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cicadaknight · 2 years ago

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Rehashing a pain point with the Horizon franchise…

Why is there no mention of any real tribal nation in the game? No reference at all. The erasure of APOLLO didn’t remove the visions at the Grove, or any of the artifacts Aloy finds in her exploration. You’re telling me it makes narrative sense to have 30 minutes of Dutch artwork analysis and its historical significance, but not a single mention of any indigenous society? There are ZERO datapoints or ruins related to native people throughout the entire world that could have influenced Horizon-era culture?

😒 SIDE EYE 😒 It is that way because the devs made it so. Everything in a narrative is a choice.

#idk i love this game i’m just thinking thoughts #there are so many positives about horizon but i really want them to have more nuance in the 3rd game #not having ANY mention of the history of tribal nations in the US in a game specifically about fictional tribes is just… egregious #and there were so many opportunities to contextualize manifest destiny and our very real history of genocide #(ex. the red raids and the significance of the tenakth successfully defeating the carja i mean come on)#and on that note how about the ickiness of a tribal nation worshipping a US ex-military group #like… yes i love the tenakth and the world building #but………… imagine if the jtf-10 weren’t ex-military soldiers funded by a corpo rat?#what if they were a united front of native tribes of the southwest?#it’s such a simple change but it would give so much more depth to the tenakth and their traditions #also… the fact that you can just wear any tribe’s armor and paint as a cosmetic… grosses me out #they establish from the start that the clothing and paint from each tribe is rooted in tradition and meaning #treating it like a cosmetic is weird?? i get it for the Sake of Gaming but it seems so tactless #specifically that aloy gets tattoos that come and go when you wear tenakth armor #i feel like it wouldn't be as weird if there were quests where tenakth characters invite her to get tattoos after certain deeds #and then they stick with you on any armor #same with the utaru seed pouches #i digress #hfw #okay i'm done editing this post now lmao #my notes

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