Horizon Zero Dawn Story Analysis - A Masterpiece of Storytelling

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• JA

  @Jackson-ub1uv · 2 years ago

  I feel so bad for Samina; not only was she killed, but she died knowing that all of the time, care, and effort she put into preserving the knowledge of mankind was destroyed at the press of a button, and that it was done <i>right in front of her.</i> The way she breaks down into tears once Faro told them what he did and the way the other Alphas went to try and console her <i>really</i> shines a light on how cruel Faro was, as well as driving home the fact that the <i>last</i> hope of humanity had just been permanently and irrevocably destroyed.

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• TH

  @TheMightyWolfie · 2 years ago

  &quot;Hiii! Happy Birthday Isaac! Daddy sure does love his little big man&quot;<br><br>Always make me tear up 😢

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• IN

  @InfiniteBeak · 2 years ago

  I don&apos;t think any story reveal in a game has knocked me on my arse like the Faro twist in this game, absolutely perfectly executed

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• DJ

  @djbrouwer7712 · 2 years ago

  Aloy waking up and immediately looking for her smart phone (focus) is quite relatable.

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• TH

  @TheTank1900 · 2 years ago

  I always loved that someone, maybe Gaia or maybe Demeter once freed, put a metal flower style triangle of flowers around Sobek’s body. One last subtle tribute to their creator and savior of the world.

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• CA

  @catcat63527 · 3 years ago

  Oh, ddi you not go to Rost&apos;s &quot;grave&quot;? It&apos;s near the og hut of Rost, and whenever Aloy goes there, it&apos;s so sweet and makes me cry. I&apos;m Hindu and we usually cremate our dead, so it was an experience to see why people would want a grave.

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• NI

  @NintendoRuns · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcAIupG4-NE&amp;t=7155">1:59:15</a> &quot;The Stormbird however cant be avoided&quot; sounds like you aint never just full sprinted through there never looking back

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• RI

  @Ricardo29j · 3 years ago

  YOUTUBE! WHY DIDN&apos;T YOU RECOMMEND THIS VIDEO 10 months ago ???

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• MA

  @manelcolomer9044 · 3 years ago

  You buy a phone and 5 years later it starts to malfunction. Meanwhile, the focus is still working 1000 years after its construction. Kudos for the old ones!

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• AA

  @aaroniscool7521 · 2 years ago

  Okay just need to admit this. The scene with Elizabet sacrificing herself for zero dawn and a future for the planet paired with Aloys theme genuinely makes me tear of a bit each time. Even listening to it for this video got me once more

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• DH

  @Dhjdidndbbehhsbbehr · 2 years ago

  Funny thing is if aloy didn&apos;t talk to herself, we wouldn&apos;t really get a sense of her personality or struggles. Her talking to herself tells us so much about her that wouldn&apos;t work as well through conversation with others

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• MA

  @Marg_Sabl · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcAIupG4-NE&amp;t=2429">40:29</a> not trying to change minds, just illuminate some lore tidbits. <br>1. The Nora actually limit the number of children a family can have. The limit is 2 and for a couple to bare a new child, they must have this act blessed by a high matriarch first. <br>2. The Nora heavily revere the balance of nature, hence why they don’t have farms, only hunting and gathering. <br>My takeaway is that the Nora worship the power of motherhood and family. Bigger families garners larger amounts of respect and political sway. Because too many children would not be balanced in their eyes, the only way to get a bigger family is to have as many surviving generations below you as possible. Also the rank of matriarch and high matriarch are different. Matriarchs have grandchildren and high matriarchs have great grandchildren. Both ranks can get demoted should your children die. This stops some guy with 18 kids from marching into mothers heart and becoming “el presidente” but to play devils advocate, this system encourages people to have children as early as possible. Tearsa, while looking older, is still active and capability of fulfilling her duties dispite being a great grandmother. To me, she can’t be older than 80. Teens must especially feel a lot of pressure. While far from perfect as Nora society is wrought with issues it’s a tad more nuanced than “more babies = more political power” again, not trying to change how you feel, just shedding light on some (arguably extremely missable) deeper lore. Overall love the vid tho! Keep it up, and I can’t wait for ur burning shores vid!

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