Horizon Forbidden West

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PlayStation fans probably already made the assumption that the upcoming open-world action title Horizon Forbidden West will be a very nice-looking game, but programmer Guerrilla Games got to flaunt their improvements to the Decima Engine in a State of Play presentation. Game manager Mathijs de Jonge introduced a 14-minute video of uninterrupted gameplay footage for the PlayStation v version of Horizon Forbidden Westward, which showed off some story details, the user interface, and a diversity of new toys to play with.

Taking place in the eponymous Forbidden Due west frontier, made up of the remains of San Francisco, returning protagonist Aloy is exploring an expanse brand new to her. Information technology's a more tropical-looking setting compared to the mountainous region in Horizon Nil Dawn, 1 with a wider diversity of colors. The presentation showed off a mission where Aloy has to relieve her friend Erend, a returning graphic symbol from Nil Dawn, from the native Tenakth tribe.

Aloy is fighting machines equally usual, but she has new abilities and tools that include an ability to apply grit and sand every bit cover for escape, a grappling hook, and a shield wing that she can use as a hang glider. In one boss encounter, Aloy uses a slingshot to shoot adhesives and slow down a large belligerent automobile. Aloy likewise has a diving mask that allows her to breathe underwater indefinitely.

While the State of Play presentation didn't give an exact release date, Horizon Forbidden Due west is still slated to release on both PlayStation five and PlayStation four sometime in 2022. Hopefully, that older hardware will run information technology merely fine and won't have to be put out of its misery by Aloy.