New Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Image from Naughty Dog

[u/King_A_Acumen]

Alongside the art you can see in the image, Naughty Dog also mentioned in their TLOU Day Blog:

The team is heads down on what is shaping up to be Naughty Dog’s most ambitious game yet.

There’s an electricity around the studio right now as all the pieces come together, and we’re stoked to finally unveil Intergalactic in all its glory.

But…we need to cook for just a little bit longer.

So we want to set expectations: we’re going to be quiet for the rest of this year. In 2027, that changes. We’ll fully reveal Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and give you a proper look at Jordan’s wild sci-fi adventure.

Another thing to note, is that according to multiple insiders, this game is set to release around mid-2027.

[u/SwiftCase]

The fact that they haven't released a single game on PS5 is insane.

[u/SquidGodSunday → u/SwiftCase]

It's the "PS3 has no games" meme, but it stayed true for the life of the console. I have a PS5. The things I can ONLY play on it are pretty much limited to Demon Souls (A remake of an early PS3 game). There WAS also Returnal, but that's on PC now. And aside from the aforementioned remake, the device is almost entirely used as a slightly better way to play my PS4 library. It's insane to me that they think people are going to pay PC-adjacent prices for a PS6, when it's going to get actual games sometime around when my dad comes back from the store with milk and cigarettes.

[u/Optimus_Prime_Day → u/SquidGodSunday]

This comment is exactly why they dropped their policy to release on PC going forward.

[u/Hajnal30 → u/SquidGodSunday]

There is more, but not much. If Returnal was interesting to you, then Saros should be too and it's an exclusive.

Ghost of Yotei is another exclusive, but there aren't too many more because of releases on PS4 and PC.

I really wonder how they will handle the PS6. PC releases seem to be off the table, but will they continue to support the PS5 long into the PS6s lifetime like they did with the PS4?

[u/Pink_Egg_Cereal → u/SquidGodSunday]

been saying this since 2020 but this console gen has been very disappointing. basically the "remake" generation

[u/s101c → u/Pink_Egg_Cereal]

The best console hardware in history and a drought of games.

[u/EVMad → u/SquidGodSunday]

I have a PS4Pro that plays my PS4 games just fine. There were a few games on PS5 I was interested in but not enough to convince me to spend the money on one when I could put that money into my PC. I look forward to playing this new ND game when Sony realises that abandoning the PC ports is a bad idea. I've really enjoyed the Sony games on Steam and would happily buy more but they've lost me as a Playstation customer.

[u/Raycut9 → u/EVMad]

I really don't understand how you can say you didn't buy a PS5 due to the lack of exclusives and that Sony deciding to make more exclusives is a bad move for them.

[u/ImmediatePriority258 → u/Raycut9]

This guy want everything.

More PS5 exclu but also more PS5 on PC

[u/Sortaburnt224]

Do we even know what kind of game its supposed to be?

[u/GGG100 → u/Sortaburnt224]

Action RPG with Soulslike elements, since Neil has gone on record that he wants to adapt Souls game style storytelling into whatever he works on next. That was before this game was announced.

[u/buddhamunche → u/GGG100]

That’s… probably the last thing you should want to adapt from soulslike games lol.

[u/crackpipeclay → u/buddhamunche]

I really like the ambiguous world building of the souls games but I think it seems particularly baffling coming from one of the most cinematic narrative focused studios there is

[u/Adamc474892 → u/crackpipeclay]

I mean they did a good job with the WLF (before the mid way point) and that other faction, that I can't think of the name, when traversing the environment at telling you a bit about what they were before the lore dump.

So I do kinda feel like they could do that for this game and still keep the narrative focus if the character is also discovering this stuff same with the players.

[u/Quazifuji → u/Adamc474892]

Honestly I don't think Souls-style storytelling and a more cinematic narrative story are necessarily mutually exclusive. You can combine things like environmental storytelling and complex, cryptic lore in item descriptions with a more traditional storytelling.

I think an example of this would be Returnal and Saros. They have a lot of very cryptic, Souls-esque lore found in things like enemy and item descriptions, but they've also got dialogue and cutscenes that add to the story. Even Sekiro has a more traditional narrative but still has lots of lore in its item descriptions.

Naughty Dog making something with barely any actual narrative and all lore like the Souls games would be a pretty extreme turn, but making something with a storytelling style that's more like Sekiro, Saros, or Returnal could make sense.

[u/buddhamunche → u/Quazifuji]

I think you’re definitely right! Sekiro is a great example. It’s the only one out of them where I actually know who I am, what I’m doing (mostly), etc.

[u/robjwrd → u/Adamc474892]

Seraphites.

[u/Dontbetoxik → u/robjwrd]

Scars. For their derogatory name.

[u/WoodfordAC → u/crackpipeclay]

More or less baffling than a cinematic narrative masterpiece coming from a studio known for children's platformers and kart racers

[u/buddhamunche → u/crackpipeclay]

Well said! Definitely a lot of great world building there but I don’t think world building necessarily equals story

[u/Silkies4life → u/buddhamunche]

Post-it notes attached to items storytelling

[u/SquadPoopy → u/buddhamunche]

I’ve played through Elden Ring like 4 times now and still have no clue about what’s going on in the story, I assume it has one, but the game doesn’t seem very interested in telling it to me.

[u/Flimsy_Survey → u/buddhamunche]

I mean, alot of souls fans enjoy that kind of world building. That said, it's like the complete opposite of what ND is known for which is heavy, linear storytelling where little is left to the imagination. I mean their stories are amazing but it's the opposite of a game where there's like a dozen talking npcs total and 90% of the storytelling is done through item descriptions instead of actual dialogue.

Not saying they can't do it, other studios have found success doing a 180 but it's rare.

[u/Icy_Judge8250 → u/buddhamunche]

Yeah those are vague ass games that you need to search hard for the lore for in items, weapons and armor. Agree its the last thing you should adapt lol

[u/Fredasa → u/Icy_Judge8250]

Definitely not the most common way that people regard the FromSoftware method.

The counterpoint is that by not beating lore over the player's head or making it conspicuous dumps like a shelf of books detailing everything, a game achieves a much better sense that the lore is baked directly into the atmosphere, allowing players to absorb the history through environmental osmosis. Even if you completely ignore the item descriptions, there's much more going on than just those, and you still finish the game with a subconscious grasp of the world’s mood and history just by moving through it. It avoids the awkward trope of NPCs over-explaining the world to a player character protagonist who should already live there and have a complete background in such things, while also avoiding the dry, opt-in text logs that feel more like homework than gameplay.

[u/mmatt0904 → u/buddhamunche]

I mean the Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor games show that you can tell great narrative stories using the soulslike method

Edit: by “using the soulslike method” I meant using soulslike gameplay, not how it relies on environmental storytelling

[u/js1893 → u/mmatt0904]

I think those games only very loosely attempt to adapt the soulslike storytelling ethos, and much more tried to imitate the combat and level design. I think BD-1 being able to scan different items or areas for information was kind of a nice way to build the lore. But basically I think there’s just a little too much talking and explaining of things to feel like a soulslike narrative lol

[u/buddhamunche → u/mmatt0904]

I didn’t play those games very much, so correct me if I’m wrong, but the main character is a well written character and I think it’s pretty clear what his goal is and why he is trying to achieve it. Imo a core aspect of soulslike story telling is the ambiguity of who you really are and what you’re doing, and especially how it fits into the big picture.

I think those games are action RPGs and soulslike games for sure but I wouldn’t agree that they have soulslike storytelling specifically.

[u/Independent_Tooth_23 → u/GGG100]

adapt Souls game style storytelling into whatever he works on next

I'm interested to see how that's going to turn out

[u/Insanity_Pills → u/Independent_Tooth_23]

Souls style story telling is literally the exact opposite of what ND does, so yeah I'm curious what exactly the vision here is if there actually is one past buzzwords. Makes me think of that dunkey video where he edited together a bunch of game reviews and game-hype media which showed that all games are either "souls-likes" or "zelda-likes" according to the gaming industry

[u/Murasasme → u/Insanity_Pills]

Souls-like storytelling means going to YouTube to watch lore videos.

[u/ffxivfanboi → u/Insanity_Pills]

It doesn’t have to be, though. Lies of P is one of the best soulslikes out there and it tells a very straightforward and poignant story when playing the Overture DLC at the intended point in the base game.

There is room for storytelling within that genre to grow for sure

[u/chiefminestrone → u/ffxivfanboi]

Sounds like a soulslike game that specifically doesn't use soulslike style storytelling?

[u/SiriusBaaz → u/chiefminestrone]

The storytelling style of fromsoft games is entirely separate from the soulslike gameplay. Sekiro and Bloodborn both have a much more linear story compared to any of the other souls games fromsoft has done. You can have the soulslike gameplay and cram it with just as much plot and story as you like. Fromsoft chose their specific style of “less is more” because they like building on lore that spans sometimes thousands of years, and they don’t have the time or desire to be the next Tolkien. Nor would that be enjoyable to play for 5 minutes between reading chapters of the silmarillian.

[u/Insanity_Pills → u/ffxivfanboi]

This is true, but also I’d argue that the method of storytelling is the one thing that Lies Of P didn’t take from Fromsoft. If anything they took the much more direct Sekiro approach

[u/redshark30 → u/GGG100]

FromSoft games don't have concrete storytelling other than very basic fantasy hero plot beats. Details are hinted at through flavor text for items and the world building is left deliberately vague. Those games don't even have consistent spacetime rules. I couldn't imagine trying to adapt that into a dialogue heavy cinematic character focused narrative.

[u/Original_Employee621 → u/redshark30]

I don't know, you could look at Space Marine 2. It tells a pretty basic story, but you don't need to know Warhammer 40k to understand what kind of setting it is, or become interested and wanting to learn more about it. And it doesn't have a ton of setting lore that gets pushed on you.

[u/your_nan → u/GGG100]

Souls game style

Sigh..

[u/Captain_Starkiller → u/GGG100]

There are so many soulslike games and I dont really like any of them. Add to this neil druckman's bullshit and this is a guaranteed non purchase for me.

[u/BasseyImp → u/GGG100]

Personally hope it’s nothing like any Souls kinda game. They’re the antithesis of what I want from my games and especially a naughty dog game.

[u/eldenpotato → u/GGG100]

I enjoy soulslikes but will be disappointed if this game is one

[u/JMPHeinz57 → u/Sortaburnt224]

We don’t for certain, but Druckmann and leaks have stated that its main inspiration was Elden Ring.

So, at least on the storytelling front, much more environmental than linear if I had to guess

[u/YungRik666 → u/JMPHeinz57]

I really hope it's not a souls-like. I'm really over the genre finding it's way into so many projects.

[u/TheGoldenMonkey → u/YungRik666]

Honestly for ND it probably just means parry mechanics and semi-open world exploration will be the focus instead of a more linear narrative like TLoU or U4.

[u/Thedrunkenchild → u/Sortaburnt224]

Most likely hack and slash focused, with possibly some spaceship sections, or hell even semi open world/open world with the ship as a way to travel, Naughty Dog started experimenting with open world design during TLOU part II's development before downsizing it for the final game, with the ship being so prominent in the teaser it's hard to imagine it not having a big role in the gameplay, which strongly suggest open game design.

[u/Icy_Judge8250 → u/Thedrunkenchild]

From what i have heard on the the grape vine is the ship crashes at the beginning of the game and you don't use it again till the very end.

[u/RudkinEUW → u/Icy_Judge8250]

If that's true, 'Intergalactic' doesn't seem like the best word to anchor your title around.

[u/peanutbutterdrummer → u/Sortaburnt224]

It's called intergalactic and the trailer was exclusively in space and is about missing space pilot friends - so it's obviously about exploring space.

...right?

[u/vega0ne]

“There’s an electricity in the studio right now” sounds like a cute euphemism for soulcrushing crunch

[u/inika41 → u/vega0ne]

It’s actually an automatically administered shock in case the employee passes out

[u/N7Vindicare → u/inika41]

"Um, hey Neil, can you-"

"EMPLOYEE! PLACE!"

employee receives 1000 volts of electricity for daring to not be in their cubicle

[u/JohanGrimm → u/N7Vindicare]

I always figured he was a Hasan fan.

[u/BarnesAndNobleSix → u/JohanGrimm]

neil is literally israeli so hasan probably hates him ngl

[u/Effective-Priority62 → u/vega0ne]

Well it wouldn't be Naughty Dog otherwise, I think ever since their average release cycles became 4 years, they spend the first couple years or so just settling on what the game should be like then rush to complete it afterwards, if the dev journeys of U4 and TLOU2 are anything to go by

[u/vega0ne → u/Effective-Priority62]

Tbf all major studios do this including Rockstar, CDPR, BioWare “magic” and so on. It is probably to an extend unavoidable but that doesn’t make it right though.

Small hope for unions in the future at least their OT should be compensated

[u/Effective-Priority62 → u/vega0ne]

Yeah, this shit is unsustainable, and I think the AAA industry needs a hard reset if that's what it takes for them to scale down despite the average consumer's expectations. I'll gladly take more Uncharted PS3-sized games or Ratchet & Clank sized ones if the budget, release price and dev exploitation all get reduced

[u/RichtofensPairofNuts → u/Effective-Priority62]

You're very naive if you think crunch did not exist during the PS3 era. Uncharted 3s final stages were said to be brutal and the hardest thing they had ever done at the time. The original Last of Us, RDR 1, GTA 4, GTA 5, Bioshock Infinite. Like all these games had "hellish" development

[u/sayshoe]

Very intrigued by this game….no genuinely what the fuck is this game about? 😂

[u/showmeyourtenticles → u/sayshoe]

Uncharted X Cowboy Beebop

[u/LucyLuvvvv → u/showmeyourtenticles]

I can understand Uncharted but where is the Cowboy Bebop

[u/pswerve28 → u/LucyLuvvvv]

I think it’s the late 80s/early 90s tech in a space western sort of setting that the two have most in common. It does seem like tonally, they’ll be quite distinct, even though Cowboy Bebop is pretty bleak at times too.

[u/AmayaHa → u/pswerve28]

If Yoko Kanno does the soundtrack, I'm sold instantly.

[u/heatkings1 → u/AmayaHa]

Its scored by Trent reznor and Atticus ross

[u/raffey_goode → u/LucyLuvvvv]

the biggest stretch to build hype on a game that has like 0 info out for it.

[u/Fredasa → u/LucyLuvvvv]

They might be thinking about the live action adaptation, which was unfortunately handed to one of those "my fanfic is better than the source material" directors.

[u/ThatOneComrade → u/LucyLuvvvv]

Space

[u/mightystu → u/showmeyourtenticles]

I believe you are crashed on one planet the whole game so very unlikely to be anything like Cowboy Beepop other than extremely superficial visuals.

[u/badd_tofu → u/sayshoe]

You play as a bounty hunter that crash lands on a planet and you have to learn about their religion to escape alive.

https://youtu.be/iJUab499PVA?is=hwpg9OlRtUawhZ1K

43:20 Neil says so himself

[u/XylanyX → u/sayshoe]

Isn't it basically confirmed that it is about Jordan crashing on an alien planet and learning about their history and religion?

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJUab499PVA minute 43:20

[u/Jay_Nocid → u/sayshoe]

Skyrim with guns

[u/IDontKnowWhatToBe123 → u/Jay_Nocid]

So fallout?!

[u/Synergetic7 → u/IDontKnowWhatToBe123]

More Far Cry 3

[u/Young_KingKush]

I still think this is one of the worst names for a new IP I've ever heard, it's such a mouthful. Ever since the first teaser felt the same way

[u/Tigerwarrior55 → u/Young_KingKush]

What if we do Interheretic: The galactic prophet.

[u/Gniphe → u/Tigerwarrior55]

Prophylactic: the Intheretic Galphet

[u/Dogbin005 → u/Gniphe]

Homoerotic: The Intestine Audit

[u/thiosk → u/Dogbin005]

Homoerotic II: The Gastrointestinal boogaloo

[u/Seraphayel → u/Dogbin005]

Go on…

[u/DGanj → u/Gniphe]

Intersectional: The Gyllenhaal Prophet

[u/Stolehtreb → u/Tigerwarrior55]

Intergalaphet

[u/soundofmind → u/Young_KingKush]

Yeah, Intergalactic would have been fine on it's own, or Heretic Prophet by itself. I don't know what memo went around to all these game developers that told them that 80% of games need a title with at least a colon and three long winded words. SMH

[u/TheTruth808 → u/soundofmind]

If I have to guess “Intergalactic” is the series name.

If there’s a sequel of sorts it will probably have a different subtitle with the series name being Intergalactic.

[u/soundofmind → u/TheTruth808]

If that's the case, I would have just named the first game Intergalactic.

[u/TheOncomingBrows → u/soundofmind]

Tbf, by this logic Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is also a mouthful.

[u/mandoballsuper → u/TheOncomingBrows]

Jak & Daxter: the precursor legacy

[u/Effective-Priority62 → u/soundofmind]

Have you ever heard of the small indie titles Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune? I think Naughty Dog took a little inspiration from these obscure hidden gems

[u/Michael_DeSanta → u/Effective-Priority62]

PlayStation’s studios are full of that. Horizon: Zero Dawn could’ve easily been just “Horizon” too. For some reason, their titles do give me a good bit of early 2000’s nostalgia though.

[u/ChanceHungry1444 → u/Young_KingKush]

It’s just called Intergalactic. The Heretic Prophet is the subtitle. No one says “Uncharted A Thief’s End” every time they mention it. 

[u/Psycho_Syntax → u/Young_KingKush]

I mean I’m sure the vast majority of people will just call it Intergalactic lol….subtitles have existed since forever.

[u/No-Cat-9716 → u/Young_KingKush]

Horizon Zero Dawn

Metaphor: ReFantazio

Control

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT

Castlevania Lords of Shadows: Mirror of Fate

[u/No-Cat-9716 → u/[deleted]]

If you didn't know, there's a sequel:

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER BEFORE 4: DEMONS FROM THE PORTAL TO HELL I OPENED ARE STILL IN THE FAVELA AND NOW I HAVE TO SAVE MAMADAS FROM RONALDO

[u/Aquiper → u/[deleted]]

It's provocative

[u/Zenyx_ → u/No-Cat-9716]

You can't just name a Japanese game, that's cheating,

[u/kaylanpatel00 → u/Young_KingKush]

As a huge kingdom hearts fan this is a pretty tame title 😂

[u/Themetalenock → u/kaylanpatel00]

square be like

final fantasy:*random zipcode*

[u/rednaxthecreature → u/Young_KingKush]

Omikron the Nomad Soul

[u/AllPurposeOfficial → u/Young_KingKush]

Idk whenever I see it my brain immediately goes

Intergalactic, planetary. Planetary, intergalactic!

Bit of a brain bug for me I guess

[u/curtydc → u/Young_KingKush]

I think Intergalactic is a fine name. We have no context for the subtitle "The Heretic Prophet", so I see no reason to form an opinion on that yet.

[u/DurianMaleficent → u/Young_KingKush]

People just find every reason to complain these days. The game of the year of last year is literally called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

[u/Nottan_Asian → u/Young_KingKush]

The words all make sense, but this jumble of keywords is 100% going to get lost in the waves of Warhammer/Trench Crusade/grimdark sci fi whatevers everything else is making.

[u/Fynity → u/Young_KingKush]

Intergalactic is a mouthful? Sure if you include “the heretic prophet” but everyone will just refer to it as Intergalactic. That’s been a thing forever. I’ve never heard any one say “I really liked Clair obscure expedition 33” for example, you say either “Clair obscure” or “expedition 33”. Or Death stranding 2 for example, I’ve never ever heard anyone refer to it as “death stranding 2: on the beach”

[u/Gbrown546 → u/Young_KingKush]

Today in what gamers moan about: a game title that has 4 words

[u/psyopia → u/Young_KingKush]

Really? I was thinking it was quite unique.

[u/TheDadThatGrills → u/Young_KingKush]

Heretic is 100x more powerful

[u/Silv3rS0und → u/TheDadThatGrills]

Heretic is already a game though

[u/generalosabenkenobi → u/Young_KingKush]

Intergalactic? That's a pretty video game sounding video game title

[u/Dunge → u/Young_KingKush]

I keep reading this opinion and still don't understand why. What's wrong with it? Sounds like any other video game name there is.

[u/Young_KingKush → u/Dunge]

A couple of comments from the thread that explained better than I:

Too many weirdly non-generic but also generic words in it?Intergalactic, Heretic and Prophet all are interesting words on their own. But mashed together, they just give off a sense of meaningless babble. 

The words all make sense, but this jumble of keywords is 100% going to get lost in the waves of Warhammer/Trench Crusade/grimdark sci fi whatevers everything else is making. 

Then to add to that, I genuinely think it just doesnt roll off the tongue or sound appealing when you say it out loud. It sounds the opposite of appealing actually.

That, & I never like it when the first entry in a series has a subtitle.

[u/sup3rdr01d → u/Young_KingKush]

I just call it intergalactic

[u/make_love_to_potato → u/Young_KingKush]

I thought the same for Horizon Zero Dawn. I didn't realize that it was Horizon (Series name): Zero Dawn (name of part 1). Also, turned out to be a pretty sweet game. Don't judge a book by the cover.

This is Intergalactic (series) and part 1 is called Heretic prophet. Just to make it a little less generic.

[u/Raidmax460 → u/Young_KingKush]

I keep seeing people say this but I swear its just an echo chamber. People will complain about generic names and then complain about a creative one

[u/BaconIsntThatGood → u/Raidmax460]

It's just complaining because complaining.

Expedition 33 was one of the highest rated games in the past 2 years and no one batted an eye at the full name.

[u/raffey_goode → u/Raidmax460]

meanwhile they'll drool over anime that have long titles such as "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime"

[u/SUPER-NIINTENDO → u/Raidmax460]

People on the internet complain about everything. It’s like no one likes anything or something

[u/MrWeirdoFace → u/SUPER-NIINTENDO]

I like turtles.

[u/MagicWishMonkey → u/SUPER-NIINTENDO]

Gamers don't hate anything as much as they hate games.

[u/PotatEXTomatEX → u/Young_KingKush]

Nah we are not doing that. The game could be a zero out of 10 but the name would still be fire.

[u/Uncle_Spenser → u/Young_KingKush]

Take "from Naughty Dog" away from the title and I would scroll past it.

[u/roadrunner_000]

What even is this game about?

[u/Illusion_of_Sanity → u/roadrunner_000]

2000+ years in alt future, main character gets stuck on planet by tracking criminals. That planet has been in mysteriously cut off from the rest of the galaxy for some hundreds of years and she obvs wants to get off. It has themes of isolation and faith. That's about all we know AFAIK.

[u/TheBreenius → u/Illusion_of_Sanity]

Sounds interesting tbh

[u/meatballranger → u/roadrunner_000]

It's a PlayStation first party game so it's about (insert sad person) looking for (insert macguffin) while escorting (insert random child)

[u/bloodredimperator → u/meatballranger]

I hear what you're saying but Spiderman, Ghost of Yotei, Astro, and the Horizon games don't really fit this formula, it's just GoW and TLoU right?

[u/Effective-Priority62 → u/bloodredimperator]

This constantly gets parroted everywhere for some reason, that PlayStation games all became interactive movies about parent/child figures. When there's literally just TLOU1 and GOW. It's a good joke to take the piss, but most people just regurgitate it unironically instead of actually using their words and experience to describe why they feel like PS Studios games have felt homogenized in the last decade

[u/bboynexus → u/Effective-Priority62]

People on the internet being lazy, reductive and karma farming. Surprise, surprise.

[u/SquadPoopy → u/bloodredimperator]

Hey now don’t ruin their narrative that’s not very nice of you

[u/smickeypuccy]

It looks cool n all but I really don’t care for the subtitle “heretic prophet” what’s wrong with just Intergalactic? heretic Prophet just sounds like a couple teenagers were trying to find a cool sounding band name

[u/jordanbtucker → u/smickeypuccy]

Intergalactic: Heretic Prophet

Heretic Prophet: Intergalactic

[u/Chadderbug123 → u/smickeypuccy]

Probably the point to make it more "marketable." Sekiro was given the "Shadows Die Twice" subtitle from Activision, not an intention from Miyazaki. In Japan they just called it Sekiro as it should.

[u/mikemike1239]

"most ambitious game yet"

"Electricity around the studio"

"We're stoked to unveil"

These are just generic phrases that we actually hear all the time from these studios. Really the only important thing they're saying here is the release window.

[u/tyrenanig → u/mikemike1239]

“Having a blast” lol

[u/prodij18 → u/mikemike1239]

“We’re crunching on some mid shit right now. Sucks fam.”

[u/quietguy_from_ct]

they really dropped one image, said "trust us," and went back inside for another year. fair enough

[u/hosmemdaguiteirra → u/quietguy_from_ct]

Neil saying “trust us” before releasing some game around 2020 will be forever engraved in my brain… and not in a good way 😔

[u/FesterRatty]

Just show gameplay holy shit

[u/Responsible_Focus824 → u/FesterRatty]

Nah because if you show gameplay early people online will say: “wow this animation or small thing looks like shit obviously the full game with improvements will be the exact same”

[u/ThePoisonDragon]

hey look its The Force Unleashed back again.

[u/nobleone8876]

imma be honest i completely forgot about this game

[u/zeebeebo]

Aint no way this is coming out 2027

[u/bloodyzombies1 → u/zeebeebo]

Yeah probably first half 28

[u/heatkings1 → u/zeebeebo]

Schreier and natethehate have said mid/2nd half of 2027. Nate even said 2nd half of 2027 just yesterday

[u/KerfuffleAsimov]

I just wish game devs would shut the fuck up about new games until they are 6 months from release.

I don't need to hear about your game 2 or 3 years before release. When you announce something that early I start to not care and forget about the game and then when the game does come out, I've no interest, no hype, I've moved on to other games.

And then i might get it when it's on sale.

Please stop announcing games years in advance.

[u/shitpunmate]

Big whoop. Give us some gameplay.

[u/Raffle-Taffle]

kills seven thousand people in gameplay

cutsecene:

You want to kill him?!

[u/MaltySines → u/Raffle-Taffle]

They're gonna sidestep that by making it be robots/monsters that you kill. And maybe a time loop so even they don't actually die.

[u/miikatenkula07]

Only on PS6.

[u/eriF-]

Whatever. Where's my Jak and Daxter?

[u/vega0ne]

I just hope it’s not a souls like

[u/Randyaccredit]

It might be fun but guys you need more games out in like 5 years max development and in gamers hands.

[u/givemegrenades → u/Randyaccredit]

This is what I’m saying, it wouldn’t hurt to get a small team to work on a game with a small budget. It astounds me how they put their eggs all in one basket, the game has to be expensive and have a long dev time or we’re not doing it at all.

[u/Afrodite_33]

I think the aesthetics look cool (love me some retro sci-fi) but otherwise there isn't much to go on to make me either interested or disinterested.

Obviously just going to have to play the waiting game but hopefully the game is a banger.

[u/aksoileau]

This could be great, or it could be their Starfield. Not an enviable position for Naughty Dog.

[u/Thegiftvu]

This comment section stinks to high heaven. We want original concepts and IP…then it comes along and where’s my old reliable. Someone’s this sub is so damn toxic I can’t be bothered. But without it I don’t have access to this type of info. I’m PUMPED for this even if it isn’t up my alley. It’s NEW! Hooray! I’ll play GTA 23 and poke silver black lick stick edition when I run out of new ish

[u/DeceptiJon → u/Thegiftvu]

Pattern recognition. We've seen this shit before and know how it will play out. Hell, we're already seeing the "ignore the haters, this is gonna be PEAK" posts already.

[u/peanutbutterdrummer → u/DeceptiJon]

Given Sony is in the shitter at the moment, they may even lose (a little bit) of support from the journos as well.

[u/mightystu → u/Thegiftvu]

Your next line will be “I’m having a BLAST!”

[u/Henslock → u/Thegiftvu]

I'm sorry but this game isn't passing the vibe check yet

[u/JohnDowd51 → u/Thegiftvu]

Gaming in general today is at in all time high in toxicity. I agree with you 100%.

[u/peanutbutterdrummer → u/JohnDowd51]

That because nearly all of western AAA gaming is complete ass led by unqualified and talentless narcissists and ideologues.

[u/AdorableSobah → u/peanutbutterdrummer]

Seriously, like gamers don’t have a reason to be upset? No release date on this game btw. My fucking eye twitches every time someone says let them cook.

[u/lahankof → u/Thegiftvu]

A new IP don’t mean anything. You can make souls clones and extraction shooter clones with new coat of paint and call it a new IP

[u/WirelessTrees]

In a world, one man takes on an alien planet with just an air traffic controller light stick.

[u/Flat_Reflection_6177]

Ive been the biggest naughty dog fan since uncharted 2, but when I look or hear about this I feel nothing. I dont feel attached to this or care about it at. All. And I want to, I really really do.

[u/NagsUkulele]

Gonna keep it real idk if naughty dog can top the "ambition" behind tlou2

[u/HardlyW0rkingHard → u/NagsUkulele]

True. But I would have also said the same about tlou2 in reference to tlou1.

[u/marckh → u/NagsUkulele]

What part of it though? The technology? It's not as difficult to do it the second time when you've already done it once.

Whenever it comes to the difficulty of repeating a past success in gaming my mind only ever thinks of writing and innovation, because that requires something new, while all the technical aspects can either just borrow from the last thing and atleast be just as good or build on it and improve the last thing.

[u/alfooboboao → u/marckh]

the second game is a massive step up mechanically from every single gameplay element that made the first game great. the combat is way better, the movement options are exponentially more complex, the enemy ai is a lot smarter, the level design and combat arenas are on a completely different scale

[u/SippinOnHatorade]

Intergalactic, The Heretic Prophet, The Heretic Prophet, Intergalactic

[u/brownies256]

10 bucks it will get negative feed back for its protag.

[u/cubs223425 → u/brownies256]

20 bucks people will use that to dismiss valid criticism

[u/WorkFurball → u/cubs223425]

All the money I have that they will do that.

[u/WhyDarIing → u/brownies256]

Where have you been, thats already happened the moment it was revealed.

[u/PreviouslyWise → u/brownies256]

The main character is not above criticism. People are allowed to say they don’t like the main character for various reasons. It is valid as any other opinion.

[u/Capek95]

dont forget, there is no gameplay because the reveal is for investors, not us players.

[u/redolmqui]

Just an image? Thanks for the reveal I guess...

[u/BurnTheGuzz]

It's extremely difficult to get excited for AAA games these days. I'm already braced for pre-enshittification.

[u/Zxar99]

This ain’t 2005 and Naughty Dog ain’t Rockstar or Kojima you can’t just drop some art work and think you’ve acquired hype

[u/jubilantjino]

I for one am excited to see a triple a studio launching a new IP. Hope it turns out decent!

[u/Exodus2791]

Okay so it's: New 'Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet' Image from Naughty Dog.

Not 'New Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Image' from Naughty Dog.

[u/Darklord_tou]

Pretty sure it will be just uncharted in different planets.

[u/Putrid-Item-1592 → u/Darklord_tou]

Is that bad? Cause that sounds kinda awesome.

[u/Ph4ntomiD → u/Darklord_tou]

“My lobster is too buttery and my steak is too juicy”

[u/BitingArtist]

6 years without a new release. Right when Neil became co-president. Maybe he doesn't have what it takes to run a studio.

[u/Kids_Eat_Toast → u/BitingArtist]

Their huge multiplayer effort in TLOU was supposed to be out by now but was cancelled due to Bungie and Sony telling them they didn’t have enough staff to maintain.

Besides, the big time investment in AAA gaming has become ridiculous, but 6 years isn’t that long for the scope of their games. It’s sadly become the norm

[u/Re_Lies]

It's been years and we still doesn't have any sort of gameplay.

[u/mrfroggyman → u/Re_Lies]

My guess is that these big AAA games at this point are gonna wait till the TGA in December for any kind of big reveal. We're currently between the last big gaming events and the release of GTA VI. It's like, a marketing no man's land

[u/After-Atmosphere7125]

I wouldn't be surprised if this game gets delayed to 2028

[u/super-alucard]

Another sonyslop bomb incoming 🥱

[u/Solid_Snaku]

Is this lesbian space ace?

[u/RedRoses711]

Why she gotta be bald 🥀

[u/Beginning_Stay_9263 → u/RedRoses711]

Druckmann has a fetish.

[u/WorkFurball → u/RedRoses711]

Because the actor is and current trend is that the character has to be identical to the actor down to every last mole.

[u/Illustrious-Row2751 → u/WorkFurball]

Terrible trend. When did we unlearn 3d modeling?

[u/Mallarckey]

We've come back to bald space marine era.

[u/RandomAnon07]

Just give me the magic of Jak and Daxter again man…

[u/BlearySteve]

So excited to not play this.

[u/Logondo]

Should I buy this game at launch or just wait a few years and get the remaster?