While the goal is typically to get games running as beautifully as they can, that’s not always the case. A recent trend on the internet has players “de-making” games, oftentimes giving them pixel art looks or lower quality 3D models, as seen with the Bloodborne PS1 demake. A video of Horizon: Zero Dawn running at 72p has elicited a similar feeling for fans, even if it isn’t a demake in the traditional sense.
A video posted by St1ka on Twitter shows what the adventure game looks like running at such a low resolution, and the result is interesting. There’s almost no depth to the game, so one could be forgiven thinking that it’s a 2D title running in pseudo-3D, much like certain games did on the SNES. Still, despite how low-res the game is, there’s still a special kind of charm to it.
Interestingly, the game is still recognizable as Horizon: Zero Dawn, largely because of Aloy’s design coupled with some of the unique aesthetics Guerrilla Games crafted for the sci-fi game. Of course, this is by no means the definitive way to play, but it’s still neat to see nonetheless.
St1ka didn’t elaborate as to how they got the game running at such a low resolution, but according to some of the replies to the tweet, Horizon: Zero Dawn will essentially allow the game to run at the resolution the monitor is set to. Anyone with a 480p monitor, for instance, would be able to get the game running at 480p. That means anyone, in theory, should be able to run the game with a pixelated look, assuming their monitor supports a resolution low enough.
Despite its launch issues, fans have rallied around Horizon: Zero Dawn’s PC port as a huge first step for PlayStation, specifically because it might mean more first-party PlayStation games are on their way to the platform. While there are a number of huge titles players would like to see make their way to PC, fans seem to have a hankering for Bloodborne and The Last of Us, in particular.
With Horizon: Forbidden West slated to release sometime this year, there’s a good chance that it will get the same treatment, assuming it to makes its way to PC. Seeing fans tweak games like this is always interesting, and it’s impossible to tell what will be next for the game. Someone will almost certainly manage to get a weirder version of Horizon: Zero Dawn running eventually, though.
Horizon: Zero Dawn is available now for PC and PS4.
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