https://wccftech.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-part-2-director-was-hugely-impressed-by-horizon-zero-dawn/

A few days ago, the official PlayStation Blog asked game developers to share their most anticipated games coming in 2021, and Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi (one of the directors in charge of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2) named Horizon Forbidden West because the first installment made a 'huge impression' on him as a game developer.

Horizon Zero Dawn, the first game of the franchise, left a huge impression on me as a game creator. I was taken by the deep immersive experience provided by the unbelievable graphics as well as the unique world I found myself in, a future where civilization has collapsed.