Horizon Forbidden West, the much-anticipated sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, launched last week almost exactly five years after its predecessor. The PlayStation exclusive game can be bought as a physical copy or as a digital download, which has a file size of roughly 90GB.

Forbidden West continues on the story of Zero Dawn's protagonist Aloy, as she must travel west to find the source of a mysterious plague. Forbidden West looks absolutely amazing, and it is worth its full price tag for the size and depth of its world and how beautiful it looks.

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Acclaimed horror movie director John Carpenter has shared his thoughts on Sony's recently released Horizon Forbidden West--and he is a fan of the game and Ashly Burch in particular.

Burch portrays Aloy in the game. Carpenter said Burch "triumphs as Aloy" in the sequel. As for the game in general, the Halloween director said Forbidden West is "the new sumptuous, epic action game."

Carpenter commenting on new video games is actually on-brand. Before this, Carpenter shared his thoughts on Halo Infinite, calling it a "fun shooter" with "immense beautiful production design." He said it was the "best of the Halo series."

For more, check out GameSpot's Horizon Forbidden West review and what other critics think. The 2017 game, Horizon Zero Dawn, sold 2.6 million copies in its first two weeks on its way to selling more than 20 million over its lifetime.

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With Horizon Zero Dawn, Guerrilla Games set the bar very high for itself. Its first attempt at an open world action RPG really resonated with PlayStation fans, thanks to intense combat, a compelling narrative mystery, and a great lead character. It's a lot to live up to, but having now spent dozens of hours playing Horizon Forbidden West, we think it's about as good a sequel as fans could hope for.

Set six months after the first game's conclusion, Aloy is traveling far and wide to prevent the world from spiralling into another mass extinction. Ominous storms brew in the sky, and an unusual red plant is spreading rapidly across the country, killing all flora and fauna in its wake. Her search for answers leads her to the titular Forbidden West, a dangerous region that's home to the volatile and deadly Tenakth tribe. Of course, all sorts of obstacles present themselves, not least of which is Regalla, a Tenakth rebel waging civil war with her followers and an army of machines at her command.

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With the advent of SSDs in both the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, load times are getting so fast that it's making other gaming mainstays, like load screen tips, obsolete. For Horizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla actually slowed down the load times slightly to give players time to read. But don't worry, you can still skip ahead if you'd like.

Guerrilla detailed its PS4 and PS5 tech optimizations to Engadget. The studio said that the loads that took up to a minute in Horizon Zero Dawn will be done in four or five seconds on PS5. But the team discovered from playtesting that players rely on those hints to learn the game's systems, so it made the game hang on a loading screen for just a little longer to give you enough time to read a tip.

If you'd rather have speed than knowledge, though, you can easily turn off the feature. To skip ahead once, just hit X when the loading is done and it will move the game forward before you've had the extra tip-reading time. If you want it to just load quickly all the time, you can turn it off in the game's settings. And of course, on PS4 the game doesn't use an NVMe SSD, so this issue doesn't come up.

Sony is offering a free upgrade from the PS4 to PS5 version of Horizon Forbidden West, but it's a little complex, and you can't pre-load the upgrade. You'll have to wait until it's out, claim the upgrade, and then download it. Be sure to check out our Horizon Forbidden West review, as well as our Horizon Forbidden West release time guide. We also have a host of guides to get you started, including beginner's tips and the best weapons.

Did you forget? If you wanted a Horizon Zero Dawn story recap for whatever reason, we have one! It plays...

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