Horizon Zero Dawn

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Another big game we've talked about a little from previous events but does not have a thread of its own

Review embargo is up today - released next week

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Well. That's a tasty set of scores.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2017 18:30

Well, there goes my first launch day order of this gen.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

We're being thrown a bunch of really great games at the moment, practically unheard of for this time of the year. Nioh, Resi 7, this, Nier Automata, Mass Effect...

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14416

Things that lead me to believe that this won't be for me:

Checklist of things to do in an open world.
I've got absolutely no faith in Guerilla being able to write a good story with memorable characters and decent dialogue.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

How dare you, that game series what they did, with the gasmasks and everything... That was dead memorable. What was it called?

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14416

I've changed my mind, it looks hilarious. It's filled with crackheads apparently.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

At long last, a game about cavemen versus robots.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4355

I'm sure I'll be picking this up at some point, but has a less memorably named game ever been made? It's an absolute wispy lift fart of a name.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Findus Fop wrote:

I'm sure I'll be picking this up at some point, but has a less memorably named game ever been made? It's an absolute wispy lift fart of a name.

It sounds like it was named by Hideo Kojima, that's how awful it is. The actual game looks good though.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2017 17:13

I fancy this game

myp · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2017 17:17

KovacsC wrote:

I fancy this game

Don't be shy then, ask it out

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2017 17:22

I have to work up to it..

I will start with admiring glances

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2017 17:25

Hustle up there, be loud, tell it it has shitty graphics and the gameplay sucks, keep that up, then say the control scheme is great.

:titler:

myp · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2017 17:29

Grim... wrote:

Hustle up there, be loud, tell it it has shitty graphics and the gameplay sucks, keep that up, then say the control scheme is great.

:titler:

Ok Roosh!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2017 17:44

Kov and Horizon Zero Dawn sitting in a tree,
He's downloading DLC.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2017 20:55

I think the advert on the telly for this is rubbish.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Well, what I've played is pretty damn good.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I had a blast on this earlier before loading up GTA. I like it! It's well pretty, and the premise seems fun. A bit much stealth at the moment, hopefully that'll reduce as I get more skillz.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:34

How many Titans did you steal?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I did not steal any titans

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

To be fair, there are some nights in GTA where our Titan thievery success rate is that low.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:12

Not on my watch. :attitude:

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

100% Zardoz.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:20

I don't think I've been in a session where we've not got it at least once.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Lonewolves wrote:

I don't think I've been in a session where we've not got it at least once.

Well no, because the session wouldn't end otherwise.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Last night I met a tallneck. They are fucking impressive.

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2017 14:18

Dutch mainstream media just discovered it's a dutch studio, and suddenly it is everywhere... (even at the society gossip programs)

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14416

I'm in Dutchland now! Yay the Dutch.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

It's like FarCrySkyrim's Creed. It's the greatest hits of the open world 'em up. And it's great!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I do like this a lot, I must say. And they've done an amazing job with the dinobots.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

This game clearly shows its far cry influences. From collectibles, to 'radio towers', to 'strongholds' and the weapon wheel, it's full of reused mechanics. That's no bad thing though, they're all mechanics that work well. Combat is a fun combination of stealth and action, with plenty of scope for well thought-out tactics and also the ability to not really bother and just go in bludgeoning.
It's so very pretty, too.

I have a robot horsey!

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

The 'radio towers' are a bit more interesting though.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Well yes, indeed.

Also, did I say it was pretty? It''s actually stunning. I've never seen graphics like this on the PS4 before. I almost want to spend more time in camera mode than playing the game.

Only grouch so far is that the AI for human opponents is astonishingly dumb. What's that? There's a whistling noise coming from that pile of long grass with a suspicious pile of the bodies of my friends piled up next to it? I'd better go investigate on my own.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14416

Better graphics than Uncharted 4?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I think so yes, in everything except facial animations. Which, given that UC4 is completely scripted, doesn't seem unreasonable.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

It's a game with stealth in, the enemies have to be as dumb as rocks.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

You normally at least need to hide bodies and the like though.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Fucking Ravagers. Also Fucking Glinthawks. I've seen a Thunderjaw but was too fraidy-cat to engage.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I'm okay with Glinthawks. I took down a thunderjaw with a fully loaded firecaster, in no hurry to do it again though.
Stormbirds can fuck off.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4355

Cras wrote:

I took down a thunderjaw with a fully loaded firecraster.

naughty

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

I'm coming up to the end of the story, and I've loved every minute of the 40 or so hours I've racked up.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon May 08, 2017 9:19

I borrowed this from Craster, and I'm really, really enjoying it.

Kicked the shit out of a Thunderjaw with a bow and arrow last night, OORAH.

There's not a lot to dislike about this game. The name is stupid, sure. Thinking a bit harder: the lip-syncing is terrible and selling stuff to merchants is a pain in the arse and Aloy could do with a few more "spear" moves, but literally everything else about it is excellent.

And you don't even need to know that because fucking robot dinosaurs.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon May 08, 2017 9:21

Cras wrote:

What's that? There's a whistling noise coming from that pile of long grass with a suspicious pile of the bodies of my friends piled up next to it?

I was about twenty hours in when I finally decided to get the "Lure" skill.

Bit of a gamechanger, that one :facepalm:

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Grim... wrote:

fucking robot dinosaurs.

Whatever floats your boat dude.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon May 08, 2017 9:35

Aloy is a rather attractive collection of pixels.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Grim... wrote:

Aloy is a rather attractive collection of pixels.

Voiced by the also very attractive Ashley Birch of HAWP and Tiny Tina fame:

https://www.youtube.com/user/HAWPOfficial

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

DLC inbound

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5400

This is definitely one of my two games of the year (Nex Machina being the other).
I'm 40+ hours in, having finished the main campaign and now I'm carrying on wrapping up all the side missions and errands which is very unusual for me in a single player. Normally I'm looking to move on to the next game quite quickly.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:57

I've only recently acquired this. It's good is it not!

I suspect the combat becomes a little unwieldy later so I'm paying close attention to my upgrades and I may sneak around first and try and get all the power cells for the invincibility armour...

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