At long, long last, “Horizon Forbidden West” is the massive DLC expansion fans are getting and with it, Aloys (Ashley Burch) is headed to Hollywood, baby.
“Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores” will launch on PlayStation 5 on April 19, 2023, announced Thursday at the 2022 Game Awards. This, considering the “Forbidden West”, has been out for almost a year. Which is to say, we’re excited.
“Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores” will take Aloy from the lands of the Tenkath clan (spanning from western Utah to the San Francisco Bay Area) to the ruins of Southern California, where she will encounter, among other things, the dilapidated Capitol Records building and Will do Hollywood sign. Certainly the Los Angeles of the 31st century is a very different place, “an overgrown and fractured city” according to the game’s developer Guerrilla. And the bulk of it is a volcanic archipelago of partially submerged rocks and ruins beneath the Pacific Ocean.
But Aloy is not there to be seen – it’s clear something serious is going on, as the trailer ends decidedly like a fully operational Far Automated Systems Horus Titan – as in, self-replicating, biofuel compatible machines that destroys all life on Earth in 2064. Oh.
If “Horizon Zero Dawn: Frozen Wild,” the incredible, and incredibly large DLC expansion of “Horizon Zero Dawn,” is any indication, whatever brings Aloys to L.A. is important, dangerous, and will be crucial for the next game in the series. has serious implications. We’re guessing it has something to do with the hunt for Hephaestus and [SPOILER] A way to stop slavery — and perhaps, possibly another reason to hate Ted Farr with the heat of a thousand suns.
Whatever it is though, we better spend some more time with Silence (Lance Reddick). Fortunately, it is certain looks like we will,
Alas, developers Guerrilla have some sad news for PlayStation 4 owners: “Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores” will not be available on that system. “To achieve this grand vision both technically and creatively,” the developer said in a statement on Thursday, “we made the difficult decision to focus all of our efforts on creating an incredible experience exclusively for the PlayStation 5 console.” have taken.”
OK, this sucks for those of you who haven’t upgraded to the PS5 yet, but don’t worry, we’ll be hosting watch parties.
In addition to the trailer above, take a look at some positively stunning images below.
