A new patch for Horizon Zero Dawn is out this week, featuring yet another difficulty setting for Guerrilla Games’ first open world game. And this one should be a bit more popular with anyone baffled by the studio decision to add an Ultra Hard difficulty to Horizon Zero Dawn last month.
The game’s latest patch is much smaller than the build that emerged last month. Horizon Zero Dawn Update 1.30 added New Game+, a rebalanced version of the campaign that’s only accessible once you’ve finished Aloy’s story at least once, along with a new difficulty setting, Ultra Hard, and a pair of new trophies. But there weren’t many changes that would benefit fans who were still struggling to finish the campaign and even when Guerrilla confirmed plans to release the game’s first expansion, a continuation of Aloy’s story, later this year. But anyone who still needs to finish the base game can rest easy because Horizon Zero Dawn patch 1.32 is here to extend a helping hand.
The latest patch from Guerrilla is much smaller than the July update and the pendulum is also swinging back the other direction. After last month’s introduction of New Game+ and Ultra Hard, with a new difficulty setting that makes HZD much easier to complete. The new setting, called Story, is now the easiest difficulty setting available to Horizon Zero Dawn players. And it should make it much easier for PS4 owners to wrap up the campaign before The Frozen Wilds debuts in November, even with the notable uptick in major game releases we see every fall.
For more on the changes in Horizon Zero Dawn Update 1.32, take a minute to watch the accompanying trailer from Guerrilla Games. Then head down to the comments and let us know if you’ll be taking advantage of the new Story difficulty added to Horizon Zero Dawn this week.
Horizon Zero Dawn is currently available for PlayStation 4. The game’s next expansion, The Frozen Wilds, hits PSN on Nov. 7.
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