It’s only been a few days since a trailer for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet was announced by Naughty Dog. In the wake of its reveal, there has been a large, negative reaction to the game with the trailer posted on a number of YouTube channels seeing a minimum 2:1 ratio of Dislikes to Likes for the game. Now, an anonymous person is claiming to have leaked the plot for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet on 4Chan.
According to the anonymous poster, the plot details for the game were sent to a number of journalists, with Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier being specifically named as a recipient of the alleged email, by a “disgruntled ND staff member.” When asked if this was true, Schreier simply stated “No” on his Bluesky account.
The following quote is the post unedited and, at the time of this article’s posting, is still unverified by any games journalists that allegedly received the email.
“Plot and gameplay details revealed below was sent to a handful of gaming Journalists, the most notable of whom includes Jason Schreier, but they are debating whether or not to share it. The leaker is supposedly a disgruntled ND staff member who hates the direction the company is going as Druckmann gets more powerful and influential (part of the reason why Schreier is hesitant to give the OK). My friend in an exclusive gaming journalist discord server sent me this summary of the leak:
>The player character, Jordan, was a member of “The Five Aces,” a band of notorious criminals.
>The leader, Luis (Tony Dalton) disappeared without a trace, causing the Five to drift apart.
>The reason for Jordan’s shaved head, the absurd reaction to which ND fully expected, is to serve the hiding of her identity, as she is a wanted criminal.
>Jordan works as a bounty hunter purely as a means to find her former partners, Particularly Luis, who she sees as a father figure.
>Kumail Nanjiani plays Colin, the comic relief of the crew.
>The tutorial and opening mission is on Sempiria’s moon, leading to Jordan chasing Colin into space.
>An important note from the leak is that there will be no space combat, the aforementioned segment is a cutscene.
>As they fly into Sempiria’s atmosphere, an EMP wave disables both ships, leading them to crash in different locations.
>The bulk of the game is described as an “open world Uncharted mixed with Sci-Fi elements.”
>The majority of enemy combatants are AI driven machines, but with a wide variety of types. Melee, ranged, and even vehicle combat are in the game.
>The base of operations in the game is your crashed ship, which can be customized.
>As you find each member of your old crew, they will join you on the ship (with seamless interactions depending on the day/night cycle, think RDR2) in your search for Luis.
>The gist of the plot is that Luis sent a message to all members of the Five, excluding Jordan, to meet him on the planet. They were specifically instructed to come alone, and not to mention this to the other members.
>Once 3 members of the crew (besides Luis) join you, the game takes a hard turn. An underground dwelling race of “aliens,” known as Sempirians, kidnap Jordan’s teammates. The ship, with all its decorations and customization, is destroyed. Inspired by ME2’s Collectors event.
>The Sempirians resemble humans with some notable differences, including the ability to sprout large insect legs that allow them to scale walls, as well as night vision.
>With more of a survival horror shift, you make your way through underground tunnels to try and save your crew.
>Eventually you reach where they are held, where it is revealed Luis is preparing to execute them in front of a horde of angry Sempirians.
>Jordan interrupts, begging to know why Luis is doing this. Luis explains the big twist of the game, that the Sempirians were once humans who were teleported to the planet thousands of years ago as a side effect of the quantam experimentation needed to develop distant space faring technology.
>The quantum influence on their genetics rapidly advanced the stages of evolution to help them adapt to Sempiria’s harsh environment.
>When Luis crashed on the planet, he found himself empathizing with their race, promising to help support their desire to return to Earth (Druckmann apparently had read Heart of Darkness which inspired this plot point).
>The Sempirian religion, founded by “The Heretic Prophet,” stated generations upon generations would suffer until a Messiah arrived to lead Sempirians to their ancestral home, where they would reclaim the land and purge its inhabitants.
>The AI software and battle machinery on the planet was constructed over thousands of years to assist in invading Earth.
>However, the technology needed for a ship to pierce Sempiria’s atmosphere without being disabled by its unique qualities could not be figured out.
>Jordan is forced to watch as each of her companions are shot in the head by Luis. She begs to know why he is doing this.
>Luis informs her she was never meant to be here, it’s why he didn’t call her to come. He was using his former partners’ presence on the planet as means to end.
>It’s revealed that Luis informed Galactipol that 4 of the 5 Aces would be on Sempiria, and a fleet of police ships outfitted with EMP-countering tech arrive at the planet.
>Luis has an affection for Jordan, so he orders the Sempirisms to detain her while they fight Galactipol and take their ships.
>Jordan escapes, and the the final act has the player tear through a war zone between the two sides, ultimately resulting in Jordan chasing Luis down and killing him as he operates a huge tank.
>Luis’ dying words are to ask Jordan to continue his work, that the Sempirians deserve to see their home again.
>The player has the choice to use the tank to destroy Sempirian robots, leaving them defenseless to be slaughtered by Galactipol…
>Or destroy Galactipol ships.
>After either choice is made, you find Luis’ old ship and fly into space, the ending depending on which choice you made.”
Some of the initial plot details can be verified by the trailer itself as there is a picture of the “Five Aces” that includes what appears to be the main character, Jordan, in it with hair and not her currently shaven head. But the rest could be considered conjecture based on the planet’s name and other tidbits that Naughty Dog has released.
However, Naughty Dog is currently keeping the plot details and general information a secret with the official website giving a brief description of Intergalactic,
“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.”
No official statement has been made by Naughty Dog addressing the alleged leak.
Do you think this could be legitimate or a 4Chan user with too much time on their hands?
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