{"id":5979,"date":"2017-02-27T19:57:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T11:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en-news.qoo-app.com\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2017-03-01T15:42:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T07:42:33","slug":"qoo-news-horizon-zero-dawn-key-animator-confirmed-influences-from-killzone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/5979\/qoo-news-horizon-zero-dawn-key-animator-confirmed-influences-from-killzone","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo News] Horizon Zero Dawn\u2122 key animator confirmed influences from Killzone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Horizon Zero Dawn\u2122 will be released tomorrow (28th February) in Chinese, English and Korean. The key animator manager Roland Ijzermans\u00a0has previously talked to THIS IS GAME to share more about the game, revealing the team&#8217;s inspirations and influences from Killzone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"83203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-01#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-01.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83203\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006373414.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><strong>Roland Ijzermans &#8211; Key Animator Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG: What challenges were there in the making of\u00a0Horizon Zero Dawn\u2122?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>This is a new challenge to\u00a0Guerrilla Games. In order to optimise the performance, we recruited new members as well as developers from other units.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">TIG&gt; The <\/span><\/strong><b><span style=\"color: #993366;\">game is made with<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u00a0Decima, an engine\u00a0that Kojima Production is now using. Will Death Stranding&#8217;s graphics be able to reach the level of <strong>Horizon Zero Dawn\u2122?<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>Kojima Production\u00a0has their own secret tricks beside those we have told them. Kojima\u00a0Production and us\u00a0are in a mutual relationship where we are both looking for optimising the use and performance of PS4.\u00a0 We are grateful that they are using\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DJsZxJN0bkg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">TIG&gt; We are impressed by the world in the game. The\u00a0combination of nature and robots is an unique concept.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:<\/strong>\u00a0We came up with this combinatiom after many discussions. The game&#8217;s world contrasts greatly with the real one. It demonstrates\u00a0how\u00a0humanity loses technology and becomes dominated by robots.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; This is the first open world game by\u00a0Guerrilla. Was there any error when testing it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>We started with a testing within the small team of Killzone. At first, we wanted to make hunting robot animals\u00a0a centre gameplay. Using the resources from Killzone, the weapon choice was guns instead of bows. After feeling\u00a0guns\u00a0lack the sense of hunting in the wild, we decided to use bows. This is also to bring forth the sense of beasts hunting. Killzone is the reason why we are confident enough to make an action RPG.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"83204\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-02#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-02.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006374698.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">TIG&gt; Where did you get the idea of robots\u00a0walking like animals?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>To make our designs more scientific, we visited some experts on\u00a0robots and asked for their opinions on how future robots are made, how they look, etc..<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">TIG&gt; Robots have different appearances, and so the tactics for combat are also different. Is this something you had in\u00a0mind at the very beginning?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>Indeed. All robots are a collective work of artists and developers. We decided how the robots work and react together during the early stage.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"83205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-03#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-03.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-03.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-03.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83205\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1702200638003.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"83206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-04#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-04.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-04.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006382012.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; This reminds me of\u00a0Zoids. Were\u00a0you influenced by it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>Many asked this question. The team did not really take\u00a0inspirations from Zoids, but still, since\u00a0many of them\u00a0were born in the eighties,\u00a0I do believe franchises like\u00a0Zoids, Mechwarrior, and\u00a0Transformers do influence them personally.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">TIG&gt; Killzone is a\u00a0successful FPS\u00a0experience that gains so much popularity. I assume a new genre\u00a0must be a great challenge?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:<\/strong>\u00a0There is a robot called\u00a0Thunder Jaw in the game. We made it with Legos to\u00a0understand its weakness\u00a0and balance much better\u00a0when we first designed it. We had fun looking for the every possible weakness in this RPG.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"83207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-05#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-05.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-05.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-05.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83207\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006382768.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">TIG&gt; How big is the map and how long does it take to beat the game?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>Players who spend\u00a060-70 hours on the game will\u00a0be able to finish 85% of the game. There are a lot of missions. It is possible to do a speed run, but it&#8217;s better to check out various things on their way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; Is there a side mission you recommend?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>In the game there is an unpurchasable weapon which deals a lot of damage called SONIC BLAST, I would recommend doing that mission.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; You once said to other media that Horizon Zero Dawn&#8217;s protagonist Aloy was influenced by Game of Thrones&#8217; Ygritte, how do other similar works affect the world of Horizon Zero Dawn?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>When creating Aloy, we focused on making a character that would catch people&#8217;s attention, the entire process went through a lot of reworks and modification. To make our protagonist&#8217;s hunter essence more vibrant, we specifically designed her outfits to have a swift, agile animal hunter impression.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"83208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-06#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-06.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-06.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-06.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83208\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006383851.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>The tribe that Aloy belongs to is known to have the strongest hunters, specialising in hunting and gathering, hunting down the mechanic creatures that roam the world and using their body parts for armors. Their houses are built mainly from wood. \u00a0There are over 80 concept arts for the tribe, using African, Vietnamese, Eskimos and other tribal cultures as references.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; The atmosphere for day and night is vastly different, how does this affect the player, where did you get the inspiration for this idea?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>We had a realistic approach when designing the day and night cycle for the game, players will feel like watching a nature documentary. To make the game&#8217;s environment as real as we can, the team spent a lot of time researching on the subject. The day and night cycle is seamlessly incorporated into the game, players can choose when to start their mission to make full use of the day or the night.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"83209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-07#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-07.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-07.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-07.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006385480.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"83210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/post\/83200\/immortals-muv-luv-alternative-2\/characters-illust-08#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-08.jpg?fit=1280%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,992\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"characters-illust-08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-08.jpg?fit=460%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/characters-illust-08.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006391082.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; Will there be DLCs or Expansions in the future?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>Right now we are focusing on releasing the game, the furture contents will be announced when the timing is appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; After E3 2015, the game has appeared in all sorts of exhibitions, developing the game and participating in these exhibitions couldn&#8217;t have been an easy task.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes, our schedules were very tight, other than a small team working on exhibitions, most people were focusing on developing the game. E3 is a very important exhibition, we pushed back all internal schedules for it. Because Horizon Zero Dawn is an open world game, we spent a lot of time creating an unrestricted experience for players. We tried to express this at our exhibition events.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; Killzone&#8217;s Helghast design was incredibly iconic, will Horizon Zero Dawn also introduce characters with such an impact?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:\u00a0<\/strong>Although the game is unrelated to\u00a0Killzone&#8217;s universe, but we have strong feelings for the character, if you look closely you will find similarities in some of the outfits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>TIG&gt; Will there be a possibility that Helghast makes an appearance in DLCs or Expansions?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:<\/strong> We&#8217;ll have to give this idea to the designers first (laughs).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.qoo-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17022006391915.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong><br \/>\nTIG&gt; Any last words to our users?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Ijzermans:<\/strong>\u00a0I am very pleased to present Horizon Zero Dawn. 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