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Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4)Status: Stopped playing - Something better came alongI started playing this game on Thursday 28 August, 2025 // I stopped playing this game on: Tuesday 7 October, 2025 |
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| Current opinion of this game | ||
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No comment, yet.
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| October 7, 2025 06:35:32 PM | ||
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After trekking across the entire map (that took a while) - which was fun in that I ran across a bunch of new creatures...I decided to give up. Not out of boredom or frustration, but mostly because I think I've seen most of what the game has to offer systemically, I'm not particularly engrossed in the story, AND I have a drawer full of other PS4 games I really want to get into... I feel like I played enough of this one (over 12 hours I think) that I gave it a fair shake and can say I played it well enough. And yes, I was having fun - but I feel I have to find new fun elsewhere...the pile of shame has slowly continued growing... |
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| September 7, 2025 03:20:59 PM | ||
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Is it weird that the first hour or so of this game had me thinking of God of War? (the remake not the old PS2 games) It might just be the tribal costumes and the snow? Anyways, this game is certainly not that - probably predates the remake as well, but I've been having a lot of fun so far. I think I'm past the tutorial and prologue parts of the game where things have opened up and we've hit Ubisoft-Open-World design levels of "icons on maps for you to follow up on". I am torn between trying to focus on the main quest quickly and exploring the world and environments which takes time...and I also get distracted by inconveniences like running out of inventory space so I have to hunt wildlife to get the resources to upgrade that! Is it weird that I really enjoy hiding in the tall grass and taking down robot dinos? I think it's the same pleasure I got from Ghost of Tsushima.... I guess it's the pleasure of appearing skillful while not really being skilled? Ha! |
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kudos for original design to Rodrigo Barria
