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Horizon Zero Dawn : The Frozen Wilds |OT|Red Head Redemption 2
- Thread starter Radec
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I don't believe that replaying Looming Shadow on UH will unlock the face paints, but you can try.
Certain missions/side quests trigger a cycle change and that may be the workaround for this issue till it's addressed. As posted by Dick Whitman above, replaying the final mission may be the solution if that happens again.
I loved that part, especially due to the challenge. GG are smart and they have added something different to each fireclaw encounter, so you can experiment with strategies for fighting them.
For example - you can over ride / corrupt lesser machines and distract the fireclaw. Kill the ravager and use its cannon on the fireclaw. Many such variations. Good luck!
The first encounter with a new machine is always memorable. First snapmaw, first thunderjaw, first scorcher, first stormbird.....so so good.
The only machine no one wants to remember the first encounter with are glinthawks :P
Try the hunting grounds.
If someone else (NPC, mount) gets the killing blow, it won't count.
Just finished the main quest and saw 5 more Fireclaws and I just can't right now. The one I had to do murdered me on hard. Is there a list of all of the quests? I want to buy the last bow I need but I'm 2 blueglem short and I want that before I go take on Fireclaws.
The story of this DLC was great, I cannot wait for Horizon II they have done such a great job building this world and there is such a huge story for them to tell. Do you guys think this was cut from the game or created from scratch? It's so lengthy and meaty that I have to believe if it was supposed to be in the game it wouldn't have been this detailed. I wish we were getting just one more DLC of this quality because it was excellent. I also liked getting some more of Sylens backstory from Ourea and he's shady as hell. I really want to know what is going on with Hephaestus and why these dangerous machines are coming out.
The story of this DLC was great, I cannot wait for Horizon II they have done such a great job building this world and there is such a huge story for them to tell. Do you guys think this was cut from the game or created from scratch? It's so lengthy and meaty that I have to believe if it was supposed to be in the game it wouldn't have been this detailed. I wish we were getting just one more DLC of this quality because it was excellent. I also liked getting some more of Sylens backstory from Ourea and he's shady as hell. I really want to know what is going on with Hephaestus and why these dangerous machines are coming out.
Haven't gotten to the DLC yet, but I wanted to say that I just started Horizon for the first time and I'm really sucked into it. Playing on Normal I'm getting my ass kicked more than in most games, but it feels good. It only sucks when I get killed before saving at a fire and I lose some rare resource.
Only other things I dislike are requiring a rare resource to buy a purple outfit or ammo upgrade (even with the upgrade to get more rare stuff it can take a while to farm some things), and also the facial animations are extremely uncanny valley. The emotions and skin at times look amazing, but then there's little things like eyebrows twitching too much or animations being a little too robotic.
I do love Snow areas, so I can't wait to get to the DLC.
Only other things I dislike are requiring a rare resource to buy a purple outfit or ammo upgrade (even with the upgrade to get more rare stuff it can take a while to farm some things), and also the facial animations are extremely uncanny valley. The emotions and skin at times look amazing, but then there's little things like eyebrows twitching too much or animations being a little too robotic.
I do love Snow areas, so I can't wait to get to the DLC.
Nothing was cut from the base game, it was as is. As far as I know, after HZD's launch, it was the fans who requested NG+, higher difficulty and DLC content - which the devs provided as they could.
Though it's not hard to imagine that GG had a lot more stuff that never made it into the final game, and it was meant for the inevitable sequel. So adding a chunky DLC to the base game would not have been hard for them. The improvements in the DLC are a clear indication that they put in the effort to improve upon most, if not all, aspects of the game requiring it. If you have ever played Killzone Shadow Fall, you would have seen the pattern of free dlc and regular updates that they kept on pushing out for their game.
Yeah makes sense, that's what I was thinking but wasn't sure, after finishing up all the quests/errands I could of seen them speaking again.
I didn't mean cut from the game in the sense that a lot of DLC is literally being developed as part of the game and then cut to sell seperately. I meant cut from the game in the sense that they had a plan for this to be included but didn't have time/money/resources and decided not to include it. HZD was a very complete game but the way this fits is a bit odd to me since it takes place alongside the regular storyline and details from this are added into the main game as well. It's a bit too fleshed out for me to think that it was going to be a quest or have this same layout had it been included in the base game but the connection to Hephaestus and the aggressive robots is mentioned in the base game and this expands on it pretty well. So I'm wondering if something like the explanation you get from Cyan was originally planned but they decided against it.
I restarted the game and my idea was to play the DLC after the big ZD revelation.
What are the differences and changes if I play at that moment or right before the final mission? Without details or spoilers, are there major differences in the story or only little changes in the dialogues?
Honestly, if you look at the map as a whole, there are several places with hooks left in for possible DLC areas. They probably chose the Cut because they had the most material left over to build a new region around snow, plus the Ba-nuk weren't really that fleshed out in the main game so they figured it was theme to build a DLC around.
I'd say just minor changes in dialog until you get to the end of Frozen Wilds, then you'll get answers to some things about the main Horizon quest line. But the way it's set up you can continue playing through the main game and then return to Frozen Wilds whenever you want to talk about any new revelations that you've learned.
Finished the main story this morning. Really enjoyed the story. Now I just have a couple things to wrap up.
It's gonna be really tempting to start a NG+ and play it all again with these new weapons, but Black Friday is coming up my backlog is already getting kind of daunting...
It's gonna be really tempting to start a NG+ and play it all again with these new weapons, but Black Friday is coming up my backlog is already getting kind of daunting...
I really question the encounter with two frostclaws in the side quest in new game+, ultra hard, no hud. Was trying 1 hour to beat the frakkers.
No success, close combat I get crushed from the other one, from the distance get ice projectiles or ice Spikes and die.
I like challenge, but this is some bad tuned encounter on the highest difficulty.
No success, close combat I get crushed from the other one, from the distance get ice projectiles or ice Spikes and die.
I like challenge, but this is some bad tuned encounter on the highest difficulty.
Just started this DLC.
Is it just me, or do facial animations look better? Like, people are more expressive or something? Dunno, just feels like it.
Is it just me, or do facial animations look better? Like, people are more expressive or something? Dunno, just feels like it.
It's definitely not just you. Animations are better, tighter, richer and more varied, and the dialog system is better fleshed out, so you get a few different camera setups instead of just the shot-and-reverse-shot. Pretty impressive it improved so much in such a short time, honestly.
I'm tempted to start a second NG+ on Ultra Hard just so I can see how the gameplay differs with the addition of the new armor and weapons (mostly the weapons). I know I can see how they do around the map now that I've beaten everything from the main game, but who knows. Maybe in a few months I'll do it. I can see myself doing replays pretty regularly until Horizon 2 just because of how much fun the gameplay is, how gorgeous the game looks, and Aloy.
That's me totally completed this now. Getting to level 60 was a small grind but other than that this was great. It's more of the same within the context of the main game but when the same is this good I'll take it. I think GG were really smart putting this out just before the years end as a reminder of how good this for GOTY lists.
My main criticism, like the main game, is that the last boss is just a repeat of a prior enemy instead of something unique. Also the game having Aloy as being the centre of universe best at everything chosen one but to be honest as a dude I've been catered to like that for ages so it's about time an other gender gets a character like that.
I loved the conversation with Cyan. It was evocative of Sovereign from Mass Effect but on the other end of the friendship spectrum. Pretty much all the NPC's were great but Varga was the best. The Cut and the snow graphical effects were majestic.
Looking forward to the direction they take Horizon 2.
My main criticism, like the main game, is that the last boss is just a repeat of a prior enemy instead of something unique. Also the game having Aloy as being the centre of universe best at everything chosen one but to be honest as a dude I've been catered to like that for ages so it's about time an other gender gets a character like that.
I loved the conversation with Cyan. It was evocative of Sovereign from Mass Effect but on the other end of the friendship spectrum. Pretty much all the NPC's were great but Varga was the best. The Cut and the snow graphical effects were majestic.
Looking forward to the direction they take Horizon 2.
Question for those who finished. Ending spoiler
Did CYAN ever say why or what caused HEPHAESTUS to go rouge and start building all these new machines? Was it the same signal from the base game that woke up GAIA and made her self destruct? Not sure if I just missed it or they never really mentioned it...
It's apparently just because all the tribal peoples of the world are hunting and killing machines. HEPHAESTUS got pissed off at that and didn't like that Human's were killing the machines that were keeping them alive so he started creating more dangerous machines.
This game, or specifically the DLC, continues to surprise and delight. Something as simple as a couple errands ended up being really rewarding.
I just feel like everything in this DLC improved upon what was in the base game. Not only did we get more of what made Horizon so great but everything was generally even better than before (e.g. character animations, quest design, quest rewards, storytelling, world building, etc.). It really makes me look forward to a sequel.
On another note, the soundtrack was fantastic. The use of woodwind and percussion instruments really accented the tribal or indigenous aspects of the world and served as a great contrast to the machines. In the future, I would welcome even more influences from Native American cultures. There's an official playlist on Spotify titled "Dreamcatcher" that perfectly captures what I'm referring to. If anyone is interested in similar music as the OST I would highly recommend giving it a listen.
I thought the weapon upgrades from Varga would basically amount to some slight stat boosts but instead they resulted in all new designs with new ammo types and serious damage increases. Part of me was worried that trekking back to the base world to acquire the parts needed for the upgrades would break the immersion factor of being in the Cut but I was wrong. The different environments served as a nice contrast to those in the Cut.
On another note, the soundtrack was fantastic. The use of woodwind and percussion instruments really accented the tribal or indigenous aspects of the world and served as a great contrast to the machines. In the future, I would welcome even more influences from Native American cultures. There's an official playlist on Spotify titled "Dreamcatcher" that perfectly captures what I'm referring to. If anyone is interested in similar music as the OST I would highly recommend giving it a listen.
The last story boss I fought was the Fireclaw which was the first encounter I had with it. Does it appear elsewhere before the ending?
there should be two sets of logs in the same area as them, shoot the logs and enjoy the free kill.
Triple Hardpoints to the chest until the Freeze Unit explodes, cover it with sticky bombs and it's done. If it doesn't work the first time, repeat by exploding the shoulder Freeze sacks.
I'm loving this expansion. The animations and writing during dialogue are so much better. Whereas characters had a sort of "dead eyes" look to them in the original game, they are teeming with personality in the expansion.
The game just looks stupid, though. I barely make any progress because I end up staring at the scenery for minutes at a time. The graphics are hilariously good. There really is no other game that compares. Does ANY game feature more impressive snow tech? I can't think of one. The snow looks, sounds, and behaves exactly as it would in real life.
The game just looks stupid, though. I barely make any progress because I end up staring at the scenery for minutes at a time. The graphics are hilariously good. There really is no other game that compares. Does ANY game feature more impressive snow tech? I can't think of one. The snow looks, sounds, and behaves exactly as it would in real life.
Just finished it; amazing stuff. Pretty much did everything except a few trophies I don't care about. Those last enemies are no joke. The worst thing about the DLC is Aloy mentioning Blue Gleam every few minutes, but that says a lot on the quality of this DLC... now to wait for the sequel :/
Man damn this game in 3D audio is like no other. The Machine sounds like the storm bird/glinthawk coming from above or hearing a trampler grunt behind you and the roar of the FrostClaw is phenomenal.
Finished it today. Really enjoyed the expansion overall. Thought the enemy encounters were alot tougher than I remember in the first game (it maybe I was just rusty with the combat). looked beautiful and the story was interesting. Only real complaint is how the story takes place before the final mission in the base game. Weird as most people have finished the game so would have been better to do the expansion after it, instead of during it.
To sum up the Golden Joystick awards:
Best Storytelling - Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Gaming Performance - Ashly Burch (Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn)
Breakthrough Award - Ashly Burch
Playstation Game of the Year - Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Storytelling - Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Gaming Performance - Ashly Burch (Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn)
Breakthrough Award - Ashly Burch
Playstation Game of the Year - Horizon Zero Dawn
Damn, the game is amazing. I beat The Frozen Wilds yesterday and it's just so rewarding. It just keeps on giving. The dlc is truly masterclass- the weapons are great to use and are smart additions to Aloy's already expansive selection of arms and the added beasts force you to use weapons that you otherwise wouldn't have. Prior to the dlc, I was entirely dependent on the Powershot-type bows but I was forced to adapt to the elemental weaknesses of the new machines and use slings and heavy weapons. This served to save me much ammo and cut down on encounter time. I appreciate how the game forces you to adapt and change your approach and makes clear that no one approach is the best one for every machine. The gameplay to me is VERY reminiscent of the Souls series in terms of evasion and hit detection.
I'm glad Guerrilla is finally getting the rightful attention it deserves as they have succeeded on some many levels. I hope that that success carries on into their next game.
I'm glad Guerrilla is finally getting the rightful attention it deserves as they have succeeded on some many levels. I hope that that success carries on into their next game.
I hadn't played Horizon basically since I Platinum'd it way back in April. Since then I've switched from using my regular old Marley headphones plugged into my controller to using the Sony Gold wireless headset. Does anyone else have an issue with the 3D audio? Because Alloy is always running on the left side of the screen it seems like her footsteps only come through the left speaker on my headset, which kinda bugs me. It makes the audio seem unbalanced. I noticed this since I started playing the Frozen Wilds stuff. Has this happened to anyone else?
Horizon Zero Dawn is absolutely deserving of every one of them. Congratulations to Guerrilla.
It's not something I've noticed when using my Gold's.
3D audio is only available on the Platinum headset, is there a setting to turn it on in the menu? Could be that's causing an issue if you've turned it on as the headset can't play it properly.
Finished the sidequests and errands yesterday and only need to do a few more feats. Perfect add on for me. I've enjoyed the puzzles and have really seen where Guerilla have experimented - which I think have paid off.
I'm quite excited as to what they'll do next as the DLC has added in some rather interesting plot developments. Definitely my GOTY overall for this year.
Oh, special shout out to the narrative guys. I've only really frowned once (during the waterlogged quest) because the ending to a quest was too brief or a character moment was too stunted. Everything else has been great.
I'm quite excited as to what they'll do next as the DLC has added in some rather interesting plot developments. Definitely my GOTY overall for this year.
Oh, special shout out to the narrative guys. I've only really frowned once (during the waterlogged quest) because the ending to a quest was too brief or a character moment was too stunted. Everything else has been great.
Just got a pro, should I replay the game at resolution favored or performance favored? I do have a 4k tv if that makes a difference.
woop! Its my GOTY as well. Just an amazing game; I've spent the most hours this year on HZD and I didnt even 100% it either.
So now that a good number of us have finished Frozen Wilds...
Does anybody know how many unique mods are in the DLC?
I found 9 of them
Does anybody know how many unique mods are in the DLC?
I found 9 of them
Code:
- damage/tear/handling
- damage/tear/fire
- damage/lightning/Ice
- fire/lightning/Ice
- ice/lightning/corruption
- lightning/fire/handling
- melee def /fire res
- Fire res/ranged def
- Ice res/melee def