Horizon Forbidden West: You do not have to play part 1, but there is a disadvantage

Since the release of Horizon Forbidden West is always closer, many players are likely to deal with the predecessor Horizon Zero Dawn . The playing time of the predecessor is for the main story about 23 hours, What kind of maybe no longer before the release of Forbidden West is feasible.

• The entry is an "onboarding"
• There is a disadvantage

What do I do if I can not play Zero Dawn anymore? If you never played Horizon Zero Dawn, you do not need to be afraid that the Story of Forbidden West is too complicated. In an interview with our colleague Linda, Game Director Mathijs de Jonge reveals that the game is designed for both newcomers and veterans.

The entry is an "onboarding"

How does Guerrilla ensure that? A few weeks ago, some play tests have already took place. For this purpose, the developer team ensured that the gaming testers were in half from Neutlingen, which did not know Horizon Zero Dawn. The other half consisted of persons who already know the predecessor.

At the beginning of the game, a kind of "onboarding" was introduced. This means that there will be a repeat of the events from the first part, so newcomers and persons who are not so entirely to the story of Horizon Zero Dawn Remember, can follow the events.

As Guerrilla reports, the result is positive. All testers inside could be picked up from the start of the game and the story will follow until the end.

Our colleague Linda has already gained a first impression of Horizon Forbidden West. Your conclusion can you see as video:

What else to know about Horizon Forbidden West, you can read here:

• Horizon Forbidden West: Sony shows Gameplay videos from the PS4 Pro version
• Horizon Forbidden West: Struggles against people have more depth thanks to skills and opponent types
• Horizon Forbidden West achieved with gold status important milestone in front of Release

There is a disadvantage

Nevertheless, players have an indoor, who already know Zero Dawn, an advantage over newlings. The game tests were done so that the entire test group could follow the events.

But there is a possibility that newcomers do not develop so strong emotions in characters as EREND because they did not follow their prehistory live. But that has nothing to do with the actual history of Forbidden West.

Are you playing through Horizon Zero Dawn again to refresh your memory? Or how can you approach Forbidden West?