10 TIPS! Horizon Forbidden West Beginner Guide - Things you MUST know!

[@Fextralife]

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[@Charok1]

I'm watching playthroughs of the new Horizon West game, and it's the same medicore gameplay/quests/NPCs/boring MC with no RPG choice as the first Horizon. It just has a pretty world with good creature design. It might as well be created by Ubisoft as another AAA open world game not worth more than $20. I'm really looking forward to open world done right with Elden Ring.

[@J-Sin]

I have to disagree with most of what you are saying in this video, but to each their own. Without spoiling anything, side quests have an impact on the main quest. Why you would want to just focus on the main quest and B-line right to the end is beyond me. Really, in any game like this, but side quests influence the main quest is the take away here. Also, swim under water! Don't wait until you are towards the end to go back and do it all, do it asap! Most of the valuable resources are under water! Plus, if you are about to die, just fast travel out!

[@demonhoopa]

So far I’ve been going full completionist

[@tnyeh]

I think at least doing side quest in the beginning and when you start getting purple gear is best, especially if that’s the only gear really worth upgrading…

[@amandaurb337]

Me too! I just started. I loved the first game!

[@gameskyjumper1721]

This bring to another point, you want to get that water breathing gear ASAP, hence one should head down to Vegas first and do the mission before anything.

[@TheMessyTruthHurts]

Gamer since 1976 here and "completionist" is in my blood. It's a sickness kinda, but I do enjoy the grind of completing a game and often that does mean rinse and repeating areas a lot, but that's how I feel immersed in a game. It can burn many out, but for me, it's the way to play. My play style in many games is stealth. I am very strategy oriented in my game play and for me any skill that enhances my play style of stealth, flank, sneak and surprise etc is the skill tree I knock out first. I have played literally 1,000's of titles in my long life of gaming and HZD is one of my top 10 all time favorite titles I have ever played. Rock on gamers! Never stop.

[@Khaelos84]

the thing i learned myself over the many years i have been gaming is "always go the opposite way of where the game is telling you to go" :D

[@tnyeh]

I have to say the underwater view is probably the best I’ve ever seen in a game.

[@wheelsndealz]

About the skill tree, obviously depending on your playstyle, really you need to just read each skill tree. Not just focus on combat and hunter. The stealth tree also has important skills early on that you should get. The increased tear from stealth is great for helping you get parts way faster. It also has a flat increase to crit chance I believe which is definitely helpful in combat. And if you're combat style involved traps obviously there's good ones there. So again, just read the early skills and pick a route towards the special ability that suits you.

[@tonydeluna8095]

February has been a busy year with dying light 2, Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring coming up in just 6 days! It’s been an exciting year so far

[@fetti_notready]

Sifu

[@PABLOSGHOST]

Witch queen 👸 😳🤯

[@Hollobaby1231]

deff man, and pokémon arceus too tbh i got hella into that and dying light 2, i bought sifu which i’ve only tried a little of but this and elden ring is where it’s at 100%

[@jenova2916]

February is a month, not a year... just saying

[@tonydeluna8095]

@@jenova2916 What an AMAZING year 2022 has become sorry my bad

[@hekidayo]

The first tip is presented in a confusing way :’ Don’t do the main quest only. Don’t do side quests. Do the main quest first. Also do medium to large side quests. ‘ I’m not sure this is good advice.. maybe what you’re trying to say is being exclusively focused on main or side quests will present challenges, but it’s hard to understand how this is a tip. I don’t feel side quests are a burnout they are enjoyable to me. What would be the benefit of doing it the way you’re suggesting, I’m genuinely asking, I feel like doing all side quests of an area while continuing to pursue the main quest in each area works really well.

[@Pinocchio29]

He's talking about the questions marks mostly. Doing all of them before progressing in the main quest can become tedious and start to hinder your enjoyment of the game. So instead of doing that, wait for endgame to get the flying mount and then complete the question marks that you have left

[@tnyeh]

@@Pinocchio29 Im still confused with that, so I should do main quest priority but also do a side quest if it gives me like a weapon item or something?

[@Pinocchio29]

@@tnyeh if you're playing on the hardest difficulty it's a little complicated. For some question marks like the enemy camps, completing them all gives you a nice reward, but at the same time it can be a pain in the ass. I'd recommend searching on youtube what rewards you get from completing the different type of question marks, and choosing if any of them is worth your time. Regarding side quests i'd say do all of them. Errands can be skipped and salvage contracts too. If you're playing on an easier difficulty i'd say straight up don't do the question marks if you don't want, as later on it feels pretty tiresome. Just follow the main quest and do the side missions

[@tnyeh]

@@Pinocchio29 the question marks are the side missions right? do you mean the errands?

[@Pinocchio29]

@@tnyeh nono, when you open up the menu you'll see main quests, side quests, jobs, errands, salvage contracts, hunting grounds, melee pit, rebel camps, ancient ruins, etc. Question marks are what appear on the map as question marks, those are things like melee pit, rebel camps, ancient ruins, resting places, etc. Side quests are what appear as side quests in the menu

[@phile5437]

The Horizon games aren't lacking content, that's for sure. There's so much of everything.

[@trebilicious]

Did you really have to mention the flying mount? Didn't expect a spoiler in a beginners guide. Wouldn't it have been sufficient to allude to easier traversal to old side quests instead of flat out showing the damn mount on top of mentioning it? FFS.

[@Fextralife]

It's an integral part of the guide so yes. A bunch of people had shown and mentioned the mount on reviews last week.

[@CardhouseAnimal]

@@Fextralife well I have watched a lot of reviews and haven't seen or even heard of the mount in any of them, so I agree with the comment. You really could've simply stated that "traversal will get a lot easier towards the end of the game", no need to show the flying mount.

[@renr17]

@@Fextralife seen tons of videos without mention of a mount so thanks

[@trebilicious]

@@Fextralife To reiterate a key point of my original comment, it would have been sufficient to allude to easier traversal to return to side quests instead of spelling everything out. Even if it is an "integral part of the guide," my statement still holds true. It should have been really easy for you to side-step the mount details.

[@JungKooksTwin]

@@trebilicious "be mindful there are some mechanics and mild spoilers" he literally states there is spoilers in the very beginning... lol you have no reason to bitch, also you shouldnt be watching any of these types of videos to avoid any type of spoilers my god.

[@steveotatooed]

Just started playing this and these are some amazing tips thank you

[@dondaileyii]

Completion is the goal. When zero dawn came out I spent 2 months dedicated to doing everything. This time Elden Ring comes out and I’m not sure which atm will get the lions share of my time.

[@gameskyjumper1721]

There is a skill that let you move faster while holding heavy weapons. It also works with powercells. Good for speed up those puzzle sections.

[@dustinschalk8825]

Bought this last night , can’t promise I’ll play it for mroe than a week before taking an indefinite hiatus ( Elden Ring 🤷‍♂️) but so far it’s awesome . Comparisons aside , it’s pretty , it’s fun, it’s unique ( aside from the first horizon of course lol ) .

[@meggierock5307]

Didn't really appreciate the flying mount being spoiled :(

[@newtonslore]

As always, superb tips. TY Cass

[@marcocaballero]

I'm excited for this game and have the special edition pre-purchased, but I think I'll actually wait a while before playing it. I no longer have the time to do more than one playthrough per game, and I like to experience all content.

[@AxxmorbidfloristxxC]

This game couldn’t have come at a worse, or better time. It’s great because now I have something to take my mind off elden ring for a week, it’s terrible because I know I am not going to touch this game for a long damned time after next Thursday whether I’m finished or not.

[@Faizaud]

When you were scrolling through the armor sets talking about upgrades I was tripping out so hard cuz they were all displaying instantly. I gotta wait for every little thing to load when I'm playing. PS4 life lol. Can't wait for the PC release!

[@AliasEil]

I think the scavenger plants perk is the most usefull one in a boss arena there are usually blueberrys so having 2 per bush is crucial

[@meepsiebear]

Great video!!!! Shows me how to not waste time :)

[@strawnobi]

Having a blast with this game!!

[@JC-sd1xq]

Talking about that mount seems like a huge spoiler. Thanks for putting that right at the start of your video with no warning

[@caseymarie292]

The spoiler is in the controls of the game. Talks about the fact you get the mount, and the name lmao also he gave a spoiler warning before that about all the video as a whole

[@HardTuGuard14]

Super Underrated Tips !!! THANK YOU!

[@hankscorpion]

braced shot in the infiltrator tree is the single most important skill to know to survive tough fights

[@guyfromnj]

Depends how much I like the game. Gonna jump in shortly. Between the next gen cyberpunk upgrade taking me from dying light for a day or two this if it’s really good may take me from both but most likely I’ll play this tonight and then jump back into dying light and give that my attention and focus for the next month or so.

[@Matt-kw6xj]

Great video thanks mate!

[@annmd1735]

I'm a completionist so I am looking forward to exploring all the ins and outs of the new world. would like more info on the changes in game play from the original, like food and crafting... swimming underwater is new too... excited but a little frustrated that it is not so intuitive as HZD became after completing main game and FW DLC. thank you for the tips.

[@TomFromMars]

It's not much different, more in depth, maybe even à little confusing at first but it plays the same. It's even more important to analyse machines first because mist of them are new and almost all of them have some pieces that you need to tear apart before killing them or you lose part of the loot.

[@blitzlegends1583]

If your having a hard time with the arena i recommend using traps in it yes that sounds bad but it works it can be tricky for some challenges but with some luck you can get everything very early i had green lit at this part

[@waldenjosh2362]

Good video

[@thelife1313]

Heres my tip: max out the trap valor surge first. Lay your traps, lure the enemy over, and proc the surge. I was able to kill some hard enemies very early with the traps and remote mines. Best early game surge.

[@craigv367godsman4]

Thank you for the Tips... I'm aiming for total completion as this game is totally Awesome...

[@adamsmith24]

This video has spoilers if you want to be surprised on new mechanics of the game.

[@landonewts]

Is there any real benefit to playing Machine Strike? I usually avoid mini-games, I find them confusing and frustrating. But if there is cool loot, tools p,weapons, etc to gain, I will play.

[@RavenousSpectre]

Story mode time baby!! Butnyeah 100 percent to

[@oneupdawg]

100% completion for sure. It may become my second PS5 Platinum with Miles Morales soon to be the first. These upcoming months has so many games, great year so far

[@Sunrise_1234]

I don’t get that with the “grade in Tags” by the arena? Are those the tags type get from the rebel camp?

[@amyalparker199]

Excellent guide thanks

[@davidwang7399]

I am just going through side missions and main missions and the exclamation marks on the map I do them as well what do you though

[@jzharayjarol2543]

For once I had to down vote a fextralife video. I CANNOT believe you spoiled flight without a warning. It completely ruined the moment when I finally did get it towards the end of the game. And that's my biggest gripe. You unlock this ability at the END of the game's story. I watched this just as I was starting out because "Beginner Guide" meant maybe learning something useful. Having that lead up to what was supposed to be a really amazing story beat was killed to the point of numbness. PLEASE do not do this again. This was probably the worst mistake I've ever made when it comes to game enjoyment.

[@KiddyTalk]

100% - I absolutely wish I'd never watched this.

[@MEshaoWords]

This ☝🏻 A million times this.

[@HeadlaRed]

Agreed, completely stupid item to include

[@salinamilana6024]

I totally agree, it spoiled a HUGE moment for me without a moment of warning…

[@davidsgamingworld8935]

Bonus tip check ruined cars specially in the very beginning of the game most of them have loot

[@NingjaTerdo]

Huge spoilers at 1:20

[@jeremyflowers8908]

1) So, besides the enjoyment of problem solving, what do you benefit from by playing Machine Strike? i.e. Is it a distraction, or a progression enabler? 2) How do you craft potions at Workbench (Other than Small Health Potion)? I thought you were supposed to be able to purchase them from Herbalists: 2a) From whom. (Not found one to buy yet). 2b) Once you buy a potion does that enable you to craft it as well? (Have not done Embassy main quest yet. Failed at first attempt) Edit: Can confirm 2b works with bought Cleanse Potion at Herbalist in Barren Light

[@Faizaud]

Will try to address these... 1) I've only just completed the 3 beginner opponents, but extra shards for winning and skill points seem like the main reason to dive into it. I'm assuming playing every Strike opponent factors into maxing out all the skill trees, but I'll have to wait and see on that I guess. So at worst it's a distraction and at best, as far as I can tell, it's some extra currency and skills. 2) I haven't crafted at a bench, but I've crafted in the field which I would think is the same thing. If you're unable to craft, it could be that your potion capacity is maxed out (I think you start out with space for 5 if I'm remembering right). It took me a while to realize that I couldn't craft the medium or higher health potions because my pack was filled with the small potions. If that's what's causing the issue you can use your stash to store potions to make room for whatever you want to purchase or craft. 2 a/b) You can purchase potions, just gotta find the vendors in different towns/settlements. Off the top of my head, there's a vendor way up top in Plainsong for example that sells health potions. The other crafting recipes I've unlocked so far (better health potions, and various different bomb traps for example) were all from finding those items out in the world.

[@tnyeh]

I don’t understand in the beginning it’s said to not worry about side quest until later, and then on a later tip it says to pick up all side quests etc. and deal with those so you don’t have to come back for anything?

[@zappbrannigan4170]

Annie, mary jane, the little mermaid, Thank the gods Aloy hasn't been replaced yet.

[@acrab6527]

Gonna have to disagree with most of this. If you wait till the end to do the side content, everything you get will be worthless to you. You'll get nothing but a little plot. Also there's more dialogue in all the main quests if you did the side stuff first. Also, most of the content is level appropriate combat, climbing and jumping puzzles. If you just fly everywhere and one shot everything with endgame gear, it'll be incredibly boring, because you skipped most of the game play. The only story quest I'd suggest you rush to is Sea of Sand, as the rewards from the underwater sections are used to upgrade midgame equipment. If you already moved on to endgame then it's fairly useless. And hiding underwater until the machines go away is a great way to escape.

[@shaun2463]

You recommended waiting for the underwater breathing tool before doing Sea of The Sands, but isn't that the quest where you actually get that tool?

[@AlanStrandbygaard]

Following the main quest first in order to get the necessary equipment to enter certain areas means I have to go BACK to areas I have left behind me. It gives me a feeling of being tied up and forced to use even more time on the game than I prefer. I prefer a straight line in these kind of adventures. Having to 'turn back' annoys me incredibly! I also don't want to do mini-games. That is not a part of the main adventure and will ALSO just give me a feeling af being derailed.

[@thebingthing8421]

Hold up on dpad to refill your healing plants if you run out

[@manbenitez247]

There's a huge spoiler in this video. Please avoid this video and see a spoiler free one.

[@XxXPRINCEsesaXxX]

true i am playing this atm fck this youtuber

[@badjuju2612]

He literally says that in the first few sentences of the video. Kinda on the individual if they choose to continue from that point.

[@manbenitez247]

@@badjuju2612 1 year too late, begone.

[@badjuju2612]

@manbenitez247 awe shucks snuggle britches, what fun would that be? 1 year or 10 doesn't change the fact that your statement is redundant. Now let's hug it out and become besties. We can have secret nicknames and a elaborate hand shake.

[@rebelwithoutaclue9387]

@@badjuju2612snuggle britches?!? Sounds like you want to be more than just friends 😂

[@usmanmodibbo8776]

100% completion for sure. Just like I did for HZD last year.

[@TheDailyGamingVideos]

Is there any settings that we should have on that helps with exploring or anything? My copy got delayed because if the storm here in London :-(

[@Fextralife]

There's a guided mode to mark stuff in the map for you!

[@TheDailyGamingVideos]

@@Fextralife thanks!

[@newtonslore]

You might want to toggle a slower speed on your weapon wheel - helps with selections in the heat of battle

[@astromatto2154]

First run, I'll do a fair amount of completion, not 100 tho, as elden ring is coming... anyway I won't stop it for ER, such a great game it deserve the utter most respect

[@richardclark7990]

i almost wish all these lit games coming this month were spread out a bit, i still need to finish dying light, get a bunch of chars to 50 in lost ark, play Elden ring to the ground, play god of war on PC and this. so much good games i only have two hands and 2 eyes!

[@DavidKornrumpfII]

I am gonna try to 100 percent this one, as the story makes it enjoyable to run three & the side quests are not mundane like some other games can tend to do aka Vahalla Will be interesting once the Dlc s start rolling in once everyone has played it enough to earn the platinum trophy

[@RealityCheckBoxing]

He said at the beginning there would be spoilers 😂 Yall something else

[@tnyeh]

You have to have actually boight those melee skills to be able to use them in melee pits though.

[@abdulrahmanwaseem2630]

Why are you still using the starting armor ?

[@joshsmith7521]

I made the mistake of focusing purely on the main storyline. This makes boss fights almost impossible I've now restarted the game and going to complete most side quests

[@NathanCundiff]

Playing with being an over powered bot killing warrior so grinding for gear, and everything that I can use to min max to that end.

[@gazooie1958]

Should I play frozen north before this? It’s been in my library for awhile.

[@soulsbornebugblatter]

Definitely. You will learn a lot.

[@newtonslore]

It is great but I actually wouldn't - you'll likely get burnout and or detract from the early wonder of the new title.

[@tnyeh]

So pretty much just do a side quest if needed, otherwise just stay on main quest?

[@7V8IVpride]

I grinded zero dawn and learned the story so I can play forbidden west

[@hoalanho]

Dude. Spoiled the flying mount for me.

[@Dhjr007]

Is there any map that anybody is aware of to get the fire gleam at unknown sites for the forbidden west?

[@jhon1406]

Thanks for the tips. Is anything missable in this game?

[@tigerex777]

My map is currently about 60% uncovered and I have 60 hours played on the game. So I'm guessing it's going to be near 100 hours by the time I'm done with the game.

[@IlIKRATOSIlI]

I strive for 98% completion. There is always that one elusive thing.

[@Bukejuice22]

You can create fast travel packs for almost nothing. I'm about halfway though and I make about 20 at a time.

[@jenova2916]

Wow...only 1:25 minutes into the video and you already spoiled... thank you for the warning... NOT

[@dontbeshady411]

There was no need to include the flying mount. I really wish I hadn't watched this and found out about a being able to fly organically.

[@footthumb]

Lot of spoilers for a beginners guide.

[@alexgunawan98]

Shredder save money if you can catch it.

[@jardelainen8278]

Why would I want continue playing after main story? Weird idea

[@nutritional_yeet]

i don’t really care about 100% completion. horizon is a game that i’ll prolly have a ton of fun with but i’ll likely be over it by the time i complete the main story and won’t be bothered to do all the other stuff

[@salinamilana6024]

As a beginner watching this video, I’m kinda bummed that you showed a flying mount at end game cause I would have been stoked to be surprised with that, I feel like it’s kinda a spoiler… maybe I’m just overreacting?

[@Fextralife]

You can see quests that need a flying mount soon into the game, so it’s not really a spoiler as it becomes apparent it will happen. I think that doing all the activists and spending hours climbing then finding out you could have flown there is def worse

[@salinamilana6024]

@@Fextralife okay, I haven’t seen that yet but that makes sense! My sister finished the game and said that she wishes they had the mount available before end game so the player can actually enjoy it longer

[@Fextralife]

I felt the same way it’s why I thought it’d be an important even if spoilerish tip because it made me wish I hadn’t wasted all my time climbing xD

[@GoodOlCharlieBrown]

Major major MAJOR spoiler regarding the flying mount?? Like wtf. No evidence of that anywhere online or in the marketing.

[@vinsta76]

Yep, devs specifically put embargos on reviews and only let them show early content for this very reason then this pillock goes and spoils it.

[@GrayifiedX]

How about a spoiler warning next time?

[@samindayapa1]

100% completion

[@wilhelmpaulm]

It kinda feels like you just wanted to rush to post-game.

[@rafaelikenaga]

mild spoilers is a understatement, dont watch this if you do t want to see more than actual mild spoilers.

[@godsson7779]

I somewhat disagree. I say do a healthy mix of everything. It's main quest, side quest, contracts, errands etc. In order to get the most out of the game and get a trenched in this great open world, that's the best way to do so. You miss so much by skipping side quests and things like that. Explore, take your time. If it takes 200 hours, meditate 200 hours. That's how you really understand the masterpiece this game is, and how the world in itself is a character. And it's how you understand this is one of the best open worlds in gaming history.. #JESUSMATTERS!!!!

[@patrickmcconnon93]

Thanks for no spoiler alert lol you literally start off with saying will get to fly and breath underwater

[@maccmoses]

Damn man WTF is with the spoilers. You could've just said there were items we need instead of telling us what they were.

[@BobMerlinx]

You are spoiling WAY more than you need to. 1 minute in and you're spoiling late game shit like flying mounts. Some spoilers is to be expected, but you're doing it in excess, so this video is utterly unusable since I don't dare watch more. This could have been done more more discreetly. Big disappointment - you've done much better videos before and I thought I'd enjoy some basic tips and trix that I might have missed. Now I'm just annoyed you showed stuff you didn't have to, especially not that early in the video.

[@calwilson8290]

Don’t watch this if you don’t want spoilers. Actually kind of pissed I watched this video

[@kryptonian5539]

How many of us bought this to pass the time until elden ring? WHOOOOOOO

[@tenchu8306]

Spoiler guide more like it

[@codyberg865]

mild spoilers Yeah you get a flying mount when you beat the game yo wtf >.>

[@andrewk.caesar1158]

Seems more complicated than zero dawn. Still pursuing platinum at this time. Waiting for my copy of forbidden west on disk. Sony seems more money grubby at this point in time. Ps4 games won't work on ps5 console without disk. Ps+ issue. Not to mention scalpers co-opting with Sony through kickbacks for ps5 consoles that cannot be had unless bought for twice retail. Sad world we live in. Peace with Jesus.

[@rudirey569]

Don't watch this video if you're really a beginner, spoilers ahead, minor but many.

[@tomthebot6567]

“Light spoilers” wtf

[@joestrozewski9439]

The first tip is don't waste your time on this garbage game. Beautiful graphics don't make up for the trash the rest of the game brings.🤣🤣

[@elimead8260]

Spoiler....

[@themadazi]

Pass.

[@neilbuerdsell]

If somebody doesn't know that this is a spoiler already then I don't know what to tell you but the best thing the best tip for somebody is to speed through the story as fast as you can because once you beat the game and you start new game plus you can keep just about everything you already had and then all you have to do is find one of those flying mounts so you could take it over and then you can literally fly to every mission it makes the game so much easier and so much faster to do all the side content and then all the main missions on a second round 2 New game Plus it's just a game is so much more enjoyable with a flying Mount I don't know why they make you wait so long it's literally like the very end of the game you finally get the flying mount

[@neilbuerdsell]

Great vid though

[@thelife1313]

Heres my tip: max out the trap valor surge first. Lay your traps, lure the enemy over, and proc the surge. I was able to kill some hard enemies very early with the traps and remote mines. Best early game surge.