Oh look, a strong woman rescuing a hapless white male. That's so original.
ReeeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeee....
Nah. Horizon isn't like that, at least the first one wasn't. I 100%'d the game and there's maybe one "girl power" kind of moment that is so tertiary most people probably haven't even seen it. I took a lot more issue with one of her main love interests being a nigger but thankfully you can shut him down pretty hard.
The main character is a mysterious orphan who was given to an outsider of the tribe. He teaches her literally everything, and ends up sacrificing himself defending her after she gets her ass beat. You find out later in the game that he actually self-exiled because he was too honorable to take a pass on breaking a tribal law, despite everyone being OK with it.
She's also not a "strong womyn" archetype. She is a bad ass, but the main thing that makes her special is her ability and familiarity with a piece of pre-apocalypse technology.
The game's main theme is about how technology has the capacity to be both infinitely helpful and infinitely destructive with a lot of commentary specifically about AI.
Horizons' culture from the original game seems to be centered around a matriarchal society - But surely you know post-apocalypse is in fashion, gaming wise?
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