Like many of you, I’m terribly excited for Horizon: Zero Dawn. Guerrilla Games’ latest looks to be a perfect showcase for not just the PlayStation 4, but the newer, more powerful Pro model too. It tells a tale of a future where technology has brought about apocalypse – and nature’s taken over. In it, you’ll play as Aloy a skilled hunter, capable of taking down the mechanised menace that roams the lush open world. Yes, you’ll be fighting robot dinosaurs, and I can’t think of a single thing on this planet that couldn’t be improved with the addition of robot dinosaurs.
Here’s the official set of key features that marketing wants you know:
- A Lush Post-Apocalyptic World – How have machines dominated this world, and what is their purpose? What happened to the civilization here before? Scour every corner of a realm filled with ancient relics and mysterious buildings in order to uncover your past and unearth the many secrets of a forgotten land.
- Nature and Machines Collide – Horizon Zero Dawn juxtaposes two contrasting elements, taking a vibrant world rich with beautiful nature and filling it with awe-inspiring highly advanced technology. This marriage creates a dynamic combination for both exploration and gameplay.
- Defy Overwhelming Odds – The foundation of combat in Horizon Zero Dawn is built upon the speed and cunning of Aloy versus the raw strength and size of the machines. In order to overcome a much larger and technologically superior enemy, Aloy must use every ounce of her knowledge, intelligence, and agility to survive each encounter.
- Cutting Edge Open World Tech: Stunningly detailed forests, imposing mountains, and atmospheric ruins of a bygone civilization meld together in a landscape that is alive with changing weather systems and a full day/night cycle.
I hope that Guerrilla has managed to make a dynamic open world that genuinely feels alive – because after the deluge of them, open world games in general are becoming a little boring. While it may or may not be boring, it’s definitely beautiful, as these new screenshots show.
Last Updated: February 7, 2017
Admiral Chief
February 7, 2017 at 11:11
“and I can’t think of a single thing on this planet that couldn’t be improved with the addition of robot dinosaurs”
AHEM
http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/transformers_optimus_grimlock.jpg
Original Heretic
February 7, 2017 at 11:14
I also got stuck on that sentence.
But my example was not this. Yours is cleaner, let’s go with yours.
Ir0nseraph
February 7, 2017 at 11:17
XD
Captain JJ
February 7, 2017 at 11:23
Now why would they make a mechanical, robot, T-Rex? There were better carnivores, you know. Also, why didn’t they just make the little arms big and functional…they have the technology 😛
Ottokie
February 7, 2017 at 11:25
But do they have the budget?
Captain JJ
February 7, 2017 at 11:25
There’s enough steel in that tongue to have afforded them that. XD
Ottokie
February 7, 2017 at 11:27
Yet they had 2 min of screen time and were featured on the posters 😛
Captain JJ
February 7, 2017 at 11:28
Wow. Really? I didn’t watch it. Still suffering from bomskok from the other Michael Bay movies 😛
Admiral Chief
February 7, 2017 at 11:38
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/96/c2/3b/96c23b29b9319757a533b218fac2f4c1.jpg
Admiral Chief
February 7, 2017 at 11:19
Chicks dig giant robots https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e2f01ea6038fcf9e29e1b5d9afab655f1f4a8dbd1a018bad525786b6c4c50a72.jpg
Ottokie
February 7, 2017 at 11:21
NICE!!!
Captain JJ
February 7, 2017 at 11:20
If only it were vast enough to not be an exclusive.
Admiral Chief
February 7, 2017 at 11:21
JJ, pointing out the major fault with this
Captain JJ
February 7, 2017 at 11:22
Yea. They don’t understand that for most gamers with a preferred platform, if a game isn’t on their platform, it doesn’t exist.
Ottokie
February 7, 2017 at 11:23
I would point out the major overdose of over hype this game is receiving… but the fanboys will start hunting me 😛
Captain JJ
February 7, 2017 at 11:24
Oh yea. The hype on this is crazy.
Theo JK
February 7, 2017 at 13:47
been fighting the pre-order urge for this for months now! and i am fighting a losing battle! looks amazing