I started playing Horizon Forbidden West, while this game is still okay, it seems like it’s taking some steps backwards:

• it’s becoming more AssAssIn’s Creed like, with lots of stuff on the map
• they should retire the focus / investigative / detective vision, because it’s really hard to see now
• the movement is still janky, Aloy feels slow even on a mount. While the climbing doesn’t feel good
• too many button inputs, sometimes they also feel inconsistent, and sometimes it feels like they are running out of buttons on the controller
• way too many weapons / armors that I probably won’t use. Why not discard the rarity type, and let user level up the weapons instead?
• it also has the trap of games with HDR, aka it’s too dark to see
• foliage sometimes obscures the whole thing that you can’t see what’s happening
• while side quests are unique, many of the characters are kinda boring and forgettable. Often I need to sit thru a long and boring / predictable conversation just to get a quest started.

Besides those complaints, I am still enjoying the game. It has an unique setting, and gameplay that prioritizes bow and arrows. However it feels like they are moving into AssAssIn’s Creed bloat.