Horizon Forbidden West's Vista Point Tour Hides a Heartwarming Tale About Elisabet's Impact
Guerrilla Games' Horizon franchise is set at a time after the world has ended, when protagonist Aloy can explore the ruins of the «Old Ones» who died off around the 2060s thanks to a rogue swarm of self-replicating combat robots. These machines were designed by Faro Automated Solutions (FAS) after its CEO, Ted Faro, pivoted the corporation from climate recovery tech to military contracts. Horizon Forbidden West dives further into the world's backstory, with more of an emphasis on Elisabet Sobeck's career after she leaves FAS to continue her altruistic research.
Sobeck served as the Chief Scientist at FAS, gaining renown as a leading voice in the «Claw-Back» era that began reversing the effects of climate change. After Faro's pivot, she used her clout to start Miriam Technologies — a company named after her mother that focused on «life-positive» innovations. This earned Sobeck further acclaim, leaving her in a position to lead Project Zero Dawn as a last-ditch effort to revive humanity in light of the unstoppable Faro Plague. References to Miriam Technologies appear throughout the series, and the Vista Points of Forbidden West tell a sweet story about Sobeck's impact on the world prior to Zero Dawn.
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In 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn, one of Aloy's main collectables are Vantage Points. These are 12 specific locales at high altitudes that interact with Aloy's Focus when she makes it through an obstacle course, allowing her to see images of old-world places and hear the story of FAS employee Bashar Mati. Vista Points in Forbidden West are a similar concept with a different execution, as Aloy picks up nine garbled images from lingering towers that she fixes by
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