Horizon Forbidden West Review

[@honord9166]

Jesus, give this man a raise or something and keep adding more people passionate like him for video game reviews.

[@Skeletoncross]

It’s like they hired someone who plays video games and doesn’t try to antagonize the audience. Need more people like him

[@cassw8951]

Cardy has been at IGN for years, always smashes it. Has great opinions on the IGN UK pod.

[@Deadlytenor21]

Defo agreed, nice positive vibes from this guy =) Made me happy and excited to play this game even more for sure =)

[@victors4786]

Just stop watching ign

[@radeknaprstek6452]

Agreed. Great review.

[@KesselRunner606]

The improvement in the character's performance animation is such a massive difference.

[@TheAccursedEntity]

Came to say this, I've been playing the first one and while not game breaking, characters head movement can be either funny or weird.

[@johndinhvo]

Exactly. The animation sometimes threw me off a little, especially during emotional scenes

[@robertlawrence9000]

@@TheAccursedEntity had a lot of Fallout vibe to the animation during conversations of Zero Dawn.

[@michealadebz]

did they not use mocap for the side char. in the last 1

[@didyouseedat__]

one of my favourite improvements made to this sequel. zero dawn’s cutscenes often felt so lifeless, which bummed me out since the story itself was really captivating.

[@juanzizumbo6051]

Look at this! A review where the score accurately reflects the high points and issues he reported on. Its high time we have a decent IGN reviewer who will mean what he says in terms of the overall score. Thank you Simon

[@anthonyespinoza443]

@WoodenPCGamerBoi30 Why tho

[@renaudlemieux1]

@@anthonyespinoza443 He gave an 9/10 so not lot of issues reported... This game is a masterpiece so hes right with his 9/10

[@nikiboi2cool]

IGN please hire more reviewers like this. Well done.

[@asjmooney]

If you liek this guy listen to the IGN UK Podcast - he's the host of it

[@gamerforlife3946]

Hoping that he is doing the ER review as well

[@thecoomchalice5441]

Why? Is it because he gave the rating you wanted to see and said things about the game you wanted to hear?

[@k1ng_vic18]

@@thecoomchalice5441 you’re just mad he said the opposite of what you wanted to hear

[@jamesvancam]

@@hooimansen why? What would u offer to the table?

[@xorrior4438]

This game seems ridiculously dense. The characters look amazing. The environment are incredible. Wow!

[@BirdmanVeganFuture]

Thank you!

[@BUNNYLANWARREN]

Then you finish it within 2 -5 days and realize it’s like all Sony exclusives just movies you can new game plus

[@macmeal7453]

@@BUNNYLANWARREN True dat

[@hectorg188]

@@BUNNYLANWARREN ...you can say this with any game

[@peacelove6455]

Crossfire X is better

[@SadboySpidey]

Utterly Fantastic review. That’s how it’s done. Genuinely made me beyond excited to play this Friday. Well done

[@feministcunt6838]

you're so sad. There's nothing new and nothing original from this game, tell the new mechanic and what's different from the first one.

[@Lo-sy9fz]

Ign must be on Guerrilla's payroll. This game is more of a tedious DLC than a next step.

[@ChaoSTrophicS]

@@feministcunt6838 you're the one who is actually so sad for being salty on a stranger opinions online.

[@ericleal157]

​@@Lo-sy9fz Why is every sequel that doesn't completely overhaul the gameplay of the first game is now a DLC, new enemies, new maps, new mechanics, new weapons, a new story, none of that is enough?

[@Lo-sy9fz]

@Eric Leal not an issue of everything having to be new. The issue is the stuff they added more of wasn't done well. It's a monotonous, tedious bore of a game.

[@Irrevenant_]

The old world, sci-fi stuff was actually my favorite aspect

[@IIISentorIII]

yea it's one of the places where you could use your brain and imagination so obviously 90% of the people and IGN didn't like those ;)

[@mrbobo86]

Yup

[@John-996]

Yeah the Chracters were not That intresting but what happend to the world was the main draw.

[@sehrschee]

one of the best "what happend to this place" post apocalyps stories

[@JrClips27]

Feels like a 10 to me. Great review

[@sugarshan3640]

The emotion of their faces are a huge improvement

[@PervertedParrot94]

Right?! This should be become the norm. looking at dying light 2, the npc’s look so lifeless

[@pessiescobar4707]

only 9? eat that pony 🤣

[@stevenrodriguez9655]

Along with much better voice acting if you ask me!

[@gamerforlife3946]

@@pessiescobar4707 89% metacritic better than 87% of halo infinite. So you saying “pony” just proves you are a blind xbox fanboy lol

[@ryozaki96]

Face emotions in Zero Dawn looked cringeworthy

[@rizzo-films]

By far, overall, my favorite gaming experience of 2022. There is nothing like finally getting the Sunwing for the first time. Eyes literally watering with awe. And riding it from one end of the map to the other, watching the sun set and rise, bookending your journey through the night skies. Actually what's more fun is jumping from the highest peak, sailing through the air down towards the valley below, then calling the Sunwing to scoop you up mid flight, climbing to glorious heights into the sky, and when you get near a beach, seaguls fly towards you and follow you around as if you're part of the same flock! My jaw dropped at least once during every play session.

[@ohenenanatwumasi5707]

This guy knows his job.IGN give him a raise🙌🏾

[@johnathanthomas9118]

Then after the raise, he wouldn't be reviewing games anymore.

[@kingofthahill]

He can't know his job to well, mentioning halo during an horizon review. He called the grapple in halo a game changer, that's not true. Please don't mention garbage when speaking about damn near perfection

[@BUNE111able]

@@kingofthahill dude so salty, the beach wants him

[@josephcxrlino]

@@BUNE111able 🤣🤣🤣 what would u get bro horizon or the new dying light?

[@BUNE111able]

@@josephcxrlino I'll get both, if it weren't for PS5 shortage

[@ShadowMelt]

This dude's review is always a delight

[@Etcetera_Etcetera_]

@@gamemovieindonesia No.

[@aarronsmith17]

Give the IGN UK podcast a go, Cardy is usually the host and it’s very fun

[@pessiescobar4707]

only 9? eat that pony 🤣

[@guilhermeneves8116]

@@Etcetera_Etcetera_ ur savage

[@scorpion6726]

@@pessiescobar4707 how funy u are.......

[@ether.UNLIMITED]

The fact they improved the storytelling tells me that the game is now perfect 10/10

[@Dboigames]

To answer your question it’s a 11/10 this game is amazing

[@bigal828]

I'm 20 hours in and confused how this is not getting 10s across the board. Goosebumps all the time.

[@simonbelmont548]

@@bigal828 average at best.

[@bigal828]

@@simonbelmont548 still 10 for me. I'm still playing. Don't want to finish so I'm doing everything.

[@crazydiamond8654]

@@simonbelmont548 Average meanwhile it does things better than most 10s 😭

[@doodadamlol]

It'll be interesting to find out whether this reviewer's problems with the metal ruins is a HFW thing or his own preference. My favourite aspect of Zero Dawn was exploring the metal ruins, uncovering the horrific fate of the old world and the personal stories that it created.

[@phil_5430]

Maybe he was referring to the cauldrons which feel kinda exhausting at times. Never liked them despite the impressive art design

[@doodadamlol]

@@phil_5430 He refers to the game "satiating it's fetish for rambling holograms" over a clip of a holographic log of a couple of the Alphas in a metal ruin. So it's most likely that he's referring to the logs you find in metal ruins. (which STRONGLY disagree with in the context of the first game at least. Unravelling the story of the alphas was one of the high points of Zero Dawn) You're right about the cauldrons being exhausting though.

[@karofy754]

@@doodadamlol yea thts actually kinda the best part gettin the whole story

[@mattrutkowski5305]

The lore dumps via hologram were among my favorite things in HZD…Finding datapoints out in the world is another. Hopefully we get tons of both with HFW

[@uberkind-412]

Same here bro

[@bravomike4734]

The scaleable but limited cliffs are still way better than not having scaleable cliffs at all from the old game. Since most other games implement climbing stamina in exchange for having freely scaleable cliffs or any type. I'd say this one is a worthy trade off.

[@bilalchiiino3423]

butthey arent actually limited , in real life not everything is climbable is see it more as the scouter is pointing out where you can hold and those are the yellow markers , a matter of immersion

[@escapegravitymedia]

Have any examples of a game that implemented free climbing the way that’s supposedly more 2022?

[@lemming9984]

Honestly, not being able to climb everywhere wasn't a problem for me in HZD.

[@caos024]

Not only that. Free climbing wouldn't work with Horizon bc it has some puzzle-ish climbing to get to certain places or for Banuk figures in HZD so I'm assuming it'll have some of that too in the new game. Having free climbing would eliminate that.

[@manwithballsonarm6775]

Having set ledges you can grab on is a cheap and boring mechanic from 2010. Even ghost of tsushima did this. There is no defending this

[@kr0nus477]

Simon Cardy, thank you for doing your best to not spoil while also giving a solid review. Props.

[@Gr8Recon]

Great review! Very respectful of the viewer and players yet to get their hands on the game! Not all reviewers have that decency.

[@AfamKingo]

Weird because ign are renowned for ruining anything they get there hands on.

[@pessiescobar4707]

only 9? eat that pony 🤣

[@victoryvicky7438]

@@pessiescobar4707 cry bout it

[@fuckedlaptop364]

@@victoryvicky7438 the ones that will cry are some PS fans on Twitter saying that IGN didnt give this a 10/10, a probably will compare to Halo Infinite, which got the same score

[@gamerforlife3946]

@@pessiescobar4707 89% metacritic better than halo infinite score 87% so stop hating because you have been all over the comments embarrassing yourself lol

[@Djain5545]

After a very long time, I'm impressed with an IGN review, this guy is actually passionate about games. This is a great review.

[@Prometheus201]

Hope this will not be as boring as the first one.

[@rce6411]

@@Prometheus201 won’t be as boring as halo infinite, don’t worry

[@bayurhegiana6969]

The amount of improvements in this game, Well done Guerrilla 👏🏻

[@luislovera2351]

See naughty dog this is how you do sequel

[@erik.hansen]

This game is crap, the controls and physics are horrible. The lack of final polish is obvious and hard to ignore.

[@bayurhegiana6969]

@@erik.hansen ok

[@dgs1017]

@@erik.hansen someone’s mad they can’t get a ps5

[@k_k9063]

@@luislovera2351 omg we should give guierella some credit for creating such an engrossing environment and game instead of bringing propaganda into their games.

[@xWaxxy]

The review itself, gets an A+ from me due to all the RATM references

[@gamemovieindonesia]

See my new channel

[@dionshelby5494]

Whats that

[@issa591]

RATM ?

[@Johnskichops]

Yeah this writer is clever

[@SA-se3lo]

@@issa591 Rage against the machine

[@vanntooot]

The use of song titles purely from RATM's debut album as the section titles deserves this review/reviewer a 10/10.

[@cloudixthelegend]

Glad I’m not the only one noticing this.

[@RomeHam]

Right? Too bad RATM rages on behalf of the machine now.

[@vianneys9622]

Haha yeah know your enemy and freedom are some of my fav ratm tracks

[@kostas666lelapas3]

Thats was sick!as a guy buying the album when it came and melting it imagine my smile.cheers

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

@@RomeHam what?!

[@cFlats]

There really is a skill to writing a great review and this is a perfect example of how to do it. Nice work Simon.

[@brandongers]

It's not a "gReAt" review. He didn't judge the game solely on it's own merits, he had to compare it to other games. Perfect reviews don't do that.

[@k_k9063]

@@brandongers kind of it makes semae u dum

[@learnnevergiveup9222]

The graphics in the game are okay, but this time too many dialogues and the story is really unpleasant. Zero Dawn is still the best,

[@brandongers]

@@k_k9063 you wrote this mf'er "semae u dum..." Sit down with the other touched individuals.

[@claytonbugeja6791]

one of the best studios around! looks incredible!

[@ArataShizunai]

Ye and its from the Netherlands

[@Matthewbaker1991]

Thought they were based in Germany?

[@TheWefikus]

@@Matthewbaker1991 eh close enough. It’s in Europe

[@isimioyekunlemarktaiwo3643]

Lol okay

[@fuckedlaptop364]

@@Matthewbaker1991 Netherlands shares borders with Germany

[@basedplants]

Being able to freehand climb up sheer vertical surfaces with nothing to grab onto is always dumb-looking, and stamina for climbing is annoying, so Forbidden West avoiding both of those things means it has the best implementation for me. I'd much rather developers try to put in more natural looking handholds.

[@maxgrieve]

Yes, thank you! Not every game has to be BOTW, despite some reviewers still being stuck in 2017's HZD launch window. Witcher 3 and RDR2 are all-time great open world titles, neither of which needed climbing mechanics to speak of.

[@cheeherrr]

Yeah. IGN always be comparing everything to BOTW.

[@tynorstrom2761]

@@maxgrieve although be real, Witcher 3's controls could've used a bit of fine tuning. Geralt can be awkward to control at times

[@GameTimeNLL]

From a realism point yea. From a gameplay point it will 100% make you annoyed sometimes

[@mojotheclown82]

absolutely this

[@bibss9337]

It's so stunning, one of the few games that actually delivered on its prequel, so many recent triple A are becoming and releasing so much more disappointing than their prequels

[@saminyasarkhan2777]

The only few things that held it from a perfect 10 are so minor that they're almost negligible. Horizon's great reputation lives on. Thank you Guerrilla games!

[@Khordmaster]

Idk about minor. For folks who played breath of the wild it will feel probably a bit weird not being able to scale anything especially in a game that has such perfect production values

[@alexm2889]

It's a different goal and totally changes the way the game world is constructed. It doesn't seem like a standard that should be applied to all games because it might not fit well.

[@brickweathertop7907]

Eh. 89 metacritic puts it in the same range of Halo Infinite, Deathloop, etc. seems solid but nothing that stands out. Didn’t even get as high as Forza horizon 5 sadly

[@samwinchester1806]

@@brickweathertop7907 no Deathloop is a garbage low profile game . Galo at 87 was over-rated and mega flopped in sales. HFW will outsell all Xbox exclusives combined based on just 1st day ww sales. Stanfield is vapourwire. MS gaming division is finished . In 5 years , psn would generate more revenue than all of MS

[@brickweathertop7907]

@@samwinchester1806 if HFW gets 20 million in a couple months then I’ll believe ya lmao

[@Matt_Laine]

This is one of the best reviews I've ever watched. The passion he clearly has for video games is palpable. So excited to get my hands on this one.

[@extremeoverdrive5859]

This is just a game that you can't really explain it's what most other games could only hope to stand in the shadows of and most likely the most impressive game for years to come

[@damonke79]

This comment didn't age well lol Signed, Elden Ring

[@magnem1043]

the perfect open world for a casual

[@benham3124]

Elden Ring will be the masterpiece. Horizon is an awesome casual game

[@randomnobody9229]

Elden Ring given a 10/10 makes me think they liked it better.

[@damonke79]

@Dox KZbin Employees Lol someone never got gud...hilarious

[@ReginaldVannison7777]

Now this is how you review a game preview; objectively and unbiased. This dude is A-1 level; need more reviewers like him! The game is so sharp. Can’t wait.

[@ARON33MEREDITH]

No review is objective and unbiased, and that's completely fine! At the end of the day we all bring our own experiences to our interactions. A truly objective and unbiased review will just be a technical report. Anyways, the game does look pretty great! Hope you get to enjoy it.

[@Midwinter2]

An objective and unbiased review from IGN??? You're quite the comedian! Amazing how IGN's "objective and unbiased" reviews of games from developers with whom they have a special relationship always lead to such incredibly high scores! LOL

[@ReginaldVannison7777]

Anyone can bring their experiences to their interactions of a video game. But when our experiences and interactions of video game is based off bias, that makes it a non technical review (which wasn’t the case here).

[@dom4591]

Never get your impression of a game from reviews. Don't let others opinions alter your own.

[@DevinAK49]

@@dom4591 nonsense. It's better to find reviewers you have a similar taste to. Why wouldn't you want an idea of what you're getting into? Or should you just buy/try everything?

[@departamentodet.i1866]

The nice little homage that every "chapter" of this review is named after RATM songs, makes it a lot better! Great review, great game, can't wait to play it!

[@sebastianrodriguez8692]

This IS a reviewer. What a respectful individual. Loved his review!

[@adamkondracki3201]

"Happy Birthday Issac! Daddy sure does love his little big man!!"

[@ihmpall]

😓 it’s extremely tragic

[@gamemovieindonesia]

See my new channel

[@KaizerSozaye]

We’ve come a long way haven’t we gentlemen?…

[@adamkondracki3201]

@Vicky Bengali Hey my dude is hard to drink the KoolAid with that much SALT in it??

[@01oo011]

@@ihmpall context?

[@CommanderCodey]

This has to be one of the best improvements in a sequel I’ve ever seen.

[@YiJoro]

💀

[@jerethmartinez1904]

Thank you to everyone who helped make this game a reality. You guys poured your heart and soul into this one. They deserved all of the credit and praise.

[@SwiftestScout]

Got my PS5 this past week, I’m so ready

[@MeBaba597]

Congrats mate

[@ados380]

Congrats on finding one!

[@ech33]

Nice

[@leafs900]

Welcome to the fam

[@Melbester9]

Well done and into the PS5 squad

[@DomTheBomb]

Who’s playing Friday 🔥

[@HOVA2195]

👋🏽

[@gamerforlife3946]

@PS5,seriesX,switchOLED owner how about elden ring after? You will need two weeks lol

[@MissMultiConsole]

Yeees midnight launch let's go

[@mog_3825]

@@gamerforlife3946 Elden Ring is forced multiple playthroughs, so that'll take up everyone's time for the next few years

[@williamramos3350]

Horizon Zero Dawn to me was something revolutionary. The gaming graphics and storyline was so amazing. This one is taking it to a whole new level. Thanks for the review.

[@Equint77]

Just finished it and the last portion of the game after getting the sunwing was such an amazing experience. One of the very great IP’s for playstation.

[@williamramos3350]

@@Equint77 Can't wait to get it.

[@HondEpic]

The character models and animation...goodness, so crisp and amazing!

[@ahgksi]

Cmon this was indeed a Passionate review 🙌 The guy was amazing. iGN usually bombs games with their poor commentators who have no idea about the games they play , nitpicking on irrelevant things. But this time I m impressed

[@aaronrucinski7006]

One of the best reviews I've ever heard, please continue to let this guy handle main showcases he shows passion and not only that his respect to game design is unmatched.

[@crimsonstargaze8432]

4:01 dude the mount riding is vastly improved and looks incredible!!

[@WadeTheCr8tor]

Kinda look like red dead 2, the camera is alot more to the left

[@NateTheGreatNDT]

Kinda Looks like Ghost of Tsushima or RD2.

[@nextbigthingthebeastincarn7216]

@@WadeTheCr8tor nope

[@WadeTheCr8tor]

@@nextbigthingthebeastincarn7216 what do u mean!

[@nextbigthingthebeastincarn7216]

@@WadeTheCr8tor it's not like rdr2

[@limpis2823]

Should have talked more about the improvements to combat, and especially traversal. They showed swimming like once

[@marcusaaronliaogo9158]

@@aryantzh2028 this aint COD kiddo

[@lordgallo4213]

@@aryantzh2028 ak 47 whaaaaat 🙄😳

[@letsBrn]

@@aryantzh2028 I canceled my preorder the moment they announced that forbidden west didn't have a shotgun with a grapple-hook.

[@TMind109]

@@letsBrn LMAO

[@RAHULRRJ]

@@aryantzh2028 hey loser u dropped ur brain cells

[@boomer150]

As someone who LOVES the horizon games. Forbidden West gave me nearly everything I wanted and was hoping for. I have almost 200 hours invested, multiple playthroughs and am now going again after playing the Zero Dawn remaster. The graphics still leave me breathless. I still remember how stoked I was when I first discovered we would get to fly on the sunwing. Then New Game + allowed us to fly early. Burning Shores is amazing. It's almost hard to believe we are 2 years later.

[@julio1148]

I'm so used to seeing crazy amounts of stutter when there's that much foliage... I'm impressed. It looks great. Congrats to their tech team

[@mattpavs9098]

On my PS4 slim it micro stutters a tiny bit but not too bad and is pretty buggy but runs amazingly on PS5s.

[@louismcgonigal860]

Never listened to a review from IGN in years but this guy should do all reviews moving forward. He knows his stuff and gives much detail on each the mechanics of the game, GIVE HIM A RAISE!

[@Ccubed92]

Your just happy because you agree with him but if he said anything different you would have bashed him which is dumb lol

[@rce6411]

@@Ccubed92 you’re just slaty cause you don’t agree with what he said lmaaooo

[@FazeParticles]

@@Ccubed92 that works both ways tho.

[@TheNerd]

This is hands down IGN's best review. Give this man a raise. Finally someone who knows what he's doing.

[@keithisabeast]

I’m excited. Just finished HZD on Tuesday. Perfect timing.

[@jpcoqueran]

How did you like it?

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

@@jpcoqueran pretty much he can't to play next one

[@gamemovieindonesia]

See my new channel

[@TMind109]

@@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit wait?

[@jeamkarlpantinople8688]

Ugh. I've got to finish the dlc before this!

[@shengkaihe4300]

Aloy has got much more facial expressions

[@TheProphegy]

That was my biggest gripe from the first one was the cinematics, both in the robotic facial animations and the awkward cinematography/shots. It looks like they cleaned that up with this one.

[@george_MF_washington]

Mouth slightly opens and move head side to side was my favorite Aloy expression tho :(

[@NateTheGreatNDT]

@@TheProphegy True, sometimes her expressions fell short and kinda ruined some moods so I’m glad she learned how to move her face muscles a little more since the last game.

[@Smilodon_ex]

Just finished the main story still got so much things to do in this game this game is easily a masterpiece 10/10

[@killrblue]

These visuals gotta be the most beautiful and detailed open world ever made

[@armand4116]

Can't be detailed with all that fog sorrounding

[@honestk9612]

Please, that title belongs to RDR2, this is also really nice though.

[@asianhavoc1872]

@@honestk9612 LMAO...... no

[@EdwardKenway824]

@@asianhavoc1872 grow up kiddo

[@youcantakemygoogleaccount2359]

Details? Hmm, that flashes me back to rdr2

[@ChaoLiu36]

2020 sony: Forbidden West is gonna help us sell more PS5! 2022 sony: PS4 is gonna help us sell more Forbidden West!

[@AndreFreitas91250]

Also 2020 Sony: The Ps5 is next gen compared to the Ps4 2022 Sony: The Ps5 is the Ps4 pro 2

[@marouanemokhles3511]

Actually a IGN review with mechanics and points broken down elaborately and then the score actually relating to the review, not to mention the passion from this guy! Revolutionary! More from this guy pls

[@joseesteves1309]

What a review and what a reviewer!! Boy oh boy , IGN clone him please. This is the type of content we deserve, yes that high quality!! IGN take note

[@ryzenLP]

Probably one of the best ign reviews I've witnessed ! Congrats to you !

[@malathomas6141]

@@tetermc please don’t be that guy😅

[@ThePepperkingXY]

@@tetermc Hahahaha, very poignant!

[@woowee4452]

How can it be a great review when you haven't even played the game yet? You don't know if what he said is true. Dumbass

[@sassythesasquatch6847]

It isn’t saying much lol but it’s still a great review

[@Issac_The_Last_N7]

Horizon Forbidden West & Elden Ring are both a incredible experience

[@Hero138abcd]

But very very different

[@johnnyblaze1476]

Two of the best games ever made!

[@TheTopStarz]

Loved the first game, we'll love this one even more, most likely will be MY PERSONAL game of the year

[@xaedeo6549]

@@Ballerkack this looks far better imo

[@Aaron-g9b]

@@Ballerkack which game and which boss filtered you specifically?

[@harshalshete3039]

You must say after ragnarok ragnarok first forbidden west second

[@ArthurMorgan-hg4xp]

Mine will be elden ring or this

[@potatopotato2284]

@@ArthurMorgan-hg4xp yes

[@Exxus61422]

He did a peerless job reviewing a game like this. Kudos to him, this was so pleasant to watch!

[@SENATORPAIN1]

Lucky he liked it ey

[@moth_la]

Peerless? Is this your first HFW review? SkillUp is superior.

[@Stew91]

Forbidden West is an example, of what happens when there are AAA devs who give a damn about developing a quality game.

[@JaeJermaine]

Quality game?? 😂😂 over sharpened graphics. This was so unplayable for me

[@dajeromadaje33]

WOW! This is one of the best reviews I’ve seen from IGN! The depth and passion is amazing to see…well done Simon🙌

[@AgentSmith911]

Game looks really gorgeous, a shame that it's so hard to get a hold of a PS5 😔

[@mathsarslain]

You can get it on PS4 and upgrade it to PS5 for free once you have one.

[@bubblytortilla]

@@mathsarslain Yeah ima be waiting to see how the performance is on ps4

[@nextbigthingthebeastincarn7216]

@@bubblytortilla there are PS4 gameplays too

[@Gamer4lyfe00]

It's not hard to get a ps5. It's hard to get a ps5 at retail price. Got mines at launch tho.

[@bubblytortilla]

@@nextbigthingthebeastincarn7216 ima check that out! Thank you!

[@thelast1gaming]

This man needs a raise! Such a wonderful, detailed and engaging review!

[@bafanadlamini4364]

The fact that reviews are available this early on shows Sony's confidence in its IPs.

[@XxWolfxWaRioRxX]

They have some great devs so I'm really not surprised, the people who chose the studios are very smart indeed and know what gamers want

[@DaedalusMinion]

Not to take away from Guerilla but a week-advance embargo is pretty standard for the industry, no?

[@darnellconsults6556]

The game comes out in less than a week. Nothing special

[@quinsey9211]

@@DaedalusMinion lately not really. most have been like a day before lately.

[@TylerFast441]

"sOnY oNlY hAs SpIDeRmAn"

[@chili2165]

Great review! Gonna enjoy this game so much. Can't wait to revisit the world of Horizon again.

[@vinishgandhi701]

You missed the part where you get to fly around on the machines. That is the game changer. Exploring the huge map from the sky is a totally different experience in this game.

[@Jonas-ej7id]

Yea Too bad it comes at nearly the end of the main story

[@micahzook2626]

Absolutely well written and gripping review! It actually built momentum as it got towards the “Final Verdict”. Brilliantly done. I’m super-hyped for this game!

[@MartoPaskalev]

Even more hyped for the game now!

[@kevinbarbeau]

@Vicky Bengali Only losers dedicate their lives to writing hate coments on KZbin

[@IchsanFi]

@Vicky Bengali Only losers writing this kind of comment, lol

[@IScreenshotNFTs]

@Vicky Bengali Per your comment history, you're just mad this game isn't on "Master PC" LOL

[@leafs900]

Not my type of game but am excited to see what people think of it an people's hype! 💯

[@gamerforlife3946]

@Vicky Bengali Only losers become a slave to one product and make fun of others…

[@thundageon5962]

Even though Elden Ring is definitely GOTY, this is also one of the best games I've ever played. Both games are so we'll designed that it gives me so much imagination

[@juanbarrera1356]

Thank you for the review & not having story spoilers!

[@mandrews6282]

I’m glad there is a lot of content here as well. Finishing up Zero Dawn for a rare third playthrough in prep for the sequel this week. Forbidden West is a big boy as well at nearly 100g and I’m really looking forward to diving into this one. Between this, Dying Light 2, and Elden Ring, this has been one of the best months in gaming in some time. With all the delays last year, we’re going to get a packed year for gaming in general.

[@MikeOcksmallClips]

Oof

[@basicsimp8798]

The conversation animation is the most visible improvement. They don't look like robots anymore but feel like actually people talking to each other.

[@lpenn]

Cardy is one the igns best reviewers.

[@TimvanHelsdingen]

My main issue with the first game was the lackluster sidequests and empty feeling open world, but seems like all of those things have been addressed.

[@Pl4sm0]

same here, and the combat to in the first one was very boring like a soul games

[@AFT_05G]

@@Pl4sm0 Souls games have the most satisfying combat in the market wtf are you talking about??

[@Pl4sm0]

@@AFT_05G sure, dodge, hit, dodge dodge, hit, dodge, hit, dodge dodge......yeha very deep combat. At least in Demon's Soul u could use a bow ^^

[@Vimptocandle]

Just downloading now, a 47 year old that only came back to gaming after a 20+ year break because of zero dawn, the story of primitive man, rising up out of the ashes of AI catastrophe. What is not to love. Ps and have the next 4 days off 😆

[@dystv2477]

niceee🤣

[@jokutyyppi6847]

You came back to gaming after 20 years for this game? You really could not find better game or did you even try?

[@Vimptocandle]

@@jokutyyppi6847 not sure whether answer this, because I’m getting the vibe your coming in toxic

[@TiddyMouf]

@@jokutyyppi6847 What a sad person.

[@jokutyyppi6847]

@@TiddyMouf ?

[@Unamatrix01]

Outstanding,Horizon:Zero Dawn was one of my favourite games of all time and especially of the PS4 Pro generation.

[@skoolynugenator1802]

This game is so much fun and absolutely stunning to look at.

[@angelcruz0143]

In my opinion, this game had the best open world I've played in a while. It was beautiful!

[@driftingsoul1999]

We have a GOTY contender! We still have GOW: Ragnarok, Elden Ring, and a new BOTW game. This year is stacked and competition will be intense.

[@johnbishop2536]

I'm really not convinced that that GOW and BOTW sequel are coming this year though

[@rahulraveendran4543]

@@johnbishop2536 gow is coming since Sony confirmed that. Not sure about botw. Anyhow GOTY is certainly going to be elden ring given the previews

[@gamerforlife3946]

@@rahulraveendran4543 Waiting to see a review but until now we see two back to back GOTY contenders…

[@therealbalto24]

Yeah I'm betting botw 2023 considering we still haven't had any updates or teasers. But the years still stacked Elden ring, hfw and sunbreak is more than enough for me.

[@oomoulee6156]

Great review and thanks for not including any story spoilers!

[@IIISentorIII]

Aloy gets killed in the middle, and you play an old black asian dude afterwards.

[@gamerforlife3946]

@@IIISentorIII Yeah no lmao

[@samantha3990]

@@IIISentorIII also alloy kisses Roast and it suddenly becomes sweet home Alabama simulator

[@Red_Rebel]

This is so mind blowing and no I’m not talking about the graphics and environment, and yes! I’m talking about the plot! The twist!

[@cameronpavelic500]

IGN giving a game everyone loves a rating lower than a 9: “who cares what IGN thinks” IGN giving everyone the rating they expected: “what a great review, give this man a raise”

[@nicoseymus2186]

great review. Horizon was my favorite game of all times,... but now? Forbidden west? Whoww that looks amazing. The creativity of this open world, design of machines, unique characters, amazing game play, the overall look and feel of this game is just amazing. Well done Gorilla. Just need some extra holiday to finish Dying Lights2 before this releases 😁

[@corey6417]

Zero Dawn's sidequests were some of the best written optional content I'd ever played - weird that he said here they fell short and that these sidequests are better - can't wait to see for myself!

[@makemelaughyouants]

It was like the witcher 3 and breath of the wild had a baby

[@Escanor-Sun]

Cant wait to play this on PC in 4 years

[@gamerdude9146]

Gamespot: Too many weapon options action is too fast 8/10 IGN: love the weapon and element options and fast paced combat 9/10

[@gamerforlife3946]

Dude gamespot has been so bad recently in reviews. Look at tales of arise review, you will actually laugh…

[@gamerdude9146]

@@gamerforlife3946 Yeah its sad because the action was too tough for him he marked it down, too many weapon options?? Really?

[@Duckpo988]

"Action too fast" what does that mean? Interaction? It better be fast, my biggest problem with rdr 2 is the interaction animation is too slow... In an open world...

[@Guapogiboy]

what stands out to me this time around are the vivid colours, facial animation and nice FPS.

[@cheeksdafreak3058]

Yes! Everyone you meet feels like an actual person. It's crazy!

[@rocketeer101]

The game is awesome. It's like a huge step up, across the board, from the last game.

[@cheeksdafreak3058]

It really is.

[@andym3278]

He didn't talk about the inventory management ? Did they improve that from zero dawn ? That was always a problem for me.

[@gamerforlife3946]

From other reviews, it was improved but not as much as needed…

[@zensoredparagonbytes3985]

Looks like it's the same. The trick in HZD was to use up the immediate crafting resources from your crafting inventory, and not use the loot boxes with resources you'd get from the fallen dinobots. You could look inside them to see what you'd get but still have a big reserve of those without breaking them down and sending them to your crafting inventory.

[@cloudcover540]

it's understated how much variation and detail in fashion and npc clothing there is and how much in helps deepen their world building

[@brendonmartin1658]

Straight up one of the most descriptive and well written reviews on IGN in a long time

[@rajasekharr8485]

wow, comparing side quests to Witcher 3, i don't hear that often. that's quite an achievement.

[@John-996]

Honestly theres allot more games now that have quests up there with Witcher 3. Kingdom come had some ones that were even better.

[@Anpeo]

This reviewer is amazing. We need more Simon! ❤️

[@awguitarroom8033]

This game deserves a solid 10.

[@somnia3423]

nope elden ring deserves that :D

[@cirescythe]

@@somnia3423 both deserve it. How about that

[@rich2583]

Out of 50

[@awguitarroom8033]

@@somnia3423 elden ring deserves the award for best game ever made. In 100 hours into it and about 50 % done with the game.

[@AndroidSpirit]

Spectacular review. Thank you for your enthusiasm and even coverage of this game. Looking forward to diving into the forbidden west in a few hours.

[@ArmorStudioNYC]

So happy for Guerrilla games to do something so ambitious with HZD, and striking again with HFW!

[@fattal89]

What a great reviewer. IGN this is thr quality we viewers seek, please encourage reviewers like this!

[@warrenjenga8335]

It genuinely wouldn’t surprise me if this ends up being up there as one of the greatest games ever made along with Witcher 3. Almost like when Assassins Creed was made and there was so much potential in it, and then Assassins Creed 2 was made and became the best game in the franchise. But this game genuinely looks something else. And it is one of the first games in a long time where you can actually say that with confidence.

[@brickweathertop7907]

89 metacritic is solid but, that’s around Deathloop reviews. If anything Deathloop seems like it’s much more unique and memorable. And of course, this game is seemingly doomed to be drowned out by Elden Ring and Starfield

[@DanielDseven]

@@brickweathertop7907 True, judging by last Game Awards and potential of Bethesda, we already know Starfield is GOTY

[@samantha3990]

@@brickweathertop7907 lol keep crying

[@brickweathertop7907]

@@samantha3990 how are facts crying? We can literally compare player numbers when Starfield launches. Wanna make a bet?

[@Ccubed92]

Your reaching

[@Adrianoxavierrr]

Horizon series is prob the most underrated game of this century. An absolutely work of art. Jaw dropping every game sesh by some new detail or a massive creature appearing out of nowhere when you’re swimming!

[@Asian_Import]

This might be the best review ever produced by IGN. Great job!

[@Spankanoid]

Feel like this game should have gotten 10/10.

[@robm9231]

It'll be a 10 for me!

[@samantha3990]

It's because different people have different opinion for me it's looking 9.2 but I'll judge when 8 get hands on it

[@AJB9806]

Is it possible to nominate this review for some kind of award? A++ work

[@jayjayboy3000]

Sony just keep putting out amazing games

[@Donodabet]

correction: sony just keep putting out control c + control v games

[@matthewjohnston9964]

True, but lets not ignore when they miss. Returnal, Godfall, Destruction All Stars were all pretty average.

[@unomaster6828]

@@matthewjohnston9964 returnal? One of the best games of last year😂 get tf outta here

[@nongmaithemavinash3977]

@@matthewjohnston9964 How was Returnal bad? or even if you considered it bad, its nowhere bad as those other two.

[@matthewjohnston9964]

@@unomaster6828 Nah