It seems like Horizon: Forbidden West came out and was just forgotten

[MercuryLS]

The first game wasn't my favourite, but it had some interesting ideas. The second game seemed to come out with a lot of hype and it feels like no one really talks about it anymore, was it due to launching next to elden ring? Or is it just not that strong of a game? I'm hoping to check it out one day, just surprised that the hype died down to this degree.

 

[Wilsongt]

Eldin Ring killed it. It did well, but... Eldin Ring.

 

[Dest]

Personally think it's kind of "alright" in my book and nothing too special, so that's why it fell off for me.

But Elden Ring was MASSIVE and I think that just completely overshadowed it.

 

[Kingpin722]

Attention spans are at all time lows now man.

 

[RoboPlato]

It's really good but Elden Ring sucked all the air out of the room. Plus a lot of the stuff I liked the most about the game are major spoilers so general discussion is a lot more difficult because I don't want to ruin it for people

 

[snausages]

I feel like every hype thread for this was about how good the cutscenes looked. Not sure if that factors here or not

 

[OSHAN]

I'm just about to start it. Got the plat in Elden Ring last week.

 

[WillySJ3]

I don't know if this is a serious thread or weekend is hitting hard on OP?

 

[Pein]

It'll catch a 2nd wind once they do an expansion I think.

But I loved it, it's my goty.

 

[Greywaren]

I loved every minute of it, but there's not a lot to talk about, honestly. It's a great game, but it's nothing revolutionary that could spark a lot of conversation.

And Elden Ring definitely helped stopping any conversation from happening.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Eh game is still selling really well and bundles and helping. I know a couple of people who are playing this now they've moved on from Elden.

 

[TaySan]

It was a good game that I had fun with, but I wouldn't call it great or anything. One and done for me.

 

[elenarie]

It not being on PC also did not help.

 

[Soulflarz]

Not wrong - had a couple weeks where I was like if I find the time I'll buy and add to backlog

0 interest again

 

[Yuntu]

It certainly has less flair around it but its a SP game 3 months old at this point. They rarely get talked about much at that point.

 

[Baphomet]

Besides Elden Ring killing it, it's just a boring game to play.

 

[Betty]

It's just not that different enough from the first.

It should've been set entirely in the tropical area because the first 2/3rds feel like i'm playing the first game.

Story is average, characters are as interesting as oatmeal, combat is so-so, Aloy takes so long to recover from being knocked down compared to the first.

I enjoyed it more than the first but it feels like a franchise that's already running on fumes.

The crafting was awful, having to fashion arrows every minute wasn't fun.

Loot felt worthless and I couldn't name one item I picked up if you threatened me.

The grind to level up armour and weapons meant most normal people like myself barely bothered with it and stuck to the same weapons throughout.

Climbing was outdated, Aloy crouching to pick up every item was tedious, a LOT of the skill tree felt useless.

 

[Ascenion]

I mean every time a Horizon title releases the GOTY releases shortly after. What do you expect?

 

[Katana_Strikes]

It not being on PC also did not help.

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Nothing to do with "it".

 

[nsilvias]

i found it to be a dissapointing sequel. they made it more tedious with the increased focus on crafting and heightened aggression paired with worse equipment. missions that you were locked out of despite being the level because you didnt have the equipment needed for it. the sequel bait ending also sucked.

 

[NeoRaider]

I was thinking about this few days ago too. Basically no one was talking about it just month or two after it was released.

I guess it was more of the same and didn't really do anything significantly new and different. It just... exists.

 

[Kalik]

I recently finished playing Horizon Zero Dawn for the first time on PC and absolutely loved it and Forbidden West became my most anticipated PS game coming to PC...was the sequel really not that good or just more of the same?

 

[Ostrava]

Actually set Elden Ring aside to play through Horizon Forbidden West first and had a blast with it.

 

[Kito]

I got it day one, played it for about 8 hours and had a pretty decent time, but just completely fell off when Elden Ring swept me and my gf away and we never went back.

 

[bremon]

As one of the only people currently posting in its OT… it seems that way. Amazing game though and I'm sure future DLC will revive chatter.

 

[headspawn]

It'll catch a 2nd wind once they do an expansion I think.

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Fromsoftware will save the date.

 

[UnluckyKate]

I just finished it. It felt way to close to the original. Its basically the same game with some new machines and new quests.

 

[SAINT_]

Elden Ring stole its thunder big time, which is a shame because FW is great.

Attention spans are at all time lows now man.

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This too, I mean look at how fast Infinite came and went.

 

[Dust]

No cute moon witch, it was doomed to fail.

 

[Porygon]

That's a general thing with Playstation games, when the release month passes, nobody talks about them

 

[elenarie]

Nothing to do with "it".

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What? PC is an incredibly important audience, and effectively the biggest one these days, in the age of streaming and social media. What do you mean it had nothing to do with that?

 

[liquiddragon]

Not many single player games are at the forefront of gaming discussions after 3 months.

 

[InResolute]

The game is just boring and the design is outdated. The Ubisoft-esque open world and Aloy's nonstop chatter severely detract from the experience.

The game is visually pretty to look at, but an absolute chore to actually play.

 

[Ostrava]

I recently finished playing Horizon Zero Dawn for the first time on PC and absolutely loved it and Forbidden West became my most anticipated PS game coming to PC...was the sequel really not that good or just more of the same?

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It's better than the first one. You'll love it.

 

[Y2Kev]

This Board does this with so many single player games. I bet I could find threads for big game x where big game x comes out and now no one is talking about it. That's what happens with most single player games. I dunno. Seems bubbley to suppose otherwise.

 

[Keldroc]

Only among core gaming enthusiasts like this forum and Souls Twitter and such. My casual friends are largely still playing Horizon FW and none of them touched Elden Ring. Get out of the bubble.

 

[Tortillo VI]

I started it but felt too similar to the first game and just another busy map waiting to be methodically completed. Didn't find anything that grabbed me and have dropped it for now.

I feel its too similar to the first game in plot, setting, aesthetics, tech and gameplay. And that the first game had so much plot developments when credits rolled that it must be a tough act to follow. Perhaps if I go back to it and get into it, it will change my mind.

 

[Type VII]

Don't forget just how many new releases there were in Q1.

 

[RoboPlato]

I recently finished playing Horizon Zero Dawn for the first time on PC and absolutely loved it and Forbidden West became my most anticipated PS game coming to PC...was the sequel really not that good or just more of the same?

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It's a good sequel but it very much is a "more of a good thing" style release and nothing revolutionary. I love the world of Horizon and loved FW

 

[hydruxo]

Plenty of people still talk about it. It's a great game.

 

[Kalik]

Forbidden West seemed to get really solid reviews so I don't understand why the hype died out so quick...Elden Ring can co-exist alongside another big game so I don't think that had much to do with it

 

[NewtonNextDoor]

I am excited to play it someday. Waiting for the DLC to be honest.

 

[Fabs]

I dunno it was fairly meh outside of the visuals and being such a stark contrast of its hand holdy ness and by the numbers gameplay compared to the GOTY front runner a week later didn't help. It'll be bundled and marked down and moves millions of copies so I doubt Sony cares that much.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

What? PC is an incredibly important audience, and effectively the biggest one these days, in the age of streaming and social media. What do you mean it had nothing to do with that?

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So a game that's not on PC means people forget about it? I'm sure Elden sucked some of the air out of FW hype but would Elden have vanished without trace if it wasn't on PC? Absolutely not. Games don't need to be on PC to find success.

If Elden was the reason (as a popular opinion on era) that FW was "forgotten" a PC release in the face of Elden wouldn't have helped those matters either.

 

[UnluckyKate]

I started it but felt too similar to the first game and just another busy map waiting to be methodically completed. Didn't find anything that grabbed me and have dropped it for now.

I feel its too similar to the first game in plot, setting, aesthetics, tech and gameplay. And that the first game had so much plot developments when credits rolled that it must be a tough act to follow.

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Push through the main quest as fast as possible. Ignore all side content until you feel like exploring a specific area or tribe. Its indeed all busy work and will feel daunting but there are aome good quest buried in there

 

[tophu]

not just Horizon, there's so many games that just came and went this year. Ghostwire Tokyo is probably the biggest example of this.

 

[hydruxo]

I dunno it was fairly meh outside of the visuals and being such a stark contrast of its hand holdy ness and by the numbers gameplay compared to the GOTY front runner a week later didn't help. It'll be bundled and marked down and moves millions of copies so I doubt Sony cares that much.

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No it wasn't. Literally one of the best games of the year.

 

[ericsp17]

Its pretty good. I haven't finished it yet but there's some narrative hooks id like to see through. Most of the side stuff feels superfluous to me, not sure it needs to be open world. Also yeah, Elden Ring came out, everything else went on the backburner for a month.

 

[JohnnyToonami]

Attention spans are at all time lows now man.

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It's this. Every game is forgotten after a few weeks.

 

[DC5remy]

Besides Elden Ring killing it, it's just a boring game to play.

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As a person that platinum the first, I agree with this. I do find it to be a bit boring.