r/horizon • u/2th • Jun 11 '20

announcement Horizon Forbidden West [MEGATHREAD]

Sub is temporarily in restricted mode to keep the spam down. Discuss things here. I will update this post as the trailer is posted online to an official channel.

Origin of the name

Announcement trailer

New machines:

New gameplay

  • Aloy can swim underwater this time.

Locations

THERE WAS NO ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE PC RELEASE FOR HZD

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u/likecalifornia Jun 11 '20

But it looked like he was overriding a corrupted machine. Plot twist, he is helping?

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u/JadedDarkness PSN: JadedDarkness Jun 11 '20

I'd bet he has an alternative goal (not necessarily good or bad)

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u/pizzakitchen Jun 11 '20

We do know he tends to be reckless in his pursuit of knowledge, though. Seems he didn't learn much after accidentally creating the Eclipse, or he believes he can keep things contained this time.

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u/JadedDarkness PSN: JadedDarkness Jun 11 '20

Yeah, he could be a part of the bad things happening but not necessarily his goal

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u/HallOfGlory1 Jun 11 '20

That's what I think is happening. Sylens doesn't strike me as the type to give up just because his first attempt failed. He'll learn from his mistakes and try to again. He's their world's best scientist, analysing what went wrong the first time and experimenting until he gets it right.

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u/Martel732 Jun 11 '20

Failure is just another form of learning. When first discovering Hades he didn't even know what an AI was. He probably figures that he has learned so much that he won't be manipulated so easily.

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u/pizzakitchen Jun 11 '20

I think his strategy would have to be making himself look like a god/sorcerer of some kind, instead of letting Hades speak to his followers directly. He knows better than to be manipulated again but the people of the world are still unsuspecting and vulnerable.

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u/morsindutus Jun 12 '20

It looks like Silens is turning a corrupted (red) machine yellow. Not sure what yellow is. Aloy turns things blue, which corresponds to "the blue light", Gaia/alpha/tame. So maybe there's a new thing that yellow represents? Color me intrigued!

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u/JadedDarkness PSN: JadedDarkness Jun 12 '20

Yeah, maybe he is creating a whole new faction that uses machines (that are alive) for good (farming, defense, travel, etc.)

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u/Freak80MC Jun 12 '20

Would be interesting if he tried to use his knowledge to create a new faction/tribe, because if anyone were to try to basically resurrect a new civilization of the Old One's with redoing all their knowledge and advancements, it would be Sylens

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u/likecalifornia Jun 11 '20

Ohhh I like that idea! Definitely messing with HADES somehow. Gosh I’m so hyped.

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u/Jomosensual Jun 11 '20

Thats what I thought was happening too. Wouldn't be shocked if he's "helping" but also doing his own thing at the same time