Games Inbox: Horizon Forbidden West launch day, Elden Ring anticipation, and Metro Exodus sales
The Friday Inbox asks why CD Projekt keep making the same mistakes with Cyberpunk 2077, as one reader suggests an online Nintendo museum.
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Ending the drought So Horizon Forbidden West has ended up reviewing a little better than I expected (I didn’t think it’d be bad, just more of the same) so I think I will try and pick it up on Friday, as long as there aren’t any sudden launch day problems (all these issues with the Cyberpunk 2077 update have got me a bit worried).
I’m expecting a technically amazing, solid open world game, with some fun combat and a boring story. That was pretty much how the first one went, so if the new one is an improvement with much better side quests I should be in for a good time.
It does strike me though that nobody seems likely to ever be calling this game of the year or any kind of classic and that almost seems kind of disappointing given how long it is since we’ve had a big name Sony exclusive. Gran Turismo isn’t really my thing, but I hope the new game tries to do more than just have good graphics. I know Covid has ruined everything but I’m ready for the next gen to kick the doors down and I have a feeling that Horizon Forbidden West won’t do that in terms of anything but the graphics.Tension PS: I’d just like to say thanks for pushing the £10 off upgrade option for the PlayStation 5 version. It’s a disgrace that Sony has basically tried to hide this, just to make a quick buck.
Scale of good I know GC can’t say anything about the Elden Ring embargo, because someone already asked, but I’m getting antsy about next week’s release. Having read about the network test I cannot imagine how it’s not going to turn out good but how good
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