{"id":82712,"date":"2015-10-22T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=82712"},"modified":"2015-10-27T12:34:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T10:34:20","slug":"bring-me-the-horizon-zero-dawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/82712-bring-me-the-horizon-zero-dawn","title":{"rendered":"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the future, mankind has destroyed itself, and now the sprinkles of a once-advanced civilization\u2019s remnants roam the now forested post-apocalypse as Neolithic tribesmen.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds clich\u00e9d? What if I told you that this post-apocalypse has <strong>ROBOT DINOSAURS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82714\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82714\" class=\"wp-image-82714\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-1-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-1-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Notice me senpai, notice me!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Guerrilla Games haven\u2019t produced any intellectual property other than the <em>Killzone <\/em>series (and the crappy <em>Shellshock: Nam \u201967<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Whilst I didn\u2019t particularly enjoy the drab, grayscale shooters (other than <em>Shadow Fall<\/em>), this title is looking awe-inspiring and very colourful.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, this team\u2019s first attempt at a role-playing game will be nothing short of incredible. At a cursory glance, it certainly looks it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82716\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82716\" class=\"wp-image-82716\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-2.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-2-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-2-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ginger is going to need your maximized efforts if she\u2019s going to make it through this one. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Obviously, a daring project such as this was flagged as highly risky by team members.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, a team of twenty developers began exploring about twenty different stories, with <em>Fallout: New Vegas\u2019 <\/em>lead writer John Gonzalez heading the discourse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82718\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82718\" class=\"wp-image-82718\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-3.jpg\" alt=\"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-3.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-3-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-3-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The odds seem overwhelming; those arrows better pack a punch.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Horizon Zero Dawn <\/em>has been described as an action role-playing game which revolves around a young lass called Aloy.<\/p>\n<p>With her mechanical bow she takes down massive cybernetic dinosaurs, among other robotic creatures that roam the beautiful wilderness.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82720\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82720\" class=\"wp-image-82720\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-4-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-4-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our heroine with her vicious arsenal. I want to explore that wasted city behind her so badly!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>From explosive arrows, to arrows with cables attached which pin the futuristic-prehistoric behemoths down, Aloy will have a tasty selection of projectiles in her quiver.<\/p>\n<p>After dismantling the mecha-dinos, Aloy can then loot the scrapped reptilian Evangelions for valuable resources.<\/p>\n<p>The RPG elements of the game have been compared to that of <em>Skyrim <\/em>and <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of ways that Aloy can take her foes down. These include setting traps such as tripwires, feathering enemies with arrows, explosive melee action and stealthy takedowns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82722\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82722\" class=\"wp-image-82722\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-5.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-5-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-5-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The intricacy of enemies is astounding.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>New items and weapons can be crafted from looted and discovered resources scattered across the world, which will be entirely open to the player&#8217;s whim.<\/p>\n<p>Free roaming this gorgeous environment will take up the time between missions. There will be a day-night cycle and, get this, <em>no loading screens<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>There will be no tutorials &#8211; according to developers \u2013 players will have to use intuition and creativity to beat challenges and find their own groove in gameplay which is completely excellent!<\/p>\n<p>This means that much trial-and-error and compensation will be required.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82724\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82724\" class=\"wp-image-82724\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-6.jpg\" alt=\"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-6.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-6-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-6-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use your head to take down more versatile enemies.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Developers are utilizing <em>Killzone: Shadow Fall\u2019s <\/em>engine for their bold new title. I was very impressed with how beautiful <em>Shadow Fall<\/em> looked, and how smoothly it ran, so you can be assured this titles\u2019 foundations are in good hands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82726\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82726\" class=\"wp-image-82726\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-7.jpg\" alt=\"Bring me the Horizon Zero Dawn\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-7.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-7-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bring-me-the-Horizon-Zero-Dawn-7-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jurassic Park: 40&#8217;000: can you identify each mechanized creature\u2019s real-life counterpart?<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>This title seems very anime-inspired, even the name sounds like an anime. <em>Killzone <\/em>borrowed heavily from one of my favourite anime films, Jin-Roh; the Helghasts\u2019 character designs were inspired by the CAPO troops\u2019 armour.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone should be excited for this title. It looks immersive, jaw-dropping and enjoyably difficult. Keep an eye out for updates for <em>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>In other news<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/ps4\/82708-the-best-ps4-theme-available-on-psn-yet.html\">The best PS4 theme available on PSN yet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/82688-the-most-unbelievable-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-cosplay-using-real-wolves.html\">The most unbelievable Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain cosplay, using real wolves<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/82652-star-wars-battlefront-iii-was-ready-for-release-in-2008-before-being-cancelled-more-footage-released.html\">Star Wars: Battlefront III was ready for release in 2008 before being cancelled: more footage released<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/82606-top-5-games-we-cant-wait-to-play.html\">Top 5 games we can\u2019t wait to play<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As well as some robotic dinosaurs while you&#8217;re at it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":82728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11681],"tags":[6658,14388,1239,1853,1681],"class_list":["post-82712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-playstation","tag-guerrilla-games","tag-horizon-zero-dawn","tag-playstation-4","tag-playstation4","tag-sony-computer-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82730,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82712\/revisions\/82730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}