Lego Horizon Adventures is an upcoming 2024 action-adventure video game developed by Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo in association with The Lego Group, and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. As a spin-off entry in the Horizon series, the game reinterprets the events in Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) in a Lego-themed environment.
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| Developer(s) | Guerrilla Games Studio Gobo |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Writer(s) | James Windeler |
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| Release | November 14, 2024 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
editLego Horizon Adventures is an action-adventure video game played from an isometric perspective.[1] The game has five different difficulty levels, and the weak point targeting system from previous Horizon games returns. Aloy, the game's protagonist, and the game's hub world can be customized extensively. The game features a two-player cooperative multiplayer mode.[2]
Development
editThe game was developed by Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo. According to Guerrilla, the studio initially designed the machines from the first game using Lego Duplo, and wanted to make a more light-hearted game after working on two Horizon games. It was The Lego Group that pitched the game to Guerilla as "We were all fans of Horizon" according to Kate Bryant, a project lead on LEGO-branded games.[3][4] The Lego Group felt that Horizon was a good choice for a video game project due to its inclusive themes and vibrant visuals.[5] They were also drawn to Aloy as a character as she can "speak to that wide audience because she has that strength of character that can resonate with a younger audience".[3] Lego and Guerrilla previously collaborated with each other for the release of the Lego Tallneck set in 2022.[6]
Guerilla named UK-based Studio Gobo as a co-development partner in January 2023 to expand the Horizon universe.[7] It was previously rumored that the studio was working on a remake of the 2017 game.[8] The game was officially announced in June 2024.[9]
Story
editThe game retells the story of Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) in an upbeat and family-friendly way, with the team significantly downplaying its apocalyptic story while focusing on its environmental messages and Aloy's connections with her family and friends.[2] The Lego Movie inspired the game's visuals and animation, with the characters in the game moving in a way similar to those found in a stop motion animation film. Narrative director James Windeler also added that all of the assets found in the game were "built from an individual [LEGO] brick".[5][10] The goal for the studio was to make the franchise "approchable" to newcomers, offering both slapstick humor typically found in Lego games and self-referential comedy found in the movies.[11]
Casting
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Most of the original voice cast from Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West return for Lego Horizon Adventures. The cast includes Ashly Burch as Aloy, JB Blanc as Rost, John Macmillan as Varl and John Hopkins as Erend. In October 2024, it was confirmed that Sylens had been recast following the death of Lance Reddick in March 2023.[12]
Release
editOn September 24, 2024, Lego Horizon Adventures was officially announced to be releasing on November 14, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Windows.[13] The game's November 14 release date had previously been listed by accident on the PlayStation website in August.[14] The game will be the first PlayStation exclusive franchise to come to a Nintendo console since Wipeout 64 in 1998.[15] Sony released the game on Switch to target a "family-friendly audience and a younger audience".[16]
The digital deluxe edition of Lego Horizon Adventures includes 3 additional Aloy outfits, Ratchet and Rivet outfits from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021), and Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet.[17]
References
edit- ^ Robinson, Andy (June 13, 2024). "Lego Horizon Adventures Was One of Summer Game Fest's Most Pleasant Surprises". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Delaney, Mark (June 12, 2024). "Lego Horizon Adventures Isn't Your Typical Lego Game". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Park, Gene (October 21, 2024). "'Lego Horizon Adventures' is the all-ages crossover of Sony's dreams". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Barker, Sammy (October 22, 2024). "LEGO Pitched the Brilliant LEGO Horizon Adventures to Sony". Push Square. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Valentine, Rebekah (June 13, 2024). "Everything in LEGO Horizon Adventures Could Be Built Out of Physical LEGO Sets". IGN. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Dornbush, Jonathan (August 24, 2022). "LEGO's Horizon Tallneck Set Is Impressively Tall and Fun to Build". IGN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (January 27, 2023). "Guerrilla enlists Studio Gobo to help co-develop Horizon franchise". Game Developer. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Hakim, Luqman (January 3, 2023). "Horizon Zero Dawn Remake for PS5 to be Developed by Different Studio, Claims Insider". IGN. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ LeBlanc, Wesley (June 7, 2024). "PlayStation Reveals Lego Horizon Adventures, Coming To PS5, Switch, And PC This Holiday". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Ali (June 13, 2024). "Lego Horizon Adventures isn't the crossover I ever expected, but it works incredibly well". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Tapsell, Chris (June 12, 2024). "Lego Horizon Adventures is a perfect match - a breezy, light-hearted approach the series has perhaps always needed". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (October 21, 2024). "Lego Horizon Adventures Recasts Lance Reddick's Character Sylens". IGN. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ de Vries, Bo (September 24, 2024). "LEGO Horizon Adventures launches November 14, Digital Deluxe Edition detailed". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Tailby, Stephen (August 27, 2024). "Sony Itself May Have Leaked LEGO Horizon Adventures' Release Date on PS5". Push Square. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Gerblick, Jordan (June 12, 2024). "After Xbox made several of its games multiplatform, PlayStation is putting its own IP on Nintendo for the first time in 26 years with Lego Horizon Adventures". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Tolbert, Samuel (July 4, 2024). "PlayStation responds on why it's bringing Lego Horizon Adventures to Nintendo Switch but not Xbox". Windows Central. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Tailby, Stephen (September 24, 2024). "LEGO Horizon Adventures Builds the Hype for November Release on PS5". Push Square. Retrieved September 25, 2024.