Recently, Game Informer summarized several major improvements to Horizon: Forbidden Lands in the West, so let's take a look.
Full motion capture, better facial animation, and a "top-notch cast" (narrative director Benjamin McCaw says this level of quality runs through the game, including some minor scenes). So you'll see that Elloy and the other characters have more natural conversations, using their body language to convey more information.
More "inhabited" settlements, which are shown in the latest trailer. McCaw noted, "Compared to the first one, we upgraded civilians and settlements, improved the crowd system, and better animation and audio. Therefore, everything should feel more vivid and realistic. ”
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In terms of gameplay, the head-up display (HUD) is less cluttered. In fact, the game defaults to a minimalist mode, with game director Mathijs de Jonge saying, "the less HUD information that appears on the screen, the better." But in this mode, you can also manipulate the trackpad to swipe up, which will instantly display all important information such as goals, health, or inventory. ”
The game will offer more rewarding side quests (and make them more fun). De Jonge says, "In a sense, there's a lot of diversity in the game's missions — you get more fulfillment by completing them." "It's an area where we feel like we still have room for improvement. Complete missions and you'll get a cool weapon or a cool set of gear that will be useful for your next mission or activity. ”
Another way to play is to get the corresponding materials for different upgrades like Monster Hunter. Simply go to the crafting menu and create a quest that will navigate to the side of the monster you want to get materials for. Because "in this game, we try to bring mechanical monsters and encounters with mechanical monsters into the game, so many upgrades also require the consumption of specific mechanical monster resources." You have to go out and look for specific mechanical monsters. ”
Eloy would spend more time with his friends. This will apply to characters related to the main mission as well as specific characters that appear on side quests (these characters do not "leave the game after completing a mission").
Horizon: Forbidden West will land on the PS4 and PS5 platforms on February 18, so stay tuned.