Aloy Was Deliberately Made ‘Ugly’ In Horizon Forbidden West, Its Claimed

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Aloy Was Criticized A Lot In Forbidden West!

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  • Horizon Zero Dawn was pretty successful on both PS5 and PC platforms. 
  • While its sequel was successful, it also received a lot of hate due to the change in Aloy’s appearance. 
  • It seems the developers deliberately made the character look less pretty in the sequel. 

Horizon series is one of the most good-looking series out there, with the latest game standing right next to the likes of Red Dead Redemption. While the series has been pretty much successful there was a major concern from the fandom. 

The concern was regarding Aloy’s looks, as many fans said that she looked ugly in Horizon Forbidden West. Many fans even left negative reviews just because of this reason. Now, as per a new rumour, it has come to light that the developer deliberately made Aloy look ugly in Hoirzon Forbidden West

Why it matters: The attractiveness of a main character in a game makes a big difference. Fans always prefer pretty main characters over ugly ones. 

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It Seems Like Aloy Was Made Ugly On Purpose By The Developer

Mangalawyer on Twitter is the one who started this rumour. This account has a solid reputation and has been providing fans with updates on many controversial situations like Assassin’s Creed Shadows. 

He seems to have questioned the developers of Guerrilla Games regarding Aloy’s face and got some answers. A senior cinematic team member confirmed to a developer that Aloy was deliberately altered to look less pretty in the latest entry. 

A senior cinematic team member confirmed to a developer that Aloy was deliberately altered to look less pretty in Forbidden West. 

-Mangalawyer

Aloy was highly criticised because of how bad she looked in the game. This caused a ruckus and hindered sales. Horizon Zero Dawn has sold nearly 25 million copies, while Forbidden West only sold over 8 Million

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Aloy’s Appearance Change in Horizon Forbidden West Was Highly Criticized

The difference is clear, as even on PC, the player base was down by 50%. Now, a remaster of the first game in the series is also in the works, so Guerrilla Games might alter Aloy’s face again. It is already an unwanted remaster, so making Aloy ugly in the remaster would surely backfire

Also, none of this information is confirmed, so we advise players to take this rumour with a massive grain of salt. It is better to wait for the developer to comment on this, but given the nature of this rumour, they might never do that. 

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