Washington Post Gaming | Why Horizon Forbidden West rocks, plus tips to get you started | Livestream Q&A @Launcher | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
Welcome to "PRESS PLAY," a recurring live show on Fridays at 4 p.m. ET where the Press comes to Play. The Washington Post's video game coverage team, Launcher, brings on big-name guests and journalists to play various games, including new and upcoming games, pre-release previews, interesting game mods, and popular multiplayer games.
In this episode, we're taking a look at Guerilla Games' new hit, Horizon Forbidden West! Alyse Stanley, who reviewed the game, gives her tips to help get you started for this massive game. She's joined by Washington Post reporter Teddy Amenabar.
Want to see real-world locations and their Horizon Forbidden West equivalents? Click here: youtube.com/watch?v=V2UMjtV7lOs
Read Alyse's tips guide here: washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/18/horizon-forbidden-west-tips
For more video game news, be sure to go to launcher.gg , or subscribe to our channel and check back in every Thursday at 4 p.m. ET for our Gaming News livestream, "WaPo Story Mode"!
#HorizonForbiddenWest #Horizon #ForbiddenWest
0:00 Waiting room
0:57 Stream start
2:33 Horizon Forbidden West background
5:30 First impressions
8:14 HZD vs BOTW
10:04 Main quests or side quests?
15:49 New robots
17:16 Locations in HFW
19:28 Clearing camps
24:37 Ultimate move
29:11 The main storyline (no spoilers)
33:39 Performance on PS5
38:30 Character development
42:07 Overwhelming open world
48:26 Improvements from HZD
50:10 NPC detail
52:05 Acting performance
54:33 Beauty of the game
1:00:23 Mounts
1:04:55 Sea monster fight
1:06:47 Final thoughts
Welcome to "PRESS PLAY," a recurring live show on Fridays at 4 p.m. ET where the Press comes to Play. The Washington Post's video game coverage team, Launcher, brings on big-name guests and journalists to play various games, including new and upcoming games, pre-release previews, interesting game mods, and popular multiplayer games.
In this episode, we're taking a look at Guerilla Games' new hit, Horizon Forbidden West! Alyse Stanley, who reviewed the game, gives her tips to help get you started for this massive game. She's joined by Washington Post reporter Teddy Amenabar.
Want to see real-world locations and their Horizon Forbidden West equivalents? Click here: youtube.com/watch?v=V2UMjtV7lOs
Read Alyse's tips guide here: washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/18/horizon-forbidden-west-tips
For more video game news, be sure to go to launcher.gg , or subscribe to our channel and check back in every Thursday at 4 p.m. ET for our Gaming News livestream, "WaPo Story Mode"!
#HorizonForbiddenWest #Horizon #ForbiddenWest
0:00 Waiting room
0:57 Stream start
2:33 Horizon Forbidden West background
5:30 First impressions
8:14 HZD vs BOTW
10:04 Main quests or side quests?
15:49 New robots
17:16 Locations in HFW
19:28 Clearing camps
24:37 Ultimate move
29:11 The main storyline (no spoilers)
33:39 Performance on PS5
38:30 Character development
42:07 Overwhelming open world
48:26 Improvements from HZD
50:10 NPC detail
52:05 Acting performance
54:33 Beauty of the game
1:00:23 Mounts
1:04:55 Sea monster fight
1:06:47 Final thoughts
