Date played: April 5th
Platform: PS4
Following a trail of clues and teaming up with the mysterious Sylens, Aloy ventures north, past the Banuk village, to the Grave Hoard. The snowy mountains surrounding the area are littered with the husks of mountain-sized robots. I entered the FARO facility, which must have been some sort of corporate head office of some kind.
Most of this mission was just about exploring and learning about the events that led to the fall of civilization. There were lots of data logs and audio logs to find, scattered around. I've learned that the robots did turn on their creators and started attacking en masse, just like an army really. It was also revealed that Europe fell first. The mountain-sized robots are named Titans and it seems like humans were able to defeat them with some of their best weaponry, including highly advanced tanks.
There's also a lot of info about how the whole war was just a way to earn time for Elizabet's Zero Dawn project to complete. People were drafted into a makeshift army, even if they stood no chance of survival in battle. Thankfully, it was enough for Zero Dawn to be completed, but I still don't know what that really means. While watching a hologram of some of the discussions held in the boardroom, I noticed that Elizabet's voice is exactly the same as Aloy's, so I suspect she must be a clone or something. Unless maybe there's some cryogenic shenanigans going on...
My favorite moment in this mission is when Aloy discovers a holographic projection of Earth. Remember, these people are very primitive and have real technology aside from a few weapons and what they could salvage from ruins. This means that they don't have a great understanding of our solar system either. Aloy even had a pretty funny discussion with Sylens about it. I also completed a simple lock puzzle to progress.
Of course, this wouldn't be a mission without a bit of fighting! The cultists have been messing around in the building, trying to reanimate machines and use them. Their latest acquisition is a Deathbringer, the giant machine of war that is armed to the teeth. Thankfully, these things aren't that hard to take down. They have a ton of weak points, their attacks can be avoided consistently and they move pretty slow compared to other machines. Still, they have a lot of HP, so it takes a lot of ammo. I took it down and exited the facility. My only way down was to zipline down the legs of long-deactivated Titans. It was very pretty....
Aloy and Sylens discussed a little bit and found that the next place to investigate was hidden below the Shadow Carja capital, so I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of fighting there...
Platform: PS4
Following a trail of clues and teaming up with the mysterious Sylens, Aloy ventures north, past the Banuk village, to the Grave Hoard. The snowy mountains surrounding the area are littered with the husks of mountain-sized robots. I entered the FARO facility, which must have been some sort of corporate head office of some kind.
Most of this mission was just about exploring and learning about the events that led to the fall of civilization. There were lots of data logs and audio logs to find, scattered around. I've learned that the robots did turn on their creators and started attacking en masse, just like an army really. It was also revealed that Europe fell first. The mountain-sized robots are named Titans and it seems like humans were able to defeat them with some of their best weaponry, including highly advanced tanks.
There's also a lot of info about how the whole war was just a way to earn time for Elizabet's Zero Dawn project to complete. People were drafted into a makeshift army, even if they stood no chance of survival in battle. Thankfully, it was enough for Zero Dawn to be completed, but I still don't know what that really means. While watching a hologram of some of the discussions held in the boardroom, I noticed that Elizabet's voice is exactly the same as Aloy's, so I suspect she must be a clone or something. Unless maybe there's some cryogenic shenanigans going on...
My favorite moment in this mission is when Aloy discovers a holographic projection of Earth. Remember, these people are very primitive and have real technology aside from a few weapons and what they could salvage from ruins. This means that they don't have a great understanding of our solar system either. Aloy even had a pretty funny discussion with Sylens about it. I also completed a simple lock puzzle to progress.
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| The Earth is a globe?!? |
Aloy and Sylens discussed a little bit and found that the next place to investigate was hidden below the Shadow Carja capital, so I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of fighting there...
