Neil Druckmann, the director behind the acclaimed game *The Last of Us*, recently provided further insights into Naughty Dog's next ambitious project, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. In a compelling interview with Alex Garland, known for his work on the zombie film *28 Days Later*, Druckmann opened up about the game's development, revealing that *Intergalactic* has been in the works for four years.
Reflecting on past projects, Druckmann humorously noted the polarizing reception to *The Last of Us 2*. "We made a game, *The Last of Us 2*, we made certain creative decisions that got us a lot of hate. A lot of people love it, but a lot of people hate that game," he remarked. Garland responded with a light-hearted, "Who gives a shit?" Druckmann agreed, adding, "Exactly. But the joke is like, you know what, let's do something that people won't care as much about — let's make a game about faith and religion."
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*Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet* stars Jordan A. Mun as Tati Gabrielle and unfolds in an alternate historical timeline dominated by a significant religion that has evolved over time. The game challenges players to navigate a mysterious planet where all communication has ceased, playing as a bounty hunter who crash-lands there. "This whole religion takes place on this one planet, and then at one point, all communication stops," Druckmann teased. "And you're playing a bounty hunter that's chasing her bounty, and she crash lands on this planet."
Druckmann emphasized the game's unique approach to storytelling, aiming to immerse players in a world where they are truly lost and must unravel the planet's history to escape. "So many of the previous games we've done, there's always, like, an ally with you," he explained. "I really want you to be lost in a place that you're really confused about what happened here, who are the people here, what was their history. And in order to get off this planet — again, no one has been heard from this planet for 600 years or so — if you ever have hoped to have a chance to get off, you have to figure out what happened here."
In other news, last week, *The Last of Us* Season 2 showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin announced that “spores are back” after their absence in Season 1. The latest trailer for the upcoming HBO series hinted at the return of spores. Speaking at SXSW 2025, Druckmann elaborated, "There is an escalation of numbers and types of infected, but also, as you see in the trailer, an escalation of the vector of how this thing spreads."
He further explained the evolution of the infection in the show: "Season 1, we had this new thing that wasn’t in the game of these tendrils that spread, and that was one form. And then one shot you see in this trailer, there are things in the air."
Additionally, actress Kaitlyn Dever discussed her role as Abby in *The Last of Us* Season 2, sharing her struggles with managing the online reaction to her character.
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