Early alpha game footage of aHorizon Forbidden Westmultiplayer game has leaked online.Horizonis anaction role-playing gamedeveloped by Sony’s Guerrilla Games. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of the United States and stars Aloy, a young hunter of the Nora tribe, who sets off her journey to uncover mysteries about the world she lives in and defend her people from the various threats abroad.
The gameplay inHorizonlargely revolves around Aloy using a variety of ranged and melee weapons to battle against hostile machine creatures that often resemble dinosaurs and other extinct creatures. From the original release ofHorizon Zero Dawnfor PS4, fans have speculated on the possibilities of the game becoming a multiplayer experience in the same realm of other popularco-op games likeMonster Hunter.
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Late last year, Guerrilla Games also confirmed aHorizonco-op game was in development. Most recently, there have been alleged leaks dating back to 2020 that feature early alpha game footage of a potentialHorizon Forbidden Westmultiplayer. In the video circulating online, there are a set of diverse stylized characters that explore and battle machine enemies. The style of the game is noticeably different from theHorizonseries and goes for a more cartoony aesthetic as opposed to the more realistic art style used for the main games.Click here to see footage.
Other gamers shared their thoughts on the leaked footage in the replies to the video. Several users commented on how they would love to play aHorizongame that has deep hunting mechanics similar to theMonster Hunterseries. One user commented on how they are excited to see the progress the game has made from pre-alpha footage to the final product, especially with the use of the Decima engine. Other users commented on the art style of the game, several of them being disappointed at the cartoony aesthetic that reminds them more of games likeFortnitethanHorizon Forbidden West.
This leak, if confirmed to be true, is another of the many video game announcements and gameplay footage that have leaked online over the past few years. As fans, it can be exciting to learn new information about games, but hopefully it does not negatively impact the talent working on these projects. Until an official announcement is made, fans canlook forward to Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, a DLC expansion exclusive to the PS5 that is scheduled to release in April as well as the VR2 launch game,Horizon Call of the Mountain.
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