Horizon Forbidden West Review Round-Up
The embargo for Horizon Forbidden West reviews has finally lifted, and you can breathe easy now because it looks like the first triple-A GOTY-contender is here.
TheGamer-in-Chief Stacey Henley enjoyed Forbidden West, although she believes there is not too much here besides a bigger Horizon Zero Dawn. In her four-star review, Henley wrote: "Forbidden West is fun and it's pretty, but with so many open-world titles coming along since Zero Dawn, I hoped the series might get better, not just bigger." It's a safe bet to assume most fans will be pleased with such an outcome, but Forbidden West can't overcome the major faults of the original like a weak story, and it lacks substance or fresh ideas.
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Forbidden West is getting plenty of perfect scores from other leading outlets, yet many seem to agree the sequel is by no means a revolution. Here are some scores to back up overall impressions:
As critics say, "Horizon Forbidden West, without reinventing the wheel, evolves the series in a natural and organic way," while also standing as one of the best games to grace the PS5 thus far with its unbelievable graphic quality. The game offers a spectacular cast of characters, superb combat, as well as better quests and more varied side activities. Simply put, if you played Horizon Zero Dawn and enjoyed it, there's almost 'zero' chance you will be disappointed by this one — even if the wow factor of the first entry is reduced this time.
At the time of writing, Forbidden West stands at 88 out of 100 at OpenCritic and 89 out of 100 at Metacritic, setting a new high bar for Guerrilla Games.
It's hard to find faults in Sony's ambitious and polished game, but some
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