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[Jigsaah]

Game looks fantastic. I wasn't quite sold until I saw the grappling hook mechanics. Must have. Sucks no release date though.

 

[Space Runaway]

Shame the gameplay doesn't interest me though.

 

[MrLove]

But but but SSD is not for graphics

 

[Tutomos]

It'll be the best-looking game released this year.

 

[Lemondish]

Man, this is really next gen stuff. That looked amazing.

 

[HellforLeather]

Not super thrilled with the art direction (San Francisco would apparently become the most color saturated jungle ever if it wasnt for people!) but technically, the game looks dope. Reminds me of why I enjoyed the combat so much in the first one. Its definitely a day 1 purchase.

 

[Negotiator101]

Definitely a step up from the first but I think we can agree it doesn't look as nextgen as R&C or Demon's Souls.

I'm hoping we'll hear more of the PS5 advantages/improvements this will get over the PS4 version.

It sure looks pretty, I think Ratchets environments lend themselves more to a next generation look but this seems to have organic environments which are far harder to render. Not blown away by the gameplay, seemed seen it all before but looked solid.

 

[Spukc]

Nice to know Aloy is still hideous as ever.

butterface

 

[mancstheps5fanboy]

gonna watch the uncompressed 4 k now and have my tiny mind blown

 

[jroc74]

Is it me or does the environment look weirdly static?

The environment didnt even look static during the 5 hours wallpaper show....c'mon.

 

[Vick]

No PS5 update for the original..

Game looks beautiful at least.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

I thought the SSD eliminated pop in and LOD transitions?*

*If the game is made for this, you need the assets, etc. must be made with this in mind.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Impressed. Going to have a filthy day one patch though.

 

[Bartski]

4K !!!

 

[Malakhov]

4k video already uploaded. Rewatching now.

link? dont find it

edit: above oh my...

 

[existensmaximum]

Very cinematic look.. I love it

The foliage, hair, water and destruction are very impressive. Massive improvements in details compared to the first game. Dense!

 

[Bo_Hazem]

4K trailer

 

[captainraincoat]

No release date….they gonna stretch these out until next year

 

[Arun1910]

I'm not entirely sure why people expect a release date.

We had 1 Trailer last year and just our first look at gameplay today.

 

[onesvenus]

No release date?
I don't know if it was the stream or not but it seemed like the framerate did jump in some moments. It looks great but I was expecting the hair clipping to be solved and the debris from the falling walls to not disappear that soon. These minor details really bother me

 

[kyoji]

maximillion dood is spazzing out on his stream right now lol. i highly recommend finding the video instead of live stream compressed, game is stunning.

 

[zeorhymer]

Underwhelming.

 

[TheTechnician]

so .. now... the Game looks not as open then the first one - reason? PS4 of course. Exactly the same reason what made Halo having those cutoff islands of some sort. It there to cut of line of sight. Because the old COnsoles cannot handle to much detail in to much distance. ANd if they wqould not have cared for that and did all PS5 could do, Horizon Forbidden West would look worse on PS4 then HZD!

The lighting in general looks flat and iam sure i saw some shadow cascades .. Also foliage is not reacting to aloy. It looks exactly as what it is . a cross gen game.

 

[MOTM]

I thought the SSD eliminated pop in and LOD transitions?

According to who?

 

[Sygma]

Yeah fuck that paraglider and the stupid melee combat with flashy moves and finishers, exactly what I didn't want. Everything else looked fire tho

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Where's VFX......i need to know if this looks like a PIXXXXXAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR come to life

"Horizon 1 on PC will look better"

-VFXVeteran

DForce you too

Smh, and people wonder why he doesn't want to stay here with this kinda behavior. If y'all want his opinion, tag him. But why antagonize things.

 

[Yoboman]

Looked okay I was hoping they would take some bigger steps forward with the sequel

And it seems to be becoming more and more Assassins Creed than the WRPG it was originally pitched as

 

[Dr Bass]

Not super thrilled with the art direction (San Francisco would apparently become the most color saturated jungle ever if it wasnt for people!) but technically, the game looks dope. Reminds me of why I enjoyed the combat so much in the first one. Its definitely a day 1 purchase.

That makes sense. All the poop on the streets over there is laying the ultimate layer of fertilization.

 

[Mr Moose]

Edit:Beaten.

 

[Bartski]

4K trailer

omg dude those really were screenshots

edit I mean gameplay screenshots. WOW

 

[vpance]

Only thing I don't like is the unnatural landscapes, like from the first game. Bunch of small arenas stitched together.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Pretty disappointed in what I saw.

Really wanted to see some gameplay advancements based on new tech. This felt very Horizon (2017) DLC/quick sequel.

Kinda felt like Killzone 3 to Zero Dawn's Killzone 2. Hoping for a multiplayer mode reveal in the next few months.

Bring on Naughty Dogs Factions II already!

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I'm not entirely sure why people expect a release date.

We had 1 Trailer last year and just our first look at gameplay today.

Because people are expecting it this year. You would think at least a year would have been listed.

 

[sublimit]

Well that looked super fun to play. Seems like it has an even bigger variety of tools and options the player can use in combat than the first game.

 

[Golgo 13]

4K !!!

I just started watching this but damn it already looks LEAGUES better than the stream holy SHIT

 

[TheTechnician]

If this is not 60fps on PS5 i start to rage

 

[ManaByte]

4K !!!

That there's no 1080p 60 option is worrying. Is this going to be 30fps?

 

[NEbeast]

.

 

[Yoboman]

This looks great, but as someone who has not really played the first game, does she self-narrate this much?
Shit would get annoying as hell real fast!!!

No, it’s just for these demos

 

[SinDelta]

I think no release date yet means winter at most optimistic, likely 2022 release.

 

[Fake]

"Horizon 1 on PC will look better"

-VFXVeteran

Poor guy.

 

[FUBARx89]

gonna watch the uncompressed 4 k now and have my tiny mind blown

Where's the uncompressed?

 

[Cyborg]

Hot damn! This looked epic WOW

 

[DenchDeckard]

There will definitely be a 60 fps option. This is probably native 4k 30 fps so 1440p 60 fps should be easily doable with the next gen cpus.

even if its 4kcb 30 fps, 1080p 60 fps should be in the same pixel budget. there is really nothing stopping them from making 60 fps versions this time around. there is no jaguar holding back the framerate.

yeah I’m sure they went for the most breathtaking sharpness they could go for. Looked absolutely bonkers. amazing what these consoles will pump out, I just hope I can get my option to play at 60 with a little fuzzier, lower res image.

 

[Snake29]

 

[[Sigma]]

Insane amount detail in this. Guerrilla Games never fails to impress. Never doubt them!

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[Sander Cohen]

Looks like more of the same which is far from bad but not encroaching on RDR2 territory also.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Only caught the end when Aloy was fighting the giant robot elephant. Looks good, but graphical issues like all the boulders and debris disappearing.

The YT link from the PS blog wasnt great at all. It was 1080p/30. Will look for a better quality feed after dinner which is 60 fps if there's one available.

Aloy looks like a teenager compared to the first game?

 

[VanEs]

That's cross-gen? Good lord ... bunch of wizards over at GG That was amazing.

 

[Arun1910]

Because people are expecting it this year. You would think at least a year would have been listed.

Still, it was the gameplay reveal. Normally release dates get announced at the 2nd or 3rd gameplay showing.