Game needs more melee weapons it really doesn t.
How to use melee weapon in horizon zero awn.
It s focused on your ranged weaponry.
There are three distinct categories of weapons.
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About horizon zero dawn by josh hawkins aloy s spear is a powerful weapon in horizon zero dawsn and while it can be extremely useful during your quest to find out what s going on in the game there really don t appear to be many options out there that will let you upgrade it.
A number of npcs both friendly and hostile also use an assortment of melee weapons that are unavailable to the player.
Horizon zero dawn has an extensive armory of weapons to use in combat against both machines and humans.
However some weapons such as the blast sling can be used as both a ranged and stealth weapon.
Melee weapons allow the player to get up close and personal with enemies.
As the weapons get better and stronger they also get more and more specialized.
Ranged melee and stealth allowing a for different play styles.
They have a variety of uses such as stealthily taking out enemies or smashing armor plates off machines.
This will deal a small amount of damage but it s fast allowing.
Melee s most significant use are sneak attacks and downed attacks.
Pressing r1 will allow you to perform a light attack.
Why add a bunch of melee weapons when most of the s in the game you re going to be hanging back and shooting and setting up traps.
The weapons used are typically dependent on the faction and or tribe.
Resistance to both melee and ranged attacks as separate values and stealth.
To melee attack in horizon zero dawn you ll be using the r1 and r2 buttons.