SHELLSNAPPER - Everything You Need To Know - Horizon Forbidden West Machine Spotlight

The Shellsnapper is one of 22 new machines introduced in Horizon Forbidden West. In this episode of Machine Spotlight, I cover everything about the Shellsnapper including:

-Spawn points
-Strengths and Weaknesses
-Combat
-Weapons
-Overriding
-Apex Variant
-Loot

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Thanks to theGaminPsycho 1 for requesting this video and supporting the channel!

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:56 Locations
2:49 Datapoint
3:31 Weakpoints
5:12 Apex Variant
5:56 Combat
7:34 Overriding
8:44 Detachable Weapons
9:20 Conclusion
9:59 Apex vs. Overriden Fight

[Ken-mjrg]

"If you're lucky, however, you can encounter an additional Shellsnapper in the same location."
You and I have very different definitions of "lucky"

[avidmomokayoitsumareader]

I'd rather fight 5 thunderjaws at once than this stupid turtle

[lofvers]

This video is so well-made for such a small channel. Keep doing these!

[Wandering_Nowhere]

Watching two fight each other, is like watching a futuristic nature documentary.

[thomasweeks]

I have a Love / Hate relationship with the ShellSnappers. I hate their versitality of armaments that quickly beat down Aloy if not dodging constantly; I love the loot available if Aloy shreds it off the machine and / or kills it.

About the ShellSnapper on the island near San Francisco:
My first attempt to best it, I got my @$$ handed to me. It took a while, and it was a resounding thrashing because I ~tried~ to stay out of its way, yet it dominated me.
My second attempt, I played it smarter, setting traps, dodging more effectively, and whittling away at it. Almost done, and the darn thing jumped and crushed me!
Third attempt was much more deliberate, using better strategy, and I finally triumphed! Then I did the most stupid thing ever. I engaged in one more machine battle on the way out, with a Widemaw, I believe... and it killed me before I had a chance to SAVE. W...T...F... So, the Flower protecting the loot in the overgrown structure is ~still~ on my map. {sigh} I'm gonna wait a while before returning to "finish" this grudge match. "Just you wait, Henry ShellSnapper. Just you wait!"

[nextbigthingthebeastincarn]

Shellsnappers And Tremortusk Are Futuristic Version Of Deathbringer

[forsa-gbcx]

Shellsnapper is a pain in the ass... right up there with slitherfangs... super annoying to deal with.

[cedricc]

Whoa you can ride sunwings?! Damn I should avoid YouTube lmao, I'm so late

[thegaminpsycho]

Thanks so much for making this, the Shellsnapper is definitely in the top 3 of my favorite Horizon machines. 😁

[thegaminpsycho]

Was just wondering what's the next machine you plan on covering?

[RedDragonmperor]

You’ll know you get 2 shellsnappers if the burrowers aren’t there.

[nextbigthingthebeastincarn]

I Wanna See Fireclaw vs Shellsnapper, Shellsnapper Will Snap Him LOL 🤣

[nextbigthingthebeastincarn]

You Missed It's digging Attacks, Yellow Shield Attack, Ice Tail Attack And Many More Attacks

[dydyx]

Nice one I never noticed the elongated neck attack the fight was great

[demonfallpgdvincenzi]

There’s also usually one in front of Kappa

[obsidian]

after playing the game i legit thought the kinetic dynamo was its shell charger which is why i always target it

[minnguyen]

Please continue this series 🙏 love this type documentary

[chibbijam]

This is very informative and helpful.
However I raise you a different tactic: unga bunga me smash

This tactic involves the player hitting any machine with their spear until the machine drops.

[Guyvwerjaeger]

Shellsnappers definitely a fun yet hard addition to the series. I tend to use the boom sticks when fighting it. That and acid bombs or traps really effective. Traps are pretty powerful in Forbidden West.

[AP-wlwf]

Great series, you've got a new sub.
So lvl 27 won lvl 42? xD The power of override. I wonder how much health the overriden machine had in the end of the fight?