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Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)

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Available exclusively on PS4 (with PS4 Pro HDR and 4K support)Guerilla Games has been synonymous with Killzone for well over a decade. It’s a series I’ve personally loved since it debuted in 2004, even though it’s been considered by many to be overshadowed by its competitors. For a developer to make a single series for 13 years and still deliver a title such as Horizon Zero Dawn is incredible. Not only is it comfortably the most gorgeous-looking game on PlayStation 4, but it’s also brilliant fun to play – and often verges on masterpiece levels of game design.Let’s start with those visuals. Ahead of launch in carefully chosen gameplay footage, you’ll no doubt have seen just how stunning this game is. What’s surprising is how it remains consistently beautiful through every frame. Playing on PS4 Pro, this adventure is easily the best example of 4K and HDR I’ve yet to experience. If you’ve been looking for a reason to justify purchasing either the Pro or an expensive new TV, Zero Dawn is it.When running around completing missions it can be easy to forget that Horizon offers beauty in every landscape. Taking the time to stop and take in the view never fails to disappoint. The lush greenery that Aloy, our flame-haired heroine, sneaks through to hunt animalistic machines, the sun-kissed desert that whips up sandstorms as she rides through the mountains or the snow-covered trees – every frame is a painting with no detail spared.You know a developer is confident in its game’s visuals when it includes a dedicated photo mode, and I’ve spent more time taking snaps in Horizon’s world than I have on most holidays. I’ve said it already, but this is the best-looking game on PS4. Yes, even better than Uncharted 4.It’s also incredible how smooth the performance is. In my time with Horizon I’ve experienced hardly any issues and not a single noticeable framerate drop. The only slight quibble is occasional texture pop-in as the game is a bit late to load the surrounding scenery, but other than that, I’m often wondering how on earth this thing is running on a PS4. This was the type of experience I thought I had to buy a top-end PC to experience.When you’re done gawking at the scenery, you’ll be moving through Aloy’s engaging and compelling story. It’s well told and assisted by excellent voice acting from every cast member. Guerilla Games has set up some excellent themes that kept me invested even when there could be hours between campaign missions.In a post-post-apocalypse, Aloy – a young huntress based in the northern regions of a vast land – seeks to discover more about her past. She’s surrounded by a people who, in the face of fear and uncertainty, have devolved and retreated into tribalism, blind faith and violence. Aloy’s hunt for not only her past, but the past of the human civilisation that came before the divided one in which she exists, is incredibly intriguing.Related: The Last of Us Part 2 news and rumours It kept me invested because this is a story unlike
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