Horizon Forbidden West Review: After Over 80 Hours Played on PS5 (4k 60FPS)

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Developed by: Guerrilla
Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment
Release date: February 18th 2022
Platforms: Playstation 4, Playstation 5 (Reviewed on Playstation 5)
Price: Standard Edition $69.99 USD

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Story & Setting
03:24 Gameplay
07:13 Audiovisual & Performance
09:11 Scale & Replayability
09:50 Final Thoughts & Pricepoint

When I started Horizon Forbidden West, I wasn’t sure what to expect. As a direct sequel, it was clear that many things would carry over, so it should feel familiar, but what could be done to improve on the critically-acclaimed original? As it turns out, there was quite a lot: from better climbing, exploration and tools to interesting skills and improved melee fighting, to expanded activity ranges and deeper NPC interactions.

As I jumped into endgame and “post game”, I had found my groove for combat, progression and exploration, and got into a relaxing rhythm to uncover all secrets on the map and finalize my collections to fill up all my datapoint entries from my notebook. At this point is usually where I consider, is this worth the price? And it gets a little tricky.

On the one hand, I found the story cliched and wasn’t overly impressed with it. On the other hand, the game has truly amazing production values and the gameplay is solid. But is this enough to make you spend USD 70 on this game rather than on Elden Ring, that comes out a few days later? In my opinion, no…

Horizon: Forbidden West while phenomenal in many ways is also decidedly average in others. The game doesn’t do anything new or groundbreaking, and in many ways it’s just more of the same sort open world game we’ve seen done over and over again with Assassin’s Creed, Ghost of Tsushima, and even games like Skyrim and Red Dead Redemption. And while that is fantastic company to be included in, those games simply do the same things better.

There is certainly a fan-base and market for Horizon: Forbidden West, as Zero Dawn sold well and had outstanding review scores. And there aren’t a lot of games that compete in terms of sheer size and production value (except the ones I just mentioned). So I think if those are some of your favorite games you will enjoy Forbidden West, and this will likely be a day one buy. However, if you’re new to the franchise or you’re wondering if it’s worth getting a PS5 just to play it, I’d hold off until after Elden Ring or until the price comes down a bit.

So what are your thoughts after all this: Do you have this on preorder already or are trying to decide if you want to get it? Let us know in the comments!

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i was thinking this is a good review until you told its better to buy elden ring instead of this. Why compare games that are completely different. Souls like genre doesnt appeal to everyone, while a high budget open world action game like horizon is more casual and appeals to wider audience. Would suggest to review a game based on its merits and demerits rather than just judging it based on other game

prince_warhero
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I watched about 7 H2 reviews so far and I haven’t heard anyone mention the haptics or adaptive triggers, can I ask how did you think they were in your opinion. I think bow combat is such a great opportunity to take full advantage of the trigger effects etc.

Nedk
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Comparing this to Elden Ring is a pretty thin reason to not recommend spending $70... the obvious answer is that they're each one of the best games coming out on the PS5 this year in their respective genre and, if you can afford a PS5 and enjoy the genre, you should probably also buy both games. It's not as though anyone just plays one game per year, and not all months are stacked with great games like February.

Does anyone actually exist for whom $70 is the biggest constraint? If so, you'd think that getting so much production value and play time out of this game makes it a better value purchase than most others.

ricklee
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I love how this review is not praising it into heaven, but instead
focuses on constructive criticism.
Too many reviews nowadays are bootlicking of the upcoming AAA games.
I'm happy yours is not one of them.

miguellavariel
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At this point, every game is Elden Ring waiting room. I'll definitely buy this down the line (not full price)

emeraldo
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Fextralife telling it like it is: all other games don't have a prayer this month or next with Elden Ring's imminent release.

acangial
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Actually I would rather pay 70 for horizon than elden ring. Which is what I did. To each his own. Great review btw 👍🏾

Nooroodin
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Haha, got a good laugh when you brought up Elden ring in this review. Will be playing both games but Elden ring doesn’t look that much different from all other souls born games other than riding a horse. Hey we all have our preferences but I would have kept both reviews separate from one another. Each game will have their own pros and cons.

trinityangel
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Ok, this review was a lot more cynical than what I expected. "It's a great open world RPG, too bad there are too many open world RPGs already." I mean... it's a fair argument, but it feels like it's underselling the game a tad too much.
Especially when compared to that other open world RPG, you know, the Souls one. I fear that much like the original was completely overshadowed by Breath of the Wild, Forbidden West is fated to be overshadowed by Elden Ring.

mighty_mag
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This is by far the most critical review I’ve seen of this game. I really appreciate it. Very informative

demonhoopa
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Love your reviews, been waiting for this

DrSlippyy
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It took me three attempts to finally complete the first one due to the story and characters . Glad you criticized it and were honest about it.

eddie
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I absolutely loved the first game so will definitely getting this on release day. Once I’ve finished HFW I’ll pick up Elden Ring, I know it’s probably the wrong order but I’ve been waiting for this for ages. Looks like it could be a good year for games!

redarmyse
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I love the first game, a beautiful history, I will buy the second one but after I finish Elden Ring.

beto
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The game looks great. Looking forward to play it.

The-Vitruvian-Man
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Dude I am subbed to you now. Really well made review!

saf
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Thank you Fextra for this review
I was skeptical to purchase this game, always a pleasure to stop by and listening to your reviews

tonydeluna
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Fantastic review as always! love the seperated segments so i can go back easily to the parts i want to see again for more information!

elsbydre
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I just love your reviews 😍 you’re very talented Pog

hffy
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I agree, this was a great review as always your videos are some of the best and that’s saying a lot because there are some talented folks on YouTube.

Nedk