I shelved this initially when it came out for Elden Ring and finally returned to it.

The world, art direction, music, combat and overall exploration are all excellent but the world of Horizon really lost its luster for me after the first game. Once the mystery of the world was gone, there wasn't much left for me to hold on to. I honestly think the characters and overall plot of this game is incredibly dull.

Fun to casually play though.