![]() ![]() That said, making your way up a few branches as a youngin’ has nothing on the trek through derelict buildings, crumbling ruins and dense jungles within Call of the Mountain. ![]() It’s simple and feels as natural as climbing a tree in your backyard as a kid. The core climbing mechanic is as simple as putting one hand in front of the other and grasping at handily-coloured ledges by pressing the triggers or bumpers. While shimmying up a cliff face in Uncharted or parkouring your way to the top of a building in Assassin’s Creed may feel a bit pedestrian these days, using your own two hands to scale obstacles in VR is a whole different experience. Climbing is central to everything in Call of the Mountain, with the scaling of massive, imposing structures and landscapes taking up the lion’s share of the game’s eight-hour runtime. Ryas has connections to the incidents through his brother, but that’s not the only reason he was chosen to investigate the mechanical mayhem – the Carja also need an expert climber. At the same time, fans of the series will be rewarded with the exploration of lesser seen parts of the world and cameos from fan-favourite characters such as the aforementioned Marad and Aloy, the core series’ protagonist. Newcomers will be introduced to the tribe, location, machines and their history through Ryas’ self-narrating and his interactions with others. However, whether you’ve combed through every morsel of Horizon lore or this is your entry point into the series, Call of the Mountain’s story will satisfy. Machines have been mysteriously rampaging through settlements, and Ryas’ brother Urid is somehow connected, so it’s up to you to find him and discover the cause of the attacks. Call of the Mountain has you embodying Ryas, a former Shadow Carja who has been captured by members of the Carja and brought before Blameless Marad to be offered freedom for his past sins against the Sundom in exchange for his aid. If you’re like me and have only skimmed the surface of the core Horizon games, this will all sound like a lot, but I promise it’s more manageable than it appears initially. My overly positive thoughts on the PSVR2 have been aired, so now it’s time to see whether Horizon Call of the Mountain climbs the peak to do the impressive tech proud, or whether it misses a foothold and tumbles down the hillside. It’s easy to see why a game set in the Horizon universe is the flagship title to launch with the PSVR2, especially since the hardware needs a killer app to justify the price tag on release. The Horizon series is beloved by many for its inventive premise and engaging combat, with Zero Dawn and Forbidden West garnering huge critical and commercial success. ![]() A post-apocalyptic techno-natural world inhabited by hunter-gatherer tribes that live in unison with robotic dinosaurs has to be one of the most intriguing elevator pitches I’ve ever heard. ![]()
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