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#Horizon Forbidden West Reveals More Gameplay

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“#Horizon Forbidden West Reveals More Gameplay”
Horizon Forbidden West is an upcoming action RPG in the Horizon series, developed by Guerilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game is set to launch in February 2022 for the PS4 and PS5 consoles.

Guerilla Games has revealed new details of the upcoming game, especially in regard to the protagonist, Aloy, her new abilities, weapons, and tools. We already knew about the Pullcaster and Shieldwing from a short gameplay video. Now, more exciting details in regard to these abilities have been revealed.

Use Aloy’s wrist-mounted Pullcaster to grab far off chests or launch into the sky. More on Horizon Forbidden West’s new tools and traversal abilities: https://t.co/QxfXQcn9Yk pic.twitter.com/mCkgEQrvNi

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David McMullen, the Community Lead at Guerilla Games described new features of the game. He talked about the immersive and dynamic gameplay, the challenging geography, and new weapons and abilities in PlayStation Blog.

He stated that the Shieldwing glider has been a favorite of the team. It helps players traverse the path more quickly. Specifically when they are looking to go back to trails that they just explored. It also allows for other changes in gameplay, such as striking enemies from above and ziplining.

Source: PlayStation Blog

“This tool is invaluable with having so much more verticality, where backtracking down the same trail holds less of an appeal as on the way up. Hopefully players appreciate this level of freedom, as well as new gameplay, combat and exploration opportunities. The Shieldwing combines well with numerous other mechanics both in and out of combat, such as landing on your mount, ziplining, the strike from above skill, and more.”
– David McMullen, Community Lead at Guerilla Games

The Pullcaster, a mechanical device that is fastened to Aloy’s wrist, serves two functions. It serves as a grapple that enables players to “swiftly and easily ascend the environment and providing a dynamic traversal/escape option to the player toolkit,” McMullen stated. Players can also launch themselves into the air using the grapple mechanism. As well as attack from mid-air or just grab a branch or ledge.

Source: PlayStation Blog

The second function of the Pullcaster is as a wench.

“..the player can dynamically manipulate, move and destroy the objects in the environments. Think about pulling a hidden loot chest from a ledge, or tearing open a vent to create a new climb path.”

– David McMullen, Community Lead at Guerilla Games

The “free climbing system” is a feature that has brought with it a whole new set of changes to the game. It allows Aloy to climb a large section of the terrain that was not seen in Horizon Zero Dawn.
McMullen states that this so makes sense visually and narratively. This will be accompanied by the “high vault traversal mechanic” that allows Aloy to jump onto objects of jumpable height. Both these abilities will allow players to explore the world of Horizon Forbidden West better.

Source: PlayStation Blog

The new combat design was shared by Guerilla Games’ lead combat designer, Dennis Zopfi. New features allow the player to move between melee and ranged, using Aloy’s skills effectively.
The Resonator Blast is a new addition that can be used when the bar is filled with melee hits, focusing this energy as a projectile at enemies that results in explosion damage. Another such addition is the Valor Surge feature.

McMullen describes the world of Horizon Forbidden West as idyllic, but dangerous, with “many unknown enemies and a roster of new machines for Aloy to deal with.”

Players will have to face machines and humanoid creatures together, which is a huge change from Horizon Zero Dawn. This will pose a greater challenge, but a challenge that can be faced with newer combat abilities and maneuvers.

“When it comes to mounted combat, the player will have to adapt and decide whom to take out first and in what most effective way; human enemies have weapons, attacks, and abilities that machines don’t and vice versa, so they complement each other in these encounters; keeping you on your toes!”

– David McMullen, Community Lead at Guerilla Games

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