Over on the Horizon Zero Dawn subreddit, Guerrila Games’ AMA received almost 600 comments from fans. There are some questions relating to the story, but I won’t be including those in this post. Instead, I’ve highlighted the more interesting non-spoiler questions and answers.
Why was the game called “Horizon”" I get why it was called “Zero Dawn” after beating the game, but the name “Horizon” escapes me.
“For us, ?Horizon? represents a boundless new world, and also the passage of time (where the Sun rises and sets) that is so fundamental to the setting and story.” Ben ? Lead Writer
How difficult was it for the team to transition from making a shooter game like Killzone to making such a stellar open world game like Horizon" I just want to say I absolutely loved the game, and it is now in my top 5 favorite games of all time, your team hit it out of the park with this one, the entire Horizon world was so addictive and fun. Cheers. “In a word ? Very! We had to build a quest system from the ground up, and then we had to figure out what quests in Horizon Zero Dawn even look like. We didn?t have any HZD books, movies, prior games, or any other example to look at to tell us what a quest in this game was supposed to look like. We had to find that ourselves. What we did was focus on telling great stories, from the main quest all the way down through errands, and focus on integrating the game mechanics ...