![]() There also seems to be some strange red plant that’s causing the death of nearby wildlife. Aloy doesn’t look much older than she did in the first installment, so we’ll go out on a limb and say Forbidden West takes place shortly after Zero Dawn. Aloy’s voice can be heard stating that it has been “1,000 years since the Old Ones fell,” but since the entire timeline of the Horizon series is a bit murky, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when this new title is taking place. Unfortunately, the trailer doesn’t reveal much about the story of Forbidden West. Here’s an in-depth breakdown of the announcement trailer. It is possible that the same could be true for this sequel, but if so we wouldn’t expect to even hear about plans to port the game over for several years. The original Horizon Zero Dawn also came to PC, though many years later. Naturally, we can expect some differences between these versions, but the extent of which remains to be seen. ![]() The exclusivity is no surprise considering the developers are completely owned by Sony, but some are hesitant about the game being made for the current and previous generation of hardware. Horizon Forbidden West was announced as a cross-generational game, meaning that it will be available on both the PS4 and PS5. Horizon Forbidden West is set to launch on February 18, 2022. Even though Aloy later takes steps to forge her own identity when she embraces her friends, there’s still a sense that the Elisabet portion of her life hasn’t been truly resolved yet. This is exemplified by the opening of the sequel when the latter physically dreams of meeting the woman she considers to be her mother. The fact that Aloy’s journey is still a work in progress ensures some form of resolution on this front will be needed.Īt several points throughout Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games has made it clear just how much Elisabet and her past mean to Aloy. While the burden of living up to her genetic ancestor’s legacy has driven her forward in terms of motivation, it’s also shaped the Nora Hunter’s personality at times as well. So far, Elisabet’s past has defined most aspects of Aloy’s personal coming of age story. It’s hard to predict based on the sci-fi nature of the series, but the answer to Nemesis’ defeat could be out there waiting to be uncovered.īeyond the fact that another round of Elisabet revelations seems like a sound bet based on the shape of the Horizon universe, more surprises would likely benefit the third game’s story as well. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Elisabet was involved, in some shape or form, in the frontier science that was happening during that time. Before Ted Faro’s titular robotic swarm stripped the world of its resources, there were plenty of other apocalyptic disasters looming. Nemesis’ creation and path to sentience, for example, could dovetail nicely with the illegal practices that Elisabet employed to bring GAIA to life.Īs the brightest scientist of the 21st century, it’s been established that the Zero Dawn project was far from the only scheme Elisabet was involved in during her heyday. Naturally, that means there’s plenty of wiggle room for surprises to physically creep out of the unknown as well. In the grand scheme of things, very little of her past has actually been shown or spoken about on-screen. Grappling with what that means in practice, in addition to the weight of expectation and responsibility it entails, has often fueled Aloy’s character development.ĭue to the fragmented nature in which Elisabet's life has been presented to Aloy so far, there are still significant chunks of her life that have been unexplored by Guerrilla Games. While the definition of the relationship between the pair can get a little murky, that basically makes Aloy the genetic clone of Elisabet. Fearing another apocalyptic cataclysm, GAIA took her creator’s DNA and created Aloy from it. If that revelation wasn’t shocking enough on its own, partway through Horizon Zero Dawn Aloy realizes her connection to Elisabet is far more personal. If she hadn't created GAIA, life would've simply ended after the singularity. Most of the machines, people, and fauna that populate the present-day Horizon universe subsequently owe their existence to Elisabet. Realizing that the robotic Faro Plague of the 21st century couldn’t be stopped, Elisabet pooled together the best scientist of the era to create a terraforming AI capable of creating life. Due to her sleuthing, Aloy was able to uncover the mystery behind the titular Zero Dawn project.
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