was being chased by an angry pack of Leaplashers after nicking the razor tail off an equally outraged Skydrifter. And I was like 'this is just like Robot Jurassic Park!"

That’s the credits rolled on this. Would strongly recommend that people don’t sleep on this game, it really is fantastic.

I did mainline it and was under-levelled for the final part, but it’s doable. I had a feeling, like the first one, that it would let me go back to mop things up after, so I wasn’t missing anything ploughing on. Plus Elden Ring is waiting.

Dunky is ace, but I make him wrong on this one. His complaint is essentially that this game follows a tired formula, so it shouldn’t be bought. But what if you like that formula, and what does it do that deviates from it to make it fresh for those a little jaded by it?

Honestly, this is such a good game. It’ll no doubt get lost in the talk of Elden Ring (like the first did around BOTW), but it’s another franchise that Sony is building into something quite special. I’m already looking forward to the inevitable third entry.

I'll give that a watch later.

I think it's fantastic so far. The gameplay mechanics are fun and impactful, knocking certain parts off the robots adds a level of tactics to your approach especially when combined with all the traps and different weapons. They're some of the most beautiful looking and fun enemies to fight in anything I've played.

Its a total looker, the world is stunning full of colour and tribal lore all distinctive and creative.

The human npc's are hands down the absolute best I've ever encountered, their lip syncing, animation, back stories, garments etc , it's just a step up in realism. Makes you get invested you know.

It is gonna get lost in the Eldon Ring hype sadly though which I still don't get and the more I see and hear of it the more baffled by it I become.

Sounds like the straw that broke the camel's back from the video. Fatigue is bound to set in if you play as many lengthy, similar games as he listed. Rollsafe option would be 'don't play so many then' I reckon, rather than sitting through 1000+hrs of open worlds before singling a competent one out to avoid.

Footage from RDR was used. As was the point about both games coming out days before behemoth titles.

I chuckled, enjoyed the vid, posted. I'm sure he's doing a bit tbf.

Dunky's going to be Dunky. He hates all open world games, 'cept Zelda. Whilst its hard to disagree with his assessment that HFW is a somewhat risk averse game designed by committee, it still does much to re-invent the open world template.

I've only climbed one Talkneck yet, but the ascent to the top felt more thrilling than any climb up a Far Cry tower. And if Dunky wishes to deride the dialogue in this, panning it for its lack of choices, then he fails to recognise one simple fact: HFW is not a roleplaying game.

There are no Light side / Dark side choices here because you are cast firmly in the role of 'the Saviour' of the world, not its Betrayer. When Aloy stumbles across a gang of refugees being bullied by some tribals early on in the game, she can't side with the bad guys and nick all the paupers salvage rights - she can threaten, reason, or use humour against the villains - but the outcome is always the same : the good guys win.

I like to select all the dialogue choices before moving on so I can stare in wonder at the wonderfully voiced and superbly animated faces of the NPC's and delve deeper into the lore of this fabulously realized world - I don't see how that makes me a psychopath as Dunky says.

Tbh, I was more disappointed by Edge's [7] score. Sure you could take a point off if you wanted for the rather one-track climbing mechanics, maybe another for the resource gathering if you were feeling harsh. So you're left with an [8].

But we all know the difference between a [7] and an [8].

Once people are finished with this on ps5 and interested in selling it on, drop us a line.

And yet, Horizon doesn’t really follow that template at all, but for some reason it’s being lumped in with them.

If I had to draw a parallel with any game, it’s more like an open world Mass Effect. You go from mission to mission, slowly building up resources and a crew of NPCs that are genuinely well realised characters.

Cupatay wrote:

It's realy fucking good, best open world game for me in so many areas.

Qft

Fair enough. I just had ME2 in my head when I was playing it, because after pretty much every main quest you pick up someone else to aid you on your way, and they’re actually interesting characters.