Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

It's hard for me write my appreciation for this gem. The execution is truly amazing on pretty much every level - story, world building, gameplay. It hits home with almost everything. To enjoy the story - do leave spoilers aside and don't get tempted to see what happens in the next missions. This way it will unfold bit by bit and this makes it so much better. The way the game introduces the Focus in my view summarises how well thought out the game is - there is no "magical" or "just because we told you so" elements. For the most part, the developers have found a way to integrate the elements without feeling jarring or out of place. This can be a bit surprising given the amount of exposition through audio and text entries but the devs have done it - a great presentation that is treated with respect and consideration of the medium. The mechanics at their basis are simple and you can go through with limited focus on tactics. On the otherhand, if you have adventurous soul and explore as much as you can, everything will naturally guide you on how to deal even with the most intimidating foes. Have I said that it's gorgeous? It has style, a theme - its own character. Very few games are remembered for their graphics after certain amount of time - I have the feeling this title *will* remain as a great example of how to create "style" outliving a big portion of other games boasting about graphics complexity or new features. Having the game on GoG DRM-free is really something to appreciate and amazing value. The game can and will be preserved for a very long time to come! For penguin loving gamers - you are in luck. With DXVK 1.8 it runs well on Linux. Personally, I installed GoG Galaxy in Lutris first and the game through the launcher. Apart from the audio sync issue, it ran well for me. A small... hint - don't rush to find the power cells. Those will come near the end of the main story line, which can take away from the exploration.

Horizon Zero Dawn is an absolutely gorgeous, amazingly perfect game! Aloy and all of the characters are awesome and so well-done! The story, the world is one of the best I have ever experienced. I admit I took it slow, exploring, visiting areas to see the surroundings, finding all collectibles and doing every side quest and errand, nothing felt like a chore, it was awesome from start to finish! The graphics, scenery, combat, story, everything is so brilliant! Highly recommended. Ignore the negative reviews about "personal data" "spyware" they are is ludicrous. Those type of reviews have no place here. This is for the game experience not your own paranoia.

worked good great game then all of a sudden wont work gog has not helped !!!!

Beautiful game, with an amazing story. It's the first time I've actually wanted to read through most of the additional collectible codex and audio logs etc... in a game, to actually discovered what happened on the planet in details.

This game just has it all: - a gripping main storyline - quality side quests - stunning visuals that pass the test of time - magical music - complex yet flawless animations - great combat physics - impeccable voice and face acting - a good balance between gameplay and cutscenes. It was amazing how bug-free this game was. I wasn't one to follow the line - I explored many corners of the world, took many uncharted routes, climbed remote peaks just for the joy of it - and during hundreds of hours of gameplay, I encountered just one place where I got stuck (and not killed) so I had to reload. Storywise - it's easily one of the best pieces of post-apocalyptic sci-fi I've encountered in my life. The back-story is almost hard sci-fi, which doesn't resort too much to plot devices. I will likely replay this game in the future.