Nier: Automata (all main endings, bar 'D' and 'E') - Brilliant. I remember reading the Banjo Kazooie review in Edge. They stated how, because the game had a grounded setting, it constrained its gameplay possibilities. Something along those lines. Well, NierA really does show what is possible with games, even ones which have a grounded setting. Albeit one set in the far flung, distant future.
Horizon Zero Dawn - I had so many fears about this. The biggest one being it'd be a Ubi Lite game, as it were. And whilst its gameplay didn't break many moulds, this bettered the likes of Far Cry 4 and Watch Dogs 2 (2 recent-ish Ubi which I loved) in just about every way. Hell, it even did something FC Primal failed to do and that's make stone age style weaponry fun to strawberry float about with.
I know Guerrilla Games employed people with knowledge of these types of games; they didn't just hit out of the park with the same people who made their KZ games, but this is still an amazing first forray into the genre for them. They really should be very proud of the game.
Nier: Automata (Ending 'E') -
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