10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Horizon Zero Dawn (2021)

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Horizon Zero Dawn (2021) Tips & Tricks For New Players.

PS4 and PS5 Players can acquire the game for free and I wanted to make a quick guide on 10 Things I Wish I Knew. It's short but a useful list for those who are or will play Horizon Zero Dawn. If you want to add more, share it down in the comments.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Finish Your Tutorial Quests
0:53 - Use Manual Saves instead of Quick Saves
1:11 - Stealth is your advantage
2:10 - Use Your Focus!
2:42 - There is more than just directly looting
3:15 - Crafting Arrow Packs
3:43 - You can jump onto your mount
4:02 - Mastering Your Tripcaster
4:20 - Practice Aiming First
4:34 - Talk to NPCs
5:00 - Outro

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[cadennevah]

I loved this game
From being a scaredy cat who used to run from machines to being an absolute boss in the end who could take on any machine there is

[mookyyzed]

One huge thing you should've mentioned: kill every animal you can, including fish. They are vital to acquiring upgraded gear and crafting potions. Also, collect everything you see. All plants you see, grab them. You'll run out of arrows faster than you think, especially early in the game.

[alistergoh]

thank you for being straight to the point without an intro thats too long and talking at a good speed. your work is underrated

[jamiecollins]

They should make it so if you do the tutorials by accident they count

[juliagriffin]

Stealth is so powerful in this game if you know how to use it right. I recommend rushing the Nora Silent Master armor in The Frozen Wilds if you can.

[SewerGang]

i’m stupid late but i finally acquired a ps5 and finally doing my first play through. i’m about 4 hours in and loving everything about it. thanks!

[jonathansoko]

i just played 20 hours of the game.... then i realized there is tutorial quests

[Michael-vnjj]

I just finally gave this game a shot yesterday after years of not being interested in single player games and im already hooked.

I know its 8 years old now but still feels and looks great so far.

Thanks for the tips! This is exactly what i was looking to find

[chesterchong]

when I first played the game, I struggled through a few cauldrons battle and have to look to youtubes video on the way to best the mini bosses with different arrows and tactics. After completing the game and replaying it with all the arsenal available, I realized how ignorance I am at the game without using my every tools available.

On my 2nd playthrough I relied heavily on trip wire and traps placing them right in path between the cauldron mini bosses and the console and clear the cauldrons with a series of explosions that brought a whole new level of entertainment to me. This is easily one of the best open world game for ps4

[iCeDrAgOn]

One thing that I found out in another video, and isn't really mentioned anywhere is that after a certain number of kills of each robot type they evolve to gain more defenses

[rutherhood]

The whole game is gorgeous, from the incredible views to the little comments Aloy makes when roaming the wilds, just perfect

[seika]

i'm only level 11 so idk how valid this is:

your tip number 6: you don't need to shoot off the canisters off a corpse's body, it's already in the body's loot. You see it in the footage itself, when he checks the body, you get 3 blaze. Shoot the 3 blaze in the body and you check it again and the blaze on the body is gone

However, if you blew em off using a fire arrow, then yeah, you lost that loot.

[meatshield]

Pay attention to what your next upgrades cost. Don't horde unnecessary components for nothing. You can use your fast crafting wheel as a brief slowing of time. It can help you read the battlefield. Get Tinker ASAP. Really helps with adjusting builds without being punished and is a ok source for shards later in the game.

[devildante]

I watched few other videos.. Yours is easily the best. I'm 6 hours into the game and you gave me plenty of nuances and details. Thanks.
Also, the game is incredible!

[swordmonkey]

Don't janky jump up mountains to reach an artifact or vantagr point, there is always a vertical path of ledges from the bottom to grab onto

[toolittletoolate]

Do the Cauldron quests as soon as possible! The Override codes that Aloy gets from these quests will change your entire game. Use Corruption Arrows to turn machines against each other while you watch and get ready to dispatch the survivor(s).

Because she lives in a low-tech society that has learned to use the remains of their high-tech ancestors without understanding them, Aloy’s defensive capabilities will always be very low and her weapons will always be insufficient to allow her to swagger around her world dealing death. In addition, she’s always outnumbered - always. She must be stealthy - she really has little choice. The Override codes will transform your stealth game into your principal strategy for victory.

[SnfGD]

One big tip for beginner players: use the spear. It saves so many shards and wood and it's easier for kills. Also upgrade it as much as you can in the skill tree.

Also, buy the golden fast travel pack as soon as you can. It's an absolute game changer being able to fast travel endlessly.

[rblever]

Tip: if you want to slow time while aiming "jump" literally jump while aiming. You're welcome

[qwazer]

One of the mistake i did when i played this for the first time is only occasionally killing animals/machines when i feel like it or when i run out of materials thats why im always out of resources when fighting powerful machines 😂. Btw if you havethe frozen wilds dlc go there and buy the banuk weapons. You can get them early just buy collecting the blue stuff on the map or buy completing quest

[lpsmith]

Dont forget to find the power cells - eventually there is crazy ancient armor your going to want and if you miss it in certain areas you can't go back there without glitching the game. 2 spots are very early in the game fyi
search ancient armory power cell locations to make sure you dont miss finding them. wont spoil to much if you look at the right articles.