Horizon Forbidden West fans brace for another Elden Ring situation as the RPG’s PC release goes against Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin
“Damn, does somebody over at Sony really hate that series”
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Aloy is facing some stiff competition for the spotlight whenHorizon Forbidden Westlaunches on PC later this year, and it’s not the first time.
The sequel’sPS5version arrived on February 18, 2022, just one week beforeElden Ringburst onto the scene, and thanks to the soulslike’s captivating world and thrilling boss battles, it became the game on everyone’s lips for, well, basically the rest of the year. What’s more, the series' first entry, Horizon Zero Dawn, found itself in a similar situation when it was released within a stone’s throw of 2017’s biggest game,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
As revealed yesterday by PlayStation,Horizon Forbidden West is set to make its debut on PC on March 21, and while it’s not in competition with Link or anyFromSoftwaretitles this time around, it’s still got some pretty hefty action titles to contend with.
Chief among those is Dragon’s Dogma 2, the action-RPG fans have been asking for for more than a decade. It’s hot on the heels of Horizon Forbidden West, arriving just a day later on March 22. As a result, users over on theDragon’s Dogma subredditfeelCapcom’s follow-up is now a shoo-in for Game of the Year 2024.
“How the hell, EVERY SINGLE TIME, they release a Horizon game at around the time a far more popular title comes out?” writes Laranthiel. “It HAS to be on purpose at this point.” An equally bewildered Demigod978 says, “I don’t really play Horizon, but damn, does somebody over atSonyreally hate that series.”
Also competing for fans' attention is Rise of the Ronin, Nioh developer Team Ninja’s PS5 exclusive samurai-themed RPG, which also arrives on March 22. Rather amusingly, given how unlucky Horizon’s been so far, fans are half expectingElden Ring DLCShadow of the Erdtree to make an appearance then, too.
elden ring dlc date announced https://t.co/fNjGcX8JU7January 25, 2024
Whether you play it before or after March’s other offerings is entirely your call, but Forbidden West is definitely worth your time. In ourHorizon Forbidden West reviewof the PS5 version, we describe it as “a tweaked, enhanced, and confident sequel that exceeds expectations, delivering an open world full of compelling characters, an intriguing story, and yes, more super awesome robot dinosaurs.”
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Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I’ve freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.
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