Top of mind for me after reading this article is that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet should just be called The Heretic Prophet, and Horizon: Zero Dawn should have just been called Zero Dawn.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [S] 5 points 6 hours ago* (2 children)

Zero Dawn was a thing in the game's back story that explained how everything came to be. Horizon was a throwaway word in a monologue toward the end of the game, and they probably also risked brand trouble with Forza: Horizon, which predated it. That's my case anyway. "Horizon" seemed a bad fit for that game's title.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 6 hours ago* (1 child)

    Fair. And also, naming things is hard. I am numb to it by now; video games have always tended to have goofy, nonsense, or boring names. Tho, back in the day, we just assumed it was a translation thing considering a vast majority of the popular games in my youth were made by Japanese developers.

    "Metal Gear Solid, huh? That's certainly a name."

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment