Horizon Forbidden Westlaunched last month to rave reviews from critics and stands as one of the highest-rated new game releases of the year.Horizon Forbidden Westbeing a cross-gen game had some worried that it wouldn’t live up to its full potential graphics-wise, but the final product has proven that it’s still one of the best-looking games ever made, whether one is playing on PlayStation 4 or PS5.
Horizon Forbidden Westfeatures a massive open worldfilled with incredible details, with fans recently taking to the subreddit to point out some of the most impressive little details that may go unnoticed. The thread was started by Reddit user Cirescythe, who presented an impressive list ofHorizon Forbidden Westgraphical details that players can see for themselves if they pay close attention in the game.
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Among the more impressive details pointed out by Cirescythe is how ifHorizon Forbidden Westprotagonist Aloyleaves footprints in the snow, they will actually fill back up if it’s snowing. It was also pointed out how trees bend naturally when a machine moves up against them and how Aloy will leave wet footprints in the sand if she just came from water.
The post also mentions how theHorizon Forbidden Westgame world changes as players progress, with certain locations changing appearance depending on what happens in both main quests and side quests, and how there are often new interactions with NPCs after one has already finished their stories. Clearly, developer Guerrilla Games put in a significant amount of effort to get evenHorizon Forbidden West’s smaller detailsright, and this work is very much appreciated by the community.
It may seem like a minor thing to some, but details like these can go a long way in making a video game world feel alive. In turn, this can help players get more immersed in the world, its story, and characters, so it’s great to see a game likeHorizon Forbidden Westthat has this mind-boggling level of detail. Anyone who missed some of these details during theirinitialHorizon Forbidden Westplaythroughmay want to return to the game to see if they can spot them and maybe even find new ones to talk about.
In the meantime, there arerumors thatHorizon Forbidden WestDLC could be in the works, and if those rumors pan out, it will be interesting to see what other impressive sights Guerrilla Games is able to create for series fans.
Horizon Forbidden Westis out now for PS4 and PS5.
