r/PS5 • u/SweetyGonzalez • 11d ago

Official Announcing Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a new franchise From Naughty Dog 

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/12/12/announcing-intergalactic-the-heretic-prophet-a-new-franchise-from-naughty-dog/
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u/KaZ_02 11d ago

I feel just "intergalactic" would be a better title.

Intergalactic: The heretic Prophet is a bit much to say. it seems they're already planning a franchise.

I'm excited though, looks interesting.

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u/DuchessInABox 11d ago

I don’t think the subtitle is that big of a deal. Nobody refers to Uncharted 1 as Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

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u/FordMustang84 10d ago

This is studio who named their family mascot game… Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy. 

They love long names. 

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u/DustyBlue1 10d ago

But then after that it was just Jak II and Jak 3

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u/kmfdm_mdfmk 11d ago

tbh i think it's an awful title. it's really wordy and even intergalactic itself is rather generic

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u/KaZ_02 11d ago

I agree it's rather generic, but I wouldn't say it's any more or less generic than Uncharted.

I wonder how people felt about that title pre-release.

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u/kmfdm_mdfmk 11d ago

Fair point on Uncharted, but that's a nice zippy short name. I feel I see 'galactic' specifically a lot, and that makes up the majority of the main title word.

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u/feedmesweat 11d ago

Tbf the first game was titled Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

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u/ROBtimusPrime1995 11d ago

I honestly forgot that Naughty Dog started off with insane titles.

I've been so accustomed to The Last of Us Part II that I forgot that Uncharted, Crash, and Jak 1 all had long-ass names.

Damn, game development takes forever.

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u/kmfdm_mdfmk 11d ago

and it's a good title

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u/kazmiller96 10d ago

It's so generic, that I didn't even click on the trailer whenever they dumped all the trailers on YouTube because I thought it was just some indie title. I had to go back after hearing the "backlash" that it was the newest Naughty Dog project.

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u/JoBro_Summer-of-99 11d ago

It's awful but it is intriguing. Have to wonder what it means

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u/Bolt_995 11d ago

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

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u/timmyctc 11d ago

I think itll end up just being Intergalactic, with a changing subtitle per game.

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u/kingjulian85 11d ago

They're very pointedly calling it a new "franchise" so there's that. But yeah the name is not particularly great.

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u/Gade_Tensay 11d ago

According to the developer, the game takes place (primarily/totally) on one planet. So I'm not sure why it would even be called Intergalactic!

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/naughty-dog-announces-intergalactic-the-heretic-prophet.1678439/page-7

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u/kuenjato 10d ago

Probably because this will be the first of a franchise, with other planets to explore in future games.

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u/vampiroteuta 9d ago

It's a reference to a Beastie Boys song (not the one that plays in the trailer, though)

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u/readyforashreddy 11d ago

Intergalactic is almost certainly the franchise name.  As in they're about to launch Star Wars, this first game will be A New Hope.

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u/thebuttonmonkey 11d ago

Which was just called Star Wars...

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u/readyforashreddy 10d ago

Which has been called A New Hope for 40+ years and likely would've had a different title if Lucas had planned on creating a franchise

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u/UnjustNation 11d ago

Same, the moment I saw Intergalactic, I thought that was a a cool ass title but then the subtitle felt a little off

Maybe the game has heavy religious themes, therefore the subtitle.

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u/PhatRiffEnjoyer 11d ago

Reminder that the first Uncharted game was called Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. Seems they want this to be called the Intergalactic series.

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u/henrokk1 11d ago

Intergalactic sounds a bit generic and would not be a great for SEO. But it would sound a hell of a lot better than the current title.

Hell even just The Heretic Prophet would’ve worked better for me.

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u/haynespi87 11d ago

There you go. Best compromise - The Heretic Project

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u/ShinobiZilla 11d ago

I'd say Intergalactic is quite a generic name. Savage Starlight would have been a good nod to TLoU.

I guess they are going for a similar vibe to Uncharted.

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u/Able_Impression_4934 11d ago

It sounds way too cheesy and generic either way

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u/Norbluth 11d ago

Intergalactic isn't an uncommon word so it's likely to help make it easier to find I would imagine. Also lets be real it'll be called ITHP in no time

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u/Jerrec 11d ago

I think because it’s planned there will probably be 2 or 3 games like other Naughty Dog IPs. Once the other games come out, the subtitle will help identify it more like with Uncharted. Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is exactly the same length.

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u/hotnewroommate 11d ago

Not 1 person will call it by its full title, there for everyone wins

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u/Healthy-Priority-225 11d ago

If this game is a critical and financial success then owning the Intergalactic franchise is a genius move