Update (23/11/21): The GAIA Cast's very first episode is now available for your listening pleasure across various platforms. We've embedded the YouTube version above.
To recap, Guerrilla Games has created a new podcast series taking a deeper look at the story and characters in Horizon Zero Dawn and its imminent sequel, Horizon Forbidden West. This first episode is about Aloy herself, and future entries will go through all sorts of spoilery goodness.
Original Story: One of the best things about Horizon Zero Dawn (and presumably — hopefully — about sequel Horizon Forbidden West) is its story and lore. Developer Guerrilla Games presented us with a beautiful open world and filled it with robotic beasts to take down, but it's the context of the world that helps it all stand up. It seems the studio is ready to delve into all that, because it's just announced GAIA Cast, a podcast all about the world of Horizon.
As mentioned above, this new podcast series will "dive deep into the Horizon universe", presumably getting into some heavy spoiler territory. The first episode arrives tomorrow, 23rd November 2021, and puts the focus (pun not intended) on the protagonist in 'All About Aloy'.
This could serve as a good way to catch up on the first game's plot ahead of Forbidden West's release next year. If it continues past the release of the sequel, perhaps it will dissect its story and characters as well. However it shakes out, the podcast should be an interesting listen. It'll be available via Guerrilla's YouTube channel, or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud via PlayStation Podcast.
Are you keen for a catch-up on Horizon lore? Will you be giving GAIA Cast a listen? Watch out for Watchers in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
Comments 13
Cool idea to delve into the story via a podcast!
Some people didn't like the story in Horizon but I thought it was brilliant and one of my favorite game stories ever. There wasn't a heavy focus on developing characters, so I think that's why some people didn't connect with it. But the plot and lore was really fascinating to me. And the more you explore the more was revealed.
Just give me the game please 😊
Definitely will be listening!
I'll likely download this, but wait until I've finished the game to listen.
@Medic_Alert Agreed...I don't want to know anything about the new game and have avoided all screenshots and videos of it. I mean as best as I can, scenes popped up in the Mark Cerny video this week, so it's tricky. I avoided seeing stuff before the first game came out and went into it with awe. I've completed the first game, and the podcast sounds cool if it was just about Dawn, but I feel there will be things revealed about West. Cool concept though!
Like others, I don't want to be spoiled. Given that this is about the world though, I think you might be able to escape much in the way of spoilers in at least some of them. I'll likely check out the first one since it's about Aloy, but that might be about it depending on the episode titles.
I know the game comes out in about four months, but I really would like to see just a few more minutes of all new gameplay footage
@Dreman99
I agree, we have seen some tight scripted gameplay which was great.
But would be good to see a few minutes of open exploration, free to go anywhere gameplay.
I’m still not sure if Aloy can dive into any deep river or lake and swim underwater or what we saw was cleverly scripted under water swimming for just those moments.
If you noticed the current of the water sort of stop her swimming in any direction to explore.
Sounds like Aloy can finally rest at a settlement, that's all I'm hoping for. Don't believe in sleepless openworld games, breaks immersion.
This is another one of the many games I would buy without knowing a single thing about it.
I just hope there isn’t a delay.
Yes, right for the long walks during the next lockdown...
@TheArt I agree with you but where did they say that? I must had missed something
@middyone Nah they haven't said that, I'm just really hoping!
Tap here to load 13 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...