Horizon Forbidden West is a really beautiful game with a decent size world to explore. The new weapon system is fun and made the game more challenging when upgrading your weapons. I enjoy searching and looking for new materials to upgrade my weapons.
To me, it’s part of a fun gameplay experience by itself. But when things get too redundant and frustrating, it’s destroying the fun factor, especially when catching fish. In Horizon Zero Dawn, you can just use your bow to shoot fish underwater. But in Forbidden West, your arrow won’t even hurt the fish unless they’re near the surface. But thankfully, Aloy can swim underwater now and with the right gadget, she doesn’t even have to hold her breath.
But trying to catch fish underwater is a nightmare. First of all, Aloy can’t use any weapon, not even her spear. And enemies can swim underwater now too, and they can attack Aloy. When you try to chase any fish, they will swim away, faster than you can ever swim. When you get near the fish, just as you’re about to catch them, they will disappear. I’m not sure if it’s a feature or a glitch. If it’s a glitch, it’s understandable, but if not, it would be a disappointment. Hope it’s a glitch and gets fixed soon.
