Name: Horizon Forbidden West
Item: Horizon Forbidden West
Rating: 7
Author: Jeremie Carrero

Horizon Forbidden West is an excellent sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn. It follows up on our main character (and some other side characters) after the events of the last game and sets up the storyline for the next game in the series.

The story, graphics, and gameplay are amazing. I love the addition of the new mini-games and that I now have a base of operations with my companions. From a character development standpoint, it shows growth for Aloy's character who, for the duration of the first game, was an outcast, and sometimes seemed to prefer it that way. I would've loved to have more quests with our companions or have the option to bring companions you've unlocked on quests, but I guess HFW is still a single-player game at its base.

I do have two (maybe not so) tiny nitpicks. One, I could've done without the underwater stages. You can't fight underwater and they were just a whole lot of stress. Two, why did Aloy forget how to whistle? As someone who prefers stealth-style combat, not having the ability to whistle made it much harder (and mostly longer) to fight enemies.

Horizon Forbidden West is an excellent sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn. It follows up on our main character (and some other side characters) after the events of the last game and sets up the storyline for the next game in the series.The story, graphics, and gameplay are amazing. I love the addition of the new mini-games and that I now have a base of operations with my companions. From a character development standpoint, it shows growth for Aloy's character who, for the duration of the first game, was an outcast, and sometimes seemed to prefer it that way. I would've loved to have more quests with our companions or have the option to bring companions you've unlocked on quests, but I guess HFW is still a single-player game at its base. I do have two (maybe not so) tiny nitpicks. One, I could've done without the underwater stages. You can't fight underwater and they were just a whole lot of stress. Two, why did Aloy forget how to whistle? As someone who prefers stealth-style combat, not having the ability to whistle made it much harder (and mostly longer) to fight enemies.

On to the West

Story

9/10

Characters

8/10

Graphics

10/10

Soundatrack

8/10

Combat

9.5/10

Story9/10Characters8/10Graphics10/10Soundatrack 8/10Combat9.5/10

Horizon Forbidden West

In my opinion, I feel like this game is really shadowed by Elden Ring since their launch dates are relatively close to each other.

I am a gamer that is prefers story-driven games and I also enjoy a nice combat challenge. This game really does both well. I play it on hard mode and everytime I try to farm for upgrade materials for my equipment, I would go into an intense battle with a shellsnapper. In some ways, its like a mini boss battle for me and I would die multiple times so I would try different strategies to overcome it. It's fun and engaging.

The sidequests are fun too like i have been doing a tonne of side quest and I think i am only half way through the game. The side quests are voice acted and very engaging too.

Recommended for anyone who is as story driven as I am

In my opinion, I feel like this game is really shadowed by Elden Ring since their launch dates are relatively close to each other. I am a gamer that is prefers story-driven games and I also enjoy a nice combat challenge. This game really does both well. I play it on hard mode and everytime I try to farm for upgrade materials for my equipment, I would go into an intense battle with a shellsnapper. In some ways, its like a mini boss battle for me and I would die multiple times so I would try different strategies to overcome it. It's fun and engaging.The sidequests are fun too like i have been doing a tonne of side quest and I think i am only half way through the game. The side quests are voice acted and very engaging too.Recommended for anyone who is as story driven as I am

Shadowed by Elden Ring

I finished the game on ps5 and overall I did enjoy it though it wasn't perfect. The graphics and gameplay are great and there is so much content in the game which is great value. I thought the story and side quests were all pretty boring.

I finished the game on ps5 and overall I did enjoy it though it wasn't perfect. The graphics and gameplay are great and there is so much content in the game which is great value. I thought the story and side quests were all pretty boring.

Horizon Forbidden West Review by Jeremie Carrero

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