Enemies in Horizon Forbidden West will be so aggressive that not even life under the sea will save you. Sorry, Sebastian the crab.
In a new developer diary on the Playstation Blog, Guerrilla Games went into detail about how intelligent adversaries are in Horizon Forbidden West compared to the first game. We already knew armor is far more stylish, so naturally, you foes need new crafty behaviors to rip through threads. Lead AI Programmer Arjen Beij went into detail on just how much more capable enemies are this go around.
“The AI in Horizon Zero Dawn already supported some dynamic terrain changes but we wanted to take this further by adding jumping and climbing as a systemic part of their behavior,” Beij said via the Playstation Blog. “As you are playing the game, the AI will be searching for opportunities to take shortcuts, where it previously was a cumbersome detour.”
Are you going in with a stealth approach or do you take out your opponents head-on… Learn more about outsmarting your enemies in Horizon Forbidden West on the PlayStation Blog today!
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Beij goes on to state that water is no longer a safe haven in Horizon Forbidden West. Claiming that most machines can chase after you into the water and can even dive beneath the surface. On the other hand, amphibious enemies can breach the water and follow you ashore. As if those giant robot crocodiles weren’t terrifying enough, eh?
Of course, that handy wrist-mounted grappling hook might be a trump card during dangerous scenarios. We’ll find out how useful it is when Horizon Forbidden West comes out early next year.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
