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Horizon Zero Dawn Made Me Love Video Games Again

Gizmodo - Historically, once I beat a video game, I rarely keep playing it. What’s the point? The story is done and I don’t get satisfaction from 100 percent completion. Well, with Horizon Zero Dawn, not only have I kept playing it, I don’t want it to end. Ever. Guerrilla Games has created a world and experience that has reinvigorated my love of video games.

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UCForce2638d ago

This game make me love video games even more than ever. It's just that the game make me go wow from this to this 😌. Sometimes, video game can also be relaxing. I remember when I played Journey, all I do is watch the beauty of landscapes.

Freedomland2637d ago

I have nothing but good things to say about this game.

MVGeneral2637d ago

The game is really really good. I'm surprised how good it is. I've dropped every other game I used to play and am only focusing on this. I used to rotate between games like black ops, for honor and a single player game. I am totally invested that I can't play anything else. I also don't want it to end.

mania5682638d ago

yup, i see myself comming back to play it again and again on short bursts, just fight some machines and experience weapons im not using much right now, one thing i rarely do on games nowadays, though i squeeze every game for all their worth the first playthrough, im over 60 hours in horizon, lv 47, still only did a few main missions and am this close to complete all side missions and collectables, getting there. Been awile since i felt this refreshed playing a game, one of my favorite games so far, they better be making the second one xD

InKnight7s2638d ago

U r lucky that u didnt finish the story yet

MVGeneral2637d ago

I wish they made a trophy for difficulty. Like playing it on the highest difficulty then I would have an excuse to play it again, not that I need a reason.

ravens522637d ago

That level tho lol 😲. Highest level main mission is 35. Level doesn't really make a difference tho, I guess. Enjoy tho, wish I didnt beat it already lol

MVGeneral2637d ago

Yeah enemies scale with you, I think. Cus I was level 20 and I did a 14 mission and those bellow backs were a b**ch.

majedx92637d ago

x ) 33 hours, lv 40 and still need to do a lot of main/side missions

Dark_Knightmare22637d ago (Edited 2637d ago )

Same here I'm level 38 at 42 hours and have only done 9 main missions,7 sidequests and 5 errands. I still haven't made it to meridian although I'm almost there and still have about 30 percent of the map to uncover. I just love this game and want it to last. I mean i will def play it again but you only get that first experience once and I'm going to savor it

Lynx02072637d ago

Same here. 28 hours, 43 level and main story missions are for 19 lvl now. I did most of side quests.

DashArrivals2637d ago

How can you tell how long you've played it for. I have no idea. It feels like I've played 60 hours but I'm only like 33% done. I'm doing everything and upgrading everything and collecting everything also

nX2637d ago

I guess lvl 47 speaks for itself. Though maybe you can see the playtime in your save file, dunno.

Dark_Knightmare22637d ago

Do manual save at the bonfire and it will tell you there

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Genuine-User2638d ago

This is special game, and I don't say that lightly.

I haven't even even finished the story yet and I can already tell that this might just be my favourite science fiction narrative in a game. Oh and don't even get me started on its fantastically satisfying gameplay.

bloop2637d ago

I have to say I was keeping my hype in check for Horizon, just judging by the killzone games. They were solid shooters but I thought the lore, universe, characters and stories from that series were unimaginative and a bit of a bore. I was afraid HZD was going to be the same but I was so wrong. I'm about 50% through and the story so far has me absolutely hooked and I can't wait to find out what happens next. GG really knocked it out of the park in every aspect. Everything about this game is amazing.

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Nodoze2637d ago

Barricade .... if true I am going to tear up with joy. Yes folks it is just THAT good. I have not had a game 'hook' me this hard in quite some time. I even attempted twice to get into The Witcher and it didn't stick (I am going to go back after HZD and explore it again)....

HZD is a welcome addition to the exclusive IP you can only get on PS. If I did not have a PS4, and I played HZD....I would BUY them both on the spot. Sony needs to bundle this game and offer a package deal. It truly is a showcase title that quite simply does not come along very often. It is a gem.

Sunny_D2637d ago

I'm glad they got help from Witcher devs and the fallout screenwriter to make their games. Always a good thing to ask for help.

Fishy Fingers2638d ago

Reassuring to the readers of your previous articles.

But I get what he's saying, sometimes you just 'click' with a game.

UCForce2638d ago

Again with that again. Well, the article is well written to be honest.

Fishy Fingers2638d ago

Again with that again? What?

Even without the broken English I'd have no idea what you're referring too.

ClayRules20122638d ago

Horizon has a world that is unlike any open word game I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.

Guerrilla Games's, I feel like I'm on Pandora( James Cameron's Avatar ) film at times. It's utterly gorgeous, so much fun to play, and engaging to a point where sometimes, I just have to stop & just pan my camera around to believe an open world game on an "underpowered" PS4 ( according to some ) is delivering this kind of visual fidelity.

Thank you, Guerrilla & Sony!

Nodoze2637d ago

So so so true. I was being chased by one of Bellowbacks last night as I was out harvesting shards. I decided to run into a forest area for 'safety' thinking that I would be in the clear. The AI would get confused and I would be good. Um...it chased and when it encountered the trees it pushed, the trees bent, then snapped and he was right there. I was like :0 and smiled ear to ear. The AI is FANTASTIC. It truly feels like you are on a hunt.

Thank you GG!!

ClayRules20122637d ago

Haha, that sounds really intense!

The AI is smart. I've thought I'd be in the clear, many times, and wound up dying time & time again. Gotta be quick & clever. I love how this game really requires strategy.

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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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darthv7227d 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.

CrimsonWing6927d 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.

MrNinosan27d 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.

Profchaos27d 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.

Notsofast27d 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

MrNinosan26d 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.

Petebloodyonion26d 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.

MrNinosan26d ago

Well you can just chose to hide them.

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-Foxtrot27d ago

Wonder if Horizon ZD leaving gives credit to those remake rumours

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

SimpleDad27d ago

Probably yes cause of a remake.

Skuletor27d ago

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

ApocalypseShadow27d ago (Edited 27d 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.

Eonjay27d ago

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

Kingrizzy9027d 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

Profchaos27d ago (Edited 27d 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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Friendlygamer27d ago

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

gold_drake27d 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

Friendlygamer26d ago

Oh I will definitely play it eventually, chained echoes too

Jingsing27d ago

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

Petebloodyonion26d 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.

MrNinosan26d 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?

Petebloodyonion26d 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

MrNinosan26d 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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-Foxtrot186d 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

PrinceOfAnger186d 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

darthv72185d 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.

specialguest185d 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

Cacabunga184d ago

Killzone 2-3
Golden Abyss remake
Infamous 2

RaidenBlack185d 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)

-Foxtrot185d 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

CrashMania185d ago

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

vfl523185d ago

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

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GamingSinceForever185d 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.

JackBNimble185d 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 .

notachance185d 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..

Gamingsince1981185d 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.

Barlos185d 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-Long185d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic184d ago (Edited 184d 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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Battlestar23185d 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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Duke19185d 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

PRIMORDUS185d ago

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

46player185d ago

No complaint here, I want the updated graphics.

Ra3030185d 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.

specialguest185d ago

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

Chocoburger185d ago

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

BehindTheRows184d ago

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

Amplitude185d ago (Edited 185d 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.

VonAlbrecht185d 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.

Sonic1881351d ago (Edited 351d ago )

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

ChronoJoe350d 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.