Horizon Forbidden West Review 

Jesus, give this man a raise or something and keep adding more people passionate like him for video game reviews.

The improvement in the character's performance animation is such a massive difference.

Many big developers like Ubi could still learn a bit from Guerilla Games regarding how to make body and face animation. Stunning.

Look at this! A review where the score accurately reflects the high points and issues he reported on. Its high time we have a decent IGN reviewer who will mean what he says in terms of the overall score. Thank you Simon

IGN please hire more reviewers like this. Well done.

The emotion of their faces are a huge improvement

Utterly Fantastic review. That’s how it’s done. Genuinely made me beyond excited to play this Friday. Well done

By far, overall, my favorite gaming experience of 2022. There is nothing like finally getting the Sunwing for the first time. Eyes literally watering with awe. And riding it from one end of the map to the other, watching the sun set and rise, bookending your journey through the night skies. Actually what's more fun is jumping from the highest peak, sailing through the air down towards the valley below, then calling the Sunwing to scoop you up mid flight, climbing to glorious heights into the sky, and when you get near a beach, seaguls fly towards you and follow you around as if you're part of the same flock! My jaw dropped at least once during every play session.

The old world, sci-fi stuff was actually my favorite aspect

This game seems ridiculously dense. The characters look amazing. The environment are incredible. Wow!

The amount of improvements in this game, Well done Guerrilla 👏🏻

Simon Cardy, thank you for doing your best to not spoil while also giving a solid review. Props.

This guy knows his job.IGN give him a raise🙌🏾

This dude's review is always a delight

There really is a skill to writing a great review and this is a perfect example of how to do it. Nice work Simon.

The fact they improved the storytelling tells me that the game is now perfect 10/10

Great review! Very respectful of the viewer and players yet to get their hands on the game! Not all reviewers have that decency.

It'll be interesting to find out whether this reviewer's problems with the metal ruins is a HFW thing or his own preference. My favourite aspect of Zero Dawn was exploring the metal ruins, uncovering the horrific fate of the old world and the personal stories that it created.

This is one of the best reviews I've ever watched. The passion he clearly has for video games is palpable. So excited to get my hands on this one.

4:01 dude the mount riding is vastly improved and looks incredible!!

The scaleable but limited cliffs are still way better than not having scaleable cliffs at all from the old game. Since most other games implement climbing stamina in exchange for having freely scaleable cliffs or any type. I'd say this one is a worthy trade off.

After a very long time, I'm impressed with an IGN review, this guy is actually passionate about games. This is a great review.

It's so stunning, one of the few games that actually delivered on its prequel, so many recent triple A are becoming and releasing so much more disappointing than their prequels

Thank you to everyone who helped make this game a reality. You guys poured your heart and soul into this one. They deserved all of the credit and praise.

"Happy Birthday Issac! Daddy sure does love his little big man!!"

The review itself, gets an A+ from me due to all the RATM references

This IS a reviewer. What a respectful individual. Loved his review!

I’m glad there is a lot of content here as well. Finishing up Zero Dawn for a rare third playthrough in prep for the sequel this week. Forbidden West is a big boy as well at nearly 100g and I’m really looking forward to diving into this one. Between this, Dying Light 2, and Elden Ring, this has been one of the best months in gaming in some time. With all the delays last year, we’re going to get a packed year for gaming in general.

one of the best studios around! looks incredible!

The use of song titles purely from RATM's debut album as the section titles deserves this review/reviewer a 10/10.

Horizon Zero Dawn to me was something revolutionary. The gaming graphics and storyline was so amazing. This one is taking it to a whole new level. Thanks for the review.

This is just a game that you can't really explain it's what most other games could only hope to stand in the shadows of and most likely the most impressive game for years to come

This has to be one of the best improvements in a sequel I’ve ever seen.

The nice little homage that every "chapter" of this review is named after RATM songs, makes it a lot better! Great review, great game, can't wait to play it!

Spectacular review. Thank you for your enthusiasm and even coverage of this game. Looking forward to diving into the forbidden west in a few hours.

Actually a IGN review with mechanics and points broken down elaborately and then the score actually relating to the review, not to mention the passion from this guy! Revolutionary! More from this guy pls

The only few things that held it from a perfect 10 are so minor that they're almost negligible. Horizon's great reputation lives on. Thank you Guerrilla games!

Aloy has got much more facial expressions

One of the best reviews I've ever heard, please continue to let this guy handle main showcases he shows passion and not only that his respect to game design is unmatched.

it's understated how much variation and detail in fashion and npc clothing there is and how much in helps deepen their world building

Got my PS5 this past week, I’m so ready

Being able to freehand climb up sheer vertical surfaces with nothing to grab onto is always dumb-looking, and stamina for climbing is annoying, so Forbidden West avoiding both of those things means it has the best implementation for me. I'd much rather developers try to put in more natural looking handholds.

Forbidden West is an example, of what happens when there are AAA devs who give a damn about developing a quality game.

Amazing review team!!! Really in depth. Great coverage of this game. Can't wait to play it!!!

Now this is how you review a game preview; objectively and unbiased. This dude is A-1 level; need more reviewers like him! The game is so sharp. Can’t wait.

Who’s playing Friday 🔥

This is hands down IGN's best review. Give this man a raise. Finally someone who knows what he's doing.

Horizon Forbidden West & Elden Ring are both a incredible experience

The character models and animation...goodness, so crisp and amazing!

Should have talked more about the improvements to combat, and especially traversal. They showed swimming like once

Amazing review, thank you!! Can you share insights about graphic options??4k @60fps with ray tracing available?

10:30 what is the background music?

Cmon this was indeed a Passionate review 🙌 The guy was amazing. iGN usually bombs games with their poor commentators who have no idea about the games they play , nitpicking on irrelevant things. But this time I m impressed

Thank you for the review & not having story spoilers!

What system y’all playing on? PS4, PS4 Pro or PS5?

The critique in this review is wonderful, like storytelling. Excellent, Simon 💜!

great review. Horizon was my favorite game of all times,... but now? Forbidden west? Whoww that looks amazing. The creativity of this open world, design of machines, unique characters, amazing game play, the overall look and feel of this game is just amazing. Well done Gorilla. Just need some extra holiday to finish Dying Lights2 before this releases 😁

2020 sony: Forbidden West is gonna help us sell more PS5! 2022 sony: PS4 is gonna help us sell more Forbidden West!

This reviewer is amazing. We need more Simon! ❤️

Is the PS4 digital version eligible for a PS5 upgrade? Or do you need to buy the digital deluxe?

I’m excited. Just finished HZD on Tuesday. Perfect timing.

Zero Dawn's sidequests were some of the best written optional content I'd ever played - weird that he said here they fell short and that these sidequests are better - can't wait to see for myself!

You missed the part where you get to fly around on the machines. That is the game changer. Exploring the huge map from the sky is a totally different experience in this game.

Absolutely well written and gripping review! It actually built momentum as it got towards the “Final Verdict”. Brilliantly done. I’m super-hyped for this game!

I'm so used to seeing crazy amounts of stutter when there's that much foliage... I'm impressed. It looks great. Congrats to their tech team

this man reviewed this game with such simplicity while im still struggling with sawtooths in zero dawn

What a great reviewer. IGN this is thr quality we viewers seek, please encourage reviewers like this!

These visuals gotta be the most beautiful and detailed open world ever made

WOW! This is one of the best reviews I’ve seen from IGN! The depth and passion is amazing to see…well done Simon🙌

Just downloading now, a 47 year old that only came back to gaming after a 20+ year break because of zero dawn, the story of primitive man, rising up out of the ashes of AI catastrophe. What is not to love. Ps and have the next 4 days off 😆

Is that line of blue light from the machines eyes normal?

What a review and what a reviewer!! Boy oh boy , IGN clone him please. This is the type of content we deserve, yes that high quality!! IGN take note

Loved the first game, we'll love this one even more, most likely will be MY PERSONAL game of the year

Is there an "automatically pick up fallen machine parts after battles" option?

This game is so much fun and absolutely stunning to look at.

Probably one of the best ign reviews I've witnessed ! Congrats to you !

If only more games had memorable side quests. Great review. Can't wait to play!

Incredible review. Perfectly articulated. Fantastic job, IGN.

Another great review! Great work Simon! Can’t wait to play!

Cardy is one the igns best reviewers.

Never listened to a review from IGN in years but this guy should do all reviews moving forward. He knows his stuff and gives much detail on each the mechanics of the game, GIVE HIM A RAISE!

So happy for Guerrilla games to do something so ambitious with HZD, and striking again with HFW!

What the name of the song that plays during the “freedom” section

He didn't talk about the inventory management ? Did they improve that from zero dawn ? That was always a problem for me.

Excellent review, looks amazing, can't wait!

Great review...very indepth! This was like reading the manual but more fun :) Do people even read manuals anymore though...lol. Great job on your video :)

Anyone know the ost that starts around 12:05?

Game looks really gorgeous, a shame that it's so hard to get a hold of a PS5 😔

Great review. Like this guys review technique. Always enjoy the reviews much more when they are NOT coming out of their San Francisco office. In fact IGN should STOP having their San Francisco office give reviews and let whichever office this guy is based out of to take over from now on.

The conversation animation is the most visible improvement. They don't look like robots anymore but feel like actually people talking to each other.

Does the base game come with the deluxe version on the PlayStation store or is this an whole games not a DLC??

He did a peerless job reviewing a game like this. Kudos to him, this was so pleasant to watch!

The fact that reviews are available this early on shows Sony's confidence in its IPs.

This man needs a raise! Such a wonderful, detailed and engaging review!

the non-static camera for dialogue is what seems most exciting haha

Great review and thanks for not including any story spoilers!

Even more hyped for the game now!

10:25 can anyone tell me the OST name please?

what stands out to me this time around are the vivid colours, facial animation and nice FPS.

10:53 is the pig in the back okay ?