Playstation Horizon: Forbidden West Announced - PS5

[CerebralTiger]

Other game from Poland is also said to have multiplayer

 

[Necrokiller]

No one has reviewed it as part of your target score to beat. Because, you know, its not released

Take the L from Aloy and go back to The CiTy

 

[CerebralTiger]

My bad, I thought the multiplayer was already there in the game, much like the rest of its half-assed features

 

[Necrokiller]

That's what you get when you pre order half assed versions of games on a half assed platform

 

[Chandoo]

PS4 Pro: 1800p at 30fps 90,55Gb
PS5: 2160p at 30fps / 1800p at 60fps 98,34Gb

Guess I'm playing this at 1800p / 30 FPS

 

[Necrokiller]

Pretty huge difference between last gen and current gen.

Hero lighting putting in the work.

 

[Chandoo]

Pretty huge difference between last gen and current gen.

That one is surprisingly close minus the bonus light bulb over Aloy's head

 

[Necrokiller]

Digital Foundry recommends raw native 4K/30 mode over checkerboarded performance mode on PS5.

While 60fps may seem like the obvious choice bearing in mind the 2160p vs 1800p checkerboard difference, it's actually the case that the graphical quality is far richer in the 30fps mode as a result of this clarity. Both myself and Rich Leadbetter (who also played the game) opted to play at 30fps.

base PS4 and Pro feature a substantially pared back visual experience, running at dynamic 1080p on the standard PS4 and a dynamic 1800p checkerboard on Pro, both operating at 30fps. Meanwhile, the PS5 feature-set is run at native 4K in its 30fps favour resolution mode, dropping to checkerboarded 1800p at 60fps in the favour performance mode

but the bottom line is that the PS4 tier essentially cuts back almost every aspect of the presentation: the biggest differences are a massive reduction in geometric density, pared with substantial cuts in asset quality.

Game was clearly built for PS5 first and then scaled back on last gen, rather than the other way around.

PS5

PS4 Pro

 

[Chandoo]

^ oh I don't know, this looks like an enhanced cross gen game through and through.

That being said, damn PS4 Pro not looking too shabby.

 

[Necrokiller]

I mean, duh, its still cross gen. But this is more like Forza Horizon 5 where the detail and assets are built for current gen first. The tree and foliage in the example above, is massively dialed back in detail and is missing some assets and lighting completely.

Coincidentally, both Forza Horizon 5 and Forbidden West are making a case of native 4K pixel counts being preferable to checkerboarding (1800p at that) when the option is available. Even at the expense of frame rate

 

[Chandoo]

1800p 60 vs 2160p 30 doesn't seem like a big gap in pixel count, not sure why they couldn't or didn't go for 2160p CB at 60 FPS.

 

[Necrokiller]

1800p 60 vs 2160p 30 doesn't seem like a big gap in pixel count, not sure why they couldn't or didn't go for 2160p CB at 60 FPS.

Its 1800p checkerboarded, so the actually resolution is lower than Zero Dawn's 2160p checkerboarded. The additional upscaling on a 4K display is going to negatively affect detail and clarity.

 

[CerebralTiger]

Its 1800p checkerboarded, so the actually resolution is lower than Zero Dawn's 2160p checkerboarded.

2160p CBR is slightly above 1500p in terms of actual pixel count. 1800p CBR would be somewhere between 1200-1300p. Even lower at times, since dynamic res is in place.

The game is largely gpu bound due to it being cross-gen and making heavy use of async compute.

In short, it sucks

 

[Necrokiller]

In short, it sucks

Says the guy parkouring in 1080p (on a 4K tv lol) in 2022. Yikes!

 

[Necrokiller]

Looks like Edge won't be giving it a 9 like it did to the original

But your fav Easy Shills gave it a higher score than Zero Dawn, and a same score as BoTW

 

[CerebralTiger]

HL: Alyx was their GOTY 2021, and they were super hyped for Cyberpunk 2077 pre-release. Are we sure they're my fav?

 

[Necrokiller]

Ex-fav then

 

[Necrokiller]

Guerilla still chasing the GOAT.

Horizon Forbidden West Review

Rage against the machines.

sea.ign.com

These side stories only enrich the experience, and while you may not have many active choices to make that influence their outcome, I really did feel like I was changing the world around me as I made my way through it. In that respect, it’s quite easy to be reminded of The Witcher 3 in the way it approaches its secondary missions

That Witcher 3 influence even extends to the minigame Machine Strike, a strategy board game that contains all the addictive qualities of Gwent or Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Orlog.

Horizon Forbidden West Review - Bigger and Better in Every Way

Horizon Forbidden West is a worthy sequel to Zero Dawn in every way, proving that Guerrilla is no one-hit wonder in the action RPG genre.

wccftech.com

The quality of side quests has increased, too, even though it's still not up to the gold standard of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt.

Horizon Forbidden West Review – Roar Like a Thunderjaw

gamingbolt.com

In that respect, it reminds me of The Witcher III. Side quests don’t feel inherently “less” than the ones from the main story. The side missions expand on the world and characters, often ones the main scenario introduces you.

Horizon Forbidden West review – robosaurs wrecks

Sony’s first big exclusive of the year is a stunning looking sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn that adds more of everything, including robot dinosaurs.

metro.co.uk

Given the complaints levelled against Zero Dawn, Guerrilla have clearly looked to the likes of The Witcher 3 for inspiration and so side missions are frequently just as long and uniquely designed as the story ones.

 

[Necrokiller]

Necrokiller ought to avoid this at all cost

 

[Radical]

Man, resolution 'n framerate mode may zameen aasman ka farq hay

Everything POPs, so freakin' clear in 4k mode on the PS5!!

This game is freakin' gorgeous, if nothing else!