Horizon Forbidden West leads PLAY’s review special

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 We’re currently in the middle of one of the busiest gaming seasons we’ve had in a long time, so it’s only fitting we dig into them as much as possible in PLAY #12. Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring lead this issue, as part of the huge 32-page mega-section. Plus, there’s loads more going on in PlayStation’s future.

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We’ve had quite the wait for Horizon Zero Dawn’s sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, and the game itself is just as massive. Hitting both PS5 and PS4, it’s on the former it really shines. Guerrilla's Decima engine is a technical marvel, and if you want to see some of the most detailed and amazing environments and models around you’ll want to grab this. As for the rest of the game? It’s a bit more of the same. But we get into what that means and why that might still excite you in our huge review.

Like Horizon, the other huge release in this issue is also an open world. But in quite a different way. Evolving Dark Souls into a wider environment results in a very different beast, and while it’s rougher around the edges than Horizon, its ambition makes it feel like little else before it. Journeying across the dark fantasy world (which George RR Martin contributed towards), it’s a brutal quest that feels like your own. Also, I love the screenshot that's the main image here taken by yours truly. The visuals in this series are always on point in times like these.

As for full-on PS5 console exclusives, next on the menu is GhostWire Tokyo, from some of the same developers behind Resident Evil. We perform a séance on this issue to explore the world of ghosts and yokai, and tell you