Horizon sequel question: not want it lost in review thread.

Does it feel like a Witcher 3 inspired style of play? Dialogue options that matter as opposed the the original. Actual weapon variety that matters since one isn’t obviously better than the others in alll ways. Meaningful and engaging side content that goes behind clear 30 enemy camps btw you can use stealth but it’s half baked you’ll always be seen eventually. Don’t get me wrong Horizon 1 had a few supreme side quest but way too much of that games no main content was sub par. Do the skill trees actually matter now and let you tailor your playstyle instead of some being either 1) OP and necessary or 2) useless? I could go on and I know I’m being critical of a game I actually loved in many ways. I have no doubt it’s story, presentation and design, and Dino fights will wow. I just kinda got burnt out on the first one when doing anything not directly tied to the main conflicts.

Thanks for feedback. Downloaded it shortly after y’all replied the game frickkng huge in file size. Havent started but about to get unto it now.

Damn I get more and more impressed. It does follow the same slow as frick beginning to get started in earnest like the first one, although it’s masked way better in visuals cool set pieces better engaging tutorials and interesting dialogue. But man they CLEARLY took inspiration from BoTW here. This game is full stop 3x better easily than the original. I would tell everyone who chances on this ITS S MUST BUY. Think some BoTW type open world exploring, but with more intricate puzzles akin to Tomv Raider that you traverse while fighting dinos and humans all to unravel some mystery I can’t even guess at yet I’m not far enough in.

One huge disclaimer: This game gives no warning and it EXPECTS You to know all and everything that exactly happened and was revealed in the first installment and it wants this right from the jump. Honestly I’d watch an in depth YouTube video telling you what ya need to know and just play this one.

I played almost all throughout the night that hadn’t happened to me in forever and thought it wouldn’t until Elden Ring. This game is sooooooo much better than the first one like way more than it has any right to be. It’s the best open world game without a single doubt since Witcher 3. Plays a bit heavy into the sci fi realm too much for my liking when I would’ve preferred focusing on the future of the world but damn they frickkng hit a 500 foot home run. I’m playing on ps5 and it is by far the first game worthy of the console; but my buddy and all the news and message boards say it runs perfectly fine on ps4 and ps4 pro not a cyberpunk situation.

This game will have 20x more mainstream appeal than Elden ring. It will win game of the year, assuming they don’t completely body flop the ending.

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Something in probably overly thrilled about they not only fixed but made it a viable play style, melee and stealth.

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Like that they've expanded on the melee part. It's been a challenge to get better at that part. So used to just spamming bows and slings from the past game. Really focuses on learning what weapons work best. I just got to No Man's Land and have put a ton of time in. Side stuff is very fun.

The gameplay and side content is much better overall. The main story is a lot weaker though.

I am probably only around 50% of the way through the game, but from what I can tell, the structure is very much "scour the map to find the 4 elements" type setup just to give players reason to cut loose in its giant world, but it seems to do a good enough job of masking that.

I'm just not really sure I care a lot about the politics of the red colored indian people vs the blue colored indian people which at times it feels like this game devolves into.

It lacks the sense of mystery and wonder that was present in the first game because you already know exactly what happened to the world and why things are the way they are.

What’s everyone’s favorite weapons/ techniques and valor surge combos? I like braces and triple shot with ranged master which I made sure to fully upgrade early. This games insanely good.

First game is a must play imo. I haven’t started this yet, but played the original last year. It was one of the great games of last gen.

I’ve had the first one downloaded for almost a year and haven’t touched it. This thread has convinced me to dive into it this weekend because I really want to play the new one, it looks awesome