Do your Parents, Family, Friends, and loved ones know who Aloy is? [Main Character of the Multi-Million Seller Horizon Franchise]
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I've got friends who have played Horizon and would recognise her, but family members? They can name the Mario cast, Pikachu, Sonic, and that's about it.
Absolutely not. Like, not even a 'hey I recognize her from something' if they saw an image of Aloy.
I don't think any of them would recognize her, but to be honest, it's three games and one big expansion, over less than (?) a decade. If the releases stay going at a fair clip, I think she could stick better in mainstream awareness. My family also doesn't know who Raziel and Kain are, so really, this is on them.
You know, they missed an opportunity in not naming her Oloy, because that would be YOLO backwards, and everyone knows that.
As someone who has been gaming for over 40 years and knows exactly who Kratos is, I don't think I've ever seen his character anywhere in public outside of an EB/Gamestop and my spouse would not have any clue who he was if they saw them. Even my teenage son would probably struggle to recognize Kratos right away given I'm not sure he's even played any of the games.
Dude, they still think Zelda is the one in the green tunic. Master Chief is Halo guy and Daisy and Peach are the same character with hair dye.
These Horizon threads are always so assholish. Thinly veiled would be an overstatement. I'm sorry something you don't like is popular.
These Horizon threads are always so assholish. Thinly veiled would be an overstatement. I'm sorry something you don't like is popular.
No, but most of them also have no idea who Kratos is by name either. Most people on earth don't, nor should they be expected to.
Hell no. They might recognize the Hannah Hoekstra in her, though.
That said, they don't know any gaming characters except for Mario, Pikachu and Lara Croft.
They certainly wouldn't recognize Angry McBeardman Kratos either.
That said, they don't know any gaming characters except for Mario, Pikachu and Lara Croft.
They certainly wouldn't recognize Angry McBeardman Kratos either.
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No. Maayyybeee my wife remembers because she has a theater/acting background and Aloy's face was modelled on Dutch actress Hannah Hoekstra; and that hit the news years back when the first game launched.
But same goes for Kratos. Or any other character from a 'big gaming franchise that isnt Mario or Zelda'.
But same goes for Kratos. Or any other character from a 'big gaming franchise that isnt Mario or Zelda'.
100% My wife and family members know Lara croft partly from the games but mostly because of the movies.
None of them will have ever seen anything Aloy related much less know who she is
Parents: completely no.
Family: younger brother and couple cousins do because they played it. The rest wound not have any clue
Friends: only a small handful who have played the games, the rest would have no clue at all.
Horizon and Aloy simply isn't that popular outside Sony ecosystem.
Family: younger brother and couple cousins do because they played it. The rest wound not have any clue
Friends: only a small handful who have played the games, the rest would have no clue at all.
Horizon and Aloy simply isn't that popular outside Sony ecosystem.
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At this point you might as well put this in the OP, as there are more folks thinking you're bagging on Aloy and Horizon than the folks you intended to make fun of.
Yeah most of my family and friends do. Hell one of my friends bought a fuck-off huge TV back in the day just for the first game.
My 83 year old Dad doesn't though. He knows Doom guy and Chuckie Egg guy and that's it lol.
My 83 year old Dad doesn't though. He knows Doom guy and Chuckie Egg guy and that's it lol.
I mean, at this point the OP clarified their point enough times.
But this is a crappy argument people still keep using for some reason.
Outside of a few Nintendo characters and Sonic. I don't think general non gamers know many characters by name. "Halo guy" , "Tomb Raider", and Crash Bandicoot may have a little more mind-share.
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I did now. Highlighted it as well.
This parody thread has been my biggest backfire. Should've just made it straight lol.
Another perfect example of the Era bubble. The people debating if she is culturally relevant, the people upset that OP questioned her relevance, and the people unable to tell that this post was a joke are all firmly within a bubble. Aloy 's cool, but also who cares and it's not that important. I think Sony will take the 30 million sales over if your aunt can pick Aloy out of a line up.
Yeah anyone actually using this as a frame of reference is really off base on whether something is popular or not. I could ask my mom who Pikachu is and she wouldn't know. Even here on Era I could ask who Pomni is, and I doubt I'd get many answers despite the show amassing 32 million views in less than 24 hours.
I don't know why some of you guys are so desperate to paint Aloy as some kind of gaming icon or something.
Nah my mum still calls everything a Nintendo though off the tomp of my head she would know Mario, Pikachu, tomb raider,kratos and ratchet.
Based off movies and my childhood.
Based off movies and my childhood.
