whatever6352
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The only way multiplayer would be acceptable for a sequel is if it's separate from the campaign. Bioware style like they do it with mass effect and Dragon age would be fine.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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Ruthless_Barbarian
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Bought it on Play store. $11 for 80 tracks is amazing. Love the music.
whatever6352
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Karppuuna
Member
Ok, now i get it, it was bad translation in game subtitles that got me confused.
I didn't even think about having credit from the Google survey app either. That's an easy purchase now that I think about it since it's essentially free
Since I finished the game last night I can finally open the art book too and look through it while the soundtrack plays too.I also was a big fan of the music. Got the music credits section recorded during the credits so I could go back to see what instruments were used. I had a few points playing where I hit the share button just to have the music as a reference to look for on the soundtrack later.
One thing I'm growing to really appreciate about the game is how they wrote and voiced dialogue for so many different occasions. I was doing the quest to get all 15 Sun Marks for the Hunting Grounds quest weapons. As you know there are three tiers of rewards depending on if you collect the half, full and blazing sun marks. I finished the entire quest with Blazing Suns and went to turn them in for my rewards and the girl at the Hunting Lodge actually made a comment about how impressed she was that I had brought in all the marks at once. Really like stuff like that and when people realize who you are from your past deeds. Had a shy girl comment she almost didn't have the courage to speak to Aloy and wanted to be brave and strong just like her after all of her feats.
Yea, ambient music plays during exploration. It's great.
Sorc3r3r
Member
This game may have one of the more clever enemies, skills, weapons, scaling I've played.
Often I over level my character and lose interest in the game...every encounter becomes just boring.
The tactical and strategic combat in Horizon wouldn't be enough to hold my interest if a single shot would have killed everything with my OL character.
Instead I'm still respecting the Big Machine out there even avoiding some configurations.
Very Good.
Often I over level my character and lose interest in the game...every encounter becomes just boring.
The tactical and strategic combat in Horizon wouldn't be enough to hold my interest if a single shot would have killed everything with my OL character.
Instead I'm still respecting the Big Machine out there even avoiding some configurations.
Very Good.
Holy crap my first Thunderjaw fight and I killed it in on my first try... ***hugsTearblast Arrows*** and(location spoiler)
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Only have the Stormbird fight left that I never tried...
it was in Cauldron Zeta,so I had no choice,jesus,when I saw it was it,I placed all I had on the floor,bombs,traps,tripcasters,got to use the disc launcher but I dont think I really aimed at a weak point with it,I was so nervous lol...good fight though
Only have the Stormbird fight left that I never tried...
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Steve.1981
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I'd say that very much depends on how the multiplayer is implemented.
But anyway, I've got no time for multiplayer. That's it. I love a good dedicated single player experience, like Horizon. All I'm saying.
Multiplayer would either need to make some changes to the basic gameplay or they would have to get clever with how the implement certain aspects. For example a good part of the game for a lot of people involves using the slow mo abilities to target specific areas on the dinos. Slow Mo in multiplayer games can be really hard to pull off well and most don't even bother with it outside of Max Payne 3 and the F.E.A.R. games.
texhnolyze
Banned
Just finished and platinumed the game at the same time. Feels good.
What a ride it was. I'll gather my thoughts and sleep for now. Impressions first thing in the morning.
What a ride it was. I'll gather my thoughts and sleep for now. Impressions first thing in the morning.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I'm in that phase now where I naturally want to progress but I don't want it to end either....
LastMinuteHero
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Get that tinker skill ASAP. As for elements themselves, carry multiple weapons or traps. Each weapon has their own elements tied exclusively to them.
That
lodge ropecaster shoots and reloads fast as hell
That is partially due to the fact that you are never truly OPed against the 3 biggest and baddest machines in the game. Stormbirds and Rockbreakers will still take a couple of minutes to take down even if you are up on the meta strategies. The rest are mostly a cakewalk unless you are greatly outnumbered.
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Steve.1981
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Multiple weapons, definitely. Then put the element mod on the appropriate weapon.
The Tinker skill is essential though, for trying different things. I think anyway. If I'm using freeze bombs with my Sling I can put on freeze damage mods, then I can switch them if I need to use another element.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Heh, I've been there for 4 days now. Holding back from playing the final story mission because I don't want it to end..
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Yes, you can re-play the final mission if you missed out on some sidequests. Nothing is missable.
Twas a fun hunt! I went HAM with tearblast arrows and explosives lol. Way more than I needed to actually.
Good to know, I'm 32 hours in and barely did the two story missions after arriving in Meridian. Couple of posters have spoiled that armor you get from the story so I want to progress up to that point before I do the rest of the side quests. I don't want to finish everything and not enjoy any of the story items/secret items.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Finished it. Spoiler free impressions below.
Took me over 50 hours. Did all but a couple of side quests. Still had one cauldron and a few enemy outposts and corrupted zones left. By the end I kinda got bored and wanted to finish the game already. Once you hit level 50 there is nothing more left to unlock and the loot remains the same as well.
I liked how doing side quests actually matters in this game. Unlike Mass Effect 3, creating alliances actually mattered. So finish all the side quests before you tackle the last mission.
I didnt like the side quests much. Only the meridian one was fleshed out with likeable characters. The rest was pretty standard Witcher 3 stuff. Was hoping for more setpieces and mass effect style quests. Still what's here is adequate but there is definite need for improvement. Same goes for story missions which was basically exposition dumps. Every story mission basically follows the same boring gameplay formula and without spoiling anything it reminded me of Uncharted 4's tedious sections. The story and the mystery behind everything is absolutely captivating and probably the best this gen. I really liked Aloy and i loved how personal it became towards the end for her. very good writing, acting and mocap. Easily one of the best lead characters of all time.
Story could've used more likeable characters though. Nearly everyone in mass effect including the villains was interesting. That's not the case here. Loved Errand. Great character. The rest though, boring and one dimensional. Even the king.
I spent this entire week getting distracted by random herds, finding new settlements and getting new quests and just taking screenshots. that's 50 hours in and i am still blown away by the graphics, captivated by the combat which despite hitting level 50 was still very challenging. It's basically Bloodborne Meets Metal Gear Solid V. Just a visceral, responsive, and exhilarating open world sandbox.
Final Thoughts. I wasn't as wowed by it as others. I need more setpieces, more amazing story moments that have to do with the actual story, not just the mystery. But this is easily GG's best game, and probably the best game this gen.
Took me over 50 hours. Did all but a couple of side quests. Still had one cauldron and a few enemy outposts and corrupted zones left. By the end I kinda got bored and wanted to finish the game already. Once you hit level 50 there is nothing more left to unlock and the loot remains the same as well.
I liked how doing side quests actually matters in this game. Unlike Mass Effect 3, creating alliances actually mattered. So finish all the side quests before you tackle the last mission.
I didnt like the side quests much. Only the meridian one was fleshed out with likeable characters. The rest was pretty standard Witcher 3 stuff. Was hoping for more setpieces and mass effect style quests. Still what's here is adequate but there is definite need for improvement. Same goes for story missions which was basically exposition dumps. Every story mission basically follows the same boring gameplay formula and without spoiling anything it reminded me of Uncharted 4's tedious sections. The story and the mystery behind everything is absolutely captivating and probably the best this gen. I really liked Aloy and i loved how personal it became towards the end for her. very good writing, acting and mocap. Easily one of the best lead characters of all time.
Story could've used more likeable characters though. Nearly everyone in mass effect including the villains was interesting. That's not the case here. Loved Errand. Great character. The rest though, boring and one dimensional. Even the king.
I spent this entire week getting distracted by random herds, finding new settlements and getting new quests and just taking screenshots. that's 50 hours in and i am still blown away by the graphics, captivated by the combat which despite hitting level 50 was still very challenging. It's basically Bloodborne Meets Metal Gear Solid V. Just a visceral, responsive, and exhilarating open world sandbox.
Final Thoughts. I wasn't as wowed by it as others. I need more setpieces, more amazing story moments that have to do with the actual story, not just the mystery. But this is easily GG's best game, and probably the best game this gen.
I've been playing this for a while (32 hours) but I've only come across one cauldron. Without spoiling much can anyone tell me if I need to continue the main mission to find the rest
, or I need to explore more.
(I'm currently on my way to stop Dervahl at the Palace of the Sun in Merdian)
phew, thanks. gonna just finish it tonight. altho it was a good idea to do a sidequest chain before one story mission. the character actually referenced what happened in the scene about that sidequest. i was shocked because it was included without any weird transitions. that was great.
Had that feel last night as i ventured to the end.
Easy platinum. Story was better than i anticipated. Combat was very satisfying. #2 needs map customization, more customizable weapon and armor options, and to maybe clean up the menu some. had to constantly go in and clean up my inventory and mods and loot boxes.
I went and disabled the 3 beacons (or whatever they were) wearing stealth armor and he despawned. I was kind of annoyed because I was ready to fight him, I just realized I could hit the 3 quest markers first without even getting aggro.
Primethius
Banned
Just platinumed it. Only took about an extra half hour bringing my total playtime to 62 hours.
Combat too good, never got tired of the game.
Combat too good, never got tired of the game.
PeskyToaster
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No story necessary, just exploration. They should be on the map but the grey is hard to see.
They should do TLoU style multiplayer. Stealth and crafting based.
GavinUK86
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I exhausted everything I had to take it down lol. Limping back to the lodge with a bow and maybe 2 arrows. Fun though.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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gow3isben
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Eww equating those stupid Nora to the Starks should be a crime.
Ravage_Hydra
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On first try i took down a thunder jaw, run out of arrows on both bows and all the types of arrows, Only had the tipcaster lift, Thankfully the thunder jaw health was below 10% so i used his cannon to finished it off
TheKingOfPain
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Tinker is awesome, the first tier 4 skill I acquired. I'd say max as much as possible corruption, it works very well with multiple medium-large enemies. That is, if you have the Shadow War bow. If you still have Carja, I'd say frost as I don't recall enemies very strong against it, but personally I prefer the Sling for elemental debuffs.
CMojicaAce
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Robbing the Rich side quest is glitched for me. I talk to Ravan to finish the quest but it doesn't get marked as completed
Hell yeah, it was an exhilarating encounter. This game does a great job with some of the big encounters; it's like a dopamine rush.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I thought of doing that, but before I could do that he was raining thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightning, on me, on meeeeee.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I use three legendary Freeze mods to freeze the shit out of everyone. Bigger enemies like the stormbird take 4-5 arrows and become frozen. They are immobilized for a few seconds and even after they get up they are still frozen and take 3x damage. Take out the Slingshot and blast that fucker with bombs. I have three damage mods on the slingshot.
You are basically looking at 5 freeze arrows, 5 bombs and around 5-10 precision arrows to finish the job. I definitely use the handling mods for my precision bow though. I find that getting off nearly 10 shots in one slow mo is worth more damage than double damage with an extremely inaccurate and slow reload time.
Oh and use the elemental damage outfit whenever you fight him and equip shock resist mods on it. Take a shock resist potion and he wont do any damage to you lol.
CopperPuppy
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LastMinuteHero
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Ok I feel dumb,
the poetry puzzle in the gravehoard quest; do I start from left to right or right to left
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
zer0blivion
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I feel like it only happened to me for a few minutes once. He could probably just close the app and restart and it should be fine. A lil bit of that open world jank.
ScaryShark
Banned
Over the last few days I've just been activating fires because there is nothing left for me.
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