![]() ![]() Once you’ve completed the Proving, a Nora ritual, Aloy is free to explore the entire world. The opening few hours serve as a quasi-tutorial and introduction to the universe. Simply exploring the gorgeous playground Guerrilla has constructed reveals information otherwise hidden. Aloy’s plight is the focus, but there’s much more at stake. Horizon is dense with lore and dense with story. You’ll discover plenty and quickly as you play. The how and why of Aloy’s casting out are a small part of the broader mystery of Horizon, but the game and its story are not withholding. The Nora are one of several tribal societies that exist in the wake of the downfall of civilisation. Horizon stars Aloy, an outcast from the Nora Tribe. I’d hate to get into spoiler territory regarding plot, so I’m going to stick to the very beginning of the game and be as broad as possible. Horizon is a visual feast and one that deserves as many patrons as possible. I can’t even count the number of times I stopped and simply looked at the world around me. It’s strange to appreciate the real world around you because of how a video game makes it look, but that’s part of what makes games so special. Planet Earth, as far as we know it, is the only planet possible of sustaining life. That’s not to detract from the setting in any way. It’s pretty clear - despite Guerrilla being so coy - that Horizon is set on a future earth. They look real, they feel real and aside from the deadly wildlife, they’re places that you’d want to visit. Sure, these all sound like pretty standard video game destinations, but Horizon makes these places real. Horizon spans mountains, plains, forests, deserts and more and does so with aplomb. Nature has fully reclaimed the world and it is gorgeous. Nor are there giant monoliths and monuments to the past. Not only is the apocalypse a distant memory, so too are humans, humanity and civilisation. The remnants of civilisation and humanity after a terrible event have become staples of fiction and sci-fi in particular.Įnter Horizon. The post apocalypse is something we’re used to seeing in gaming and pop culture in general. Not where, when are we?Īs Guerrilla Games describes it, Horizon is set in a post-post apocalyptic world. ![]() Horizon has more to say about the human condition than your average game and it made me feel more than I have since Red Dead Redemption. It’s a journey and a personal one that’s shared by all of us. ![]() Playing Horizon is more fulfilling than almost any other game I’ve played. Horizon is her story and it’s one of the best we’ve seen. Horizon might feature robotic animals, but it’s the humans who steal the show. Most of all, it’s a believable place filled with realistic, human and flawed people. Horizon lets players loose in a brilliant, brutal and fully established world. Horizon: Zero Dawn is the first, absolute must play PlayStation 4 exclusive since Uncharted 4. ![]()
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