"Much like the original video game, fights naturally split into phases, as you sneak around enemies, plant traps, divert them into the most opportune position, before finally launching the attack."Įach hunt plays out as a standalone encounter. Between missions you’ll be gaining new skills and learning abilities, as well as upgrading equipment in a process that’s reminiscent of the video game’s light RPG elements.
You and up to three buddies will take control of a band of aspiring hunters challenged to track a dino machine, follow its movements, and eventually wrestle it to the ground in a flurry of arrow volleys, slingshots, and spear attacks.
That means Horizon Forbidden West’s PS4 version doesn’t look too appealing, what with its graphical downgrade, slower loading times, and lower framerate. If you’re like me, when you play a game, you’ll want to play it in the best state possible, with no shortcuts and no missing features. For those of us that haven’t yet been able to grab a PS5, the game’s next-gen features are all but redundant, standing as a painful reminder of what we’re missing out on. That’s both exciting and a bit of a bother. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart might have used the PS5’s speedy SSD for some impressive dimensional shifting, but Horizon Forbidden West feels like the first game to truly push the whole system to its potential.
While the PS4 version will see you right, you’ll only be able to fully appreciate the detail of Horizon Forbidden West’s gigantic robotic dinosaurs or the speed at which you can fast travel across the map when playing on a next-gen system. That’s especially true if you’re booting it up on a PS5.