PlayStation today unveiled an impressive 14 minutes of Horizon Forbidden West gameplay, which you can watch using the player below! While the Horizon Forbidden West gameplay is amazing, developer Guerrilla Games did not announce a release date yet for the PlayStation 5 game.
Ben McCaw, Narrative Director at Guerrilla, revealed that Horizon Forbidden West continues six months after the events of Horizon Zero Dawn. Aloy, a machine hunter, has traveled west to investigate a mysterious and deadly blight.
In these uncharted lands, she will meet strange new tribes and encounter ever more deadly machines. Together with old friends and new companions, she must brave this dangerous frontier to find the answers she needs to save life on Earth.
In the Horizon Forbidden West gameplay, Aloy has sent her loyal friend Erend into the remains of San Francisco to recover an important artifact. But he quickly runs into trouble, encountering a rebel faction of the Tenakth tribe – vicious fighters who have somehow acquired the power to override machines. Aloy must cross the ruins and fight multiple enemies to rescue her friend and continue her journey.
This dangerous and unfamiliar land is full of challenges and threats, but Aloy will have new tools to help her on her way. The Pullcaster speeds up climbing, getting her quickly out of trouble; the Shieldwing allows her to safely descend from great heights (or surprise enemies from above); and with the Diving Mask, a whole new underwater world is open for exploration.
Not to mention big upgrades to her Focus, which now shows areas that allow free-climbing and gives her the ability to override more machines for mounts or combat.
Horizon Forbidden West puts the emphasis on tactics and choice by giving the player a huge variety of weapons. Aloy’s trusty Spear is good for close combat and enables a new set of combos.
Bows with specialized ammo types strip armor off machines to expose their weak spots. Adhesive grenades can be fired from slingshots, temporarily stalling foes. Plus many more, and all of them can be upgraded at a workbench.
Aloy won’t just be dealing with human enemies. The game also features a big new selection of deadly machines: Sunwings in the sky, Clawstriders and Tremortusks on land, Snapmaws and the smaller (yet not to be underestimated) Burrowers in the water.
In the first game, the Forbidden West is the Carja name given to the land west of the daunt, which spans from Utah to the Pacific Ocean in the West. The region is known for its mystery and danger.
Horizon Zero Dawn was released on February 28, 2017 to widespread critical acclaim, winning numerous industry awards. The game has sold over 10 million copies, making it one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games. An expansion, The Frozen Wilds, was released in November 2017.
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