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Retrolicious 10 Jul @ 12:01am

Did you guys regret playing HZD first after finishing HFW?

I think it is a matter of fact that there is a huge tonal shift between HZD & HFW, which for some people might feel strange or annoying.

I played HZD & enjoyed the overall story & gameplay hunting loop. But with the knowledge of the prequels story it kinda was hard to get into HFW world without expectations etc.

The Bannuk DLC in HZD was done very well though & seems missed in HFW sadly.

TL;DR
Story revelations of HZD might people confuse, when they start the long tutorial of HFW.
What do you think? Playing prequels in order vs playing HFW fresh without preknowledge.

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didymos1120 has Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

10 Jul @ 3:23pm

Um, HZD came out first. You're supposed to play it before HFW.

VisciousFishes has Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

10 Jul @ 7:54pm

For me, it doesn't matter which game series it is, I would always recommend playing any game series (or duology if that is all we have,) in release order. If there is a timeline separate from the release order then I would recommend release order still, and if you enjoy the series then play it in order of timeline.

Game creators tend to include call backs when games are played in release order. Also, games mature over the series and tend to refine game mechanics, so playing out of release order can be jarring mechanically.

SatoDoge

11 Jul @ 11:33am

I largely regret playing Forbidden West first, I knew I was missing a lot of the backstory/understanding of the lore. It came with my PS5 so I just played it. Still enjoyable, but I wish I could go back in time and play in the proper order.

(Edited for spelling…)

Last edited by SatoDoge; 11 Jul @ 11:34am

Retrolicious 12 Jul @ 1:45am

Originally posted by SatoDoge:
I largely regret playing Forbidden West first, I knew I was missing a lot of the backstory/understanding of the lore. It came with my PS5 so I just played it. Still enjoyable, but I wish I could go back in time and play in the proper order.

(Edited for spelling…)

A sorry for this.
Did you play HZD afterwards? Which game did you like better & did you also notice the huge tonal shift in story telling?

I'm just wondering why some people say that they really enjoy replaying HZD and it is in general looked as a great game. But many say they only play HFW once or got bored along the lines ....
Many say they don't want to replay HFW. Maybe the pacing is too slow and the handholding gets annoying after time?