Naughty Dog's next project, Intergalactic: the heretic prophetwas inspired by Cowboy Bebop and Akira, undoubtedly two of the most beloved anime classics of all time.
The announcement of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet capped an extraordinarily reveal-filled night at last night's Game Awards 2024, which happened to be the show's 10th anniversary. For some people, the biggest announcement was the long-awaited full reveal of The Witcher 4, for other people of taste, it was Okami 2. Personally, I was very excited to finally see what Naughty Dog has been working on for the past few years. years and it did not disappoint me.
The four-minute trailer revealed protagonist Jordan A. Mun, a bounty hunter stranded on an isolated planet. The visuals and animation are stunning, and I have no doubt that Naughty Dog will once again push the envelope with the storytelling, but I'm even more excited today than last night because I now meet Druckmann and company. They are studying the classics.
Druckmann revealed in an interview with The New York Times that Hajima Yatate's groundbreaking and long-running neo-noi sci-fi Western series Cowboy Bebop and the influential 1988 cyberpunk film Akira inspired the making of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. If you want to make a sci-fi story about a space-traveling bounty hunter, it's hard to imagine a couple of better stories to inspire you.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Project's sci-fi sword fights may seem like a departure from Naughty Dog, but it's actually the perfect evolution of Uncharted 4.