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It's been just about a year since we saw the initial reveal of the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West. So, after such a long wait, Sony has decided to treat fans to a new reveal: sharing a first-ever look at the gameplay. The footage--taken from a PlayStation 5 console--will be shown off at the end of this week's State of Play, which is set to take place on May 27th, at 2pm PT/11pm CET. As for the State of Play live stream itself, that'll kick off at 9am PT/6pm CET.

 

[shaunj66]

I really hope a PS5 update for the first game is also going to be announced. I've been thinking about replaying it and a 60fps patch would definitely persuade me to

 

[BlazeMasterBM]

what is this game

 

[GoldenBullet]

Really loved the first game but I hope the story isn't just "Hades was revived by Sylens and you must stop him".

And we need a mount that can fly

 

[Bladexdsl]

what is this game

sonys version of monster hunter

 

[BlazeMasterBM]

sonys version of monster hunter

ohh lol. I'm not interested

 

[Bloodis]

sonys version of monster hunter

Yes, it is true

 

[D34DL1N3R]

sonys version of monster hunter

Yes, it is true

Complete nonsense. They are BARELY alike.

ohh lol. I'm not interested

Don't judge the game based upon the previous comments. They're completely wrong and I'm not sure if they've ever played both titles to make the comparison they did. But the comparison is wrong.

 

[Reploid]

Eh... gameplay? In lame ac clone?

 

[Bonovox40]

sonys version of monster hunter

That is too broad of a comparison really. You don't have to like Monster Hunter to enjoy Horizon. The only real similarities is the hunting of various "beasts", some incredibly large.
I personally don't like the Monster Hunter series much, and Horizon is one of my favorite games of all time. (although the MH creature art is fantastic, and watching skilled players take out huge beasts together is entertaining)

Watch a review or two of Horizon to get the jist of it. Has a great post apocalyptic story and main character/lore/world building. Combat is exciting but can get repetitive if you are not willing to try out the different weapons/tools that are slowly introduced to you. And as you get more skilled, you feel like you are becoming more the hunter than the prey.

Very large, open world but can feel a little empty at times if you are not willing to explore lore items/locations. Humans are the endangered species here, so it's not unusual to not meet many NPCs.

For all it's minor flaws, it was met with great praise and received many accolades, and Forbidden West is at the top of many gamers 2021 release lists.
Might not be your cup of tea, but at least check it out before dismissing it altogether.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Eh... gameplay? In lame ac clone?

What??? Lame ac clone? What?

 

[Blavla]

And it will not sell good. First they need to sell some PS5´s to people and not to PS5 Scalpers

 

[PatrickD85]

ok hyped, and i dont own a PS4 or PS5. But still looking forward to see where and how game evolves.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

And it will not sell good. First they need to sell some PS5´s to people and not to PS5 Scalpers

Except there's several millions of PS5's out there. I've bought three quite easily, as well as a few Series X's. Sold all of the PS5's for $$$$ (because I kept getting the crappy fan model) and kept one Series X for myself. Doesn't matter who is selling them, they are out there in the millions. It's not like scalpers are sitting on piles and piles of unsold PS5's. They're getting sold to actual players, regardless of price.The game will sell just fine, but certainly more if EVERYone who wanted a PS5 had one.

 

[magico29]

Now we are talking business, Forbidden West baby.

 

[Hells Malice]

Hope they make the combat not suck

 

[Costello]

HZD was a good game but I wasn't super excited about it, didn't get that much into the gameplay mechanics, storyline, and whatnot.

The graphics were stunning for the time. But the 'overlooting' is something that I found quite offputting - too much looting just ruins the fun of looting: all the items you pick up are just worthless.

I beat the game but am not sure I'll be excited about a sequel.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Complete nonsense. They are BARELY alike.

you hunt robot monsters and harvest their parts to get better gear so yes they are completely alike. the only difference is the combat is dumbed down to the max and the story is slightly better in fact the only thing interesting was the story (despite it being done before in other games and movies). but once i beat it i immediately sold it and if this sequel is more of the same than I'm not interested this time.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

you hunt robot monsters and harvest their parts to get better gear so yes they are completely alike. the only difference is the combat is dumbed down to the max and the story is slightly better"

Except. Wrong. They are not completely alike. "The only difference"?

 

[BitMasterPlus]

Haven't played the first, but I'd like to.