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There are times where this tonal shift can feel a bit odd.
There’s a winking tone throughout that’s frequently very meta.
Early missions focus on Aloy trying to rescue Nora tribe members who have been kidnapped by Shadow Carja.
Bricking it
At a glance the combination of Lego and Horizon might seem a little random.
Is it only because the series has a few popular real-life Lego sets?
It might help, but there’s more to it.
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Read ourHorizon Zero Dawn reviewand ourHorizon Forbidden West review!
(you could even build everything in the game with real bricks if you want).
Beyond picking apart foes, Horizon’s broader world benefits from the Lego touch.
Linear levels are themselves a way of differentiating this experience from the original.
In our time playing, it’s more of a brief entry into combat, which embraces chaotic scuffles.
Humans can also be picked up and thrown, wiggling in your hands before you release them.
Elemental effects also come into play, though here they’re environmental-based rather than tied to ammo.
Light environmental puzzles make use of this, for instance, by having you burn a wall of thorns.
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