Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn Is An Open-world Game Where Story Is As Important As Scale

... I demoed the first few hours of Horizon on a Play Station 4 Pro , and developer Guerrilla Games is clearly taking advantage of the power of Sony's latest console, with stunning snow-capped landscapes and seas of waving grass rendered in stunning 4 K and HDR. (I also had the chance to see footage from the 1080 p version of the game, which looks nice, too, if not quite as good as it does on the Pro.) The vibrant colors are also a welcome change from the dreary, gray world of Guerrilla’s Killzone series. Despite the amount of time I’ve spent with Horizon Zero Dawn, it still feels like I've only scratched the surface. Horizon certainly makes a great first impression, but it’s also possible that may not hold up throughout the game — while four hours may seem like a lot, given the size and scope of Horizon, it remains to be seen whether or not the story elements stay strong or whether the stealth-based combat grows stale over time. That said, for now I'm eager to dive back in, uncover secrets, and ...

Sony Turned Gaming’s Slow Season Into One Of The Best Seasons Ever For The Ps4

... Rush 2 has an 81, Tales of Berseria has a 79, Kingdom Hearts has a 77 and Digimon World, the lowest-scoring of the bunch, still managed to hang around at 70. No, Metacritic is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to determining the quality of a game, but these aren’t clunkers. These are quality releases. But it doesn’t even end there. Without missing a beat, Team Ninja unleashed the highly anticipated Nioh exclusively on the PS 4 on February 7 th to rave reviews. I’ve only had time to play a few hours of this Dark Souls-alike so far, but I’m already enjoying it more than any of the actual Dark Souls games from From Software (although it still has a ways to go if it wants to top Bloodborne). And to cap it all off, Horizon Zero Dawn arrives on February 28 th. The embargo for the game hasn’t lifted, but Sony is very confident in this game and PS 4 owners are excited to get their hands ...

Horizon Zero Dawn Makes Your Arsenal Matter

... Bombs when trying to take down a mechanical adversary that’s weak to fire. Airborne foes like those bastard Glinthawks are nimble and can dodge even the most adept of archers, regardless of whether they're flinging arrows like Phil Taylor in his pomp. Basically, there’s a lot to be considered when coming up against one of these zoobots, making every weapon count. The scorpion-cum-alien Corrupters are spritely, leaping over large structures at a rate of knots to try and end pesky protagonist Aloy’s plot to murder every maniacal machine. The Ropecaster becomes the equaliser in this scenario as it ties the robot to the ground while you lay into their weak points (highlighted by the bluetooth headset, or Focus as it’s known in-game) with Sticky Bombs from your sling. Tackling each anidroid is an exciting test of skill and wit as you lure them into an explosive ...

Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy Is A Playstation Icon Of The Future, Sony Says

... there's a lot of potential for this to be an exciting new franchise for us," Sony UK product manager Jon Edwards told MCV. "We'll just have to wait and see.". Zero Dawn launches on February 28 exclusively for Play Station 4. The game comes to Europe a day later, on March 1. The game stars a character named Aloy, who is inspired by the Game of Thrones character Ygritte. Play Station president of Worldwide Studios said in 2015 that, in the early stages of the game's development, the company wondered if having a female protagonist-which was always Guerrilla's plan- might be "risky." Because Horizon was such a major project, Sony even conducted focus tests to see how people would react. In the MCV interview, Edwards said the fact that Zero Dawn features a female lead has not been an issue in any way for the game's marketing plans. He added that he anticipates Aloy becoming a "Play Station icon of the future.". "Guerrilla Games has talked about this in the past and they were very much focused on creating a curious and determined character that was believable in this new world-it just so happened that the ...

New Horizon Zero Dawn Videos Show Off Massive Machine Beasts

... emailing you updates about %game Name%. Want the latest gaming news as it breaks. All the highlights in the world of games, lovingly delivered 2-3 times/week. You're Good to Go. You are now subscribed. Subscribe for the latest gaming news. One of the coolest parts of Horizon Zero Dawn are the massive, animal-like machines that roam through the world. Today, Sony posted a pair of videos showing off two of these: Thunderjaw and Snapmaw. Check out the videos below, while official descriptions for the beasts follow further down. Originally scheduled to debut in 2016, Zero Dawn was later delayed to the end of February. It launches in the US on February 28. An action game that features RPG elements, Zero Dawn is a step in a new direction for developer Guerrilla Games, which is perhaps best known for creating the Killzone first-person shooter series. In other news, Guerrilla this week detailed the game's HUD options and showed off its photo mode. For more on the game, check out Game Spot's ...

The Good, The Bad, And The Boring

... and detail. I’m a particular fan of the waist-high patches of red-topped grass you crouch in to hide from enemies. Hundreds of fronds gently sway in the wind, and part as you tiptoe through them. But this beauty is often unsupported by the game underneath. Each one of the robotic dinosaurs that litter HZD is a threat. They’re big, powerful, and can move like the clappers. The Sawtooth, for instance, which is basically a metallic sabretooth tiger with buzzsaws for teeth, can pounce from 20 metres and carve up half your health bar in a single hit. The best way to approach combat is to string traps across the environment to lead the creatures into. Early in the game you can get a weapon called a Tripcaster that lets you string an electrified cable between two points, which stuns enemies, temporarily immobilising them and leaving them vulnerable for you to hit with high damage attacks. You can place proximity mines that explode with a great bloom of environmental ...

Horizon Zero Dawn Videos Look At Going From Killzone To Robot Dinosaurs

... been identified, it was time for lead quest designer David Ford and his team to turn that full narrative into something that would work with an open world quest system. "When I arrived, John and his team had written the overarching narrative for the game and had an understanding of where the story was going to go, but it was written as a story, not a series of quests," Ford said. "So the quest team had the opportunity to work with the writers to break that story apart into smaller chunks, figure out where the gameplay would be, where the cutscenes would be, how it would all fit together.". The third video looks at turning Aloy into someone the company believes will stand up alongside other iconic characters from Play Station exclusives such as Uncharted. "I think it's really hard to design an iconic character, said studio art director Jan Bart Van Beek. "You can hope for it, but it's not something you can really put a stamp on it, like 'okay, it's iconic now.'" This caused concern for Guerrilla staff, according to Gonzalez, "There are people even within this building who were feeling like, 'How do we try get ...

Playstation Plus March 2017 Update, Gta 5 Cheats And Transfer, Horizon Zero Dawn

... remain committed to keeping the game environment as fair as possible for all players and are constantly enhancing our abilities to target and ban cheaters - including RP boosters, players soliciting and actively taking part in modded money lobbies and those using in-game mods to grief other players online.". While modding the game is considered cheating by Rockstar, it hasn't stopped players experimenting offline. The latest is from user Mr Marco 1003, who has put together a The Lion King Pack for GTA 5, adds a list of characters from the Disney's animated film. This includes: adult Simba, Young Simba Timon, Pumbaa, Ed, Shenzi, Banzai, Kiara, Nala, Scar, Mufasa, and Rafiki. Horizon Zero Dawn: Latest screenshots for PS 4 exclusive. Wed, February 8, 2017. 1 of 9. Horizon Zero Dawn's Cauldrons. A new trailer released by Sony this week has confirmed the  Horizon Zero Dawn release date  launch times and when fans can start pre-loading the game. For those outside the UK, The Horizon Zero Dawn unlock time is February 27, at 9 pm PST on the Play Station Store. The Zero Dawn pre-load ...