Horizon Forbidden West is much-needed win for Sony

2022 Episode 7 February 19, 2022

Horizon Forbidden West is Sony’s first major game release of the year and things are off to a pretty great start. Reviewers for the most part seem pleased and market analysts are now even saying PlayStation’s prospects for the rest of the year are looking really good. In other news Platinum games wants to get bought by somebody, Lost Ark has gotten wildly popular after its wider release, Nintendo is shutting down the WiiU and 3DS eshops, and a trove of retro games was found in Nebraska. In this week’s 5-Second Review Brian’s got a good dad joke and the Coming Soon section only needs one game. ELDEN RING. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend. 00:00 - Horizon Forbidden West is much-needed win for Sony 04:03 - Platinum Games is open to Microsoft acquisition 05:22 - Lost Ark is already really popular 06:19 - Wii U, 3DS eshops shutting down 07:28 - Trove of retro games found in Nebraska 08:49 - 5-Second Review 09:10 - Coming Soon Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [Metacritic] Horizon Forbidden West Metacritic score https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/horizon-forbidden-west?ref=hp [God is a Geek] God is a Geek Horizon Forbidden West Review https://www.godisageek.com/reviews/horizon-forbidden-west-review/ [IGN] IGN Horizon Forbidden West Review https://www.ign.com/articles/horizon-forbidden-west-review [VentureBeat] VentureBeat Horizon Forbidden West Review https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/14/horizon-forbidden-west-review-in-progress-a-lot-of-aloy/ [VGC] PS5 sales could double Xbox Series X|S https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5-sales-could-be-nearly-double-xbox-series-x-s-research-f… [VGC] Platinum Games wants to get bought https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/platinums-ceo-says-he-wouldnt-dismiss-acquisition-offers-as… [The Verge] Lost Ark is Steam’s most played game right now https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/12/22930757/lost-ark-steam-most-played-game-launch [Steam DB] Lost Ark Steam DB https://steamdb.info/app/1599340/graphs/ [Steam DB] Most played Steam games https://steamdb.info/graph/ [VG247] Lost Ark getting entirely new server region for EU https://www.vg247.com/lost-ark-new-europe-server-region-massive-queues [Nintendo Support] Wiiu and 3DS eshops shutting down https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847 [IGN] Rare sealed SNES and SEGA games found in Nebraska https://www.ign.com/articles/rare-sealed-nintendo-sega-games-discovered-in-nebraska [YouTube] Gameroom finds sealed Chrono Trigger and tons of other games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8QBSK-kRRQ&ab_channel=THISISGAMEROOM

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Comments

DarthBurrit0

3 years ago

Have a good weekend everyone. I am looking forward to putting some time into Horizon and catching up on my Halo battle pass - what are you all up to?

MezKoo

3 years ago

@DarthBurrit0 I'm prepping for destiny 2 Witch Queen otherwise I would have tried lost ark if I had the time to get into it.

VigilantEyes

3 years ago

@DarthBurrit0 Finishing up Legendary on Halo Infinite. Constructing an underwater base in minecraft, where you can look up through the water into another castle on top of the water, kinda fun.

Daniel564

3 years ago

I have never played the horizon series but I heard that they have a Lego set coming out so I thought of getting the latest game! Will I need to play the previous game?

AstridFairwinds

3 years ago

@Daniel564 no, but also yes. There is a recap of the first game as an opening cinematic, but it won't hit as hard if you have not played the first game.

Flashgio

3 years ago

@Daniel564 I really enjoyed the first game; you won't be disappointed if you decide to play it. The lore isn't overwhelming but helps build the world.

DarthBurrit0

3 years ago

@Daniel564 Yes and no. The lore and world-building is one of the best parts of horizon. If you want to experience how they roll all that out in the first game it's great even if you mainline. However if you just want to play the better game and get caught up with videos or a wiki I think that could be a better entry point instead of trying to cram two open-world games. However, because of Elden Ring I think a lot people won't be talking about Horizon 2 for a while so you have time to play the first game and avoid spoilers... if you aren't already playing Elden Ring that is.

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