Look: Horizon Zero Dawn is an open world game. The side quests and errands are there for a reason, and you’d be missing out if you completely ignored them. And it’s exceedingly easy to get caught up finding every lost ring and hunting party the game throws at you. But maybe don’t. Every quest has a level (its difficulty) and the distance to its location. Image: Guerrilla Games/SCEA via Polygon

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But today, we’re celebrating the beautiful art of Guerrilla’s own artists and art teams. We’ve joined forces with ArtStation to release an Art Blast that showcases their incredible body of work, which spans a range of disciplines from Concept Art to Character Art, and from Asset Art to Animation. In total, 29 Guerrilla artists have posted their contributions to Horizon Zero Dawn in their ArtStation portfolios. A selection of their art can be found below. a b McAllister, Gillen (30 January 2017). "19 new things we discovered from playing Horizon Zero Dawn". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Horizon Zero Dawn features quest elements which include the main story quests, as well as a number of side quests and activities.Makuch, Eddie (12 June 2017). "E3 2017: Horizon Zero Dawn Expansion Gets A Snowy First Trailer". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Machkovech, Sam (30 January 2017). "Sony's Horizon: Zero Dawn recharges the open-world genre with herd mentality". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Stark, Chelsea (1 December 2016). "The Game Awards: Here's the full winners list". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Hussain, Tamoor (29 June 2016). "All of 2016's Best of E3 nominees". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016.