Horizon Forbidden West's Locations Compared To Real Life In New Video
A recent video has emerged breaking down the similarities between Horizon Forbidden West's map and its real-world counterparts. Horizon Forbidden West is a massive game that many players may not end up finishing, and part of that comes down to how sprawling its open world is.
Picking up where Horizon Zero Dawn left off, Horizon Forbidden West puts players in the shoes of Aloy as she travels throughout the western regions of the United States hundreds of years after the end of modern civilization. The game places a heavy emphasis on the scale and detail of its massive map, which features long stretches of dusty deserts, dense jungles, forests, mountain ranges, and verdant fields. The geography of Horizon Forbidden West, like its predecessor, is based upon the real world, although several liberties have been taken with regards to particular landmarks and natural details, with Horizon Forbidden West's vision of the American West being significantly more overgrown and wild than the one most people are familiar with.
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Although the world of Horizon Forbidden West is full of dangerous machines, it is surprisingly similar to the real world when it comes to its design. YouTube channel ElAnalistaDeBits (via Push Square) highlighted these similarities in a recent video that juxtaposes various Horizon Forbidden West landmarks with their equivalent real-world locations. Some of these locations, like McWay Cove and Bixby Creek Bridge, bear striking resemblances to the historic west-coast locales that inspired them. The video also draws attention to certain famous buildings, like the Palace of Fine Arts in California, that have been altered by the passage of time in Horizon
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