Things I think would be absolutely amazing to see in the third Horizon game after having loved Zero Dawn and Forbidden West so much:
-Being able to swap between both Aloy and Beta from your base of operations. Imagine missions where perhaps there's points in missions where you realize "oh, Beta isn't built for this kind of combat, better go get Aloy to clear out this cauldron or bandit camp" or "this is a part of the Terraforming System that needs Beta's fine tuning skills". Having the game itself literally take advantage of the girls' different backgrounds, and accentuate their skills- Aloy's combat and people skills, Beta's scientific mind and experience with the tech. Beta can fight, but not quite as efficiently as her sister. Aloy can work the terraforming system, but not finesse it like Beta can. Maybe there's mini games you have ti play as Beta in order to clear code in corrupted access points somewhere, and perhaps there'd even ways to increase each girl's skills so that they match each other. (Though I'm getting into RPG territory at that point).
And maybe there's ways to travel all across the whole world and connect people. You have to pinpoint and pick out people who are trustworthy enough and influential enough to be the first in their tribe to get a Focus. Mqy e you can determine how your final battle with Nemesis goes, by who you pick and how you help them navigate preparing their people.
With the Quen, if the third game is taken to the Great Delta, perhaps Aloy and their allies become the driving force behind a rebellion that leads to the full opening of the database the Quen possess, and outreach to the surrounding tribes- maybe even getting their help to rebel and free the oppressed within the Quen Empire. (If the game IS going to the Great Delta, I so, so very vey much look forward to seeing it.)
Obviously, I know I'm no authority on what Guerrilla Games should do for Horizon 3. But, damnit, the ideas that the first two games gave me keep whirling around in my head. 😅
I speak all of this only as someone that adores the games and writes fanfiction for them.
