Forgotten Sword (Horizon Zero Dawn Fan Concept)

3D Model

No one knows where the weapon came from. All anyone knows is that it was found one day by hunters out searching for machine parts. Whoever made it however clearly had knowledge of the old world as unlike most weapons constructed by the tribes. This sword contained the power to harness the power of the machines to deliver powerful strikes more powerful than any normal weapon.

Created as part of my Masters Degree and Sheffield Hallam University. The idea came after playing Horizon Zero Dawn and noticing the lack of variety when it came to weapons in the game with only bows and spears being present. Aimed to match the aesthetic of the game as closely as possible as well as give the sword some story of its own.

Honestly had a lot of fun working on this project. The low poly model was was created inside Maya, the High Poly inside ZBrush with baking and texturing then taking place inside Substance Painter with a few alphas created in Photoshop.