![]() ![]() Other new gameplay elements provide the player cool new options, in both gameplay and traversal. However, its supporting strong supporting cast, and the focus on the Quen, one of the more fascinating and enigmatic of the Horizon series’ factions, gave me something to look forward when the core plot strayed into generic doomsday territory. The main antagonist in particularly is almost comically villainous, complete with moustache ready to twirl, and lacks much of the nuance of previous human foes in the series, despite an entertaining performance by Sam Witwer. In terms of the plot, Burning Shores doesn’t really push the envelope particularly far or feature any substantial reveals that substantially flesh out either the present day setting or the Old World backstory. ![]() After a rocky landing, Aloy finds a stranded Quen outpost, and teams up with Seyka, a Quen mariner whom Aloy becomes close to and who joins Aloy on her quest. ![]() Set following the events of the base game, Burning Shores sees protagonist Aloy sent to a submerged post-apocalyptic Los Angeles by Sylens (voiced once again by the late Lance Reddick) to confront an estranged member of the Far Zenith crew and learn more of the mysterious Nemesis threat. Introducing a new weapon type, some additional enemy types, a very compelling supporting cast and great big island chain to explore, the expansion is arguably more of the same on the gameplay front, but progresses the first game’s character arcs and setting in interesting ways. A bit over a year following the release of Horizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games has come out with its first premium expansion, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, exclusively on PS5. ![]()
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