Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered

Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered is a refreshed version of Horizon: Zero Dawn - Complete Edition, an action-adventure game with RPG elements, which marked the beginning of the best-selling brand in the portfolio of Sony Interactive Entertainment. The remaster contains not only the content of the base version of Horizon: Zero Dawn, but also The Frozen Wilds expansion. It is the result of collaboration between Guerrilla Games and Nixxes teams.

Plot

Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered takes us to a post-apocalyptic world. The game takes place long after humanity found itself on the brink of extinction. The descendants of the few who managed to survive gather in small tribal communities, while the rule over the Earth has been taken over by machines resembling animals and dinosaurs. The main character of the game is a girl named Aloy, who embarks on a dangerous journey to face threats, discover the secrets of an ancient civilization, and unravel the mystery of her origin.

Gameplay

In Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered we view the events from a third-person perspective (TPP). The game offers a vast, open world in which we can find ruins of cities densely overgrown with vegetation, villages inhabited by representatives of particular tribes, and virgin areas - from forests to sandy deserts. While traversing this land, we get to know its inhabitants and carry out various quests for them, as well as face threats.

Aloy faces both hostile humans and aggressive machines. During dynamic battles, the protagonist makes use of melee and ranged weapons, as well as various traps. Although there is nothing to prevent us from engaging exclusively in open combat, often a better solution is to sneak around (our character can hide in tall grass and use other stealth techniques) and eliminate enemies by surprise.

Defeated robots are a source of parts and resources, which we use primarily to craft ammunition, medicine and the aforementioned traps. Some machines can serve us as mounts, but they must be reprogrammed first.

Improved graphics and other new features

Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered stands out from the original primarily due to its refreshed graphics. The authors prepared over 10 hours of newly recorded conversations for the remaster. In addition, improved animations were introduced (based on special motion capture sessions), and attention was also paid to lighting and textures. The creators of the remaster also refreshed the sound layer.

The PlayStation 5 version utilizes the capabilities of the DualSense controller (including haptic vibrations), as well as the additional power of the PlayStation 5 Pro. The release for personal computers, on the other hand, offers support for ultra-wide resolutions and solutions like DLSS 3 or FSR 3.1. The list of the important new features is topped by previously unavailable accessibility features.