Horizon Zero Dawn
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Is someone stalked?
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fynnfynn
While it is not necessarily stalking, in the early to mid stages of the game the protagonist Aloy does get spied upon by another character through her focus. The character listens in on Aloy’s conversations and will occasionally interact with Aloy about things she’s seeing or hearing without her consent.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Lemonade
It's referenced that a side character, Erend, is struggling with an alcohol addiction and it has been further exacerbated by the death of his sister
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Does a horse die?
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faithsmithjw
This game doesn't have any horses, but there are robotic horses called 'Striders' that can be killed by the player or passing machines.
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faithsmithjw
The player can kill foxes, rats, raccoons, boar, rabbits, goats, owls, geese, turkey, squirrels and badgers. These animals drop meat and skin resources which are used to craft items or buy clothing. Although it is optional within the main quests, the first side quest (and many more) given to the player is a hunting quest.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Pikkles
you hunt and kill animals frequently
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Srah23
You must hunt/kill rabbits in the game to upgrade certain things.
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Does a cat die?
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jdpamv
Foxes and robots somewhat resembling mountain cats are killed but that's it.
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Are there spiders?
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fynnfynn
One of the machines, the Corruptor, kinda resembles a spider if you squint. It walks spider-like on several long limbs and can jump like a spider might. Otherwise it bears no resemblance.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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caro.rose93
Robot alligators make swimming in deep water very tense and scary especially for younger players.
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Are there snakes?
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caro.rose93
One of the robots resembles a giant cobra that is mostly slow moving, but leads to some very intense fights when it can wrap around buildings and strike quickly at the player
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Are there bugs?
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Lemonade
Not at all that are focused on, but dragonflies and butterflies can be seen in the background/in nature. Scripted enemy encounters in the story resemble scorpions
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Lemonade
In a cutscene, the player character is held in the air and choked, then dropped to the ground where she struggles to breathe even more and passes out
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Is there cannibalism?
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While not pictured a group's cannibalism is mentioned multiple times.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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caro.rose93
Some cut-scenes feature large buildings or statues falling and instantly killing antagonists. Nothing graphic is shown.
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Is someone burned alive?
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VeronicaStraszheim
Some enemies use fire attacks which can kill your character. Moreover, one of the more effective ways to kill human enemies is fire attacks. Some machine enemies in the early game are best killed by fire. Choosing not to use fire will make those early challenges much harder.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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ProGenLock
Two men are in a fight, one man knees the other in the groin, the man collapses and loses the fight. This is fast and shown from slightly far away so easy to miss.
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Is someone tortured?
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katschy
We see people who have been tortured, but the torture itself is not shown.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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faithsmithjw
There is a scene where Aloy doesn't fall to her death but tumbles off a cliff after an explosion and is gravely injured.
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Does a kid die?
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Heddajfl
YES, during a trial to become a "brave" most of the contestants (mostly teenagers) get killed.
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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Hour778Glass
SPOILER: Aloy's father dies
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Disability
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Bob DiLeo
Rost, while not her biological father, raised and cared for Aloy since she was born. Rost is killed early in the game saving Aloy.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Hiromi
A sidequest involves finding and freeing the quest giver's kidnapped sister.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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faithsmithjw
There are no ghosts but there are prerecorded holograms to watch of people who have died or die during the holograms. These are part of the main quest so can't be skipped.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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fynnfynn
You can listen to several audio recordings in the Zero Dawn Facility that take place between patients and counselors and depict mental health crises. If I remember correctly, there is an instance where one of the patients in the recording is restrained/sedated by staff. This section can be reminding of mental institution scenes - but technically speaking they aren’t. There are no visuals for this.
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Mental Health
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Pikkles
the quest "The Forgotten" features a man implied to be schizophrenic who murdered someone because "the voices told him to." he frequently talks about his desire to kill people because of "the voices."
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Lemonade
In the side quest "The Forgotten" (which is very early in the game, still in the sacred lands) a suicidal character standing at the top of a large rock formation threatens to kill himself in order to avoid hurting someone. He is talked down
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Lemonade
There's a couple of tight cave-exploring segments early on, but can be progressed through quickly
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Anonymous
During the main quest, the player listens to audio recordings where medical euthanasia is offered as an option to experts recruited to the Zero Dawn project. Two request it. Their deaths are not included in the audio log.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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caro.rose93
A key ally in the second half of the game discusses prolonged psychological torture while in captivity and displays a few hallmark symptoms of ptsd when initally talking to other allies. The other characters treat this character with dignity even when they struggle to find the right words to say to initially help this character.
Another side quest involves rescuing an elderly former soldier who is suffering from severe trauma symptoms stemming from a traumatic experience from a war he served in decades ago.
Another side quest involves rescuing an elderly former soldier who is suffering from severe trauma symptoms stemming from a traumatic experience from a war he served in decades ago.
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Is there shakey cam?
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NutellaFitzgerald
During the tutorial, when you play as young Eloy something about the camera placement in relation to the shorter character made me slightly motion sick.
I almost quit, but there was much less bouncing when I got to grown-up Eloy and I was able to play without discomfort.
I almost quit, but there was much less bouncing when I got to grown-up Eloy and I was able to play without discomfort.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Anonymous
Watcher enemies attack with a bright disorienting flash and a loud noise.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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phoenixmartinez
Not explicitly mentioned, but as the entirety of the human race is killed hundred of years prior to the events of the game, an even which is talked about numerous times, there was surely many pregnant people killed
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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KaiB
A side question a man calls himself a slur because he became injured
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Hiromi
The player has the option to ask a character implied to be a trans man about how they were able to become a soldier in a military that does not allow women to serve. The player character does not misgender him again after being corrected.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Anonymous
A sidequest involves helping three NPCs memorialize deceased loved ones. One of the three is a man seeking to pay respects for his male partner.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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jdpamv
Appropriation of Indigenous culture in the game’s aesthetic. Trans masc played by cis woman.
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Race
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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MsWatermelon12
A large number of homeless refugees live in tents outside the city of Sunfall
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Does a plane crash?
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Kabufu
You can find wreckage of plane crashes, but they're all from the distant past.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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faithsmithjw
The majority of the game is spent fighting machines but you can fight bandits. There is a small amount of blood splatter but there is no gore. You also kill animals. Somebody is blown up and the description of their body is described but never shown.
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Is there gun violence?
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RooBadley
Certain uncommon enemies use a heavy automatic firearm.
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