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There're some good facial expressions later in the base game, too. (Someone post the screenshot, you know which one)
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They are hardly Andromeda bad though. Maybe it comes down to having to alter the model of Aloy due to Rose Leslie not being on board with it (nor them not paying her).
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Apr 7, 2021 14:42
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Aloy isn’t physically based on Rose Leslie (though obviously inspired by her character on GoT). She’s based on Hannah Hoekstra, a Dutch actress
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Apr 7, 2021 15:57
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Yeah the facial animations are super stiff in the main game. Avad was particularly bad, guy seemed like he had just gotten done with some botox injections. The animations in the DLC are fantastic. ashpanash posted:Aloy didn't completely save the world at the end. She just stopped the immediate threat. GAIA still needs to be rebuilt and the subordinate functions dealt with or the terraforming system will ultimately fail. I bet Sylens capturing HADES will gently caress us over majorly and then turn out to be integral in saving rebuilding GAIA, just like Ted's machinations hosed everything over majorly but turned out to be integral in stopping HADES.
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Apr 7, 2021 16:38
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Admiral Ray posted:Yeah the facial animations are super stiff in the main game. Avad was particularly bad, guy seemed like he had just gotten done with some botox injections. The animations in the DLC are fantastic. If you guys were to speculate on this series do you think the sequel will provide enough progress/closure/revelation about the plot to satisfy? Or will this series get dragged out across 15 years of bread crumb incremental story reveals with cliff hangers designed to keep us invested in the plot without ever really ending things? (Think Assassins Creed)
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Kraftwerk posted:If you guys were to speculate on this series do you think the sequel will provide enough progress/closure/revelation about the plot to satisfy? Or will this series get dragged out across 15 years of bread crumb incremental story reveals with cliff hangers designed to keep us invested in the plot without ever really ending things? (Think Assassins Creed) ubisoft has nothing to do with the series
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HZD itself is a good, complete story with closure for the main characters. The sequel hooks are almost purely of the "oh yeah there's still other poo poo we've hinted at in background lore out there in the world, plus that one bad guy whose defeat wasn't accomplished by killing them in the first place? Yeah, they're still alive." variety. I'm not too worried about it.
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honestly, outriders has a better story than horizon
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Apr 7, 2021 17:06
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:HZD itself is a good, complete story with closure for the main characters. The sequel hooks are almost purely of the "oh yeah there's still other poo poo we've hinted at in background lore out there in the world, plus that one bad guy whose defeat wasn't accomplished by killing them in the first place? Yeah, they're still alive." variety. I don't know what people are so worried about. Well it's that big picture aspect of the background lore. Maybe this isn't important to most players but finding out that you could restore technological society and that the planet needs a terraforming AI restored or else it will slowly die out is a pretty big reveal that requires a satisfactory conclusion.
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theCalamity posted:Aloy isn’t physically based on Rose Leslie (though obviously inspired by her character on GoT). She’s based on Hannah Hoekstra, a Dutch actress Really, I had heard her people had asked Guerrilla to change how Aloy looked. Perhaps I imagined it.
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Apr 7, 2021 17:13
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Qmass posted:honestly, outriders has a better story than horizon that... sure is a take, and one I'd like to read justification for
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Apr 7, 2021 17:15
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Qmass posted:honestly, outriders has a better story than horizon Source your quotes.
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Qmass posted:honestly, outriders has a better story than horizon I doubt that.
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Collateral posted:Really, I had heard her people had asked Guerrilla to change how Aloy looked. Perhaps I imagined it. Seems like Rose Leslie thinks Aloy was inspired by GOT, but honestly aside from "red hair and a bow" there isn't much similarity. Her evidence seemed to be "look, heres me holding a bow. And heres aloy holding a bow. Obviously inspired!"
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Kraftwerk posted:Well it's that big picture aspect of the background lore. Maybe this isn't important to most players but finding out that you could restore technological society and that the planet needs a terraforming AI restored or else it will slowly die out is a pretty big reveal that requires a satisfactory conclusion. It was clever of them to fold a time/budget constraint (we only have time to make a few different species of plants and animals) into the story. Working around restrictions can be a good thing for creativity.
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Defiance Industries posted:It was clever of them to fold a time/budget constraint (we only have time to make a few different species of plants and animals) into the story. Working around restrictions can be a good thing for creativity. This was actually a creative decision by John Gonzalez. Originally Horizon had regular horses as mounts, but he came onto the project and said "nothing larger than turkeys" for lore reasons.
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Oh, well it also saved them a lot of work, so two birds. I remember thinking "how does this food web even function?" and turns out it doesn't. They probably can't stop hunting machines for stuff to make tools with, either, since there's probably not a lot of other resources readily accessible with Neolithic technology.
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exquisite tea posted:This was actually a creative decision by John Gonzalez. Originally Horizon had regular horses as mounts, but he came onto the project and said "nothing larger than turkeys" for lore reasons. The Noclip making-of documentary discussed that. It was a big point of contention. They really really wanted horses and Gonzalez was equally adamant that they ditch them. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. GG looks like a really cool place to work, though obviously they would put their best foot forward for the doc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tLcD1r-6w
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exquisite tea posted:This was actually a creative decision by John Gonzalez. Originally Horizon had regular horses as mounts, but he came onto the project and said "nothing larger than turkeys" for lore reasons. There's a couple side quests where you follow cart tracks and they seem big enough that they'd be pulled by some sort of pack animal. But I guess they're just human-powered too?
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Could have sworn I already posted this hot take  Anyway HZD is still one of the best looking games IMO. I know there are more advanced graphics engines with ray tracing and poo poo, but the overall look of this game is still just fantastic. Are there any mods worth using now that the game has been patched up good?
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Edit: Never mind. I do not know the difference between Wednesday and Thursday.
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May 26, 2021 20:24
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I thought that was happening on Thursday the 27th.
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May 26, 2021 20:25
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exquisite tea posted:I thought that was happening on Thursday the 27th. Holy loving poo poo, I thought it was Thursday. Editing.
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May 26, 2021 20:29
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Y’all got me second guessing what day it is now
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May 27, 2021 20:08
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Stream is live now, but only showing some ingame areas. There is a countdown that's at 1h 40min now.
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May 27, 2021 20:23
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The craziest possible event would be a sudden, simultaneous sequel release on PC and PS4.
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dragonshardz posted:The craziest possible event would be a sudden, simultaneous sequel release on PC and PS4. Is Forbidden West coming straight to PC or will it be a delayed port like the original? And I assume it's a paid DLC that you can only get if you have the original game?
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Play posted:Is Forbidden West coming straight to PC or will it be a delayed port like the original? And I assume it's a paid DLC that you can only get if you have the original game? pretty sure it's a separate game, not a DLC, but no drat idea on whether it's a timed PS5 exclusive or whatever
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May 27, 2021 23:56
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It'll be a PS5 game for a good long while.
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Kibayasu posted:It'll be a PS5 game for a good long while. Probably. I bet they do port it eventually though, IIRC HZD sold real well on PC when they finally released it, so it would be dumb not to.
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Play posted:Is Forbidden West coming straight to PC or will it be a delayed port like the original? And I assume it's a paid DLC that you can only get if you have the original game? I am hoping that Sony opts to released Forbidden West, which is a full sequel, simultaneously on PS5 and PC. I doubt it will happen, but I'd love it if they did.
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The ads for it are literally saying PS5 exclusive it’s not going to release on PC for years at best.
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Kibayasu posted:The ads for it are literally saying PS5 exclusive it’s not going to release on PC for years at best. You just enjoy twisting the knife don't you?
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Tough love is still love.
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Well if it makes you feel any better, PS5 owners still have no idea when it's going to come out either!
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Kibayasu posted:The ads for it are literally saying PS5 exclusive it’s not going to release on PC for years at best. I can dream, Harold.
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exquisite tea posted:Well if it makes you feel any better, PS5 owners still have no idea when it's going to come out either! Probably when the PS5 comes out.
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May 28, 2021 06:29
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*points to thread title* Smug PS5 owners should probably find their OWN thread  
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drat that gameplay video look dope. Hope PCs won't have to wait 2 or 3 years for a port, but if they do they'll get it around the same time people can finally walk into stores and buy PS5s. Recently I found someone actually defending Ted Faro's honor in the wild. I dunno why I thought I'd never see that, but it is very bizarre. Admiral Ray fucked around with this message at 22:28 on May 29, 2021 |
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Admiral Ray posted:drat that gameplay video look dope. Hope PCs won't have to wait 2 or 3 years for a port, but if they do they'll get it around the same time people can finally walk into stores and buy PS5s. It's probably going to be that long before good video cards are actually buyable for PCs too! 
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