Guerrilla Games Was Done With ‘Killzone’ as a Team Following Release of Shadow Fall

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Guerrilla Games Art Director Roy Postma, who has worked at the studio for 24 years, in an interview with the Washington Post revealed the team was done with Killzone franchise following the release of Killzone: Shadow Fall for the PlayStation 4 in November 2013 and wanted to work on something new.

“We were done with it as a team,” said Postma. “As a studio, we needed to refresh the palette. It was, by choice, the opposite of Killzone.”

Postma added that the Horizon series has a broader appeal than the Killzone series.

“I think the themes that this story and the characters represent are relatable for all ages and people, like having a found family of friends and finding your place in the world,” he said.

LEGO Product Lead of Branded Games Kate Bryant in the same interview stated LEGO Horizon Adventures will help the series grow even more, especially with younger gamers.

“It’s re-spun in a LEGO lens in a way that has just as much heart, bit also a bit sillier, more accessible, it can be something that a 10-year-old can experience,” said Bryant.

She added the game is “not only appropriate as in it’s not too spooky or violent… Aloy can speak to that wide audience because she has that strength of character that can resonate with a younger audience.”

LEGO Horizon Adventures will launch for the PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC on November 14.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.