Review Roundup For Horizon Forbidden West--Here's What The Critics Think

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Sony's first major release of 2022 is Horizon Forbidden West, and it's launching this week on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. But what do the critics think of Guerrilla's long-awaited sequel? Ahead of launch on February 18, reviews for the PlayStation-exclusive have begun to appear online.

Here at GameSpot, our Forbidden West review scored the game an 8/10. Reviewer Phil Hornshaw said, «Horizon Forbidden West does a lot more right than it does wrong. It might be jam-packed with stuff to see, do, know, and remember, but when its many systems come together, it can be a beautiful, exciting, and delightful open-world experience.»

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Forbidden West picks up after the events of 2017's Zero Dawn, which was a massive success with more than 20 million copies sold and 1 billion hours played. Sony is looking to expand the series even further still, with a PlayStation VR 2 game Call of the Mountain in the works for Sony's next-gen VR platform.

Forbidden West brings back the original voice cast, including Ashly Burch as Aloy and Lance Reddick as Sylens. New cast members include The Matrix's Carrie-Anne Moss and Angela Bassett from Black Panther.

For a wider look at the critical reaction Forbidden West, check out more review scores and excerpts below, while additional insight can be seen on GameSpot sister site Metacritic.

«The story that drives you through the frontier is often well-told and does well to center actual characters rather than audio logs, and while the map is littered