Date played: March 31st
Platform: PS4
I played a lot of Horizon last night, but didn't really do anything story related. I did a lot of side quests though. That's because I found and explored a new city, Brightmarket. It's a beautiful little town full of interesting people and awesome architecture. I tracked relics and I followed many, many trails with my Focus.
The most interesting side quest was about a missing young woman. Her father believes she may have killed herself. However, after following her trail to a small camp outside of town, I found out she was actually meeting with her lover out in the woods. She was attacked by a Snapmaw, so I fought it. She told me her lover was missing, so I followed her clues and his trail to a large castle-like structure. It was infested with bad guys and her lover was being held captive! I killed them all with my trusty sharpshooter bow, then freed the man. Just like an earlier story in the game, the damn guy fucking dies right there as I free him. Do people just wait to be freed and then decide to die in the world of Horizon??
Anyway, I went back to the lady, told her the bad news and helped her reconnect emotionally with her father. There's a lot of personality in the side quests. Another had me hunt or gather machine blood for a crazy exiled Banuk who likes to drink it. That means oil. He drinks oil. Says it gives him visions... As I made my way to some of these side quest locations, I stopped to gather any collectibles like Ancient Vessels and Metal Flowers, or even just activating campfires. In fact, I got all the vessels in the game! These are just coffee cups, but the people of this world don't understand that. The best cup has a picture of a Helghan soldier from the Killzone series.
I loved spending some time just going around the world, there's a lot of cool stuff to find, and more importantly, fun battles are always a part of the equation.
Platform: PS4
I played a lot of Horizon last night, but didn't really do anything story related. I did a lot of side quests though. That's because I found and explored a new city, Brightmarket. It's a beautiful little town full of interesting people and awesome architecture. I tracked relics and I followed many, many trails with my Focus.
The most interesting side quest was about a missing young woman. Her father believes she may have killed herself. However, after following her trail to a small camp outside of town, I found out she was actually meeting with her lover out in the woods. She was attacked by a Snapmaw, so I fought it. She told me her lover was missing, so I followed her clues and his trail to a large castle-like structure. It was infested with bad guys and her lover was being held captive! I killed them all with my trusty sharpshooter bow, then freed the man. Just like an earlier story in the game, the damn guy fucking dies right there as I free him. Do people just wait to be freed and then decide to die in the world of Horizon??
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| The great dialogue, animation and voice acting make side quests even better |
I loved spending some time just going around the world, there's a lot of cool stuff to find, and more importantly, fun battles are always a part of the equation.
