The Quixotic Engineer

Last Thursday night, I got to attend The Game Awards privately knowing that we had a surprise announcement up our sleeves. As the “one more thing” before the show wrapped up, we dropped our first trailer for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a new sci-fi adventure from Naughty Dog. The live reaction in the theatre was incredible, and I’m thrilled that I could be there for it.

I’m excited to share my role as co-game director on Intergalactic. My counterpart is Kurt Margenau, a veteran designer at Naughty Dog who I’ve worked closely with for over a decade (since Uncharted 4). We’ve got a terrific team working on this game, and I’m honoured to be creating this incredible new world with them.

While we’re letting the trailer speak for itself for now, director Neil Druckmann revealed a few more details on the Naughty Dog blog:

“Intergalactic stars our newest protagonist, Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter who ends up stranded on Sempiria – a distant planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago. In fact, anyone who’s flown to it hoping to unravel its mysterious past was never heard from again. Jordan will have to use all her skills and wits if she hopes to be the first person in over 600 years to leave its orbit.”

In an interview with the NY Times, Neil revealed that “it takes inspiration […] from classic anime like the 1988 movie Akira and the 1990s series Cowboy Bebop”. The game is also scored by legendary composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Seeing the reactions from fans online has been a real treat, and I’m grateful for all the excitement and support for our team. Until we have more to share… see you on the other side.