Guerrilla Horizon Call of the Mountain Art Blast
Horizon Call of the Mountain was released on PlayStation VR2 in February 2023, and we were thrilled to allow players to step into the adventure.
When we began development for Horizon Call of the Mountain, it was difficult to envision what the end result would look like.
While we had the world of Horizon to guide us, we also had many challenges ahead: how would we take these iconic machines and vibrant landscapes and alter them to fit first-person virtual reality?
Returning to the Nora and Carja homelands was the perfect setting for Ryas’ adventure. Taking place alongside part of Aloy’s journey in Horizon Zero Dawn, Ryas made these familiar locations his own stomping grounds, climbing to new heights and making this mark on the woven story of the Horizon franchise.
It was imperative for close collaboration between Guerrilla and Firesprite, and our other vendors, on this project. Allowing players to don Ryas’ gloves and climb the mountains with their own hands requires a sense of believability only achieved by the incredible skill and talent of all who joined us on our development journey.
We thank everyone involved for constantly innovating and pushing the envelope. It’s been a pleasure to create with you, and we hope you enjoyed being a part of this journey. Horizon Call of the Mountain showcased the Horizon franchise in a new light and welcomed an audience we hadn’t previously reached, and we’re grateful the result was such a fantastic game.
On behalf of Guerrilla and Firesprite, we hope you enjoy our Horizon Call of the Mountain art blast! As Ryas’ actor, Mark Allan Stewart would say: be the adventure.
Jan-Bart van Beek, Studio Director and Art Director, Guerrilla, and Rob Sutton, Art Director, Firesprite, Horizon Call of the Mountain
Daan Meysman – Technical Artist – Cyborn BV
Elias Leonard – 3D Artist – Cyborn BV
Norbert Naroznik – Senior Lighting Artist – Firesprite
Ellen Shelley – Senior Lighting Artist – Firesprite
Caleb O’Brien – Senior Character Artist – Firesprite
Rob Thornely – Principle Character Artist – Firesprite
Steve Davison – Lead Character Artist – Firesprite
Cameron Bichener – Tech Artist – Firesprite
Rob Sutton – Associate Art Director – Firesprite
Dean Ashley – Lead Environment Artist – Firesprite
Jody Sargent – Principle Environment Artist – Firesprite
Lorchan Trapp – Senior Environment Artist – Firesprite
Victoria Goldsmith – Environment Artist – Firesprite
Hansapallavi Srinivasan – Environment Artist – Firesprite
Ilya Golitsyn – Lead Franchise Artist – Guerrilla
Braydan Barret – Senior Concept Artist – Firesprite
Hanne van de Vijver – Animator – Cyborn BV
Jonathan van Baggem – Animator – Cyborn BV
Tristan Morelle – Technical Animator – Cyborn BV
Lucie Houssa – Animator – Cyborn BV
David Chambers – Lead Animator – Firesprite
Tiffany Van Langenberg – Firesprite
Sebastian Castilho – Firesprite
