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With a few trailers now under its belt, LEGO Horizon Adventures is beginning to look rather promising. Taking one of PlayStation’s most successful modern first-party franchises and giving it a family-friendly makeover, LEGO Horizon Adventures swaps out its source material’s often serious tone for a much more lighthearted one, with plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor and playful jokes thrown in for good measure. On top of that, LEGO Horizon Adventures is giving Horizon‘s Machine-dismantling combat a more accessible overhaul, condensing down its combat mechanics.

Though it’s still a while away from release, it seems like LEGO Horizon Adventures could be the start of a new winning formula for both PlayStation and LEGO, and fans are already running wild with theories on what first-party franchise LEGO could adapt next. But regardless of what LEGO PlayStation crossover is next, there’s one key component from LEGO Horizon Adventures the next entry needs to carry over.

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LEGO Horizon Adventures Gives Ashly Burch A Unique Opportunity

Generally speaking, Horizon is quite a serious franchise. Though it isn’t nearly as dark as fellow first-party IPs like God of War, The Last of Us, or Bloodborne, Horizon still tackles mature themes and keeps its humor to a minimum. Horizon is also a franchise that chooses to put its world and NPCs front and center of the experience, meaning that playable protagonist Aloy ironically doesn’t get that much time in the spotlight. Aloy has sometimes been accused of a lack of personal agency or motivation, and an arguably generic personality. But that’s far from voice actor Ashly Burch’s fault.

One of the most prolific voice actors around, Ashly Burch has been voicing Aloy since the very beginning, and her performance has often shone through the more generic cracks of Aloy’s surface. In LEGO Horizon Adventures, Burch is given free rein to take Aloy to new and expressive heights.

Based on the recent trailers and previews, it seems as though Ashly Burch’s performance as Aloy is being put front and center of LEGO Horizon Adventures. With the game taking a more comedic approach to the source material, this version of Aloy is unlike anything fans have seen before, cracking jokes frequently and remaining upbeat throughout the adventure. It’s new territory for Aloy, and it’s refreshing to hear Ashly Burch have so much fun with this character.

Future LEGO PlayStation Games Need to Bring Back Key Voice Actors

If PlayStation and LEGO plan on collaborating more in the future, it’s vital any project follows in LEGO Horizon Adventures‘ footsteps and brings back the original game’s voice actors. In the case of franchises like Uncharted, Nolan North’s performance as Nathan Drake is simply too iconic to leave behind. And when it comes to franchises like God of War or The Last of Us, it would be great to hear the likes of Christopher Judge, Troy Baker, and Ashley Johnson get to experiment with their characters in a completely different way, making wisecracks as Kratos or remaining oddly optimistic as Joel and Ellie. In doing this, these potential LEGO x PlayStation games can keep offering fans a new side of these beloved characters that they’ve never seen before.

LEGO Horizon Adventures

LEGO Horizon Adventures gives Guerrilla Games’ Horizon post-apocalyptic universe a brick-themed makeover. While Aloy takes center stage, the game does not have to be a solo ride and supports co-op.

Released

2024

Publisher(s)

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Genre(s)

Adventure

Multiplayer

Local Co-Op , Online Co-Op

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