There's a strong script guiding this thread, but it's more than that.
My favorite subplot in Forbidden West involves a performance troupe who need Aloy's help bringing their shared dream to life.
These glaring moments of dissonance are hard to miss, but they're also a testament to how impressive most of the virtual performances actually are. It's an imperfect illusion at times, with bodies moving in a way that sometimes feels detached from the heads and faces they're attached to. Being able to read facial expressions and even body language in some cases subtly heightens the emotional resonance of any exchange. Just about everyone Aloy talks to in a one-on-one dialogue exchange is visibly performing.
Talking to the people of Forbidden West and helping them with their problems - old hat for these types of games - is made more impactful by some of the best performance capture I've ever seen in a game like this. It's a frustrating issue when it occurs, but these fleeting moments do little to detract from Aloy's riveting journey. The only way to fix it is to just stop and let the game catch its proverbial breath. It's almost like the game loses track of your camera perspective in these moments you'll push the stick to move in one direction, but Aloy goes elsewhere. But the climbing and movement controls have a rough and sluggish feel at times. Aloy is a much more capable wanderer in this sequel, with the ability to climb on many more surfaces - closer to Assassin's Creed than Breath of the Wild - and make use of navigation tools like a high-tech glider. The act of exploration is sometimes a chore, to be sure. Hunting robot dinosaurs never gets old, and has only gotten better. But I also know I'm likely to find people to help or robots to hunt there, each carrying the promise of gameplay and narrative rewards. Yes, it's cool to see what 1,000 years of post-apocalypse did to the human-made wonder. When I catch a glimpse of San Francisco's unmistakable Transamerica Pyramid piercing the skyline, I automatically want to go check it out. These things aren't just there for color they naturally draw the eye both for the player and the fictional post-apocalypse dweller.
It's also brimming with life, from the animalistic robots that wander the land to the repurposed remnants of the old world, where mundane things like satellite dishes and the still-standing frames of ruined buildings are turned into communities and shelters. This is a gorgeous game by any measure, regardless of whether you play on a PlayStation 4 or its PlayStation 5 successor. landscape would look like 1,000 years after an apocalyptic event wiped out all life on the planet. Part of it is the world itself, a wild imagining of what the southwestern U.S. But Forbidden West is nonetheless a standout in a genre that's filled with them. Longtime fans of games like Elder Scrolls and Assassin's Creed know this song well, of course. I played for 60 hours before the credits rolled, well more than the not-insignificant main plot demands, and that was entirely because I couldn't help myself anytime I spotted a new animalistic robot to hunt, old world ruin to explore, or person in need of help. My favorite moments of Horizon Forbidden West are the ones that unfold apart from the main story.ĭeveloper Guerrilla Games' stunningly huge world is dotted with eye-catching points of interest and thoughtfully composed human dramas that tantalizingly beckon you to guide Aloy, our protagonist (voiced by Mythic Quest's Ashly Burch), into points unknown.
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