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Tilda van der Meer in Horizon Forbidden West is the final boss that players face in the game's story, along with her machine called Specter Prime. As the central antagonist of the entire game, Aloy must defeat Tilda in order to stop her from leaving Earth with GAIA, as well as forcefully taking Aloy with her. Her Specter Prime machine is unlike anything players have faced so far, and it's the only time in the game that they'll face the machine overall.
Since Tilda has her very own machine to control, players will need to scan it before the fight is over in order to register it to their database. Unlike other large machines such as the Tremortusk or Slitherfang in Horizon Forbidden West, players will only have this boss fight as their one opportunity to scan Specter Prime.
Missing out on the chance to scan Specter Prime before beating Tilda in Forbidden West prevents players from being to earn the "All Machine Types" scanned trophy! Should you forget to scan the final machine, reload the last autosave, but remember if you die during the Tilda fight after scanning you will have to do it again the next time.
How to Beat Tilda in Forbidden West (Fast Way)
Tilda and Specter Prime have a lot of repetitive attacks that involve flashy movements leading into a big slap or tendril extension. If it doesn't appear that the machine is charging up for a ranged attack, players can expect an imminent close-quarters attack from Specter Prime. One of the best skills in Horizon Forbidden West to have unlocked for the Tilda boss fight is the Elemental Fury, which increases the buildup and effects of elemental attacks while simultaneously gaining resistance to elemental damage. By using this skill, players can bait Specter Prime into close-quarters combat to deal some massive damage with certain elemental types of attacks.
Before the final fight with Tilda in Horizon Forbidden West begins, players will want to make sure they have the tools needed to craft multiple Acid Traps. Specter Prime is particularly weak against Acid and Plasma attacks, and the Acid Traps will provide massive damage as the machine triggers them during its own attempts to injure Aloy.
Best Weapons to Defeat Tilda in Forbidden West
Players can also use the Forgefall Sharpshot Bow, one of the best weapons in Horizon Forbidden West, to inflict massive Plasma damage by aiming for the gold plates around the machine. The gold plates are where the machine is most vulnerable, and should always be aimed for regardless of the weapons players choose to use in order to beat Tilda in Forbidden West as fast as possible.
Specter Prime is resistant to Fire, Shock, and Purgewater elemental damage, so players should steer clear of those types of weapons. Additionally, Tilda's machine cannot be overridden, so players will need to fully destroy its health bar to finish the fight.
Having trouble breaking through Specter Prime's attacks and defeating Tilda in Horizon Forbidden West? Watch the YouTube video from FP Good Game below for some visual tips!
Beating Tilda in Forbidden West Leads to Burning Shores
Although the game's story is finished once players defeat Tilda in Horizon Forbidden West, that won't be the end of Aloy's journey. At The Game Awards 2022 Guerrilla Games announced Burning Shores, new story-focused DLC for Horizon Forbidden West that will release exclusively on PS5 on April 19, 2023. PlayStation 4 versions have not yet been announced, nor has any news of whether the Burning Shores DLC is a free download or must be purchased by PS5 players. See the trailer for Horizon Forbidden West's Burning Shores DLC via PlayStation on YouTube below:
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Horizon Forbidden West
- Released:
- 2022-02-18
- Developer:
- Guerrilla Games
- Franchise:
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Genre:
- Adventure, RPG, Action
- Platform:
- PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Publisher:
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- ESRB:
- T
- Prequel:
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Engine:
- Decima
- Summary:
- Following the events of Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West puts players in control of Nora tribe hunter Aloy, again as she races to stop a mysterious plague that threatens to kill off all organic life on earth. Aloy has been searching for a backup of the planet's caretaker, codenamed GAIA, to help stop the world from falling into total disrepair. However, between the corrupted mechanical beasts that roam the land, warring tribes and self-established nations vying for control of large swaths of land will stand in Aloy's way as she makes her way west. Players will utilize Aloy's fusion of past and present as she utilizes unique futuristic and prehistoric tools to battle robots with bows, slings, and electromagnetic pulsing melee weapons as she battles her way over various detailed environments.
- Expansion Packs :
- Burning Shores
- How Long To Beat:
- 29 Hours
