00:00.
00:06Hi everyone, I'm Jan-Bart van Beek.
00:08I'm the Studio Director here at Guerilla.
00:10At Guerilla we love exploring the Horizon Universe.
00:12And with every new project we ask ourselves
00:14where can we take our players next?
00:16What new stories can we tell?
00:18And what new experiences can we create?
00:20And we heard many of you wondering,
00:22but what is Guerilla working on?
00:24And today we get to show you.
00:26Before we dive in,
00:28I want to be very clear about one thing.
00:30We absolutely love making single-player games.
00:32And we're going to keep making them.
00:34They're a huge part of who we are as a studio.
00:36But next to that,
00:38we also had this long-standing dream
00:40to try to do something different.
00:42Our own take on how you can explore
00:44the world of Horizon together,
00:46as a team of machine hunters.
00:48It's something new, it stands on its own,
00:50but it's also still very much Horizon.
00:52Let's take a look at how this new journey begins.
00:58From the ashes
01:00of the old world
01:02came machines.
01:06For ages,
01:08they were the guardians
01:10of the natural world.
01:12And they turned against us.
01:26Now,
01:28they're getting deadlier
01:30by the day.
01:34All across the land,
01:44people are dying.
01:46That's why our leader
01:50gave me this command.
01:52gave me this command.
01:54We have to fight
01:56back.
01:58And to do that,
02:00we need a team.
02:04Soldiers.
02:08Who always hold the line.
02:16And mercenaries.
02:18who may have crossed it
02:20now and then.
02:24Infiltrators.
02:30Who hide in the dark.
02:38And champions.
02:44Who shine in the light.
02:46light.
02:48Upstarts.
02:50Whose stories
02:52are just beginning.
02:58And legends.
03:02Looking for one last shot.
03:04The last line of defense.
03:16For those who need it most.
03:22Made up of the greatest hunters in the land.
03:26Made up of the greatest hunters in the land.
03:32This.
03:33It's Hunters Gathering.
03:44So yes, we're going with a very different look here.
03:46And that's very much by design.
03:48Horizon Hunters Gathering is a very dynamic co-op action game.
03:52We've tuned the combat.
03:54So it works really well for a team of hunters.
03:56And we believe that works best when supported by an art style
03:58that really matches that energy.
04:00We're going to be showing you more gameplay in a minute.
04:02So you can judge that for yourself.
04:04Now one more thing before we continue.
04:06This game is still very much in development.
04:08Some things are going to be polished.
04:10Others are still going to change.
04:12And that's exactly why we want to bring you in this early.
04:14So stay tuned till the end.
04:16Because we want to invite you to come and help playtest the game with us.
04:20And be part of giving the game its final shape.
04:22Hi.
04:23I'm Ryan Buck.
04:24Game Director at Guerrilla.
04:26With Hunters Gathering, we're bringing back what makes Horizon so unique.
04:30Set in the American West.
04:32A thousand years from now.
04:33Civilization has collapsed.
04:35The hunters are all that stand between the tribes
04:37and the massive animal-like machines that threaten their survival.
04:41And the crisis is only getting worse.
04:44The machines have grown deadlier and are more dangerous by the day.
04:48Someone has to step up and push back.
04:51And that is The Gathering.
04:52A crew of unlikely heroes venturing out into the wild to stop the machine threat.
04:57We'll launch with a roster of hunters that grows over time.
05:00In our first playtest, you'll be able to play as Rem, Sun, and Axel.
05:06Three hunters with very different approaches to combat and teamwork.
05:10Let's fight it!
05:11Combat is at the core of Hunters Gathering.
05:13Incoming attack!
05:18It is tactical, reactive, and skill-based.
05:23You took the precision and tactical depth of Verizon's combat
05:26and build it for a team environment.
05:28You'll have to beat enemy movements, time your attacks,
05:31and combine abilities with your squad to take down the most powerful machines.
05:35It is a challenging game, and you really have to earn that victory.
05:43And when you start a mission, you pick and prepare your hunter.
05:47Each has very different melee, ranged playstyles, and weapons.
05:51You can select between classes for each hunter that change their abilities,
05:55from tank to support or tactician.
05:57During a hunt, you can tinker with a rogue-like build system.
06:01Every machine encounter you beat gives you powerful, technical options.
06:05You've got perks, weapon upgrades, and various upgrades to your stats.
06:09In each run, you'll have to try and find the best possible combination of power-ups
06:13that take on the biggest machines.
06:20You'll be able to explore four large and very different environments at launch.
06:25Each with its own look, its own atmosphere,
06:28and its own challenges for your squad to master.
06:30At the center of it all is the Hunters Gathering.
06:33This is where you upgrade your gear, tweak your loadout,
06:36and team up for the next hunt.
06:38This is also just a fun place.
06:40For example, you can hang out in your own customizable campsite,
06:44and then head back into the wilds.
06:46Let's get out there.
06:52Horizon Hunters Gathering is all about challenge and mastery,
06:56and the missions that you go on lean right into that.
06:59During our first playtest, you'll get to try two very different mission types.
07:03Let's show them what we got.
07:10With Machine Incursion, you fight to stop a large-scale machine assault on the tribes.
07:14Here we go!
07:15With your squad, you plan and coordinate which randomized power-ups to collect
07:20before facing a relentless boss machine.
07:24Work together!
07:25We're in together!
07:26Time is limited, with a violent storm closing in that cuts down your options to get stronger.
07:31What is on this?
07:33The next is Cauldron Descent.
07:35In this multi-stage dungeon, the Hunters take the fight to the enemy.
07:38You decide which path to take, from brutal machine encounters to really challenging obstacles.
07:44They all require teamwork.
07:46Every clear chamber shapes your run and gives you power-ups to descend deeper and claim the rewards.
07:53These modes are the foundation of Hunters Gathering.
07:56Tough, replayable, and built for squads who want to master them.
07:59We'll continue to evolve them with your feedback throughout our playtest.
08:03At launch, you'll be able to play the story campaign solo with NPCs or together in co-op.
08:20But that won't be part of the playtest.
08:22We want you to experience the story fresh when the game is ready.
08:25What we can say is that it's fully canon within the Rising Universe.
08:29It introduces new characters, new threats, and new mysteries that expand this part of the world.
08:35And the story doesn't stop at long.
08:37We'll keep adding new adventures over time to the game.
08:40We hope you've enjoyed your first look at Horizon Hunters Gathering.
08:59We're beginning a journey and we're inviting all of you.
09:02Though it's still early days, you can expect more regular development updates and playtest announcements from us in the coming months.
09:08To stay in the loop on all of the latest news about the game,
09:12we've launched a brand new Horizon Hunters Gathering Discord and social channels.
09:16We'd love to see you there.
09:18From all of us at Guerrilla, thank you for joining us today.
09:22Horizon Hunters Gathering is about taking on challenges together.
09:25We appreciate your help and we're just getting started.
09:28And we're just getting started.
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