Horizon Forbidden West Abilities and Weapons Overview

Earlier last month, developer Guerrilla Games and publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced Collector's Editions for upcoming action role-playing game Horizon Forbidden West, which will be releasing on February 18, 2022.

Back in May, Sony revealed an extended gameplay video for Forbidden West through a State of Play livestream. Looking back at it, Guerrilla Games offers more details on how protagonist Aloy will use her new skills, weapons and lot more.

Forbidden West gameplay features a lot of similarity to its predecessor title Horizon Zero Dawn and even expands on it. Aloy is able to climb on almost any landscape and there are a variety of machine type available to be used as mounts.

Guerrilla Games lead systems designer David McMullen believes accessibility of grapple points and swimming will change exploration. Powerful tools like Pullcaster and Shieldwing can either be used as weapons or a means for traversal.

Horizon II dev team has approached level design and traversal mechanic with player freedom in mind. During an encounter, these weapons can become an accessory in combat or fly you to a safer distance and lets you strike back again.

Guerrilla expects players to come up with different solutions for traversal challenges with new devices at her disposal. Newly added workbench feature will allow players to upgrade armors and weaponry through your entire adventure.

Although coming to both PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles, Forbidden West includes a few adaptive trigger feedbacks for DualSense wireless controller on PS5, be it draw with a bow, indication of no ammo or even touching sensation of grass.

Players can access Valor Surge feature once they are unlocked through skill tree as you level up over time by hitting enemy weak spots. This is a huge melee upgrade from Zero Dawn and will reward players for being inventive in combat.

Horizon sequel makes exploration feel more immersive with free climbing system, letting Aloy to free-climb on most areas and terrain. Using a mix of her abilities and weapons, she can take on enemy bases or a rampaging Tremortusk.

Horizon Forbidden West is currently scheduled to arrive early next year, exclusively for PS4 and PS5 consoles. Sony will be offering free next-gen upgrade for anyone who purchases Standard Edition of HFW on last generation hardware.