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Horizon Zero Dawn may well be the most pleasant surprise of E3 [RPG Site]

While perhaps overshadowed at Sony's E3 2015 press conference by showings from titles like Final Fantasy VII's remake, The Last Guardian, and Shenmue III, Guerilla Games' newly-announced big-budget action RPG, Horizon Zero Dawn, is a damn fine contender for the best major title at E3 this year, writes RPG Site.

yarbie10003252d ago

Was a great surprise. Looks like a lot of fun. By far the best new AAA exclusive that I saw from Sony. Come to think of it, I think it was the only one. Most anticipated title for me behind Uncharted 4

Abash3252d ago

When I first heard rumors about Horizon, I thought they were too good to be true. Then when I saw the trailer..... it was everything the leak promised it'd be and more.

Surprised a game as amazing as this is actually happening really

Nirvana315913252d ago

This E3 has been awesome for Sony fans. Just look at all the exclusives that were revealed

Star Ocean 5
Nier 2
World of Final Fantasy
The Last Guardian
Horizon
Shenmue 3
FF7 Remake
Dreams
RIGS

freshslicepizza3252d ago

it's always cool to see well know developers do something different.

deadpoolio3163252d ago

Why wouldn't it? Sony has always been the publisher who actually encourages trying new and different things...They don't go about making games the MS way of only buy timed exclusivity or we only make Halo, Gears, Forza or Fable....

NewMonday3252d ago

GG's chance to hit the big time, the studio seems to have improved on their previous weakness in story an creative direction.

BitbyDeath3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

Still feels (and looks) too good to be true imo.

This is the nextgen leap in gaming I have been waiting for since seeing the eight days trailer.

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MasterCornholio3252d ago

Well I The Kitchen turns out to be a real game than that might be another one to add to the list.

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Genuine-User3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

It wasn't the only surprise.

joab7773252d ago

Dreams will be huge too. But, yeah, can't wait for this, Guerilla can finally spread their wings.

There's Persona 5 coming, which will be big too. And the Nathan Drake Collection is great for all those who never got to experience it. Otherwisr, I'll be busy with multiplats anyway.

mav8053252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

I'm not a GG fan, thought KZ was super boring and didn't finish it after picking up a launch day PS4.

That being said, I can't remember the last time I was so excited for a new IP. Even with the other potential goty contenders shown at E3, Horizon was easy game of the show for me.

OB1Biker3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

The only one new AAA exclusive you saw from Sony?
Thats misinformation or you didnt see much of E3
Dreams, Rigs and other games..
and also (yea its a new game)
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Spotie3252d ago

You should think a little harder. Or just stop trolling. It was far from the only one.

... dunno how folks like you keep getting away with this stuff.

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MasterCornholio3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

It was quite nice.

:)

Oh and for gods sake the main character isn't a dude. I'm getting sick of the morons claiming that.

OK now that I got that off my chest.

I can't wait to see more.

Captain_Wormy3252d ago (Edited 3252d ago )

I thought we were going to be able to customize our own character. :/

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Sharingan_no_Kakashi3252d ago

I was surprised they showed gameplay of it. Thought we would get nothing more than a trailer. And the game looks great in every aspect.

I was actually more surprised by For Honor though. It came completely out of nowhere and it looks great. I'm also surprised that few people are hyped about it. The gameplay is simple but still deep. And the armor looks cool, especially the samurai.

Gamble203252d ago

After the KZ2 debacle way back in the early years just before PS3, GG has been very consistent in focusing on actual gameplay rather than tech demos/cut scene trailers. It's a welcome change. Horizon looked incredible.

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Sony Has Added More Titles To The List of Games Leaving PS Plus In May 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment has added a few more titles to the list of games that will be leaving PS Plus in May, 2024.

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darthv7210d ago

curious... if a game leaves PS+, does it make it unplayable if you have already claimed it before it leaves? I know on the XB side, games leaving Gamepass are no longer playable. You need to pay for them to be able to continue playing after you installed them from GP.

CrimsonWing6910d ago

The 3 monthly “free” games you keep as long as you have PS+ subscription. The PS+ library is like Netflix. They rotate stuff out and replace them with other titles.

MrNinosan10d ago

Yes, PS+ Extra/Premium games are unplayable after the leave the service, just like GamePass and Netflix.
PS+ Essentials games are available as long as you have an active PS+ account.

Profchaos9d ago

Monthly games, special promos like the free games during COVID or PS plus bundle on ps5 are forever yours. Premium and above are time limited

If you claim a game on the premium tier (not yours to keep) and it comes out as a monthly games later e.g. fallout 76 it appears you do not retain ownership on that one.

Notsofast9d ago

The 3-4 monthly games that are free that are part of every service are yours forever I canceled my service over a year and you never lose access. I dont know what these other comments are talking about maybe they are in a different country but in the USA I could play any game I claimed of the free monthly games

MrNinosan9d ago

Then one of the accounts on your PS5 probably has a PS+ Essential subscription.
Because the 3-4 PS+ games you get every month, is not available to be played if you don't have an active sunscription.
It's the same in US, Europe, Japan and everywhere else.

Petebloodyonion9d ago

Essential stays in your library
Extra and premium become locked when titles leave the service.

It's actually one of my gripes with Extra, you can't remove the title from your own library, so basically it countss as one your title but it's locked so you own library become a cluster F... unless you filter your titles.

MrNinosan9d ago

Well you can just chose to hide them.

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-Foxtrot10d ago

Wonder if Horizon ZD leaving gives credit to those remake rumours

Sigh. If true…another remake that’s not Bloodborne.

SimpleDad10d ago

Probably yes cause of a remake.

Skuletor9d ago

I still remember them giving that one away for free, regardless of if you were subscribed to Plus or not

ApocalypseShadow9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

They did. It was during the pandemic and the "play at home" initiative.

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition. Sony gave away a lot of games just to push gamers to stay home and not get infected by COVID.

Eonjay9d ago

I think you're right.
There is a separate Bloodborne rumor by the remake is allegedly scheduled for next gen.

Kingrizzy909d ago

Yes cause of the remake good thing I got the plat
And is bloodborn really that good? I never played it due to being Incarcerated 8½ years but I read the comics. It's pretty dark

Profchaos9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Highly likely I also bet the remaster will be over priced and under whelming.

I'd also bet most people will simply stick with the PS4 pro and ps5 60fps patch over paying to upgrade when it offers the bare minimum.

I hope Sony has learnt from the last of us 2 and stop remastering games that just came out they have nearly 30 years of content to work with but always remaster games that are like 5 years old and don't need it. I assume this was In development alongside tlou2 so fingers crossed this is the last time we get this because what's next god of war on PS4 to ps5 for 70 dollars probably anything outside of bloodborne

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Friendlygamer9d ago

Glad I played sundered and the messenger, both great 2d games

gold_drake9d ago

ahh the messenger is such a good game.

u should play sea of starts. same people, its a sort of prequel to the messenger tok

Friendlygamer9d ago

Oh I will definitely play it eventually, chained echoes too

Jingsing9d ago

Can N4G adopt a policy of games leaving subscription services as not being a new story, it is just spam at this point.

Petebloodyonion9d ago

Is it me or have there been a lot of great games leaving the extra tier but barely anything in terms of wow factor joining the service in return?
When was the last time that Sony added a PlayStation studio game?
Now I don't expect Sony to have day 1 like Gamepass but I would expect to at least care to make the offering interesting especially when they raised the price by 30% last year.

MrNinosan9d ago

PS Studio Games:
May - Destiny 2: Lightfall
April - MediEvil, Jak&Daxter: The Lost Frontier,
March - CoolBoarders

What Playstation Studio games is it you're missing?

Petebloodyonion9d ago

Sight...
let me check my comment again
" Is it me or have there been a lot of great games leaving the extra tier but barely anything in terms of wow factor joining the service in return? "
Yeah pretty sure I mentioned the EXTRA tier and not the PREMIUM tier
but glad that you consider a DLC to a free-to-play game a great offering

MrNinosan9d ago

I repeat my question, what PS Studio games is it you're missing?

And regarding the first part of your comment, lots of great games leaving and nothing added?

What great games iyo has left the service?
For me, "wow-factor games added would be".
Dave the Diver, Tales of Kenzera, Raji, Miasma, The Outer Worlds, Resident Evil 3, Ace Attorney, Rainbow Six Siege, AC: Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs Legion, Both Southpark jrpgs, Fenyx Rising, Tales of Arise, Session, Lego Worlds, Vampire the Masquerade Swansong, Legends of Mana....

And many more.

Compared to what has been removed, the adds are better than the 'offs'.

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DF Weekly: Do we actually need The Last of Us Part 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn remasters?

With the details we now have in terms of features and pricing, I don't think there are any significant concerns remaining - just that perhaps that the term 'remastered' in the title is a little misplaced. Essentially, what we're dealing with here is broadly equivalent to a release along the lines of Death Stranding: Director's Cut. It's the original game with a dash of extra content and additional visual modes that tap into the power of PlayStation 5.

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-Foxtrot168d ago

Bloodborne, Infamous, Killzone, Resistance, Puppeteer, Jak and Daxter etc are all better choices

Even a full on remake of Drakes Fortune I’d take

PrinceOfAnger168d ago

killzone 2/3 definitely a better choice, i have recently finished the games on pc and thought about that, a full remake like demon souls is even better

darthv72167d ago

2&3 are still fine... I'd take the first one as a full remake before the others. They could flesh out more of the backstory that the sequels touch on. Even go deeper into the lore of Helgan.

specialguest167d ago

KZ 2/3 would be amazing. KZ 2 was a graphical masterpiece back then. With today's modern tech, all of those tricks Guerilla Games did to create the effects like the lighting, storm effects, etc, they could now be done in real-time and more realistic

Cacabunga167d ago

Killzone 2-3
Golden Abyss remake
Infamous 2

RaidenBlack168d ago

Uncharted 1 still got a decent remaster for 8th gen ... a remake is not that much of a requirement ...
instead remake candidates should be from 5th or 6th gen
and as for proper remasters (not just lazy res upscale): Killzone 2 & 3 obviously and also Resistance/inFamous (as well as MGS4 :P)

-Foxtrot167d ago

My point with the list is that I’d rather see those titles than what we are getting…titles which are only 3-5 years old and still hold up today

CrashMania167d ago

Sony own the Demons Souls and Bloodborne IP, I wish they'd do something with Bloodborne at the very least.

vfl523167d ago

The way you worded that makes me think you don't realize they already remade demon souls

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GamingSinceForever167d ago

Not one of those will sell more copies than TLOU2 Remaster. The sooner we realize that these gaming sites and their followers are less than 1% of the buying public the better off we’ll be.

Sure we prefer newer titles but this is business and a business is what Sony is running.

JackBNimble167d ago

Don't you think they could be doing something better with their time and money, like maybe making something new? Or have they become lazy and just reliving the past with the same old games over and over.

Gez ... do something fresh and new already .

notachance167d ago

I'd rather for them to go Square Enix route and remake/remaster their PS1 libraries instead of these unnecessary remaster

come on, legend of dragoon..

Gamingsince1981167d ago

What's with the "need" anyway ? This is video games, no one needs them at all, we need water , we need air, we don't need games.

Barlos167d ago

I would love a remake/remaster of KZ1. For its time it really pushed the PS2 hard and because of that it had a few issues. This is begging to be given the Bluepoint touch and brought up to date. I'd love to see an updated Killzone trilogy collection for sure.

Yi-Long167d ago

Sony killed the game and the studio behind it, but a Remaster of the excellent Driveclub would absolutely be my favorite release if it happened. Just a delicious racing game.

FinalFantasyFanatic167d ago (Edited 167d ago )

So many better choices, I can't fathom why reasonably recent games are getting picked over Classics that are more deserving.

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Battlestar23167d ago

Well I want a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster especially if it's an upgrade to Forbidden West Graphics and Animation.

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Duke19167d ago

Nope. But HD remasters are an easy cash grab that the masses shovel cash for because while they complain about remakes, they still buy them

PRIMORDUS167d ago

Not if they release on a platform that never received the original in the first place like PC.

46player167d ago

No complaint here, I want the updated graphics.

Ra3030167d ago

My thoughts on this is do we need Richard Leadbetter's or Digital Foundry's opinion on anything........ever? I know I don't they do nothing for me and never have.

specialguest167d ago

You may not, but tons of people do since the video has 4,700 Likes to 112 Dislikes

Chocoburger167d ago

That guy is a buffoon, DF Direct is the best gaming podcast around. I look forward to it every week.

BehindTheRows167d ago

By that same token, some may not NEED remasters, while others may/do.

Amplitude167d ago (Edited 167d ago )

DF videos are typically absolutely amazing game reviews first and foremost. They have great intros, explain the mechanics well, tell you if they enjoyed it or not (I usually vibe well with John's games personally), and then they have the best tech breakdowns of a game's performance which is very very important to me. I want to know what settings to run at on PC, and on PS5 I wanna know if the 60fps mode runs well or not because if it doesn't... well I'll just get it on PC (If it isn't completely broken there too). DF Retro is also always unbelievably interesting and super well edited and inspired my YouTube channel which just crossed 1200 subs (wooo!). They helped me a lot with understanding game development and got me interested in goofing around with game engines and PC building in general back in the day.

I don't mean any offence by this but you sound like somebody who skims their analysis videos, selectively scrolls to the stats, says "who cares?", and then closes it. Or possibly somebody who watches (stolen) cut clips on TikTok? Even if you are somehow unaffected by blurry images and fluctuating frame rates (some people are and I envy you) I recommend watching a full DF episode one day. They're extremely interesting and I watch literally all of them even if I have no interest in the game.

VonAlbrecht167d ago

"I personally don't enjoy this extremely well-presented and highly informative content so it shouldn't exist."

-Ra3030, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

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Joris de Man on composing music for the Horizon series

In the video game industry, where visual design and game mechanics typically grab the limelight, the significance of music in enhancing the overall gaming experience is often underestimated. Music can be a key component in the player’s emotional connection with a game. It amplifies emotional impact, heightens tension, and can be a powerful driver of narrative. We’ve had the chance to speak to Joris de Man, a renowned Dutch composer best known for his work on the Killzone series, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and its sequel Horizon: Forbidden West. During the Game Access conference in Brno, we talked about the process of composing music for video games and how he created the harmonies that have shaped some of our most beloved gaming experiences.

Sonic1881333d ago (Edited 333d ago )

To keep using him as the music composer in their games.

ChronoJoe333d ago

Joris seems like a great guy. I spoke to him briefly once about how much I loved his music and he was really friendly/humble.