Horizon Forbidden West | Critical Consensus
Danielle Partis
News Editor
Thursday 17th February 2022
Guerilla Games
Tomorrow sees the release of Horizon Forbidden West, the anticipated sequel to Guerrilla Games' PlayStation adventure hit Horizon Zero Dawn.
The game continues the story of the series' protagonist Aloy as she ventures through a wild, post-apocalyptic landscape overrun by giant machines. Forbidden West sticks to the same mechanics as its predecessor, but with a bigger map, underwater exploration, improved combat and traversal mechanics.
As of writing, Horizon Forbidden West has a respectable rating of 89 on Metacritic, the same score as 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn. The title also picked up a few 10/10 scores from the likes of VGC, Twinfinite and God Is A Geek, and more.
One of the higher scores came from Sam Loveridge at GamesRadar, who, in her 4.5/5 review, called Horizon Forbidden West "a tweaked, enhanced and confident sequel that exceeds expectations."
"A tweaked, enhanced and confident sequel that exceeds expectations"
Sam Loveridge, GamesRadar
"There was almost a concern that this sequel may feel too familiar, just teleported to a new map, but the opening hours alone were enough to alleviate those fears," Loveridge wrote. "Although the same framework is there and the core gameplay mechanics remain untouched, this truly is an evolution, a new beast fitted over the mechanical bones of the Old Ones."
Dean Abdou echoed this in his 8/10 review for GamingBible, and called the game "an absolutely stunning adventure."
"It feels great to once again play as Aloy and explore an apocalyptic future filled with incredible machines and ancient ruins," he said. "Forbidden West really takes everything that worked in its acclaimed predecessor and builds upon it in
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