![]() ![]() Everything has been tightened up and polished quite a bit though, eliminating many of the annoyances found in Horizon Zero Dawn. The gameplay in Horizon Forbidden West is mostly the same as before, mixing combat, stealth, and setting traps. I enjoyed this aspect it kept the base interesting as everyone brought their own cultural flavors to their rooms and there was more to explore. Various rooms around the base will unlock as you bring more people in as well, as will the look of it once they start getting settled. With each new companion you get to join your cause, the more help Aloy will get in unlocking the secrets of the Old Ones. Part of the way through the game you’ll unlock a base, which is used as your central hub for Aloy and her comrades. She forges several new relationships through Horizon Forbidden West, some of which join her as permanent companions. Thankfully, after a while she does finally become less insufferable, but that’s honestly a terrible way to have to view your main protagonist.ĭespite constant rejection, her companions still keep trying to help.Įventually, Aloy comes to terms with the fact that she does need help in order to complete her mission. The whole point of the Horizon Zero Dawn was that Aloy had to learn to work with people in order to succeed, and it’s frustrating that she goes through the same arc again in Horizon Forbidden West. She struts around with a braggadocious air about her, treating everyone else like they’re inferior. She treats her friends as though they are annoyances and and not worthy of her time. All of her former friends and acquaintances offer to help her on her quest, and she immediately brushes them off. Aloy acts this way even with the people she’s suppose to like. ![]() The problem is that she doesn’t stop there. After all, she did learn to stand up for herself in the last game. In those instances, it makes sense for her to push back and shut them down. Granted, several of the people she encounters give her a hard time and underestimate her abilities. Not really the characteristics you want in your main protagonist. Right off the bat, Aloy is abrasive, prideful, and condescending. However, the Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West seems to have forgotten about all of that. I’m gonna need you to tone down that arrogant sass just a touch. There are a couple exceptions, such as Varl and Erend, but that’s about it. It was a shame that so many of these people that Aloy endured so much with in the previous game, didn’t really seem to matter in Horizon Forbidden West. For the most part, none of these relationships have any relevance to the rest of the story. Unfortunately, these encounters are relegated to little more than long-winded conversations that serve no real purpose other than to once again briefly touch upon events from Horizon Zero Dawn. Shortly after the intro section is over, Aloy runs into several of her significant companions and comrades from the previous game. Aloy spends a good amount of time in the opening section with her friend and fellow Nora, Varl, but this is mainly due to having him be the vessel through which the tutorial mission is delivered. Somehow the beginning is a bit of a slog by rehashing a lot of what transpired in Horizon Zero Dawn, while simultaneously feeling rushed and underdeveloped. Horizon Forbidden West takes a while to really get going. Honestly, the story was really hit and miss for me. ![]()
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