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Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Has Some Unexpected Anime Influences
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Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Has Some Unexpected Anime Influences

After years of post-apocalyptic survival stories and archaeological adventures, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet looks like a fresh opportunity for Naughty Dog to showcase a new sci-fi universe. Visually, the game draws on '80s sci-fi movies with analog technology and ancient hardware like CD players, but you can also thank a genre-defining anime film for shaping Intergalactic's look and feel. In an interview with Patton Oswalt during the Comic Creators Block Party 2026, Naughty Dog director Neil Druckmann said that Akira inspired Intergalactic on multiple levels, alongside other big anime properties like Cowboy Bebop . "For Intergalactic, we actually took a lot of inspiration from anime. Akira--everybody loves Akira--just like the animation, the big ideas, the kind of philosophical sci-fi ideas within that," Druckmann said. "We took a lot of inspiration from anime, stylistic inspirati

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Is Entering Its Final Stage Of Development, With More To Come In 2027
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Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Is Entering Its Final Stage Of Development, With More To Come In 2027

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet developer Naughty Dog has been largely radio silent about its upcoming sci-fi game since it was first revealed in 2024, but it looks like 2027 will bring a lot more information. Speaking to Patton Oswalt during the Comic Creators Block Party 2026, director Neil Druckmann teased that the game is entering its "final stage" of production. "We've only teased it, so I can't talk too much about it," Druckmann said. "But we're kind of like at the last stages of production, where we can play it, and we're refining and polishing it, and I can't wait to show it to the world." https://twitter.com/IntergalacticES/status/2120653537847742808 Druckmann also said that after 20 years of relatively grounded games set on Earth, Intergalactic represented an opportunity for the studio to combine everything it learned from its biggest franchises into an experience that blend

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