Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores PS5 - DF Tech Review - A Visual Masterclass 

When Guerilla was hyping up clouds, I was like yeah ok, whatever....but here I am 10 hours into Burning Shores and I can't get missions done because I keep flying up, down, and through clouds the whole time. Absolutely stunning work and the level of ground detail when you're up so high is unmatched.

Finally something that is designed for “current-gen” 😍 Update: I just finished it in performance mode. The graphics are stunning. Maybe the best so far this gen.

So good to see devs letting loose on PS5 properly without PS4 support weighing them down.

Decima Engine is definitely the most impressive open world engine I’ve seen so far. The jump from Horizon 1 to Horizon 2 is also huge when you compare the water and lighting. It is massive.

DEVS: take notes from Guerrilla here. We want a performance mode that is locked 60fps. Not “constantly dips below”. Thanks. Great job GG team!

Not going to spoil it, but that final boss fight, visually, was incredible

The Decima Engine is next level

Once again, the fact that this game received no awards at the Game Awards is ridiculous! It's a stunning and impressive piece of software with outstanding performance.

Props to all the talented artists who create all these assets and environments. It’s all about engines sometimes which are exciting but art direction and talented artists need mentioning.

The best looking console game so far this generation. When I upgraded to an OLED, it looked even better. This game is such a visual great.

Playing it in Balanced Mode and this is the best looking game I’ve ever played this gen.

I would love an interview with Decima Engine team.

I like the console performance options Sony offers so far this generation

At first I didn’t really get why they were talking about clouds of all things so much when they were revealing this DLC, until I actually played it myself. They’re breathtaking to behold up close

This is personally one of my favorite open world games to explore. The game is truly gorgeous.

The "Animal-robots" animations are the best in any game by far...soo smooth.

Can you even imagine how beautiful Horizon 3 will look ???

this DLC is the best i have ever played, the graphics are just insane as well.

The most impressive part to me is how well the image holds up in performance mode

Horizon fan here. Burning Shores blew me away. The series may not appeal to everyone, but this game has set the bar for visual fidelity. Amazing!

This looks amazing. Can't wait to get back to my ps5 and play this. Im excited to see what Kojima does with the Decima engine in DS2

This is quickly becoming my favorite Non fighting game franchise with every iteration of the games release

I love Oliver's content and presentation - direct, to the point and so calm. Definitely becoming my fav among the DF bunch - John, Tom and Oliver.

for an opened world game to look this good is hard to believe. These guys are wizards

Fun game so far. I’m amazed they were able to make it look even better

Horizon is by far my favorite traditional open-world franchise. Definitely underrated in my opinion.

Proof - as if it were even needed - that last-gen ports hold back games. Please leave older consoles behind already.

The graphical detail is awesome. It can be little things, like details in the distance.

Best looking game so far this gen

So what you’re telling me a open world game can be this pretty and still have a performance mode up to 80fps but xbox can’t give me redfall at 60 fps delay redfall or im about to switch to playstation

damn, with this new tech on Decima, Death Stranding 2 will be a treat to see ❤

Guerilla really nailed the beauty of the game world in both day time and night. Almost all open world games I prefer to mostly play during the day time because the night never looks quite right. Both times are stunning in this game

I loved it. This game and DLC do not get enough credit. Cant wait for the 3rd one. I love hunting machines and exploring the beautiful world.

So this is Sony's answer to cloud gaming. I get it.

Our sister Kylie Liya Page plays Seyka in the game - has been fun to watch her in such an awesome world. Hope everyone enjoys.

Decima is a testament to what is so great about sony’s first party studios.

Maybe someday we will see one game like this on "the most powerful console"

It is so crazy how far we are coming with the tech these days used in games. I know this is a small thing and Im pretty sure this was in the other Horizon games but, I like to play around with the grass in particular. And what I noticed was this insane attention to detail in that when you walk on a heavy patch of grassy area, that grass will trample down just like in real life. I love stuff like that.

This is visually incredible. Truly next level graphics! Great to hear that it performs smoothly on top of that.

Horizon Forbidden West is quite possibly the best looking game ever. It's absolutely stunning, breathtaking so many times and the fact that the dlc looks even better is incredible. I can't wait to play it.

That brief shot at 3:25 is incredible. I can't think of any other game that can give you a view like that.

5:21. Oh my goodness. Look at how much better it look than the base game. That is sweet stuff right there 👌

Playstation Studios are on another whole level.

Guerrilla Games engine could teach a thing or two to the unreal engine. I’m just shocked out how good this game looks and runs while the unreal engine struggles on games. I could only imagine if all open world games used this engine. What a great every game could be.

The Clouds remind me of the Killzone 2 and 3 clouds.

When you look at the visuals and how beautifully they run, then compare to games like Jedi Survivor and Redfall, it really highlights the difference.

7:53 The Night time shot with Aloy is fire 👍🏼

god damn how incredible this game engine is, it has nothing to envy from unreal engine 5

4k mode, 60 fps mode, 40 fps mode, VRR mode, all hitting frame targets while adding new visual elements!? This is the benchmark for future ps5 releases.

It's totally mind-blowing. A must have. I'm lost in it. Don't miss out. 💯💯💯💯

Watching videos for pc ports lately then seeing videos for the same game on the PS5 or its exclusives really make me just wanna get a ps5 instead of upgrading my pc. 😅

3:57 We see you Jean Jacket you ain't slick

Love how you talking about the visuals being so good that they activate other senses. I swear, when ever I run or jump into water, I can almost feel the coolness of the water and smell the sea. I’ve never had that experience in a game before! There’s so much careful and evocative detail in every corner of this game.

DF you need to seriously turn up the sound mix of your videos. They are so much quieter than other channels and ads.

Easily the best looking game of all time. And an absolutely amazing blast to play!

The visuals are incredible! Can’t wait to play it on my 120 Hz tv.

Decima Engine continues to impress me more than any other engine. UE5 looks nice, but I wouldn’t fault Sony if they decided to go all in on this engine.

Looks phenomenal. I'm looking forward to play it upon finishing the main game. Horizon is one of the best video game series out there but unfortunately somewhat underrated. Great work Oliver, I enjoy your content a lot.

the 120/40 mode is really awesome in this game!

We need more John Linneman PSVR2 videos - those were hilarious especially with the rest of the crew commenting on it!

Excited to play this on the PC. For Horizon Zero Dawn, there was a big difference in facial animation and texture quality for many characters in the base game vs. Frozen Wilds. I wonder if we will observe the same for Horizon Forbidden West and Burning Shores areas.

Now i see why MS thinks it can't compete with Sony in-house studio's...Outstanding!!

When you point out that the clouds don't move but you'd only notice in a timelapse, I'm like "well, not now that you pointed it out! Now I can't look at them without thinking they're static!" That line shoulda had a spoiler warning on it 😂. Gave away the secret to the magic trick and spoiled it! Because there's no tone of voice in text, the above is light hearted and in jest. Have a lovely day!

Impressive graphics and not even a next gen gfx engine. Imagine what Guerrilla can do with the next game in the series without the shackles of PS4.

Who's readying the popcorn for DF's Star Wars Jedi Survivor coverage?

Can't wait until Andrew Schneider's next presentation on cloud rendering. Nearly an entire career dedicated to cloud rendering in movies and games. Insane.

i really like the lighting around the character, it's not realistic but something you often see in cgi cutscene and movies

Also tempest audio is insanely accurate

At 6:44 I will simply say without spoiling - "you've probably waited like me for 6 years and 2 games to experience this moment ... savor it."

I want to see a mashup video where this one dovetails into Redfall or Starfield’s inevitable tech breakdown, complete with sad trumpet fanfare. *Wah, Wah, waaaaaaaah*

Agreed. The scale and size of the final boss fight was truly breathtaking. I imagined this would technically not be possible on PS4.

Been playing the expansion and it's absolutely incredible. Bravo to Guerilla games for their tech and artistry.

Love how detailed the reviews of DF are 🍻

Well said Ollie, loved HFW:BS, it was good on so many levels, just simple things like flying around exploring are really enjoyable and complemented by a great sound scape.

Might be the best Single player DLC if seen in a while, you even get more fidelity

The Decima engine is insane, seriously, Death Stranding and Horizon are mind blowingly beautiful on a big TV

3:58 oh god it’s Jean jacket

6:54 "a kind of scale that's reminiscent of the older God of War games" - THANK YOU. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I've seen modern games and thought, "....God of War on PS2 felt bigger..."

This is solid proof that the 2013 consoles are holding us back in a major way.

Best looking game on any platform so far.

Those clouds really look like some excellent distance field ray marching

There is an optional little fight/side mission with a storm bird on a small island that may have blown me away even more than the final boss, the amazing weather/storm effects combined with chasing it through the clouds with lightning flashing everywhere, to it shooting you out of the sky to come crashing down and right into a boss fight while the storm still rages was INSANE. I couldn't believe the game was still running at 60 FPS smoothly while this madness was happening. This scene and the final machine boss are probably the most technically impressive set pieces I've ever seen in a game I couldn't believe my eyes and the fact that it wasn't running on a 4090 PC but a PS5. Guerilla are TRUE tech wizards, and the game isn't just eye candy, it's just as impressive artistically and has great gameplay

I played in 40FPS mode on my LG Oled. I really want that 40FPS mode in every game, it feels so smooth compared to 30, in my opinion the difference between 30 and 40 feels much more than 40 vs 60.

The fact that this ps5 exclusive DLC looks this good only makes me more excited for the next installment. Guerrilla Games are technical geniuses, Horizon 3 is going to look incredible!

Other than the clouds not moving (which is giving me Nope flashbacks), this is the best graphics I've seen in a game.

Played on performance mode as 30fps doesn't cut it for my old eyes but this expansion is awesome loved the setting and wow what fun it was.

Just out of curiosity I have to ask why you guys no longer release videos of games the day they release. That used to be the case but doesn't seem that way anymore. Just waiting for Jedi Survivor coverage is all lol

Okay Oliver, now you got my interest! What's that "hidden encounter" you spoke about? I got 100% in Burning Shores and can't remember seeing something like that 👀

This is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful.

wow, those clouds. I once sat through a Siggraph cloud rendering back in 2002, it's amazing to see this running real time.

Now, this is cloud gaming I can get behind⛅

What an achievement! Considering the technical context of the industry, this game is a masterpiece. Come at me!

Those clouds look unbelievably good.

It's a joy to see a well-optimized game that takes advantage of current-gen hardware. While the recent AAA blunders of badly optimized games have been multiplatform efforts/PC ports, it's a breath of fresh air to see a release that performs and plays well from the get-go. Also, Guerilla's in-house engine is a fantastic sight to behold in a landscape filled with UE games.

Wow! This looks great, imagine how the true next generation PS5 games will look like, upcoming games such as "Wolverine" will look even better than this

How is redfall not 60fps when we see games with this level of fidelity existing on consoles?

The only nitpick I have is the water caustics look a bit off from the more distant LOD's (they look amazing up close of course). Such a great looking game overall!

I still to this day, cant understand why anyone would ever play at 30fps. Ill take a lame 1080 60 any day. 30 is unbearable.

3x zoom needed to see a difference between resolution and performance mode lol we’ll never ever be zooming in 3x while playing the game so it’s definitely performance mode with Vrr for me averaging around 75 fps

This game show so freaking good it’s crazy