HorizonCalloftheMountain works better as a fancy fitness game than an action-adventure epic.
Horizon Call of the Mountain MSRP $59.99 Score Details “Horizon Call of the Mountain works as an impressive PSVR2 tech showcase, but overambitious ideas make it less appealing as an action-adventure game.” Pros Cons As I scale an enormous robot-dinosaur skeleton in Horizon Call of the Mountain, hanging impossibly high over the world below, I realize how far my relationship with VR has come.
A lacking spinoff Horizon Call of the Mountain isn’t just significant for being PSVR2’s only major launch game; it’s also the first real spinoff for Sony’s Horizon series. Both Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West rank among Sony’s best titles, offering intriguing worldbuilding and an iconic hero in Aloy. Call of the Mountain tries to capture some of that magic, but it often feels like more of an amusement park ride based on the series than an expansion of it.
While those aspects make for a disappointing spinoff, Call of the Mountain excels when it comes to its visual link to the series. Sundom is an awe-inspiring location that’s packed with breathtaking vistas and vibrant colors that stylize nature while still feeling based in it. When I’m standing high atop a mountain and looking around 360 degrees, I almost feel like I’m peering out at an old Hollywood matte painting. Every landscape is larger than life, with so many details to soak in.
In addition to basic climbing, Call of the Mountain plays around with more tools from the Horizon universe to create clever and tactile first-person platforming. To use a ropecaster, for instance, I first need to jab it into a padded surface, usually with one hand as I dangle from a ledge with the other. Then, I need to grab its hooked rope and chuck it into a far-off pad. That creates a downward rope path that I can slide down by grabbing it.
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