Writing Horizon Zero Dawn - John Gonzalez Interview

[@DarkerForEvryDay]

I just want more games with this dude as lead writer.

[@alextownley9388]

Duzx hell yes!! He should just write every open world game lol

[@DarkerForEvryDay]

Doesn't have to be open world games. Every game needs a good writer and most games sorely lack one.

[@alextownley9388]

Duzx touché

[@TheGoldenPS1]

If you go to his LinkedIn profile he still works at Guerrilla Games as narrative director. He was lead writer when he joined the team in Sep 2013 all up to July 2016 when he was promoted to narrative director. The project grew bigger so they had to have more positions. Ben McCow joined as lead writer in the same year they have showed off a gameplay demo at E3 2016. They delayed the game to 2017 because the feedbacks got them to hire more people as they ended up with 277 people at GG when the game was shipped.

[@lupefiasco653]

Get fallout New Vegas than.....That master piece will not disappoint.....Only problem is Bethesda's shitty engine is used so it's buggy but still a great game

[@samjames150]

I really like how Danny lets the people talk when he interviews them. Great job guys

[@siskavard]

Agreed. Nothing worse than an interviewer going "uh huh, yes, yup, mm-hmm" after everything the person says. Danny is great.

[@Realblack_m0nster]

When I listened to the audio log of the wife and the husband that fought in Enduring Victory I had to stop to process how sad that moment was

[@NotPaulAvery]

Anyone know what this log is named? Recently finished the game, and I think I've missed this one

[@TheMrblessed]

@@NotPaulAvery It's been years since I played the game, but you find it during the Grave Hoard. Here is a video you can watch that dives into it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ-5YZ-nn7Wkgqc Please watch more videos on this channel, a lot of your questions will be answered...

[@NotPaulAvery]

@@TheMrblessed Thanks for your help! I'll make sure to check out the rest of that channel

[@TheMrblessed]

@@NotPaulAvery You're welcome bud!

[@domenicksdesigns6417]

I just finished this game. The story was incredible and extremely immersive, and it was executed very well for an interactive audience.

[@charliemilroy6497]

Andrew Roberts it was executed really well apart from the beginning part where the camera was so bad it made it really tough to enjoy

[@synisterv7703]

I love the story, sure, we've heard all the stories where the machines takes over i.e. Terminator but this one caught me off guard. Especially with Project Zero Dawn. Man, what a beautiful game. I can't wait to jump back into it's world again, maybe we can fly or glide at least in the next outing.

[@EliyanBrize]

I think it's exactly because we've all heard those kinds of stories of man versus machine that made HZD's twist on it so outstanding. The story really went under my skin when I played it the first time with how well it's presented. It was haunting.

[@theuniversewithin74]

@@synisterv7703 HZD is something special. It was more profound than being just a terminator clone. The way they revealed everything and the implications for Aloy just stunned me. I had no idea about Zero Dawn going in, but the title made perfect sense when you find out. The meaning of "Zero Dawn" in the title actually lured you in even before playing the game. The title felt a little odd, but getting the presentation down in the bunker blew my mind. I can't think of any game, movie or series that carry such a big secret under the hood. Amazing experience.

[@PaulrusJS]

What a lovely man.

[@mcdc97]

Ironically he voiced HADES in the game

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

"Whether writing is good or bad; it's not about the cleverness of the freshness of what they say, it's about the appropriateness of the action they perform with that dialogue".

[@AbeDillon]

11:11 "Beautiful in every dimension" sums up what they achieved with Horizon: Zero Dawn perfectly!

[@brianball6597]

Fantastic interview! That was cathartic to her his thoughts. After all the time I spent in ZD, I was so surprised to hear my friends and favorite gaming websites so quiet on the storyline in the game. The uncovering of the mystery that is the Zero Dawn project was one of the most satisfying and existentially scary experiences I have ever had in a game. I have never had a game that made me think so much about "Holy hell, what if this actually happened?!" I think if it were today's societies, not only do we not have the knowledge and tech yet, but just based on international relationships, would never happen. This game still has me thinking about the implications, and how clever it was in its delivery. Never had so many Holy Shit moments in a game's story. Went for killing robot dinosaurs, came away in emotional shock.

[@punkjamez]

I couldn't agree more. They really captured the visceral emotion of the story. Mind blowing, really. Not many games have made me feel that way. All credit to Mr. Gonzalez for this. I thank him.

[@TheMrblessed]

Well said!! Agree with you both. Nothing to add.

[@nn6404]

I don't mean to be cheeky with this because I do like contemporary movies, but it seems that this guy is more thoughtful with his writing than most screenwriters are nowadays.

[@Kaydencool2013]

niac 1234 I agree we need more writers like John and guerrilla games in this world who want to create a deep thoughtful story that you care about. Tv writers today only want to come up with one idea and regurgitate it over and over again

[@zombievac]

Its no secret that video games have largely outpaced film in production values, budgets, profits, and talent. A game can cost 10x as much as a film, and make 10x as much. There’s no doubt about it, the ‘better than average” video games are more widely enjoyed and of a higher overall quality than the vast majority of films nowadays.

[@TheHoodmailbox]

I don’t know. I suspect the studio gave him much more creative freedom and time than a movie studio might give.

[@gamemode6526]

Games nowdays are even better than movies. It's like a movie with gameplay. What could be better than that?

[@apictureoffunction]

Games can also have any number of hours, up to hundreds of them if the dev wants, where a big budget film will have 3 hours tops (or 4 hours if it's a Director's Cut on streaming apparently). Games can spend essentially as much time as they want building out the story, world, and characters.

[@SpontaneousWeasel]

THIS is how an interview should be conducted. Felt a real connection to John through watching this. I love how subjectively deep the plot payoff is when you read / listen to all the notes from the past in HZD. Really enjoyed this thanks noclip.

[@NoclipDocs]

This video contains story spoilers for the base game of Horizon Zero Dawn, but none for The Frozen Wilds. You have been warned! We're currently working on multiple projects for the first quarter of 2018. We hope we'll able to share them with you soon. Until then we have a few m,ore extended interviews from the Horizon series and the rest of our Noclip Sessions (sorry they were so late). Thanks for your continuing support!

[@TheDepressedTurtle]

Noclip Thanks for doing all you do, your documentaries are really excellent. The HZD documentary made me buy it. Keep it up!

[@rexnor1785]

Amazing work guys, as usual. So hard to find insight on the games I love, and you guys have been hitting most of my favs this year and last. You guys are kind of the Blu ray extras of videogames and its freaking awesome

[@shingetsu10]

This video lacks diversity, as per your own warped, shallow definition

[@charliemilroy6497]

Awesome work Danny. A really awesome story is of how the Yakuza series came to be made.Toshihiro Nagoshi staked his career on it and risked the future of Sega, the game was wildly ambitious, they went through two major budget increases, and also decided to go against accepted wisdom and doubled down on being Japanese and aiming for the Japanese market all the while staunchly insisting that the game would be for adults at the time where gaming was still seen as for kids. Yakuza was also a very taboo topic for the Japanese, yet against all the odds the game was a success. You also have the interesting story about how badly they botched the localization for the West when they dubbed with mafia sounding voices, but on this generation they turned it around. You should be in a position to tell this story as I'm sure your final fantasy doc has opened a lot of doors in Japan and Sega should be keen for the publicity close to the Western release of Yakuza 6. Thanks for reading this. I'd love for you to tell this story because I know you have the talent to do it

[@cd_first1135]

Noclip Yes!! I love your content and hope to see more!

[@marcos161994]

The fact that you don't have a million subscribers already is quite insulting. Love allllll these videos.

[@NoclipDocs]

Thanks. We're actually delighted with what we have so far. Who knows where we'll be in a few years! :)

[@Campusanis]

I only played HZD because it was free to download on the PS Store earlier this year, but it's worth every cent of full price. One of the best and most evocative sci-fi stories I've encountered in any medium. I'm still thinking about it months after finishing it.

[@OzOsgood]

Gonzalez is a master story teller. Guerrilla coudn't have made a better choice. This was the best game of 2017 by a mile.

[@ScreamScreamer702]

Ahem.... Breath of the wild...

[@punkjamez]

@@ScreamScreamer702 - I've played both through and through, and I feel that Horizon is a much more unique experience. BOTW is fantastic, no doubt, but I think Horizon is superior in many key areas. Firstly, how immersive Horizon's world is. You really feel like you’re a part of this massive, culturally diverse world, full of mysterious history, with each conversation being unique and deep, which is largely thanks to John Gonzalez. BOTW, not so much. Conversations felt forced and awkward. Secondly, the lush and beautiful environment; which is aided by Horizon’s powerful engine, is graphically realistic and less "cartoony" as is BOTW, which isn’t as visually appealing for open world. Moreover, BOTW combat is definitely sub-par compared to Horizon, especially the controls and enemy design. To me, it’s not even a competition, really. The scale, the details, the creativity, which these interviews highlight, all amazing. Such a unique and ambitious project. Guerrilla Games deserved game of the year for Horizon. Hands down.

[@billyhernandez6554]

punkjamez well said

[@asianhavoc1872]

@@punkjamez Damn true.....

[@thehunter7422]

Definitely. Hopefully we see more projects he gets to do in the future . Definitely interested in what he does next if they're on this level of epicness

[@mulls9281]

ive allways wanted game documentaries. ive tried serching before, but i could only find playstation documentaries that werent even that long. what you guys are doing is very unique and amazing. Thank you!

[@Melgashi]

check Cloth Map and Mark Brown's Game Makers Toolkit here on youtube. Also the movie "Indie Game".

[@angelitabecerra]

It's amazing storytelling where the little bit of set up before the Proving is able to well define Rost and Aloy's relationship. First time I played I cried at the end of the Proving, because that relationship was so well defined. And, up to that point, you only had a couple hours of gameplay to do that.

[@ShellComics]

These extended interviews are amazing :)

[@OrjonZ]

I got PS4 Pro and this game because of your video.

[@mulls9281]

good choice. don't forget to check out bloodborne and the last of us. they aren't as amazing as horizon, but still better than anything I've tried on the pc. better get the most out of your investment ;) . also in case, a pc "Master race" scum sees this: Im not saying pc is a bad platform, i myself game way more on my pc than on my ps4, so dont get triggerd.

[@cooldead]

Same here. I glad I did too. Picked up persona 5, and RE 7 also.

[@TheUnderratedOrange]

DisIsMe the last of us is better than horizon in my opinion.... Can't believe you just said THAT...

[@johns783]

I agree that Hzd is better than TLOU, though bloodborne I feel is actually better. souls fan bias, though.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 are better than Horizon tho. bloodborne isn't

[@LucasCarter2]

This games story is genius, heart breaking and tragic. It makes you reflect on the history of humanity and the possibility of losing all of our history. I’d love more stuff that makes me think and question my own values like this.

[@TheMightyPipe]

40:51 '...there's a quest in the FIRST game...'

[@ABLwAmazing]

TheMightyPipe got em

[@LordMarlle]

That's not news. They have talked about this being the beginning of the franchise before.

[@5PointPowerSword]

I mean the game did amazingly and ended with a set up for a second game so... Yeah lol

[@SpontaneousWeasel]

Looking forward to HZD ps5!!!

[@artemis_lena]

pretty sure all he meant was the original release/base game compared to the DLC since he's talking about the Banook tribe.

[@mildredmelusine6970]

Gonzalez, in this interview, is eloquent and such a joy to listen to. I would love to hear more of what he has to say about the game. Perhaps after I’ve finished the main story arc, an interview with him that fully details all the spoilers he’s trying to dodge would be the most rewarding interview to watch.

[@evklinken]

Thank you so much for uploading these extended cuts. Horizon's story hit me harder than any other game has done before, and it's great to hear from mr. Gonzalez himself about it in such a detailed way. Lovely job with Noclip overall, too. Cheers!

[@charlyb.9406]

the hzd story is brillant. if you get a connection to the story the whole project sounds and actually is amazing. thanks to all contributing to this masterpiece of an extremely entertaining game.

[@johnmorris8409]

Fallout: New Vegas and Horizon Zero Dawn are some of favorite games ever and that has a lot to do with the incredible storytelling in both games. Thank you to all the incredibly talented people who make these experiences.

[@SieNoel]

This is a great interview, and I especially love what he had to say around the 11:00 mark about beauty, as if there were one word to really sum up this game, and this world, and the whole Horizon experience, that is the word I would run to without hesitation.

[@samaBR333]

just finished the game after 80 hours of playing. i just loved the script! came here to check it with the man. thanks GUERRILLA!

[@cooldead]

Thanks for these guys. These things are amazing. I'd love a series focused on design.

[@NoclipDocs]

Our next intended interview is with the game's director Mathijs de Jonge which is much more design focused. Maybe that will help scratch that itch! Thanks!

[@cooldead]

Noclip awesome. I can't wait.

[@liamboehning4398]

YYEEESSSSS!!!!

[@NoMoreNever]

Horizon Zero Dawn is by far my favorite game of 2017 and one of the most engaging gaming experiences I have had in years. Its impossible to describe this game in a few short sentences and do it justice, but the story is going to stick with me for a long time.

[@willtaylor6026]

Tribal matriarchy vs robot dinosaurs Meredith from brave s robo jurassic park

[@TheRealScaraban]

Just hearing Project Zero Dawn described again makes me tear up, it's such a combination of emotion of the loss of all known life and the hope for the new dawn.

[@keeper0754]

I'd like to echo others here in thanking you for this enlightening interview! When I bought this game it was more for the general aesthetic, as the concept of pre-industrial tribe-like people combating highly advanced robotic animals was an interesting and unique hook. What I didn't expect was an amazing story that could have very well been conceived by Asimov or Clarke that would take the gamer through such an existential journey. I was completely entranced every time I would read/hear the journals recorded by people who were facing the end of the world knowing full well there was nothing they could do to stop it and showing the many ways people would process that literal end of all things. I'm also happy there were a few minutes dedicated to discussing the 'Happy birthday, Issac' scene, and that was the moment I knew I was absolutely hooked on the game. Bravo to Mr. Gonzalez on his terrific work on Horizon, and bravo to Noclip for bringing his voice to us!

[@gaurd3]

Writers are dreadfully under appreciated by AAAs

[@tubetomarcato]

I call them quadruple As (AAAA), Sony has been mastering this for years with amazing AAA titles that have amazing lead writers attached to them, from Guerilla to ND.

[@Dr.Longest]

Invaluable information from such a fantastic source. Thank You!

[@Delicashilous]

John, if you read this, Nil & Sylens are my Absolute Favorites. And I'm hyped for the sequel.

[@matty_mather]

the writing is so good in this game it could honestly be made into a book series

[@thaliacalearete]

I must have come back to watch this interview at least 3 or 4 times. John Gonzalez's process of how he transformed the narrative of Horizon Zero Dawn into something that was "both deeply personal and hugely epic" doesn't just make for an entertaining story, it's GREAT advice for any aspiring writer of fiction. Often times, many protagonists can feel completely ancillary to the main thrust of the story, and while they might be fun to watch, you don't really feel any personal stake in their success or failure. John's treatment of Aloy as "exactly the character you want to play" in the world of Horizon, whose primary drive was deeply intertwined with the mysteries of the world, was by contrast both engaging and immensely satisfying to see pay off. He took what seems from the outset to be a ridiculous concept and made it one of the best science fiction stories I've experienced in the last few years. Sad to see him leave Guerrilla, but I can't wait to see what he's done with Forbidden West!

[@JonLeeSmith]

Could listen to this guy all night. Love him. Another awesome interview. Great questions Danny!

[@smartbluecat]

Thank you, Noclip. :) This is wonderful.

[@elymuff]

Wow, Gonzalez has a lot to say! Nice! So tempted to buy a PS4 to play this game.

[@welshjay74]

marc kushin do it you won’t regret it unless money is tight then that’s the only regret spending money lol

[@Miles_on_bikes]

One of my favourite games in recent memory, in part due to great story and writing. Good documentary as well guys, nice one.

[@MoxyDave]

Great interview guys, thank you so much. I'm on the last mission in Zero Dawn and I keep ignoring it just to keep playing the game. What a fantastic work of art.

[@aweshad9]

i really enjoy the interview that dont have visuals cut into them, they're more like podcast really. Its great for listening while working

[@c0mmanderKeen]

Thanks Danny for the amazing work !! I just got the DLC, ready to plunge back into this marvelous gem of a game.

[@trenauldo]

Just came across this. Absolutely fantastic interview both in terms of the interviewer and Mr. Gonzalez’s illuminating the writing process. Sub earned.

[@LosingMyCool]

Excellent video. You are asking intelligent questions. A lot of your questions are stuff that never would have entered my mind. GJ!

[@TheTherapistGamer]

Not only are the story ideas in Horizon very good and interesting, but the way the story unfolds is amazing as well. Very talented team.

[@NathanOkun]

Note: About 0.5% of Aloy's DNA is not Sobeck's. This is huge (1.5% change can make you into a chimpanzee) so she has been "souped-up" by GAIA to enhance her physical strength, endurance, and ability to heal and otherwise respond to various potions and take punishment more than a typical person can. The equivalent of adding Batman physical ability on top of her "clone mother's" super-intelligence -- even Sylens is shocked by her understanding of things that others would think as just "will of God". This is the only thing that allows her even a single hope to do here geas as given her by GAIA: Save the entire world, literally.

[@superspartan112]

What a great video. It's like you already know which interviews I want to see extended versions of! Like that time you posted the extended version of Doom's Hugo Martin. These are really smart and creative people and it's awesome to hear these kinds of interviews. Great job!

[@shaggun]

Thanks for making these interviews, these go beyond the usual "making of"

[@MarcoSantanaGaming]

I’ve only recently discovered this great channel. I’ll echo previous comments. This guy has great interviewing technique. Well done, noclip.

[@yitznewton]

Please please get some interviews up with composer Joris de Man, composer/production duo The Flight and Guerrilla music supervisor Lucas van Tol!!

[@obliviador]

yitznewton yes, could be awesome, but documentarys like these always neglect the music aspect of the games. It's a shame.

[@dizzt19]

Composers, voice and mocap actors, those people don't really work in the game offices, which is why you have to interview them separately. For that I'd suggest www.patreon.com/Level

[@TheFirstCurse1]

This dude is a genius. The story of these games is phenomenal. Every single thing makes every aspect of the game believable.

[@Agrona33]

The story of Horizon was mind blowing! Thank you John, for giving us such memorable and wonderful characters! I am so glad to have been able to play Horizon completely blind as soon as it came out. This made the whole story and experience so much better.

[@Mindseas]

Such a lovely interview, and what a nice, and amazing person John Gonzalez is. I'm very impressed and inspired by what he had to say. Thank you for making these awesome videos!

[@seekprateek8]

For me, Horizon is the first ever game that I felt is truly Open World. Man! I can imagine the development.

[@jamesjam]

Love these extended interviews I need more of them PLEEEEEASE!

[@JoshForeman]

So glad this is around! I just finished the game and loved it. Also, I used to work with John back at Outrage Entertainment. He's a cool cat!

[@vangrant0019]

There needs to be an expansion where David Attenborough narrates over the machines in their natural habitats i would definitely pay for that.

[@SergiuNaslau]

This game was, is, and will always be THE ONE for me. The storyline, mechanics, story, visuals are perfect to me. Horizon Zero Dawn has a Platinum Trophy that everyone needs to have.

[@codynova]

This man is a fucking genius. I haven't played the game, but now I must buy a PS4.

[@slaton44]

Thank you, Danny. This was awesome to watch after playing the game.

[@aparkc]

I absolutely loved the story of Horizon (as well as everything else) and listening to Mr. Gonzalez's insights on the project was immensely enjoyable! He and his writing team did a great job crafting an unexpected and intriguing story that sadly, many people have been sleeping on. Can't wait to see the other extended interviews!

[@powerofanime1]

Lead Writer on Fallout New Vegas...oh. OH. So THAT's why HZD was so good. :)

[@SmugSuspenders]

Yep :p

[@oggelicious2716]

Hi, I don't know if you'll see this but I recently found out about this channel and it blew my mind. This is everything i've ever wanted, as an aspiring video game developer this is priceless. Thank you so much for this!

[@jackreeves7]

Love this interview. Seen your videos on Horizon Zero Dawn a few times now, it's a truly special game and I think my favourite story ever.

[@Dethikah]

Great interview, thank you for posting!

[@Dmitry.O]

"The death of a man's a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic" - not Stalin but Erich Maria Remarque: "One death is a tragedy. Two million deaths is just a statistic". And even before him, some German journalist said smth similar.

[@deadwolf2978]

i want to know more about Sylence. He is the character who actually hold the half of the game together and gives it sence.

[@korn7809]

Another amazing interview. Great job as always! I would like to see interviews with console designers.

[@HD_Simplicityy]

Is this mans talent that made journeying with Aloy to uncover her past, and the world, emotionally resonant. Thank you John!

[@ShaudaySmith]

this is the most quality channel i've found this year. Thank you so much for these well produced and quality docs and extras.

[@denniselbow9213]

just want to say thank you for this interview.

[@kn0bhe4d]

The story in Zero Dawn really was something else. Loved it, and this extended interview was awesome.

[@iamarugin]

Thanks for work, which matters for us.

[@NinjaSlayerSix]

Wow this is an amazing interview. Just excellent.

[@Rhade15]

One of the best and most original scifi story in decades. Great interview GG

[@JetskiPilotGaming]

Great interview and video as always. Such a treat to hear the writer’s thoughts in the development of the game. Horizon Zero Dawn was my first game to Platinum and is my favorite game of 2017. I’m almost finished with The Frozen Wilds DLC. It’s going to be a sad day when I finally finish playing the HZD DLC.

[@adeyinkatobi]

Really appreciate this video. One of the best stories in games.

[@NikstSWE]

@Noclip, please do a documentary about Larian Studios, the makers of Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2, 2 being considered by many the best RPG ever created. Their games are massive and incredible detailed and complex. Plus the games were funded through Kickstarter. Perfect subject for one of your documentaries!

[@NikstSWE]

I have only just started but Im totally engrossed in it and the company. Have been binging their Kickstarter update videos on their channel. Amazing how much they cram into the game with so few people in comparison to the big companies that have much less in their games.

[@scottdixon4366]

I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed the story if this game. It's not often that I'm genuinely invested in the backstory and lore. Really curious to see how Guerilla takes this further in the sequel.

[@johnnyfreetanga5506]

Now I'm in love with Horizon Zero Dawn. Throw more money to John please.

[@larrytuttle1955]

John you are a 🧙‍♂️ I hope you can keep developing Lore for years to come! Think I’m going to miss Alon most.

[@theuniversewithin74]

THANK YOU John Gonzales, for one of the best story arcs ever written. I loved the game for the first 1/3 of the game, but the story didn't really strike me as anything special. But there was an underlying feeling that something big was brewing. Once I understood that Aloy was part of something seminal, I was sold. Plllllllease be the narrative director for H2. Highly doubt that the story can hide such a big secret the second time around, but I think they'll pull something major off again.

[@marcoolivier5594]

All I know is this guy is an amazing video game story writer 😁

[@Shahan777B]

Can you do long videos like this about the music of the game

[@obliviador]

Shahan_K would be awesome!

[@darkgaminger7503]

best game ever !!! have 80 hours in it and lvl 33.......and waaaaay to much to do. its crazy ! (on PC!!!)

[@DaPunkNdFunk]

Thank you for this interview, this is so interesting! Very rare to see the writer's point of view in this industry.

[@Greg-J]

As a practitioner of user experience I am obsessed with the connection between the user and their interactive connection with the world experience. HZD was a masterclass in understanding why we are, and why we explore. John is one of the few people that I long to work with. John, there was an opportunity when Alloy emerged from the mountain to get her thinking about Mother than wasn't explored until later in the game and I think that was a mistake. Growing with the knowledge that she was different on purpose is a missed opportunity. The Focus wasn't enough.

[@EMakhonin]

Thank you for this great interview and a lots of inspiration: of your work as documentary creators and of cnowledge and experience of John Gonzalez! Hope to see more such detailed interviews with storytellers and directors of game industry.

[@BlackestAPS]

Re-playin this baby for next month.

[@meza72]

His writing is one of the best parts of this game. The story is amazing and makes it one of the greatest games I have ever played.

[@tubetomarcato]

Anyone else here with their thunderjaws dropped to the ground with the amount of emotional intellect this guy pours into his work? Can't wait to see what John Gonzalez is onto next, mystery studio in Spain?

[@supremeworld87]

I'm the main HZD documentary the staff sound like they were originally uneasy about this guy because he scrapped all their story work when he came on-board and started again. I'd like to think they agree he's been vindicated as HZDs story was amazing. This guy did incredible work at obsidian he's a major talent

[@loganhardy9586]

John is da god!!!!! Also thank you for this Danny keep it up. :)

[@JonSnowIII]

Great video! Thank you both for this!

[@sweetimmortalife]

I’ve kept thinking after playing Horizon - Burning Shores: why did the narrative of the Horizon games downgraded so much? Why is the story of Forbidden West so good but it just doesn’t reach the full potential it had. And then I made my research and find that this incredible man, John Gonzalez, who we just saw speak about the game so passionately, worked for about a half of Forbidden West (Zero Dawn’s sequel) and nothing on the Burning Shores. And it just makes a lot more sense why we are in this narrative downgraded. I just can’t understand why John Gonzalez is no longer in Guerrilla Games.

[@КостюкевичЮрий]

Thanks, big guy, for the best storyline game on PS4! Hello from 2020!

[@MaxIronsThird]

This dude is an amazing writer, he don't do no sequels, he never stays long in the same place, he went from FO: New Vegas to Shadow of Mordor to Horizon ZD to Crossfire.

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

8:38 “It was never necessary to fight for the importance of story. Instead that was something that had already been decided across every single department of the studio” Wow, this would explain why many games have lacklustre stories because the studio just want to get the game working and selling

[@sara-km6pk]

i will worship the ground this man walks on for the rest of my days

[@kpag3030]

Yup. Such a beautiful game on so many levels.