<s>
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
2017	O
's	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Western	O
United	O
States	O
recovering	O
from	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
an	O
extinction	O
event	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
rogue	O
robot	O
swarm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Aloy	O
(	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
hunter	O
of	O
the	O
Nora	O
tribe	O
and	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
World	O
scientist	O
Elisabet	O
Sobeck	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
leads	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
companions	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
the	O
arcane	O
frontier	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Forbidden	O
West	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
a	O
mysterious	O
plague	O
that	O
kills	O
all	O
it	O
infects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
six	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
HADES	O
(	O
Anthony	O
Ingruber	O
)	O
in	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
Aloy	O
has	O
been	O
searching	O
fruitlessly	O
for	O
a	O
working	O
backup	O
of	O
GAIA	O
(	O
Lesley	O
Ewen	O
)	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
rapidly	O
degrading	O
biosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
she	O
discovers	O
that	O
her	O
former	O
associate	O
Sylens	B-Application
(	O
Lance	O
Reddick	O
)	O
did	O
not	O
destroy	O
but	O
stole	O
HADES	O
,	O
he	O
contacts	O
Aloy	O
and	O
asks	O
her	O
to	O
continue	O
her	O
search	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Forbidden	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aloy	O
and	O
her	O
friend	O
Varl	O
(	O
John	O
Macmillan	O
)	O
cross	O
into	O
the	O
west	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
ruling	O
Tenakth	O
tribe	O
amidst	O
a	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
Chief	O
Hekarro	O
(	O
Geno	O
Segers	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
rebel	O
leader	O
Regalla	O
(	O
Angela	O
Bassett	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aloy	O
tracks	O
Sylens	B-Application
to	O
a	O
facility	O
where	O
she	O
finds	O
HADES	O
badly	O
damaged	O
and	O
permanently	O
deletes	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aloy	O
recovers	O
AETHER	O
after	O
helping	O
Hekarro	O
advance	O
in	O
the	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
and	O
retrieves	O
POSEIDON	O
from	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
further	O
reveals	O
that	O
Sylens	B-Application
has	O
been	O
supporting	O
the	O
Tenakth	O
rebels	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
against	O
the	O
Zeniths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aloy	O
and	O
her	O
companions	O
assault	O
Far	O
Zenith	O
's	O
base	O
,	O
while	O
Beta	O
releases	O
HEPHAESTUS	O
into	O
the	O
Zeniths	O
 '	O
network	B-Architecture
and	O
it	O
builds	O
a	O
near-endless	O
amount	O
of	O
machines	O
that	O
tie	O
down	O
Far	O
Zenith	O
's	O
army	O
of	O
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sylens	B-Application
disables	O
the	O
Zeniths	O
 '	O
personal	O
defences	O
,	O
allowing	O
Aloy	O
and	O
Zo	O
to	O
kill	O
Erik	O
,	O
while	O
Tilda	O
kills	O
Gerard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sylens	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
HADES	O
told	O
him	O
about	O
Nemesis	O
and	O
also	O
plans	O
to	O
escape	O
Earth	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
heart	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
aid	O
Aloy	O
against	O
Nemesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Far	O
Zenith	O
,	O
Sylens	B-Application
warns	O
Aloy	O
that	O
one	O
Zenith	O
member	O
,	O
aerospace	O
magnate	O
Walter	O
Londra	O
,	O
remains	O
unaccounted	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Aloy	O
sends	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
from	O
Londra	O
's	O
Focus	O
to	O
Sylens	B-Application
,	O
and	O
helps	O
the	O
Quen	O
in	O
Fleet	O
's	O
End	O
make	O
contact	O
with	O
Alva	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
coordinate	O
on	O
reuniting	O
their	O
fleets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
her	O
base	O
,	O
Aloy	O
meets	O
with	O
Sylens	B-Application
who	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
decrypt	O
some	O
of	O
Londra	O
's	O
data	O
,	O
finding	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
21st	O
century	O
companies	O
that	O
were	O
developing	O
experimental	O
weaponry	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
key	O
to	O
defeating	O
Nemesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
began	O
developing	O
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashly	O
Burch	O
,	O
Lance	O
Reddick	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Hopkins	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
as	O
Aloy	O
,	O
Sylens	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Erend	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
motion	B-Application
capturing	I-Application
,	O
Aloy	O
's	O
motions	O
were	O
acted	O
by	O
Peggy	O
Vrijens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
's	O
increased	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
custom	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
storage	O
,	O
Tempest	O
Engine	O
,	O
and	O
DualSense	O
controller	O
provides	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
advanced	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
,	O
3D	B-Application
spatial	I-Application
audio	I-Application
,	O
enhanced	O
lighting	O
,	O
special	O
water	O
rendering	O
,	O
improved	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
reduced	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
an	O
optional	O
"	O
performance	O
mode	O
"	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
with	O
a	O
lower	O
base	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Decima	B-Application
engine	O
supporting	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
reveal	O
event	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
showcased	O
a	O
14-minute	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
gameplay	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Sony	O
's	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Studios	O
Hermen	O
Hulst	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
on	O
track	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
2021	O
release	O
but	O
development	O
was	O
being	O
partly	O
impacted	O
by	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
having	O
trouble	O
getting	O
access	O
to	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
talent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
upgraded	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
comes	O
on	O
two	O
Blu-ray	O
discs	O
containing	O
97GB	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
comes	O
on	O
one	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
Blu-ray	I-Device
disc	O
containing	O
98GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
expansion	I-Protocol
titled	O
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
:	O
Burning	O
Shores	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
published	O
by	O
Wired	O
,	O
Swapna	O
Krishna	O
praised	O
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
as	O
a	O
successful	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
manageable	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
less	O
forgiving	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
while	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
NPR	O
,	O
Krishna	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
continues	O
the	O
achievements	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
while	O
"	O
seeking	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
them	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Schreier	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Bloomberg	O
,	O
echoed	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
The	O
mantra	O
for	O
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
Wests	I-Application
development	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
:	O
make	O
everything	O
bigger	O
,	O
better	O
and	O
more	O
beautiful.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
technical	O
issues	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
minor	O
graphical	O
issues	O
,	O
to	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
and	O
losses	O
of	O
save	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Horizon	B-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
West	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
48,476	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
43,012	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
up	O
for	O
7	O
nominations	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
,	O
including	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.2022Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022Game	O
of	O
the	O
YearBest	O
Game	O
DirectionBest	O
NarrativeBest	O
Art	O
DirectionBest	O
Audio	O
DesignBest	O
Performance	O
(	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
)	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game2023New	O
York	O
Game	O
AwardsStatue	O
of	O
Liberty	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
World	O
Tin	O
Pan	O
Alley	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Music	O
in	O
a	O
GameGreat	O
White	O
Way	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Acting	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
(	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
)	O
26th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
