As widespread as The Final of Us has turn into over the past decade, it is no secret that many Naughty Canine followers had been disgruntled with the shortage of recent initiatives from the studio. That’s all modified although, as they revealed their new sport, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which appears like a return to the studio’s roots… form of.
The announcement trailer, which runs for over 4 minutes, arrived throughout December 12’s Sport Awards 2024 ceremony, marking the ultimate reveal of the present. We already knew that Naughty Canine had been working away on a secret new undertaking for years now, however a possible timeline was nonetheless a thriller. Effectively, we’ve to surprise no extra, because the first-ever trailer packs numerous data and dives deep right into a stable ‘cassette futurism’ aesthetic. Earlier than we get into all of the juicy particulars, watch it under if you have not already:
Based on the official PlayStation Weblog, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is in improvement completely for PS5, which comes as no shock this far into the present technology. It has been in improvement since 2020 (when TLOU: Half II got here out), and it follows “a harmful bounty hunter” named Jordan A. Mun. The essential pitch? She finally ends up stranded and alone on the distant, enigmatic planet of Sempiria, a world “whose communication with the skin universe went darkish a whole bunch of years in the past.”
Jordan is on a mission that appears barely private, at the least from what we are able to collect by watching the primary trailer, however she’ll additionally “have to make use of all her abilities and wits if she hopes to be the primary individual in over 600 years to go away its orbit.” If her voice sounds acquainted, that is as a result of she’s performed by Tati Gabrielle, who had a key function within the so-so Uncharted flick launched in 2022.
Naughty Canine is teasing an “emotional, character-driven epic journey” that feels pure for the studio whereas additionally citing seminal anime sci-fi works akin to Akira and Cowboy Bebop as sturdy inspirations. Anime even has an in-universe presence within the teaser, so that they’re positively cooking with gasoline over there.
Whereas it is too early to inform for positive, all indicators (particularly that remaining stretch of the trailer) are pointing to a extra adventurous and lighter affair – much more so than Uncharted’s – that would deliver the studio again to its extra playful roots. Certain, it is not a literal return to Jak and Daxter, however we’ll gladly take any form of motion towards these colourful, swashbuckling sci-fi vibes. That is immediately changing into one among our most anticipated upcoming area video games for positive.
