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[Stuart360]

Wait...what? I did no such thing. I was told I got banned because I liked a comment and because i posted here. Even one of the mods told me that and said to just walk on as it wasn't worth it. Hell even the pic someone sent me of the thread said that. I absolutely did not say anything like that.
I swear every single time someone tells the story it goes weirder.

They actually banned you over on that shithole?. Who the fuck do they think they are?, they were lucky to have you as a member.
Serves you right for posting on that echo chamber in the first place. Still love your reviews tho.

 

[TrueLegend]

Learn to read. One does not write expect from a game if one has played a game. I was talking about how it really is from my end when others were saying the original was meh and all. Jumping to shit and bangwagoning is going too far in this thread. All of sudden everybody is talking about that 6.5. Some people are hating it and some are loving it. That's way far ahead than where I ever go with any game. I like how everybody becomes a dumbass console warrior and creates a proxy Id for everyone here. Read it again and apply it to horizon zero dawn you will find it makes sense, what the fuck I know about horizon Forbidden West to rate it's audio. I have barely seen three promo and I don't watch many reviews because i hate spoilers.

 

[GymWolf]

Wait...what? I did no such thing. I was told I got banned because I liked a comment and because i posted here. Even one of the mods told me that and said to just walk on as it wasn't worth it. Hell even the pic someone sent me of the thread said that. I absolutely did not say anything like that.
I swear every single time someone tells the story it goes weirder.

Well prepare yourself, next time they are gonna say that you had 4 black transgender guys chained in your basement ready to being sold for slavery or some shit.

 

[rapid32.5]

That was quick, game of the gen already.

 

[Topher]

Learn to read. One does not write expect from a game if one has played a game. I was talking about how it really is from my end when others were saying the original was meh and all. Jumping to shit and bangwagoning is going too far in this thread. All of sudden everybody is talking about that 6.5. Some people are hating it and some are loving it. That's way far ahead than where I ever go with any game. I like how everybody becomes a dumbass console warrior and creates a proxy Id for everyone here. Read it again and apply it to horizon zero dawn you will find it makes sense, what the fuck I know about horizon Forbidden West to rate it's audio. I have barely seen three promo and I don't watch many reviews because i hate spoilers.

Nothing wrong with my reading. You listed positives and negatives directly under Horizon Forbidden West.

Horizon Forbidden West 8.5-9 (I expect)
Positives: Combat loop is great, you don't always go for headshots, Good Armours, decent story
Negatives: Poor looking architecture, repetitive foliage and lack of distinct biomes

 

[SkeletonQuays]

Stevivor: Cyberpunk 2077 9.5 ... Horizon Forbidden West 6.5

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Elden Ring will shit on this game in terms of combat

Wtf is this shit

The combat systems are both great and entirely different.

 

[Stuart360]

Stevivor: Cyberpunk 2077 9.5 ... Horizon Forbidden West 6.5

Some reviewers def got caught up in the Cyberpunk hype. It was a 7/10 game for me, and thats ignoring the technical problems.
I MUCH more enjoyed HZD over Cyberjunk.

 

[Punished Miku]

Wait...what? I did no such thing. I was told I got banned because I liked a comment and because i posted here. Even one of the mods told me that and said to just walk on as it wasn't worth it. Hell even the pic someone sent me of the thread said that. I absolutely did not say anything like that.
I swear every single time someone tells the story it goes weirder.

So are you actually saying you did not kill that man behind an Arby's in 1983?

 

[Lokaum D+]

Elden Ring will shit on this game in terms of combat

i love souls game, but saying that souls combat is any deeper than horizon is just bullshit.

 

[TrueLegend]

Topher
"Nothing wrong with my reading. You listed positives and negatives directly under Horizon Forbidden West."


I listed both games and I posted my expectations which literally means what I got out of first game because that will be the default minimum expectation from a sequal. It's not written directly as it's for horizon Forbidden West. Unlike you people can go find my entitrely of post.i don't pass judgement on games that aren't released yet. It not my fault that English language flows from top to bottom. But then again you didn't read did you. Because obviously a guy who expects something from a game has played a game. How the hell that works. Usually if this were anywhere I would have been like I get it why you would get that idea, but here there will be no apologizes for this kind of bandwagoning. Nobody except reviewers have played this game. For all kind of nitpicking people here do, you should have read the details. Also gifs are sign of weakness, all spammers rely here. I won't engage your anymore, keep at it your time will come soon.

 

[BoxFresh123]

GG Guerrilla.

 

[ParaSeoul]

 

[PropellerEar]

Am I supposed to apologize for your incomprehension. I am not talking about Forbidden West. The game is not released for the audience. I am talking about zero dawn and what I expect from IP seeing the trailers.

Yes, grovel for me!

 

[TrueLegend]

Yes, grovel for me!

You fancy yourself as something you are not. I doubt anybody has done that for you in your life.

 

[scydrex]

Damn don't know if i will get this or Elder Ring. Can only buy one game. Don't want to spend on two...

 

[Topher]

It not my fault that English language flows from top to bottom.

 

[Heylon]

Well, this ridiculousness seems to be forced down our throats in every game now...

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[Lethal01]

Really sucks to hear that the open world itself is still a bore to explore.

It's the thing that matters most to me, especially after playing BoTW which has the most fun to explore open-world out there.

Well, this ridiculousness seems to be forced down our throats in every game now...

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ibb.co

I'm sorry you're bothered by this so much. Maybe you'd feel better if you suck some dick.

 

[Clear]

...did you honestly expect a From game to look better than something Guerrilla does?

Its just about being presented with 2 games I want to play *NOW* within a window of time that pretty much guarantees overlap. That FROM's game isn't going to be as technically advanced as Guerilla's is a given, but that isn't to say that it should be considered a fault.

The ideal scenario for me is that I end up loving both games, so I'd rather not be rushing one to get onto the other, or the second one being less visually impressive acting as an impediment on first impression.

I want to get the most out of both, but the release order I feel stands against that.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Not sure what the issues with the score are, at least it seems like a great and finished game. Are you forgetting Cyberpunk 2077 and Death Stranding both got a ton of 10/10?

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Damn don't know if i will get this or Elder Ring. Can only buy one game. Don't want to spend on two...

I mean if you are a massive FROM fan, Elden is supposed to be high up in expectation but if you are 50/50 on souls games, easy choice for Horizon.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Ulysses 31]

Really sucks to here that the open world itself is still a bore to explore.

IT's the things that matters most to me

That's how the first game seemed to me judging by what I saw in reviews and streams so I never touched it.

Will see if it's the same for FW in the coming weeks.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Well, this ridiculousness seems to be forced down our throats in every game now...

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ibb.co

The world is full of different people.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I'm still amazed that even after BotW developers still can't get open worlds right

Confused. What do you expect them to learn from that shitty open world?

 

[Foilz]

Looks like a decent game again. I loved the first half of the first game but got bored of it and started playing something else. I'll give this a shot on ps5 when it hits the discount bin.

 

[Lethal01]

Confused. What do you expect them to learn from that shitty open world?

Well since it's the best one available I'd like them to learn how to make it fun to explore and interact with.

 

[Thirty7ven]

I'm still amazed that even after BotW developers still can't get open worlds right

Plenty of people saying the opposite. Unless if by exploring the world you mean, what exactly?

I found BOTW a complete bore. And if we want to focus on negative opinions, I’m amazed Botw wasn’t dragged through the coals for boring vapid characters, underwhelming combat, awful story.

“But you can climb mountains and find ingredients to cook stuff” uh ok, too bad the game didn’t give me a reason to give a shit. You need a Zelda fan badge before going into BeoW.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Well since it's the best one available I'd like them to learn how to make it fun to explore and interact with.

The only standout thing it does is the physics system. The open-world is bog-standard Ubisoft like the rest. Actually it's worse

 

[Foilz]

Plenty of people saying the opposite. Unless if by exploring the world you mean, what exactly?

I found BOTW a complete bore. And if we want to focus on negative opinions, I’m amazed Botw wasn’t dragged through the coals for boring vapid characters, underwhelming combat, awful story.

“But you can climb mountains and find ingredients to cook stuff” uh ok, too bad the game didn’t give me a reason to give a shit. You need a Zelda fan badge before going into BeoW.

I guess it just comes down to each person's tastes. I absolutely loved botw. The dungeons could above been better but the world was gorgeous and I had a ton of fun with it. Now on the other rhand HZD I enjoyed about half the game but then found it repetitive and dull so I stopped playing

 

[rodrigolfp]

"but also disjointed, clunky, and unfocused in ways we didn’t expect."

Ouch. The glorious m&kb gameplay will save this again...

 

[PropellerEar]

You fancy yourself as something you are not. I doubt anybody has done that for you in your life.

I have no delusions of this sort... unlike you.

 

[Dr Bass]

Not biased at all…

Dude, who cares. The person likes Xbox more. So what. There are going to be reviewers out there who like PlayStation more. Does their bias bother you?

Someone's review score doesn't change the game you're getting.

 

[GhostOfTsu]

Great reviews and metascore but still some reviews were overly harsh for very small stuff? They would 100% disregard it if it was from Rockstar or Nintendo

 

[Swift_Star]

I'm still amazed that even after BotW developers still can't get open worlds right

BOTW is extremely tedious.
You have thousands os bokoblins camps with mediocre weapons.
Thousands of fairy poop do get
Calling the horse anywhere is locked behind DLC
The dungeons design are the worst in the whole series
Thousands of mini dungeons with the same boring textures
There's nothing really to discover in BOTW. You'll find the same things over and over.
Rain sucks
The game has ubi towers that are extremely annoying to climb
The only cool thing about that game are the small systems that add flavor but aren't necessary.
Elden Ring will wipe the floor with BOTW

 

[SLB1904]

"but also disjointed, clunky, and unfocused in ways we didn’t expect."

Ouch. The glorious m&kb gameplay will save this again...

 

[VeganElduderino]

 

[Lethal01]

The only standout thing it does is the physics system. The open-world is bog-standard Ubisoft like the rest. Actually it's worse

Nah, it stands out by having distinct looking points of interestest with activities and a reward when you get there.
Most open worlds have points of interests that are only interesting due to being marked on the map or they don't actually have anything when you get there and are only there to look visually interesting.

 

[Punished Miku]

Nah, it stands out by having distinct looking points of interestest with activities and a reward when you get there.
Most open worlds have points of interests that are only interesting due to being marked on the map or they don't actually have anything when you get there and are only there to look visually interesting.

Don't bother trying to explain BotW. There's probably 1000 reviews that explain this, and the amazing level design that drives organic exploration. People that say that there's literally nothing to it are determined to believe that, and wont be swayed.

 

[Dr Bass]

The only standout thing it does is the physics system. The open-world is bog-standard Ubisoft like the rest. Actually it's worse

Yeah. The only standout thing it does is the gameplay. Who cares about that crap when we can discuss things like how we know exactly how cross-gen development affects the end result from the comforts of our couches, or how biased reviewers are that don't give our anticipated games the scores we like.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Yeah. The only standout thing it does is the gameplay. Who cares about that crap when we can discuss things like how we know exactly how cross-gen development affects the end result from the comforts of our couches, or how biased reviewers are that don't give our anticipated games the scores we like.

Probably should read before getting triggered

 

[SlimySnake]

Plenty of people saying the opposite. Unless if by exploring the world you mean, what exactly?

I found BOTW a complete bore. And if we want to focus on negative opinions, I’m amazed Botw wasn’t dragged through the coals for boring vapid characters, underwhelming combat, awful story.

“But you can climb mountains and find ingredients to cook stuff” uh ok, too bad the game didn’t give me a reason to give a shit. You need a Zelda fan badge before going into BeoW.

I know Zelda fans who hated BOTW because of its lack of traditional dungeons and meandering level design.

I am also baffled by the response BOTW got and still continues to get to this day. It has all the hallmarks of a bad Ubisoft open world game forcing you to climb towers and walk for miles before reaching your destination. The core combat was dated or exceedingly simple, the story too forgettable with boring characters and yet it is literally the greatest game ever made to some people. It makes no sense to me lol.

I loved Link Between Worlds and while traditional 3rd person Zelda never really appealed to me, I was super excited to play an open world BOTW, but it just made me dislike it with every single decision choice. I have gone back to it several times over the last five years and simply cant get into it. I have just one divine beast left but I cant do it.

 

[Lethal01]

I know Zelda fans who hated BOTW because of its lack of traditional dungeons and meandering level design.

I am also baffled by the response BOTW got and still continues to get to this day. It has all the hallmarks of a bad Ubisoft open world game forcing you to climb towers and walk for miles before reaching your destination. The core combat was dated or exceedingly simple, the story too forgettable with boring characters and yet it is literally the greatest game ever made to some people. It makes no sense to me lol.

I loved Link Between Worlds and while traditional 3rd person Zelda never really appealed to me, I was super excited to play an open world BOTW, but it just made me dislike it with every single decision choice. I have gone back to it several times over the last five years and simply cant get into it. I have just one divine beast left but I cant do it.

I love the characters in BoTW and going from one point to another always felt like I was doing a nonstop combo of things between every destination while picking a route that maximizes the things I get along the way plus the speed I get to the goal with. On top of that every trip I see something that looks interesting enough to make me take a detour. The level design is the best in the genre.

That's what I want to see in Horizon and any other open world.

We can agree the dungeons needed more visual variety and I wanted more enemy types.

 

[Dr Bass]

Probably should read before getting triggered

Lol I'm not, I just laugh at the BotW criticisms I come across, especially when they seem to always be so vapid. It was one of the best games if not the best I've ever played. Maybe part of that was knowing nothing about it going into it so I had a really strong sense of discovery throughout the entire thing.

I don't care if you don't like it, but I do think people who don't are seriously missing out on something absolutely incredible.

I know Zelda fans who hated BOTW because of its lack of traditional dungeons and meandering level design.

I am also baffled by the response BOTW got and still continues to get to this day. It has all the hallmarks of a bad Ubisoft open world game forcing you to climb towers and walk for miles before reaching your destination. The core combat was dated or exceedingly simple, the story too forgettable with boring characters and yet it is literally the greatest game ever made to some people. It makes no sense to me lol.

I loved Link Between Worlds and while traditional 3rd person Zelda never really appealed to me, I was super excited to play an open world BOTW, but it just made me dislike it with every single decision choice. I have gone back to it several times over the last five years and simply cant get into it. I have just one divine beast left but I cant do it.

Why does this not surprise me in the slightest. If you think it had a bad story, you are not paying attention. The story in Zelda games is always told in the details. The small comments villagers make. How they talk about the lives they are living, the people they have lost. But this requires you to observe and think. Zelda games are way darker than most other mainstream games, but it's typically hidden underneath a family friendly fantasy based visage. And I think people like you just don't get it at all. But again, that's ok. Nothing in Zelda is handed to you on a silver platter, it requires you to dig to get the most out of it and that's what makes it so rewarding and special. It's nothing at all like an Ubisoft game, aside from extremely surface level details. Climbing a tower, big whoop. That's nothing.

If you're walking "for miles" in BotW without things to do, again, you missed it. There is discovery and interest everywhere in that game. I do think with classic Zelda dungeons it would have been even better, but one of the reasons Zelda stays interesting is they are constantly changing up the formula somehow.

Anyway, those who get it get to experience some of the best software the gaming industry has ever offered. Those who don't try to make confused fun, but just come off kinda sad IMO.

 

[Lethal01]

Maybe part of that was knowing nothing about it going into it so I had a really strong sense of discovery throughout the entire thing.

For me it's the opposite, BoTW made me want atleast 2 hours of pure uncut uninterrupted gameplay for all open worlds since if you can't show me all your basic systems a couple hours of exploration while keeping me excited your game probably isn't worth it.

A reason I stay wary of Forbidden west. Secrecy does nothing to sell me on a game.

 

[TheTurboFD]

Well, this ridiculousness seems to be forced down our throats in every game now...

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ibb.co

Have you never stepped outside before? There's many different people in this world.

on topic: I'm glad the game is getting good reviews. Don't really expect anything less from the first party PS titles.

 

[Alebrije]

The problem with Aloy is that she does not has a relation or tie with another character...she needed on this game a close friend cruelty killed by an enemy with a melee weapon in order to get a 9.5-10 score.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I know Zelda fans who hated BOTW because of its lack of traditional dungeons and meandering level design.

I am also baffled by the response BOTW got and still continues to get to this day. It has all the hallmarks of a bad Ubisoft open world game forcing you to climb towers and walk for miles before reaching your destination. The core combat was dated or exceedingly simple, the story too forgettable with boring characters and yet it is literally the greatest game ever made to some people. It makes no sense to me lol.

I loved Link Between Worlds and while traditional 3rd person Zelda never really appealed to me, I was super excited to play an open world BOTW, but it just made me dislike it with every single decision choice. I have gone back to it several times over the last five years and simply cant get into it. I have just one divine beast left but I cant do it.

The game's empty open world makes climbing those boring Ubisoft towers, not boring, somehow, lmao.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Well, this ridiculousness seems to be forced down our throats in every game now...

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ibb.co

In an industry where half the games is about killing humans...this is where you draw the line?