'Horizon Zero Dawn' Review (PS4): Rage Against The Machine

New IPs are a rarity in our current age of sequels, and new exclusive IPs are almost unicorns at this point, as it's become unusual for a brand to attempt to create new iconic franchises when everything is cross-platform. But that's what Guerrilla Games has tried to do for Sony with Horizon Zero Dawn, and after playing the game for 30 hours, I'm going to say they've succeeded. Horizon Zero Dawn is a radical departure for Guerrilla, best known for the Killzone series, which has always been a PlayStation staple, but not exactly a stand-out entry in the overly-crowded shooter genre dominated by Call of Duty, Battlefield and the like. Switching to an open world title isn't exactly blazing some bold new path either at this point, as the genre is well-established and some would even say oversaturated at this point. In many ways, Horizon Zero Dawn can feel like a lot of what's come before.