Review: Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
At the end of Horizon Forbidden West, Aloy encounters a dilemma. She can either follow Tilda van der Meer the Far Zenith and escape from a planet that is facing near-certain doom from Nemesis the misanthropic AI. Alternatively, she can remain on Earth and attempt to put up a fight. It should come as a spoiler to nobody that Aloy doesn’t for a second think of abandoning her home planet and all its inhabitants.
Despite Aloy’s commitment to her planet, her time on it has been anything but utopian. She has watched loved ones like Varl and Rost perish, discovered the fatal selfishness of the Old Ones, and at times it seems impossible that the quarreling between tribes will ever cease. Naturally, this leaves one wondering whether Earth and its inhabitants deserve to be saved. What exactly is Aloy fighting for? In many ways, Horizon Forbidden West‘s latest DLC, Burning Shores feels like the answer to this lingering question.
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (PS5)Developer: Guerrilla GamesPublisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Release: April 19, 2023 MSRP: $19.99
Burning Shores has Aloy soaring to Los Angeles, though it looks nothing like its Old World counterpart. Through sheer persistence, nature has painted the urban landscape green, giving Aloy plenty of lush wilderness to explore. When she needs to cool off, she can head to the blindingly white shorelines that border the shimmering sea. It is nearly impossible to resist diving into the deep, and players who give in to their curiosity are generously rewarded, as the underwater environments are as vast as they are gorgeous.
In Horizon Zero Dawn’s DLC, Frozen Wilds, snow is the main environmental gimmick. Though it’s pretty fun to trudge through thick snow, it does
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