Horizon Zero Dawn was one of the best games of 2017 and was often hailed as one of the best single-player experience in gaming in some time. However, the game wasn?t always intended to be a strictly solo experience, as a recent discussion with the director of the game revealed.

In an interview with YouTube channel Noclip (via Wccftech) as part of the channel’s documentary behind the making of the game, the prototype for Horizon Zero Dawn actually included working two player co-op, though the feature was later discarded in order to put more features into the game. According to Guerrilla Game?s Mathijs De Jonge – the Game Director for Horizon Zero Dawn – the co-op was functioning and ?nice to see,? but the programmers told the studio that in order to have co-op, they would have had to have only 50% of the features that they had been asking for. De Jong also shared other interesting information that you can find in the interview, so if you?re interested in a more behind-the-scenes look at the game, make sure to check it out. For even more on the game, check out our Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds review. Here?s what reviewer Paulmichael Contreras had to say about the games DLC:
Some people were thrown off by Horizon Zero Dawn?s less-than-stellar facial animation and animation during cutscenes or while talking to NPCs. Well, happily, things have notably improved in both areas. Although what was already in the base game has not changed, all new missions ...