This guide explains the various setting available for Horizon Forbidden West (HFW). Read on to learn about the best Settings for a more enjoyable gaming experience, as well as a list of all standard settings.

Best Settings for Ease of Gameplay

Best Settings
Guided Mode Climbing Annotations Weapon Wheel Slowdown Aim Assist Mount Follows Road

Guided Mode Helps Complete Quests Quickly and Efficiently

With Guided Mode enabled, it is easy to find the location of selected quests, making completing them much easier.
It also prevents you from getting lost during your quests, as well as helps you avoid enemies that might be too strong for you.

Climbing Annotations Help with Exploration

Turning on Climbing Annotations help point out places you can climb on, which helps cut down the amount of time you spend wandering.
Not having to use your Focus also helps maintains the pace of the game.

Weapon Wheel Slowdown Eases Tension During Combat

Increasing the slowdown speed of the Weapon Wheel not only helps you pick the right weapon for the situation, but also helps you maintain focus during combat.

Aim Assist Helps with Tough Shots

Hitting Certain parts off of enemies, as well as hitting other specific targets, is made easier with Aim Assist. Use to save on time and arrows when using a bow.

Mount Follows Road Makes Traveling Easier

Controlling your Mount while attempting to use your bow is made easier with this function. It 's also recommended if you often use mounts to get to waypoints faster.

List of Settings

Voice and Text Settings

Main Game and Quest Settings

Combat and Movement Settings

Mount Settings

How to Change the Settings

Most Settings can be changed during gameplay

Except for Voice and Text Settings, you can access and change any of your current settings by selecting Settings from the menu. Even Difficulty Settings can be adjusted at any time during gameplay.

Voice and Text Settings must be changed on the Title Screen

Voice and Text settings can only be changed on the title screen. You can still change the language settings for each of these, but you'll need to leave the game and return to the title screen once to do so.

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