5 Reasons Horizon Zero Dawn Is The PS4's Most Exciting Game

3. The Emotionally-Driven Story

Any story that starts with genocide is one that'll likely pack plenty of hard punches throughout its campaign.

The story trailer released for Horizon showed off some of the main story beats to give you a general idea of what the campaign's about, and it's difficult not to be intrigued. The backstory of Aloy's tribe is interesting enough on its own, but the way the story transitions from this to the robot-controlled present allows both Aloy and the player to experience every component of this fascinating world.

Witnessing Aloy's progression from the troubling events that led to humanity's downfall to her inevitable triumph over the robotic combatants will provide plenty of reasons to keep playing, even if open-world games aren't typically your first choice.

Here's hoping Guerrilla Games can pull it off.