New Video! Horizon Forbidden West (Review): The Next Breath of the Wild (ad-free!) (Patreon)

Hey everyone!

Surprise! Here's the new video, a review of Guerrilla's upcoming open-world behemoth, Horizon Forbidden West (the vid above is ad-free as always!). I expected nothing from Horizon Forbidden West, having been so burned out on open world games and Sony's big budget cinematic action titles in equal measure. Thanks to a number of mechanical changes that place a much greater emphasis on freedom of exploration (like free climbing and gliding), all as part of a world brimming with secrets and abundant beauty, Horizon Forbidden West ended up rekindling my love of a genre—the most enthralling open world I've played since Breath of the Wild. Let's talk about it!

First off, apologies to those meant to get early access—sometimes with reviews I'm embargoed and so can't release my review prior to that. Your understanding is appreciated! I'll also be appearing on the VGC YouTube channel when the embargo lifts, talking to my good friend Jordan Middler in a slightly less formal capacity about our experiences with the game, so keep an eye out for that. 

Right, now that this massive game is out of the way, it's back to the yakuza cinema project (after some well-earned sleep, however). There are no guarantees I'll have it fully finished this month (it really is a big piece), but I'll be sure to keep you updated. That said, I heard a certain FromSoft game might be getting sent out to critics in the next 24 hours or so (you didn't hear nothing from me, bub), so who knows, I may end up doing something with that too, but again, I just want to take things a bit easier for a bit—the last month and a half have ended up being extremely busy, so slowing things down would be nice so I can make these bigger projects as good as they can be.

Streams, podcasts, video content, all of it coming very soon! Your support continues to floor me and is now pretty much *the* thing that allows me to keep doing this. I am so, so thankful and hope you're enjoying the work I'm doing. You're the best!

Thanks,

Hamish

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