During the recent State of Play broadcast, Sony premiered the gameplay trailer for Horizon Forbidden West, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn, made by Guerrilla Games. Critically acclaimed, Horizon Zero Dawn is a unique game set in a world overrun by prehistoric machines, but it was the female protagonist, Aloy, who won over fans.
A hunter in a dystopian world, Aloy has a slim, fit build and is modelled on Danish actress Hannah Hoekstra. In the snippets of Horizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games debuted a slightly older Aloy with a more muscular frame.
Alterations to Aloy’s design divided fans immediately. Some suggested Aloy should maintain a ‘feminine and attractive’ aesthetic while others asserted the muscle mass was realistic as, after all, she’s spent years surviving in a post-apocalyptic world. Aloy’s new design represents a growing…
