Forbidden West takes everything that made Zero Dawn so damn enjoyable and expands upon it tenfold, with more engaging side quests that feel like whole arcs, more characters and good writing for each, more weapons and traversal tools that make it a joy to get across the vast open world.

It’s also absolutely jawdroppingly gorgeous to look at - having some of the best visuals the PS5 currently has to offer. I often found myself stopping and just staring at the beauty of the landscape and then spending too much time in photo mode.

While I did thoroughly enjoy - There were times where the controls bugged me. Underwater segments are never my favourite thing in a game, Forbidden West has quite a few of them and I found myself wrestling with the navigation through these sections. I also found a few times where Aloy would just not grab onto the next ledge or completely slide off of something she’d meant to land on.

Do not get me wrong though, I absolutely cannot wait for the sequel and that conclusion to the epic story Guerrilla have laid out…