Horizon Forbidden West Review

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For most of its existence, Guerrilla Games focused exclusively on the Killzone franchise, a series of gritty FPS games that blended a science-fiction setting with classic military shooter action. After spending a decade making Killzone games, Guerrilla decided to try something new with Horizon Zero Dawn, a third-person open world action-adventure game with brightly lit environments full of vibrant colors and incredible detail. Horizon Zero Dawn was a risk, but it was one that paid off, with the game earning critical acclaim, selling millions of copies, and kickstarting a franchise of its own. Now Guerrilla is following up Horizon Zero Dawn with Horizon Forbidden West, a game that continues Aloy's story in an epic adventure that exceeds the original.

Horizon Forbidden West starts where the original game left off, with protagonist Aloy once again portrayed by Ashly Burch in a top-tier performance. The post-apocalyptic world that Aloy and her friends call home finds itself at the mercy of a new threat, and so Aloy sets off on an adventure to stop it. The game begins in familiar territory, but Aloy's journey soon takes her to the titular «Forbidden West,» a vast land that stretches through jungles, deserts, prairies, and all the way to the sandy beaches of San Francisco.

Going into too much detail about Horizon Forbidden West's story will ruin the experience for players, so we'll stay as vague as possible. But anyone that enjoyed Horizon Zero Dawn's story and learning more about Aloy's world will find Forbidden West impossible to put down. The story takes some genuinely surprising and interesting turns, with Guerrilla expertly weaving in returning characters with new allies and foes to tell a compelling tale that stays