Horizon Forbidden West has been around for a long time now that game artists can post their work on sites like ArtStation, so tonight we’ll take a look at all sorts of things that went into the game’s creation.
As usual, when we take a look at summaries of great games like this, I won’t post everything involved in the development of the game, because I can only include so many images on this website before it breaks. What I will do, however, is provide a useful cross-section of pieces that will give you an insight into the creation of Forbidden West’s visual identity.
Here’s Ari’s review of the February game, if you haven’t played it or just want a quick summary:
Leaving aside the sci-fi deceptions, Horizon Forbidden West has as its main axis the extent to which the characters will find faith and meaning. In his new state of “savior” (again, still strange), Aloy finds himself making many of these claims without proof. People keep talking about “gods of the earth” and “fortune tellers” and “legacies” and blah, blah, blah. At every turn, Aloy reacts to these whims with bewilderment from his curly lips. They claim to see God. Aloy knows the truth; she literally sees it.
At the end of the game, I found myself reacting to the Forbidden West Horizon itself with a similar bewilderment of curly lips.
And if you want to go back in time or just missed it the first time I published it in 2017, you can head here to see a similar summary of the art of Horizon Zero Dawn.
The art below has no particular order and includes pieces from both Guerrilla’s own in-house team and hired artists. You’ll find links to each artist’s portfolio in their names.
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