Is it worth the $10 upgrade, or should you just pick up the original for cheaper instead?
How can this be?
As far as protagonists go however, Id argue that Aloy hadnt found her footing yet in this title.
In this game, Aloy hardly goes through a personal arc at all.
She learns things about her world little by little, and then the game ends.
Yes, the original game still looks incredible but this looks even better by every possible metric.
All addition, no subtraction.
Fortunately, rebooting the game solved this issue.
Strange and immersion-breaking, but otherwise unobtrusive.
Some of it goes a lot deeper, however.
One of the original games most significant criticisms has been addressed in this remaster: its robotic NPC conversations.
Other side characters, like Teb, certainly look better but not by very much.
These characters stick out rather unfortunately, considering the renewed beauty of their surroundings.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is out now on PlayStation 5 and PC.
We received a copy of the game for this review.
