Horizon Forbidden West is here as one of the mainstay games for PS5, the successor to Horizon Zero Dawn which in 2017 became the mainstay of PS4. In short, this is a game that catches the eye of its players.
The review could stop there, because this game is indeed a very stunning game from a graphic standpoint. Action RPG genre, this game made by Guerrilla offers a very large world for players to explore.
The main character remains Aloy from the Nora tribe, with a future setting or post apocalyptic, where civilization has lost to robots, which were originally created to help humans. Unfortunately, the robots were then transferred to their functions and could no longer receive orders, aka function as they wished.
This is where Aloy's role, which is actually still the same as his role in Horizon Zero Dawn, is to save civilization, but is broader. He must go to the West to find a copy of Gaia, the core of the Zero Dawn program whose function is to restore life to life on earth.
It feels enough to talk about the story in this game. Then, what about the gameplay?
As an open world game, Horizon Forbidden West has a very wide area, complete with various monsters with various abilities. From easy to kill to difficult.
Oh yes, even though it is classified as an open world, not all elements in this game can be explored. For example, not all parts of cliffs or walls, or even pillars, can be climbed by Aloy. This is a new ability for Aloy that was not there before.
Only certain parts can be climbed, usually indicated by a bright color on the cliff or other parts. Use Focus to see areas that can be climbed.
So don't imagine this climbing ability like in Zelda Breath of the Wild, or also like its twin, Genshin Impact. No, not that wide, really.
And like other games, the farther the adventure, the higher the difficulty level. As an RPG game, the missions in this game are also divided into main missions and side missions. That said, to complete all missions in this game, it takes about 60 hours. I'm not trying to prove it and choose to believe it.
However, it is clear that additional missions outside the main mission still have something to do with the story in Horizon Forbidden West. So, it doesn't hurt to complete these missions.
The weapons used will continue to increase in ability along with the duration of the game. You shouldn't miss the mission to get the weapon or the weapon update, because it's included in the main mission category.
One of Aloy's favorite abilities is Focus. You can find information about a variety of things with Focus. Including looking for a monster's weak point, which can simplify your process in killing the monster.
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Oh yes, try playing this game in fidelity mode, because that's where the quality of the graphics will be seen clearly. It seems true that Horizon Forbidden West can maximize all the capabilities of the PS5, including the adaptive trigger feature in Dual Sense. Where the trigger will feel heavy when we draw the bow.
Conclusion
Actually quite easy conclusion for this game. You have a PS5? Love adventure games? Have enough time to play games? Trust me, you shouldn't regret playing Horizon Forbidden West.
Unless you really don't like post-apocalyptic or maybe sci-fi games. Oh yes, the smell of RPG is also not too thick in this game. Also don't get your hopes up with the open world concept. Other than that, I think it's a very decent game to play.