I have been trying to figure out how to write this review for a few years. I first played this game on my PS4, and fell completely in love with it. The story is one of the best for an RPG I've played in a good many years and the worst part of the game was having to see the end, but... with that said, it did leave open the possibility of a sequel, which later was made, so the sadness turned to unbridled joy, until I found out it was going to be a playstation exclusive, when my joy was shattered. I refused to upgrade to a PS5 due to pricing issues and the fact that I was sick of Sony making us pay for the same games we already bought over and over again for newer consoles. Anyway, enough of my sony-bashing, back to the review!

The story starts out with a mystery. The young woman you play is an outcast, with a mysterious origin, you learn through the later story. You play in a world where there are remnants of the modern world, left in ruins, abandoned, and scrapped, with various tribes and sects that seem primitive by modern standards. To top off this weirdness, you encounter, fight, "Tame" and scavenge robotic animals, some that resemble well known creatures, others that seem to be hybrids or plays on well known creatures and you learn what they are for and why they are there.

You can complete trials, collections, and other types of side-quests that give you more powerful weapons and equipment, and scattered throughout the world are fragments of the past that help you understand what happened to the world and why it is the way it is now. The characters are interesting, the story is mind-blowing, and graphically speaking, the game is very visually appealing. I have played this game through to completion a half a dozen times, enjoyed completing all the achievements on the PS4 and have been working on completing them again on the PC.

For an indie company based in the Netherlands, they made a dynamite game, it's just a shame they went Sony Exclusive with the sequel. It was devastating to find this out and made me even more jaded toward Sony, as I feel they robbed millions of the chance to further enjoy this world and the characters we've come to love and care about. Hopefully, if a few years this exclusivity will end and it will eventually have the sequel available for the PC, at which time, I will dust off Horizon Zero Dawn once again and enjoy it all over again, before falling in love with the sequel!

If you love RPG's, don't mind a lack of character creation and limited customization of weapons and armor, more of a Static RPG, but with an amazing story and fun combat, beautiful graphics, and rich, intriguing characters, I think you will love this game and encourage you strongly to give it a chance. If you are put off by the sequel being console exclusive, I feel your pain, but I will say this game by itself is worth getting and playing or replaying again.

I have been trying to figure out how to write this review for a few years. I first played this game on my PS4, and fell completely in love with it. The story is one of the best for an RPG I've played in a good many years and the worst part of the game was having to see the end, but... with that said, it did leave open the possibility of a sequel, which later was made, so the sadness turned to unbridled joy, until I found out it was going to be a playstation exclusive, when my joy was shattered. I refused to upgrade to a PS5 due to pricing issues and the fact that I was sick of Sony making us pay for the same games we already bought over and over again for newer consoles. Anyway, enough of my sony-bashing, back to the review! The story starts out with a mystery. The young woman you play is an outcast, with a mysterious origin, you learn through the later story. You play in a world where there are remnants of the modern world, left in ruins, abandoned, and scrapped, with various tribes and sects that seem primitive by modern standards. To top off this weirdness, you encounter, fight, "Tame" and scavenge robotic animals, some that resemble well known creatures, others that seem to be hybrids or plays on well known creatures and you learn what they are for and why they are there. You can complete trials, collections, and other types of side-quests that give you more powerful weapons and equipment, and scattered throughout the world are fragments of the past that help you understand what happened to the world and why it is the way it is now. The characters are interesting, the story is mind-blowing, and graphically speaking, the game is very visually appealing. I have played this game through to completion a half a dozen times, enjoyed completing all the achievements on the PS4 and have been working on completing them again on the PC. For an indie company based in the Netherlands, they made a dynamite game, it's just a shame they went Sony Exclusive with the sequel. It was devastating to find this out and made me even more jaded toward Sony, as I feel they robbed millions of the chance to further enjoy this world and the characters we've come to love and care about. Hopefully, if a few years this exclusivity will end and it will eventually have the sequel available for the PC, at which time, I will dust off Horizon Zero Dawn once again and enjoy it all over again, before falling in love with the sequel! If you love RPG's, don't mind a lack of character creation and limited customization of weapons and armor, more of a Static RPG, but with an amazing story and fun combat, beautiful graphics, and rich, intriguing characters, I think you will love this game and encourage you strongly to give it a chance. If you are put off by the sequel being console exclusive, I feel your pain, but I will say this game by itself is worth getting and playing or replaying again.