Horizon Forbidden West Spoilercast With Guerrilla Devs
Horizon Forbidden West sees franchise hero Aloy take on a mysterious new threat, learn more about her modern world and the once-modern world that lies in ruin, and find both new friends and foes as she travels throughout the Forbidden West.
It's a captivating story as IGN's Horizon Forbidden West review noted, and one that simultaneously answers lingering mysteries of the Horizon universe and opens up potential paths for the future, all while telling deep, character-driven stories. And if you're wondering how some of its biggest moments came together, IGN spoke with Guerrilla Narrative Director Ben McCaw and Senior Writer Annie Kitain to break down some of Horizon Forbidden West's biggest story moments in our latest spoilercast.
Watch the video above for the full discussion, and read on for some excerpts from the chat about HFW's story. But, be warned, FULL SPOILERS AHEAD! Turn back and finish the story of Horizon Forbidden West first before reading or watching if you do not want to be spoiled.
Perhaps unexpectedly, early on in Horizon Forbidden West, Aloy is hot on the trail of Sylens and the kidnapped AI Hades. Always operating with ulterior motives, Sylens leads Aloy to a location because, thanks to being a clone of Elisabet Sobeck, she is the only one who can open a particular door.
After doing so, she quickly encounters the unexpected villains of Forbidden West - not Sylens, not newcomer Regalla, but the Far Zeniths, a group that, at the time, is a mysterious, ultra-futuristic, unkillable bunch who seem to want the same things.
"Everything before that [level] is prelude and everything after that is the struggle that Aloy has to undergo to defeat them," McCaw explained. "I will say, I saw many, many versions of that
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