Horizon Zero Dawn: A Complete Guide to Combat

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The plot revolves around Aloy, a hunter and archer living in a world overrun by robots. Having been cloistered her whole life, she sets out to discover the dangers that kept her sheltered. The character makes use of ranged, melee weapons and stealth tactics to combat the mechanised creatures, whose remains can also be looted for resources. A skill tree facilitates gameplay improvements. The game features an open world environment for Aloy to explore, divided into tribes that hold side quests to undertake while the main story guides her throughout the whole world.
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  • @user-qd6ko1tl1y
    @user-qd6ko1tl1y2 ай бұрын

    Who is playing in 2024❤

  • @ashkeehuey6916

    @ashkeehuey6916

    2 ай бұрын

    Just done with finals, grinding like cray cray everyday

  • @thecr4zy141

    @thecr4zy141

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@ashkeehuey6916 haha exactly same as me

  • @samidomingo3250

    @samidomingo3250

    Ай бұрын

    Just starting on PC❤

  • @leopoldomanchego494

    @leopoldomanchego494

    Ай бұрын

    Playing on ROG Ally

  • @kratos9174

    @kratos9174

    28 күн бұрын

    Start today, so far i love ❤ it

  • @madscientistshusta
    @madscientistshusta7 жыл бұрын

    it's worth noting that the fire wire traps insta kill certain, really hard animals like the saw tooth, duh to the fact he has a blaze canister hidden under his chest, if he walks over that blaze wire it ignights it and blows him to kingdom come

  • @oceanlawnlove8109

    @oceanlawnlove8109

    6 жыл бұрын

    madscientistshusta xD

  • @brakie44820

    @brakie44820

    4 жыл бұрын

    I can do the same with fire arrows. In fact all I use is the spear and bows and arrows. I use the Trip caster once and then sell it. For me I get more enjoyment out of the game just using the spear and bows and arrows. The key is to build those bows into strong weapons.

  • @samgreen8007

    @samgreen8007

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the advice! I never would have though of this if you hadn't said. I just use bomb wire.

  • @warriorlink8612

    @warriorlink8612

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good idea!!

  • @skins4thewin

    @skins4thewin

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Tripcaster really is more useful than I thought it was at first.

  • @MrAbsolutedance
    @MrAbsolutedance6 жыл бұрын

    Honestly the most important thing in Horizon is to plan out everything. Study the prey and set enough traps to make the Russians in WWII think you´re being excessive and keep calm. Most of the times that I´ve seen "bad" players play Horizon they just don´t take the time to study the prey or just lose all that they´ve learned the moment they get into combat. Also they usually don´t reflect over what they could have done differently after a hard fight. Like "Hmm, that snapmaw nearly killed me with his ice breath. What can I do to counter that next time?"

  • @finnethew

    @finnethew

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is honestly how I’ve been approaching it, and it’s been rough going. I’m going to try to be better and hopefully have more fun with the game! :)

  • @MichaelMcCann98

    @MichaelMcCann98

    7 ай бұрын

    It’s a game relax

  • @thangnofuture
    @thangnofuture6 жыл бұрын

    I'm buying this game, I know i am a year late, but 20 dollars for complete edition.

  • @mhamadhashem682

    @mhamadhashem682

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tusget i buy it today the complete edition for 20 dollars and from the first hour i played i can tell you it's absolutely woth it

  • @thangnofuture

    @thangnofuture

    6 жыл бұрын

    8MOUDII 8 I KNOW, Its such an amazing game! I played the game at my friend's house, but I only got to the proving and I fell in love.

  • @SirineSerenade

    @SirineSerenade

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm late too but OMG this game , I'm obsessed !

  • @mhamadhashem682

    @mhamadhashem682

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sirine yeah it's great

  • @thangnofuture

    @thangnofuture

    6 жыл бұрын

    MOUDII HASHEM So the complete edition comes with two outfits, but I don’t see it in my inventory or anything, do you have any idea where I can get it?

  • @hectormeneses9930
    @hectormeneses99307 жыл бұрын

    Combat against machines is fun as hell. Combat against humans is utter crap. Nice video, BTW.

  • @taistelusammakko5088

    @taistelusammakko5088

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, horizon did combat very well, but against humans is meh i just stealth kill everyone

  • @billr5443

    @billr5443

    6 жыл бұрын

    When you get down into the various bunkers you need more than stealth on humans. Melee attacks help too.

  • @anneyoder1157

    @anneyoder1157

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hector Meneses ikr

  • @oceanlawnlove8109

    @oceanlawnlove8109

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hector Meneses I like fighting against humans. I just jump around and one-two headshot everyone, LOL. x3

  • @Blue64

    @Blue64

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hector Meneses i honestly like combat with human more than some machines

  • @sheek3
    @sheek36 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for including the basics. I didn't even know Aloy could slide.

  • @friendlyfire2615
    @friendlyfire26154 жыл бұрын

    Tip: if you’re fighting the Rockbreaker in the quarry, sneak around with a Carja tripcaster and place a TON of explosive tripcasts, probably the max, and shoot an arrow in the middle of the wire, the rockbreaker will dig towards the arrow to check it out and will sure face at the tripcast, exploding, and dying instantly, unless you don’t kill it, In which case, repeat the steps listed. Also, If you shoot an arrow at a wall or the floor or something near a machine, they will go towards were the arrow landed rather than towards Aloy.

  • @MagicMikeBilliards

    @MagicMikeBilliards

    2 жыл бұрын

    Any tips on how to kill a storm bird the fastest? I just started 3 days ago

  • @GlaciusDreams
    @GlaciusDreams7 жыл бұрын

    Great quality content. Simple, informative, and well presented. Took a break from Horizon to poop and little did I know that poop would be my most valued training as I watched this video. I shall return a lighter and stronger Aloy, despite a burnt butthole (Mexican for lunch) .

  • @beenice1555

    @beenice1555

    4 жыл бұрын

    888chupacabra You made my day 😂

  • @jess5299

    @jess5299

    4 жыл бұрын

    that escalated quickly

  • @Gaming_With_Jordy

    @Gaming_With_Jordy

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @brianwright9215

    @brianwright9215

    2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent comment 🙌🏿😂

  • @7crowns_oblivion

    @7crowns_oblivion

    2 жыл бұрын

    Literally what im doing right now 😂😂

  • @skins4thewin
    @skins4thewin4 жыл бұрын

    One thing worth noting about the Whistle is that it will only ever attract a single enemy at a time. Pretty unrealistic but handy nonetheless. Certainly very different from Breath of the Wild where any sound will alert every single enemy in the vicinity.

  • @ace99100
    @ace991004 жыл бұрын

    As popular as it got, this game is still underrated

  • @nickderd976

    @nickderd976

    3 жыл бұрын

    I never played it on ps4 but I literally bought a ps5 for this game it looks insane

  • @Hasbulla761

    @Hasbulla761

    3 жыл бұрын

    More like overrated

  • @RONEEN

    @RONEEN

    3 жыл бұрын

    AGREED 💯

  • @nickderd976

    @nickderd976

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Hasbulla761 how so bro ? Not gunna lie the premise of the story was meh but compared to games today that thing is a crown jewel

  • @Hasbulla761

    @Hasbulla761

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nickderd976 sorry I done that comment before I played, Idk why I put that comment before playing but now that I have played I love this game

  • @SandpiperN121PP
    @SandpiperN121PP6 жыл бұрын

    I cannot Thank You enough for this video! This is one of the first RPG's I am playing with all of these different things to collect / make / do and this video made the game so much easier to understand! Thank you again so very much!!! :)

  • @joannadelacruz7303
    @joannadelacruz73035 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video. I have watched some videos which showed their tactics and made the game look so easy when in truth, it is sometimes not. With the jokes and in-game mishaps you added, you made the game so fun.

  • @benjaminbaer9712

    @benjaminbaer9712

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes? This is one of the few games I have played that is not afraid to make you feel weak.

  • @taistelusammakko5088
    @taistelusammakko50887 жыл бұрын

    Thanks this helped little bit, i SUCK at combat in horizon.

  • @taistelusammakko5088

    @taistelusammakko5088

    7 жыл бұрын

    Grorge Oprisan i havent :( such an awesome game still

  • @uriahmartinez2675

    @uriahmartinez2675

    7 жыл бұрын

    I know once I realized this game was meant to be played more stealthy it got much easier

  • @taistelusammakko5088

    @taistelusammakko5088

    7 жыл бұрын

    Uriah Martinez i play it more stealthy than straight combat. And i realised i was good at silence combat.

  • @Letaq_

    @Letaq_

    7 жыл бұрын

    I am better in stealth kills than in combat,but point is to now both types right?

  • @HKT100

    @HKT100

    7 жыл бұрын

    me too, i suck really bad at it too. had to bump it down to easy just to make it enjoyable.

  • @Out_on_a_Limb_Life
    @Out_on_a_Limb_Life7 жыл бұрын

    That's the most helpful - and much needed - run through of the weapons in HZD I've seen. Thanks guys!

  • @jayblack7495
    @jayblack74955 жыл бұрын

    The area on the map where the music cuts out (around 8:15) is one of the most beautiful regions in the entire map, particularly at night. I might have to head back into HZD again. Great video . . .

  • @davidmaldonado954
    @davidmaldonado9545 жыл бұрын

    I bought the game about 3 days ago and its one of the best game i ever play in my life its amazing plus beatifull story and amazing game play, never gonna be bored playng this game

  • @MikeHunt-ih2uu
    @MikeHunt-ih2uu6 жыл бұрын

    Isn't the whistle earned through skill progression?You don't just have it right off the bat.

  • @richardrichard4408

    @richardrichard4408

    6 жыл бұрын

    It is a skill yeah

  • @nyorm6696

    @nyorm6696

    5 жыл бұрын

    Mike Hunt How far along do you get it?

  • @belalalalal363

    @belalalalal363

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nyorm it’s legit in the first row

  • @cobrazax

    @cobrazax

    5 жыл бұрын

    he also forgot to mention call mount as another skill that can be used there

  • @arshiarafeeq4374

    @arshiarafeeq4374

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's called lure call

  • @grcfalcon
    @grcfalcon2 жыл бұрын

    Just finished the game in 2021. I was impressed by your trick to immobilize the enemy and then make it fight for you. I always tried to ambush them without stunning them first and my way was not working so well as you can imagine. Thank you for the tips.

  • @Newuxtreme
    @Newuxtreme7 жыл бұрын

    The production quality of this video is amazing! SO many helpful tips for a newbie like me! Keep up the fantastic work!

  • @patz456
    @patz4563 жыл бұрын

    When he said "weaaaponss" at 2:27 I just passively said "yey" wat the hell

  • @BumpyMunzy
    @BumpyMunzy6 жыл бұрын

    1:27 explicit content

  • @Prokerboss

    @Prokerboss

    3 жыл бұрын

    You serious dude?

  • @viveks2343

    @viveks2343

    2 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @Pipotography
    @Pipotography7 жыл бұрын

    i really enjoyed the video, keep going ;)

  • @kasiakuba

    @kasiakuba

    6 жыл бұрын

    true :)

  • @asaadbokhari1793
    @asaadbokhari17935 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much, this really helped me out to remember the play styles. And i had a laugh watching i finished the game long time ago, and now am back to the DLC remembering nothing Great editing

  • @christiansantos8053
    @christiansantos80533 жыл бұрын

    dude, I've been struggling to play horizon with big machines , this was very helpful. Thank you so much 😁😁

  • @ivanwyatt6069
    @ivanwyatt60697 жыл бұрын

    So helpful...thank you!

  • @thelemonfreshexperience1603
    @thelemonfreshexperience16035 жыл бұрын

    Props to you for coming back and redoing what you werent happy with by putting in that work

  • @BEVNAP
    @BEVNAP5 жыл бұрын

    2:30 Lmfao you pronounce the word "plethora" like it's some kind of dinosaur. PLETHORASOROUS 😂

  • @RobertMehalek

    @RobertMehalek

    4 жыл бұрын

    5:55 mealy damage 😂

  • @nostalgiaholic25
    @nostalgiaholic255 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Short and sweet and covers all the basics, with some good humour thrown in there lol. Just bought this game the other day so I need all the info I can get, need more videos like this 👍

  • @ragragrec1
    @ragragrec15 жыл бұрын

    The really good newbies guide thanks for this. Subbed!

  • @grantcarragher6385
    @grantcarragher63853 жыл бұрын

    It was at this moment Aloy realised she'd... (hilarious)! "Even dumber enemy" I was crying! 🤣

  • @ShayanAsim
    @ShayanAsim7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for explaining the difference between weapons! 👍🏼

  • @darkdaddy84
    @darkdaddy845 жыл бұрын

    This was enormously helpful. Thank you.

  • @EPadre
    @EPadre7 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed because of this guide alone. Keep it up, this was great!

  • @calhidro8577
    @calhidro85776 жыл бұрын

    You just made my day, with your description of the game and mistakes you make 👍👍👍👍

  • @minners71
    @minners717 жыл бұрын

    Good video with great beginner tips,but I would add getting the double and triple arrow nock skill to be able to inflict serious damage.

  • @thomaatoes2874

    @thomaatoes2874

    7 жыл бұрын

    my exact tactics here. Triple nock 'er day everday

  • @alnevanderwalt7035
    @alnevanderwalt70356 жыл бұрын

    Dude, you rock. Thanks for the very informative and surprisingly funny video.

  • @iandebestevd
    @iandebestevd7 жыл бұрын

    7:34 had me crying XD

  • @jcvaluations
    @jcvaluations2 жыл бұрын

    Just finally jumped on this game and this video is a huge help. Thanks!

  • @anthonytoro3103
    @anthonytoro31033 жыл бұрын

    So, what I’m hearing is, equip all the purple weapons

  • @greg_c23
    @greg_c235 жыл бұрын

    So helpful. Thank you dude

  • @codybrown4229
    @codybrown42297 жыл бұрын

    great video tutorial, common sense stuff people need to know to get started. keep it up

  • @UNUNUN11
    @UNUNUN114 жыл бұрын

    just bought the dlc since I played main game in 2017 and forgot how to fight. And came to your video to learn tricks and using weapons, and scanning enemies. Thanks

  • @TebzGo
    @TebzGo8 ай бұрын

    This has been an absolutely priceless resource for someone like me, that, while am on my 2nd playthrough after gaining plat when it first released, have again picked up my save from August 2022!

  • @foxdie10000
    @foxdie100006 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro I just got into the game this was a big help

  • @jazmean9161
    @jazmean91616 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, you made my day. Very informative and funny 👍

  • @jimmycregg6248
    @jimmycregg62487 жыл бұрын

    We should have "override arrows."

  • @JOHN-kc1pw

    @JOHN-kc1pw

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jimmy Cregg That would be sick!

  • @sebastiaomendonca1477

    @sebastiaomendonca1477

    7 жыл бұрын

    It would make it a little unfair...

  • @haarisiqbal3273

    @haarisiqbal3273

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jimmy Cregg CORRUPTION ARROWS WAR BOW

  • @abdultariq3457

    @abdultariq3457

    7 жыл бұрын

    haaris iqbal doesn't override them... It just makes them berserk for a while

  • @dmj0shu4

    @dmj0shu4

    6 жыл бұрын

    Override is done by the device that she got from the corruptor, too big for an arrow to carry on flight.

  • @TheLateral18
    @TheLateral186 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the guide, needed it. the menu is huge

  • @omharsuper894
    @omharsuper8944 жыл бұрын

    Love this game i'd finish every category from easy to ultra hard, its amazing!!

  • @jns93_
    @jns93_7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Very helpful

  • @Yuri-fh9zu
    @Yuri-fh9zu3 жыл бұрын

    Very good guide, funny, entertaining, and memorable. Keep it up you're great.

  • @VideoGameSophistry

    @VideoGameSophistry

    3 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated!

  • @murrwolfe6216
    @murrwolfe62166 жыл бұрын

    I love your modesty. gotta have it in the youtube community, but you do it well

  • @leopoldkirgo
    @leopoldkirgo5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, very informative! Cheers

  • @malcolmwilliams3209
    @malcolmwilliams32095 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video it helped a ton 😊

  • @toonarmy.
    @toonarmy.5 жыл бұрын

    Great guide best ive seen 👍

  • @alexojeda7045
    @alexojeda70457 жыл бұрын

    Hilarious and informative. Thanks for the good times!

  • @antoniofirenze
    @antoniofirenze2 жыл бұрын

    Haha! Funny and you summarised all that has to be known. Thanks!

  • @garyclark6656
    @garyclark66567 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you !

  • @SevenDaysToNoon
    @SevenDaysToNoon3 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant stuff! This guide should be in the game! 👍

  • @dakodester4367
    @dakodester43673 жыл бұрын

    sick vid man, thank you so much!

  • @Ali23111
    @Ali231113 жыл бұрын

    I love your energy. Subscribed.

  • @aimalahmadi5211
    @aimalahmadi52116 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank you so much

  • @sk0n930
    @sk0n9302 жыл бұрын

    Very useful vid! 10/10

  • @InnerSunshine
    @InnerSunshine7 жыл бұрын

    Wow, very helpful. I'm 15 hours in and much of this new to me.

  • @vadimyakus
    @vadimyakus4 жыл бұрын

    Started the game in 2020 (as a Christmas gift PS4 from my lovely wife), and enjoy the game A LOT! Beautiful and very high quality product. A rare type of the game in modern greedy gaming industry reality.

  • @PHANDOMZON3
    @PHANDOMZON310 ай бұрын

    Amazing edit!!!!😮😮😮😮

  • @sinistercinemareviews5420
    @sinistercinemareviews5420 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Thank you

  • @ParthKathwadia
    @ParthKathwadia7 жыл бұрын

    Really really helpful. Thanks

  • @majima4968
    @majima49686 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for sharing

  • @JenishTrambadiya
    @JenishTrambadiya6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. This video is very helpful.

  • @icecube172
    @icecube1727 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, keep it up

  • @parkerbrian11
    @parkerbrian114 жыл бұрын

    This is an incredible video

  • @Trinkedo02
    @Trinkedo027 жыл бұрын

    I neededthis so bad, specially the weapons description

  • @aidankeyes2018
    @aidankeyes20187 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Good job.

  • @Gaming_With_Jordy
    @Gaming_With_Jordy4 жыл бұрын

    This video is really was helpful tank you 👍🙏

  • @BadBoyJohnny96
    @BadBoyJohnny962 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @garyaubrey4096
    @garyaubrey40963 жыл бұрын

    Late to the thread, lol, but I had to say well done! Nice job.

  • @stevenacosta8189
    @stevenacosta81896 жыл бұрын

    This helped so much !!

  • @edwardvargasperez3545
    @edwardvargasperez35456 жыл бұрын

    This is the best guide by far

  • @joshreubenbezuidenhout7153
    @joshreubenbezuidenhout71534 жыл бұрын

    Wow I wasn’t expecting a tutorial video to be this funny 😹

  • @superatech
    @superatech3 жыл бұрын

    Love you Love you Love you. You are very funny and even more important...easy going! My favorite 2 characteristics in a You-Tuber who's trying to help us do a game. Thank you! I just got this game on sale for Christmas.

  • @keefer5761
    @keefer57617 жыл бұрын

    dude you are funny as hell. learned and laughed at lot!

  • @raymennoodles280
    @raymennoodles2806 жыл бұрын

    Amazing vid it was helpful and funny

  • @musafirhoonyaaron2366
    @musafirhoonyaaron23663 жыл бұрын

    Awesome guide

  • @bentleymilnes1977
    @bentleymilnes19774 жыл бұрын

    You're funny made me smile great video

  • @captainmacmellon8909
    @captainmacmellon89094 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man. I always end up panicking and just going Rambo with normal arrows. Doesn’t always work

  • @julianmot
    @julianmot7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much man, now I know what handle is for.

  • @dashingirishlad
    @dashingirishlad6 жыл бұрын

    Great Guide Cheers

  • @bandi642
    @bandi6423 жыл бұрын

    8:35 when you said here is music my spotify suddenly played and i thought u had my taste lmao

  • @em-156
    @em-1566 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful and enjoyable video, thx :)

  • @WaffleStomper69
    @WaffleStomper692 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I wanted to come back and finish my one playthrough before the new one comes out but I forgot the mechanics.

  • @jonathandavenport2500
    @jonathandavenport25006 жыл бұрын

    Great vid!

  • @dule88rs
    @dule88rs3 жыл бұрын

    This was fun and useful

  • @mr.magiks5010
    @mr.magiks50105 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial

  • @BillyL_13
    @BillyL_135 жыл бұрын

    Great video 👌🏻

  • @dr.cakeeater3329
    @dr.cakeeater33297 жыл бұрын

    Before this video I always tried to sneak past the machines, now I can finally turn them into spare parts!

  • @dmj0shu4

    @dmj0shu4

    6 жыл бұрын

    that'll suck if you just sneak past, you got nothing to trade with the merchants, when i see a group of machines that I know I can takedown (or maybe 1 to 2 machines I've never seen) , I always make sure they'd become spare parts, haha

  • @billr5443

    @billr5443

    6 жыл бұрын

    Right, and you never get the real good shadow purple mods unless you kill behemoths, rock breakers, storm birds and thunderjaws. Once in a while, other machines or scrapper piles will give you a shadow purple mod, but not too often.

  • @thecrazymanfromireland
    @thecrazymanfromireland6 жыл бұрын

    Super video thanks

  • @SARFamily1776
    @SARFamily17762 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @geraldgossett724
    @geraldgossett7243 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful

  • @kabirunfiltered1410
    @kabirunfiltered14106 жыл бұрын

    thank you very good video

  • @vishnugade117
    @vishnugade1176 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the video a lot ..!

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