Horizon Forbidden West reviews – another essential exclusive for PS5 and PS4 The Loadout The Loadout Horizon Forbidden West reviews – another essential exclusive for PS5 and PS4 Our roundup of Horizon Forbidden West reviews shows that Aloy's journey isn't a let down as she heads west to fight a number of new threats Joe Apsey Published: Feb 14, 2022 04:32 ET Horizon Forbidden West Horizon Forbidden West is almost here and critic reviews have started to emerge. The response to the sequel of Horizon Zero Dawn looks to be overwhelmingly positive, making it another feather in PlayStation Studios cap and another essential exclusive for PlayStation players. VGC gave it a strong 5 stars out of 5 and called it a stunning sequel with a world that is "vast, sprawling and full of life and interesting characters." VG247 also praised the game and said that is does a "great job of building on the foundation that Horizon Zero Dawn laid out" and that "everything is more beautiful, the stakes are – somehow – higher, and the flirtations with BioWare-style story ideas shows just how much of a future this series has". In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find many negative reviews with high scores from across the range of outlets, including GameInformer, PushSquare, IGN, and more. Below you can see a roundup of some of the Horizon Forbidden West reviews from outlets: VGC – 5/5 GameSpew – 10/10 GameInformer – 9.25/10 Push Square – 9/10 CGMagazine – 9/10 The Sixth Axis – 9/10 Wccftech – 9/10 VG247 – 4/5 Gamespot – 8/10 Stevivor – 6.5/10 Our own review will be out in the coming weeks so be sure to stay tuned to see if we fall on the same side as everyone else. More from The Loadout A Horizon multiplayer game should be like an open-world Monster Hunter Horizon Forbidden West’s accessibility settings allow for easy looting Horizon Forbidden West's PS5 size is as terrifying as its machines The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost EG Inspired is "not scared" of G2 Esports Worlds 2022 rematch Joe Apsey Joe covers the latest Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox games for The Loadout after years of experience consoles. He's also the chap behind our PS Plus Extra and Premium games list. Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. Horizon Forbidden West review - epic yet encumbering Horizon Forbidden West best weapons The best PS5 games to play right now Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games