Horizon Zero Dawn : The Frozen Wilds |OT|Red Head Redemption 2

Gabora · Nov 13, 2017

AAK said:
Hey quick question, I haven't touched the game since it first came out where I finished it on hard difficulty. I'm interested in restarting it with New Game+ on ultra hard difficulty and do that w/ the DLC (for the trophy). Has anyone played this mode and is it enjoyable or is the difficulty imbalanced? Thanks in advance.

I tried, got really frustrated real quick. My weapons felt really under powered compared to how I was steamrolling through the main game. The new machines were beyond anything the main game had to offer in Hard difficulty. Even on Hard the DLC is much harder than the main game

CM_Ace · Nov 13, 2017

Just got the icerail and improved it. We Mei now!

Miniature Kaiju · Nov 13, 2017

Schmitz said:
I hope they can make a mini-game for Horizon 2.
It usually leads to some very interesting side quests too, which the main game lacked a bit.

Arena mode. Horde mode. Hunting parties for proceduraly generated mythical machines, Redmaw style. Some post post-apocalyptic version of blackjack created from badly recollected bits and pieces of information :D

Dick Whitman · Nov 13, 2017

Miniature Kaiju said:
Arena mode. Horde mode. Hunting parties for proceduraly generated mythical machines, Redmaw style. Some post post-apocalyptic version of blackjack created from badly recollected bits and pieces of information :D

I hope we see more dinosaur-like machines. Something like a stegosaurus or a larger, tougher thunder jaw variant would be cool.

Miniature Kaiju · Nov 13, 2017

Dick Whitman said:
I hope we see more dinosaur-like machines. Something like a stegosaurus or a larger, tougher thunder jaw variant would be cool.

Yeah, sequel could definitely go with a few more dinos. I had a list of stuff I'd like to see back in The Other Place. Ankylosaurus was one of them: slow, but heavily armored and packing a ton of guns. Maybe using active shields, like the Shell-Walker.

Also, they should create some environmental variants of some of the machines, with expanded movesets.. Desert Thunderjaw, now with 1000% more flamethrowers. That kinda thing.

LiK · Nov 13, 2017

The new gorilla/bear type enemy is damn fun to fight against. They are so aggressive.

LiK · Nov 13, 2017

JFoul · Nov 13, 2017

I'm bumming hard right now after losing my save data.

So, over the weekend I had a power outage and couldn't rebuild the PS4 database, and had to re-initiate the console. Afterwards, I check online storage, because my saves are set to auto upload, but for some reason Horizon (100+ hrs) and a couple other like Persona 5 (100+ hrs) weren't there. Game saves from launch day to games I've played a day ago like Uncharted: Lost Legacy were there, but not the most important. I had absolutely everything in this game, and put around 10 hours into the Frozen Wilds over the weekend.

Considering playing through to lvl 30, so I can access the exp again. Maybe I'll just Youtube the story, and move on.

Uuuuugh!

Pilgrimzero · Nov 13, 2017

I pretty much only ever use these weapons:

The main bow for its normal and fire arrows.

The bow with elemental arrows. Ice, elec, corruption.

The other bow for sonic arrows, harvest arrows etc

The slingshot with various regular explosive bombs.

They cover all the bases. I wish it was easier to quick swap to the other weapons.

Morrigan · Nov 13, 2017

Pilgrimzero said:
Damn I love this game world. I want more games and movies and a tv show!

Brought to you by Montana Recreation!

I loved that NPC and his little museum.

Haha, he was soooo off. Even when he was sorta close he went "..hmm nahhhh". xD

Shin-Ra · Nov 13, 2017

Maxed damage Ice Rail is a beast, and pretty essential to my Ultra Hard hunting grounds success. The upgraded bows probably would've helped for the weaker bots but I like to do most side stuff before finishing story missions.

Deleted member 1326 · Nov 13, 2017

Pilgrimzero said:
They cover all the bases. I wish it was easier to quick swap to the other weapons.

Yeah... L1 + dpad direction for a secondary weapon in each slot would be very useful.
I also would like L1+triangle or square for a secondary outfit.

I'd use much more of the arsenal with that kind of feature.

Morrigan · Nov 13, 2017

Ruthless said:
That sucks. Only thing I can advise is re-installing the game, and also messaging GG on twitter.

Wow, they actually replied to my DM on Twitter, saying they're investigating, and asked for my PSN ID. :O

SunhiLegend · Nov 13, 2017

Deleted member 21003 · Nov 13, 2017

SunhiLegend, I get the feeling you really like this game!

Persagen · Nov 13, 2017

SunhiLegend said:

I'm trying to wait until I'm done with Assassin's Creed before starting this, but you're killing me, Sunhi.

Doctor_Thomas · Nov 13, 2017

I spent too much time in photo mode... but this is the same scene from two differnt angles.

So cool.

IIFloodyII · Nov 13, 2017

AAK said:
Hey quick question, I haven't touched the game since it first came out where I finished it on hard difficulty. I'm interested in restarting it with New Game+ on ultra hard difficulty and do that w/ the DLC (for the trophy). Has anyone played this mode and is it enjoyable or is the difficulty imbalanced? Thanks in advance.

Playing on Ultra Hard at the moment, it's much harder than the base game so far and the Shield Weaver has a counter now, which makes it even harder.
I'm super rusty too though, which doesn't help.

Gabora · Nov 13, 2017

My biggest problem with the DLC weapons is how much resources you have to spend to produce ammo. The stormslinger and the icerail not so much, but forgefire forced me to go farming for blaze after refilling the ammo once.

Malkier · Nov 13, 2017

AAK said:
Hey quick question, I haven't touched the game since it first came out where I finished it on hard difficulty. I'm interested in restarting it with New Game+ on ultra hard difficulty and do that w/ the DLC (for the trophy). Has anyone played this mode and is it enjoyable or is the difficulty imbalanced? Thanks in advance.

I beat it on UH because I was stuck part way through when it dropped. Some of the encounters were pretty rough (I felt like I had to kind of cheese a few fights) though the balance patch my have fixed it. I ended up beating the game on UH hard and going back on normal for the new trails stuff/trophies though. They still hit pretty hard on normal and take a min to take down. If your going for trophies I'd do it on your current save then do UH. It took me significantly longer to beat on UH then the 15-20 hours reported.

Pilgrimzero · Nov 13, 2017

Gabora said:
My biggest problem with the DLC weapons is how much resources you have to spend to produce ammo. The stormslinger and the icerail not so much, but forgefire forced me to go farming for blaze after refilling the ammo once.

Yeah blaze was a real issue in the DLC area. I had a ton of cash though and bought a ton from a merchant.

Plasmids · Nov 13, 2017

Persagen said:
I'm trying to wait until I'm done with Assassin's Creed before starting this, but you're killing me, Sunhi.

It really is amazing well worth the wait you will love it.

Gabora · Nov 13, 2017

Pilgrimzero said:
Yeah blaze was a real issue in the DLC area. I had a ton of cash though and bought a ton from a merchant.

I found so cathartic to get rid of all the resources I had been hoarding in the main game. Bye bye hearts, lenses and braiding lol

TheBeardedOne · Nov 13, 2017

Is this really 15 hours long? Or just the expected, "There's 15 hours of content" but it can be completed in less?

WordsintheWater · Nov 13, 2017

TheBeardedOne said:
Is this really 15 hours long? Or just the expected, "There's 15 hours of content" but it can be completed in less?

I finished all the quests available in about 15 hours. All that's left is some collectible stuff.

TheBeardedOne · Nov 13, 2017

WordsintheWater said:
I finished all the quests available in about 15 hours. All that's left is some collectible stuff.

Wow, that's impressive.

zychi · Nov 13, 2017

SunhiLegend said:

I reordered the game from best buy for $15 last week, its coming today. I'm super excited to play through the DLC. Loved the main game at release, but Zelda took over my free time for awhile and I sold the game back for a $2 profit(thanks gcu!) This would be GOTY if Zelda and Mario didnt get released.

MegaSackman · Nov 13, 2017

Pilgrimzero said:
I pretty much only ever use these weapons:

The main bow for its normal and fire arrows.

The bow with elemental arrows. Ice, elec, corruption.

The other bow for sonic arrows, harvest arrows etc

The slingshot with various regular explosive bombs.

They cover all the bases. I wish it was easier to quick swap to the other weapons.

I used the Tripcaster for a long time and Ropecaster for many big machines, Ropecaster was a must on the DLC for me.

Mini-Me · Nov 13, 2017

TheBeardedOne said:
Is this really 15 hours long? Or just the expected, "There's 15 hours of content" but it can be completed in less?

I got to 98.5% completion (missing two unique mods) and it took almost exactly 15 hours.

Gabora · Nov 13, 2017

TheBeardedOne said:
Is this really 15 hours long? Or just the expected, "There's 15 hours of content" but it can be completed in less?

I got my last DLC trophy is about 13 hours. But I have to admit I got 2 DLC trophies (the dismount attack and machine repair trophies) before attempting the DLC area. I thought I was going to be forced to grind to 60, but the very last quest got me over just as I finished it.

Persagen · Nov 13, 2017

Plasmids said:
It really is amazing well worth the wait you will love it.

Ha, you're not making it easier!

In think Zero Dawn is still my favorite game of 2017, in a year of fantastic games. Very excited to play Frozen Wilds, but don't want to divide my time between it and another game. Should be able to give it my full attention in December.

Pyroblazer · Nov 13, 2017

TheBeardedOne said:
Is this really 15 hours long? Or just the expected, "There's 15 hours of content" but it can be completed in less?

It's 15 hours if you do everything, I needed exactly that amount of time for the story, all quests, upgrades and challenges.

TheBeardedOne · Nov 13, 2017

Thanks folks

I guess it will take me an hour or two less, if I try to do all of the quests and some of the bonus stuff. I don't see myself going for all of the challenges or upgrades.

badboy78660 · Nov 13, 2017

Dave_6 said:
Can Bluegleam be found in the world like anything else or just in certain areas like the first bit?

As far as I can tell, it's limited to the DLC and DLC area of the map only.

Berserker976 · Nov 13, 2017

My time with this dlc cemented Horizon as my GOTY and GOTG. I just love everything about it so much. The characters, the plot, the enemies, the world, the music, the graphics, the sound design, the gameplay. It's all superlative. It's just a giant breath of fresh air after near a decade of AAA sequels and readaptations.

Plasmids · Nov 13, 2017

Berserker976 said:
My time with this dlc cemented Horizon as my GOTY and GOTG. I just love everything about it so much. The characters, the plot, the enemies, the world, the music, the graphics, the sound design, the gameplay. It's all superlative. It's just a giant breath of fresh air after near a decade of AAA sequels and readaptations.

Couldn't of said it any better it really is a fantastic game. It's one of those games that I just never tire of playing.

Spleenpoker · Nov 13, 2017

Gabora said:
No, the DLC will adapt to how much of the story Aloy is supposed to be aware of, so no spoilers.

But as I said before, you gain access to weapons and modifications that will wreck the main game. The DLC is perfect post game content for people who plan on doing an ultra hard NG+ run afterwards

Thanks! Adapt? That's a pretty neat feature. Thanks for the tip though, I will wait till after I beat the main game before stepping foot into the new area.

Pilgrimzero · Nov 13, 2017

Berserker976 said:
My time with this dlc cemented Horizon as my GOTY and GOTG. I just love everything about it so much. The characters, the plot, the enemies, the world, the music, the graphics, the sound design, the gameplay. It's all superlative. It's just a giant breath of fresh air after near a decade of AAA sequels and readaptations.

I love me some Horizon but expecting big things from TLoU2.

janusff · Nov 13, 2017

So, does The Frozen Wilds take place in

Montana?

Lime · Nov 13, 2017

SunhiLegend said:

Amazing attention to detail. Love your GIFs, Sunhi - is there an online album with all of them? I want to send them to some friends and colleagues :)

janusfilmsfan said:
So, does The Frozen Wilds take place in

Montana?

Yes.

Yellow Stone more specifically.

janusff · Nov 13, 2017

Lime said:
Yes.

Yellow Stone more specifically.

okay that's what I thought.

Miniature Kaiju · Nov 13, 2017

Spleenpoker said:
Thanks! Adapt? That's a pretty neat feature.

The main game already does that, actually. Visit some places and talk to some people at different times of the game and people will have pretty different dialog and interactions.

Maxime · Nov 13, 2017

Finished it! Loved it! I feel there was the right amount of stuff to do. IMO the story of the DLC starts with a strong "Side Quest" vibe but turn out setting up interesting things for the sequel. The Waterlogged side quest might be my favorite quest in the game (main + side). Also they weren't kidding about the improved facial animation. They were off putting in the main game but really good here. Especially Aloy's smirks :P. Perfect example of Quality > Quantity. Wouldn't mind a smaller Horizon 2 in size but more polish in all departments.

Sadly, I encountered a glitch that won't allow me to 100% the DLC for now: One of the "Super mods" is bugged and the chest just won't appear :( Apparently GG are aware of it so I hope a fix will come soon. Anyone got the same issue? It is the mod in the small and "closed" are at the east were there was a tower, and side quest and a Fireclaw.

janusff · Nov 13, 2017

Maxime said:
Finished it! Loved it! I feel there was the right amount of stuff to do. IMO the story of the DLC starts with a strong "Side Quest" vibe but turn out setting up interesting things for the sequel. The Waterlogged side quest might be my favorite quest in the game (main + side). Also they weren't kidding about the improved facial animation. They were off putting in the main game but really good here. Especially Aloy's smirks :P. Perfect example of Quality > Quantity. Wouldn't mind a smaller Horizon 2 in size but more polish in all departments.

Sadly, I encountered a glitch that won't allow me to 100% the DLC for now: One of the "Super mods" is bugged and the chest just won't appear :( Apparently GG are aware of it so I hope a fix will come soon. Anyone got the same issue? It is the mod in the small and "closed" are at the east were there was a tower, and side quest and a Fireclaw.

I loved loved loved the Waterlogged sidequest. Hope both those characters make a return for the sequel. Lualai is so endearing.

Kin5290 · Nov 13, 2017

I'm really not sure how people are saying that the Frostclaw is a gorilla. It's obviously a bear.

Also, I purchased the Banuk Striker Bow first chance I got and loaded it with +Damage mods. It's so damn good.

Gabora · Nov 13, 2017

Playing through Ultra Hard, I can't help but feel like the DLC, in hard difficulty, is equivalent to the rest of the game in ultra hard. The amount of ammo needed to tear or destroy machine pieces, and the general aggressiveness of the machines is exactly the same as the DLC's deamon machines.

Morrigan · Nov 13, 2017

janusfilmsfan said:
So, does The Frozen Wilds take place in

Montana?

Yes, Yellowstone park to be exact. I visited it in 2012 and totally marked out when I saw the geysers and the Grand Prismatic Spring :)

janusff · Nov 13, 2017

Morrigan said:
Yes, Yellowstone park to be exact. I visited it in 2012 and totally marked out when I saw the geysers and the Grand Prismatic Spring :)

That's really cool! I've always wanted to go there.

SaitoH · Nov 13, 2017

Finished the DLC and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was surprised how substantial it was. :)

One level short of 60, but I think I'll leave that for a later date. Gotta move on to new games!

SunhiLegend · Nov 13, 2017

Lime said:
Amazing attention to detail. Love your GIFs, Sunhi - is there an online album with all of them? I want to send them to some friends and colleagues :)
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I haven't created one for the DLC yet but here's a moment with quite a few I made from the base game.

https://twitter.com/i/moments/874646908601499648

Will create one for the DLC sometime this week.

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