Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered updates the original game with mixed results from an artistic perspective, but its abundance of accessibility options, improved performance, and technically improved asset quality make it an unnecessary but worthwhile upgrade.
Horizon Zero Dawn is a seven-year-old video game that was a graphical showcase for the PS4 during its heyday. Guerrilla’s open-world action game was also one of the first PS4 Pro-enhanced titles, and it got an update that boosted its frame rate to 60fps following the PS5’s launch. For most publishers, that would have been enough.
The remaster attempts to update the original’s lighting to match the real world, but with the usual vibrant flourishes of the sequel’s lighting. It also brings character models and cutscene direction to a modern standard, along with many smaller animations for Aloy and NPCs.Perhaps the better call would’ve been to keep the new models and assets and color-grade the game closer to the original.
On the bright side, it also includes modern accessibility and performance options that make a bigger difference in how the game feels. Gryo aiming, options to turn off tinnitus-inducing sounds, a smooth save transfer option, and new performance modes are welcome here. Some settings and quality-of-life upgrades are still missing here though.
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