Horizon Forbidden West
February 18, 2022
Join Aloy as she braves the Forbidden West – a majestic but dangerous frontier that conceals mysterious new threats. Explore distant lands, fight bigger and more awe-inspiring machines, and encounter astonishing new tribes as you return to the far-future, post-apocalyptic world of Horizon. The land is dying. Vicious storms and …
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Critic Reviews (32)
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"After playing for more than 40 hours, I’m still mesmerized by the core gameplay loop of building up my tool kit and adjusting my approach to take on new, more powerful machines. More than that, though, I’m mesmerized by the …"
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"Horizon Forbidden West is an ambitious game that builds off the strengths of its predecessor in almost every way."
Read original review"Horizon Forbidden West takes all the notes gathered from the first game and fashions one of the deepest and most satisfying action games in recent memory."
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"The second entry in Guerrilla Games&s; far-future sci-fi opus is a magnificently realized open-world adventure that will not disappoint"
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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"Horizon Forbidden West is the latest in Sony’s prestigious run of polished first-person exclusives. As the sequel to 2017’s acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn, the bar is set high for Aloy’s next adventure. The first game debuted in an era before …"
Read original review"Horizon Forbidden West is a masterpiece. With a gripping story and a world ripe for exploration, you won&s;t be disappointed."
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85.0
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92.0
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87.0
"Horizon Forbidden West expands, improves and deepens all aspects of Horizon Zero Dawn. Guerrilla Games brought to life an incredible open world with fun mechanics, intriguing storytelling and meaningful interactions, despite some technical imperfections."
Read original review"Forbidden West is a beautiful game, full of epic moments, specially when fighting mechanical beasts. Being a sequel, the game has grown in every aspect. We enjoy the new abilities, such as diving or gliding with the shieldwing, but we …"
Read original review"I’ve seen a lot of people say they have skipped Horizon: Forbidden West to play other games like Gran Turismo 7 and Elden Ring. I’m in the middle of Elden Ring now, and I feel like I have my training …"
Read original review"Horizon Forbidden West is a bigger, better game than the original in nearly every way. With tons of engaging side content, a wide array of beautiful biomes to explore, and multiple threatening new machines to take on, there&s;s a lot …"
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90.0
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75.0
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"Horizon: Forbidden West does a great job of building on the foundation that Zero Dawn laid out"
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85.0
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"Horizon Forbidden West establishes the Horizon franchise as a power player in Sony’s first-party arsenal."
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91.0
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93.0
"Aside from some very minor bugs, Forbidden West was a treat to play and is an early contender for Game of the Year."
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"The story will take new players to unexpected and breathtaking places, and fans of Horizon Zero Dawn will have plenty of their questions answered. While Horizon Forbidden West takes great leaps in its visual and story presentation, it stays the …"
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"Horizon Forbidden West is an incredible game set in a world that we wanted to return to many hours after the credits rolled."
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75.0
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80.0
"With Horizon Forbidden West, Guerilla is armed with the grunt of the PlayStation 5, and we get not just a catalogue of alluring tones but a richer palette of ideas."
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"Is more better? In this case for me it is not, Horizon Forbidden West is still an outstanding game, that nobody doubts it, but it failed to take a step further. If you liked the first installment this you will …"
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"If you’re a fan of classic Castlevania, you’re gonna like Infernax – and it’s so refreshing to play something that isn’t a soulslike or a roguelike and instead offers a true return to the days of old."
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"I don’t think I’ve seen half of what Forbidden West has to offer. It bored me sometimes with endless dialogue and exposition, but is equally generous with things to do and places to explore and creatures to unwisely provoke. Unlike …"
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87.0
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"Horizon Forbidden West reaches a new high bar for Guerrilla Games. It does more than surpass its predecessor; it takes Horizon’s fiction to captivating places and builds a rich world that rewards you for the effort you put into it."
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85.0
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"Another beautiful technical achievement, Horizon Forbidden West is held back by clunky characters and new features that lack purpose."
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"Horizon Forbidden West offers immersive content and an amazing world in which you will be lost for dozens of hours."
Read original review"Horizon Forbidden West sometimes packs in so much that it gets in its own way, but the many well-drawn characters populating its quests keep it compelling."
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96.0
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"Horizon Forbidden West surpasses the first title in the saga with a sequel that surprises in its history and improves all aspects of its predecessor."
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99.0
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"Those who enjoyed Aloy’s previous adventures should definitely consider adding this one to the collection."
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"What Guerrilla Games has achieved here is nothing short of phenomenal. Story, gameplay, mechanics, and the world itself are all such an improvement on the original game - which in itself is a feat alone."
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"A triumphant combination of enthralling combat, top-tier creature and character design, and a captivating open world, Horizon Forbidden West is an absolute blast"
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"People are going to play this game and have a lot of fun. That’s all a lot of people want from a game, and Forbidding West delivers. Through a certain lens, it deserves the perfect scores I’m expecting to see. …"
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"Horizon Forbidden West is an exceptionally crafted sequel, delivering a thrilling open-world experience that fans of the original game will love."
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"Horizon Forbidden West improves upon Zero Dawn in almost every aspect. The story is particularly well written and ebbs and flows from air punching highs to dark, horrific lows. Like later Jurassic Park movies it suffers from the fact that …"
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