This Game Is Truly Next Gen | Horizon Forbidden West - Part 1
So this game really showcases what next gen consoles are capable of.
The footage was taken from stream which explains some pixilation and compression in the footage but is still amazing.
Catch me live on twitch! - / kleanstain
Horizon Forbidden West is an action role-playing video game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. A sequel to 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn, it is a single-player open world game set in a post-apocalyptic version of the western United States. The player must travel and complete missions using survival skills, melee attacks, and long-distance weapons in a world overrun by a deadly plague, hostile machine creatures, and other survivors.
Horizon Forbidden West was released on 18 February 2022 and received generally favorable reviews.
Gameplay
Horizon Forbidden West is an action role-playing game in the third-person perspective. The player controls Aloy, a hunter in a world populated by dangerous, animalistic machines. In an open world, she explores the mysterious frontier known as the Forbidden West, a post-apocalyptic version of the western United States, specifically the states of California, Nevada, and Utah.The map is larger than in the previous game, filled with secrets that lie beneath ruins of the Old Ones. A multitude of recognizable locations include a ruined San Francisco and the Yosemite Valley with various biomes. Underwater exploration is a primary addition. The game has enhanced melee combat, revamped climbing mechanics, and improved traversal options with the Valor Surge system, freeform climbing, and tools such as the Shieldwing, Focus Scanner, Diving Mask, and Pullcaster. The mission structure for quests better supports variety in objectives with compelling reward systems. The game has improved animation works and cinematics.
Plot
Horizon Forbidden West continues the story of Aloy, a young hunter of the Nora tribe, as she leads a band of companions on a quest to the arcane frontier known as the Forbidden West to find the source of a mysterious plague that kills all it infects. On her journey across these uncharted lands, Aloy encounters new regions ravaged by massive storms and deadly machines, and conflicts with a tribe of nomadic raiders who have tamed the machines as war mounts. She discovers a vast array of environments and ecosystems, including lush valleys, dry deserts, snowy mountains, tropical beaches, ruined cities, and underwater settings.
Development
Horizon Forbidden West is a sequel to 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn. It was developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The director is Mathijs de Jonge and the narrative director is Benjamin McCaw. The Flight (composed of Joe Henson and Alexis Smith), Joris de Man, and Niels van de Leest return to compose an original score for the game alongside Oleksa Lozowchuk. Ashly Burch, Lance Reddick, and John Hopkins reprise their roles as Aloy, Sylens, and Erend, respectively. Angela Bassett plays a new character named Regalla, and Carrie-Anne Moss plays Tilda.
The PlayStation 5's increased processing power, custom solid state drive storage, Tempest Engine, and DualSense controller provides the game with advanced haptic feedback, 3D spatial audio, enhanced lighting, special water rendering, improved visual effects, and reduced loading times. This version has an optional "performance mode" at 60 frames per second with a lower base resolution, and an updated version of the Decima engine supporting high dynamic range.