Horizon Forbidden West is set to launch on Friday on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, bringing a much-awaited sequel to the 2017 hit title Horizon Zero Dawn. The game will pick up about six months after the events of the original game, allowing gamers to explore the vast world and re-engage with both human enemies and deadly animal-shaped robots. While the game is coming to both PS5 and PS4 consoles, gamers on current-gen consoles (that's PS5 now) will have a much better time playing the game, including reduced loading time, 3D Audio, and DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. Sony has yet to reveal any plans to bring the popular game to PC — after all, Horizon Zero Dawn took five years.
Sony's Guerrilla Games enjoyed the success of a blockbuster title in Horizon Zero Dawn almost five years ago. Part of the reason for this success was the fantastic open-world design with excellent graphics, and the focus on combat and tactics. This means that players have always had to keep their wits about them as they fought various kinds of enemies in the game, especially the dangerous robots — or Machines — using various combinations of melee weapons, arrows, and quick moves to destroy them. And from what we've seen of Horizon Forbidden West's gameplay so far, it looks like things are going to get even more exciting.
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While it's not imperative to play the first game, those interested in Horizon Forbidden West should acquaint themselves with the story if possible. (There is a tiny recap video at the start of the new one, for what it's worth.) Here's the gist: set in the post-apocalyptic 31st century where few humans have survived, Horizon Zero
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