20 AMAZING Details in Horizon Zero Dawn 

Horizon Zero Dawn is a great game through and through so how could I not make a video on it appreciating the finer things, Hope you enjoy! P.S. Behind the scenes I've been working on a variety of new types of videos that I'll be bringing to the channel so expect them soon.👌

at somepoint a game isnt just about playing anymore. Its art.

Aloy: "Don't look down..." - Instantly flicks the right stick down - Aloy: "Damn it..."

HZD feels alive, Aloy actually feels like she lives and breaths in the world and it’s so amazing to me how different this game feels compared to others. Sure it’s not perfect but it’s damn close.

Thank you for not adding “you didn’t notice” in the title

Forgot the most amazing detail of all, freaking ANTS climbing a tree while carrying leafs.

10. Puddles evaporate. How patient someone needs to be to notice that "detail".

It’s pretty cool too whenever you loot machines, the components you take disappear from the machines.

I also discovered that if you stand in the tall red grass (emphasis on the word stand), after about fifteen seconds, Aloy starts swinging her hands back and forth through the tops of the grass, as if feeling it run through her fingers. I thought that was cute. ☺️

Aloy's animation is one of the best in this generation, i especially love her running cycle animation, noticed that she always sway a bit to the left and right while running straight.

Did you guys know that the background characters will speak about Aloy and we can hear it when we pass by. Like 'That Nora girl helped the Sun King to defeat Dervhal'. As the story progresses the character will speak of her more recent victories. I think that's an amazing detail.

One more detail I noticed. When Aloy is directly facing the sun, she uses her hands to bloch her face

Horizon Zero Dawn is by far the most beautiful game I have EVER had the privilage to play.

It's all those "little" details that you unconsciously register while playing, which makes it such an incredible experience.

Anyone see the Sawtooth and go “aww, poor thing” then remember just how vicious those guys are edit. damn, 2 years before anyone noticed i can't spell for shit lol

You kinda wanna go "Poor Sawtooth" till you remember it tried to claw off your face a few seconds ago.

After noticing how tired and hurt she can get, I feel bad for putting her through everything

Games like The Last of Us, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War ,Witcher Series...are modern pieces of art.... but not all realize that. When the entire package of visuals, sound,music and atmosphere grabs u and you wann be there... than it´s more than just a game.

Been a year since I played and finished this game. The soundtrack still gives me goosebumps :3

The sawtooth scene had me sad. So cute yet deadly especially when you are at a low level.

3:20 Broadhead : I'm here goddamit.stop whistling.

This game is the definition of originality and quality GAIA

I don't like seeing Aloy hurt.

I enjoy when the machines are walking through trees, like the tallnecks, and they get too close and you watch the trees break and fall apart. It happens a lot in the frozen wild dlc too.

Missed detail: In areas with frequent blizzards as a weather effect (e.g. Maker's End), Aloy has animations reacting to the cold, rubbing her arms and hands to generate warmth.

Playstation exclusives are *always* a level above the rest.

aloy's hair is 600 thousand strands that destroys any hairworks out there except the last guardians trico whose hairworks is next level

HZD is easily one of the best games ever made, the map is so bright and beatiful, and every single part has its own animals, insects and machines. Can't wait for HFW

Title should be “20 reasons why we love horizon zero dawn”

Kratos: GAIAAAA! Gaia: we have been expecting you Ghost of Sparta...

you can see why Kojima wanted to use this Engine for Death Stranding

I bought HZD today and I am loving it. The graphics, characters and story are unique and I hope to have a sequel in the future.

The graphic fidelity, the musical score, the machines, omfg the STORY. this game is just too damn good

I had to pause the video because the soundtrack gave me too many feels

Hands down the best looking console game.

Thank you for not adding ”DETAILS YOU DIDN’T KNOW” or something like that to the title

This is slowly becoming my favorite game of all time! I always say I would love to read a book of this story to go more in depth as it is really interesting. If you want to see a book or a movie of this game made, raise your hand!

I'm to busy trying not to die rather then shooting the enemies in the leg

my favorite detail is that as you attack more and more weakpoints the machines adapt and will start to have armor around their canisters

I gotta say thank god this wasn't my first ever PS4 game , i've owned about 20 games before this one , but if this had been my first game ever the bar would have been set way too high and every game that came after would have been a complete let down..... Lucky i was able to build up to this game thank goodness...!!!

Just a few other little details not listed on here, but you might be curious about or find helpful: 1: Birds can sometimes be seen flocking together through the air, from geese flying in a V formation, to hundreds of sparrows moving about like a rolling cloud (usually you'll find these in the desert). 2. Sometimes you can find ants carrying leaves climbing up the sides of trees. 3. There are portions of the map you can't reach/view without photo mode or performing serious feats of parkour, but are still insanely detailed. Some of these areas include the buildings and lower plateaus of Meridian - which you can't access naturally but can still reach via jumping off the support beams of the Great Elevator - and the Nora Naming Location seen in the games opening cutscene where Rost takes baby Aloy - sadly you cannot reach this area without the game reseting you for "Leaving the map", but you can still get close enough to view it with photo mode. (There are users on the HZD Reddit page who create photo albums of the various locations throughout the map and highlight the little details most overlook if you wanna check it out for yourself) 4. Glinthawks will pick up and carry off small machine carcasses (Watchers, Striders, etc.) before stripping them for parts. (Unrelated to the game fact - real life vultures do something similarly carry off carcasses and drop them from a large height to break the bones and extract the marrow inside) 5: Aloy WADES through snow, even when running; literally lifting her legs above the snow line to move through it. 6. Footprints left behind in snow will gradually fill up again if there is snowfall. 7: Aloy reacts to the weather/environment. A few of these instances were already pointed out in the video, but here's a couple others: when in the desert, Aloy is fatigued from the heat and will shield her face from the sun and sand-storms, and whilst in snow she will shiver from the cold, her breath will come out as white mist, and she'll even reach out to catch snowflakes as they fall. 8. People will criticise the outfits Aloy wears, and depending on what she's wearing and what location she's in makes the dialogue differ. E.g: If you wear the Carja Blazon armour in an Oseram settlement, people will remark how she's "as bright as a forge fire", or if you wear the Banuk Ice Hunter Outfit in Meridian, people will tell her they're "not intimidated my her savage look." 9. Overridden Sawtooths will stalk their prey. Provided you aren't spotted performing the override sequence, an Overridden Sawtooth will sneak up on unsuspecting enemy's before pouncing. 10. Despite being described as "Hunter Killers", Fireclaws and Frostclaws are not listed as Combat Type machines, rather they are Acquisition Types. Similar to Scrappers and Glinthawks, if there is a machine carcass nearby they will be drawn to it and begin to strip it for parts. 11. The Thunderjaw was the first machine designed for the game, going through several iterations before the final model was created. Each one has 271 animations, 93 destructible armour plates, 12 unique attacks, 67 visuals and 550,000 polygons. 12. Despite their descriptions labelling them as materials for Crafting or Trading, certain items harvested from animals and machines are only good for selling to merchants and have no other use, despite their descriptions saying otherwise. Broadhead, Ravager, Corruptor, and Deathbringer Hearts/Lenses, as well as Goose Bones, are only good for selling for shards, so don't hold on to them and let them take up space in your inventory! (weirdly, you can still purchase Ravager Hearts from the Machine Parts merchant in Meridian for a ridiculously high price)

There are no words suitable to describe the magnificence of this game as we have seen and enjoyed it, its a great game

That hand shaking when climbing is really smart, it’s common in rock climbers to shake their hands when climbing because it removes some lactic acid from the hands

how ever make this game is probably crying right now because this is the most beautiful game i ever see it deserves 20/10

I started the game hiding from Sawtooth. Now I'm at the point where I chase them and not even bother sneaking anymore. 😂

The Frozen Wilds has more details showcased in DF tech analysis like deforming snow, squashed plants under snow, frozen lakes with black ice that can be broken, aurora system etc...

wich I could experience this game for the first time again. Hope they make a second game

i seriously can’t wait for the sequel, this game is fucking amazing

I'm late to the party but I've been falling in love with this game for 3 days straight days. It's all heart. Even the evil giant robots gets a lil cute when they are hurt and go on the run. Or when they get confused when taking a hit from far away. Aloy grown into a genius heartthrob! And this story has the exact world building/character growth like all the best graphic novel/comic book storytelling

Humankind isn't good enough to deserve this games

The workers in the city were one of the first things I noticed the city feels alive and feels like a real hub, very immersive a technical masterpiece

Me: Hahaha, I've finished this game thrice, I played it on Ultra Hard, I platinumed it, I finished the dlc, there's nothing I haven't noti- This video: Me: /surprised Pikachu face/

Don't forget the textures of all the materials, the mix of these in a machine body for example, or in the suits. You can appreciate the details of some kinds of tissues like wool, metal, silk, etc.

I remember climbing for the Banuk relic in the Embrace and realizing that the shadows were climbing up the mountain with me as the sun set. I normally don't care too much about visuals but I stopped playing for a bit to appreciate that 'cause it was freaking cool.

I actually felt kind of bad for the machines when they would limp or stagger after being attacked. I'm a big softy and they look too much like animals.

This is one of those games you thrive to platinum because of how amazing it is! Well done Guerilla! This is a work of art!

If you zoom in on Aloy's face in photo mode you can see her pores

Quality content very nice/10

Even NPC’s have their own coding, this game is a masterpiece!

"Light shines through leaves" - no wonder it's still nice to play at night, even in the jungle :)

07:30 Aloy posing like a model for a magazine lol

The puddles evaporating part impressed me

I always did notice some of the things shown here but never stopped to actually appreciate the extra effort put into those small but impressive details, thanks for making this video, good job!!!

Played this masterpiece through twice and now I’m gonna play it again. There’s something so special about starting the game with Aloy as an adorable child learning to survive. The reveal of the beautiful grown up Aloy is a breathtaking moment that bonds you to her through this wonderful journey. She’s truly alive. What a glorious game!

Love this game and it's amazing detail. Truly shows the talent at Gurella Games

Aloy's Theme is so beautiful and touching (as is the whole game) that I've added it to my playlist) and thank you for the video! Nice little details that are pleasant to know.

I love this game. One of my favs if not my fav. It's hard to pin down just one. These details are always so seamless, you never even notice them. My favorite detail of the whole game are the outfits, how each tribe has their own easily discernable unique look and each bit of armor is made from old remnants of technology.

I don't think I have ever seen more beautiful and majestic creatures in any other game. Horizon Zero Dawn really took it to the next level. From sound design to animation it's all absolutely amazing work.

Gaia. Also the flammable weak spots are actuall fluids in a transparent containers! Ive never noticed that until I watched this video! You can see it in detail in the segment with Aloy turning about on the mount, like second to last I think. Grest video

This is why I love horizon zero dawn.

The only thing that could makHZD better is more staff combos

This is an amazing game. When I downloaded the background that came with the complete edition before downloading the game I heard the music and felt nostalgia for no reason at all

I’m just impressed he/she was able to notice all these small Details, props to you

I love this game so much, one of the best new titles, if not the best, out there. I'm currently on new game + and last time I checked, got about 60-70 hours of game time. I just can't get enough of this masterpiece. GAIA.

Short, sweet, and to the point. No unnecessary talking; love it!

Always nice to find out these nice touches. Thanks for the video!

Great video 👍 This engine is amazing....the fact that there is no loading times when travelling the world is amazing for consoles. Can't wait to see how kojima will use this engine in death stranding

this game is such an amazing job! especially knowing that GG isnt the biggest studio )

I love this game so much, that i spend the whole end credits time just thanking all the people involved in making of this masterpiece, while reminiscing all the memorable moments in my playthrough. Finishing of with a sigh and a quick flick of the joystick to the new game+.

What I like more is that some of these are almost unmissable if you play long enough. Makes you appreciate them more. And good job on the devs' part investing in details that'll actually be seen rather than super obscure albeit neat details. Good video.

One of the best 3 Open World Games out there, fantastic Masterpiece!

Very well put up .. good work. Even I didn't realise so much realism while playing it. Good eye.

Gaia! Thanks for sharing those amazing details with us. I’ve noticed some but not the whole of them. I was pretty impressed by the workers ^^

Loving the video btw, I never noticed the cauldron logos on the machines!

The BEST of 2017! I LOVE this Game! Nice vídeo!

roll, swim, broken legs look like a AC Origins too -i happy what developers begin add this details in games!

I grew up on this game it was my first ever game I have ever played I love this game so much ,allthough for some reason I cant play the game, when I here the music I feel sad and wanting to cry cause I miss the game😳 I love this game so much💖💗

I actually didn't realize most of those details, thank you for sharing those👍

excellent video and great editing as always, keep up 👍👍

Gaia!! My all time favorite game. It's a tribute to what game making should be. Not droves of endless shooters (while they have their place) but real artistic expression, a work of art someone can be proud of. Something that someone can find emotion in, and take away an experience. I'm very close to my mom, and the whole plot revolving Aloys mother always shakes me to the core.

Thanks! These little details will make me enjoy it even more

Masterpiece ! Those guys put so much love, talent, art and life in this incredible experience ! Love it. Thank you, your vid remember me why !

The amount of details to enjoy in this game are just astonishing. I never seen such a huge world in a game which is so alive and vibrant! I just love it so much! 💘

Gaia.. It's my first PS4 game n absolutely love it. AI is also very good. I had escaped a storm bird by fast travel.(killed one had to flee its enraged mate) N it used come every campfire n attack me whenever I visit in the same surrounding area. I killed it near great run hunting ground n that stopped. Nice details. Subbed 👍

Super impressive details! One that made me smile in awe is that she breaths when swimming on every four strokes!

been gaming for 20 years now and i have to say this is the greatest game ever made. everything from the story, the fighting, the backdrops, scenery, details in every single little thing, music and the character development. i absolutely cannot wait to see what these guys put out next

Amazing game and video. GAIA. Thank you!

This is not a game It's a underrated masterpice

The sound track perfectly captures the essence of the game. Really well done.

Learning the beauty and harmony of the life...from a game. Nice work Guerilla.