A new dev-diary of sorts has been released from the folks bringing us Horizon Zero Dawn early next year. Titled ‘Evolution of the Machines’ the 4 minute long video walks us through the ideas behind some of the game’s small and massive animalistic automatons.

Guerilla Games’ studio boss Hermen Hulst, Game Director Mathijs de Jonge and Art Director Jan-Bart van Beek explain how they created the machines roaming around the planet. The devs were inspired by animals in real life and in turn wanted players to recognize behaviors of the machines whether they be hostile or friendly. One of the brand new machines introduced in this video is the Snapmaw which is instantly recognizable as being inspired by a crocodile.

Horizon Zero Dawn launches for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro on February 28, 2017.

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