Sony premieres 14 mins of Horizon Forbidden West gameplay

Sony and Guerrilla Games have given players their first proper glimpse of Horizon Forbidden West gameplay footage.

A new State of Play presentation broadcast today showed off 14 minutes of the game in action.

The footage shows some of Aloy’s new moves, including the ability to use a new grappling hook and shield glider, as well as a diving mask that lets her stay underwater for as long as she likes.

Players can also override some of the game’s machines and mount them for faster travel or combat.

However, the video does not mention a release date. Guerrilla announced Horizon: Forbidden West for PS5 in June 2020 ahead of a planned 2021 release. The game was later confirmed for PS4 too.

Prior to the sequel’s announcement, VGC revealed that PlayStation and Guerrilla are planning a Horizon Zero Dawn trilogy.

Horizon Forbidden West started development soon after the first game’s successful release and was originally planned for PS4 before focus shifted to Sony’s next-generation console, VGC’s sources said.

The sequel has protagonist Aloy exploring the new frontier, which stretches from Utah in the USA all the way to the Pacific Ocean in the West. According to Guerrilla, players will explore deserts, valleys and ruined cities full of iconic landmarks.

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Horizon Forbidden West will feature “dozens” of new machines, as well as peaceful and hostile tribes. As revealed in Horizon 2’s debut trailer, one of these tribes has discovered how to override machines and use them in combat.

A red blight is also infecting the lands of the Forbidden West, choking wildlife and starving tribes, while the weather has spiralled out of control.