Predictably, Horizon Forbidden West received gods excellent grades from the criticism, but there are some criticisms. The first reviews appeared at the expiration of the embargo and speak of a new coup from Guerrilla Games, which has improved the improvable of what has been seen in Horizon Zero Dawn. Let’s read:
- GamingTrend – 100/100
- Gaming Nexus – 10/10
- Twinfinite – 5/5
- PlayStation LifeStyle – 10/10
- Press Start – 10/10
- GameSpew – 10/10
- GamesHub – 5/5
- Sirus Gaming – 10/10
- XGN.nl – 9.8 / 10
- Geek Culture – 9.8 / 10
- PlayStation Universe – 9.5 / 10
- Worth Playing – 9.5 / 10
- Game Informer – 9.3 / 10
- IGN – 9/10
- TheSixthAxis – 9/10
- Wccftech – 9/10
- Push Square – 9/10
- GameMAG – 9/10
- PCMag – 4.5 / 5
- CGMagazine – 9/10
- SECTOR.sk – 9/10
- Digitally Downloaded – 4.5 / 5
- Merlin’in Kazanı – 90/100
- Inverse – 9/10
- Next Gen Base – 9/10
- Multiplayer First – 9/10
- Too Much Gaming – 9/10
- Cerealkillerz – 8.8 / 10
- PowerUp! – 8.5 / 10
- Enternity.gr – 8.5 / 10
- Fextralife – 8/10
- Saudi Gamer – 8/10
- AusGamers – 7/10
- Stevivor – 6.5 / 10
In general, critics applauded the technical side and the gameplay, which mixed together create a lively and vibrant open world experience. The criticisms, however there have been, speak of lack of originality, of a somewhat stale structure and of a history that is not exactly exciting.
Currently Horizon Forbidden West has an average grade of 88 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic, therefore excellent, but lower than that of Horizon Zero Dawn (89 on OpenCritic and Metacritic).
In case you don’t have enough you can also read our review of Horizon Forbidden West, in which we wrote:
Horizon Forbidden West learns from past mistakes, taking an open world idea to the extreme that without courage would end up looking dangerously like so many other games of similar structure. With its undisputed qualities, its stunning game world and a fast and visceral combat system, the new Sony exclusive manages to hide its more classic, and slightly worn, sides under a flood of great choices and a constant feeling of wonder that accompanies the player from the beginning of the adventure to its explosive ending.
