10 MUST-TRY Activities After Completing Horizon Forbidden West

Gorilla Games recently confirmed they have a Full Slate of different Horizon projects in the works everything from a single player Horizon 3 to a multiplayer Co-op to a Netflix TV show no doubt if you're a fan of the Horizon series we are eating good and things are just getting started but with no firm release dates at this point for any of those projects it could be a while before we get anything new and if you've already beaten the Forbidden West you might be left wondering how you're going to make it another year or two without a new cauldron to explore a new tall neck to unlock or a new Bandit Camp to conquer fortunately though the Forbidden West is absolutely chock full of things to do even after more than 370 hours in the game every time I jump back in I still manage to find something new so here's my list of things to do after beating Horizon forbidden West to help keep the game fresh and exciting for a long time to come and if you like the Forbidden West as much as I do be sure to Boop that like button alright let's get into it please [Music] now let's get some obvious ones out of the way right off the bat haven't yet played the burning Shores DLC I definitely recommend you do so it's set in an awesome new location adds some must-have new legendary weapons and armors and the story while of it rushed in Parts is really solid but since that's a PS5 exclusive I know that playing it still isn't an option for a lot of people so I won't focus on that here some other obvious but notable things to do in the Forbidden West are to complete the arena challenges finish all the hunting grounds race in all the gauntlet runs go for the platinum trophy and collect all the things anyone who's a fan of horizon knows that there are a ton of things to do and collect in the Forbidden West too many things to talk about here but no doubt if you wanted to get lost in the world and collect and complete everything the game has to offer you certainly could spend quite a lot of time doing so personally I'm not a completionist and sometimes getting those things just for the sake of getting them feels like a bit of a grind so again not going to focus on that here if you are interested in tracking down all the Collectibles I'll leave a link in the description below to a map Genie that can point you in the right direction but next let's talk about New Game Plus once you've finished the main quest you have the option to start a new game plus which will restart the story but allows you to keep your weapons armor skills and inventory this is another obvious choice but let's look at a couple of things that we can do in New Game Plus that'll give us a bit of a different experience starting out with trying a new build with all the different armors weaves and Valor surges in the Forbidden West there are a ton of options to put together different builds depending on your particular play style and new game plus is the perfect opportunity to Branch out and try something new a build that I've been really wanting to try is a low Health build with the low Health build using armor like the tanak vanquisher or the tanakthriver you'll get Buffs to your damage output as well as increased defense when your health is below a certain point with the right weaves and weapons you can basically become indestructible while also dealing insane amounts of damage I've also seen some really interesting builds that revolve around the Trapper play style using armors like the karja stalker Elite which is probably the best looking armor in any game ever this is where you prioritize stealth and using trip wires and traps to take down machines but I'm curious what other types of builds people are using I love hearing about the creative builds that people are able to put together if you've got a good idea for a build or one that you prefer to use to keep things interesting make sure to let me know in the comments below another way to help keep things fresh in New Game Plus is by specializing in particular weapons or weapon loadouts the combat system in Forbidden West is extremely flexible and there are a ton of different options to specialize in different weapons or weapon techniques for example in my last New Game Plus playthrough I played with an all Shredder Gauntlet Loadout I made it my mission to collect and upgrade every Shredder Gauntlet and use my Shredder Gauntlet exclusively in combat Shredder gauntlets are hands down my favorite weapons in the game so Not only was this a challenge it was also just a lot of fun and I'm thinking on my next playthrough I might do an all Warrior bow Loadout where your bows aren't typically my go-to when it comes to combat so this will be a new challenge for me that I'm really looking forward to I've also seen players play with all purple gear so no legendary gear a non-legendary weapons and armor play through on Ultra hard difficulty sounds like a pretty interesting challenge to me and speaking of ultra hard replaying New Game Plus on Ultra hard is the ultimate Challenge an ultra hard machine health goes up making it harder to take down machines machine damage goes up making it harder to stay alive and enemy awareness goes up making it harder to sneak around okay so the scariest environment imaginable thanks that's all you gotta say scarce environment imaginable there is definitely a learning curve when you jump into Ultra hard but for me after I settled in and got used to it going back into hard or even very hard difficulty just didn't seem like that much of a challenge so I definitely recommend it for anyone wanting to switch things up and if you are considering an ultra hard play through arctix did a great breakdown on what to expect in Ultra hard as well as tips and tricks for getting through it I'll link to that video in the description below the next thing we can do in New Game Plus to keep it fresh is to make different choices throughout the Forbidden West we get different Flashpoint moments within the story where we can choose between a fist a brain or a heart basically a strong a logical or a compassionate response now these choices don't ultimately affect the story but they do give you some different dialogue and cut scenes depending on your choice so selecting different options here than what you did originally could give you some interesting new dialogue and perspectives there are also a handful of missions in the game where we're forced to make choices that can affect the outcome of that quest for example in the gate of the Vanquish side quest we're ultimately forced to choose between Yara or draca to lead the desert to knock the clan again the choice here doesn't necessarily impact the game in any sort of meaningful way but choosing a different side on New Game Plus than what you did in your original playthrough can help give you a different experience also towards the end of the game you're given the choice to spare or kill Regala if you choose despair she'll ultimately fight by your side in the final mission but if you kill her you'll get Regal a sharpshot bow as a reward this is one of the best sharp shot bows in the game so this is definitely one where you'll want to choose the alternate option in your New Game Plus now outside of a new game plus and in a bit more of a somber note there's a couple of Memorial sites in the Forbidden West that definitely deserve a visit if you haven't seen them yet there are tributes here to both real world people as well as in-game fictional characters the first which was just recently added back in June 2023 is the memorial to the late Lance Reddick the voice actor that played silence Lance passed away in March 2023 and his memorial can be found in an island north of fleet's end in the burning Shores there's a memorial to Patrick monic Patrick was a lead producer at Gorilla Games and passed away back in June 2019 before the release of forbidden West in his honor there's a memorial on an island near the slaughter spine site west of thornmarsh someone painted those markings with great care [Music] lastly and spoilers for The Forbidden West if you haven't completed the main store yet but we lose varal one of eloy's companions from the very beginning of zero Dawn there's a memorial for him which is located outside of the East entrance to the base now if this one's not really hidden as it's part of the main mission to talk to Zoe there but if you come back periodically and sit with varal there'll be new dialogue and Eloy talks of our all about the different events of the game including the burning Shores after rescuing beta and Gaia h took down a horse he brought to life so it's definitely worth checking back every once in a while to get some new dialogue and while these Memorial sites don't impact the game in any way they're worth paying a visit to the gorilla team did a great job with these and when you walk up to them and the music changes and you can just see the time and care they put into these sites it's hard not to get emotional next if you never played the original Horizon zero Dawn or the Frozen wild DLC or at least it's been a while since you've done so I definitely recommend it not typically a huge fan of going back and replaying old games but I did just recently replay through Horizon zero Dawn and the Frozen Wilds on New Game Plus and was surprised at how well it held up the graphics still look great and it was good to see some familiar faces and go back to some of the original Origins silence that's my name now why don't you try asking another question if something less trivial I will say though if you're used to the combat in Forbidden West there's definitely a bit of a backwards learning curve jumping into zero Dawn I found that I really missed having my shield wing and a stash and just being able to use the different Valor surges and the different weapon types to help keep combat interesting but despite that if you need your fix of horizon content I definitely recommend playing or replaying Horizon zero Dawn and lastly join the community if you didn't already know there's an absolutely great community of horizon enthusiasts out there this is another thing that in my opinion makes this game so special we love talking about the game and sharing our experiences and challenges and just helping each other out arctix's Discord server is probably the most active and useful ones that I've found but there are other discords and reddits out there that I encourage people to join these are a great way to find new challenges and keep your love and enthusiasm for the game fresh I'll put links to all of this in the description below and if there's a community you're part of that I don't list please let me know and I'll add that to the list and that's my list of things to do after beating Horizon forbidden West if you made it this far in the video be sure to give it a like and make sure to subscribe for even more Horizon and PS5 gaming content thanks for watching and I'll see you on the next one foreign

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Length: 9min 44sec (584 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 20 2023