![]() But don’t worry, Horizon isn’t turning suddenly linear. So there's some new facets of our view of the 21st century that people will be surprised and pleased with,” McCaw explained.Īnd there will certainly be plenty of world to explore - while the story trailer indicates we’ll see Aloy setting off on her journey, lest fans be worried that the west is just a small portion of the world, McCaw confirmed “the vast, vast majority of the game takes place in the Forbidden West.”īut Aloy’s journey to and through this new region gave the writers and developers time and space to introduce and explore all the new ideas and characters being introduced. And we really tried to continue the spirit of what you had in Zero Dawn to give you that depth, but also to surprise you a little bit. “If you really want to get into the world and the lore then it goes as deep as you want and that's how we approach. And if you are a fan of hunting down every bit of lore you can get ahold of, don’t worry, Forbidden West’s writers are also hoping to satisfy those players as well. Of course, if you’re not familiar with all the intricacies of Zero Dawn’s story, or perhaps didn’t read every data point in the first game, fear not - Guerrilla is ensuring the experience will bring both new players and those returning after a long time away up to speed through the early parts of Forbidden West. “There are a lot of mysteries in the Forbidden West, some that we hint at in the trailer and some that we haven't mentioned yet.” “We see a lot in the story trailer, but that's really just scratching the surface,” Kitain elaborated. We feel that there's some big revelations yet to come, and that whatever it is, whatever speculation is out there, whatever you think is going to happen, you're going to be surprised.” We had to develop mysteries that would be compelling to the player, would have to do with the past, but would also be personal. And we knew we couldn't do a sequel to Zero Dawn without going deep, deep, deep into that zone. But there's also a fifth pillar, and that fifth pillar is the mysteries of the ancient past. You have Aloy, a machine hunter, a tribal hunter, and you have the tribes themselves. “You have beautiful nature, you have robotic megafauna. “When we think about Horizon, we typically think of it in terms of these four big pillars,” McCaw explained. With the revelation at the end of Zero Dawn that Aloy is a genetic clone of scientist Elisabet Sobeck, and, in a sense, her daughter, Aloy is very much contending with the fallout of what this new relationship in her life means. So, that's something Aloy will learn as she meets her and gets to know her,” Kitain explained.Īnd Aloy will obviously have a continued interest in the ancient past (or our relative present and near-future, as the timeline of Horizon goes). ![]() And her role in the tribe is to help interpret the ancient past. “She's brilliant and she's curious, but she's a little unsure of herself. It's a great performance it's funny, it's a bit tender, and she's just a great character and there's no way that fans aren't going to like her.” ![]() “Then we saw some of the concept art for the character and we were like, ‘Oh, this is great.’ And then Alison Jaye got cast and she just blew us out of the water. ![]() “When we were developing that character, we were looking for a blend of knowledge and innocence, and we were pretty happy with the result,” McCaw explained of her creation. She’s part of a new tribe Aloy will encounter in HFW, and a highlight of the story for the writers. That's how it was in the first game and that's how it is in the second game as well,” McCaw added.īut another new face you may notice in the trailer is a new companion character introduced in Forbidden West, Alva (played by Shameless’ Alison Jaye). “Sylens always has a plan and that plan is never quite what you think. “A lot of that we're really excited for players to discover as they go through this journey, but part of his plan does involve helping Regalla… why exactly he's doing that, that's the mystery that we can't wait for players to find out.” ![]() In Zero Dawn, he was helping Aloy make her discoveries, but in the Forbidden West he really does have his own agenda and his own plan,” Kitain said. Lance Reddick’s memorable Sylens pops up briefly in the new trailer and will remain a key figure in Aloy’s journey, though he’ll continue to surprise the player in his actions. Of course, Regalla won’t be the only antagonistic force Aloy must contend with. ![]()
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