Horizon Forbidden West's Glider Cleverly Used To Avoid Tallneck Climb
A Horizon Forbidden West player recently used Aloy’s newfound gliding ability to bypass a difficult climbing section and override a Tallneck. The post-apocalyptic world of Horizon Forbidden West is filled with wild and unique Machines for players to hunt and tame, and one of the most memorable is the massive Tallnecks that freely roam the landscape that Aloy travels in her quest to save the world by restarting the ancient terraforming AI GAIA. These large, brachiosaurus-like machines are so popular that they have even become the subject of a special Horizon Forbidden West LEGO set, complete with an Aloy Minifigure to climb atop them.
Indeed, the Tallnecks function differently than the other Machines that populate the world of Horizon Forbidden West. Instead of destroying or riding them, Aloy has to scale their bodies and Override them atop their platform-like heads. Since the Tallnecks function as moving communication towers for other Machines, doing this will allow Aloy to access their databases and gain valuable map information and insights about areas of interest. However, climbing the legs of the still-moving robots can be easier said than done, and if Aloy doesn’t time her jumps and glides just right she could find herself crushed beneath Forbidden West Tallnecks' massive metal hoofs.
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One lucky Reddit user by the handle of UnHumChun recently managed to sidestep the issue of climbing a Tallneck altogether, as shown in a Horizon Forbidden West glider gameplay video they posted to r/horizon (via GamesRadar). In the clip, Aloy takes a running leap off a snowy cliff, gliding through the air toward the nearby Tallneck wandering The Strand of
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