So Far 'Horizon Zero Dawn' Feels Too Much Like Other Open World Games

Things are finally starting to warm up for me in Sony's new PS4 open-world action game Horizon: Zero Dawn. After a long, tedious introduction to the game's post-apocalyptic world, which saw protagonist Aloy grow from a girl to a young woman through an extended assortment of tutorials, I'm finally free to go questing. Note: This is a first impressions post, not a full review. I reserve the right to change my opinion as I play further into the game. The game's early hours spend a great deal of time building up this brave new world of superstitious tribes, a distant empire, massive robot dinosaurs, and a mysterious high-tech past.