Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered review – it’s pretty alright

Horizon Zero Dawn is a seven-year-old video game that was a graphical showcase for the PS4 during its heyday. Guerrilla’s open-world action game was also one of the first PS4 Pro-enhanced titles, and it got an update that boosted its frame rate to 60fps following the PS5’s launch. For most publishers, that would have been enough. However, Sony’s newfound passion for remaking/remastering all of its older first-party games has resulted in a technically competent but artistically questionable release with Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. The concept of remasters and remakes have blended in recent years and there’s no other game that’s a better example than this one. Guerrilla and Nixxes Software have updated the game to match the same visual fidelity as its technically superior sequel, resulting in a much prettier game. However, as early marketing material pointed out, Sony’s remasters tend to disregard strong and intentional art direction , and that’s partially true here. I remember Horizon Zero Dawn as a vibrant