We had doubts, we were sceptical. The original Horizon Zero Dawn with its 60fps upgrade for PS5 was already a highly attractive game with excellent performance. Was there any real need for a remaster? Sony, Guerrilla and Nixxes decided to challenge our opinions by giving us early access to the game with no restrictions. And yes, Horizon Zero Dawn with its 60fps upgrade for PS5 is still a highly attractive game with excellent performance – so to what extent is the game improved and is the endeavour worthwhile?
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00:00 – Introduction
01:54 – First Boot – The Options Menu
02:41 – Performance Modes
04:26 – Environmental Detail Comparison
07:13 – Water Rendering
08:57 – Environmental VFX
10:40 – Lighting Changes
13:17 – Character Improvements
16:25 – Audio Demonstration
18:15 – Ending
20 Comments
The OG-Game looks way better. Well… the water looks better in the remake. Art>realism
Is the entire point of this channel basically to spam me with Last of Us and Horizon Zero Dawn in an endless loop? They're not even video games it's just movies with button inputs.
Higher quality Textures and Assets!
That still pop in like 10 Meters away from the camera in a very obvious way, lol
7:06 Is it just me or is the original still more visually impressive? This feels like another pointless remaster of a game that didn’t need one. Could have easily just done a next gen update instead of re-releasing the whole game.
Release it on PS4 now 😂
Is there a super-remaster version for the PS5 Pro?
On PC with the mandatory PSN account requirement, will be still be worth $10 for Sony to sell my data to the highest bidder?
Is it a free upgrade for my original PS4 version?
Look people talk crap,but I always thought that original was stiff. So I'm in for $10. But if Sony is going to do this, then they need to expand their games. If they don't start bringing out new titles and not remakes,they are going to get a huge shock when it comes to PS6 sales. They are already realizing they are behind on PS5 sales projections despite having vastly outsold the competition.
The snow doesn’t stick to characters in the remaster like it did in the original @ 4:34 how can they downgrade the graphics and call it a remaster?
Edit: holy shit that’s the remaster that the snow is sticky to the characters in, nevermind.
I'm glad those who never experienced it, will be able to experience this enhanced version. I don't see a strong reason for me to buy it after doing everything the game had to offer, but I'm glad this new version exists
Wow! I'm sold.
I'd love to have an ingame option to disable hero lighting.
I like it overall but they changed the colors palette of the original a bit much for my taste. I think I preferred the older one
Mmm the colors and plants look weird… Like jurassic plants xd
I definitely like some scenes better with the original lighting. It varies a lot.
ok, but Hulst should 3d scan Caseylina for this remaster
The technology was well utilised at Guerrilla Games in the original game, and while I haven’t sat down to play Forbidden West yet (despite loving Zero Dawn and completing it three times fully) this is an easy fourth play though before I tackle that game in the new year. It looks amazing!
So stunningly detailed and yet the hair still clips with her weapon 🙁
Really want to see if the PC port is better than the original, considering this one is being developed by Nixxes.