Horizon Forbidden West's Sequel Could Give HEPHAESTUS a Much Bigger Role
Guerrilla Games has become a key developer for Sony over the last two console generations. The studio's pivot from Killzone to Horizon Zero Dawn was a big success, leading to development on Horizon Forbidden West as a tentpole PlayStation 5 release alongside the PlayStation VR2's upcoming Horizon Call of the Mountain. Given how hard Sony pushed Forbidden West's marketing, loose threads at the end of the game are clearly gearing up for a third entry.
Not much speculation is required to reach this conclusion, as Forbidden West's director Mathijs de Jonge has teased a third Horizon game. This sequel's path is clear. Mechanically, Guerrilla will add an even larger variety of robotic animals to fight, and possibly more movement options akin to Aloy's Pullcaster and Shieldwing glider. Its narrative progression is also obvious, though the developer should make sure it gives prominent attention to HEPHAESTUS. Spoilers for Horizon Forbidden West ahead.
Guerrilla Games Could Lean on Its Killzone Roots For a Horizon Spin-Off
The Horizon franchise is about what happens after the end of the world, and what humanity is leaving behind for future generations. Its conceit posits that the human race comes together and stops climate change, but in doing so props up a powerful corporation that pivots to military tech. Under the direction of CEO Ted Faro, Faro Automated Solutions (FAS) develops a Chariot line of robots able to self-replicate using biological matter as fuel. When FAS loses control of its war machines, they replicate endlessly and strip the Earth of all life in what becomes known as the «Faro Plague.»
After receiving a briefing about humanity's hopeless situation, Elisabet Sobeck spearheads the hail mary Project Zero Dawn:
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