
Sylens calls Aloy out on her selfishness in one scene after she discovers the truth about the Faro Plague and the Old Ones. Aloy wants to know the truth about Elisabet Sobeck and why she doesn’t have a mother if not for those desires, she might never have embarked upon the journey in Horizon Zero Dawn. As a well-seasoned traveler, Aloy is much better equipped to tackle the challenges that come her way.Īloy spends a lot of her time helping other people, but the motivation behind her mission is her desire to learn where she came from. Aloy is going to unlock new secrets and make discoveries that will still shock her, but now she knows she can handle it.

Horizon Zero Dawn was built on mystery, and there will definitely be more of that in Horizon Forbidden West. Taking on new, huge machines isn’t as much of a surprise as it was originally, and judging by the way she easily manipulates the map in the Forbidden West gameplay trailer, she’s much more confident with technology. Her horizons are broader and her experiences are not so limited. She also has no idea what’s beyond the Sacred Land of the Nora, where the most dangerous machine is a Scrapper.Īloy’s journey in Horizon Zero Dawn made her much more confident and capable. She’s nervous about going into Mother’s Heart for the first time and anxious about being accepted. RELATED: Why 6 Months Passing Between Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West Is a Big Deal Forbidden West’s Aloy is More ConfidentĪloy has always been headstrong and determined, not to mention curious, but she’s still a relatively uncertain teenager when fans meet her in Horizon Zero Dawn. In Horizon Forbidden West, those new characteristics will become even more apparent through Aloy’s personality, her mission, and the new gameplay mechanics. In Horizon Zero Dawn, Aloy grew from a curious, but isolated and inexperienced huntress into a mature, powerful, and capable leader. Fans became well-acquainted with Aloy during Horizon Zero Dawn, but based on the revealed trailers, she’s clearly not the same machine huntress she was. Horizon Forbidden Westtakes place about six months after Zero Dawn, and Aloy has been on a mission that whole time. The delay is not nearly as far into 2022 as some fans might have expected, and with pre-orders scheduled to start on September 1, it’s finally starting to feel real and fans are back to analyzing everything we know about the sequel.


Although Horizon Forbidden West was delayed until 2022, the highly-anticipated sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn finally has a true release date: February 18th.
