Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered review – A surprisingly big upgrade | Gaming | Entertainment [Video]

While I really liked Horizon Zero Dawn when it originally launched back in 2017, I was cynical when Sony announced plans to remaster the game for PS5.

A ridiculously good looking game to begin with, Horizon Zero Dawn was far less deserving and needing of a PS5 remaster, especially compared to the likes of Bloodborne.

While I still feel that way, there’s no doubt that development studio Nixxes Software has put a lot of effort into the re-release, and made surprisingly big changes to the way the game looks.

Best summed up in the tweet below, the remastered version of the game at times makes the original look ordinary.

There’s a freshness and vibrancy to the remaster that I didn’t realise was missing from the original, with a far brighter colour scheme that really …