Horizon Zero Dawn is officially 2 years old as of today!

[Much]

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Horizon Zero Dawn released 2 years ago on the 28th February 2017. Guerrilla's new IP became a hit and was nominated for a variety of awards that year, winning GOTY on a number of different outlets and also winning Outstanding Achievement in Story and Technical Design at the 2018 D.I.C.E Awards. As my favourite game, and having seen no thread made, I thought I would make the thread myself.

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What has happened with the IP in the span of 2 years? Guerrilla initially released the game and began working on a big update, that which enhanced photo mode and also added a New Game+ feature, for free. Both these features gave rise to a massive amount of virtual photography contests online, and also saw many quickly beginning their new playthroughs after enjoying the initial one so much. Later into the year, Guerrilla announced an expansion to Horizon Zero Dawn, titled 'The Frozen Wilds'.

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The Frozen Wilds was released 7th November 2018 and was an expansion taking place in the Cut, a newly added area to which the Banuk tribes are settled and spread across the land. A new threat from the AI, Hephaestus, plagues across the Cut and Aloy continues on a mission to discover more and encounter new machines, those far more dangerous than anything in the base game. The Frozen Wilds as an expansion also added improvements to many of the base games weaker areas. The expansion pass improved cutscene direction and animation, added harder machines and applied full snow deformation technology.

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I think (or at least hope) we can expect Guerrilla to post something relating to the anniversary later today, if nothing but a nice remembrance to Horizon Zero Dawn. I will continue to update the thread throughout the day. :)

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2nd Anniversary GIFs: https://imgur.com/a/mNfFueL

Guerrilla Team Responses:

 

[Viceratops]

One of the great accomplishments of the generation.

 

[Deleted member 15447]

My favourite game, graphics and character of this gen.

Truly a masterpiece.

 

[Kapryov]

....aaaand I still haven't finished it.

Great game though, I'll get there one day.

 

[Kaguya]

Great ideas and great ranged combat, but Melee tracking from both Alloy and enemies ruined short range encounters enough for me to stop before completing the main game, easily the worst melee combat in any game I played this gen.

Fix that in the next game along with no or way less human enemies and I'd be there day 1.

 

[modiz]

such a great game, and easily one of the best looking games of the generation.
i hope sony will give some sales update later today like they did last year.

 

[Datajoy]

Thread title should have been:

Horizon Zero Dawn 2 years away from launch

 

[Deleted member 23046]

 

[Wollan]

Yesterday's anticipation (2 years ago): "It's Guerrilla so the story is going to be non-present, dudebro or hilariously bad".

How times have changed.

 

[janusff]

What a game! One of my new favorite IPs of the gen. Can't wait for the sequel. Also what a surprise for me personally coming from these devs. I really didn't care for Killzone so I'm glad GG are making these games now

 

[kowalski]

Good game, bad story.

 

[Mifec]

A year and 10 months ago I played one of the most amazing looking boring games in my life, I even accidently platted it.

If there is a 2 it needs to have vastly improved human combat, sidequests, conversation animations, voice direction and char writing.

 

[Deleted member 49535]

Game of the generation for me. Loved it from beginning to end.

 

[Midas]

That is good. When you think about it, it means that the sequel has been in development for over two years.

 

[ArmGunar]

Beginning of 2017 on PS4 was awesome with its exclusives

Horizon was great, Guerrilla became top tier devs after this

Thanks to the success, they expand to at least 400 full-time employees

 

[Angie]

Congratulations to GG.

 

[idonteven]

love this game so so so much

 

[Bonefish]

Easily top 5 games of this gen.

 

[KenobiLTS]

One of the best games i've ever played, plus i have so many good memories with this game.

 

[T.Rex In F-14]

Still the best (and best-looking) PS4 exclusive. Recently replayed The Frozen Wilds and damn if this game doesn't hold up from top to bottom. Can't wait to see what they do with the next entry.

 

[idonteven]

frozen wilds gave me such big game of thrones behind the wall vibes,i loved it

 

[ActWan]

What a great game. Beautiful, atmospheric world. Machines are incredible and the lore is amazing.

 

[Noppie]

Game wasn't for me in the end, but it was such a departure for the studio that deserves nothing but praise.

But please fix the faces for part 2.

 

[amnesties]

happy birthday to MY GOTG

 

[Much]

If anyone is interested on the process of making Horizon Zero Dawn, check out this documentary:

 

[Butterworth]

It's a solid first go for GG. Enjoyed the lore a tonne, and the gameplay was solid.

Plenty to improve upon though, so I look forward to a sequel.

 

[Nachtfalke]

Terrific game. Can't wait for the sequel.

 

[Callibretto]

1 more year until the sequel or at least announcement of the sequel. So excited. I wonder if it's gonna be mostly the same just in bigger world and new enemies, or they will change a lot more to the formula. Like complete rehaul for melee combat and weapons etc.

There's so many thing I want that is probably not really realistic to expect GG do in the sequel.

Like I want more build diversity that you can't simply unlock all ability by endgame. Let me focus on Hacking tree and able to command multiple robots while mounting my Thunderjaw in epic battle.

Also air combat by mounting one of the flying robot. So much stuff they could do, but honestly, I'm okay with just more of the same, really

 

[AwwBubbles]

My game of that year.

 

[TheRaidenPT]

One of the most amazing IPs this generation... I replayed it 4 times.

 

[RossoneR]

Thank God for sony and new IPs.

 

[Putty]

One of the generations best, and one of the very few platinums i have. Outstanding.

 

[Lukemia SL]

This game never gets old for me. Feels really good to play, graphics, sound and HDR are amazing and the story was very engaging.
With this foundation Guerrilla can only improve from here.

 

[Egida]

Brilliant game, and amazing rumor-reveal-release cycle.

Remember this?

 

[Bold One]

Hands down the best new IP this generation.

Don't @ me Bloodbros

 

[BarryFishFinger]

I loved it, it was fantastic.

But I never finished it (I got fairly close) and I never played Frozen Wilds. I have no idea why.

 

[Ahti]

One of my favorite games of all time.
Thank you Guerrilla!

 

[catashtrophe]

Outstanding game and in my top 5 best of the gen

 

[OG_Thrills]

My favourite game of this generation despite stiff competition from GOW.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Fantastic game and The Frozen Wilds just improved everything.

Best new IP this gen and I love the world they've built.

 

[Zenkuso]

....aaaand I still haven't finished it.

Great game though, I'll get there one day.

Click to shrink...

Feel the same but I will complete it and BOTW this year.

 

[Legio XIV Gemina]

Absolutly loved everything. A game that is a game gameplay wise not a cinematic movie.

I just want the world to be more alive and dynamic in the next game. Did not enjoy the fact that almost everything is attacking you on the road with random spawning.

 

[Deleted member 8852]

Good game, bad story.

Click to shrink...

This is where I'm at.

 

[Mr.Branding]

By the time the second part rolls out, hopefully they will improve the open world formula.
Besides having those robo-dino enemies, I felt I was playing the same AC-checklist open-world formula I've played so many times before.
The graphics were neat tho.

 

[DieH@rd]

The best thing about this game is that it actually delivered on story. They gave satisfying answers to all of our questions about the past, and there is enough mystery left for future adventures.

Can't wait for the nextgen sequel!

 

[Zaied]

Still very impressive what Guerrilla Games managed to accomplish with Horizon's open world, given how dramatically different the game is from their previous work in the Killzone series. Some areas still need work like the human AI and perhaps the climbing, but I think it has a lot of potential for a really great sequel. I also wouldn't mind seeing them add further material to the story through a comic series or novel like they did with Killzone.

 

[TazKa]

Happy birthday :)

That is maybe my to go game this gen. Regulary a picture of the beautiful game jumps into my mind and I have the desire to play it again. For example just yesterday.

Can not wait for the sequel.

 

[MidnightCowboy]

Wish I liked it more than I do. Competently made, with some pretty fantastic combat, but the boring mission and world design bring the game down. Didn't finish it.

 

[JustInsane]

Top 5 game of the gen

 

[AztecComplex]

Best Sony first party game on the PS4 as of now. A masterpiece and my favorite open world game of this generation second only to BotW.