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Hope Bellingham

One of Horizon Forbidden West's most technically impressive moments is a hug

Horizon Forbidden West

There's a lot of reasons to be impressed by Horizon Forbidden West, but one of the most technically difficult moments in the game is when Aloy hugs another character. 

In an interview with IGN, Guerrilla animation director Richard Oud discussed the intricacies of letting Aloy hug someone in Horizon Forbidden West's Burning Shores DLC. The discussion surrounding this sweet moment in the game started after Strange Scaffolding studio head Xalavier Nelson Jr. pointed out on Twitter that Aloy's hug in the DLC's trailer "is a technical flex." 

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