Most Anticipated Games of 2022
4. Horizon Forbidden West
Features Editor Andrew McMahon: When Horizon Zero Dawn was originally released back in 2017, I just couldn’t get into it. No matter how hard I tried, the game just felt like another open-world action RPG with nothing to set itself apart. Despite this, I kept playing, and eventually, something clicked.
After unlocking unlimited fast travel and a couple of unique weapons, the game really opens up. Combat becomes this intense back-and-forth between Aloy and the afflicted dinosaur-like machines that make up the game.
Whether it’s a fight against raptor-like Watchers or the T-Rex-like Thunderjaw, every battle was intense, requiring plenty of strategy, planning, and skill to survive. It wasn’t long until I found myself going out of my way to fight in Horizon Zero Dawn, as the combat, especially the bow, just felt more fluid and rewarding than any game I’d ever played.
From what we’ve seen so far, Horizon Forbidden West is shaping up to be much of the same, though it’ll also have some interesting new features. The ability to swim underwater and glide through the air, along with the interesting new dinosaurs and improved AI are just a few of the unique features to look forward to that’ll open up the gameplay.
Combine this with beautiful, fresh tropical landscapes and the high-fidelity visuals of the PS5, and it’s easy to see why Horizon Forbidden West is one of the most anticipated games of 2022.
