Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic Trailer Has Completely Won Me Over

as i A perusal of the many trailers that emerged from last night’s Game Awardsthere were several times where I said, “Oh, yeah!” and “Wow, that looks fun!” But not until the reveal. Interstellar: Prophet of Heresy I sat up and said, “I need to play this now.” Given that I absolutely don’t like the last of us Anyway, this surprised me.

I love movies and games about space. I love movies and games about isolation. I think, in my ideal reality, I would be floating aimlessly in a small space station with good wifi and maybe a mod for my wife and kids. I’m always intrigued when I see situations like this presented in games. from no man’s sky arrive deep sea trek arrive raft to 2008 minecraft Even, I am so addicted to the tranquility of solitude. Although there was a name, I couldn’t remember it thirteen seconds after I last entered it. Interstellar: Prophet of Heresy Immediately gave me the same feeling.

I should add that this is not a genre vibe. Obviously, this looks like a fighting game that pits you against evil robots, rather than some kind of survival simulation. It’s just about being a person who’s happy with their own company. Misanthrope? No, not exactly. Let’s start with “introverts.”

I also fell in love with the character immediately. Apparently her name is Jordan A. Mun and she’s a bounty hunter apparently pursuing an obsession that her agent wants her to leave alone. Newspaper clippings from her ship reveal she was once part of a legendary criminal gang known as the Ace Five, including the man she’s now hunting: Colin Graves, played by actor Kumail Nanjiani Play (serious illness, The Eternal One). We can infer that the gang has disbanded and now she’s hunting them down.

Tati Gabrielle is very personable as Mun. Her eyes sparkle with joy in her refusal to follow her agent’s advice, and she conveys a lot about her character through the smallest of expressions thanks to some stunning motion capture and art. I wanted to hang myself, but neither of us wanted to hang myself. We nodded to each other and sat on opposite ends of the boat.

While the part in the trailer about swatting robots with swords didn’t make me jump out of my chair with joy, I find myself in the odd position of being happy that this is a Naughty Dog game even though I, uh, The studio’s work isn’t exactly passionate history.

In fact, I’m frustrated when it comes to Naughty Dog’s games. I absolutely can’t stand it Crash Bandicoot– To me this seems to be the curse of games where you can’t see where you’re going and have to fail: bleurgh. it is Rick Danger 3D. Then, since I played almost exclusively on PC during the PS2/3 era, I completely missed the first PS2/3 version. Uncharted series. when the last of us I was intrigued when it came out, but I quickly became completely disgusted with it. I hate it! Like, I usually think there’s something wrong with a person on some level!

I hate it when it kills a kid so mercilessly just to give some stupid guy motivation(I wrote about this issue in more detail a while ago), I hated that it was a cover shooter when everything Is a cover shooter. I find this extremely arrogant and irritating!

Now, I’m not taking these as some sort of critical stance. It was pure emotion, a visceral reaction that was completely different from mine, and considering how much so many people whose opinions and wisdom I love and respect appreciate the game, I’m sure I missed it. (Still, I would still consider this a weird, horrible “snub” and probably cross my arms.)

But I finally caught up Unchartedand big news: these games are awesome! I really like them! I have a problem, and the damn crate. But yes, very cute game, with – and this is key – wonderful, personable storytelling.

It’s this that made me think, “Actually, maybe I’ll bother grinding into hitting robots with a sword more if it means I get to experience something as well-acted and worthy as what I saw in the trailer The story of this character, I joined. I have such a good temperament that I want to be a cool space crime bounty hunter who thrives on my own!

Of course, it may eventually turn into smelly poop (a key term you may not be familiar with). I have no idea! No one does this. Conclusions can be drawn about the game after releasing a trailer deep Stupid. But if I’m going to have a period of enthusiasm based on resonance, of all the games that are flailing in ads, this is the one that grabs me. I’m very excited.

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