Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
April 19, 2023
South of the Tenakth Clan Lands, a millennia of volcanic eruptions and violent seismic activity has carved the ruins of Los Angeles into a treacherous archipelago. Experience the next chapter of Horizon Forbidden West, as Aloy pursues a sinister new threat to the planet, hidden among these dangerous, untamed wilds. …
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"A great return of Aloy. Going back to the world of Horizon Forbidden West is wonderful. Surprisingly, the story told by Burning Shores is quite importante and a prequel for a potential Horizon 3. Graphics are stunning. One of the …"
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92.0
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86.0
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78.0
"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a fun if not brief, epilogue to Horizon Forbidden West. Those looking for massive reveals may be a bit disappointed, but there&s;s enough fleshed out in Burning Shores to make it a worthwhile play. …"
Read original review"Burning Shores is a great expansion that you will love if you liked Horizon Forbidden West and that serves as a preview of what they are capable of doing in Guerrila Games when they work exclusively for PS5. After this, …"
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65.0
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75.0
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80.0
"Burning Shores is an excellent expansion; one that builds on the foundations laid by Forbidden West with a heavy focus on story that anchors its, gameplay, and world-building. It may falter at points, but is still a must-play piece of …"
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92.0
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86.0
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"Burning Shores feels more like a side story than an epilogue, but it’s still a fun adventure with a wonderful new ally and some memorable moments."
Read original review"All in all, Burning Shores is a solid expansion to Horizon Forbidden West that fans of the series will want to play before the inevitable sequel. It’s teeming with more sci-fi story goodness, and Los Angeles is a stunning new …"
Read original review"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores offers more of the same with some new ideas, yet it&s;s still well worth playing, and looks gorgeous."
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75.0
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78.0
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"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a very worthwhile expansion that provides a host of tasty endgame content in the company of Aloy. It doesn&s;t revolutionise the base game as intended, but Guerrilla Games&s; stunning Los Angeles is worth the …"
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85.0
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80.0
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"Burning Shores is more Horizon Forbidden West, which is enough to tell you to grab it. Although the narrative isn&s;t as gripping and the new characters aren&s;t as compelling, being able to explore more of the West and fight new …"
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85.0
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70.0
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"Horizon Burning Shores is exactly what Forbidden West fans expect, but doesn&s;t offer much that&s;s new."
Read original review"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a great DLC thanks to an excellent longevity and a good amount of additions, although I would have expected more from the exploration of the new map."
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85.0
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80.0
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"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a light, but crowd-pleasing DLC chapter that sets the stage for Aloy&s;s next adventure."
Read original review"More extensive than dense, Burning Shores is the Horizon Forbidden West DLC you might expect. Using Los Angeles as a stage, Guerrilla follows the rules of Hollywood spectacle and pushes on the pedal of visual exaltation."
Read original review"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is an apex of joy on any day you decide to play through it that not only solidifies Burning Shores&s; effectiveness but also secures the future of the franchise strongly."
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87.0
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92.0
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"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a great addition to the franchise. Its personal story develops Aloy’s character and gives a glimpse into a different side of her. The new characters drive the narrative further to deliver a memorable tale. …"
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"For better or worse, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is simply more Horizon Forbidden West and for fans of the game and also its detractors, that will be to their joy and chagrin respectively. As it is, Burning Shores is …"
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95.0
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90.0
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"Burning Shores excels with stunning visuals, engaging story, and Aloy &a; Seykas&s; growth—raising the bar for DLC and delighting Horizon series fans."
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50.0
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"Guerrilla Games already proved once they could deliver a compelling expansion and they have done so again."
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90.0
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75.0
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80.0
"Burning Shores may not feel essential in the grand scheme of things, but a solid self-contained story and dedication to character depth make this the perfect excuse to return to this brilliant action-adventure RPG"
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20.0
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"Burning Shores is a worthy expansion and follow-up to the incredible Horizon Forbidden West. It&s;s packing a fantastic new location to explore, compelling new characters and fearsome new machines to fight while offering an exciting glimpse into the future of …"
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70.0
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"Burning Shores&s; price of admission is practically worth it for the culminating boss fight alone. Although the expansion&s;s pace doesn&s;t allow for a steady crescendo to the climactic battle, it is hands down the most impressive and exhilarating set piece …"
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75.0
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"Burning Shores is an entertaining epilogue for Aloy’s sophomore outing. It’s more Forbidden West with a few cool wrinkles, meaning it’s a good reminder of the things that the game did right while retaining a few old headaches (like the …"
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94.0
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"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores delivers a fantastic post-game content expansion for those wanting more adventures with Aloy."
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"An exceptionally pretty slice of DLC that does nothing to address the faults of the main game but does manage to emphasise its many successes, especially the graphics."
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"Burning Shores flickers between highs and lows constantly, and while there are still enough positives here for me to say it&s;s "good," I come away from it feeling somewhat uncertain about the franchise."
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"Burning Shores is every bit the continuation of Horizon Forbidden West. It builds on the great gameplay of the base game with a few new wrinkles, introduces a watery world and the ability to dive into it, and moves the …"
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"Ultimately, &s;Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores&s; feels like a good tease. It flirts with the concept of some biggest things yet in this story but doesn’t quite commit to most of them in full. It’s always great getting to spend …"
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"Burning Shores builds upon Forbidden West&s;s strong gameplay in smart ways, while also telling a story that series fans can&s;t afford to miss."
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"A couple of poor boss battles aside, Burning Shores is a great new chapter with enough creative new bells and whistles to keep Horizon fans more than happy."
Read original review"Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding them back. Won&s;t astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash."
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"Like Frozen Wilds did with Horizon Zero Dawn, Burning Shores takes what was already great about Forbidden West and gives you a sizeable new playground and a bunch of extra toys to play with. The archipelago is great fun to …"
Read original review"Aloy returns to explore the wreckage of Los Angeles, and it&s;s just the right amount of Horizon to scratch that itch."
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"Fundamentally, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores repeats a lot of the same beats as the main game, and doesn&s;t explore much new territory in terms of world-building or gameplay. However, the minor gameplay additions are certainly fun and welcome, and …"
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"Burning Shores is exactly what you would expect, with even more of that solid Horizon gameplay wrapped around a story that initially seems quite frivolous but soon becomes very dark and uncomfortable. If you loved Horizon Forbidden West, you will …"
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"Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores has a strong character story at its center, but not much when it comes to new content."
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