Just finished this absolute masterpiece earlier today and I can confidently say that this is the best game I have played in years. I loved the first game, so I was ecstatic when I heard the news of a sequel. An issue with sequels is that the developers never seem to listen to the complaints of the players and improve on them. They actually listened this time.

My biggest complaints about Zero Dawn were actually fixed with Forbidden West. As with any game in this genre, the story is the most important thing for me. Well I loved this story. It was compelling, it made sense and it had fantastic character backing it up. It's a direct sequel, so you will need to play Zero Dawn if you haven't already, otherwise you'll be confused. I never once got tired of the story, which is impressive considering it took me 158 hours to complete it with a lot of stalling, farming for weapon/armor, and capturing many photos with the games photo mode.

8.5/10

Just finished this absolute masterpiece earlier today and I can confidently say that this is the best game I have played in years. I loved the first game, so I was ecstatic when I heard the news of a sequel. An issue with sequels is that the developers never seem to listen to the complaints of the players and improve on them. They actually listened this time. My biggest complaints about Zero Dawn were actually fixed with Forbidden West. As with any game in this genre, the story is the most important thing for me. Well I loved this story. It was compelling, it made sense and it had fantastic character backing it up. It's a direct sequel, so you will need to play Zero Dawn if you haven't already, otherwise you'll be confused. I never once got tired of the story, which is impressive considering it took me 158 hours to complete it with a lot of stalling, farming for weapon/armor, and capturing many photos with the games photo mode. 8.5/10