A game that I found was carried very hard by its incredible story and endearing characters. The mystery of what Zero Dawn is, and where Aloy came from has to be one of the most engaging stories in gaming I have seen. I loved every second of it.

What I didn't love as much were its combat, its RPG-like mechanics, and some of the world exploration. Fighting the robots themselves wasn't too bad, even if the spear was barely ever useful, but what I disliked most was the constant need to find new long-ranged weapons and armour sets that would have the stats I was looking for. It almost reminded me of a looter shooter, which put me off quite a lot.

Crafting was also somewhat annoying, though it wasn't a game-breaker for me. The limited item space did completely turn me off from it though, as I always felt I was running out of space.

The ending also felt a bit lacking, not that I expected a huge boss but to get what we got felt a bit lacklustre after everything the player had gone through. This game is still worth your time, but just know there are some flaws before diving in.