Preview LEGO Horizon Adventures Is an Unexpected But Very Pleasant Surprise
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LEGO Horizon Adventures is a fascinating project from Studio Gobo and Guerrilla Games. As the latter developer's narrative director, James Windeler, recalls, "conversations about the game began around the same time" as the LEGO Tallneck set. Apparently, a lot of the senior staff at Guerrilla are huge LEGO fans, and a game lined up due to that as well as the "optimistic themes throughout story" and the series' "inclusive fan base". However it happened, we're glad it did, because this game is fun as heck.
This more family-friendly rendition of Horizon recounts the story of Zero Dawn, but with a much lighter tone, evidenced by the jovial voice acting and LEGO Movie-like humour. It's great hearing new takes on established characters like Aloy and Rost; as fans of the series, it makes the sillier spin on the origin story that much funnier.
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