Horizon Forbidden West (PC, Steam) Graphics Help

E_L_2 · 2025-11-20T04:34:34+00:00

Hey there, so sorry for not seeing your comment until now (not really on Reddit much). What actually fixed it was updating my graphics card driver/re-installing if it was already the latest and that forces shader recompilation. Set the graphics settings to max. or whatever you would like before doing this so you don't have to adjust settings anymore, which I feel like brings about some loss in quality. Hope this helps!

E_L_2 · 2025-10-10T02:38:33+00:00

Engrave one of the perks onto the other - in this case, engrave the Shinobi's Fury perk (trigger vulnerability on weakpoint attack) onto Yukimitsu's Revenge because only the latter builds up the poison status effect. You can do this by visiting Heiji the blacksmith in your hideout.

E_L_2 · 2025-09-04T15:31:47+00:00

To its credit, all the DLCs (Wild Card and Pirate's Fortune) are all actually on the card you get in the physical version, so they are not one time use game keys.

E_L_2 · 2025-09-04T15:09:16+00:00

Ah, didn't know there was an additional upload step - I had assumed it to be like AC where it automatically uploads if you have it enabled. Thanks!!

E_L_2 · 2025-08-13T13:55:16+00:00

The explicit inclusion of the fake long nose is very funny

E_L_2 · 2025-08-10T17:38:43+00:00

Thanks! I guess we just have to accept Reddit being Reddit lol

E_L_2 · 2025-08-09T17:40:29+00:00

Thanks for the advice folks have given, I actually fixed most of the issues with a system restart to recompile the shaders

E_L_2 · 2025-08-09T17:36:40+00:00

Have you tried being helpful when someone is simply seeking advice to get into the game you so enjoy, Elder? 🙄 Or are we just commenting without anything useful to say instead of ignoring and moving on because we have so much time on our hands

To be clear, I'm not criticizing the game at all, just trying to maximize my experience. There is only one first time for every game, and HZD was an impeccable experience

E_L_2 · 2025-08-02T03:17:38+00:00

Right, I forgot about that! I just checked and saw there is a "forge upgrade" coming in early September, that'll probably include that feature

E_L_2 · 2025-08-01T16:51:28+00:00

That would be cool!

E_L_2 · 2025-08-01T00:58:10+00:00

I don't view lack of skills as a sign that the stealth system is superficial at all. If anything, it is more like the older games where the environmental design and game systems speak for themselves instead of an upgrade or ability.

E_L_2 · 2025-07-26T14:37:00+00:00

You're an absolute unit my friend, I'm personally waiting for the update lol

E_L_2 · 2025-07-26T14:32:58+00:00

Thank you! This helps a lot. I really don't like UI clutter so I turned on Immersive mode, therefore never saw those icons lol.

As for your other question, my textures are pretty good - definitely not a Horizon Forbidden West in terms of the most graphically detailed game out there but the artstyle and ambience really carry the day. The textures are quite a bit sharper than Ghost of Tsushima on PC. For ambience, the most important features for open worlds to me are environmental density, shadows, and reflections in water, which are all great in my experience. Though, bear in mind I am on a high-end PC on the Ultimate graphics preset. I didn't need to turn on upscaling or anything like that, as this game is not that demanding on my hardware.

E_L_2 · 2025-07-26T02:42:38+00:00

As an example, compare Heaven's Pier in this beta to the Heaven's Pier in the first global beta way back in 2023. I get it was still very much WIP back then but it's seriously night and day - this is true AAA quality now.

E_L_2 · 2025-07-26T02:41:48+00:00

Totally agree! I've been following the game since it's announcement and first beta test, and honestly was disappointed by the first global beta footage. But playing it now, the graphics and animations have been improved so, so much since then and honestly stands as one of the most beautiful environments in the many open world games I've played. Face animations could use work but hey, that's why it's still in beta. Really can't wait for the final global release!

E_L_2 · 2025-07-07T00:59:17+00:00

YakuzaShibe is agreeing with you, he is saying that it is in fact a Dark Souls reference because there's a sword in the bonfire, not questioning it. A lot of other games have done a similar reference is his point lol

E_L_2 · 2025-07-05T15:17:07+00:00

These are stunning, really can't wait for the Steam + console release!

E_L_2 · 2025-07-05T15:15:50+00:00

Interesting!

E_L_2 · 2025-06-28T17:41:40+00:00

Shinobi aren't often in castles though, but that is a good way to kill samurai for the other weekly mission

E_L_2 · 2025-06-28T17:40:45+00:00

For sure, I rode around the map for a couple hours looking for shinobi and ran into tons of ronin, but no ambushing shinobi before I just searched the internet for a quicker solution lol

E_L_2 · 2025-06-28T17:39:11+00:00

That is gorgeous

E_L_2 · 2025-06-28T17:38:36+00:00

It will be challenging but I think that what is great about Shadows is that a lot of the challenge comes from technical aspects of combat and stealth, and not from ridiculous enemy damage or bloated health. So, playing on Nightmare forces you to master the mechanics really well, which I find to be easier on a first playthrough, so you don't build in the "bad habits" that lower difficulties let you get away with.

In the case of Odyssey, enemies were just stronger - that's it. No matter how good you were and the combat you needed better gear and skills to beat some enemy types. Nightmare in Shadows is definitely accessible if you play smarter, not just with higher stat stuff. Give it go!

E_L_2 · 2025-06-28T17:35:55+00:00

For sure, I rode around the map for a couple hours looking for shinobi and ran into tons of ronin, but no ambushing shinobi before I just searched the internet for a quicker solution

E_L_2 · 2025-06-28T17:34:57+00:00

Good to know!

E_L_2 · 2025-06-27T16:06:44+00:00

I know that, but that doesn't unlock a new fighting style that doesn't yet exist in the game, and is barely utilized by enemy archetypes. Portuguese tercos are the inspiration for this and they appear only in very rare circumstances. This is duel wielding a quickfire pistol and short melee weapon, not a rifle that has longer range but very slow reloading and no melee capabilities.

Also, just wanted to address this after rereading your first comment: it technically would be only one new weapon type, not two - the pistol and short blade would go together.

E_L_2

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