Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores has a strong character story at its center, but not much when it comes to new content.

It is safe to say that the user score on Metacritic can be misleading sometimes, especially when it is so at odds with the critic score. As is the case most of the time, it is just a vocal minority who have taken to Metacritic to voice their dissent, and it's probably not a true reflection of the player base and their feelings.

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is an apex of joy on any day you decide to play through it that not only solidifies Burning Shores' effectiveness but also secures the future of the franchise strongly.

It would be easy to write off Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores as more of the same, but thanks to some stand-out gameplay moments and Aloy’s new relationship with Seyka, it should be considered essential for fans of the series. Make no mistake, a third game in the series is coming, and this is its prelude. But more importantly, if the new features and other additions here are a taste of what...

Burning Shores builds upon Forbidden West's strong gameplay in smart ways, while also telling a story that series fans can't afford to miss.

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Horizon Forbidden West saw Aloy travel to San Francisco in an epic adventure against the Far Zenith. Burning Shores continues her journey across a rich, post-apocalyptic America as you travel to Hollywood. Guerilla Games opts for a more personal story with this smaller tale, but will this nuanced approach still manage to deliver a blockbuster experience?

Aloy embarks on a new adventure in the remnants of Los Angeles.

Guerrilla Games already proved once they could deliver a compelling expansion and they have done so again. Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a solid influx of new story, explorable locations and new gameplay elements to keep things fresh. The story builds on Aloy as a character and adds an intriguing new character to the mix in Seyka, all while introducing a great mystery and the series' f...

Burning Shores spends most of its time doing familiar things, but culminates with an awe-inspiring new standard for the series.

For better or worse, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is simply more Horizon Forbidden West and for fans of the game and also its detractors, that will be to their joy and chagrin respectively. As it is, Burning Shores is an impressively spectacle stuffed, though routinely unambitious expansion that does little to address the weaknesses of the core franchise but still manages to provide an e...

“Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a light, but crowd-pleasing DLC chapter that sets the stage for Aloy's next adventure.”