"The story is quite ambitious," centering on a fictitious religion and "what happens when you put your faith in different institutions," The story is set in an alternative universe where space travel has significantly advanced by 1986.
But he said it was a return to Naughty Dog's roots in the action-adventure genre that helped build the studio's reputation with franchises like Crash Bandicoot. It takes inspiration, he said, from classic anime like the 1988 movie "Akira" and the 1990s series "Cowboy Bebop
More than 250 Naughty Dog employees have worked on Intergalactic over the past four years, in addition to outside artists in Druckmann's network.
Developing new intellectual property can be nerve-racking because of the financial investment; Naughty Dog has had a
series of
layoffs over the past two years and underwent a restructuring that Druckmann said would ensure the company could operate as "an I.P. powerhouse."
"It is about striking a balance of business and art," he said. "It is not just jumping on any opportunity to increase our bottom line."
Druckmann said he was keenly aware that some gamers have eagerly awaited news about Intergalactic.
"It's really hard to work on these things in secret and silence for so many years," he said, "and then to see our fans go on social media and say, 'Enough with the remasters and remakes! Where are your new games and new I.P.s?'"
He added, "We are finally starting to lift the curtain on this thing."
Lei ricorda Spike come atteggiamento, e non abbiamo visto ancora nulla, imho la vedremo sulla moto a la Akira, 2 cents