Horizon Zero Dawn - Gamers Guide

Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The plot follows Aloy, a young hunter in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past. The player uses ranged weapons, a spear, and stealth to combat mechanical creatures and other enemy forces. A skill tree provides the player with new abilities and bonuses. The player can explore the open world to discover locations and take on side quests. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2017 and Microsoft Windows in 2020.

Horizon Zero Dawn is Guerrilla Games' first intellectual property since Killzone in 2004 and its first role-playing game. Development began in 2011 after the completion of Killzone 3, with director Mathijs de Jonge considering it the riskiest idea pitched at the time. The game engine, Decima, was developed for Killzone: Shadow Fall and altered for Horizon Zero Dawn. Being set in a post-apocalyptic setting, anthropologists were consulted to authenticate the world's decay over a millennium. The soundtrack was led by composer Joris de Man, featuring contributions from The Flight.

Horizon Zero Dawn was praised by critics for its open world, story, visuals, combat, characterization, and the performance of voice actress Ashly Burch; however, the dialogue, melee combat, and character models received some criticism. The game won numerous awards and sold over 10 million copies by February 2019, making it one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games. An expansion, The Frozen Wilds, was released in November 2017. A sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, is currently scheduled to be released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 18 February 2022.

Developer        Guerrilla Games

Publisher          Sony Interactive Entertainment

Director            Mathijs de Jonge

Producer           Lambert Wolterbeek Muller

Programmer     Michiel van der Leeuw

Artist                Jan-Bart van Beek

Writer              John Gonzalez/Ben McCaw

Composer        Joris de Man/The Flight/Niels van der Leest/Jonathan Williams

Engine             Decima

Platform          PlayStation 4/Microsoft Windows

Release  PlayStation 4/28 February 2017/Microsoft Windows/7 August 2020

Genre              Action role-playing

Mode                    Single-player

MINIMUM:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

• OS: Windows 10 64-bits

• Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz

• Memory: 8 GB RAM

• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)

• DirectX: Version 12

• Storage: 100 GB available space

 

RECOMMENDED:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

• OS: Windows 10 64-bits

• Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz

• Memory: 16 GB RAM

• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)

• DirectX: Version 12

• Storage: 100 GB available space

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