when is the story set in horizon zero dawn
the 31st century
title: Horizon Zero Dawn text: dialogue wheel is used to communicate with non-player characters. Collectibles include vantages that offer visual information of the Old World, metal flowers that contain poetry, and old relics, such as ancient mugs and tribal artefacts. The story is set in the 31st century, in a world where humans have regressed to primitive tribal societies as a result of some unspecified calamity. Their technologically advanced predecessors are vaguely remembered as the "Old Ones." Large robotic creatures known merely as "machines" now dominate the Earth. For the most part, they peacefully coexist with humans, who occasionally hunt them for parts. However, a title: Horizon Zero Dawn text: Horizon Zero Dawn Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing video game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in early 2017. The plot follows Aloy, a hunter in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past. The player uses ranged weapons, a spear and stealth to combat mechanised creatures and loot their remains. A skill tree provides the player with new abilities and bonuses. The player can explore the open world to discover side quests. "Horizon Zero Dawn" is Guerrilla Games' first intellectual property (IP) title: Horizon Zero Dawn text: a team of 10–20 began building prototypes of the game. Approximately 20 different stories were written for the game, exploring varying concepts for the game, such as different player characters. John Gonzalez, who previously acted as lead writer for "" (2010), was hired to write the game's story as narrative director, with Ben McCaw as lead writer. The main elements of the story and the character of Aloy remained intact since early development. Upon the completion of "Killzone Shadow Fall" in late 2013, the remainder of the staff began working on "Horizon Zero Dawn". Guerrilla also cancelled another game to title: Horizon Zero Dawn text: that he was the original founder of the Eclipse, originally tempted by HADES' promises of knowledge. With Sylens's help, Aloy surmises that HADES means to send a signal to reactivate the Faro robots to once again extinguish all life on Earth. Aloy kills Helis and helps fight off waves of corrupted machines, before stabbing HADES with Sylens' lance, ending the war. She journeys to Dr. Sobeck's old home, finding her corpse, and has a moment of mourning for her predecessor. In a post-credits scene, HADES is shown to still be alive, but trapped by Sylens, who intends to interrogate HADES title: Horizon Zero Dawn text: since "Killzone" in 2004 and also its first role-playing game. Development began in 2011 after the completion of "Killzone 3", with director Mathijs de Jonge considering it the riskiest idea pitched at the time. The game engine, Decima, was developed for "Killzone Shadow Fall" and altered for "Horizon Zero Dawn". Anthropologists were consulted to authenticate the world's decay over a millennium. The soundtrack, led by composer Joris de Man, contains experimental instrumentation. "Horizon Zero Dawn" won numerous awards, and critics praised its open world, story, visuals, combat, characterisation, and the performance of voice actress Ashly Burch. The dialogue, melee combat