As the story progresses, it delves into one of the many unexplored parts of the Zero Dawn mythos - and into a surprising degree of depth for its characters. It’s yet another story in which the protagonist must rise to the top of an unfamiliar tribe in order to save it, and were it not for Zero Dawn’s diverse casting, its white-saviour flavour would be overpowering. Initially, The Frozen Wilds’ main quest seems built from cliches. Luckily, there’s a bunch of new gear available, some with intriguing tactical tradeoffs, that can help to keep Aloy alive. These “Daemonic” machines are some tough fuckerinos, with greater resistances and strength than before, and even Aloy’s fanciest regenerating armour can’t withstand attacks from the new Scorcher and Frostclaw machines. Most players will come to The Frozen Wilds with endgame character builds, and though the expansion technically takes place during the main story, its difficulty suggests it’s meant to be played late in the game. It’s all starkly beautiful - fitting, given that it's meant to represent Yellowstone National Park. Looming over the region is Thunder’s Drum, a smoking volcano constantly threatening eruption. Even the wildlife is different here, with goats, badgers, and owls joining the Zero Dawn menagerie.
The Cut itself presents environmental extremes thus far unseen in Horizon: Zero Dawn: thigh-deep snow, frozen rivers, towering glaciers, geothermal vents - and frost-empowered machines to match. Something weird and dangerous is going on in the Cut, with rumours of new machines and talking spirits spreading around Banuk campfires, and it’s up to Aloy to stop it. "The Cut" is an icy, inhospitable region in the game’s far north, populated by the shamanistic Banuk tribe only hinted at in the main game - and by increasingly aggressive “Daemonic” machines. In The Frozen Wilds, Zero Dawn’s heroine Aloy ventures into a brand-new map region for all-new adventures. I say this not just because it’s true, but because the game’s story DLC, The Frozen Wilds, brings it all flooding back. Had it not launched opposite Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it’d be all we talked about in the first half of 2017. It’s an astonishingly beautiful game, with deep world-building, exciting action, and a truly original, meaningful science fiction story holding it all together. Straight up: if you own a PlayStation 4 and haven’t played Horizon: Zero Dawn yet, remedy that shit ASAP.
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