Horizon: Zero Dawn’s hero is fighting against religion as much as robot dinosaurs

Video games have a long history of placing their protagonists against superstitions and religions, and one of the best games at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show last week is a part of that legacy.

Horizon: Zero Dawn’s hero, Aloy, is out of place in the world she inhabits.  She grew up outside of the communities that you’ve likely seen in the gameplay trailers from publisher Sony. And because of that, she rejects the beliefs of the people in her new tribe. The PlayStation 4 exclusive is due out in February, but it’s already one of $99.6 billion gaming industry’s most anticipated 2017 releases. In a demonstration at E3, developer Guerrilla Games showed me the gameplay and the story. The studio also demoed several conversations between Aloy and NPCs where she would brush aside their concerns with rational responses. for the PlayStation 4 exclusive that’s